Sailing the SOUTH PACIFIC: Patagonia → French Polynesia - Days 1-5 [Ep. 150]
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Escape to the South Pacific Trade Winds! We take off our winter clothes, toss in a fishing line, but are still challenged by big waves and spinnaker snafu's as we sail across the Pacific Ocean to the least visitited Islands of French Polynesia!
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So who is this crazy sailing couple making fun videos to share? Well, we are Kate and Curtis. Before we were cruising sailors we were both regatta winning racing sailors. We both sold up and headed out to sea, with the goal of sailing around the world via Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. We brought our mixed rescue dog along with us as she loves sailing and swimming too!
Our boat is a year 2000 J Boats J/46. We searched for 3 years for our perfect sailboat for sale, when we found it, we knew it was the one. She is a fast monohull performance cruising sailboat. We spent 6 months re-fitting it in Rhode Island and then went for our shakedown voyage in Maine. We stopped in Annapolis for a bit to do some more refit work and offshore modifications, then we set off to the open sea. We went to the Bahamas, Miami, US Virgin Islands, BVI, Grenada, Carriacou, St. Maarten, where we enjoyed outdoor adventures, scuba diving, and have now did an Atlantic Crossing to the Azores where we had a chance to fly our DJI drone (and learned how to fly a drone from a boat) and one of our favorite past times, mountain biking.
Now, we have two transatlantic passages under our belt, have sailed the coast of South America, rounded Cape Horn, transited the Patagonia fjords and Straight of Magellan, and are sailing across the Pacific Ocean as we work towards our goal of sailing around the world. We have sailed almost 20,000 bluewater miles to date.
We watched other sailing channels before we left as well. We even considered van life, a tiny home, or a motorhome / rv. Some of the channels we enjoyed were Gone with the Wynns, Project Atticus, Sailing La Vagabonde, and MJ Sailing. We didn't really set out to be influencers, but we wanted to return the good karma and pass our inspiration and knowledge along so we starting making UA-cam sailing videos.
Come sailing virtually with us and join in on the adventure, we hope you enjoy our relaxing & satisfying video on #sailingsunday!
XO XO Kate, Curtis & Roxy the Sailing Dog
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What you guys consider a 'cruising slow' speed is still a speed most sub 40ft cruisers wouldn't dream of. Fair winds. Love you guys and the pooch. ❤
Oh my Curtis cover that girl up! She is too hott for UA-cam . Going for a million subscribers now
Finally, sunshine and pleasant temperatures.🎉🎉🎉😅
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We're not going to do a racing pace they said. We're going to take it slower and enjoy a peaceful passage they said. Then, 11 knts and flying. F.a.b.u.l.o.u.s episode guys ‼️ 🎉 ✨ ⛵️ ✨ Totally love how you handle everything. Obviously by the color of your skin m you've been in winter much too long......don't forget sunscreen!!. 👍🏻✌🏻️🌞 See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨
It was looking like Roxie was enjoying the trip & you two were finally able to start working on your tans , great job on recovery the spinnaker
You guys are flying. How the spirits lift when u hit bikini weather😊 fair winds, great sailing and u will be there in record time. Look forward to the day you may make NZ.
Nice sailing , nothing like running wing on wing being pulled along really is restful the boat quiets down and the gear isn’t groaning and banging. You look to be generating nice SOG. I loved the shots of Roxy sleeping she is areal boat dog!
man that has to be hard on a relationship. full props for not killing one another.
--That would have been a waste of good crew.
--We sailors are like that.
Haha! Right on!👍
I love it when you say you are taking it easy, meanwhile generating speeds upto 11 kts! Sweet ruca is really a fast boat…. Fair winds and best regards from Holland!
Definitive Guys Your are the best sailing couple. Everything is under control and with good planning. Congrats and save sailing.
Thanks for the kind words Angel!
LOVED your pics of Roxy snoozing XO Darcee
Roxy sends her love! ❤️
Ça vous change du cap Horn !! Bons vents ! Salutations de Belgique 😜
Stunning footage. You guys are really inspiring. Question for you…how do you get some sleep? Do you take it in turns to keep watching or are you so remote that the boat can go on auto pilot? Just asking… by the way, Roxy is the sweetest 🫶🏻
Thanks! As far as sleep, the short answer is it is a mix of both and it depends on moment.
Great video, getting Kate a set of black-pearl earrings from Gambier is a good idea. Get one for Curtis too, having rounded Cape Horn.
Great idea!
--I would allow all 3 a gold right earring for PASSING the horn.
--Cutting a little slack, I would allow Roxy one on her left ear for ROUNDING it.
"We wanna go slow" is not something you hear on Sweet Ruca very often
Loving your journey! I love Roxy!
Roxy says thanks for the love!❤️
Nice job on the spinnaker! That's how I learned while racing. Socks are for wusses!
Socks are a convenience when short handed.
You guys are awesome. New fav! Fair winds!
Hey guys! Welcome aboard! We stop by your channel often as well! How is the boat search coming along?
Wonderful to see footage of an extended passage again - one of your longest?
The second longest passage in terms of days sailed!
I watch you from Orlando , Fl and have to say you seem happiest when sailing. You guys really make that boat move. Super cool videos. Wish I could do that. Wife doesn’t want to sail. I guess I’ll miss her……lol
Compromise is hard for sure! Wishing you guys the best!
Hey guys, Kate & Curtis, I saw and heard two things that I liked:
The first Wow Marlow Rope Sticker. I saw it
The second, America is America, I heard it.
Magnificent.
Ps: A bone for you Roxy 🐕
😂 Good eyes and ears!
11:04 - Ha, ha, ha! Love it!
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WOOHOO Bikinis again. Been following from the begining and waiting patiently all this Winter. The scenery you've videoed, has, undoubtedly been superb. The information? First class. BUT NOW SUPER MODEL'S BACK.
It’s great to finally see a boat on UA-cam with nice sails being sailed well
Loving the Evolution Sails
It’s what we expect from an X Yacht, isn’t it?
@@Tintenfinger J Boat isn’t it
Thanks for noticing :-) You are right, Sweet Ruca is a J/46 by J Boats. X Yachts are pretty good too! The sails are carbon loadpath membrane sails, Evolution’s Expedition version.
Aaah, looks like Roxy's dreaming!
I wonder if you knew how good a boat that J-46 was gonna be?
Seems like the ideal boat for a combo of speed and comfort
Great editing Kate, can’t imagine the time it takes 🎉
Such a nice comment! Thank you. Encourages us to keep going!
The J-46 has provided us with many smiles!
They knew!!
You forgot to mention SEAWORTHINESS.
Another great episode. Sailing away from cold weather. Sun, you’re more than welcome!
Thanks Fernando!
I love the great sailing angles. Up close pictures of Roxy are fun too. Great teamwork.
Great plan for your route! I sail out of Ventura and at times there is a Gail coming from the east, blowing west, just south of the harbor entrance, but just north of the entrance it’s 5 to15 knot winds out of the northwest! Sailing outside of the box.
Nice you guys finally can shed the skiing clothes :)). Hey you guys are probably the only ones I have seen not using Navionics what is the advantage of that nav package you guys mentioned in the video ?. I don't think I ever heard that name before ...
Any marriage that can survive a doublehanded spinnaker douse is a good one!
Haha! A lot of truth in that statement!
SAAAAAAAIIIIILLLLLIIIINNNNNNGGGG!!!! Just stellar footage and storytelling.
Thank you Robert!
Great ride 😎
It was!
I love your boat so much, it's so beautiful!
NICE ! WING ON WING! You guys are crushing it as far as sailing goes. :)
Have a good trip❤
Thank you!
At least you didnt put the kite up backwards or twisted!
Really enjoying watching your adventure. Thanks for sharing with us. Look forward to seeing what you experience next!
Thanks Steve! Lots more to come!
No yelling at the crew....your cruising not racing hahahahaha
Ditto! Chill out Curtis.
I’m pretty sure you haven’t been on a race boat if this raises alarms for yelling.
@@RogerThatSailing Exactly, they're cruising not racing.
Hey guys! Kate here 🙂 In this particular instance, the 'yelling' was for urgency and to be heard over the wind. If the spinnaker ended up in the water it could have been very dangerous to say the least. At the end of the clip you can hear Curtis YELL "great job Kate". No hard feelings were had. Hope that clears it up! But I agree, we are definitely not racing, to which I also do not accept screaming, only yelling over the wind or displaying urgency 🙂
@@RogerThatSailing I have been (a lot), and learned not to go twice on a yelling boat. Somehow, the yelling boats are also often behind for some reason.
Any luck fishing?🐟
Hi guys Roxy looks like a staffie that’s a Staffordshire bull terrier from my part of the world Great watching it all cheers
Envy your adventure. Enjoy the ride. Curtis, don't yell at Kate. Your biggest asset is your teamwork
You have to shout to be heard in a strong wind!
Sounds like you could use those mic/ear phone sets, then you both could talk normal. Saving your throats & any perceived yelling. GREAT VIDEO. Roxie is definitely a cutie 🥰🥰🥰. Smooth sailing and fair winds.
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You all are the very best at sailing and explaining sailing I have ever watched. I really like the occasional shot of the instrument cluster to see what direction and wind angle you are sailing. But I am wondering why the win-gen doesn't always match the wind direction. Because of the motion of the boat? As a non-sailor, things like that catch my eye. Really good to see the big smiles as you hit warmer weather. Roxy dreaming is hilarious. As always. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill
True and apparent wind directions are different.
Thanks Bill! Great question! Impressive you are noticing it, you have a good eye for sailing! You are right to mention boat motion, the wind gen is fairly heavy (a big truck alternator on a stick basically) and momentum and waves can cause it to go off kilter. When sailing upwind the mainsail also can send some wash aft and spin it out (like a little airplane flying behind a big one). Capt. Jim has a good eye also, we sail downwind by the True Wind Angle on the instruments, which is the actual direction of the wind in relation to the water surface, however the wind generator flies at the Apparent Wind Angle, the direction felt by the sails due to the boat’s movement through the water….think if you are driving in your car and stick your hand out the window on the highway, that is Apparent Wind. For example, if our instruments say the TWA is 135 and we are sailing along at 8 knots, our apparent wind angle (AWA) may be 90 degrees (this is not an exact calculation), because the boat is moving forward.
@@SailingSweetRuca Now that's about as in-depth and easy to understand explanation as I could have asked for. Thanks a ton for taking the time to give it.
Thank you
Welcome!🙏
No sure that 'Salad' counts as a 'Cooking with Kate' episode or not... ;) Be safe Guys... 🙏
Haha! 😛
What has been your avg daily miles, vmg ?
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Why don't you have a wind driven autopilot on the stern?
So, in "slow" mode, what kind of 24 hour distances are you averaging so far?
Slow mode may be 150-160 miles a day. 170-185 is average. 200 is a fast day.
Pure sailing porn. Almost feels like I am out on the water. Thanks!
Thank you, come again soon! Lots more great sailing ahead.
Nice! Did she cath any fish?
Sadly, no!
what's your daily runs
Guys been watch for awhile , Quick question if you were to go the other way ie leave NZ to sail through Patagonia what would you different go direct or sail north then south ? fair winds guys
Eastbound across the southern Pacific, the Southern Ocean is the obvious choice.
But it's a racing yacht
Is it?
Roxy face. Ha!
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you know, that 360 cam was marginally interesting the first hundred and fifty times...
What camera angles do you prefer or want to see?
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I love bikinis
We love the sun!
I had to see what SR is, because I was wondering if it could surf .... I was like nah, that couldn't surf...but I looked it up anyway.
J/46, disp/length = 161 by gosh it could surf, but not including passage loading....once you figure that in, at least not likely.
Right on! She can surf but doesn’t plane. These days with a full long distance cruising load and mountains of spares for remote exploration it takes a lot more wind and waves to get her surfing than in “lightship” or “race” configuration.
@@SailingSweetRuca i suppose she still surfs easy down a swell, with good wind....i was talking sustained, where the passage loading would make that pretty much impossible.
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And that is exactly why I quit racing. Someone screamed at me and they get a winch handle upside the head. This is cruising!!!!!!
Hi! Kate here. I totally get it and absolutely agree! However, in this situation the shouting was for urgency and project through the wind. Sometimes in cruising things go wrong and you can't just 'relax' your way through the maneuver. At the end you can hear Curtis say "Great job Kate!". But unfortunately my poor editing placed a voice over on top of it. Hope you are able to race again some day with people that don't scream to be mean.
Chill out! That was the most "exciting" part of the entire video!
I’m sure your great to hang out with
If you’re heading to NZ have you checked on Roxie’s admissibility? Colin on Parlay had to leave his dogs behind because of NZ racist breed laws. He is a kiwi too.
Hi Rik, we saw the videos from Parlay, so sad he had to leave his dogs in Tonga. We are not fans of breed discrimination!
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