Westbound and Down
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2021
- I decide on a more leisurely cruise along the south coast of Puerto Rico, and discover some wonderful anchorages along the way. Not quite leisurely sailing though on account of the strong winter trade winds ...
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Absolutely my friend I am not a sailing person per say but when I see there is a new video up I really feel happy. Love these videos
Ditto!
Same for me.!
Ruth Avery sailing by drone is by far the one thing I could watch for hours , she is almost mesmerizing , there is something to say about a solid wooden mast/Gaff rigging and a nicely shaped bottom.
You're a hell of a sailor....CHEERS to you
To be away from the industrial jungle, the large crowds and the hussle and bussle of life on land would be a dream that would never get old!
It's good to see somebody in shorts and tee shirt . . .
While in the Navy we used Vieques for practice, in the 80's. I was a gunnersmate and put many shells on that island.
Thanks for the great video
Sublime music for a real sailing video...
Ruth sure looks graceful under sail from the drone. Your in a nice warm place to be for the winter.
Cool
As ever superb seamanship.
Great, Kevin, thanks. Always good to see the drone/deck footage of boat manoeuvres. Looks like a beautiful place, glad you got the vibe again once you got going.
"Going places that I've never been." kinda sums it up.
I heard scary words about hard to force yourself to get underway..... dont like the sound of that 😊 I enjoy your excellent videos too much to think of you moving to dry land! another great video. you seem to have the knack for getting the balance of sailing, navigating, boat maintenance, scenery and a little philosophy about right! always something to learn! you are a young guy, I am counting on many more years of "how to sail." 😊
I completely understand you crapping your pants going through a reef passage 😳
👍⛵️⚓️Warren
"On the road again . . . " Cue Willie Nelson!
Your video footage on deck while sailing is always amazing, Kevin. I also loved the drone segments showing Ruth Avery underway. Watching your videos is quite therapeutic after looking at the frozen salt water bay here in Milbridge, Maine. When the temps hover around 0 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 8 degrees Celsius) for days on end, everything freezes! Can't wait for the summer season (typically July 4th through July 6th around here).😁
Stay warm up there, mate, spring is not too far off.
Kev those anchorages look pristine. Nothing like a calm sleeping spot to rest.
Yes, indeed, south coast of PR has been a pleasant surprise. Although the anchorages are deserted due to covid so not much socializing happening.
Really nice !
Great stuff mate.
Thanks for a great video.
Another few a days at sail. I feel refreshed! Thanks!
Love it, as always! Keep bringing us more sailing!
Thanks mate, so relaxing after working on my boat..
This is such a good one. ✌️ Nice travels
thumbed
Another good time sailing with Kevin.
The Navy used Vieques as gunnery practice into the early 80's when I was there. The Navy would pay the farmers a very handsome sum for each of their cows that were accidently killed or injured by the shelling.
Hi Kevin! I just watched your video, I always do whenever you post a new one. I live in Puerto Rico but on the north coast. Thanks for showing me the coast of Salinas and Cabo Rojo from another perspective, indeed a beautiful one. You’re a heck of a navigator, always sharing your expertise and knowledge of sailing. Fair winds and following seas! 🙏🏽🤙🏽
You're a year ahead of me. I can't wait to get out there!
Wonderful sailing, on a delightful vessel.
Ah, real sailing with a real Captain ! Nicely done yet again!👏👌😊
I certainly enjoy hearing you describe navigation strategy with an engineless vessel. There are any number of sailboats here on the west coast who routinely motor a couple hundred yards off a steep-to0 rocky point with no bottom, no wind, and a moderate swell running. They should watch your videos.
Yes indeed, I nearly lost the boat once in precisely those conditions, sailed too close to a rocky bluff and the wind went light and the swell was pushing me toward the rocks.
Made my day! And the bonus soundtrack! Keep riffing on life, I heard a touch of the philosopher.....
Love puerto rico. Gorgeous place.
Wow it's nice to see that warm sunny weather hoping to leave and begin heading south in the next couple weeks, maybe we will get to see you when you're down that way, wishing you the best
I'm amazed you haven't lost that drone yet. Love those aerial shots of your gorgeous Ruth Avery.
Another great vid this keeps me sane as I watch snow coming down at old orchard beach....keep on truckin ..your in the mode...easy to get going but hard to stop
Folksy times at Ray's ranch! :D
Kevin, nice anchorage and quite nerving reefs !! amazing sail ... Cabo Rojo looks a bit pale to me !! Cheers from Muros ..s
Thanks for the shout brotha!🙏 It's a shame we left that day, I would've loved to have picked your brain on the self steerage. We're Still hand steering. Fair winds big dig
Kevin has a whole video devoted to his self steering. I thing it’s the one we’re he in on the hard in Virginia
This is Sailing GBU speaking? Anyway, hope we'll be in the same harbor some day ...
@@howtosailoceans1423 ye it's Matt from GBU. One day hopefully we'll catch up. I have alot of respect for what you do.
@@neptunesreaper838 Ahoy Matt, good to meet you. I'll look out for you, I'm presently in Luperon, DR, then on to Florida.
Hi kev i haven't commented to much lately but rest assured i have been enjoying every video as always you amaze me with your skills. Cheers mate keep them coming.👍👍
Good to have you onboard, George.
Nice music, Kevin...
Thanks John, nice to hear from you.
Great video as usual. Vieques was supposed to be the Pearl Harbor of the Caribbean until WW2 happened. Only one third of the island was used for bombing practice until the locals protested the Navy bombing after a citizen was killed in 2002. I have been to Vieques ten times and is an excellent place to vacation.
Three shirts arrived from Maritime T. Great quality!
Hello beautiful drone work. United States of America possession the best of the best 👌👏. Saludos Hermano 👋
👍!!!
Last time I was at Vieques, the kayak rental operator told us not to go ashore. The same is true about Deer island. You should be thinking Deer...in PR, on some island. Well yes , a population was placed there to be used as target practice buy U.S. forces. And, still lives there to this day. Along with all the unexploded ordinance on the island.
Hi Kevin, wow! Couldn't believe I found you on youtube! Remember cruising with you in the South Pacific. This is Richard from Moonshadow
Hi Richard, just read and replied to your email. Great to hear from you again!
Ha, it does figure you would ru into “GBU” there, 4:30 as they seem to live there now, but Hey, why not🤷🏻♂️
You make me want to see Puerto Rico again...by boat if it were possible, but it is not.
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The Navy was dropping ordnance on Vieques as recently as the mid-90s I know for sure because some of it came from my boat's 5-inch guns. USS John Rodgers (DD-983). Wasn't really all that long ago they stopped using it as a range. Probably still some depleted uranium rounds buried in the ground there. So bring a Geiger Counter. 😬
Took me a day to realize what I think is the Smokey and the Bandit/Jerry Reed reference in your video title. They're thirsty in the Keys mon.
You win the prize, yes a Jerry Reed reference. That movie was hilarious.
@@howtosailoceans1423 He was good in the movie The Survivors too, in which the character Wes, who runs the survivalist camp, uttered the profound statement, which may describe you, Sir, "No man's an island, but some men ARE peninsulas." Jerry Reed played the hit man chasing down Robin Williams and Walter Matthau. Highly recommended if you've not seen it.
Not sure how you manage without a dodger or bimini.
Your boat was on Sailing GBU yesterday's video sailing by
Did not know that! Thanks.
Aye m8, new compositions? Nice vid!
Yes, that's a new one. Went through many iterations and finally settled on ... something.
You are doing fine, my friend.
Like to hear more of your own compositions. Keep it up m8!
Did you hang out with S/V GBU? Matt stated on his channel that he’d really like to improve his sailing skills. He seems like a nice guy, but I think he’s really shy. 😂😂👍👍
No, I've never met them. Did not realize it was them until after they had passed by the other way.
Enjoyed, thx! Heading north to Florida then Chesapeake? Andrew
That's the plan ...
You pointed out GBU at about 4:30 (thanks for doing that). A short time later you filmed a double-ender as you came into the anchorage - was that 'Skua', of the Sailing Kittiwake channel?
Hi Neil, no, a different boat, a Tayana 37 hailing from Key West.
Great vid, Kev. Question: What’s the reason you don’t have a jib(s) downhaul rigged? I’ve noticed you always go fwd to take the sails down. Fair winds!
I only have a downhaul for the jib (at the end of the bowsprit), not the staysail, though I've contemplated adding one. It just gets to be a lot of strings ...
At 5:20 you mention a marina in Salinas, PR that for $35 you can use the dinghy dock, drop garbage, take showers, etc. Is it $35 per day, week, month? Thanks for the video.
Per month but they do not pro-rate, so I paid that for a week.
Very enjoyable vid. Would you share what nav software you use on your laptop? And are you happy with it? I presume that is what you use as a chart plotter. Thanks mate.
Mostly OpenCPN, though I also use the NV charts and app where I cannot get charts through OpenCPN. Yes, I have a USB GPS feed for it, which makes it a chart plotter.
Many thanks Kevin. Fairwinds as you round PR and North.
What was that frantic yanking after that jibe at 8:20?
Couldn't get the sheet out of the cam cleat ...
Hay Kev , Do you have your sculling oar ready to go , when you are in a tight canal ? i imagine the currents there would be strong at times .
Strong currents or winds will easily defeat a sculling oar.
Hi Kevin. Been following your journey on the charts but could not work out where the second anchorage was. Any chance of a name or lat/lon for it?
Approx. 17d57m N, 66d59m W
Planning to leave for a couple of years (longer, if the money doesn't run out). How do you get to your cash? What's the best bet? Classic bank? Internet bank? Travellers cheques? Dollars hidden in an old sock? All this, knowing that I plan to do this zero electronics. Yes, I do NOT own a cell-phone... Advice? Thanx in advance....
For years I lived off my investments, mostly equity mutual funds, nowadays most of my cash comes from CZcams and you folks! A major credit card and a debit card is your best bet as far as portable cash. Make sure that you set up automatic payment on your card if you are going to be out of touch for a while, late payments on CC's are murder ...
What kind of drone do you use, Kevin?
And, are you in Luperon yet? (assume you are still at sea).
@@skipjacksailing8986 Yes, just looking at your latest vid, I believe I'm just upwind of you.
DJI Phantom 3 Standard.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Great. Glad you arrived safely. I hope I can meet up soon. I'll buzz over after you get some rest. I'm in S/V Solace.
How does your skin hold up on those salty seas mate?
Doing OK, got a little burned from that long day of coastal sailing since I had to be on deck the whole time.
May I ask about a " Sailing GBU"? or would the answer not be polite!
CZcamsrs "Sailing Good Bad and Ugly", who have spent a lot of time around Puerto Rico recently.
Yes, that was Sailing the Good, Bad, and Ugly, just pointing that out. Did not know it until after I had passed them.
I rarely see you under full sail, jib, staysail, mane sail, even in mild wind conditions. I’m not criticizing just curious why?
Usually because it is not necessary, I'm not trying to win any races.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Gotcha, thank you.
Are you planning to catch fish or are you veggie?
I stock up at the grocery...
.... Hello friend, how many feet does your sailboat have ... ?? .. Thank you in advance, I am waiting ... Success. ...until. ... ŸŸ ..
31 feet on deck.
@@howtosailoceans1423 .... Thanks for the reply, success. ... ŸŸ ..