Winter is not over yet | Ep. 159
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2022
- Up at first light to begin the 45-mile sail to Key Biscayne from Key Largo, and I am rewarded with near perfect sailing conditions. One would never guess that a strong cold front is less than 24 hours away, putting me under some pressure to locate a decent anchoring spot. And the front does not disappoint in its ferocity.
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Hi Kevin,
Here's one thing that a majority of sailors will agree on. This comment has to do with the weekend sailor or those on say, a 2 week cruise (myself included). That is "invoking the 5 kt. rule". Setting a destination, even for a day cruise goes down the tube when that steady breeze peater's out. Maybe we have a reservation for a slip or mooring or maybe they don't have the patience to bob around going no where. So on goes the iron jib. The decision to sail engineless requires an incredible amount of experience and knowledge to deal with even minor situations. Once I retired and had more time was able to look at it from different angle. The feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment was a very rewarding feeling! You take that level to a much higher degree. We commend your seamanship and pride of doing what a true sailor does!
Today's technology has really changed dealing with weather for the better. Todays chart plotters are fantastic tech too for navigation. Love the real time feedback of the chart plotters.
You have one of the best true sailing channels. We appreciate your efforts.
So nice of them to pass to windward blowing smoke while your are trying to sail
“Motorboats with auxiliary sails”, a quote from on of the Pardey books.
Thanks for taking us along on your journey. Stay safe!
The best Sailing channel on you tube thank you so much
Ruth is a really pretty boat in full sail. Thanks for sharing with us, Kevin.
This channel deserves 100k subscribers
Need more drunk bikini babes
Diesel staysail we say, learnt that off a fellow American and loved the expression 👍
As always love your vids..⛵️⚓️
Warren
“Iron topsails”. Great.
Kevin, I will forever be inspired by you. We patiently wait for your videos then put you on the big screen when you release them. God Speed to you.
My heart only beats hard after 40 knots.
Another great video Kevin. It's the only good way to feed my sailing addiction until I can get the new Wave Rover on the water.
Thanks Alan. You must be looking forward to the warmer weather up there, put away the heaters.
It blows my mind the people that have a sailboat and don't even sail on a day as nice as that first one there. Another great video. Thank you.
Yes, definitely. The best Moment in sailing is always, when you stop the engine. The silence, only the sound of wind in the sails and the bubbling water at your bow, people sailing with the engine running often don't know, what they miss. A wind that gives you 3 knots of speed is so much better than a rumbling diesel that gives you 5 knots. Kalm down, learn patience, enjoy the peace of mind. That's what sailing is about.
How can you have 52 comments and not one "thumbs up"? Welcome back to the east coast! Thanks for the adventure.
It is such a relief when boats looking like they are sailing turns out to be cheating... but the sweetest feeling is when one sail past motoring sailboat roling around. Nice video as always Kevin. Best regards from Jarle
I like the weather window planning - keeps it real. Thanks.
Holy smokes, perfect conditions and the bloke is motoring on a broad reach? That Catalina should sail well with the Genoa all way out. Great video. Boat looks great too.
i just want to shout out that in 1999 when I was driving a vw bus that needed premium (it was designed for leded 94 or more) it was 4 bucks a gallon and gas prices really haven't shifted much until now. I do a very small bit of driving and was shocked to realize it's up to almost 6 for regular. It's time we looked into what when why and where this gas comes from. good luck on your travels, and I hope things don't hit the fan on you. you are the most honest sailing channel i've found so please take pride in that and keep making music, that's the best therapy anyone can have. I make guitars, but I don't really play them anymore. It's a women thing. I fall in love too fast, and then my life is destroyed and I take a break for 4-6 years. we'll see this time. you encourage me to live my life alone and enjoy it. thank you.
Great video, showing the age-of-sail is still alive.
So good to see some drone shots of Ruth Avery in the warm waters to remind us here in the mid Atlantic that we are only weeks away from thawing out.
Thanks as always for keeping it real...
Really like the video, showing other boats, and the passage weather planning.
I was pleasantly pleased by @Eggy68 ‘s comment; I was also particularly pleased with the beauty of Ruth Avery in this episode. She is just so beautiful on so many levels, from her lines, her tanbark, her spars, and her old school simplicity, I just really admire her. Never mind if the others are burning fuel or not, or if she is winning the race du jour, she is just Devine. I hope you find a pleasant and gentle passage this weekend, I will be thinking of you both. Fair winds and an agreeable Gulf Stream!
Another good one.still winter up
here in maine ...i love ferlandina beach..the old custom house is an interètnica place at lite....regards ray
Outstanding!
another sip from the well of knowledge. if you ever write a book or teach a class there. i was laughing my ass off at the boats flogging their mains under the iron topsail.
When i first started watching your videos i couldn’t read a chart… With this one my (new to me, but matured) contessa is nearly prepped for her coppercoat…. thank you for the continued inspiration.
Great! Let me know how the Coppercoat goes. I've heard different things.
I appreciate your talks on the wind fields, I have some experience in cruising, your weather talks add another level. Thanks much
Great.
Thanks
Great video, thanks!
Another good one, enjoyed the sailing footage, explanation of the anchoring challenges, and the weather planning. Fair winds.
Awesome
The Lady looks good underway, I enjoy your caution and seamanship, your well out of the madness ashore.
Looking forward to watching this in the morning with a cup of tea n a Bacon Sandwich.
Mmmmmmm bacon .
Once again, beautiful footage. I sure do enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing, stay safe.
I apologize for my previous post. I did find a video you did where you talked about your former career and dream of being a sailor. I still think your viewers would like to know more about you. Of course that is a personal decision.
We anchored at Key Biscayne Bight on our way down, lots of space and great holding. Interesting mega-yacht gathering on the weekends.
Ever anchor off Cumberland island? One of our favorites to get some exercise and showers at the camp area.
No, but I may have to check that out!
Your content is always informative. Thanks for discussing your weather windows and sailing challenges, Kevin. I always appreciate them and that makes HtSO more interesting to follow than the numerous channels with just the nice beaches and pretty b...tches. And love your traditional style boat...mine is a Pacific Seacraft Orion 27. Dean
Thanks Dean, fair winds!
"Iron Topsail" - That's a new one to me ... I'll be using it on the regular now 😀
It's an oldie but a goodie, I know it was an common old term back in the early '80's.
Holly shit Kevin; watching you off in a quiet sitting room when your alarm went off. Dogs barking! GF yelling WTF! We have the same alarm in our Maine home.
Ha! Yes, those NWS weather alarms are ear piercing.
Kevin It is very interesting how sailor encounter the same issues at one time or another. Going south, probably around the same area that the Catalina overtook you, I had also another boat, same size as mine, almost same sail setup and he overtook me. Now you see him/her coming and start scratching your head wandering if my sail setup is right. You start tinquering with sail trim for as long as it takes to overtake you, only to find out that his motor was running when he goes by.
Amelia Island is where my boat is at. Unfortunatly I am up in Annapolis till my house sells.
Ruth is a real pretty girl. The hard dodger improved her looks. I think it's very difficult to build attractive dodgers and biminis. It looks like you had to add some "entry inconvenience" in order to preserve Ruths looks. The result is such, that, I think, perhaps, there was more to the design process than you let on?
I anchored about 10 miles offshore of Fernandina Beach, found about 20 ft depth, went to sleep, years back.
You make sailing interesting
Thank you
Tony in Florida
Snow bound here, so really enjoyed your sailing, map reading& planning vid. Good health to you!
👍👍👍
the section showing the wind blowing through and relying on your anchor once again shows your skill, without an engine your options are so limited if the anchor drags. Top stuff as ever!
Yes, dragging anchor is one of the biggest fears of an engineless sailor.
Remember, dinner at Deltaville Tap & Raw Bar when you arrive.
I guess it could be said that your usage of the iron topsail hasn't been affected by skyrocketing furl prices either, though that probably has more to do with not having one than the price of fuel.
Thank you for sharing Kevin.
Ann in Miami. Thanks Kevin. Used Athletic tap on my new shrouds where they come through the pinrails. You had an awesome sail from Key Largo. I will be testing new shrouds soon,. Looking foward tto your next leg
Great video and nice that it’s so current
My type of sailor on my type of yacht. ⛵
very nice! always happy to see your progress. you are a rare breed... hope to see you out there some day. headed to Bahamas in the fall
Another great video.
Off to the starboard there somewhere not far from Cape Sable is the shark?or snake? river.The cuban fishermen from the Keys used to make a beeline for that place during approaching hurricanes to tie up in the mangroves. They claimed the hurricane force winds were nearly stopped by the 30 ft mangroves and blew over the top of them.They just had to keep the scuppers cleaned out.Some of the others may go to Naples to the river there for shelter. I anchored at Cape sable one night and the dolphins kept me up all night chasing fish around the boat in that shallow water.Lots of bomb craters. Dan Marino lives in Marco Island.If I remember right Ponce de Leon received a fatal wound not far from Tampa .He made the mistake of inquiring to some native Americans where he could purchace some slaves.When the wise chief got word of that he sent out war parties to stop that nonsense before it ever got started.They succeded in wounding Ponce de leon and he died later of the wound.Also a whole fleet of ships got caught off shore of Tampa somewhere and were sank during a hurricane,Lot of history around there Biloxi and St Augustine[oldest town in America] used to be shang hi capitals of the new world.Get drunk in those towns and find yourself the next day crewing around the HORN in the rigging of a clipper like many a young man did.
Interesting bit of history.
So, your recorded the end of this vid yesterday. I think that's the closest to real time you have posted since I have been watching. Thanks for another enjoyable episode. (BTW, we are getting some squalls across the Mississippi river this evening, but my anchor should hold.)
Did not know that you are anchored in the Mississippi. Very unsettled weather of late.
adorable chanel.
i use that same spot when i transit the keys.
Idiots with no clue how to anchor in a blow and dragging down on us was always a concern when my wife and I were living aboard our 44 foot Jim Brown trimaran. I was always more concerned about other boaters than the weather.
Could you video a segment where you demonstrate using your boarding ladder? Thanks.
I do feel guilty about leaning on the sail assist lever, but if I miss tidal gates around my parts I end up playing slow motion mariocart at 2AM.
Long winter in Florida this year buddy. Hope that weather window works out for you. The shirts looks good on you. 😆 I will get you some more stuff when you arrive up north for boatyard blues.
Thanks Don! I'm loving the new shirts.
Just when ya think you've heard them all... Ya bring out "Iron Topsail". I am storing that one in the organic log book for sure. LOL
Ps... Have you ever or considered flying a top sail on Ruth? I love ketches and I love Gaffers. There is just something sexy about a Gaff Topsail.
Also known as the “iron spinnaker “
My late father always referred to it as the "iron genoa". In his boat it was a hand crank only, two pot, twenty horse Yanmar diesel. It was always my job to start it. I called it every name under the sun other than the "iron genoa".
I'm quite sure that Lucifer is awaiting my arrival solely as a consequence of that engine!
@@davidbrayshaw3529 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@redreuben5260 I'm glad that I tickled your sense of humour. Honestly, the engine was good... but starting it.
My father was somewhat frugal. He saw no need for navigation lights as he didn't sail at night and radios were overkill for day sailing on the bay. Why waste money on a battery when you can hand crank the auxiliary.
The flywheel of which was roughly the size of a semi trailer wheel and roughly the same weight as an entire semi trailer. I'm not kidding, it seemed like once the engine was running, the gyroscopic effect was such that any pitching motion in the yacht ceased. Perhaps I'm exaggerating but only a little.
There were two decompression cocks on the engine, one for each cylinder and they were operated independently of one another. If you mustered the might of a Roman army, you could get the engine spinning fast enough to throw the first cock and it would fire into life on one cylinder. You could count the RPM's in your head if you were spelling the numbers you counted. It was that slow.
Once that incredible feat was achieved, which was rarely on the first, second or third attempt, a combination of sheer elation and youthful mechanical ineptitude would see a spirited young boy throw the second cock
prematurely and the first pot would cease firing with a whimper. The silent void left behind by the engine firing on neither pot was replaced with my Father's voice yelling from the helm "You nearly had it that time".
I'm now the same age that my father was when he had his yacht. It's taken a long time but I have the largest collection of 12v. lead acid batteries in the Southern Hemisphere. A lot of people think that it's a strange hobby but I think you understand my passion.
Winter is not over yet? Come over here to Northern Germany. Yesterday I went sailing. 35°F, 15-18 knots of easterly winds. Brrrr. 🥶
This morning fresh snow.
OK, ok, perhaps I'm a bit spoiled ...
Wow, motoring on broad reach…
Ahoy!
Eventually you should review predictwind! Compare the new way with your previous approach. 😎
Nice video Kevin 👍. That anchorage sure looked gnarly! I like the weather planning - I do pretty much the same thing and always leave the go-no go until the day of departure. What program are you using for the weather?
Shocking seeing those boats motoring in such great sailing conditions - beats the hell out of me! I've just removed my diesel and installed an electric motor so I'm basically engineless too now 😁
PredictWind for weather, interfaces with Iridium GO, but can also download via internet.
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I’ll be watching for the next clip. Ruth going on the hard at Deltaville?
Hmmm, no black ball on the power catalina boat. Would you consider flying the whole suite of Ruth Avery Sails for a wonderful drone video?
Always like the trip planning. It looks like the first day you kept a reef in the main even while wondering if your boat was slow on the best wind angle. Does this improve handling and/or does your boat run better with a reef in the mid-range wind conditions?
The reef often improves the balance off the wind.
What's the weather app you're using and have you found it to be generally pretty accurate ? I greatly enjoy the videos.
PredictWind. The app is $250/year, interfaces with Iridium GO. PredictWind has their own proprietary model, but I use the app to download ECMWF and GFS forecasts, which I find are the most accurate global weather models.
Be aware there is a rocket launch out of the Cape which may put you in the center of the safety zone! Make sure you’re out of the way by the sixth!
Rocket Launch: April 6, 2022 - 12:05 PM EST | SpaceX Falcon 9 Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)
Apr 06, 2022 12:05 PM
LC-39A
And the 1st!
Rocket Launch: April 1, 2022 - 12:14 PM EST | SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-4
Apr 01, 2022 12:14 PM
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40)
Sheeesh, never thought to check for rocket launches ...
Where do you anchor in the St. Mary's River? Safe travels, Kevin.
Hi Russ, about to find out. It seems just outside the mooring area, never been there before.
@@howtosailoceans1423 As soon as I get my new sails, I want to head up to explore the St. Johns River and then the St. Mary's. I would attack the submarine base...
I love your videos but you gotta change the abrupt endings! Wrap up the video... just a tip or thought
I do enjoy your voyages! We live on a Bombay Clipper 31. We are anchored here in manatee pocket , near Stuart Florida. But will be leaning soon for my wife chemo and radiation therapy down in Miami.
Are you ok AIS so we can track you?
I can only receive AIS. Perhaps we will cross wakes in there somewhere, best wishes to you and your wife.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Our boats name is “SALT”
Hi. Left a message for you at your web site.
I'm curious to know if it is usual for another boat to sail in such close proximity, unless you are buddy boating? Even then some distance is generally considered. That sailor was awfully close, it would make me very cautious.
The camera makes it look close, perhaps. So long as I see the skipper on deck looking out I'm not too concerned.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Thank you. I'm glad to know he was on the lookout just the same.
OpenCPN? Have you had a good experience with that program when it comes to chart's coastal accuracy and depth accuracy?
Generally yes. Although I have had a couple of scares, one touching bottom off the entrance to the Cape Lookout Bight. The chart does warn that the depths change, however.
@@howtosailoceans1423 great to know cpt. I'm getting into sailing, but I've quickly learned that the biggest obstacle is having the money to buy necessary equipment and safety equipment. OpenCPN is really attractive for a small budget.
Smoker . . .
Where exactly did you get your water at, at Dinner Key?
Dinner Key City Marina, there's a spigot by the dinghy dock.
@@howtosailoceans1423 awesome.
why did you chose tanbark sails? brand?
Mainly the traditional look, although they do cut down on glare as well. Sails were built by Willis Sails, Kerikeri, NZ.
We’re can I get a sweet shirt like you have at 1:04 ?
maritimetees.net/search?q=how+to+sail+oceans
You can sail without a motor (you have proved that) but I don't think you can do it without those electronic devices forecasting the weather.
They certainly help.
Weather and wave forecasting is fun. There is a formula for everything. It is mostly record keeping and statistical probabilities. The cows in my neighbors field know more about the weather than do the "Weather Guessers".
Barometers are useful
What grib program are you using?
PredictWind.
I love your channel and maybe I missed something but I have not seen anything about you personally. You obviously sail alone. You obviously have extensive sailing experience. You are adept at repairs etc. You are pretty young considering all the knowledge you have. You mentioned in one video having to go back to work to raise money. What kind of work? Maybe you don't want to tell your viewers anything about your personal life but I'm betting you would create a greater bond with your viewers if they knew more about you as a person.
Oh no....the Gulf Stream and 25 knot winds behind me with gusts to 33 knots - nope, too much excitement...let's go a few days later when the winds will be barely strong enough for me to maintain forward motion on a boat without an auxiliary.....Now that's the kind of passage making that just screams adrenaline fueled excitement....such a badass......
Seems silly running your engine and polluting your children's air when it's a beautiful day for sailing!
Don't want to be late? Leave earlier!
Pure sailing…. no frills channel