The Sailor Must Remain Self-Reliant
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Failing to reach Garrison Bight before dark I (wisely) decide to anchor out for the night and pick up a mooring the following morning. After some follies with actually securing the boat to a mooring, and after more than three weeks of hard sailing, we are finally secured in Key West. The rest and relaxation is short lived, however, as bad weather moves in and, with the winds rising, the mooring suddenly lets go ...
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Key west is a den of debauchery.
I loved my time there
I’ve never met a better sailor. I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos :)
Ps- I get anxiety just watching you go through a mooring field under sail in gale conditions. I couldn’t do that on my best day. And certainly it as calmly as you do.
@Michael Anthony EXACTLY
Glad you're enjoying the show, Shannon. Best of luck with Kelpie, what a beauty!
Exactly!! I have never seen another channel do this!
Fantastic display of old school, self reliant seamanship Kevin. In an age of marina hugging sailors it's good to show how it was done before the floating dock parking era. Well Done
"Beyond All Things Is The Sea"
Seneca
"Floating dock parking area"--ha!
@@howtosailoceans1423 Kevin, think about it...most sailors can't even tie up at a pile driven dock much less anchor off. Few have ever sailed to or off a anchor. A " GOOD" destination ( marina) needs to have a pool, tennis courts, valet parking and of course day care services. The later has given new meaning to the term " good holding ground".
"Beyond All Things Is The Sea"
Seneca
In 12 years, I have needed to put out 2 anchors only 3 times. One of those times it was in Key West, right where you anchored. Terrible bottom.
Indeed, once again the Spade anchor performed like a champ! You still on the hard in Zululand? ... watch out for those hippos!
don't matter where he is hes fixing or modifying something as always.
thankful I don't go through what them two do. geeeze
Rest in peace Patrick - You are missed....
You, Sir are from a different time, when ship's were of wood and men were of steel! That was a very impressive recovery
Some serious skills on show my friend - sensing the change of motion, clearing the mooring field under bare poles, raising a reefed main in short seas and 20+ knots, getting upwind then scandalizing the main and dropping the pick. : -))) I've emailed my sailing buddies as a great example of seamanship under pressure.
Thanks again Best sailing channel from an expert providing real life common sense
love the music!
This is why I hate mornings, and am supersizing the ground-tackle on my current boat. Hundreds of feet of chain and a Rockna primary anchor 2 sizes bigger than the minimum recommended on the roller backed up by the biggest Fortress that will fit in the locker. Fine display of grace under pressure here. Outstanding boat handling skills too as always.
Accomplished beyond words. Admired by many. A better sailor than I will ever be.
Hey Kevin! I met you Christmas Morning....
Anyone hitting the mooring field...
Its easier to hook beneath the ball to pick it up....& if you are sticking around for awhile, dive in and shackle to the chain under the ball...
Hi Stephen, I used some of the old lines on the mooring I am presently on and tied them directly to the shackle to the sand screw(?). Plus I inspected the nylon hawser, so hopefully will not be taking any unplanned cruises ... it was good talking with you, the cookies were good too!
W O W What a nice Mess that was with the mooring breaking away on you in that crowed space 6:00
And having to get under sail to get out of there right away without hitting anyone😱😳🤭. 😎👍✅
Loved the music picking up the ball Kevin. Nice choice:)
Haha, it made me smile!
It felt kinda like a waltz to me, and I suck at dancing ...
I’ll be in the keys starting on the 20th. Doing some flying for the navy. If you need a lift anywhere to get supplies let me know. Happy to help.
I might take you up on that, when I provision before leaving ...
Sounds good.
I really enjoy your videos, thank you. One tip with picking up those moorings is to run the boat hook under the mooring ball and hook the line and pull the whole lot up to deck level. Good luck with the Atlantic trip
Brother!! What a display of some fine boat handling skills in an increasingly interesting situation! I'm so impressed no shit ,I bought one of your tee shirts before crafting this comment. I've been watching you for a while now because you've got good stuff and today was no let down. Keep up the good work, I look forward to your next episode : )
Crafting this comment?
Thanks Jim, and thanks for the support! Enjoy the tee.
My Tee came in today and the design and print job is amazing. Very well done.
Wut they all said! As always, an adventure. Glad ta be along. Learn something each passage.
Thanks, Paul
S/V Chrysalis, North East, MD
Fair winds Paul, thanks for stopping by.
Trust me the mooring ball will hold that small boat just fine. Once you secure your boat get some sleep you'll be fine. Famous last words, that other sunk sailboat was probably told the same thing. That or he left the boat without closing his seacocks. Happy sailing.
Kevin, Thanks for making these videos, It's nice to see people getting the job done with skill rather than fluff....."He who lives the life, shall know the Doctrine".
Hey Kevin belated Happy New Year. Keep up the great work on the videos. Cheers from John in Sooke BC
Wow Kevin you were cool under fire, great recovery.
You are badass plain and simple.
Just subbed really liked the commentary and the sound of the wind and footage from back of boat👍,way cool!
Second mooring in KW I heard about snapping this season.
Nice work Kev!!
@Michael Anthony Just did that ...
And another one snapped in another norther, after me ... it seems those nylon hawsers that pass through the balls are a weak point.
@@howtosailoceans1423 HOLY COW!!
Not cool Key West... Not cool.
Gets pretty rough out there this time of year captain. Good luck! Glad you weren't sleeping when you broke loose.
Or gone into town only to find my boat wrecked up on Fleming Key ...
@@howtosailoceans1423 I will also be in stock island village starting the 30th if your still around would like to meet up if your still down that way.
Loved the mooring ball waltz, thank you. Glad it happens to the experts too..!
Oh yes ...
Ah the mooring ball waltz,I know it well. Masterfull job of coming up to the mooring. Enjoying yr vids. Peace.
Those mooring are getting a reputation for failed splices! My friend ended holed in the rock jetty after his parted less than a year ago. Huge and very long traumatic story of recovery and battle to receive compensation for huge repairs to hull and entire flooded boat. I think you are number four or five to have this happen.
And another one broke loose after me ...
I guess city of Key West is playing Russian Roulette with all the splices unraveling. My friend has a PTSD syndrome now when the wind blows in the field.
40#, Swivel plow with plenty of chain with proper scope. Key West has about a 2 foot tidal range with some current...especially nearer the channels. I like to use 2 anchors.
Fabulous! Thank you!
Bravo! I've never parted a mooring but I've drug anchor and the sensation of suddenly being beam to strong winds immediately beckons one to the deck!
Something that helps with moorings that are tough to pick up is tie a big bowline (6' loop) in a dockline, make the dockline to the boat and then drop that loop over the mooring ball as soon as it's alongside. It keeps the boat from drifting off the mooring and I have two hands to struggle with getting properly made.
@ 5:58 - This is exactly why I would never be brave enough to live this kind of life, but I must admit I admire your bravery.
Kevin,
Always an amazing job of seamanship . I am certainly glad that you were onboard when the morning ball let go , just think of how bad it may have turned out should you not have been onboard at that time...
Robert
North Star
Twisted Race , I was thinking the same thing.
Damn you moved anchors under sail in gale force you're a beast haha
Unplanned fun is always the best, right ...
@@howtosailoceans1423 you know it 😝 my anchor line snapped in Dorian. Got lucky a neighbor had a 85lb I could borrow
@You won't be gerrin any of MY money! 26ft Pearson. Bought it in Chicago than took it down river to sail to key west.
"Coffin Marine" whoa.
Great sailing skills from you as always.. glad you made it now fine.!
Warren
Wow another nice video holding my breath. Cheers mate you are the one and only.
Good thing you were on board when the mooring failed! It could have been quite tragic if you had been ashore. I'd find it hard to trust any of the marina's other moorings after that experience.
Yes, indeed, indeed .
He'd get a visit from the coffin mariners 😁
Lovely weather! 70's in lower Chesapeake. Got a T-shirt.....thanks for the offer.
Thanks for the support, mate!
Well done good solid seamanship thinking contingencies all the time and good vid and commentary enjoying v much
Handled like a pro.. 10 shipbells
Thanks mate, fair winds to you!
Great to see you made Key West before XMAS. I like the t-shirt design, just sent in my order.
Thanks for another awesome tutorial on proper seamanship. Enjoy the open mic's in Key West.
Thanks for the support Rick, and enjoy the shirt!
I'm reminded of Tristan Jones.
Love your vids, have been enginless myself but not through choice.
Bravo Zulu, Mate. Good on you!
Sorry that this happened to you since you are always trying to be the prudent sailor. It is however a great cautionary tale for those of us that are following your trip. Appears that it is true that you can never be too vigilant. Thankfully you were still on board and paying attention to your surroundings so it did not get worse. Hopefully the rest of your visit will make up for the rough start.
Someone should send a uniform to this guy, not too official, but just smart enough to cut a dash when he's walking his patch of the marina and the coastal bars of Key West.
LOL!
I'm on the other side of Key West on the hook. Boca chica bay. Absolutely most protected and free anchorage in the lower keys. I'm on two rocna anchors for 5 months strait now. they never gave one inch even in up to 50 mph gusts.
Hmm, I might check that out ... I assume there's a dinghy landing nearby?
@@howtosailoceans1423 yes there is kind of a free one. there are a couple of bums hanging out there. but they are very nice. they also keep an eye on the dinghys . no crime there, just drugs and alcohol. You need to take the channel going toward the bridge. be careful not to run aground. I can help you coming in here on the weekends.
Forgot: the dinghys are parked behind Murrys Marina, you can get water there. Bus goes every 20 min to downtown.
@Michael Anthony Yes. but keep in mind we are talking key west here. some are still transforming.......
@@derkyffhauser5394 Good info, thanks.
When I saw the thumbnail, I thought you were having a toothache! Glad to see you were just on your phone :)
Good grief, just what a dentist would think...
We forget that these craft were never meant to be sailed solo .The early gentlemen sailors had at least one fully paid hand ,usually a retired fisherman .
Ha, yes, I was reading Connor O'Brien's book "Across Three Oceans" and he was always struggling to hire a good crew. Frankly, I think solo sailing is easier on balance.
We don't have moorings like that here in NZ apart from permanent or monthly rental ones not sure I could trust one having had a permanent swing mooring that cost me a boat once despite meticulous maintenance on my part (well it was a cyclone). one thought though I have a furling no1 headsail on my boat which is great as an emergency get out of jail free card if the motor fails I can sail with the opening of a jam cleat and haul on a sheet and away, has saved the boat a couple of times as my motor can be a tad unreliable.
They are commonplace in SE Asia I've found.
Right On Man Great stuff
⛵️ thank you ⛵️
Maddie doesn’t like it when we anchor outside for the night to come in in the morning, but that is why I do it!
Scary when you trust an anchor more than a mooring ...
Aye m8! Right, the Strauss-music over the mooring ball hunt was fun. Though a shitty weather situation you've got there…
Indeed, the Keys are very windy this time of year, I am learning...
You've proven you can sail like a boss, I don't think anyone doubts your abilities but please for the love of god get an outboard attached to your rig so you can shimmy around your moorings easier! LOL ;)
I have the 33lb one, right size for the dispacement of a Westsail 28
Good work Kevin.....not the most relaxing way to end three weeks of almost no sleep 🇺🇸
Um yeah, lately the sea gods have really been putting the beat down on me for some reason.
Once again showing how to sail like a pro with no engine.
Well we have agrotty loop under the ball.but I do have the ancient two pronged boathook bless it. Better weather for the skipper please god
“What is a master but a master student? And if that's true, then there's a responsibility on you to keep getting better and to explore avenues of your profession.”�
Neil P
Precisely.
Profound! That hit home! ♡♡♡
💪WHEW👍⚓️‼️❤️
I don't know what spade anchor your using but it seems to work.
I have switched my anchors to Mantus from Danforth, Bruce and CQR. I've never dragged the Mantus. It sets. Always sets. (Georgian Bay Canada.)
Great video. Keep it up.
Mantus seems to the anchor of choice nowadays, beating out the Rocna. The Spade anchor was one of the original scoop type anchors, and they still really work.
@Michael Anthony HA!
@ 4:30 Guess they got the name of the rescue ship right:) Curious, if you lose the mooring and drift into another boat, is that on you, or does the marina step up? Thumbed
Probably on you, unless your insurance company steps in.
Another fine video well done.
Question: Do you have an SSB on board? Any thoughts on how useful or needed it is in the 21st century?
Regards, AL.
I only have an SSB receiver. My sense is that SSB is on its way out, as everyone is going over to satellite comms, e.g. Iridium GO or the InReach, which I now have.
@@howtosailoceans1423 hi Kevin, thanks for the quick response. I don't know much about satelite communications but am somewhat familiar with SSB. Does satelite communication allow for broadcasting to anyone listening the way an SSB does?
Kevin,
I love your dry sense of humor. Sunny, relaxing Key West.
BTW, When you say spade anchor, what brand/type are you referring too?
Gary
I have the S100, 44lb. Spade anchor.
I have viewed a few of your videos and am trying to determine why it is exactly that you are sailing and creating these videos. Honestly my first intuition is that you were betrayed and your sailing with a broken heart and that you are angry at your past. Im not mocking you . I am just curious. Obviously you are knowledgeable. Im a novice and I have a real hard time keeping up with most of your sailor talk. Be safe! Nice boat . IT looks like an old ME. Lobster smack I helped to prepare for the water. Fair Seas Sir. Thank you .
After such a long passage, finding a mooring, I doubt I would've felt anything. Just goes to show, stay constantly aware/awake. You got some skills K. Did the mooring slip or break?
The nylon hawser broke where it passes through the ball. Obviously it had chafed before I picked it up and never noticed.
You want another mooring ball when you are presently on anchor because the prior one failed you? Sounds like the field is not well maintained. I guess hope springs eternal. Nonetheless, splendid videos. ;)
They claim to inspect them all on an annual basis, but perhaps the diver was asleep at the switch that day ...
what happened over there at 5 min mark???
Lets see that " spade " anchor how does it work? How big is it ?
I'll get that in a vid sometime. I recall having problems ordering it from Sea Tech & Fun, but once I got that sorted, that anchor has saved my boat a few times already in just two years.
Who provides the morning balls? Is the the State? Feds? Or local harbor master , clubs, tourism ???
City of Key West.
Get the mooring ball from underneath. It's easier my friend
Seven to ten inches of snow forecast here in the next 24 hours. High for tomorrow is supposed to be 2 degrees. Think I'll take a nap. All that engineless gaff rig stuff makes me sleepy...
Ha!
Do you carry any gear for use in survival conditions, like a drogue or similar? I was reading something, I forget what, but it said when anchoring or mooring in high wind conditions it is best to anchor from the stern due to the decreased likelihood of yawing back and forth. Have you ever seen anyone put such advice into practice, and if so what were the results? Thanks for the latest video. Helps get through the cold winter to next sailing season here in the frozen North.
johnmhuberty71 , I have read about it as well( to anchor from the Stern )but would not do it but if you have a double ender then I would think about it.
They are probably referring to sea anchors, which do not set into a seabed but drag through the water. They are only used offshore, where you have plenty of room to drift.
@@howtosailoceans1423 I guess I should have clarified it was two questions. Yes, offshore, I was wondering about what you use, if anything? In reading the Coast Guard report they recommend the Jordan Series Drogue. The other question is totally separate, about anchoring from stern when high wind conditions hit your Anchorage. The literature I read recommends anchoring from stern because of the reduced likelihood of yawing. Sorry for confusion. My fault. Thanks for answering.
Hi, What weight is your Spade?
44 lbs.
I always figure that a mooring is merely 'ok' (still highly suspect) for calm weather, but a big spade with plenty of all-chain rode and a kellet (rode weight) or two is far far better in a blow. If the water is not too dirty, ALWAYS dive on the anchor or mooring and inspect the mooring rode. Just one more task before dinner, but it's better to get wet than getting your vessel holed. Or worse.
In this day and age of most businesses engaged in 'The Race to the Bottom' in attempts to reduce overhead, never put full trust in products and services.
Yes indeed.
That's no fun...
No, but it's all part of sailing ...
@@howtosailoceans1423 For sure - glad you're showing it.
As a life long sailor I will miss this sailor
Rest as always our wayward venture!
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that is all carry on
Do you ever dive the mooring ball?
Traveling Terry good question but then you should not have to .
@@CaptMarkSVAlcina I hear the beer is good at Thai Island 711 Eisenhower Dr, Key West, FL 33040, right across from city marina, or you can tie up right at the Thai Island dock...
@@CaptMarkSVAlcina I can't believe that anyone worth the moniker of 'Capt' would state that you should not have to dive on the mooring. Likely not a captain of any decent vessel. When in doubt, always dive on your anchor or mooring. A good captain always has doubt.
SagaSeaCraft in Australia I never do and never heard of any one doing so. I was first Officer on a 250t 45m tall ship never Did as we anchored and had a anchor Watch
@@CaptMarkSVAlcina I could never imagine NOT ensuring that the mooring or anchoring is in proper condition, especially with a 45m vessel with lots of windage. The anchor watch will only alert the crew (maybe) that things are awry AFTER the most valuable piece of equipment (at the moment) has failed and are drifting quickly down on many other vessels. Hopefully your engine will tick over quickly and your prop(s) won't get fouled.
Why would a captain put his vessel and crew in a possibly perilous situation if he could have avoided it all together with a few moments of close-up eyeballs-and-fingers-to-mooring inspection? No mooring field has every mooring perfectly maintained, if any. Some moron in a small outboard boat could have nicked the rode with his prop. Or some prankster may have done some bad mojo to it. To trust your vessel and home to an unknown, unproven mooring is unseaman-like.
Dude in case you didn't know Chiefs won.
Thanks! That was my major concern outside of shipwreck ...
Been around boats all my life and I can only say, "Wow!" You exemplify the old saying, "Hope for luck but depend on skill."
Maddie doesn’t like it when we anchor outside for the night to come in in the morning, but that is why I do it!
Always safer when you have visibility.