Matt will be discussing that in a bonus episode soon, but they used the Predict Wind service, which will survey multiple different forecast and suggest the best route for you to go. We were solely reliant on what we downloaded from our Iridium Go.
We actually wished we had spent more time at sea, we were only worried about the limited time we'd have to spend in the Azores. But down the road on future passages...possibly.
S R I believe they carried extra water bottles. I think I would have waited and fixed the water maker. But they did make the passage with s few gallons left over.
Still being landlocked, people spend a lotta money to get to sea finally. As soon as they are, there should be spent more money to help getting as fast as possible to land again ...? Funny concept, ain't it?
Seared tuna!! Season with salt and pepper and heat a pan with oil to high heat. Cook about a minute a side or so depending on how rare you want the middle. And depending on the thickness of the fillets/steaks. Once done, slice them against the grain with a very sharp knife. Good to go. Easy peasy.
Jessica, you took alot of grief when you put the green canvas on the boat, but I think it is beautiful. The contrast of the green and the blue water is stunning in the video and it is certainly unique. Good choice.
Good Old Elements made it. I remember the first images you posted of her. It was a lot of work to get Elements in the water. Now you have crossed a Ocean!
"That just blows" For some reason I found it cute when you said that. I could feel your frustration. Cheers, less than 500 miles to go! Drink every time you say "awesome". Actually I didn't hear you say it much, but you said you were. Welcome to land! Enjoy the view...it's a great day!
Great video Guys .... Matt needs new swimming trunks ... Pink doesn't suit him !! LOL .. As ever Jessica, You were lovely ! I can't wait for your Irish videos !! Stay safe !!
What a Great Trip. Congratulations. I use to go to Ireland every year, but I flew. Ireland 🇮🇪 is just Beautiful, it’s changed a lot, be safe‼️👍🇮🇪🇺🇸 Vinny
Love following you guys...you did so much work in the yard before you set sail...would love to see a boat tour of what you did right and what you would like to change. Thanks
It's funny, we kind of put the remainder of our boat projects on hold once we started cruising, which is why we haven't done a tour yet....the interior is still incomplete. It's one of our 'winter' projects though, so hopefully we'll have it in tour-shape soon!
First time crossing or twentieth time... Still pretty damn impressive if you ask me.. Congrats on the safe passage.. Oh yeah, and there's nothing wrong with Captain Morgan...
I noticed the head of your drifter was quite a way from the top of your forestay. I also noticed that the tack was chafing on your bow pulpit. If you were to put about 24 inches of wire on your tack, the drifter would be up where it could catch more wind plus the foot would be less crumpled out of shape from bending over the pulpit.
Hi Todd! The Azores are such beautiful islands that we have not been able to make ourselves leave. Instead of sailing to Ireland and wintering there, we've decided to winter in Terceria instead. 😊
Congrats on making it to the Azores! My favorite part of the video was hearing you enjoy the last part of the sail! Looking forward to hearing about the islands.
So cool you are going to Ireland. Have relatives in Belfast. I don't think I have seen any of the CZcams sailing channels land there so it's going good to be great. Thx and congrats on the crossing. Clearly you make a great sailing couple.
Unfortunately, we are staying the Azores for winter and heading North to France and then Norway in late spring. Ireland will have to wait until August of 2019. Matt
Not sure how I missed a week... I think the people who poopoo on Captain Morgan are the same people who crap on Nickel Back :) Rum is Rum - it doesn't have to be their favorite if that what's being served for free :) Merry Christmas from PEI, Bryan.
hahaha, "Land sickness!" I was in the Navy for 26 years and spent a lot of time at sea on big Navy ships. We didn't have as much rocking as y'all have but I know exactly what you are talking about. My family thinks I'm nuts when I tell the story of being land sick in P.I.
We had the same wire on our screen doors dad painted them and the front porch brick floor marine grade maroon paint. the screen doors from 1977 are still holding strong so good choice.
You almost made a Goombay Smash there. I used to bartend and we had it on our menu from our travels to St Thomas. Malibu, any dark rum (supposed to be Mount Gay) banana liquor pineapple and orange juice. Basically its a Banana Mama.
There are rum snobs out there, as there are folk who are snobby about other spirits, wine, beer and cider. We all tend to think that what we prefer is the best. Fair winds. ⛵️🇨🇦👌
Is it strange I feel relieved that you made it safe and sound? Good self control on both the water and rum. Had it been me or Ron White it would be a toss up for filling the tanks with alcohol and carrying some jerry cans of water. Nice job on making an average section of the voyage interesting as always. Enjoy landfall!!
We met a couple in Cuba that converted a water tank into gin storage on their Beneteau. They got it for something like a buck a gallon in Venezuela. Pretty good idea! Matt
This was the second time doing this trip. How did it compare with the first? How do the different boats compare? Which was more "sea kindly" and how do things compare with the aluminum hull vs the fiberglass hull? I'm looking forward to the weather routing episode.
Too hard to say. Our first time was further North and filled with storms ( 4 or 5 boats were lost that year crossing), this time we didn't have wind. The new boat is much more comfortable sailing, but you pay the price of not pointing as well and it's harder to get going in light winds. We are about 20k pounds vs 12,000 in the last boat... big difference. I will say that I don't miss fiberglass. Aluminum is just so reassuring and rock solid with no deck leaks. Mat
Glad to see all your hard work is paying off for you 2 , did the previous owners ever cross the ocean with elements or was this her first time , great video :)
Great job guys...hope you find time and parts to fix the water maker but first have a beer or two 32 degrees today in SW Michigan rain on Friday. we have started on the work list for SV Gallivant not as much as last years its a $$$ thing but always a great feeling when you get it done enjoy
Love you guys! Question about doing a long sea voyage with Georgie - does she acclimate to it very well and quickly? What do you do for litter/box for that amount of time at sea? We have a 2 year old Russian Blue cat which we adore, and we're going to be taking her on our boat for the first time (Vancouver, 60+ ft power yacht, not a sailboat), and I'm worried about sea sickness she could have or other potential problems. She'll have tons of space, it's a very large vessel, but other than that we're cat noobies for taking her out to sea for a week or two.
Unfortunately, it seems to depends on the cat. Georgie has gotten sick twice, but usually is completely fine and in control. But, we have friends with cats that get seasick every time they move the boat. I think you're doing it right spending shorter times at the beginning to see how your cat reacts. When at sea, and further than 3 miles away from land, we empty the litter box clumps overboard and fill as needed. The litter box is in a concealed area under our stairs. Matt
We landed with a few gallons still in our tank, and about 20 bottles stowed away. Snack food went pretty quickly. Who knew we'd end up so hungry on our crossing? 🙂
LAND A' HOY!!! 🌍 Jessica you seem to be dielectric when it comes to knowing the differents from North, South, East, and West. Also I know Georgie 🐈 loves the water and can swim, but I am curious if they do make life jackets for pets does Georgie have one? And congratulations on making with a few gallons of water left. I hope you guys fixed your water tank.
We have a pet life jacket for the cat, but like us, we typically wear harnesses to keep us on the boat and only our harness/ PFDs in bad weather when we think there is a remote possibility of having to get in a life raft (we've felt the need twice). Matt
How did people do it before GPS?? Can you imagine all that time at sea without being able to see yourself on the chart-plotter slowly inching your way towards land??
You mentioned that you had a chance too try your drifter sail and it actually gave you more speed over the water than your primary sail. Stop and think a minute. Maybe the drifter should become the primary sail as it gave you better speed?
Hi Guys, Just found your videos. Did I hear you will be heading for Ireland? Love to hear from you. I live in Donegal, but Ireland is not that big. If you do intend to visit the Green Isle have you any idea where you hope to make land. Wishing you fair winds and safe passage. Niall
Neil, Slight delay... we are staying in Azores for the winter then off to France and Norway in summer. Ireland will have to wait until fall of 2019. See you then. Matt
I'm glad you like your Precision sail. I looked into pricing from them when you posted the video about Precision. What material is your sail made from and how do you feel it performs in relation to your old sail?
The fabric is Challenge Marblehead which we are very happy with. The old yankee was blown out and bad shape, so hard to give an honest comparison vs a well built brand new sail. Matt
I'd be really careful about using your drifter in anything above 8-9kts TWS. They really are only designed to keep the boat moving along in super light wind (i.e. 0 to 5kts TWS) and the protracted age of that sail would mean it's not at its original design strength. Great video! Thought I saw the above-water portion of a couple of Portuguese Man'o'war when you were looking for dolphins.
It was the typically thing for us.... by the time we finally pull down the headsail and put up the drifter, the wind picked up. We used to do that everytime we rigged a spinnaker. Sit hours not moving only to overpower a spinnaker within 30 minutes of putting it up. Matt
Could you have hired a weather advisor to keep you in the wind ? How did your friends do so well ?
Matt will be discussing that in a bonus episode soon, but they used the Predict Wind service, which will survey multiple different forecast and suggest the best route for you to go. We were solely reliant on what we downloaded from our Iridium Go.
MJ Sailing
Could have four days of your life back ? Worth the money ?
We actually wished we had spent more time at sea, we were only worried about the limited time we'd have to spend in the Azores. But down the road on future passages...possibly.
S R I believe they carried extra water bottles. I think I would have waited and fixed the water maker. But they did make the passage with s few gallons left over.
Still being landlocked, people spend a lotta money to get to sea finally.
As soon as they are, there should be spent more money to help getting as fast as possible to land again ...? Funny concept, ain't it?
Seared tuna!! Season with salt and pepper and heat a pan with oil to high heat. Cook about a minute a side or so depending on how rare you want the middle. And depending on the thickness of the fillets/steaks. Once done, slice them against the grain with a very sharp knife. Good to go. Easy peasy.
Awesome to be responsible. As a boat captain myself, I don't drink if the boat is not anchored or tied up. Good job.
Oh, what a wonderful day it is starting out to be.. We have our favorite couple to enjoy with morning coffee.
Jessica makes the jibe look so beautiful! Awesome adventure!
super videos guys well done , best wisses ger from ireland
Jessica, you took alot of grief when you put the green canvas on the boat, but I think it is beautiful. The contrast of the green and the blue water is stunning in the video and it is certainly unique. Good choice.
Good Old Elements made it. I remember the first images you posted of her. It was a lot of work to get Elements in the water. Now you have crossed a Ocean!
Your Bahama Momma stir finger was great! You guys are the real sailors👍👍
I also mix Dark'n'Stormys with that finger, lol.
"That just blows" For some reason I found it cute when you said that. I could feel your frustration.
Cheers, less than 500 miles to go! Drink every time you say "awesome". Actually I didn't hear you say it much, but you said you were.
Welcome to land! Enjoy the view...it's a great day!
Nothing wrong with Captain Morgan, I drink it all the time and people from West Michigan know what's good.
Pair a Capt & Coke with a Yesterdog, and you're in heaven. 😜
Grand Valley grad here...LOve GR
Captain Morgan, Private Stock is the bomb! 50% ice, 50% CMPS and 10% coke!
Yes, the math is correct!
I used to the Merchant Navy, I remember landfall was always a welcome sight. You deserve the beer. 😀
In todays merchant shipping you only want to get out from the bl**** port to the peaceful sea again.
Great video Guys .... Matt needs new swimming trunks ... Pink doesn't suit him !! LOL .. As ever Jessica, You were lovely ! I can't wait for your Irish videos !! Stay safe !!
Hahaha, funny everyone keeps thinking those are swimming trunks. They're boxer briefs. 😍
What a Great Trip. Congratulations. I use to go to Ireland every year, but I flew. Ireland 🇮🇪 is just Beautiful, it’s changed a lot, be safe‼️👍🇮🇪🇺🇸 Vinny
I like cloudy days! Wish that I was there!
Getting to hear the sea, so amazing. Thank you.
Great video - I look forward to seeing more of your adventures on Horta - Cheers!
Love following you guys...you did so much work in the yard before you set sail...would love to see a boat tour of what you did right and what you would like to change. Thanks
It's funny, we kind of put the remainder of our boat projects on hold once we started cruising, which is why we haven't done a tour yet....the interior is still incomplete. It's one of our 'winter' projects though, so hopefully we'll have it in tour-shape soon!
Nice job guys, another safe trip over some ruff at times ocean. Thanks for letting us ride along!
The nerdy sailor before 17:25 to the hot sailor after that is taking control of the boat, great job! Taking charge!
First time crossing or twentieth time... Still pretty damn impressive if you ask me.. Congrats on the safe passage.. Oh yeah, and there's nothing wrong with Captain Morgan...
Spiced Gold all the way. Arghhh!
That is sooo cool! Congrats! This video seemed to capture how tranquil and peaceful it can be out at sea.
I noticed the head of your drifter was quite a way from the top of your forestay. I also noticed that the tack was chafing on your bow pulpit. If you were to put about 24 inches of wire on your tack, the drifter would be up where it could catch more wind plus the foot would be less crumpled out of shape from bending over the pulpit.
Glad y'all made it safe and sound. Looks like a good passage. Thx!
Very beautiful 😍👍
Congrats on a successful Atlantic crossing you two!!!
Nice video guys, it’s great to see how accomplished the co captain is with doing the videos and sailing the boat. Keep up the great work.
Many years ago I lived there in the Azores. They have not changed much. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Todd! The Azores are such beautiful islands that we have not been able to make ourselves leave. Instead of sailing to Ireland and wintering there, we've decided to winter in Terceria instead. 😊
@@MJSailing that is the island I lived on. I would love to go back for a visit. I will enjoy your videos from there here in the near future.
Congrats on making it to the Azores! My favorite part of the video was hearing you enjoy the last part of the sail! Looking forward to hearing about the islands.
So cool you are going to Ireland. Have relatives in Belfast. I don't think I have seen any of the CZcams sailing channels land there so it's going good to be great. Thx and congrats on the crossing. Clearly you make a great sailing couple.
Unfortunately, we are staying the Azores for winter and heading North to France and then Norway in late spring. Ireland will have to wait until August of 2019.
Matt
In real time, I hope you are enjoying a pint and a lovely evening.
Such cheap wine here....😍🙂🍷
Sabre 36, FTW! Actually, I’m content with my S34. And I sure do got a lot of catching up to do.
now that is a Awsome Bottle of Captain Morgans Rum you have their.. Nice
...fantastic - especially the sea creature discovery and the rising sun with the setting moon!!!
Captain Morgan is a sailors drink
Glad you made it and with water to spare.👍
I love all your videos. You will hit 100, 000 subscribers very soon! And you both deserve it!
Your videos make me cry ever time I watch them. Realizing how I've wasted my life when ALL OF THAT IS OUT THERE 😰😰😪😪
Beautiful!!!!
Not sure how I missed a week... I think the people who poopoo on Captain Morgan are the same people who crap on Nickel Back :) Rum is Rum - it doesn't have to be their favorite if that what's being served for free :) Merry Christmas from PEI, Bryan.
Thank you for sharing the great experience. ⚓💙✊⛵⚓💙
Beautiful video. Congrats on reaching the Azores!
Well done guys! Huge achievement!
Captain Morgan is awesome
Well I'm glad y'all finally made it safe and sound and it might be overcast but it's still beautiful have a great time be safe
Happiness is a choice
Great episode!
Awesome sailing! Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵⛵
coool saling, one never can predict wiind! You two are amaziing!
Great video!....thanks for sharing!
hahaha, "Land sickness!"
I was in the Navy for 26 years and spent a lot of time at sea on big Navy ships. We didn't have as much rocking as y'all have but I know exactly what you are talking about. My family thinks I'm nuts when I tell the story of being land sick in P.I.
Nothing wrong with captain Morgan 🤪
Excellent video. Great job capturing the sunrise and full moon, not easy to shoot low-light like that!
Glad to see you made it. I had no doubt that you would !
Well Done always a massive achievement
kraken sucks....captain morgan ROCKS !!!!!!!now i want a drink!..you made me want to get some rum
Nothing wrong with Captain Morgans!
So enjoy your travels and that was a very kewl sunrise sliver
We had the same wire on our screen doors dad painted them and the front porch brick floor marine grade maroon paint. the screen doors from 1977 are still holding strong so good choice.
Awesome well done ⛵
Man..ya made it ~ nice `
Your vids are awesome sauce! A+!!! Just about there. 👍👍👍
Great vid, enjoy your layover.
And.... drink whatever the hell you want!!!
Good job guys!!
You almost made a Goombay Smash there. I used to bartend and we had it on our menu from our travels to St Thomas. Malibu, any dark rum (supposed to be Mount Gay) banana liquor pineapple and orange juice. Basically its a Banana Mama.
I Love sailing with the Cap't
Very cool video..keep up the good work!
good video
There are rum snobs out there, as there are folk who are snobby about other spirits, wine, beer and cider. We all tend to think that what we prefer is the best. Fair winds. ⛵️🇨🇦👌
Well done guys love from Scotland.
Is it strange I feel relieved that you made it safe and sound? Good self control on both the water and rum. Had it been me or Ron White it would be a toss up for filling the tanks with alcohol and carrying some jerry cans of water. Nice job on making an average section of the voyage interesting as always. Enjoy landfall!!
We met a couple in Cuba that converted a water tank into gin storage on their Beneteau. They got it for something like a buck a gallon in Venezuela. Pretty good idea!
Matt
Literally lol'd. Thanks for the laugh.
I love the Captain! (Captain Morgan that is)
This was the second time doing this trip. How did it compare with the first? How do the different boats compare? Which was more "sea kindly" and how do things compare with the aluminum hull vs the fiberglass hull? I'm looking forward to the weather routing episode.
Too hard to say. Our first time was further North and filled with storms ( 4 or 5 boats were lost that year crossing), this time we didn't have wind. The new boat is much more comfortable sailing, but you pay the price of not pointing as well and it's harder to get going in light winds. We are about 20k pounds vs 12,000 in the last boat... big difference.
I will say that I don't miss fiberglass. Aluminum is just so reassuring and rock solid with no deck leaks.
Mat
Glad to see all your hard work is paying off for you 2 , did the previous owners ever cross the ocean with elements or was this her first time , great video :)
Timothy,
While it was registered in the Island of Jersey (UK), we don't think it's every gone further than Florida to Bahamas.
Matt
Hardcore.... Hardcore!!!
Great job guys...hope you find time and parts to fix the water maker but first have a beer or two
32 degrees today in SW Michigan rain on Friday. we have started on the work list for SV Gallivant not as much as last years its a $$$ thing but always a great feeling when you get it done enjoy
I remember going to Muskegon every Friday to work on our boat under the cover of snow. That's something I don't miss :)
Matt
i'd have such a hard time sleeping during the day like that....unless i was just THAT tired, or sick. does the rocking of the boat help??
Trust me, after one night shift, you are always *that* tired.
Sailor Jerry - better taste and stronger
i like the capt morgan part!!!!
New subscriber , like the channel
Your life is so awesome! Keep up the great work!
Love you guys! Question about doing a long sea voyage with Georgie - does she acclimate to it very well and quickly? What do you do for litter/box for that amount of time at sea? We have a 2 year old Russian Blue cat which we adore, and we're going to be taking her on our boat for the first time (Vancouver, 60+ ft power yacht, not a sailboat), and I'm worried about sea sickness she could have or other potential problems. She'll have tons of space, it's a very large vessel, but other than that we're cat noobies for taking her out to sea for a week or two.
Unfortunately, it seems to depends on the cat. Georgie has gotten sick twice, but usually is completely fine and in control. But, we have friends with cats that get seasick every time they move the boat. I think you're doing it right spending shorter times at the beginning to see how your cat reacts.
When at sea, and further than 3 miles away from land, we empty the litter box clumps overboard and fill as needed. The litter box is in a concealed area under our stairs.
Matt
I love me some caption
Try Sailor Jerry's rum.. best rum I've had
That's the rum we were gifted when we left Michigan to go cruising! Very good rum indeed. 😀
Good video. Looking forward to the next one where you compare with your friends. How did your supply's hold out? Particularly water? 😎
We landed with a few gallons still in our tank, and about 20 bottles stowed away. Snack food went pretty quickly. Who knew we'd end up so hungry on our crossing? 🙂
@@MJSailing LMAO
No blue skies any longer..no life...either...the change in just last 30 years...
LAND A' HOY!!! 🌍
Jessica you seem to be dielectric when it comes to knowing the differents from North, South, East, and West.
Also I know Georgie 🐈 loves the water and can swim, but I am curious if they do make life jackets for pets does Georgie have one? And congratulations on making with a few gallons of water left. I hope you guys fixed your water tank.
We have a pet life jacket for the cat, but like us, we typically wear harnesses to keep us on the boat and only our harness/ PFDs in bad weather when we think there is a remote possibility of having to get in a life raft (we've felt the need twice).
Matt
All those wrinkly puckers on the drifter are like the dimples on a golf ball, they make it go faster, right? (G)
Speed dents! I had a few cars with those too :)
Matt
well...i getting a drink right now
The rhythm of the sea can be hard to shake some times .
Jellyfish look like bottles floating on top
How did people do it before GPS?? Can you imagine all that time at sea without being able to see yourself on the chart-plotter slowly inching your way towards land??
We sure as heck wouldn't have started cruising without the pin point accuracy of GPS. I give the older gen a ton of credit for "exploring".
Matt
@@mattjohnson6716 We used celestial navigation and dead reckoning and it worked very well. 1984 Transatlantic Bowman 47 yawl
I’m not a sailor. But I don’t think I’d go as far out into the gulf in search of grouper as I normally do without it.
You mentioned that you had a chance too try your drifter sail and it actually gave you more speed over the water than your primary sail. Stop and think a minute. Maybe the drifter should become the primary sail as it gave you better speed?
It's great for really low wind speeds, but anything close to 10 knts is too much for it. But, it's nice to have options.
Matt
Have you tried to get in contact with the plane passing overhead at 12:35? :-)
Were those Pink Lycra shorts Matt was sporting?? :)
They're some tighty boxer briefs from the first time we were in Horta. 😀
Try Sailor Jerry Rum its strong 92 proof but Good !
Hi Guys, Just found your videos. Did I hear you will be heading for Ireland? Love to hear from you. I live in Donegal, but Ireland is not that big. If you do intend to visit the Green Isle have you any idea where you hope to make land. Wishing you fair winds and safe passage. Niall
Neil, Slight delay... we are staying in Azores for the winter then off to France and Norway in summer. Ireland will have to wait until fall of 2019. See you then.
Matt
Hope to see then. Get me by email. niall@niallharding.com
I'm glad you like your Precision sail. I looked into pricing from them when you posted the video about Precision. What material is your sail made from and how do you feel it performs in relation to your old sail?
The fabric is Challenge Marblehead which we are very happy with. The old yankee was blown out and bad shape, so hard to give an honest comparison vs a well built brand new sail.
Matt
2.25
NE wind and course of 160?
That would make a TWA of 115 degrees.
I’m sure that I’m wrong...
🌈😎👌🐋
I'd be really careful about using your drifter in anything above 8-9kts TWS. They really are only designed to keep the boat moving along in super light wind (i.e. 0 to 5kts TWS) and the protracted age of that sail would mean it's not at its original design strength. Great video! Thought I saw the above-water portion of a couple of Portuguese Man'o'war when you were looking for dolphins.
It was the typically thing for us.... by the time we finally pull down the headsail and put up the drifter, the wind picked up. We used to do that everytime we rigged a spinnaker. Sit hours not moving only to overpower a spinnaker within 30 minutes of putting it up.
Matt