Thrills and chills sailing into Beaufort
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2020
- After quite the amusement park ride in the Gulf Stream, we close the coast and make for Beaufort, NC. The strong winds ease once over the colder waters, but the ebbing current out of the Beaufort Inlet is fierce. The winding channel into the anchorage is a bit narrower than I had imagined, putting adrenaline in my blood and a few beads of sweat on my brow ...
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Kevin, I hope that all your viewers appreciate how masterful this approach and sail evolution into the inlet was done flawlessly! Folks, you are witnessing a master mariner at work. A strange harbor,on an outgoing tide, singled handed no less... oh and to make it a bit more difficult....in typical Boothby fashion,he documented it for us so that we all could come along.
If you have not subscribed to the site you are missing the opportunity to up your sailing game.
Thanks Kevin for your efforts!
BTW...had not heard the term"invade" in 25 years...thanks
Shiny yachts and beautiful women in a nice bikini are pleasant enough but the honest nuts and bolts of sailing a traditional rig in all conditions without an engine is what gets me going. Great channel, thanks Kevin👍
I finally got motivated to rig the third reef permanently too Kevin. Can't stand going forward in 35 kts and crashing seas --- all done from the cockpit now. Thanks for admitting that even someone with as much experience as you still gets apprehensive the first time into a new harbor/anchorage/marina. I'm not the only one!
Yes, though I only rig it for going offshore, just too many strings to deal with otherwise. Hope the quarantine lifts soon ... still time to go across for you?
@@howtosailoceans1423 There is a rumor Kevin, that even if the lock-down is eased, EU leaders are considering keeping borders closed until September. Journalists say this may be announced this week. If they keep it open, I will still come across, but skip the USA legs of my trip, and route via Ireland to Newfoundland. Wait and see. Stay safe.
@@patricklaine6958 Let's hope not. It seems the virus is not that deadly. Hopefully they'll just open things up and let the bug run its course. Fingers crossed.
Thanks Kevin. Yet another great sailing video! How you read the sea conditions is such a learning curve for me. I do enjoy you ‘talking/ walking’ us through your seamanship actions. As always, your comments are so understated. Love your work.
“Sayshell”
This was a awesome display of boat handling and great seamanship in general! I feel I'm finally learning what sailing is really about.
I'd love to hear more about how you "read" the sea...for example when you were judging the current coming in and sailed near the bell to get a better read of it, also about reading the waves....interesting stuff! Thanks for having us along and talking through your process. 😎👍
Kevin you are a sailor above and beyond and then some!
Nuts and Boats Sailing , and one day you will be as well, Jarle
@@CaptMarkSVAlcina thanks Mark but for me to even get close to Kevin's level of skill is like winning the lottery twice in a row....
As you have seen in my videos I'm still learning to set my head sail correctly.
But it was very nice of you to indicate that there is hope for people like me.
I think with good guidance from you and other people watching my videos and the inspiration I get from sailors like Kevin and Patrick Laine, and a few other sailors sharing on CZcams i have set my sights on becoming decent or maybe even fairly good.
Stay safe every one!
Best regards from Jarle
Nuts and Boats Sailing , my friend don’t put your self down , you know one hell of a lot on fixing engines more then a lot of other on CZcams,you are we’ll ahead of a lot of then.
Ok you need to know more about how to set sails,but believe this, that is easy compared to knowing about engine.
Boat handling and other thing you will pick up.
Just watch what other people do and ask then how or why they did it that way.
I learned a lot that way and read books before the internet.
So my friend you are on your way.
I just wish two things, one is to know as much as you about engines and the other one is I wish I could sail with you so I could help you sailing, setting sails and or the other seamanship things.
All the very best my friend.
And keep watching these videos because he is one that I would recommend.
Beautiful kevin one of this days i will pretend i have no engine and give something like this a try. Lets see how much damage i can create in one day. Cheers mate love your videos.😎😎
So long as you don't ding up MY rubrail, I'm cool with it ...
Lol love when people pronounce it bowfurt.
A pleasure to watch your video thanks for sharing 👍⛵️⚓️
Kevin you make it look easy, love the videos, keep em coming.
Those sails sheets are beautiful...I wonder what kind of material are they made of..?? I know not much about them but Im sure they are almost bullet proof...nice job ...!!! Always a great pleasure watching you how you handle every scenario...thank you Sir...
Make your heart beat a little faster sailing into a strange anchorage while hoping that the charts are correct and up to date . Nice job and good luck to you .
So cool! Thank you
💯 Fantastic sailing!
,Masterful! On the edge of my seat the whole way in! Thanks so much for sharing.
Another Boothby Masterclass. Thanks Kevin.
Top job shipmate! Pilotage, sail and boat handling, anchoring 🎯
Nice video as usual!
Nicely done.
You are a sailing master!
Aye m8, nice to watch this! 👍
Nicely done indeed!
Thanks mate.
Nice job sailing into a great town.
Thank you Kevin. 👏👏👏👏👍⚓️
as always enjoyed to be on the water with you.
My heart was in my mouth when the seas began steepening. Great video.
Well done matey.
My late uncle loved that town while he lived there.. We stayed in the big hotel on shore astern of where you anchored.
The Maritime Museum there is excellent and I also highly recommend a walk thru the famous old cemetery a few blocks inland.
great , yu do it well!
looks like some nice sailing there.....true sailor....
Glad you made it into port safely, Kevin. I pulled out a chart and was checking it out as I watched your video. I may not have had the same adrenaline rush you were experiencing at the time, but I still "felt" a bit of apprehension. Every now and then, I paused the video and checked out the overhead view on Google Maps (satellite view) and that added to the "reality." Thanks for taking me along as a "virtual crew member."
Nice having you onboard. How's the boat coming along? Any problems with getting supplies? I'm about to haul out myself.
@@howtosailoceans1423 It's still too cold for hull work with epoxy, but I have been fabricating my own Mantus-Rocna anchor clone. I had purchased the steel prior to lock-down. Just about finished and have been documenting the process on my YT channel, but I need some coal for my forge (to heat up and bend some round bar for the anchor roll-over bar). The place where I get the coal is shut down. Guess I'll complete the anchor with the roll-over bar at a later date. The anchor was fabricated with 3/8" steel and weighs about 50 pounds. I do have other ground tackle, but this will be the "storm anchor," after I've put it through a few rigorous tests and inspections (before willing to trust it).
@@DowneastThunderCreations I take it that you are a machinist? In preparing for my haulout I just noticed that Hamilton Marine is closed--totally, both in stores and online. Most other chandlers seem to remain active online, though. It's still a bit chilly here in Deltaville, VA, got up to 80F today though.
@@howtosailoceans1423 Kevin, I'm a retired naval architect and marine engineer. I used to have a wooden boat shop on Cape Cod years ago adjacent to my my design office. I have quite a bit of hands-on experience in boat building and steel fabrication. Early years in my professional career were spent working with commercial ships (tankers, freighters, etc.) and working in shipyards worldwide. I've done a bit of machining but I'm not a machinist. With respect to marine suppliers: Try Jamestown Distributors. I'm pretty sure they are still operating via mail-order (at least they were just recently).
that was fun, thanks. thumbed
Nice video
⛵️ thank you ⛵️
Love your videos. They have been part of me and my wifes decision to cast the lines :-) Right now we are at home in Pieå Sweden, our boat is in Brest France waiting for us to continue south...
Glad to see you're wearing your safety harness, Boothby. I've seen you scamper forward a couple of times in heavy seas and it made me wince. Be safe, sailor man.
Another great video, I always learn something. Big fan, thanks!
Curios about how you manage your watch/rest schedule, off shore vs close to shore.
Stay safe, cheers!
Luck was on your side with the wind increase and fighting that current. coming into Beaufort. I got worried for ya when you said the wind dropped,to 8.. that's a fine anchorage, but not so easy to manoeuvre the channel. Good that there was almost no traffic to stall your way in.
Hope you have good weather around hatteras and to the bay. Fair wimds
Hey Kevin,
Nice job with that approach to an unknot harbor , that is something that is always a ... Pucker Factor... to it , and you made it look easy . I am alway apprehensive even going into a harbor that I know very well , I am always wondering what may have changed sense my last approach . I always look forward to your next video... thanks again .
Robert
North Star
Nice job, and like Patrick said, good to hear that even someone with your experience feels a little apprehensive comming into somewhere new . I would not like to sail with anyone who did not feel that way. Stay well matey
Really enjoy your videos! Regarding the strong ebb tide going into Beaufort, I think I would be more nervous with a strong flood tide and that stiffening southerly wind. For me, that would mean everything would happen in fast motion. So glad you had enough wind to overcome the current! I am single handing my IP38 now “stuck” in St Thomas. Original plan was South America this summer but now wondering about a northbound journey. Maybe beautiful Maine. Your videos are very encouraging to me to try more extended offshore passages! Thank you!! s/v Linda Lee
great job!! hey,,,,about due another head shave!!!
Obrigado
Real sailor .. great job like always
Wow I think your following me. I’m in Beaufort now. Just pulled in.
You are in our home waters now. For future reference, Cape Lookout bight has an easy wide-open entrance and large and beautiful anchorage, if you need to rest or wait for a favorable current in the Beaufort inlet.
I was going to stop there but the weather window was too short to get around Hatteras, see next video ...
Aye. Your a good skipper dispite what the mate says about yah😏
Aaahrr!
Made a similar trip three years ago (West Palm Beach to Beaufort) but we had the benefit of an engine when we arrived. Despite careful study of the area I stupidly fell in line with a power boat I’d given way to and went up on a bar I knew damn good and well was there. We wiggled off without any trouble but it rightfully knocked my pride down several notches. Well done and beautiful boat! What build is she?
Clark Ryder build the hull and deck (of a Southern Cross 31), I and former owner the rest.
Good on you! Nice triple reef. Did you ever wish you had junk rig?
No, never felt the pull for a junk rig.
Kevin, nice job sailing into Beaufort. I noticed your outboard motor on deck and couldn't help but wonder if there was a way to rid that motor off the stern to bring you into harbor (not this one, but one with no wind and little current) should you need it someday...
Double enders make that quite tricky. I'm sure it's doable though.
He could probably put the dinghy over the side as a yawl boat if the water was not too rough.
Love Beaufort. Are you still there by chance? Some places you might want to check out if so I can direct you to. Hope all is well and you are staying safe through all this weirdness.
I've since sailed on.
Well done, Kev
Thanks Shannon, hope the corona craziness is not too bad up there. You should be safe on Kelpie ..
How to Sail Oceans I’m below you, in Charleston:). Heading to Sag Harbor the end of April. When are you heading up to Maine?
@@yachtkelpie2931 Ah, well that's better, NY sounds nuts right now. It depends what happens with the virus as to when I return to Maine. Planning to go to Ireland this summer, then back across to the Caribbean in the winter, then Maine in 2021 ... we'll see.
Ireland is a great idea!!!!!!
@@yachtkelpie2931 Agree, it will be a short stay though. Sailing directions recommend being south of Biscay by Sept. 1 to avoid bad weather.
Kevin a dumb question for you, I have lake sailing on butterflies and a bit bigger but we have always fold our sails when we get back to land and we left them hanging until then. My question is what do you do with the sails you take down ? It's not like you all the room in the world there to dry and fold them up and put in a bag like I have always done. So what do you do?
Ha ha, I stuff them up on the forepeak (forward bunks). No, there's not much room.
Wow Kevin I grew up in the area and still have family there. If you needed anything drop me a line.
Tom
Nobody has asked yet so I will. Or maybe everyone else already knows. But how did you know the ebbtide was 1.5 knots when you were passing the buoy?
By looking at the wake the buoy was making, just an estimate.
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Congrats on doing Beaufort Inlet the hard way! I've stood on that nice patch of beach at Ft. Macon and watched boats sail backwards against that ebb. You did well! FWIW Cape Lookout is a great "bailout" safe haven if conditions aren't conducive to sailing all the way into Taylor's Creek (in a Nor'Easter, for example). It's also a nice spot to wait for a weather window when going N.
Hope you made it out of the Beau-Zone before they locked it down.
Yep, I made it out of Beaufort before the crazy lockdowns. How is one person out sailing spreading the virus? Never mind, these things never make sense.
@@howtosailoceans1423 I'm not sure what triggered them so hard. The town reported a case or two, then went into full-on Wuhan mode. No one in or out, no one allowed outdoors, etc. Prudence is the better part of valor, I suppose. There's probably a song (or two) in all of this, no? Something to lift the soul and lighten the spirit, perhaps?
Tough guy, I know, but gloves for that anchor work??
How do you find resupplying in this world of COVID? Are you worried about picking something up while ashore? Are you relying more on long-term canned goods / microwavables, or are you going to shift more to catching your own? Just curious.
So far it's not too bad. Let's hope things open up soon.
Maybe you need some baggy wrinkle on the lazy Jacks
Maybe having an electric drive and a few more decent solar panels plus propeller regen is not such a bad idea.
How about putting a down-haul on the main?
Well that was easy and uneventful. Can't ask for more than that.
That’s a funny Anchorage. You are less than 500 meters from the home of a dearly departed old friend, and a cousin or two live close by as well. Beaufort is pretty well locked down as I type this from overseas. If you need anything, let me know and I’ll see what I can do. My email is in your inbox.
Thanks mate.
Well. you cheated sailor's heaven one more time...