Appreciation for the Ocean (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 30
We leave divers paradise - Bonaire for our estimated 3 day sail to Santa Marta - Colombia. This passage is known for its wild winds off the coast of Colombia, ranking in the top 5 worst passages in the world. We started out with close to nothing winds and we got to throw the assy up for the first time since the Atlantic crossing. Ohhhhh the beautiful colours. This fantastic weather kept until we were a few hours from arriving at our destination. Then it hit us! Saw some tuna. Unfortunately we didn't catch any. Alfred hasn't been all that loyal to us lately. He's in trouble. I hope you all enjoyed the ep :) Congrats to Don Becker!! Give us an email as soon as you see this mate.
Made with love, Elay.
Appreciation for the Ocean (Sailing La Vagabonde) Ep. 30 (YouTube)
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Hey there, I Just got my SLV Stickerlast week-GOes on MY boat- thanks!
You guys are so great! You were one of our largest inspirations!! We bought our boat and will be moved on by the 1st of March to start sailing full-time! Be thankful you didn't have to sell everything you own to do it!! We hope to see you guys out there!
Yaaaaay I hope the 1st of March comes super fast for you both :) Hopefully we cross paths somewhere out there. Good luck guys!!
I found this book very interesting: "The Cruiser's Handbook of Fishing" by Scott Bannerot. I wouldn't want to see you go hungry because you run out of fish :). Keelhauling Alfred might help too ;)
Cheers for the recommendations Arthur :) Happy weekend my friend. Elay & Riles.
Great video, are you exercising your halyards while on a long passage? If not you may want to as we do it religiously while offshore racing, marking each halyard with tape at the point that you lock it off so you can lossen then tighten by a few centimetres every hour or so. the heat they create rubbing over the rollers can melt halyards, but I guess you know that!
Great video, are you exercising your halyards while on a long passage? If not you may want to as we do it religiously while offshore racing, marking each halyard with tape at the point that you lock it off so you can lossen then tighten by a few centimetres every hour or so. the heat they create rubbing over the rollers can melt halyards, but I guess you know that!
Nice video! :) You should really go up the mast and check what's wearing out the halyard. Or even just lie down watching the halyard and the top of the spinnaker when hoisted. Any way you fix it otherwise will be a temporary solution :) My guess is that the edges around the halyard sheave box are sharp, or maybe the halyard is rubbing against the jib furler? If you'd be fine with having the spinnaker halyard a little bit lower I'd recommend a halyard spectacle. If not, maybe you could make the edges a bit smoother of stop the halyard from rubbing against the furler, if that's the problem. Hope you find a solution! :)
I agree with Arvid. Spinnaker and even more so Gennaker halyards get pulled sideways out of the mast because the luff isn't tensioned as much as with a staysail. Often a swivelling block is used at the mast top. If a fixed sheave is used the edges of the sheave and the sides of the opening in the mast must be rounded.
I highly recommend going to Casco Viejo in Cartagena and spending time there - it is so romantic - the Santa Clara hotel is my favorite - Laura and I use to own a house there next to the hotel - Also the Rosario Islands are fabulous. - Great video - I love seeing Colombia featured - some of the most beautiful people in the world. Riley be sure to pick up a traditional gardeners straw hat at the Barrios Gift shop - they turned all the gold vaults into gift shops - food people and music is incredible Colombia
great video.....you two are amazing...thanks for letting me be a part of your adventure...
We gotta get a van den tweel franchise in Australia before Riley gets back here again. Gold.
I really, really liked this one guys!! Awesome video!! :)
Nice video!