Perfect maneuver! And what is this, making friends with the harbour hands! 😂
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Right?! Thank you for your checking in again, Joseph! To be honest, I was wondering myself how the frikken moses I will get out of there!!! :-D
@SVPearler3 жыл бұрын
Love the manoeuvrability of our Cat. Agreed slow is your friend and take time in making a plan for arrival and departure.
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
That is great advice! Thank you!
@richardc45863 жыл бұрын
really helpful for us newbies
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Richard, I am glad you enjoyed it! The no wind no current was perhaps the only newbie part :-) but at least it all went well with the cameras rolling ;-) Thank you for your support!
@dinkinsranch3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Keep them coming. Greetings from San Carlos, Mexico in the Sea of Cortez.
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Paul!
@twolittleducks21983 жыл бұрын
Great video as always with clear commentary 👍
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind compliment!
@chrisstephen45633 жыл бұрын
Great training video. Thanks guys
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Chris and thanx for watching!
@sailingcitrinesunset40653 жыл бұрын
Nice video well presented
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! And again, thank you for popping in so often! You guys rock!
@jasonmckenzie38403 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video guys.. we can all learn a bit from this one ☝️. 👌👌
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jason! I was glad that we got some of it on video otherwise no one would have believed it :-D I got even sweaty when editing the video! So, not really a newbie position with no current and no wind and all, but at least I could demonstrate some of the throttle moves :-D
@mickgudgeon64023 жыл бұрын
Squeaky-bum exit executed perfectly!
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
It was a bit tight...I did wonder myself if I can get out of there without help from the marina dinghies :-D but, it worked out well and I finally could show you guys on video too! double bonus!
@sandralee56213 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job! I find you videos so useful and educarional. Looking forward to the rest of this series becuase i as well well dont know how to manage a catamaran and i know i will learn alot from your amazing videos. Hello to you both from isla mujeres Mexico, sandra and Ariel
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you, Sandra! I did have my own doubts! I scratched my head off camera a lot! :-D
@challenger2ultralightadventure3 жыл бұрын
You almost needed some grease to lubricate that tight squeeze out of there! Impressive piloting skills. Cheers from Winnipeg.
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Peter! I was scratching my head too!! I was super happy that there were no current and no wind :-D it did not look so tight from the wide angles, but it was pretty close! Not really newbie stuff, and I could hear on the video that I changed gears, but had no idea why when looking at the video.... I think I just wanted to go slower?
@johanmarais99503 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid Frik - would love to see how you almost went into RI - great stuff guys!
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
LOL! Why do you think the video stopped there so quickly? Just joking :-D yeah, it got pretty bored after that with more than a metre on each side of Sisu ;-) next time ;-)
@davidballabio22643 жыл бұрын
👍👍😁😁Greetings to Frik and Magda
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you David! Well, perhaps it is Petro and Magda at the moment :-D I am still in Iraq ;-)
@adrianschutte3 жыл бұрын
I second the experience with the yacht master training, times have changed and catamarans are becoming more prominent so perhaps time for RYA to revisit ?. Good that you show that slow is your can be your friend in docking.
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Adrian! Yes, I think the schools should start to include cats...we wanted it and the school initially agreed until I mentioned what the differences (in my newbie opinion) are between cats and mono sailing wrt to reefing and heeling, and then they changed their minds...they did not want to risk using Sisu for training after that :-D
@macdaddy5073 жыл бұрын
Whow that was an abrupt ending,lol stowaway Mac cheers from Canada 🇨🇦C.C.R real wood boat 🏴☠️🚢😎
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Sorry, Mac, I could have take you guys for a couple more minutes, but it got boring after that... we had more than a metre on both side of Sisu! And I had to decide whether I add the next "leave the docs, which was the Med mooring style, or stop at just one easy beginners one...
@macdaddy5073 жыл бұрын
Part two?lolmac🇨🇦🏴☠️🎤
@adrianhockey15713 жыл бұрын
You know you good when a channel like sailing La Vagabond mentions you in their video.... complementing Sisu👏🏼👍🏼
@SailingSisu2 жыл бұрын
😊 thank you Adrian! We bumped into them in Antiqua, nice guys.
@adrianhockey15712 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSisu Riley just had good things to say about Sisu on his channel and what awesome sailors they are he said❤
@SailingSisu2 жыл бұрын
@Adrian Hockey we've been sailing a lot lately and must have missed that episode from Riley? Which one ate you referring too?
@RusstafaB3 жыл бұрын
That was so informative. Now all I need to do is learn to swim and I can get my cheque book out 😀👍🏾
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Well...now that would be an interesting party trick! Can you sign while swimming or is that what you try to learn, or is it a special kind of underwater-NASA-stuff that you have? :-D Thanx for checking in!
@trevhedges3 жыл бұрын
Too easy! 😂. Cheers guy!
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Yeach, we need to add wind and some currents in those close quarters! Thank you Trev!
@trevhedges3 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSisu the Graphics with the controls worked well, it would have been great to be rudder angles aswell, but seeing the rudder don’t do a real lot at them speeds, the throttle controls was enough.. really good!
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Trev, in some cases cats can use the prop wash to their advantage too. For example, Sisu would have moved faster in the initial turning out if the wheel was turn over hard to starboard side. But for beginners, I wanted to show that cats work like a tank.
@gerhardvanwaltsleben89443 жыл бұрын
Lekker man lekker
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Dankie, Gerhard!
@erdvarkengineering63783 жыл бұрын
Middag daar in die vreemde. Dit lyk of dit goed gaan. Wat hoor julle van Lady Africa se mense? Voorspoed. Willem.
@mikeferguson28283 жыл бұрын
They are still in South Africa
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for checking in! Yeah, Lady Africa is still on the hard here in Grenada very close to us, and they are still in SA sorting stuff out there...
@marktaylor4843 жыл бұрын
Another excellent masterclass, especially the throttle overlays in very close quartering manoeuvering, a pity they didn't give you a hammerhead. IALA A port/starboard colourings which might confuse our american cousins.
@SailingSisu3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mark! The throttle colourings are from the boat's perspective, which I hope is correct :-D or did you saw any markings as we left the harbour? Yes, we had to remind ourselves that the harbour markings changed when we arrived at night in the Caribbean from the Med :-) but luckily, the chart plotter seems to remember that for us :-D
@abrelegowany2 жыл бұрын
How would You go back to that place- reverse through the valley which is narrow here from the start or forward and than rotate close to berth?
@SailingSisu2 жыл бұрын
A cat can rotate pretty much on the spot (a monohull too, BTW) so, it is a question of "would the length of the cat fit side ways" if you can find a spot, then I would prefer to go fwd and turn/rotate into the berth
@abrelegowany2 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSisu Thank You for response. I was wondering if, by using the levers alone, I am able to maintain a straight course while sailing backwards, on a longer and narrow path, especially in strong side winds
@SailingSisu2 жыл бұрын
@@abrelegowany Yes, you would be able to steer backwards with two throttles only. Just be aware that the rudder will have some serious force on them if you going fast meaning, make sure that lock wheel is tight or that you are holding the wheel very tight