Atlantic Crossing Leg 1 | To the Canary Islands In Fog [93]

[@SailingKittiwake]

Who likes sailing in fog? What's your strategy?

[@Aqu181]

🐸fog 🤣

[@allied1394]

Loud horn

[@joeltatham5673]

Radar and AIS and keeping your eyes open - just like you did. But spooky!!

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

IFR?

[@nhojcam]

Having good electronics and make sure your flasher is being picked up by other boats. Lights and horn, lights and horn.

[@Rudder2]

Beautiful first leg! Yeah, shifts with 2 people are hard. I found the sweet spot to be 3 for crew. You get enough sleep and there aren't too many people crowding the boat. My dad and I did a 24 hour passage on our own and it was bad. Dad didn't understand the electronics and kept waking me up during my sleep schedule. He is from a time when they didn't have electronics on a boat for navigation and at 74 it was hard for him to understand, on a side note electronics are the reason he doesn't fly anymore he was a pilot. He felt so bad that he tried to over stay his watch and ended up getting hurt trying to stay awake, should know better than anyone that the captain will do what he must to keep the boat going, and should of woke me up instead of doing jumping jacks in the cockpit on a rolly sea, my earliest memories are on dad's 40 foot Sea Wolf Ketch. Can't believe I'm almost caught up on your videos. I would of though Ryan wound be use to the fog and have developed super fog vision...I spent 24 hours in London on a layover and went sight seeing and didn't see the sun while I was there...LOL I don't have Radar so fog sailing is keep an ear out and eyes pealed at all times...It's stressful but a necessary evil. Keep living the dream!

[@nhojcam]

You're Doing It! Awesome! So Happy for you guys! Keep up the good work. What a gorgeous boat! Enjoy!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers John!

[@caractacus22]

Again,,love the music., but also,the descriptive passages......

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks Chris! I find it easier to talk about an experience retrospectively, after reflecting on it, so I add the narration to add a little depth to our more mundane and in-the-moment pieces to camera 😊

[@micheldawes1]

@6:55; It’s pretty much standard practice for fishing boats around the world to inhibit their AIS, so as to not alert their competitors when they’re catching lots of fish. But I’m surprised they didn’t show up on RADAR. How big was it and what material? (Steel? Fibreglass?) How well is your RADAR performing? You’ve done really well to sound your fog signals (IRPCS 73/79; Rule 19 “....In OR NEAR conditions of restricted visibility”) We don’t get a lot of fog at sea in this area of the world (Australia), so I’ve actually never experienced a ship sounding its’ fog signals whilst at sea - in harbour, yes, infrequently, but at sea - no, never... (Commercial master for over twenty years) Enjoying your channel guys and reminiscing about my first TransAtlantic! ;-)

[@MikeLPenny]

Aaaand, we're off! (fog and all) Loved it, thanks Skua crew🙂👍🏻👍🏻 FW&FS⛵️

[@eleftheriatagouli6148]

Thank you so much for taking us with you to this beautiful journey!!!Travel safe!!♥️🇬🇷♥️

[@SailingKittiwake]

Our pleasure! :) Oh man, we miss Greece! Such a welcoming country.

[@eleftheriatagouli6148]

@@SailingKittiwake And it was so hot today in Athens!!!Come!!!We will have souvlaki with a lot of tzatziki which is full of garlic and we will kick all of the viruses away!!🏖

[@rasheedmasthan6779]

Great Video

[@Itsp3rsonal]

Nice to escape the Med looking forward to caribian reactions from such an awesome Couple. Much love from New Brunswick Canada.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks ever so much! We hope you'll like the videos. We hope to see beautiful Canada one day, too :)

[@goleafsgo8496]

Both of our coastlines (West and East) are really something special. Not sure I really have a favourite but they are very unique to each other. Of course our Northern coastline is something very special to see although a little chillier for our sailing visitors. Brits and our Commonwealth cousins are always welcome and I think you would both feel incredibly at home if and when you get here. Of note not sure Canada is actually a part of the Commonwealth any longer but you get my idea ...... were like second cousins, LOL.

[@fxpthl]

Well kids, you are finally on your way and I am so excited for you! After being on the hard, she is ready to tackle the Atlantic and take you to Paradise, with fair winds and warm seas!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks so much Edward! :)

[@jamesfinch7769]

This channel is an inspiration to me

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks ever so much, James!

[@michaeldemarillac9992]

My friend's son was sailing an Australian made 25 foot yacht blue water cruiser off the coast of Chile (part of his successful circumnavigation) when he was accidently rammed by a fishing boat at night and the fishing vessel was not using any lights. He got a hull breach and lots of water ingress, but fortunately he had two electric bilge pumps that managed to pump out the incoming water, even then it was touch and go, until he was able to limp into the nearest port, thank goodness the pumps did not fail. He had to do a lot of reinforcing of the fibreglass hull. As I sail the exact same yacht, I took away a couple of good points from that. In low vision when other vessels are not using AIS or lights, then you should use at a minimum a "Sionyx aurora sport colour night vision camera" (200-400USD) accompanied by a 940 IR torch ($22 USD) (that combination is as good as a Gen 2 night vision goggle used by the military but costing thousands more) to give it real good feedback, sees in dark and through fog, and tests show it can see up to 4.5 kilometres and you can stream the image onto your IPAD, great when going into an unfamiliar ports at night. Generic backup batteries cost $14 USD and last 2 hours each. Secondly, instead of reinforcing the hull for something that might not happen to me, I am going to fit a Turtle pac inflatable device which fits discreetly into the cabin, and is activated by using an attached scuba tank that blows up inflatable bags and ensures the vessel does not sink and remains functional to make way to safety. The manufacturer on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia said the small version would be perfect for my displacement. For a dinghy that will last for over 10 years, I have ordered materials to make an origami 8, that folds into 4 inches thick and can be attached to the guardrails and covered with canvas to avoid sun exposure. With a 3.6 hp outboard it can reach a speed of 24km per hour.

[@svsabreon3334]

Great video (as per) good tip on the main halyard, it make reefing much easier, especially in the dark

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

Great sailing, thanks for taking us along with you. X

[@SailingKittiwake]

Our pleasure!

[@trevorhussey2027]

Caught up with the videos, at last! Now I have to wait until the next one rather than watching 3 or 4 every evening. Glad the work in the boatyard went well and you faced your Atlantic adventure with excitement and confidence.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Glad you like them! Thanks so much for tuning in :)

[@haighaj]

Another amazing video, so far I've avoided anything more than a light mist

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers Andrew! Nice - it can be spooky :)

[@nigelgriffiths259]

As always, most enjoyable. Fog however is bad news especially in those parts of the world where local vessels go to sea with minimal safety equipment. As always, fair winds and favourable currents.

[@TwoGetLost]

Great video, looks like a fun start to the crossing!x

[@nessuno1948]

Other than astro navigation, another important knowledge would be plotting objects on the radar, which gives all the information necessary on relative and absolute motion, closest point of approach (CPA), evading course and/or speed etc. You need only a log - speed through the water - paper, pencil, squares, a divider and a timepiece.

[@richardsimpson2599]

That was a nice steady sail to get back into the swing of things, Cant wait until next time.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks so much! Yes, very good weather for developing those sea legs 😊

[@GacLaurent]

really inspiring, thanks for sharing this moments

[@joeltatham5673]

Looking forward to following you in two years! Thanks for the info.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Awesome!

[@PacificSolo]

Gorgeous sunset. I'm sure you'll have time to figure out your hydrovane! Excited to see you guys on the Canary Islands!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers!

[@TheRattyBiker]

Brilliant as ever.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks Michael!

[@TheBeggFamily]

A good run, but scarey in the fishing / shipping lanes!

[@paulmorris7603]

Fantastic!

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Lovely footage guys, beautiful sailing. Andy UK

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks ever so much Andy! 😊

[@goleafsgo8496]

Always great to see your adventures, progress etc. Funny, after I asked about finishing the teak decks I have noticed in other sailing You Tube adventures basically none of them had finished their deck boards. LOL, need to be a little more observant on my end ...... cheers stay safe as always!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Haha! No worries. Yes, teak decks don’t get varnished 😊

[@tomoconnor9502]

your videos are awesome

[@libraiis]

Your amazing...

[@carlosmartigarcia6856]

hi there. I just discovered your chanel, and I like it very much. I would like if you may explain what you studied to managed this kind of boats. Maybe you could make a video explaining us. Best whishes and hope you have a nice time.

[@micheldawes1]

Spain to Canary Islands in February??? Interesting!...

[@MrRourk]

They need to make a small portable AIS with a 5day battery for these fishing boats.

[@NormanHenryMartin]

Hi. Love the stories, thanks. I am interested in your analysis of the Canaries. After 12 seasons in the Caribbean, I'm thinking of a new place to sail. What do you think? Yes, it's a long way from Cape Cod so... worth cruising the place? Keep well

[@SailingKittiwake]

Hi Norman, we were in a big rush to cross before the hurricane season and had a huge pile of work and video editing to do while there, so we only saw a tiny fragment of Lanzarote when we were there. We personally think the islands are gorgeous (we’ve been before to a couple of them), the food is great and the volcanos cool, but the anchorages don’t seem very good from the reviews. If you’re happy to go to marinas every now and then, it’s a lovely place to explore with a unique feel. Would we cross an ocean to cruise the Canaries? To be honest, no 😅 but we’ve been before and are Europeans, so they’re not so special to us.

[@NormanHenryMartin]

@@SailingKittiwake Hello and many thanks for the frank assessment. I am hankering to cross the Atlantic (I've been across the Pacific twice and done the Caribbean a dozen times under sail) and see the islands over there. An interesting puzzle to work on. Again, thanks for your insights and videos.

[@Dresdenfiler]

Great video as always! It looks like you replaced your Diesel stove. What happened? What stove did you go with? Looking forward to next week!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Yes it broke - it was from 2006 and the parts we needed to fix it cost half the price of a gas cooker, so we got a gas cooker. Just the cheapest gas cooker we could get delivered, nothing fancy.

[@RichardGDBaker]

Thick Fog out at sea... talk about unnerving. Phew. Glad you managed OK, but that must be so unsettling. The stuff of horror films! Eek!

[@micheldawes1]

@1:50; No battens in your main?

[@TheOriginalSurfTheEarth]

Where's the Kittiwake playlist? Spotify?

[@SailingKittiwake]

No playlist :) We just use Epidemic Sound :)

[@frankd2301]

Frikin fishing boats. No AIS, no radar reflectors, often no lights.....

[@SailingKittiwake]

Sounds like you've never been sailing from what you type... you wouldn't make fun of safety issues, otherwise. We nearly got smashed into (and killed) by a fishing boat where they weren't keeping watch, as required by law, before. Yes, fishermen have a hard job, yes it's hard work, but it doesn't mean they need to endanger the lives of other people at sea. We are self-employed and earn a living like everyone else, we just do it from our boat, so I'm not sure what you're on about. Living at sea isn't easy, and we have way more responsibilities than we used to have when living on land working in an office. We are responsible for our safety in any weather, our home could sink, we could die going overboard anytime, we can't rely on a company paying our salaries - we have to pitch for work and find clients, we don't have unlimited electricity, water, gas, etc. Just because you disapprove of our lifestyle, it doesn't make it easy.

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!!

[@joenoha7572]

So many inexperience sailors making their first voyage. What keeps me worried, why are these folks relying on U Tube to make a living.. Maybe best to first get your JD and have funds before making these ventures. I don't get it but God luck on the shoe string

[@SailingKittiwake]

Joe, we have been living on a boat and sailing for three years now, we work freelance while we sail every week to make a living, this is the second boat we buy and refit using our savings, and we have never relied on KZbin to make a living. Vlogging is a hobby for us. Before making judgemental statements, watch a couple of videos maybe?