Discovering a Shipwreck and Sailing to a new Off Grid Home | Off Grid Boat Life

[@haydenwatson7987]

Since your jib halyard is in the cockpit, I would suggest that you rig a jib down-haul which will allow you to douce the jib from the cockpit without the need to go forward. It is a simple thing that takes almost no gear. I used a 3/16" Dacron line that was long enough to go from the masthead to the tack and then back to the stern pulpit. You make a 1" eye on one end and clip that in with the halyard shackle at the sail head. Then clip that line into every 3rd or 4th hank. At the tack pass the line through a small block and run it back to the cockpit. To douse the sail, you just release the halyard and pull it down with the downhaul. You might need to ease the jib sheet out a bit if you are close hauled but will want to keep a bit of tension on one sheet which will hold the sail along the side deck and out of harm's way. I used this when I sailed a hanked boat on a mountain lake that was prone to thunderstorms that would pop over the hills with little warning. I could drop and secrue the sail in a moment and once the storm was over, rehoist without ever leaving the cockpit.

[@shengdauniversity]

learning that boating in and around logging operations can be a " challenge " ... never really thought much about this until i watched this video ! ! !

[@marklapierre5629]

There's never any wind when you need it and too much wind when you don't want it.

[@antonbloemendal3812]

Take care of you boom, dangers when it fly over from port to starboard side you should make a proper connection, enjoy safety👍

[@rawilson7768]

Wow that water was like glass!

[@lloydskelton3872]

Best video yet. Most viewers probably think you throw these together in a couple of hours, but I'll bet you spend between 40 and 50 hours just on the editing plus another 8 to 10 to one shooting ratio. Then there is the logging, colour matching, music selection, audio and equipment maintenance plus uploading and on and on! Very professional - Kudos and thanks👍👍!!

[@livingsimplytosimplylive6817]

I’m so grateful that you two are enjoying and doing things at such a young age. I am 58 and I am constantly hearing of disasters striking those that have just reached their retirement years.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thank you :D yes we try the best we can to take advantage of our opportunities now!

[@christip20]

I’m living proof of living my life to the fullest while I was younger and sometimes I wish there was a “middle ground” because it’s sure hurting now at 64! However, I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I might have the ability to get around better, but I wouldn’t have those wonderful memories! There have been a excess of deaths even in the numbers the government keeps & most of them in the 18-45 group, which I would guess is our primary “future” or our Countries, because it’s the whole Military and basically the whole workforce…… Just the thought of some of these people being “future leaders” is scary. These young people who have gone adventuring off grid, solving their problems one by one as they go are giving me hope, because they’re special and they’re the real thing……..

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@christip20 They are also seeing the natural world up close and personal. They also see the signs of changes and no doubt find the the less acceptable marks of humanities growing effects on the natural world.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

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[@TheOlandex]

Still enjoy watching you guys do your thing out there. Also can't help but offer a bit of advice here and there, which is offered freely and you are of course welcome to ignore. One thing I'd suggest is for towing your dinghy you should use a bridle. I think I saw a centre tow point and port and stbd tow points, so you can and should rig a three point bridle. This will help distribute the jerk loads on the dinghy, thereby helping to prevent damage to the D ring attachment, and also help the dinghy not veer as much from side to side, which improves efficiency and reduces strain on the towing line, dinghy and cleat or attachment point on the towing vessel. Also when anchoring you should back down on the anchor a bit. Conventional wisdom suggests your anchor should stand up to about 1100 rpm in reverse, but you also need some sense of the bottom. Probably don't pull as hard in a rock bottom area but do pull to 1000 or so rpm on a sandy bottom. This just helps ensure your anchor is set and helps prevent you waking up in the wee hours with a bang (on shore or into another boat at the anchorage). Cheers - happy sailing!

[@EC-hj6yg]

Your vid’s chill me out thanks for making them

[@tedmccullen7466]

Love your love!

[@38below39]

Enjoy days like that one . won't be long and it will be winter again , hehehheheehheh

[@mp6756]

As usual a great job with the video editing no wind but plenty of gorgeous video footage of your location. What I wouldn't do to drift out from the city life.

[@vrangarajan605]

A wonderful episode !

[@JackGreystoke]

Really well filmed / edited. Good job 🙏🏻

[@frankrice5364]

Awesome vedio guys thank you for sharing

[@adrianbell7154]

I love Gowlland Point. Sorry to see you leave our island. Come back soon

[@MrPalmguy]

Today is my first day watching one of your videos. It was very relaxed and interesting. I liked and subscribed from the Philippines where my wife and I built our home and live full time. I'm American and your Pita Roll looked so good to me...lol. I really miss the food variety that I'm used to. Here, it's rice and fish or pork, sometimes chicken but everything is with rice. I only eat rice once a day. That's just me, I refuse to eat rice 3 times a day.

[@erwinnaebers]

Yessssss peace and quiet 🤫😘🥳🥳

[@antonbloemendal3812]

I see that you connection of the boom is to much forward, better bring an extra connection more to the aft😁

[@Mike-bb1li]

Thank-you!

[@dougjones6823]

The sunken boat was neglected and he had a bad leak and then let the batteries die killing the bilge pumps and then she sank. They had her raised in about 3 weeks.

[@johndavidson6867]

I just love the glow that Gillian gets when "Blue Moon" leaves the dock or a mooring, she's almost brighter than the sun. Hope you both have a wonderful summer and work doesn't interfere with your sailing too much. I'm panting here waiting for more of your summer journey. Take care, be safe and enjoy a summer of sailing.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks John :D Haha hope you're staying cool out there!! You take care as well :D

[@charlesalcott7885]

"Nice!"

[@reloadncharge9907]

Enjoyed, yeah, never much summer wind up there! Beautiful anchorages, fish, crabs….wildlife! Thanks, Andrew

[@BlueMoonLife]

Hey Andrew, haha yes it can be pretty calm... but makes for some beautiful days regardless!

[@scubaseas1]

Lovely video. Live aboard hack, take the wheel off the helm at anchor. Makes for a lot more cockpit space. .Edson makes a knurled locking knob or keep a wrench handy. Wheel parked on transom makes a big difference in lounging comfort.

[@danerlandsom9884]

You two are awesome and my favorites!

[@MichaelrennieG]

Love the new look, shirt looks good, and the haircut makes it..

[@aquious953]

You can download a drift alarm on your phone.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Oh good to know!

[@erwinnaebers]

It’s always sad to see a lady sunken in a beautiful place on earth…. She needs to sail around the world 😍.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Yes it really is sad to see...

[@erwinnaebers]

Greetings from Holland, erwin.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Hey Erwin!

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Thanks for another great video, so sad to see the shipwreck. Beautiful scenery and great music and editing. Stay safe ⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️⛵️🥰

[@bayanicustodio3998]

The owner is lucky he is in Canada. Anywhere else all the equipment would have been deemed salvage within a day or two 🙂

[@DCGULL01]

You Crazy Kids!! I LOVE your sense of adventure and you are each good foils for the other- a good match. I 'check in' every once in a while to see how life is moving forward for you...

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thank David! :D

[@MrSerraangel]

You know if you didn't plan on going for a sail, it would be windy. Lol. Oh well, the life of a sailor.😃

[@BlueMoonLife]

Haha exactly!

[@jonny5_]

Still looking for his hat...lol 14:31

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

My Hawkeye does the same, send a lead weight on a fishing pole to double check, great video editing again, hope to get out soon and see some whales

[@MCallsen]

So relaxing to watch ^^ You really should have way more subscribers. Jonas back and creating a vortex with the dingy ;)

[@BlueMoonLife]

Awe thanks :D

[@karenrichards1041]

We saw the boat on your mooring....we were there over the long weekend. Sorry to have missed seeing you guys.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Hey Karen! Awe too bad we missed you guys!! We've been keeping an eye out for you just bad timing I guess. Hope you're well!

[@tommycheshire5508]

As always, excellent photography.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thank you so much :D

[@peterfrebold]

..... shame about the wreak ... did I get that right that that was a second level pilot house making that quite a large vessel ..... Was strange to see a containership anchored out like that, used to be that it was generally bulkers that did not have loads and waiting for their next dispatch .. I grew up in Victoria and a girlfriends Dad was a marine pilot and got the inside scoop when there were interesting ships in our waters .... sometimes they were not waiting for loads, but dry dock space for repairs .... when you went to the dock thought it was curious that there were tugs tied up there, the log boom could explain that. Love the sounds of tugs when they are maneuvering a heavy load, the power, and then there is the rush of water around the stern ..... another great video thx for the share .... as always .... never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks for sharing your experience Peter, that is so interesting! Haha yes we should have know they were about to move the logs, but didn't think it would be quite so soon. Thank you so much, we will :D

[@peterfrebold]

@@BlueMoonLife ..... you say you got there Friday if I remember correctly, I would have assumed that the boom would not move on a weekend either, I just commented because I found it curious that there were tugs at the dock which in this day and age with people doing conversions, why not ...... anyhow, thanks for your reply .... make it a supernatural week ....

[@keithfaulkner3726]

Another wonderful video which allows us to follow you on your adventures. The wildlife shots were super. Thank you and looking forward to your next video.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thank you :D

[@bryanbsa8094]

Wow, 17:54 that did not look like the right knot.

[@BlueMoonLife]

We just tie a quick half cleat hitch when we're getting out of the dinghy, then let the line out and tie a proper one after we unload :D so very temporary!

[@scable-eq7bp]

Congrats on reaching 16K subscribers, very deserving. Is the water still cold there, we were wondering why your not jumping in the water and doing a little snorkeling, either way this summer series is really entertaining....

[@atlanticprivateer]

Great video and hi from New Zealand ! Keen to know why you guys run your headsail Sheets through the middle of the cleats ?

[@btrent9244]

Very enjoyable video. Thank you. 👍🇺🇸😎

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks!!

[@telepater]

Should you wear rings on a sailing boat ? Just wondering . I understood that wearing rings while doing any maintenance work was not recommended . Surely the chances of hooking a ring must be extremely high .

[@tfhummer]

What make and model of boat is Blue Moon? New to this type of lifestyle and just doing some research

[@jeffg377]

Why do you wear a vest in such calm water?

[@dagfinnopsvik4180]

"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing... about in boats - or with boats. In or out of ’em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not." From The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

[@BlueMoonLife]

Beautiful, thank you so much for sharing that :D

[@claudeelliott3993]

Should have called this episode "Becalmed in Canada!" Oh well, just a thought!!

[@BlueMoonLife]

Haha yes that would have been very fitting!

[@Escapetosea]

How tragic. Looked like a nice boat😕

[@Stephan_01]

♥️♥️🥰🥰

[@vincentconnolly8884]

👍🎣🌊⛵💯

[@niknack666]

Interesting yea the recks are a pitty

[@BlueMoonLife]

Yes sad to see for sure

[@woogenberryfarmer]

Hi Jonas and Gillian, great video! Where did you get that striped shirt Jonas? Cheers!

[@BlueMoonLife]

Haha thanks Aidan!!

[@garyseven777]

Hi there! Love your adventure-you are making great videos! I wanted to mention a new channel that I think you and your viewers would enjoy. It is a young couple like you in the Mediterranean and their channel is The Argonauts. Check out their latest video- I think they could be a good sister channel for you and them to share viewers! Best wishes !!!

[@andreybogatyrev6892]

🪡?

[@vincentconnolly8884]

👍🎣⛵🌊💯