BOAT LIFE: Day Sail and fishing on our Catalina 30 // Sailing the Pacific Northwest // Ep. 48

We couldn’t have asked for a better day to take our Catalina 30 sailboat out for a sail! The winds were light, but still enough to fill Blue Moon’s sails. The Pacific Northwest is stunning in the summer, and there's no better view than from a sailboat on the ocean! Andrew threw a fishing line in the water to see if he could catch one of the many fish jumping too!
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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Preparing the boat for a sail
2:11 - Let's try that again
6:52 - The crew arrive
10:29 - Casting off
11:51 - Raising sails
13:32 - We're sailing!
16:00 - Tacking!
16:22 - Sailing and fishing
19:32 - an attempt to adjust the standing rigging
21:22 - sailing cont'd
24:32 - Lowering the sails & heading home
28:46 - Back on the docks
33:02 - Bloopers

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[@tWoforgamenot1]

Ok This Old Boy Says Lets Sail ! :)

[@demale1]

It's a rare treat to see you "single handing" these latest videos. BONUS: Victoria is where we honeymooned, so it's nice to see again, 35 years later!

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks a lot!

[@danagovang2520]

We heard Blue Moon on Ch16 a couple weeks ago, and I thought, "Hey, I know that voice."

[@davemacmurchie6982]

"We decided to not go ..." The mark of the superior sailor is the exercise of her superior judgment in order to avoid having to demonstrate her superior skill.

[@andreabird8915]

I absolutely LOVE seeing a fellow Cat on the water! Im learning so much and with the comments I appreciate seeing the constructive feedback! Everyone is learning. Make me so hopeful for ours soon to be on waters and remodeled.

[@christ.8547]

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[@tonyschmidt8741]

Thank you so much! Watching you sail brings back memories of when I lived aboard in Seattle and sailed Puget Sound and also made it to Victoria a couple times and even up to Desolation Sound. Enjoy your channel so much.

[@bevr2164]

So was Jonas behind the camera? Sailing is a whole other language. Looked like a great job everyone, to this non sailor.🥰

[@mikehayward7332]

I tune my mast at the dock with sails down.

[@Janchez]

Looked like a relaxing day on the water, nice to see the mountains. Safety tip: the shackle on the main halyard should be something you or crew can loosen by hand. If someone goes in the water and you need to use the main halyard to hoist them out it's enough of a rodeo without someone needing to find the pliers to free and lock the shackle. Sailing tips: the jib sheet should run fair from the block to the winch and not around the lifeline stanchion. I'd also ditch the running the jib sheet through the horned cleat, that's typically not practiced on big boats. The boom vang looked tight but the video doesn't always tell the truth the way the camera captures it. Let the mainsheet do the work going up wind and relax the boom vang. Glad to see you getting the boat out, you guys live in great location. Downtown and great sailing and cruising very close by.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks for the advice and the pleasant comment Jan!

[@tWoforgamenot1]

Cool :)

[@CapeCrystalBrands]

I enjoyed the sail, Capt Gillian, many thanks for a great voyage. Each time I see you at the helm you become more and more confident. Have a great week ahead!

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks so much!

[@CapeCrystalBrands]

@@BlueMoonLife I am really looking forward to our trip across Canada. But I was thinking about the weather turning on you. I hope that the snow holds off. Also perhaps you can stop on the way and for fun, pan for some of that Canadian gold. Wouldn't it be great to find a few nuggets and pay for the whole trip -- maybe even that strange right wheel van and even a bigger boat. We can all dream :-) Best of luck to you both and hopeful for no breakdowns or flat tires.

[@grahamfielding]

Blue Moon out sailing again, enjoyable.

[@demale1]

Also, props to your capable crew, and thanks for including the prosaic details of things like sail storage after docking. It's all news to some of us

[@BlueMoonLife]

Good to hear, thanks for the comments :)

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[@gregshafer2693]

Nice sail! Two tips, use the same hitch you would use yo hang a bumper over your life line on the dock rail you tie off to. It’s easily adjustable and secure. Then when taking off the mainsail cover roll/fold it back from the mast. It keeps it beet and easy to put back on in reverse order. Good to see you on the water!

[@wow.sailor.]

Great episode

[@GhostRiderSEA]

Having a young son and daughter I hope they grow up to be as close as you and your bother are. You guys are great! Thanks for sharing your story with us. We are looking for a Cat 30 weekender here in Seattle. Cheers

[@learning2levitatethroughdr685]

My wife and I just got a catalina 30. We have only ever sailed a 25 ft sailboat, so this is new territory. So happy that I found your channel. I love how bright your glow is and I also love your background music choices. Thank you for sharing! 🤙💚🙏

[@tomclause9555]

I was watching you unplug the shore power. Tip: Always unplug the "Land" or shore power side First before unplugging from the boat. This way is the cable falls into the water, you don't fry someone. Keep up the good work! Cleveland Loves ya!

[@guy.h]

I am sure that there will be an ELCB or RCD in the circuit which will cut the power (almost) instantly under those sort of fault conditions But then you do have the problem of drying the socket out etc - best to just be careful and not drop it in (As Gillian did)

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

@@guy.h Never rely on a RCD working to save someones life.

[@popsoldboats3406]

@@sailingcitrinesunset4065 I have know of two men near me that died due to a mud wasp making a nest inside of the GFI outlet. One man slipped into the water not near the shoreline cord and instantly went under witnesses said his brother just do e in to save his brother and also died. Never trust a GFI or the electrician that installed it. Hope you guys all stay safe.

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

@@popsoldboats3406 Sorry to hear

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Great advice, never really thought of the danger! Just a habit to unplug the boat from the boat 😀

[@bryanbsa8094]

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[@1959canoe]

So nice to have a Dock 100' plus,,,, for folding your Sails... Fair Winds to you & crew ..... ......

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

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[@SkyKing58318]

I am a sailor and a pilot, and yes, there are MANY similarities. Shaping the sail with Outhaul will determine draft of the sail, the Genoa acting like a leading edge slot for the mainsail; Navigation, yes, there are many similarities. One thing I 'think' I noticed is that this was light wind, and that would mean that the Jib Lead on the Genoa track should probably be moved forward to power up the headsail, but since I wasn't there and didn't get a long look, not sure. Just a thought. Also, in tacking, say on a port tack to a starboard, when the bow swings through the wind, I would just lift the starboard Jib Sheet straight up off the wench, this would allow the tack end of the headsail to move over to the new side (port) quicker, but the helm inputs would have to be quicker, then again, I sailed a Catalina 22 wing keel, which I'm sure is tons different from a real sailboat like the 30 (which was my dream boat when I was a young man!). I learned to sail in Tampa Bay the day before Elvis Presley died in 1977. I've raced and cruised off an on since then, and owned a NACRA 5.0 catamaran, two racing Scows, and two Catalina's - a Capri 18 (sail number 318), and a Catalina 22 (sail number 15048). I miss sailing so much...thank you for these videos!

[@meka1369]

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[@meestahwah]

Just wanted to point out the lead of the jib car to the winch. The stanchion was actually acting as a lead to the winch rather than the jib car. In the light winds you were in that day it really wasn't an issue, but with more wind pressure the stanchion would likely bend as it isn't designed to carry those loads. Adding one more car to the track which provides a fair lead to the winch would solve this, which I think you already have. Fun to see you out sailing.

[@rebeccastruss2654]

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[@jasoningram4042]

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[@robertnixon3816]

Another great video of seeing Blue Moon sailing! Every time you go out I can see the confidence building in you. Your skill set and learning curve is just right! Love seeing your brother come aboard. He makes life fun! Sail on!

[@dougsmith5988]

Awesome video Gillian, looks like you had a great day sailing! Each time you venture out Blue Moon will continue to become as one with you. Hugs to both you and Jonas.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks Doug!

[@Martin_Skywatcher]

Cool to see Blue Moon sailing, hope you can get another sailing trip or two in before winter !

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks a lot, we hope so too but hard to say!

[@lbouster]

Having a little fun. Enjoyable.

[@maryannpenner9286]

That was great see all those beautiful smiles!

[@davebrown7321]

maybe make some dynema lazy jacks to help drop ya sail faster & easier ?

[@JagLite]

Lovely day sail with friends. I am guessing that when you talked about your lifelines not arriving yet you mean safety harnesses? Your boat has lifelines and you are wearing floaties. Have you not made friends with any cruising sailors in the area yet? Try do do that and invite them to sail with you so you can ask them how they do things on their boat and have them show you. There are many new sailing couples here on YT that have little to no experience (as they admit) but they don't seem interested in learning how to do things from experienced cruisers, they want to learn it themselves. That's fine but learning from the experience of others is a better teacher than learning how to do things wrong. And the wrong way only hurts when conditions are BAD, that's when knowing the right way to do things shows it is the safe way. I learned early on when sailing to ask how each captain wants things done on his/her boat and to do it their way even if I knew a better, easier, and/or safer way. Then when everyone is relaxed I would tell the captain that I had learned a different way (usually more than one other way) to do this or that and ask if he was familiar with it. Usually they would say "no, they didn't know there was a different way to do this or that". I would ask if they would like to see a demonstration and usually they said "yes" so I would show and explain the reason why it was done differently. Only a few captains said "NO, I don't care how someone else does things" so I let it drop. The important thing on every boat is that things are done the same way by everyone, even if it is a lousy way to do it. The reason is that everyone has to be able to do any job in the dark, in pouring rain, with high wind and steep seas. That is NOT when you want to find that someone tied an unknown knot in the reef lines, or cleated a line with a bizarre knot, or bagged a sail with the tack at the bottom of the bag, or unshackled a sail and now the halyard end is at the masthead. I've met cruisers who sailed around the world with only three stops for provisions and they didn't have a clue about sailing. They didn't know the basic knots, they didn't know anything about sail trim, they didn't know how to reef a sail even, they just pulled it down or put it up. Another cruising boat came into harbor bouncing their keel on the reef next to the channel because they didn't know that the red and green buoys had a meaning. They also knew nothing about boats, sailing, or cruising but were having a great time. They didn't even know what island they had come to since there were a few in sight when they left that morning. They literally sold their farm and bought a new cruising boat, moved aboard and set sail for the South Pacific. The reason I write all this, if you have the time to read it, is that while you know how to sail, there is so much more you have to learn and sailing with experienced cruisers on their boats and on yours is the best way to learn, and the most fun! You will learn something from each one, even if it is to learn NOT to do it that way. My first week long crewing position was that way. Second day, at anchor we had a fire onboard. Third day we ran aground in a clearly marked channel. Fourth day, long after dark in a blow with rain and zero visibility I was sent forward to get the jib down, no life jacket, no harness, no experience in rough conditions so as I stood there pulling the jib down, the bow dropped off a wave and the boat swerved to the side while I slid up the forestay hanging onto the jib. When the sail and I slid back down I was on the wrong side of the lifelines being drug through the water. Man overboard! At night, pitch black, howling wind, no visibility... Yep, I learned a lot that night. I clung to that sail like my life depended on it, because it did. Soon, another steep wave threw the bow up which lifted the sail with me attached up several feet above the deck and when the sail and I slid down the forestay I hit the deck. You know I hung on to the lifelines and pulled the jib down with one hand instead of both after that. I tied the sail down and made my way back to the cockpit. They never even knew what happened on the bow and I was too scared to tell them then. It was a couple hours later when we were in a safe marina when I changed out of my soaked clothes that I told them what had happened. That wasn't all though, on the 6th night in very light air and thick fog we could hear a big ship's fog horn close by but couldn't locate it. This was long before anyone had radar or anything like that on a cruising boat. It was getting scary because we could hear the bow wave of a very large ship and it was getting louder. We were all on extremely high alert looking for the ship to appear so we would know which direction to steer. The captain went below to get a flare, just in case he said, and when he came up in the companionway his mouth dropped open like a cartoon as he stared behind us and almost straight up at the bow of the ship dead on behind us. I was on the tiller and turned the boat instantly and fortunately we surfed the bow wave of the ship so that we barely escaped scraping along the hull as the ship went past. But wait, there's more! The final day we anchored off a deserted small island to climb to the top several hundred feet above sea level. Once we finally made it to the top of the tricky, rocky trail we could see the boat was dragging the anchor and was heading out to sea without anyone on board. You should have seen the race down that difficult and steep trail we had just climbed! Yep, you can learn a lot sailing as crew with others... Love your videos! I'll be watching for your next one as always. James

[@wavelength7503]

The best way to learn is to get out there and do it. Doing the practical is worth a thousand words of someone else's wisdom. Many spend years listing, reading, planning. But the ones that do it, are the ones who end up telling the listeners. I can relate to much of you're stories, from sailor of 40 year's. Plus a few in the merchant Marines. To this day I still wonder why I'm still alive. One story from Vancouver BC to Alaska at the end of December. Massive storm just ended, were in a cove for three days, had to leave it was costing to much to stay idle. The storm was over. But the fetch ended out being 80 foot swells. A 120 foot tug pulling two massive barges with thousands of tones. The tug was 65 ft from water line to chimney stack, and we were getting buried. With two 1500 HP engine's we were getting 3 Knots of head way. Have some experience in fog with my sail boat in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence heading to Newfoundland with hail storm etc. Massive freighters heading in to the Seaway. Yes fog can play the scariest tricks on the ears, and nerves.

[@BlueMoonLife]

That sounds like quite the 7 day trip! Thanks very much for recounting your story, it is nice to hear from people who are experienced and a good way to learn. I am very happy you were able to able to hold on to that sail...that sounds terrifying. Thanks for the comment. Jonas + Gill

[@Pauly__D]

Hahaha . Andrew was all ...Abort , abort !! It's not flaking , it's not flaking !! Funny stuff . I've got a foredeck sail bag in excellent condition if you want it . If you think you could make good use of it let me know , I'll send it to ya . Later

[@sailingcitrinesunset4065]

Nice video

[@rt17022]

You might want to go to your local sporting goods or online. Look for wade fishing tools. You can get a good stainless needle nose pliers with a clip on pouch and halyard. Best way to keep that tool close at hand but out of the way

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Thanks for sharing a real nice sailing trip ⛵️⛵️😊👍

[@michaellau5645]

Loved the bloopers, lol!

[@BruceHeerssen]

It's nice to see you enjoying yourself. Keep sailing. :)

[@mslil40]

yes vang is backwards should be pulling along deck it will clip into cleat better

[@wavelength7503]

Well done captain on your sail. Helms person and crew communication when tacking. So everyone is on the same page, and is usually done in loud order so everyone is focused on the task. 1) Helms person YELLS OUT;. READY TO TACK. CREW YELLS BACK; READY. 2) Helms person says COMING ABOUT CREW ANSWERS; ; MAKE IT SO. 3) WHEN CREW SAYS, "MAKE IT SO". THEN HELMS PERSON STARTS THE TACK. It creates a cohesion between crew. No matter if two or more. Gillian , if you haven't already, you should give the movie "MAIDEN" a watch. It is very inspiring to woman sailors aswell as Men look equality in the sport/ way of life.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks for the tips and the movie recommendation, we will look that up!

[@johndavidson6867]

Looked like you had great fun on your sail.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Yes, thanks for the comment and your support John!

[@berger1161973]

Nice video. I recommend flipping your main sheet system so the cam cleat is on the traveler side vs up on the boom. Then you should be able to use a winch to trim in stronger winds or at a minimum have a lot more leverage by pulling straight back as opposed to back and down.

[@duncanbarriball3039]

Time for some lazy jacks, and some.lines for the mainsheet traveler , great day for sailing, nice job captain,but avoid walking on ur sail on concrete, causes pin holes which compromise the fabric

[@skippyone2769]

Beautiful sail guys. Looked like a great day! Sure you will get lots of comments, here are mine! Tacking, commands i was taught as follows, Ready about ... Get ready Going about ... Start the turn Lee ho ! ... The moment the bow turns through the tack, this is the signal to grind winches. Easier to fold sails on the boat. Lower sail then tighten the sheet to pull the foot along the deck. Starting from the bottom at the forestay fold sail keeping the foot tight and unhank ! Then unhook the sail and roll back. When putting sail back up just reverse. Dock line err a right dogs breakfast ... Sorry! Hope you take this as intended, tips not criticism !!! Really enjoyed the vlog and love your channel 😀👍

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks for the tips!! :)

[@herbescobar4548]

Awesome how meticulous you are taking care of your sails - lots of work. I’m grateful for my roller furling - can’t imagine doing half what you do! BTW, Victoria Island is beautiful - the tourism office needs to send you regular checks!

[@BlueMoonLife]

haha we should ask them about that, good idea!! ;)

[@popsoldboats3406]

I need to show you guys a better easier stopper knot. And did you watch my video on how not to damage your stainless standing rigging when adjusting them?

[@BlueMoonLife]

Hey Pop, no not yet but we will check that out!!

[@alexanderlyon]

Looks fun and relaxing. I just applied to join a sailing/yacht club up the road. This season is over (Lake Ontario) but I've got my eye on a 26' boat and I'm excited for the Spring. I'm looking to work my way up to a Catalina 30 in a couple of years as I learn to sail.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks so much! That would be very exciting!

[@daneulekowski929]

Way easier to flake the main if you get some lazy jacks

[@mslil40]

you adjust your rigging with the sails DOWN11 The leeward side should be loose when you sail just not too loose. looks like you vang may be backwards can't quite tell

[@WayneStLouis-cy4ln]

Just finished watching. Well done!, as usual :) Question please... maybe a request. Noticed that wooden sailboat in front of you at your pier. Looks very interesting! Maybe at some time, if if stays there, you may ask the owner for a quick video record of a tour. Would love to see it! If ya can. Thanks.

[@timtaylor2014]

Thank you Gillian for another great episode. I'm stuck at home under quarantine. Want to be down at the boat. At least i got to go out virtually with y'all. Again TY By the way my US25 is up for sale. In process of buying an S2 11C. Survey will be on the 20th

[@BlueMoonLife]

That is very exciting!

[@armslength2618]

I was always taught to keep the jib tight when coming about, to bring the bow around quicker. Then when you have some positive pressure from the mainsail, you can release the jib from the new windward side and finish the tack. Is that different for monohulls?

[@BruceHeerssen]

It depends on the boat. Some are easier to tack than others. The Catalina 30 is fairly nimble and should swing through the irons without a problem. Other, heavier cruising boats may need to hold the windward sheet as you suggest.

[@remyyamabushi1473]

Je n'ai pas vu si vous aviez débranché le quai avant de débrancher le bateau. Mais il serait peut etre bon de préciser qu'il faut commencer par brancher le bateau puis le quai à la mise en sous électricité et qu'il faut d'abord débrancher le quai puis le bateau quand on se déconnecte. Merci pour la fraicheur de vos vidéos.

[@claudeelliott3993]

Jillian, I have a question for you. I assume that there are a number of boat supply stores in your area?? If you have the time (or inclination) check them out about Harken self furling for your jib, also for self tailing winches, and (I don't know if you have a 100% genoa?) if so it can be used on the self furling instead of your jib. Instant small storm jib up to the full genoa simply by pulling on a couple of sheets! I have my reasons for these questions. I would like to speak directly with you but don't have the means at this time. Anyhoo, think it over and get back with me, ok??

[@marklapierre5629]

You don't need to use the tooth pick trick on the avocado seeds, just plant them in your chosen pot and add water. I suggest a really big pot.

[@BlueMoonLife]

Thanks for the comment Mark!

[@tommcknight5709]

Greetings from Ireland , love all that you do Stay Safe TOM

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

What a beautiful day sailing! How many liters of diesel fuel does it take to motor out and back in on a typical day trip? Just a guess is just fine.

[@daneulekowski929]

I have the same size boat and my Yanmar diesel uses about 2 liters per running hour at 4 knots

[@andrewweiss3026]

hola mi nombre es abel fernandez bernach y es un gusto y placer verles,sus videosson impresionantes y mas aunque soy amante de la linea cal y el 30 o 29 me siguen apasionando muchisimo, agradecido por la traduccion al castellano asi es mas facil la comprension. Una consulta muy importante seria cual es el tipo de navegacion que este tipo de velero puede realizar, saludos y algun dia podre tener mi propio cal 30 como ustedes.

[@itsmePassportBro]

Taylors Travels must have inspired you... same same...

[@gregfaubert4260]

I own a C30 also. I noticed in this video you are missing a piece of equipment that belongs on all Catalina 30. You are missing a back stay adjuster. You use this when your going to windward. Let me know if you don't know what I mean and I'll take a picture of mine

[@johncolley6225]

Over many years I have found that an adjustable backstay is a great tool (for jib shape) to have when racing, not so much use when cruising.

[@gregfaubert4260]

@@johncolley6225 Even when you're not racing, someone is racing you 😃

[@charles.neuman18]

So did he catch a fish?

[@charlesmurschell3110]

Terrific sailing

[@JohnBraman413]

no new boating videos? still got it?

[@BlueMoonLife]

Yes we do! We’re just taking a bit of a road trip, but we will be back to the boat in no time!

[@dexterm7466]

Can’t afford the life style, buy a boat anyways hoping to survive off of KZbin monetization, and the generosity of others. Seriously?