Breaking out of Boat Jail! | Sailing Soulianis - Ep. 67

[@bobbykirl7894]

Thanks for the shout out @- 5:12. From the crew of SV Beautiful Day. Top of the mornin to ya both! 🤟🏽

[@petebernhagen4640]

By far my favorite sailing duo. The couples that work together... Stay together. Great balance between them. Good luck and smooth sailing Soulianis

[@telepater]

Pete Bernhagen You are so right and glad you said so. They are a truly wonderful couple and a delight to watch.........

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks so much!

[@garyricky6297]

So nice to watch a couple sailing and not just drinking every video !

[@floridawaterfronttv]

Not sure if you guys know this, but you can buy a house on a sailboat access canal in Cape Coral for $300,000, sometimes less. When you go through the miserable mile heading East, you can turn left at marker 101 and Cape Coral is just past Shell Island. Cayo Costa is only a short day sail away. With 80 feet of seawall, you could rent the house out and keep your boat there in the off season.

[@johnkeim3836]

Keep living the dream. Really enjoy your videos. They show that boating is not all fun and games, plenty of work comes with the fun.

[@jmewilson737]

YAY! I can NOT get over the amount of work you guys do. I love how real your channel is.

[@937mike]

Love it!!! 1. You make me want to sail, even thought I never have. 2. I really want one of those white shiny shirts you were wearing the first half of the video. 3. I love how you support each other through this adventure. It keeps me watching

[@svcyclops]

Anchor alarm advice: 1. Anchor is reliable. If you are in cell range it displays the satellite photo of your anchorage which can be useful. I never used the feature where it messages your other phone that you are dragging. I just assumed it would cause me to sprint back from a hike only to see a false alarm or my boat already on the rocks. 2. Anchor Alarm is another one I used and has the advantage of being able to draw a custom safe space. This was great in Fatu Hiva where the anchorage was narrow but 90 feet deep. So a wind shift would suck.

[@MrMichaelcurran]

O Yah! Your out floating your boat with a dagger board working, new sails, and more importantly you've hired on a new crew member missing a leg. LIFE IS GOOOOOD!

[@ravineseder3133]

Since i complain so often on other channels about their awful music, I just want to shout out to you for your very listenable tunes, and appreciate that you don't inundate with constant music. Excellent editing as always!

[@wesleycwagner]

Guitar is out of tune.

[@937mike]

@@wesleycwagner I don't care

[@TheDangerBuck]

Well it is their professional job

[@SerbanOprescu]

...And they are good at it.

[@themindunset]

That lock is miserable... LOL. And that channel is nerve wracking. Good for you guys. Sail looks lovely.

[@SerbanOprescu]

Kirk, did you really NOT know Lauren was hiding in the box? It looked pretty genuine to me! Or you knew, but the actual result got you? Lauren's laugh is infectious!

[@PrecisionSailLoftVictoria]

What a great episode! The sail looks great and it looks like it's going to be the right size for sailing upwind and in Bahamas. Stay safe guys!

[@roadie3124]

About jibs and other headsails. This mainly applies to upwind and reaching in moderate winds. Some qualifications. Cruising monohulls don't gain any advantage by tacking downwind because of hull speed. When you're sailing in a gale, you're trying to de-power. Big is not better unless you're sailing downwind, including a broad reach, in light to moderate winds. Remember that sails are most efficient when they're working like aircraft wings. You need laminar flow across the sails for maximum efficiency. Jibs sort-of works like leading-edge slats on an aircraft wing. They promote laminar flow over the upper edge of the wing. That reduces the stall speed in an aircraft. In boats, it increases the lift from the main. You don't need a jib that covers the main. You just have to get the laminar flow working. One problem with jibs is that you need a higher angle of attack for them to work. Which means that you can't point as high. But then we get into discussions about over-rotating, aerofoil section masts and sailing faster than the wind speed and 10° apparent wind. 😁 That's a long way of saying that your smaller jib is more efficient that the big one. But you probably knew that anyway 😁

[@trongod2000]

In the midst of all the down stuff, your video is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for the Pick-me-up.

[@sailingsomeday5975]

FREEEEEDOM......Congrats - great watching the boat jobs - but better to see you sailing....Hope your both healthy and happy!

[@matthewray6008]

For the anchor alarm app, you have to have it share your location at all times otherwise the GPS tracking will drift and trigger the alarm. Had the same issue and that fixed it. Love you guys!

[@markhyphon]

Just wanted ta say that I have been watching your journey from the beginning and want to compliment you on the magnificent job you do in bringing interesting, informative, beautiful and inspiring vision as you share your journey. Keep it up and look forward to where your adventure takes you next.

[@robgeisler9180]

Lauren jumping out of the sail box was hysterical! Thanks for making us laugh.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HiroNguy]

It's so refreshing to see you two back under sail! "Be safe." FTS! I'd rather be free! Freedom + responsibility *is* real security

[@erichaskell]

Nothing is more pleasant then a day sailing. Miss it.

[@soggybottom3463]

Mrs SB uses those big reusable shopping bags in our chest freezer to manage her swag. She uses about half a dozen and keeps an updated list of stock pinned with a magnet on the side of the freezer. Each bag has a number easily readable on the handle or side, they don't stick together or to the freezer walls and you don't have to empty the whole thing to get to something on the bottom! Lovely video as usual, many thanks!

[@jerrygonsoulin2844]

It's always a pleasure watching the two of you on your journey through life. Stay the course and don't forget to "Splice the Main Brace" on occasion.

[@robandcorinneminshall3616]

So very happy that you both have that new sail sheeted home and drawing well!!! Looking forward to your Bahamian Adventures!!! Keep us all living vicariously through your sublime nautical log of all your piratical tales!!! *selfishly hopes for an “aaarrrrggghh”*... 🙂😲🤭😉🤔🥰🙏

[@keebearfull]

How great my vicarious joy to witness the first unflakeing/raising of the sweet new head sail. I watched twice.

[@johnmccormick175]

Great video and so happy for you guys!..enjoy!..stay safe,love your videos.

[@albertofourie3294]

Wonderful to see a couple truly living life, being happy and bringing out the best in each other... you're both a class act👍

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@robertjarrell5195]

That’s was great and I love the way you are describing sailing technics and showing a map and letting us know where you are headed. Would love to be the frog. Have fun

[@thomasjohns8184]

Lookin good! Here's a tip from an old salt. Don't refrigerate all your cold drinks just place them in the frig a day or two before you plan to drink them. I stored mine in packing in plastic watertight containers in the bilge! Fair winds and following seas!

[@SailingSoulianis]

We had plenty more drinks didn't fit in the fridge, actually! Though to fill the fridge, we needed to put some drinks in there. The thing is so dang huge, if we actually filled it with only perishables we wouldn't have enough time to eat it all before it went bad.

[@yachticus]

Hey guys @ 4:18 hanging off the forestay foil is a funny (lonely) looking sail feeder. the concept is to run the luff bead of the headsail through this feeder then the bead through to the foil proper - length of your pennant to hold that is probs a bit long - It will reduce the likelihood of tearing the luff bead (6mm) out of the sail. Keep sailing have fun - love the work precision sails do )the feeder looks like a claw shaped thing hanging off the foil

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for the tip Ian, our prefeeder was quite ragged and we were concerned it would tear the new sail, so we fed it by hand....

[@yachticus]

@@SailingSoulianis two sides to this - you are not likely to be pulling this up and down too many times - so it could be a mute argument - but if you have to dump your 150 and run this up the foil it is handy to enable both people to remain back from the foil. there is also another work around to try and secure a solution to fill the wind speed and angles - which sail do we use question. Some that we used to do years ago - have the 150% with a reef point in the sail in a similar fashion you would have with a mainsail. soft eyes at both the luff and leach to get this to work properly. A retro fit from a sailmaker. For mine it lets you change gears without changing sails. a word of support - for you new sail - its really quite critical that you get the block position accurately set. even if you nees to use barber haulers.. Ask the guys at Precision sails how to do this. Love you efforts and your good humour. take care and be kind to those closest Cheers

[@sailingteresaway8492]

Pretty sail! Cool outboard! Full fridge! Great Episode!

[@peterfrebold]

..... and I thought you had big smiles when you completed a task when you were on the hard ..... never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .... have fun be safe, save our oceans ......

[@johnmatthew6007]

Wow! Your Ship has a Warp Drive, Kirk

[@SailingSoulianis]

Getting closer!

[@johnmatthew6007]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6uqh61vmLl8psk you have to say this in your videos!!! 😂😂😂 I've been watching from the beginning. Love you both!

[@bothfeetinadventures1962]

Looks like you guys have the same chart plotter as I do, Raymarine E-95 hybrid touch. Go to the home menu, there should be a drop down for “alarms”. You can select “anchor alarm”. My wife and I typically set it and monitor for 45-mins to an hour depending on the conditions then shut her off. Cheers

[@justacuppajoe]

Yeah! We be sailing!!! HOORAY! :)

[@salnichols94805]

I have a reefer sort of like that. I only put one days worth of drinks in there (usually beer), usually in the a.m. so they’re chilled by cocktail hour. Don’t waste therms chilling stuff that doesn’t need it.

[@Mr45Bullitt]

Glad to see things going smooth after all your hard work!

[@imabeliever244]

I joined on your second episode and after all this time, you two just make me SICK!!! I'm sick of being landlocked. I'm sick of going to work. I'm sick of traffic...and I'm SICK of trailering my boat to the lake! Haha All in all, thankful you guys give me a little respite each week. Cheers!

[@markperry4220]

It’s good to see you both out sailing. Thank you for the good video. Sail on ....

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for watching!

[@alexk5137]

I was looking forward to seeing you test drive your new electric motor! Glad to see you like it!

[@atschris]

Another great episode. Not overly impressed with the dinghy motor, but It is what it is and I’m sure it will work out fine.

[@chrishargett3314]

To cure the headsail luffing at the top leach, the car needs to be moved forward. With a 110 headsail, you may need to add additional jib tracks forward which will help with the leach angle. Great channel and I am enjoying watching your journey!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yup, our car was nearly all the way forward. We had one more to move. I was initially concerned about this, but over the course of that sail, and a few other's tweaking the rigging here and there, we were able to sort things out and have everything dialed in now. The main issue was a poorly tensioned forestay.

[@waynedoeblin6801]

Hi there guys,I'd say for sure,that's a pretty sweet first sail after eight months 👌Your centre board coming in handy for what it was designed for. Some cool dolphins to welcome you back,what more could you ask for⛵️☺️

[@martijnvandervlies7074]

Loved it! I am happy that the prop is working prop-erly again. ..Looking at your great videos I often think of Kirk's statement a long time ago that Lauren should be more in the picture than he is, because she's the eye candy. And still you are, Lauren ..

[@robt8356]

Nice work!!! You two are my new fav. Keep up the hard work, it all pays off. Hope to see you down that way next sailing season.

[@kevinschmit1710]

If you don’t mind me saying, next time you put your sail on your roller furler, use the sail “pre-feeder’ to ensure the sails gets fed into its track properly. The pre feeder is the horseshoe shaped piece of plastic hanging from your roller furler drum.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Hi Kevin, thanks for the suggestion. Our pre-feeder was looking pretty ragged and we were worried about it snagging on and ripping the brand new sail...

[@mcd22630]

Don't think I have ever witnessed two people who enjoyed sailing more than the two of you in this video.

[@kapekodbob]

Glad u broke out and shared your enthusiasum (sp) . Don't know how you get any work done with such a lovely wife. U 2 keep up the good work !

[@michaelchiappini5928]

Good to see you on the water, looks like you are haveing so much fun.

[@TwotheHorizonSailing]

Nice, I totally understand the feeling of breaking out of boatyard jail, been there - done that!

[@music-man]

looking good guys. Have a great time in the keys one of my Favourite places. xxx

[@brettjamz3]

You guys are really great. Thanks for your honest and well done content.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mo-zv5yc]

Glad to see you guys are using a spinnaker. Excited for your adventures!

[@rons9197]

Happy to see you guys under sail, the boat is a stylin. All your hard work & $$ look well spent. Thanks for taking us along in the learning curve of boat maintenance and learning to sail off shore. Well done!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Absolutely. Glad to hear you've enjoyed it!

[@markrussellfilaroski5035]

Hard work pays off. all that boat work, it's good to see you two finally have some wind behind those sails! awesome!

[@mauriciomorro6693]

After binge watching SUBSCRIBED for the very real non scripted content Congrats on being back in the water I will keep an eye for Soulianis (I work in an island on the Caloosahatchee)

[@jimnormand5756]

Out of all the sailing channels on this outfit,yours seem to be the best,keep up the good work and the best to you guys.....

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you! 👍

[@markhlewis9339]

Yea ! Back on the water - sailing & relaxing after all that hard work. What have you done with your Transit ?

[@kerstinlampert7337]

We visited Pine Island this winter...nice W Florida boating experience

[@cliffmainor4255]

Wait, what did y'all do with the van?!!! Did I miss an episode? So glad to see y'all back out there! finish tuning that rig and get back to sailing! Wooo-hooo!!!

[@BrightArios]

Love the channel you two. I am always excited to see the new episode every week. Your channel is an inspiration and I hope to one day join the live aboard life. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you Tyrell!

[@tracksidebc5854]

For the upper layer in the fridge put everything in baskets or plastic bins for easy lift out. Much easier access to bottom layer!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Great tip!

[@PacificSolo]

It's awesome you guys got out of boat jail, haha! Excited to see your journey to the Bahamas, stay safe you two!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you!!

[@drwindsurf]

Thank you for another great episode 😊👍

[@tonimanero5690]

glad to sail again......

[@bradbusch9585]

Enjoyed the video guys

[@RoryL83]

Tartans are stunning boats!!

[@anvilhead59]

Thank you for speaking sailing technical terms while doing it.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

I love Ft. Myers. My friends the Costanza's live just up the road in Del Boca Vista.

[@TURKEYMAN60185]

Why did you have to take Jacks pen?

[@doogie64]

How did you afford that Cadillac?

[@davidholm8625]

You guys are the BEST! Love to see wind in your sails again.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you David!

[@artsmith103]

Congrats. Look forward to the solar panel install on the DIY bimini. Just added a couple more at home.

[@wildaltarose]

Your incredible patience has paid off. Smooth sailing!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Yes! Thank you!

[@TheKandyGuy]

Finally sailing... happy sailing guys and be safe..!!

[@oldgrumpym37]

Yay! Been rooting for you for the last month! Glad you were able to escape!!!

[@spencer6145]

Silver and Grey go with everything! To ride along on that first sail moment got me so pumped! I have so much to learn about sails! I saw your breakdown on sails months ago which confirmed that I have much to learn! I Headed to Fort Meyers to sailing school for multihull coastal certification. I could not be more stoked! Wonderful to learn with you, see the realities involved and get to know you on a level... Be safe!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Your excitement has us stoked! Best of luck with your multihull coastal certification -- that's awesome!!

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, nice to see you back under sail with your dolphin escorts 😁👍.

[@crdorado1195]

Lauren, you need to get those square baskets from Home Depot or Lowes, to place in the fridge, so to pickup/organize foods. Real handy items, also keeps foods from shifting while under way. My 2 cents.

[@todd-617]

Looking great guys. Can't wait to see Soulianis with the Bimini done too.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Coming up shortly!

[@mmanut]

Great Video, Loved it, Made my morning‼️👍⛵️ THANKS GUYS,. Vinny 🇺🇸

[@Masseyferguson65]

I like your video and sailing so much . Thanks so much for the video . Keep on going Please. Michell Norway 👍👍😊😊😊

[@tomheim8976]

Wow so glad to see you sailing again!

[@jorgergonzalezvisualartist8925]

Love the hard work you guys keep putting into making your videos such an awesome pleasure to see!

[@thegnome4874]

OMG !! The end was hilarious ya'll are so funny! I grew up going to Boca Grande makes me happy to hear you love that area. Great to see you back on the water finally!!

[@shangyu2599]

Nice to be sailing again.

[@frankalbergo8120]

Thank you so much, you guys are fantastic.

[@alphasxsignal]

Cayo Costa is real nice area. Im moving to Pine Island Saint James City are in the future. I have fished the area with one of my fishing boats. That is why Im moving there, its a great place for boating. Lots of Shallow water around there. Then I will have the boat behind my home.

[@gpk7683]

Oh, you do make me smile. Many thanks. More please

[@SailingSoulianis]

You got it!

[@pepperjake44]

Very enjoyable episode.

[@jaineevans508]

Best one yet 👍

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

"Ain't nothing lazy about this sh*t" Kirk FINALLY realizes sailing is more than sundowners with beautiful women! WAIT...he's got Lauren. Cheerful episode you two, glad to see you back on the water and looking forward to your adventures. :-)

[@steventurner1626]

Watched you hoist the new jib and noticed you didn't use the pre-feeder (Red triangle by the furling drum). Next time you hoist a sail, feed it through the pre-feeder feeder first, it helps to avoid jamming the bolt rope in the foil track. Happy sailing!

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thanks for the tip Steven! Ours is pretty ragged. We were afraid we were going to rip the sail if we fed it through which is why we just did it by hand.

[@homeland2236]

Good to see you on the water. Wishing full sails to you.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Thank you kindly

[@alshalateeni6133]

Yayea Yayea, so happy to see you guys back under sail. and once again thank you for all the knowledge you share.

[@SailingSoulianis]

More to come!

[@alshalateeni6133]

@@SailingSoulianis Can't wait. safe sailing guys.

[@billbergquist4722]

New sails! Precision did a really nice job on mine. Hope your experience is just as nice. Really enjoy your channel!

[@petethecatable]

Lots of fun to watch you deal with all the same issues I have over my 28 years of owning my Tartan 37 and sailing from SF to Maine. You are going to like the 110. I sailed that distance with a 110 and it worked fine. Don't let anyone tell you that you need more. Yes, occasionally you may want a bit more, but most of the time you want just that. I had a gennaker that I used a few times in really light winds. I now sail mostly in Maine and Nova Scotia and have moved up to a 125% and that works well. I am not too happy with the foam luff--I just do not see how it really improves the shitty shape of a reefed jib much. That is why you want a smaller jib--so you can have decent shape in higher winds rather than having to reef and having something that does not work. Suggestion. Seems like you got the tuning straightened out in the end of this video, but you were right--you lacked backstay at the beginning. You want about 4"-6" of play at rest with the forestay at anchor. I tiny adjustment will make a BIG difference in pointing and speed. On food when cruising: Another suggestion: I see that you are provisioning like you are still back in your apartment and living it up. Maybe it is just a personal thing, but I like great food, too. But I learned to pare down my desires when cruising because you can end up being a slave to your refrigerator and gorging yourself on wonderful stuff that is going to go rotten tomorrow---this takes away from the enjoyment of cruising IMHO. Simplicity of food and focusing on a few things you enjoy that keep will make your life simpler and allow you to enjoy your toys, the environment, and some of the folks you meet. You will understand why many cruisers become, unfortunately, alcoholics (or maybe they were and this is there way of "escaping"). I am sure you figured this out, but another trick is to ALWAYS run. your refrigerator wide open whenever the engine is running---saves electricity. And I hope you have enough of those Calframo fans--they are terrific. I think 4 of them is nice on a T37 in the tropics. Another thing would be a white tarp or Sunbrella cover over your main boom to keep the cabin cooler as you work into the Caribbean---it is going to be really hot. A white umbrella like cover over the forward hatch is another almost "must have" so that you can keep the forward hatch open, and air circulating, when it starts to rain---it also helps keep the sun from turning the V berth into an oven. You are doing really well. Enjoy. Ray Durkee "Velera". T37 #373

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome to hear Ray! Thank you for the great insights! We do have a UV shade we use for a boom tent, and we repurposed the "helms awning" we had for a v-berth shade now that we finally have a bimini. We've got three fans now, but I think we need a forth near the foot well of the pilot berth to push air back from the v-berth and we'd be all set!

[@catherinehackett7722]

Precision makes beautiful sails! We have a new main and mizzen from them and really love them.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Awesome!! 🙌🙌

[@outcold1982]

Nice work guys.

[@sixpapavictor]

I love ur sailing videos.... it reminds me of when I went sailing back in 99 with the Boy Scouts program from the scout base from south Florida to key. West isle and back... wonderful trip

[@everchevy]

Been to the Bahamas twice and you better have plenty of food on board because that stuff it VERY pricey there. Great place to vacation though. Atlantis is fabulous!!!

[@kentklapstein9879]

Love the unboxing clip at the end!! Clearly having fun and living life!!! Gotta be a great feeling to have completed all that work.

[@SailingSoulianis]

Absolutely! So glad that's all behind us. Unfortunately on a boat the work never ends...