End of the summer sea trials

[@maxcaravan7584]

Happy birthday! Luckily for me I stumbled on your channel and I really look forward to your future sailing videos as well as other activities getting the boat ready.

[@ellainthearctic]

@@maxcaravan7584 thank you very much! ☺️

[@OceanLars]

Happy Birthday!

[@ellainthearctic]

@@OceanLars thank you very much!

[@bigalbster]

Great job! It's been awesome to follow you this season, I'm very jealous of your adventure and hopefully one day I'll get there too. Look forward to more adventures from you!!

[@ellainthearctic]

@@bigalbster thank you!

[@thats-no-moon]

GREAT job 🙂Sure this will only be one of many anecdotes looking back in a few years ✌ Looking forward to your next videos!

[@ellainthearctic]

@@thats-no-moon thank you! ☺️

[@vanwest4198]

What about simply plugging the hole in the chain locker ? The added weight won’t upset the CG that much and it will save you the expense of trucking the sailboat all the way back to your home port! Use putty on the seems of the chain locker door. Trucking the boat back seems counterintuitive to what you’re trying to accomplish.

[@ellainthearctic]

@@vanwest4198 unfortunately the anchor locker is so large and deep that to allow it to flood and stay full of water would cause Yeva to be incredibly bow-heavy, and I am too worried about how that would affect her stability and handling to take that risk - especially in the rough North Sea winter waters that sit between Inverness and Portsmouth. Her freeboard is only just over a metre above the water as it is, let alone with all the additional weight that would add to the bow. Putting her on a truck was not an easy decision to make at all, and I have been very upset about it, believe me. But it is the safest option for both my vessel and myself, and my responsibility to keep making the safest decisions - despite how hard they can be. She’ll get to the shipyard tomorrow morning, and I hope to get the issue resolved in November and be back sailing before Christmas. Thanks for following along and commenting. All the best to you!

[@nikosmavrogiorgis1501]

❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🤍

[@Corkedit]

🤣🤣🤣🤣Unprecedented. Proof of weather! .... I worked in the north Atlantic for 20 years offshore I can assure you many storms rolling in are more than common. Nonsense. I have no question of your ability to sail and what you have done and yes you have nothing to be upset about, you did really well. Its a great challenge to attempt for that you deserve praise but not for the climate nonsense.

[@ellainthearctic]

@@Corkedit “As of October 6, nine hurricanes have developed in the Atlantic compared to the 1991-2020 average of 5.5.” (…) NASA themselves have described the October hurricanes as “unusually active” and confirmed this is the first known hurricane season to see 3 hurricanes simultaneously present in the basin after September. This is not the same as common bad winter weather that we’re used to seeing every year in the North Atlantic. Thank you for your kind words about my sailing - but the reason I do what I do is to raise awareness about climate change, and the challenges we are already facing from it and will continue to face as they escalate. They go hand in hand and I will continue to discuss climate change throughout my videos. All the best to you ☺️ earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153426/three-storms-churn-in-an-active-atlantic#:~:text=The%20hurricane%20season%2C%20which%20started,1991%2D2020%20average%20of%205.5.

[@dreamtimesv]

Touche