ep13 - Sailing Bequia - Sailing SVG - Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay - March 2018

After Canouan, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to Bequia, the largest of the Grenadines islands and well set up for tourists. We moor in Port Elizabeth, the heart of island's commerce, with charming waterfront bars & restaurants, fresh fruit & veg stalls and lovely beaches. And we explore the island by bicycle, visiting Friendship Bay, Firefly Plantation, Industry Bay, Park Beach, Spring Bay and Hope Bay. As for the social scene, although clearly set up to have an active one, during our stay we found most of the venues almost deserted in the evenings, despite the local's efforts to offer live entertainment, inviting decors and large variety of dishes. St.Vincent & the Grenadines

[@lorimollymay]

Wow! She is like a freight train! Really enjoying ur videos!⛵🌊

[@Valden23]

Wonderful video. Thank you. Great to hear Oana commentating while videoing the sailing, which could well be the best Hallberg-Rassy sailing footage uploaded to KZbin, ever. These big HRs are real monsters when they get going. :-)

[@jrm4140]

Me gustan tus videos, se siente la sensacion de estar navegando, y los videos de los lugares que visitas, bastante detallados. Un velero muy bonito y marinero. Solo una crítica, deberias llevar puesto un chaleco salva vidas... nunca se sabe, un golpe de mar, te puede tirar al agua.Yo estoy esperando una loteria, para comprar un Sunreef 70.... jajajajajaja Buenos vientos.

[@SailCloudyBay]

JR, usamos chalecos salva vidas quado las condiciones imponen (mucho viento, mar muy "nerviosa"...) pero quando no hace falta...no :)

[@ricardopassarelli6015]

Need some limber holes under the toe rail. Love your stuff.

[@SerbanOprescu]

I would like to know your assessment of your HR 54, if possible, Glen, related to its nautical abilities. This yacht is heavier than others, and from what I understand it was designed to steam through rough sea while maintaining a certain comfort - less violent righting moment. On this and any other qualities (and perceived shortcomings, if any), would you make an assessment? Or possibly discuss in a new video? ...Or both? :)

[@SailCloudyBay]

Serban. Overall we are astounded by the sea qualities and comfort of the HR54. She is heavy enough not to let waves bother her too much when in rough conditions, and for lighter conditions the rig is big enough to push her along at full hull speed even in light winds. The downside of these qualities is 1) as she ploughs through the waves rather than slamming over them, we get a lot of water over the bow and 2) the rig is a bit big when the wind really comes up, but that’s just a matter of reefing down the sail area small enough. Better too big than too small. She is the most comfortable boat I have ever sailed on, both from the luxury point of view and motion at sea. The only slight niggle is that she rolls back and forth in even the lightest swell when we are anchored. Even though we have 10tons of lead in the keel bulb, there is also a lot of weight up the very tall mast with all 3 sails furled vertically ( plus our sails are very heavy duty material - probably doulbling their weigh compared to normal Dacron material sails). And the rigging is also likely double size and strength of other yachts, all which adds weight upstairs. Overal, we have not yet seen another yacht we would prefer to have for a world cruise.

[@SerbanOprescu]

@@SailCloudyBay Wow. Thank you so much for your detailed answer, Glen. It adds a lot of clarity to the incomplete image one could get from just reading the specs. A ship, a car, an airplane, all are technical creations behaving like a living thing. Their behavior in real life is the one that matters, and this cannot be derived by simply knowing the keel length or so. So thank you again for the feel. From the approx. half a dozen boat builders I've checked more carefully, they are the only ones publishing detailed technical data on their website (if you snoop and scoop a little into their html) such as, for instance, the righting moment diagram (stability curve) and a speed diagram. I've downloaded those for good measure. The maximum righting moment is between 70 to 90 degrees keeling angle and it keeps having some measure of it up to 130 degrees, which is the maximum value of the range deemed desirable for a sailing boat (120-130). Obviously, you won't ever sail at those values - you have a huge reserve. Other boats I've checked stop short at 110 degrees. When I first checked their prices, I thought this is too much luxury, reflected in price, for a practical yacht. After watching a few videos - your videos - of a Hallberg Rassy sailing the high seas, I have silently withdrew my critics. Everything that looked initially like luxury now looked more like high quality, and having high quality in the boat that keeps you afloat seemed priceless.

[@SerbanOprescu]

@@SailCloudyBay The plowing through the waves is an old maritime conundrum when it comes to designing a boat. The alternative is to build a more rounded bow section, which will bounce and swing over the waves like a Canadian geese in a storm. Te advantage is that it would take almost no water on the deck (it is said that 'she holds the sea'), but the downside is that it makes the life of the crew on board difficult, and it also puts more stress on the boat's structure. Apparently, time has tipped the balance in favor of a calmer, though wet :) behavior. I think this is in line with the general philosophy Hallberg Rassy settled for in the design of their yachts.

[@emreg89]

1:40 i love it.. i want sailing for this..

[@SailCloudyBay]

Yes, the sailing between the windward islands was really exciting.

[@SerbanOprescu]

Oana is beautiful.

[@SailCloudyBay]

Serban Oprescu. She is Romanian ... so of course she is :)

[@SerbanOprescu]

@@SailCloudyBay - :) :) Well... of course she is!

[@henrik.45brasil.19]

Videos Show.👍

[@caferturker4224]

You should buy a dead cat for wind noise ,for mic.

[@henrik.45brasil.19]

Rio de Janeiro.

[@Gobblegobble1]

So you don’t know what EMANCIPATION DAY stands for? You are comfortable sailing to our islands, eating out foods and enjoying or beaches but don’t want to respect the struggles faced by the people. So typical and I’m not the least bit surprised by your ignorance. Shameful

[@SailCloudyBay]

Not everybody knows everything. I wonder if you traveled 1/2 way around the world, if you would instantly know all the traditions and words. I think you comment is shameful. But I guess that must be your character.

[@SailCloudyBay]

With all due respect, Emancipation was nearly 200 years ago. I think it’s about time you guys stopped blaming any current “struggles” on that. Perhaps if the guys did a decent days work and stopped smoking pot and drinking alcohol 24/7 the environment and life might be a little easier.

[@michaeltca3103]

Everyone on earth has slavery in their ancestory. You, me, everyone. It is estimated that 98.2 percent of people today are decedents of slaves. The greatest slavers of all time were the Chinese. It is said that for every brick in the "Great Slave Wall", there is at least one dead slave. The next great slaverers were Africans. You know who built the pyramids? Slaves from Africa owned by Africans in Africa. Next after that is middle east Arabs. Essentially there was nothing but slavery for thousands of years. Today the only place with slavery is Africa - they still pump that junk are refuse - simply refuse to end it. Oh well.. Now go enjoy your emancipation day and then go to Africa and try and end slavery. We Americans tried to end it in Africa several times.