Hauling Out A Sailing Yacht On A Pacific Atoll Reef - Ep. 61 Thula Sailing

Lucky you! As we are leaving for Cuba/the Bahamas today and won't have internet, you get to see the newest episode one day early! :)
Join us on the most exciting & special haul-out of all times - on the reef of an atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by pure paradise-like nature!
See how Thula safely finds her way on the hard and what hot boat yard life is like between pigs, coconuts, palm trees and the most intense colors French-Polynesia is known for!
See us altering some features, scrubbing, painting, getting dirty. It's Thula-Time!
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[@richardrichard508]

Great shots of keel walking at the end....as opposed to keel hauling.😀

[@josephlai9759]

Thank you for sharing this unique yard. That hauling out trailer is very interesting.

[@Graeme408]

Wonderful to hear about Hamburg. I live in Maryland, USA but used to travel to Hamburg for extended work visits. I stayed and worked in Winterhude, Gertigstrasse 84. So many good memories, wonderful friendship. I came close to being an expatriate and moving to Hamburg for work. Sadly I did not but still traveled to Hamburg to visit friends. Favorite restaurant is the Rathauskeller. Favorite meal was erpsensuppe mit snooten und poten. Such good memories.

[@violettownmicroenterprises1528]

excellent 🙂

[@911naimplate]

New sub here. Nice job, two things to note however; As a sailor of 50 years, you guys did so much work on the prop but afterward did not replace the prop bolts or the zinc sacrifice. I lost a prop one time having done something similar 45 years ago, never to make that same mistake again. I would seriously replace both next time you are in the shallows. No need to experience the loss of sail drive during rough conditions. Best of luck to you both and wishing you safe travels : )

[@ThulaSailing]

Thanks! We did not have the right anodes at the time but replaced them some time later. :)

[@BaarnVictor]

Vindö sailboats are so beautiful!

[@cliffol4529]

👍

[@hannesbiemann8748]

Moin, wie ihr unter dem Kiel balanciert, gefällt mir... Mit den schönsten Grüßen aus Lübeck Hannes

[@MySkobi]

This was first video I saw from your chanel. loved it. subscribed. keep up the good work

[@galaxysalsung9337]

I like your channel and i hope you have enjoy everytime

[@mikolajtrzeciecki7979]

The shark 07:30 just tried to follow the route plotted on his internal navigation device. He had forgotten to update his charts, he had a version which was a couple of million years old, when the atoll was not there.

[@RossIsBored]

Our boats get craned in tomorrow, in the craning crew, didn’t get them in last year and can’t wait

[@knarfzor]

Wir haben immer Penatencreme auf den Propeller gemacht, war immer super! Jetzt benutzen wir ein spezielles Anti-Pockenfett, aber ich bin nicht überzeugt, dass das besser hilft. Thula sieht übrigens wieder sehr gut aus, der kleine Aufenthalt auf dem trockenen hat sich ausgezahlt.

[@ThulaSailing]

Klingt auch spannend, das haben wir noch nie gehört. Vielleicht testen wir das Mal 😄

[@h.s.5425]

Das war ja teilweise ein unglaubliches Farbenspektakel in diesem Video, atemberaubend. Mein Oled TV hat sich richtig austoben können daran . Ein superschönes Video!!! Hoffe, es geht Euch gut, Ihr seid ja bestimmt schon im Atlantik inzwischen. Der Spätwinter will noch nicht weichen im Norden! Weiterhin gute Reise, die Zeit des Atoll-Flachwassers ist ja lange vorbei. ;-)

[@ThulaSailing]

Danke dir! Blaues Flachwasser umringt uns hier wieder auf den Bahamas! 🙂 Uns geht es prima, wir erholen uns gerade von der recht anstrengenden Überfahrt hoch am Wind von Panama mit viel Wind und Welle. Schicken dir ein wenig warme Strahlen in den Norden!😎

[@h.s.5425]

@@ThulaSailing danke Euch! Hab immer mal eure Website gecheckt, wo ihr seid. Aber Panama war Schluss. Kiel meldet wolkenlos, 15 Grad. Bin auf Biketour in Preetz 🌞😂

[@FX5067]

Fantastic

[@janvanvliet5195]

Must be the most excotic shipyard ever ,save travels!

[@johnr.6029]

Jack Stand pads - paint? How did you paint the areas under the jack stand pads/supports? And when did you do it? This is the first video of you guys that I have seen. Als ich18 war, habe ich in der nahe von Minden und der Mittleland Kanal gearbeitet, und auch in Berchtesgaden, und war auch auf Helgoland. Das war 1973. John aus nord Kalifornien.

[@ThulaSailing]

Just before Thula was put back into the water we were able to.

[@gerhardteufl2725]

Ja dieses wunderschöne Atoll durften wir im Oktober 2019 besuchen, und auch den “Haushai ” (eine ganze Familie Ammenhaie )streicheln.

[@ThulaSailing]

Stark! Ich war mir mit dem Streicheln nicht ganz so sicher 😉

[@XenKoa]

Save travels, passt auf Euch auf !

[@ThulaSailing]

Machen wir, wie immer! Liebe Grüße 🙂

[@eelectrocamel1741]

Vindo 45 - such a pretty boat.

[@kjellpedersen7565]

Schönes Boot, das Sie bekommen haben. Ich lebte in einer kleinen Stadt. In der Nähe von München. Ich war dort für 5 Jahre. Ich bin nicht gut auf Deutsch zu schreiben. :) Ich komme aus Norwegen :)

[@ThulaSailing]

No problem! Maybe English is easier? ;) Inga problem! Du kan också skriva på norska. Jag (Janna) förstår svenska ganska bra. Och språken liknar varandra.

[@edshuttleworth1549]

Surprised by the "jack stands"! looks scary to me!

[@tim_bbq1008]

They don't look to be very stable

[@sailingavocet]

wowza, how cool! Great work

[@walterhoward5686]

The wind was so strong in broke the main reef line ? It looks more like neglect than stress or over load ? But what do I know , prior preparation prevents piss-poor performance, have fun people !

[@limarosta5880]

Where is this dock and how much does it cost to have them pull it dry?

[@ThulaSailing]

In Apataki! Price depends on your boat size, we paid around 400€.

[@paulw9293]

Such a shame you're sailing home, you could've come to NZ & Australia for winter...maybe next time? 🤙✌

[@ThulaSailing]

It‘s not the last time we‘re doing a trip like this one! 😉

[@sykiruli3683]

Wieviel habt ihr für das Slippen und den Werftaufenthalt gezahlt? Welches AF habt ihr verwendet? Tausend Dank für eure TOLLEN Videos!!!

[@ThulaSailing]

Danke 🙂 400€, das war ein Tag raus, ein Tag aufm Platz und dann wieder rein ! Ein Schnäppchen im Gegensatz zu Tahiti u Raiatea. AF waren 3L in etwa.

[@miceline2001]

Maravilloso video ,gracias por compartirlo ,la cartografia la teneis on line ,o esta descargada en la tablet ? que lugar es ese donde habeis sacado el Thula ? ,habeis comprado alli el antifouling ? para saberlo cuando vayamos . Gracias ,buena mar y buen viento.

[@klausmartinurban7030]

Ein wunderschönes Video, aber ich habe nicht verstanden, warum so viele Boote in diesem kleinen Atoll sind. Wurden sie verlassen? Wie habt ihr diese Mini-Werft entdeckt? Ich wünsche Euch eine gute Reise und schöne Winde. Grüsse aus Rio de Janeiro - Br.

[@ThulaSailing]

Wir waren auch recht überrascht über die Anzahl an Booten. Ich denke viele stehen dort, weil die Eigner Covid-bedingt nicht zurück konnten. Viele Segler leben auch teils auf ihren Booten, teils haben sie noch wo ne Landbleibe. Wir waren bereits zuvor in diesem Atoll und sind, als wir diese Werft fanden, wieder zurück.

[@henrykprzychodzki4034]

And gain, great show, and again, big thank you. What's the max mono they can haul out ?

[@ThulaSailing]

It‘s rather about the draft, up to 2,2m.

[@SamuelKTennis]

Did you try to heave to?

[@simoneclarke5104]

Always love watching your videos❤️. Is there a way of donating small amounts from time to time as we cannot afford to pay per video but would like to contribute here and there(?). Thank you for sharing your journey 🥰

[@kenpole1840]

PayPal?

[@ThulaSailing]

Have a look at our homepage www.thulasailing.de at the „Support Section“. Support of any kind is always appreciated 🙂 Words, happy smiles, whatever you‘d like to send us over 😉

[@samholroyd9548]

what is the future for BAJU? It looks abandoned. Sad it's a beautiful cat.

[@ThulaSailing]

We don‘t know.

[@hotelperla6241]

How much did it cost Hauling?

[@ThulaSailing]

Around 400$ hauling out 1 day, 2 days on the hard, then back in. But nedding to bring everything with you (working material, antifoul etc.) as there is no shop around here&orders fr Tahiti may take a few weeks. Also there‘s a max. depth for yachts being able to be hauled out.

[@xfoxtrotwiskeykilo995]

All shells ?

[@PaulGabow]

Why not feed the shark? Was it a pity for the food?) It was a joke) Subscribed to your channel. Very nice filmed. Hello from cold Russia)

[@ThulaSailing]

🙂

[@ralph9987]

What brand is your wind generator? Are you happy with it? Danke

[@ThulaSailing]

It‘s a Rutland 914. We are very happy with it, noise level is very low unless it‘s blowing like hell. It has served us good services without any problems.

[@emilioplentz]

Nice Job ! What is the maker / brand of your boat. I can not find a full keel type boat.

[@ThulaSailing]

It‘s a Vindö 45, though 33 foot.

[@emilioplentz]

@@ThulaSailing Thank you very much.

[@timhall5994]

Wet rub best for anitfoul

[@vilmarluis9774]

...... Hello, all the best, how many feet does the boat have? ... Success, ... even. ... ŸŸ ™ ..

[@ThulaSailing]

33 feet

[@hidalgo7447]

Hola chicos, como se llama esa isla donde habéis estado con el Thula?

[@ThulaSailing]

Apataki!

[@hidalgo7447]

@@ThulaSailing 👍

[@johndeleonardo9133]

She managed to make a video using only 4 words or should i even say sounds.. So, uh , ah and um she made the first half of the video using those 4 words or sounds.. Combining them and switching up the order they where said ornused and how long you pause on either of the 2 letters in the words. It got annoying pretty quick. But then when youbwhere able you make a video atleast the first part of a video when you where in control of the boat talking about the crossing of current and winds. I was like she is bad ass she can make a video or content with a few 2 letter words and a couple fill in words. Its usually the other way around lol. Good job!

[@pedrolopes8928]

how many languages do you speak?

[@ThulaSailing]

Russian, German, French, English and a bit of Swedish and Spanish is available on board Thula 😉

[@pedrolopes8928]

@@ThulaSailing wow, people of the world, respekt to you

[@jeromegoodwin3848]

Take the words SO and AHH out and she could not talk.

[@kenpole1840]

Pity it will all be gone if we can't get global warming under control.