How to Find Great Crew + Anchor Chain /Hook Twist + Using a Running Pole - Sailing Brick House #91

After finding great crew, finally, Rebecca Childress nearly finishes her 14 year circumnavigation aboard SV Brick House, but stops 100 miles short in Great Inagua. 100 more miles to go!
Josh finds our anchor chain has twisted in to a giant knot and has to unravel it. He shows how he does this, and explains the two models of the Mantus Anchor Chain hooks / snubbers that we have on this sailboat. She sets up the Iridium GO to take over the datahub and they put up the running pole and depart offshore for the Bahamas!
At least now Rebecca has found very good crew, who carry on with her for the rest of her circumnavigation, making the rest of the ocean passage very pleasant.
Rebecca has felt the great burden, responsibility and risk of making sure her boat is seaworthy and safe! For better or worse, it is paying off... she is almost there now...has almost finished her 14 year circumnavigation . What will come next for Rebecca Childress and her sailing life? Honestly..until she finishes the circumnavigation, she is just for once, trying to not think too far head and just enjoy the last few ocean miles she will sail...this year...
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[@robertcarkeek8391]

You become more and more endearing; your vulnerability, bravery, and commitment to Patrick’s legacy ❤

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Ah thanks so much…almost there!

[@davidc6510]

Josh definitely looks to have been a real solid crew member for these last 2 legs of the sail. Welcome Monte as well. Thanks for the update Rebecca. Thanks for sharing.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes these two were really great crew! I’d take them anywhere with me! Cream of the crop!

[@jonathanvince8173]

This is so interesting Josh knows a lot. So glad good people are there to help now. Can't wait for more.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes Josh was cream of the crop… was so glad to have sailed with him. Restored faith in humanity to say the least…Monte too!!!

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

All caught up on the episodes. Glad to see you've got a good crew onboard. Positive attitudes and some knowledge go a LONG way.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yea it’s all about attitude. And the experience helps a lot.

[@gilcore5245]

You got it all in one sock lady, don't overthink it!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha you have me laughing!!! Really have no idea what you talking about

[@tammy6992]

It’s always good to see your adventures my appreciate your sharing.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching. It’s good to be sailing

[@micheletetley6142]

Wow! Look at you getting more comfortable in your own skin! :) Definitely better crew. I feel your peace. Good to see you.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks so much. Yeah it was a great second half!

[@raysvlovesea3396]

Well done .....cheers

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching. It’s good to be sailing…

[@amandad7121]

Great video, nice to watch

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching! It’s great to be sailing!

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

It’s great to see you so at ease with your crew, and you look wonderful. Blessings for your future 🙏⛵️⛵️⛵️😊

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks so much..the credit is theirs..they are awesome people.

[@SirPrancelot1]

Great to see that you've got a good crew together! Bon voyage.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes…awesome crew ! And they even stay and put up with me for a while!

[@janetschuhl]

Wow, I'm living vicariously through your fantastic adventure. Thanks. I do believe you should write a book when your circumnavigation is finally done. I got my Blue water sailing legs from Hank and OPO back when he first started his gig. I probably have almost as many crazy experiences sailing as crew through OPO, and I hated being captain as well. I've been off the water now; as I pretty much have aged out. The constant bracing is incredibly fatiguing anymore. That doesn't help the long just to be on the water. Thanks for sharing yours.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Ah yeah you speak of fears I have..thanks for sharing… I hope I can do this for a while but sometimes the aches tell me to stop..but yet I don’t! Yes,,,considering a book quite possibly! Drop me a line at [e-mail] if you would like to read and review it when it’s near done…

[@shanep5121]

Patrick was a Saint and never made a mistake sailing. If he pulled off that piece it was probably going to explode and kill all the whales or something. Long live Patrick!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha. Well,mi could tell ya a few stories but I won’t ;) Haha

[@shanep5121]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife that's ok. We are just glad you're still cruising!

[@kathleensullivan102]

Hope you are well and happy. Had a chuckle when I saw the Builders Warehouse bucket

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Heehee… yep all the way from S Africa… that’s been used for way too many things since South Africa!! Maybe it’s time for new buckets on this old sailboat!!!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yep!

[@keeldragger]

I know why Patrick removed the keeper off the Mantus M1. I have that same snubber. It is a pain in the butt to lean over the bow pulpit to open up the keeper and remove that snubber, especially if it is rolly at anchorage. I had an anchor swivel to reduce anchor twist on my prior sailboat. I do not have one on the Valiant 40 but after seeing your experience I may add one!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

We have a swivel but maybe I need to give it a once over! But good to have that mystery solved! It’s only really needed when it goes slack like in a reversing current

[@cowsjohnson2306]

Hi Rebecca. I have to chuckle, you crossed my mind taking a break from doing the refit . With coffee in hand you show up and had the pleasure of viewing this episode.. Well you have good crew and it appears to be going well(good on ya ). It's good to see that your able to chill and enjoy . Catch up when you have the time . Angus SV Violet Walters

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hey Angus… thanks… yep sailing is going just fine. Slowly but surely completing the circumnavigation…

[@reloadncharge9907]

Fun episode, hope Brunswick is treating you well! Thanks, Andrew

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks Andrew. Indeed… it’s a good place to be to take a little break from the sailing life!

[@davidgerard2471]

Things are coming along nicely Rebecca awesome keep on going !!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks yesss the sailing is going well… slowly but surely getting to the end of the circumnavigation

[@jodyssey9921]

You have a KZbin channel, I don't understand why anyone would sign on as crew without first watching a few recent videos to get an idea what they're in for.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha I know…the boat, the captain, the style all right there. I guess some want to have surprises ;) Adds to the fun!

[@davidboatman2531]

Nice video. Was looking forward to this. Great comments and your thoughts about this crew.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching…almost there…next video…

[@SamuelKTennis]

Logic tells me that every time you (not the boat) add a 'circle' to the chain, dropping the chain will reverse out that twist zeroing out the sum. In fact, as with cordage, you can induce a twist every other loop so it does flake out evenly. Thoughts? Evidence? Experience ? (I have none other than landlubber ropes, cords and hoses), all these behave the same. But is SEEMS like simple physics.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yep exactly

[@SamuelKTennis]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife I can sure sound like a pompous ass*ole when I am drinking!

[@empret7704]

Patrick would be so proud of your filming style or I think he is ... Great work, well done and edited. 🫂👣⛵⚓

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks so much. Sailing AND editing without him is all getting easier now.

[@svsalserenity4375]

Yuk . this is why I invested in an Ultra Swivel . Great video , thank you for sharing

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Mantus seems to to what it’s suppose to do..I’m wondering if it’s my windlass. I’m really not sure

[@svsalserenity4375]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife That’s the worst tangle I have ever seen . How many times did you go around your anchor ? Ahh the troubles in paradise . Soon to have some of my own . Sailing your way shortly

[@jamesgrigsby8201]

Hey Guys, This is my first time finding one of your posts. I liked & subscribed! I’m an older guy (73) just getting into sailing. I liked your comment about if all the apps don’t agree, don’t go! Lol I’m looking forward to seeing more R/Jim Grigsby Virginia Beach, Va

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Ah thanks. I think I’m mostly losing viewers so it’s nice to see I’ve gained one :)

[@toddscharringhausen4324]

❤

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Tha ks

[@stevenplancich6449]

Euw…Glad to see Ike staying close…Remember a Friend in need is a Friend Indeed👍 Continue to Stay Safe and Enjoy😎

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks so much. Yeah these guys were great!

[@svbarryduckworth628]

Our chain also gets twisted even with the mantus swivel. Over time a twist is able to skip past the gypsy and then add up eventually in the anchor locker. Flaking it does help but takes time when weighing anchor. We have the M1 hook and i wonder if it helps create a twist since it does tend to wrap around the chain. Buy a few new plastic gates since they are not making them any more now that the M1 hook is discontinued. We have five (5) I really do not like the rubber thing on the new M2 hook. It is not secure enough for me. We scooted on past Brunswick as we ventured up through Georgia along the ICW trail and though about you there. This year we are trying to see all the things we have missed the last few years but it would take years to actually see all the things on the ICW. I hope you do give the "ditch" a run because it is actually a lot of fun due to of all the neat little places to stop every few miles. Even the Georgia wilderness is breathtakingly beautiful if you aren't in a hurry and know how to read a good chart. Blue water is fun but inshore waterways can be just as rewarding. Jekyll and Cumberland islands just south of you are really fun. If you go to Cumberland the "Plum Orchard" anchorage is really nice and secluded while one accesses the northern part of the island including the plum orchard mansion tour.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for the anchorage info. I think the ditch could be a lot of fun and after some rest who know what I will do… Interesting about your Mantus hook and swivel. Will have to give that some thought.

[@svbarryduckworth628]

I wonder if letting our chain fall in spirals into the locker below has any effect like you said in the video. Our chain tends to fall into the inner forward fold of the bow before tumbling down and the pile needs to be scooped aft a couple of times or it builds up to the hawsehole. There isn't enough drop there because of... compromises in how things are laid out for lack of space. Perhaps being more careful to flake it as it goes aft and further down would help. When the chain is dropping fast with the anchor the twists might ride out and up the hawsehole and right over the gypsy since it is vertical and not horizontal..

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Gerhard.thanks as always. You comment on all my sailing videos ;)

[@bugbunny1306]

Laundry with ammonia 👍

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes… works very well

[@cathyryno4542]

So awesomely!!!!! Love the video! See you in the marina at BLM!!!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hey see you soon! Come say hi!

[@cathyryno4542]

Okay! Which dock? We are on dock 14? Only we awaiting to close next Friday on our boat! Then adventures in getting LOIS JEAN was Argamon, then will start process to transport down to BLM.

[@bugbunny1306]

Could you show guru maps operation.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

That’s a good idea… will do that in a video down the road

[@jimmybrokos4610]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching… sailing up is but a memory now :)

[@cathyryno4542]

We will be bringing our 50’ Dufour frm Staten Island NY soon into marina, although, we are presently at marina and at motorhome getting ready! We are looking 😮 for Capt to help guide us and a few crew hands to get s transported down to BLM! Closing is coming up soon. We called a few recommendations, and of course; no captain yet. Any suggestions or advice help would be grateful & Thankful😅😊Thank you!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

i have a suggestion for you depending on your timing…Email me at [e-mail]

[@conradsenior5843]

You made more work for yourself. Have you considered just motoring counter to the twist in circles for a while?

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

To be honest I’m always a little nervous of running over the chain with my prop but that’s probably a silly girl thing ;)Plus it’s hard to tell what direction to go in ;)

[@karibakid]

Got over your phobia of being A Drama Queen .and get yourself a crew of sailors

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes that’s exactly what these guys are… No drama… just sailing now…

[@normanboyes4983]

Good to see you happier and more content. It is always going to be a challenge to find the right blend of skipper and crew

[@aussiepilgrim8620]

Am just so glad that l stayed away from this woman and away from that boat - despite the constant insistence l was receiving from fellow cruisers to get in touch with her.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I’m glad you are glad. If you can figure all that out from a video, then you are doing well. I’m horrible at firing out stuff like that from even video calls and phone calls. You just never know til you meet a person in the flesh. But I’m glad you managed to work it out from the video because my last crew was perfect.

[@aussiepilgrim8620]

I actually figured it out during a short conversation at an anchorage long before ever seeing this vid. My comment here was about how glad l was that l did that and it was more for all of those people, who watch your videos, who constantly and repeatedly kept on at me to get in touch with you every damn time they saw me just because my wife died a few years back. Figuring such things out is easy, by the way, you just decide what you do and do not want in your life and then set yourself rules which you never break for anyone or anything. It is a social extension of single-handed cruising really. Fair winds and safe passages to you.