In 5 Meter WAVES | When The ATLANTIC Gets ROUGH [95]

[@thomas5495]

You guys do awesome camera/video work. I love all the camera shots you get , it really gives a great perspective as to what it is actually like to be out on the open ocean. Feels like I'm sitting in the cockpit right there with you guys. Skua looked as though she was handling the big seas very nicely. Thanks for taking me along again on such a great adventure,you guys rock!!!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks ever so much, Thomas! ☺️

[@joebloggs2862]

With such a good boat no worries, like a duck lovely moves.

[@tvonzweck]

Great preparations, Great tuna, great sunset, great sailing!

[@tbertw]

I started watching your channel when you were transitioning into "Skua". I like the way that you all worked the problems and now have an "ocean crosser". You are both easy to listen to and tell your stories wonderfully. Tim

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks ever so much, Tim!

[@MikeLPenny]

All calm and collected chatting about the passage while a 35 knot gale whirls you about. that's my Skua crew, "old salts" already😉 Loved it so much I watched it twice, nice one guys👍🏻👍🏻 FW&FS ⛵️

[@SailingKittiwake]

Oh wow! Thanks so much Michael ❤️😊

[@gustersongusterson4120]

Y'all have the best audio mixing of any sailing channel. Speech is always a challenge when outdoors and then most folks blast the music right after quiet talking parts. Cinematography is great as well. Vchill. Safe travels!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks so much, Mike! We do our best 😊

[@haighaj]

Some lovely shots there, can't wait to see the adventure unfold!

[@clifficus]

Playing catch-up, love the video’s and your very easy going ways, pleasure to watch and listen to, thanks for sharing 👍😃

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks, Cliff! We hope you enjoy!

[@kendorsey5894]

It looks like Skua performed wonderfully. Cheers to the crew.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Chees Ken!

[@TwoGetLost]

Awesome sailing and incredible sunrises,loved it!

[@barbaralane9825]

I’d have to agree with Ryan - that was one spectacular sunset.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks Barbara. The sky was stunning!

[@feshfeshsailing]

@@SailingKittiwake Red sky at sunset, for sporty weather you must be set.

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

You make it look so easy! Fantastic skills all round and once again I found myself swaying with the heel as you make it really feel like I'm there with you. Thanks both, loved it. X

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks so much, Hanne. It means a lot :)

[@chrisbeansailing]

Well done, good luck with the next leg.

[@dreadnoughtb3364]

👍your growing subs and very well deserved. Keep your videos coming. Thank you

[@dawnhornsby7215]

No way I could sleep rolling like that! Good on y'all 😍

[@SailingKittiwake]

Me neither 😁 -Elena

[@silverfox650]

Not my usual watch on KZbin but have watched all 95 over the past 5 weeks what a great adventure thanks for sharing

[@MiguelMateo]

Love the way you said "Fajitas" and then I realized you are from Spain! :) way to go guys!

[@pcb1962]

Italy!

[@MiguelMateo]

@@pcb1962 Well, I did not hear the accent in neither of them, assume the Spanish flag is because you are entering Spanish waters then ... regardless, love the videos!

[@Oceans_Sail]

Ah yes, the camera can never catch the conditions. I did my competent crew course in a force 8: my very first entry in my log by my instructor showing force 8. How cool is that!!! Love your videos - I can almost feel being there with you and also relishing the chance to sleep! I will sleep well tonight just thinking about it! :-) Thanks again for sharing - super!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Haha! Thanks a lot Andy! Goodnight :D

[@williamlewis8741]

hello dear colin et emma.. so nice to hear your voices. the calm and skill of your voices put me in a quarter berth reading a book from Dickens. do explain the sextant when you can. cheers

[@carlobottigelli8955]

Great footage, excellent filming! It really make us feel on board and share your feelings with the variable sea conditions..... It seems to me that Skua goes better (and safer) with a 3rd reef rather than without any mainsail. Buon vento!

[@svragnarok7665]

Wow that sunset was amazing!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Not bad, huh? 😊 Thanks so much for watching guys! Must be easier to get wifi in the US 😊

[@Rudder2]

I really don't mind the moment of a boat in any condition. I've been in storms and have yet to get sea sick. Lucky I guess. Sailing 5 kts on the sticks is awesome...LOL This probably was good training for the Atlantic...Conditions will change frequently with out the ability to duck in behind island. I'd say you made a good choice of an Atlantic crossing boat. Can't believe we are coming up to the 3k mile leg! Yeah! Keep living the dream!

[@Jcozz]

Really nice video thanks so much!

[@ronhaskins7197]

Another great video guys! So how are you enjoying the Caribbean so far? We are doing the final work on our boat heading to Bahamas in Dec. Fare winds and following seas, Capt. Ron.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers Ron. We LOVE IT! So far, we prefer it to the Med, but time will tell :)

[@nigellucas560]

Chainplates looked great.

[@nigellucas560]

Can you make a cot berth to hold you in the rolls? In the bow you could pad up the berth to make a V against the hull. The idea is to make your body fixed, including your head. You will loose the need to be awake when your body is safe from rolling.

[@goleafsgo8496]

Amazing to see the sun virtually raise up from under the ocean. Very cool, but those opening shots of the boat rocking from side to side in the middle of the Atlantic with no one else around would unnerve me to say it nicely. Guess this is where all your preparations and learning to sail create a confidence that allows you to be comfortable out there. Cheers another great video.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@goleafsgo8496]

@@SailingKittiwake always love your sharing of your adventures. Maybe you will get to Canada one day and you can come up the St Lawrence into our "Great Lakes" and we can meet up. Would love to share a great meal together and my wife keeps hearing about this really cool couple I follow, would be neat to introduce her "livetime" to you both. I live close to Port Stanley on the north shore of Lake Erie. A real hub for Great Lake sailors.

[@SailingKittiwake]

We'd love to! Canada is on our bucket list, but maybe not on the boat :D We prefer to sail in warm climates :) Hope to meet you two one day :)

[@goleafsgo8496]

@@SailingKittiwake I hear you on the warm weather sailing, our summers actually can be quite hot as currently we are at 30 degrees celcius and it appears this summer will be a warm one with these temperatures forecast consistently. BUT if you were to sail here you would definetly need a well timed "in and out" strategy as hanging around a little or coming a little to early could have some real "brrr" implications. If you ever get close to London (should be easy to remember), Ontario for sure let us know. Cheers Team Kittiwake you're the best!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Mike Butler fair points! Thanks so much 😊 Will do 😊

[@caractacus22]

Well, how close did you get compared to the raster?

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Well done guys, lumpy trip but gaining confidence in your boat. Just curious why you don’t take your reefing lines down to the boom more directly under the reefing crinkle? It would put less stress along the foot and stop the boom from moving so much with the leech tighter. Happy sailing. Andy UK

[@bobchinn3749]

Within a year you will have 100k subs.very good film making and both really good sailors.a winning combo...

[@SailingKittiwake]

Wow thanks! Fingers crossed! Send those subs our way :D

[@garethcrootart]

Love it. Heck of a rock on the boat

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers!

[@PCStuart1]

Yes I agree, with some of the other comments here about your audio being clear an concise. About your mainsail noise, sorry but i haven't noticed before, if you have full batten main and cars and they rattle, try tightening the battens into their pockets more, so there is more pressure on the cars to your mast. I don't know what car system you have so I hope that helps in future. cheers.

[@andrewkeir2282]

I was looking at your reefing line on the mainsheet. Instead of just going to the clew of the reefing point if the line went down to the boom it pull the sail closer to the boom allowing mainsheet tension to be transferred to your leech giving you much better sail shape and less of an issue with a drooping boom which is dangerous in strong winds and high seas.. It would also give you two to one purchase allowing a tighter setting ie flatter setting of the sail which is what you want in stronger winds. I am something later on.only up to 5:30 so I apologize if I have missed something further on.

[@andrewkeir2282]

I did notice in the next few seconds after I posted you have a turning block but it also gows back the end of boom. This arrangement doesnt allow a strong downwards force to transferred to the leech.

[@trevorbyron8181]

It seems like navigating, sailing, etc takes it's toll if the crew is only comprised of 2 people...too little time to rest. I find, contrary to findings that red light drains me of energy...i would simply use a soft white / dim light...but definitely enjoy your sailing...great footage, beautiful out there..keep sailing

[@SailingKittiwake]

Yes, we found that out on the Atlantic crossing. It was exhausting 😊

[@mattthewanderer5029]

Fantastic!

[@bulga117]

Se lo vede Hugo vi chiederà i diritti d'autore😁😉, scherzi a parte bravi ragazzi avanti così bei video👍

[@neptunesreaper838]

Great video!

[@antoniostamndley8272]

Sleep do you think the old time sailor. Had it better. ( With there swing beds ). Also how far can you read the depth with your equipment. Been watch Indian Ocean blog. Unmarked reef's etc your very brave. Got good advise if you need it for that area.

[@jeffscherer1078]

Great video. Thank you

[@SV-Flying-Tigress]

squid/flying fish = bait (if you have a freezer and storage room)

[@AthelstanEngland]

Question from a novice... if you went on more of a broad reach rather than dead downwind would that help reduce the roll? I appreciate it would involve longer passage and a few gybes but just a question as some crew may prefer longer passage with less roll. Or would it make little difference? Thanks.

[@adammallerman8153]

The angle of the waves hitting the boat would become more off an issue. They had following seas which made the 4m waves look much easier. It the boat on a different angle and it world have looked terrifying

[@AthelstanEngland]

@@adammallerman8153 thank you for the reply Adam. Ah ok so your saying it would be even worse - thanks for the info.

[@timheale9]

Do you guys ever wear life jackets or just harnesses?

[@SailingKittiwake]

Just harnesses.

[@timheale9]

Are you not worried about falling in the ogin? What about your man over board drills?

[@andypennybrown6848]

I guess it's mainly rolly polly as always down wind, well done, :-)

[@SailingKittiwake]

Yes, thankfully it was downwind 😅

[@rasheedmasthan6779]

Fantastic ! 👍

[@cnc75adventures49]

Why did you switch out the diesel stove?👍👍

[@SailingKittiwake]

It broke 😊 The part that maybe could have fixed it cost almost as much as a gas stove.

[@MrRourk]

Broke and they really stink sometimes.

[@onyva3256]

Nice to see a sextant - proper nav skills!

[@SailingKittiwake]

Cheers! You'll see more of it on our Atlantic crossing videos ;)

[@ghbyram]

@@SailingKittiwake which sextant are you using?

[@SailingKittiwake]

ghbyram it’s a Davies plastic one, probably the cheapest you can find. It’s surprisingly accurate for a plastic one 👍

[@ghbyram]

Sailing Kittiwake thanks! I'm looking at that one and trying to resist the urge to splurge on the astra. In a future episode would love to see a tool rundown ... what tools you carry, which you find most valuable (and should have spares) and which that arent useful and just take up space ... or are tolerated "just in case". Tayana 37 has been tops on my short list so happy to see you guys thriving on one. Safe travels.

[@MrRourk]

I hope they told you that buy July 12th it is time to leave the Carib and Florida?

[@georgecumming760]

Started watching Atlantic crossing and realised I'd missed this one. You said on this trip you felt you were ready to cross Atlantic. Given you are 1/3 of the way across the Atlantic, would you have been ready and able to do it last year or year before in hindsight?

[@nigelgriffiths259]

Another great video guys. I used to keep a good supply of stugeron on my boat. A quartering or stern wind are the worst for sea motion. On a dash from the Solent to Cherbourg (a tiny little journey really) we had 6 gusting 7 on the quarter moderating to 3 or 4 later. I took stugeron but my 3 crew refused. About 5 hours into the journey they were looking for someone called “Huwey” overboard! As always guys, I wish you fair winds and currents as always.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Haha! We have 200 Stugeron pills on board but it turns out they don’t work very well for us. We got some pills in Greece that work wonders - what Elena took in this occasion. We wish they sold them everywhere ☹️

[@trailingarm63]

I think I enjoyed that crossing more than you two did! But then again, my bedroom isn't rolling around. The sofa's pretty stable too. I hope there's an upside to all this endeavour for you two. What about getting paralytic drunk in the Caribbean? Best wishes from North Wales.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Hahaha! We actually thought it was a good crossing! Cheers 😊

[@AXISMEDIATV]

Awesome passage! Don't worry the boat can handle anything the seas throw at it. When I got Skybird (tayana37 ) my first passage was in the same sea conditions...now I have more faith in myself and even more faith in the boat. Havnt checked in on the group lately but always check in with skua. Fair winds you two!

[@pjreynoldsa1]

You have to run those lines inside the mast..................

[@SailingKitabu]

Mainsail reefing line should also tie around the boom before passing through the sail cringle..... I see your stack pack my be preventing that.... ??

[@earlhall174]

Agree about the tie under the boom. That aft reef cringle is taking a lot of stress with 35 knots of wind.

[@northeden8661]

Kamikaze squid is laying there thinking like "I've made a terrible mistake."

[@SailingKittiwake]

Kevin North 😂😂😂

[@philgray1023]

I think it said, "Hi my name is Calamari, I'll be your entré tonight" .

[@dronebirdun]

amazing imagens, greeting from brazil

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks Drone! 😊

[@azoresmarine]

Obrigado

[@edwardtumbaking2189]

Do you know the buyer of yr kittiwake KZbin name like to see how they progressed. Tq

[@SailingKittiwake]

They don’t have a KZbin channel. The boat life didn’t work out for them - their jobs need regular face-to-face client meetings. So they are selling her: www.boat24.com/en/sailboats/heavenly-cruising/heavenly-cruising-heavenly-twins-catamaran-26-mark-iiiii/detail/410596/

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Be carefull about eating tuna more than 3 times a week as it can give you mercury poisoning.Worst headache I ever had. Great vids! CHEERS from Canada

[@jasonmawdsley4139]

That's bs

[@caractacus22]

Stugeron? For seasickness

[@organblower]

If seasick eat any type of fish. Why do I know? I've never seen any fish throw up from seasickness ;)

[@stefflus08]

I have long been sceptical of your windgauge, but written it off as "oh well I don't know the Med". I do know the Atlantic however and your 30-35 knots look like 20 going by waves and whitetops.

[@SailingKittiwake]

If the wind gauge is over reading by 15 knots or 75% it would make Skua unrealistically fast in light winds, like extreme racing boat fast. There is white caps indeed, the wide lens camera doesn’t show them very well. Also, it’s a following sea.

[@stefflus08]

An error doesn't have to be linear. Others use a wideangle and still convey to us viewers an amount of whitetops, froth and streaking consistent with the Beaufort scale on the reading.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Steffen, the wind speed shown on our gauge is always consistent with the forecast, other cruisers’ wind gauges and the recorded wind on the day, so I’m afraid but it works just fine. We’d have to be stupid not to know the difference between 20 and 30kn after 3 years of full-time sailing. A Tayana needs a reef at 20kn; we had three...

[@doctorenigm]

Muy buenas tardes chicos, sigo vuestras aventuras hace un tiempito...no suelo dejar comentarios a los videos pero, sí siempre, un "like".... este caso es diferente.... porqué estáis muy cerca y me encantaría conoceros y a lo mejor haceros un poco de guia en mi isla Fuerteventura ......😊 supongo será vuestra proxima parada porqué merece la pena verla. Estàis ahora en un lugar magico que es La Graciosa y os recomendo dar la vuelta con bici o caminando a toda la isla. Os aconsejo ir de visita a Lanzarote que es un encanto, sobretodo , si están ya abiertos a los turistas, en los CENTROS TURISTICOS : Montañas del fuego (Timanfaya) - Mirador del Rio - Jameos del Agua - Jardín de Cactus y Cuevas de los verdes. Son sitios diseñados por un famoso artista de la isla, Cesar Manrique, y son absolutamente espectaculares AMAZING se diría en inglés o FANTASTICI in italiano..... La casa de Cesar Manrique (fondazione di Cesar Manrique) és igualmente espectacular! Si os apetece hacer una parada a Fuerteventura os aconsejo de venir a la marina de El Castillo o también llamada Caleta de Fuste. En este caso puedo hablar yo con el director para averiguar que tengan un atraque disponible. Creo que sí, porqué estuve allí esta mañana. Una vez que estén en Fuerte puedo haceros de guia con mucho gusto! Un fuerte abrazo Esteban

[@denishigginbotham3543]

What about a hammock

[@scottgenius9189]

Have you arrived in the Carribean yet ?

[@SailingKittiwake]

Yep, back in March.

[@goleafsgo8496]

@@SailingKittiwake so basically your "real time" video timeline is about 4 months behind your actual travels?

[@SailingKittiwake]

Yep, it varies, sometimes more sometimes less, but it means that we can still put out videos during Covid and when we're stuck somewhere.

[@hughhardwick816]

What make of boat is this it looks beat Hugh

[@SailingKittiwake]

It’s a Tayana 37 😊

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

❤️❤️

[@roderickmchardy3650]

cool

[@SailingKittiwake]

Thanks for watching, Roderick!

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!

[@jonnorousseau3096]

Tayanas are built for those conditions, 30 knots true is nothing really drastic nor anything to worry about with the correct reefs and sail configuration, we follow this basic rule of thumb, 1st reef at 20, second at 25, 3rd at 30, although we do fly asymmetric spinnakers in 25 knots+ true wind when racing. Obviously sailing and racing off the Southern Coast of Africa is a world away from the relative benign conditions of the med, I've clocked 48 knots true close hauled (52 apparent) off Cape Town before. I guess if you've only ever known gusty gales and buried toe rails you get desensitized to the apparent risks and dangers so for me it's a bit of a joke seeing people with a second reef in 18 knots??! Fair winds and safe sailing, PS these Tayana 37's will take 60 knots in their stride with the right sail configuration, IE storm jib and storm tri-sail, if no 4th reef

[@duncan.5228]

I remember when you never would have sailed in those conditions. 25 knots was about your limit 😀

[@SailingKittiwake]

It still is 😁 We wouldn’t go out with a forecast over 25kn (it often gets windier than the forecast), but when you’re offshore on a long passage, you just have to sail in whatever conditions.

[@NLJ1953]

I never hear you praise the boat. Is it not the boat you wanted?

[@sharonlabrecque6084]

Always wear your life jacket and harness when moving around on deck. Would hate to hear that one of you went overboard.

[@davidoneill9244]

Why the Spanish flag?

[@SailingKittiwake]

Because the Canary Islands are part of Spain. That’s our courtesy flag.

[@solerso68]

5 meters length ? not height.

[@jasoncarter7971]

If I go to the grocery store and get tuna, I'm told not to eat more than one serving a week due to mercury bioaccumulation. What makes your tuna different if anything?

[@SailingKittiwake]

The difference is we have no grocery store of freezer. We can either eat it or throw it away.

[@jasoncarter7971]

@@SailingKittiwake Thank you. I've been wondering with all the sailing channels that's I've seen catch tuna if there was more that I wasn't seeing than that.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

.👋

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@stevelawrie9115]

You guys are getting plenty of omega 3 :)

[@SailingKittiwake]

Indeed :D

[@feshfeshsailing]

@@SailingKittiwake Tuna marinade recipe: Olive oil balsamic vinegar Soy sauce Red wine Garlic fresh ground dried red, black & white pepper Half lemmon squeezed Oregano, basil, thym Hot pepper sauce (optional) Leave your tuna steaks to marinate for half a day, then BBQ or grill.

[@seb8skiseb650]

Not 5 meter

[@johnmcgrew7128]

I thought the Atlantic got rough? Pretty boring sail.

[@SailingKittiwake]

Feel free not to watch. Bye!