This video is priceless. Anyone who sees it for the first time needs to watch their latest video's and compare the editing and narration to this one and see just how far the quality has come. Amazing.
@SailingSweetRuca Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Bill! When we look back and watch this now we cringe! Haha! But it is real, and a great example of how hard work and dedication can lead to improvement in skills :-)
@shakazuluzone Жыл бұрын
Love your channel progression
@mooorecowbell42222 жыл бұрын
Yep, Kate is a KEEPER... Lucky you found each other...and a boat.⛵⛵
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Mooore CowBell! We are lucky to have you following along also :-)
@mooorecowbell42222 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSweetRuca ♥ back at 'cha
@НеоИнвест2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your smiles and positivity. Good luck! And Seven feet under the keel
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the awesome comment! I always love a comment about smiling! 😁 Many more to come
@markkubiak829610 ай бұрын
Your J 46 is a real beauty. Great choice!
@SailingSweetRuca10 ай бұрын
It really is, we are lucky to have found her!
@travops8996 Жыл бұрын
Had to come back here after watching you round cape horn! You did Sweet Ruca a solid on that refit. Absolutely amazing.
@SailingSweetRuca Жыл бұрын
We love this comment. It's a huge compliment. Thank you
@Vildra-t8i3 ай бұрын
I have been watching the new episodes and just checked this out. What a way you have come in few years.
@mikebilon82082 жыл бұрын
I just found you folks about 6 months ago around ep 60 while being pent up in our Toronto condo. Looking forward to starting on ep 1 and catching up. Be safe and enjoy😀
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming along Mike! I hope you are enjoying the progression of episodes! Hello to you, our neighbor in Canada!
@jeffreybelitz2734 Жыл бұрын
What boat model make?
@harbourdogNL21 күн бұрын
Just subbed to your channel and am gonna start at the beginning (as much as I can, because I'm hooked on anything that's Southern Ocean and I watched your latest). I can imagine you cringe watching this now but gotta tell you, the sense of adventure and "OMFG we're doing it" that emanates from you is pure, and endearing. And you bought a J-boat 😍 can't go wrong with that!
@SailingSweetRuca20 күн бұрын
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you along for the ride!
@Eddie-jr6bs2 жыл бұрын
Will be interesting to see how a J46 does around the capes. Can’t wait for Patagonia.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
We can't wait as well! It will happen soon! :-)
@georgehender9103 жыл бұрын
Had our J-46 built in 2000! Her home is on Lake Michigan. Windrush has and is a wonderful boat! Glad answer any questions!
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Hi 👋 George! We really love the 46! Maybe Sweet Ruca will meet Windrush some day if we ever make it back to the Great Lakes! :-) What is your favorite feature of your J?
@allmomomosthomebus38952 жыл бұрын
Here begins my binging of your channel.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard @AllMoMoMostHome Bus! Enjoy! :-)
@trevorbyron94482 жыл бұрын
Good size boat. 46'
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
A great size for us. Just enough head room for Curtis.
@stinkintoad2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel. I grew up in Middletown next to Newport so this hit home. What a beautiful J boat.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard Michael! We know Middletown, the West Marine there was like our second home for a few months :-) Thanks for the compliment, we feel really lucky to have this beautiful J. Cheers!!
@nancygladieux75983 жыл бұрын
Loved watching where it all began
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
We’ve come a long way :-)
@larrylegg82452 жыл бұрын
Good job folks.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Hi Larry, looks like you are starting from the beginning, cool!!! You will get to see the full evolution of the videos :-)
@robmclaughlin4202 жыл бұрын
I have been watching you guys for a while and had to go back and see the first Video of the sweet ruca crew. you have come a long way but it was nice to see how it started.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the journey, we have learned a lot along the way. We wish we could go back and re-edit the old ones now that we know a little more about videography. Cheers!
@garyhammond22133 ай бұрын
I just went to another video and saw the main sail. You have a J46. I've sailed on a J30 and J35 in Seward, Alaska. Great boats made by Tillotson Pearson, Bristol, RI. They make other boats as well; good company. I've been there!
@SailingSweetRuca3 ай бұрын
Yes, a J/46 :-) Glad to hear some Js made it alway up to Alaska!!!!
@robertlaird67469 ай бұрын
It looks like you didn't get a survey. Your boat certainly wasn't in show room condition without a detached mast and with all that stuff piled up everywhere inside. You must have gotten a pretty good deal because of all that. I'm thinking of getting a mono hull to sail across the Pacific to the Philippians so that I have a place to live why my Cyber 48 is being built. I'm not sure what type of boat would be best for me but it certainly needs to be cheep so that I don't loose money when I sell it about three years latter. Like you two, I grew up racing small boats and then got into racing catamarans but have never used electronic navigation equipment before. I'm thinking that sailing across the Pacific will teach me all of that and give me the motivation to get my boat built faster so that I can continue to cruise. What an awesome lifestyle!
@SailingSweetRuca9 ай бұрын
That will be a heck of a trip! You must be excited for your new build! Fun!!!
@robertlaird67469 ай бұрын
@@SailingSweetRucaYes, I'm very excited. I think about it every day.
@HopeOfJoe2 жыл бұрын
OMG 😱 WOW ‼️ Just had to go back in time. 😊 Amazing from then to now ✨🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Ah ha! The editing has improved a lot since our first little home video, but we are still the same sailors :-) Good times!
@gordonmacritchie61914 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the video Kate and Curtis. Haley helped me unwrap our new to us boat and it was like Christmas morning. Great fun!! Can’t wait to watch all your posts.
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Gordon!! We love that you are following along.
@petertorrey2364 жыл бұрын
Your boat looks beautiful AND fast. No doubt that she can move ! Looking forward to the next vlog..congratulations !
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Peter! We are working on the next video with sailing footage!! :-)
@SigmaWolf-in2mr2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@michaelvanwinkle79193 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to following you on your journey.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard Michael! :-)
@henryguthery5311 Жыл бұрын
Much love ❤️
@annafraley53882 жыл бұрын
Toledo OH ehh.??🤓 My husband use to fly the BAX freight out of TOL at night. Also was stationed at Quonset Point RI and went to Jamestown often… Really like your sailboat ⛵️👍👌👏
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Small world!
@robertmassmann228 Жыл бұрын
Been watching your videos and finally watched your boat purchase video. Spent time in that area of RI, stationed at Quanset Pt when I was in the Navy. Have gotten to sail Blue Jay and on my parent Bristel 34. Wish I could get out and sail more. Love watching your vlog, please keep it up.
@SailingSweetRuca Жыл бұрын
We always wish we could sail more! Totally normal. Glad to hear about your time in RI. We had a blast fixing the boat up there!
@jamesyoung399810 ай бұрын
Very cool vid Hard workers.
@kurtc63722 жыл бұрын
Time to catch up. Starting from the beginning. 7/20/22
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Super cool! You will get to see the evolution of the boat, us, and a big learning curve in filming, cameras, editing, and sound :-) It is sure fun to look back on the past eposodes.
@kurtc63722 жыл бұрын
Toledo Ohio. I’m in the northern Panhandle of West Virginia. So close
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Just a few hours drive from home! We have been through a few times on I-70! Beautiful area of the country! :-) Is there any sailing there?
@kurtc63722 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSweetRuca mostly lake sailing but I’ve sailed once with friend and father in the Ensenada race. It starts it San Francisco and sails to Ensenada. Fun race all down wind but going back is all tacking. It was many years ago 1971. Grew up in the Persian golf (Arabian Sea) sailed a bit. Always dreamed of a round the world trip but not in the cards in this life time. So through your eyes. 🙏🏼😎✌🏼
@kgladie4 жыл бұрын
Great video guys that is a great loon into what you guys have accomplished. I can’t believe you packed literally hundreds of hours of work and toil into such a short video!
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We felt like we lived in the boat yard for a few months. We can’t wait to get to the sailing parts!!! :-)
@thomasthornton5737 Жыл бұрын
😃👍👍👍❤ Hello from Seattle. A very beautiful J boat.
@sailingceltic19114 жыл бұрын
Nice one guys. Fast looking boat. Looking forward to joining you adventure. Fair winds from a Cold Ireland
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Stay warm and safe! We will check out your channel and sailing in Ireland as soon as we have a bit more bandwidth! Cheers from on anchor in the USVI.
@sailingsatisfactionplus27984 жыл бұрын
Another great video.! And what a beautiful sunrise in the background ♥️ enjoy ur day guys.! Have a great start.! we just bought our boat and still waiting for it to get finish fixing little stuffs to get ready for sailing around.. really cant wait for our first sailing as well.! Yayyyy!! 💙
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again! Congrats on the new boat! We can’t wait to see you out here with us!
@sailingsatisfactionplus27984 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSweetRuca yayyy.. one day we will meet ♥️
@tomhermens76987 ай бұрын
04/24 first time i have seen this. You bought a wreck but made a real and nice boat out of it. Kate didnt look to excited then. Oh, i saw this 7 months ago. Made no impression then. How can people let a nice boat become a wreck in no time baffles me. Had a boat, got too old. Moved on.
@roncanizares99663 жыл бұрын
Got it: Jamestown Boat Yard. I'm just pleasantly surprised that they let you do work there. Many yards don't.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
We bet you will like Ep. 15 ;-) We stop in for an insurance survey at one of our favorite places on the east coast. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooeliISkhpWKmrM
@IamPreacherMan Жыл бұрын
Oh man. My ocd levels went through the roof looking at that boat shrink wrapped. I’m currently in the market for a cruiser and….ugh….anyway. Awesome boat. I know she’s fast as hell.
@chriskidzz Жыл бұрын
was wondering if u like ur wind gen... Couldn't find it on ur channel which i watch all the time.
@dario957 Жыл бұрын
Congrats for boat! Actualy I catch you for the first time at Cape Horn and high rated your video. This one has a few beginer staf... To loud music... The sailors don't like bih noise. Noise is for power boaters. Please, when you speak to people don't were this "teenager" blue miror glaces, we prefer to see your eyes. But you already correct all that beginers stuf... So don"t take me by mistake, because in C. H. episode, you guys, made very good videos, among the bests👍 I vish fair winds, Dario, Croatia
@SailingSweetRuca Жыл бұрын
Hi Dario, yes of course. We had to learn a lot along the way about making videos. Unlike many others, we are sailors who decided to make some videos, not videographers who went sailing ;-) We think the learning curve is part of the story. Cheers!
@keyogen3 жыл бұрын
I know I'm very late, but please tell me you tested that vary good $800 battery before replacing it with not as good batteries.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Yes we did everything possible to try and save the existing AGMs. Even if we could have saved them they were fairly old and would be approaching EOL during our cruise. So far so good.
@pepperKingdom4 жыл бұрын
super video !!
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mel!!!!
@David.Harris2 жыл бұрын
12 hour drive... I don't think so. I have ridden with Curt before...
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Bahahaha! Truth! Welcome aboard Team Sailing Sweet Ruca David :-)
@roncanizares99663 жыл бұрын
I just discovered you guys and am watching from Episode #1. Questions: Did you not have at least a survey of the boat before buying it and, if so, how did you establish if the engine functioned properly? Also, what boatyard were you in that let you do your own work? Thank you for your responses.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron. Great questions. We did not do buyers survey, as Curtis is experienced regarding the industry and boats/rigging/engines, etc. We were satisfied with the information we had and knew the risks. Although this was helpful for us to close on a deal quickly, we would not recommend someone inexperienced do that. We don’t care to comment on specific boatyard policies as that is really up to each boatyard and things can change. We’d suggest calling on them individually and reviewing the yards contract and discussing questions with them. We were at Jamestown Boatyard. We would have never known it existed as it’s pretty far off the beaten path, but it is now a special place in our hearts. The team a JBY was great, we loved the guys there. They were honest, knew their stuff, and treated us well when we were there.
@roncanizares99663 жыл бұрын
I still think it is very unusual that on buy a boat that must have been $200K+ without a survey, but as the saying goes, from the play with the same name, "All's well that ends well". As the the Jamestown Boat Yard, it is famous in the Northeast.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
We don’t blame you for thinking it’s unusual, it is. Unusual is nothing new to us. Wait until you watch some of the other episodes and find out where we plan on sailing, you will really think we are crazy 😜
@bjad1792 жыл бұрын
A survey conducted in below freezing temperatures would have had limited value anyway.
@dianesmith77632 жыл бұрын
you know half the time we couldn't hear what you guys were saying I'd turn the music down anyway happy sailing
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. :-) We knew zero about videos when we made the first few. We have learned a lot about video and audio since then. Someday we will go back and re-make episode 1.
@tomhermens7698 Жыл бұрын
You must have had a shock when you first walked in. You did your inspection of all before you signed the bill of sale or after.
@SailingSweetRuca Жыл бұрын
Not really, we knew what we were getting into. Buying a boat that is not "staged" can save a good deal of money, IF one knows what they are doing. It can be a disaster for those less experienced hoping for a "deal."
@gfimadcat4 жыл бұрын
Nice video, bit of a suggestion: when you have mono sound (seems from phone video or gopro), just duplicate it to the right audio channel as well, it's a bit disconcerting when the sound goes from both ears to just the left side when you're on headphones, made me think they broke again :D
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Wow, we would have never thought of that!! Awesome pro tip! Thank you!!! We will do some googling and explore that in Davinci Resolve for the next videos.
@gfimadcat4 жыл бұрын
@@SailingSweetRuca use the ... uh..forgot the tool, been a while since I used Resolve - but you can basically just go into Fairlight panel, select/copy the audio and slap it in the 2nd channel - although I think you can do it from the editing panel as well, like I said, last time I touched Resolve was at version 14 or something :D
@garyhammond22133 ай бұрын
Who made the boat? LOA?
@SailingSweetRuca3 ай бұрын
More info about the boat at www.sweetruca.com
@jaylangham16473 жыл бұрын
Would of been nice to be able to hear what you were saying !
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
Yes! First episode learning for sure! We plan to remaster the audio for this clip! We've learned a lot since then. Thanks for the feedback 👍
@lincolnlincoln272 жыл бұрын
nice boat! NOT really a performance expedition cruiser tho'......Good Luck!
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We enjoy our boat, what would you consider a "performance expedition cruiser?"
@steffenbjrvik28334 жыл бұрын
Plz plz reduce the volume on the "back-ground" music as I assume most people want to hear the sailing parts and not the tunes..., 🙏🙏🙏
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
Will do!!! Thanks for the feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to help us get better.
@cherylweso4 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@SailingSweetRuca4 жыл бұрын
:-)
@bensteel39442 жыл бұрын
That looks like a boat that will really be fast through the water. Expect to get wet ... lol
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben. She is fast and can be wet at times. We are really enjoying the way she sails, and we hope you enjoy the videos :-)
@darenfrancis30572 жыл бұрын
Fix the sound
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
We should someday. We were clueless about sound back then. The new videos are much better.
@romeowhiskey11463 жыл бұрын
Not good MUSIC choices.
@SailingSweetRuca3 жыл бұрын
We appreciate the feedback. Is there any specific genre you would like to hear more of? Video and audio was/is a big learning curve for us. Got to start somewhere. Hopefully you enjoy the paid music selection in the more recent videos which is thanks to our Patrons contributions. Cheers!
@alofns3 жыл бұрын
It is Kate and Curtis' world, we are just along for the ride.
@Letnothinggotowaste14 күн бұрын
Kate much more valuable than the boat. On a boat, in the woods, in a condo in town, whatever she wants, she got. All due respect to her dude whose name I can't remember...
@SailingSweetRuca14 күн бұрын
Thanks for the laugh! Needed that today 😂🥰
@ashley-tm1uk2 жыл бұрын
You wouldn’t happen to be reading a script would you?…I think you would be much better being natural and telling your story…it’s a great one…tell it from your hearts like you would a friend…I’ll be checking in… Cheers!
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Yes. This was the very beginning of our videography journey, we didn't have a clue back then how to properly shoot and edit. We were pretty camera shy then. We are still learning now, 3 years later, but have gotten much better :-) Check out one of the recent videos to compare. Cheers!
@ashley-tm1uk2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t realize I was responding to older video…sorry…I’ll check you out…thanks!
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
No worries! We cringe watching it now, but we had to start somewhere! We definitely appreciate the feedback. Still working on treating the camera like a friend 🙂
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
@@ashley-tm1uk No worries! Welcome aboard Sailing Sweet Ruca :)
@Metabo19502 жыл бұрын
can't say I care for the music u picked for your video, it's very irritating.
@SailingSweetRuca2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. We made lots of mistakes. Unlike many other channels we had no film background or training and we learn as we go.