'It's definitely a flare - call the US coast guard!!!'| Episode 31

In this episode
We arrive at Cape May and lay the anchor down for the night after getting very wet and cold, what a difference a day makes!
We get up early the next day and explore the town of Cape May, we don’t find treasure but we find a little piece of heaven, a peanut shop, you are screwed if you have an allergy!
We head to a little restaurant in the town and discuss our sail plan to Sag Harbour and the time we think it will take.
We head back to Aequus and take a quick route past a boat that was going to cause a huge wake.
We wake up at the crack of dawn to start our journey to Sag Harbour
We have some wonderful sailing weather and are able to put both sails up
James cooks some nachos and I get to eat a whole chilly and can’t feel my mouth, James decides he should do a cookery book!
We have to motor at 5am as the wind dies. We finally get some wind and manage to sail again downwind
We make an emergency call to the US coastguard as we see a flare go off, after telling us what is happening, the US coastguard doubt their response to us, as they further question the situation. It becomes increasingly painful as they continue asking the same questions again and again and eventually conclude the situation. We hope they are right!!
We realise we are not going to make it to Sag Harbour in time as we face the sun going down and we still have a long way to go, we decide on plan B which is to head to Montauk.
We find our friend Mike on Ellipsis… we watch the sunset and Mikey decided the hill is our workout, likely he will be gone by dawn lol, knowing Mike
Next time aboard Aequus
Timestamps:
00.00 - Start of video
00.30 - We wait to enter Cape May
01.12 - The next day we head into Cape May town
01.50 - We enter peanut heaven!
02.56 - Planning our journey to Sag Harbour over dinner in town
04.30 - We head back to the yacht after dinner
05.52 - We set sail for the Hamptons
06.55 - We are sailing whohoooo
07.15 - James tricks me with his spicy snack and decides he should write a cookery book with his one recipe hahaa..
09.00 - James is looking sexy as it is getting hot
11.00 - We call the US coastguard
12.38 - James said orange, I say red
12.48 - The US Coastguard doubt themselves as they ask the same questions over and over again
14.30 - We realise we are not going to make it to Sag Harbour before sunset and do not want to arrive in the dark
15.02 - Plan B
16.15 - We find our friend Mike on Ellipsis
17.00 - The most stunning sunset
17.07 - Next time aboard Aequus
17.55 - End of video

[@charlesalcott7885]

Love the video! Thank you 😊

[@SailingAequus]

Thanks Charles for watching..

[@johnhopkins6731]

I would love to hear a 'long term report' on how world cruising is on the Bavaria. How is she holding up and performing and all that jazz.

[@michaelellipsis980]

Miss you guys

[@SailingAequus]

Miss you too Michael haha..

[@passingthroughtime3033]

In Cape May you should of ate at the Lobster House, then got fudge at the original fudge kitchen. I'm impressed with your travels.

[@hamishesslemont3705]

Looking forward to James’s recipes from now on ! 😂👍

[@SailingAequus]

We will have to wait and see on that one lol..

[@rumblechick73]

I hadn't realized how far behind your videos are! Not really important, but it does keep my tiny mind from exploding when I see a hurricane mentioned. Living in SW Florida just the word hurricane gets the adrenaline pumping from past experiences.

[@mcouture8169]

Agree.. figured something was amiss as they sailed up the east coast of the U.S. and everything was already full summer and dark green ;) Certainly is unusual watching reality 1/2 light year ago.

[@catspaw3815]

A belated welcome to New York, New England and Long Island Sound, guys. Haha, loved your peanut shop comment. Yes, TOTALLY screwed. lol

[@SailingAequus]

Haha indeed!!

[@gregmikk]

Love you guys! I am hope you pick up on the other side of the pond!

[@SailingAequus]

That would be lovely!!

[@sarascott2217]

Love watching you guys scary times ahead

[@SailingAequus]

Indeed Sara.. thanks for watching..

[@j.d.3875]

great boat, seeing its for sale

[@geoffhayday6003]

Good luck sitting out the hurricane.

[@biglewey123]

really enjoy your videos J&P... how far ahead our you ? Have i recently seen your boat for sale ? Are you chaging direction? sorry for all the questions 😁

[@mrr8697]

Does your beautiful sailboat creaking when underway do all boat's make noise are you able to sleep ? Thanks

[@bretth5012]

How about a real time update?

[@donburnett8629]

Too late I know but stop at Block!

[@SailingAequus]

Thank you

[@patrickabas1112]

why a reef if there is no or hardly any wind and why not use the code zero or spinnaker?

[@patrickabas1112]

@@charonstyxferryman that is why we wear lifelines and you can reef just before sundown, if I follow your strategy. During the clear blue sky day I would still go full sail and make up ground

[@SailingAequus]

We have been caught out before, we certainly didn't have low wind otherwise we would have been motoring lol... but it doesn't matter about lifelines, when one person is asleep and the other is doing things upfront in pitch black anything can still happen, we have a rule not to leave the cockpit without the other person being present at night, why make life uncomfortable, better safe, safe in mind and beautiful pleasant sailing.. thanks for the thoughts.. :)

[@kevinrowe7236]

Hello

[@SailingAequus]

Hello Kevin.. thanks for being here

[@dennywetherald3860]

Are you headed back Aequus? I noticed a package from Predict Wind for you arrive at Port Annapolis yesterday.