Our longest crossing ever - the Pacific Ocean (ep.259)

[@richardsimpson2599]

All that footage into 33 minutes, superb. Congrats and fantastic filming again.

[@JasonHampel]

More amazing sailing footage! wow. Love the drone work again. Great Video!!

[@helms5hieldmaiden]

Ditto love the drone footage!

[@jasonwilliams9369]

they have the most and best drone view compared to everyone else.

[@brettgraham1966]

Shows the true benefit of having a boat that can reach and maintain really good average speeds…13-14 days SO much better than the 25-30 days which are the norm for most other heavier and slower boats, great video 👍😄

[@CatGreatcircle]

We didn’t expect the difference to be this big, Saba 50 24 days, Leopard 48 31 days but different people different sailing modes as well so always difficult to compare. With our L52S it probably would have taken us 17 days

[@Umar-yj8nz]

@@CatGreatcircle how about Exquisite 50? How many days do you predict based on its' weight and design?

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

I loved watching every minute of this crossing! Thank you so much for sharing your great adventure.

[@simbayukiwolf]

Happy boat, Happy crew, Happy journey. It really comes through in the video, looking forward to the next one. 👍

[@captainsirjackchucklebutty6147]

Ditto . Thank you for making such splendid videos of your journeys. I did this on a FP Cat 25 years ago and my memories and my home movies have all faded. Wonderful to revisit with you. Cheers Mark/Alchemy

[@kurtoosterlynck9549]

Prachtige samenvatting van deze lange overtocht! Groeten uit Gent!

[@Conan-ny1um]

Such a impressive feat and that Outremer 55 is so fast and smooth!

[@jasonwilliams9369]

if i can afford to get any sail boat i will buy the cat

[@johanmarais9950]

Wonderful - you guys are great and I really enjoy such a long passage in one clip; also an all round vid: sails, speed, conditions and the social part - well done!!

[@AliceOBrien]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. Well done. What a great team you all make. 👏 I was half expecting to see Vitia when you had the drone up so high. Amazing shots. I really enjoy watching Thomas learn from his experience with you. Lucky him and you two.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Yes lucky us too!

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Be safe Greatcircle crew! Have fun! Amazing drone footage as always!! 👍👍👊👊⛵⛵

[@kimblemooney2757]

LOve that machine! Good shots of speed.

[@linf525]

Just fantastic to watch! You are such an inspiration as you never gave up after the collision in Aruba. Your drone shots are gorgeous. Hope you continue to enjoy the rest of your cruise through the Pacific.

[@TheSCOOTER1943]

Always such great music accompanies your videos. I look forward to following in your footsteps on a boat of my own. Safe sailing

[@christophecubier8326]

Great, really great ! Thanks for those beautiful videos of Great Circle

[@robertayling2232]

Long time subscriber here, and I’m amazed again at the quality of your videos and the scale of your adventurers. You should have many 000’s more subscribers. Keep up the good flow of excellent videos.,

[@CatGreatcircle]

Quality over quantity Robert 😎

[@TWSTWLD]

Quelle superbe aventure !! Merci pour le partage ! ☺️

[@Boody523]

That boat is fast and beautiful. Great shots

[@bluesbreakersailing2197]

WOW!!! what an amazing vlog, congratulations to captain and crew on what seemed an absolutely beautifully filmed sail from start to finish, please educate us all on your camera equipment and techniques.Faie winds

[@lawrenceslade7980]

I’ve been meaning to leave a comment for ages - really love your videos. As a monohull sailor I’ve only ever been on a catamaran once - but you’ve really opened my eyes to what a cat is capable of - incredibly impressive. Keep the videos coming - the commentary and pictures are wonderful.

[@CatGreatcircle]

We’ve been sailing monohulls until 7 years ago (and we still do on our Rival 34 from 1979) but for full time travelling and living like we did last 7 years the choice seems pretty easy.

[@paulnield5204]

​@@CatGreatcircle plk

[@imsft06154]

Congratulations on the fast crossing. a wonderful video again

[@lucasspaniard8430]

Awesome, the innovation Outremer made with the 55 is very impressive! 👌🏼

[@CatGreatcircle]

For sure they have increased their target market significantly as there is a superb combination of performance AND luxury. And more headroom is very welcome for the taller ones amongst us

[@Peterbolika]

Wow, well done! Greeting also from Austria!

[@adrianchristopher5867]

What a fantastic boat. And thought you might have lost the drone to another galaxy for a while! But looked like a really fun sail across the Pacific. Greetings from South Africa.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Victor, the rally coordinator, brought me a new second hand P4 to Hiva Oa

[@michelbourely2558]

Congratulations to you..i am pleased that our famous calvados and sparkling apple juice from courmenil accompany so beautiful adventures..and hope that anne will agree to sail up to you across the world to refill your cellar ! Cheers from optimist..in spain.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Especially the apple juice is a very welcome change from the daily amounts of alcohol sailors can’t seem to avoid 🙈🙈🙈

[@khanthabuasiya7794]

Man that boat gets some nice speed, awesome video. Would love to sail across the world someday

[@katamaranscom]

Great vlog of the crossing! A well deserved cold drink at the end...

[@CatGreatcircle]

Nothing less than the famous Courmenil sparkling apple juice!

[@alfreddaniels3817]

Congratulations ! Well done. And..... with APPLEPIE. 👍👍🙏

[@CatGreatcircle]

Yes she’s a real kitchen princess 😂

[@alfreddaniels3817]

@@CatGreatcircle 👍😀

[@iliasvlamis]

Very nice video , it’s fantastic to see you

[@Ultimus_Romanorum_V]

Thanks for content, i like this catamaran. My short list catamaran: - Outremer - ORC Trimaran - Dragonfly 40 - Rapido 60 Your ocean crossing looks very dynamic, that's exactly what I want, I don't want to be sailing at 19th century speeds. Good luck!

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣΠΡΙΟΒΟΛΟΣ-χ7ρ]

Another fantastic video! Thanks! Trizonia Greece!

[@svwoven]

How did you lose a batten? Also, great to see the numbers on the boat .. wind speeds and SOG and so on along with sail plan.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Probably the locking pin went out and the closing cap slowly unscrewed. When it was sticking out we were just not fast enough to get the sails down

[@mosca3289]

Super passage.

[@WillN2Go1]

Terrific crossing. Really inspiring to see those performance cat speeds.

[@bos6782]

Love the drone footage. Great video.

[@scarletbegonias2359]

Two or more boats pointing in the same direction and the race is on, I suppose it's always going to be that way. Sounds exhausting keeping up that regiment, cooler heads prevailed and you settled into a nice rhythm. Riders on the Storm, techno-remix, nice. Your music is consistently appropriate for your videos, you must spend a lot of time listening to music to be able to come up with so much diversity(?)

[@CatGreatcircle]

The suggestions you get on Spotify based on a certain playlist help. We’ve made a “Cat Greatcircle Video” playlist there. I have a Musicbed subscription to try out license free music but that gets boring really quickly

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

Thanks for sharing !

[@norbertocoronel8885]

Amazing crossing in this beautiful catamaran.

[@tymanot]

Another great episode. Thanks for the Video.

[@robertlaird6746]

You've got a very beautiful boat.

[@JSS822]

love the drone shots.

[@captainwin6333]

Some amazing camera work!

[@helms5hieldmaiden]

Grreat sail, looking forward to more!

[@markvanderkuil7004]

Prachtige vlog weer, Mark en Marijke. We kennen elkaar niet maar heb de laatste weken veel van jullie afleveringen bekeken omdat ik binnenkort aanmonster op Surya voor hun eastward crossing van de Atlantische oceaan. Ben altijd onder de indruk van het niveau van de cinematografie en edits. En van de prachtige cats die Outremer maakt. Gr Mark vd Kuil

[@CatGreatcircle]

Leuk! Kan me onze oost west crossing in 2020 nog goed herinneren. Doe ze de groeten bij Peter’s cafe!

[@Gladtobemom]

It would be interesting to know if the boat sails much differently with the shorter bowsprit.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Not a big difference

[@acderoul]

Congrats on the crossing!!

[@reginaldsisco2973]

Wow, Marijke you're so talented. You can sing, play the guitar, and bake. Mark you have the BEST WIFE IN THE 🌎 . I'm loving your sailing videos!!💥💥💥. Be safe out there and looking forward to the next video.

[@CatGreatcircle]

I know!

[@CB-yv3ec]

Great video, you talked about noise and not being able to get good sleep when the boat speed was faster....was the noise on the Lagoon as much when open sailing?.....I know it would not be as fast..... just comparing to decide where that sweet spot will be for us between speed and comfort......we love the comfort of the L55 and hope it can be a serious contender even if it would be 4-5 days slower

[@CatGreatcircle]

The Lagoons we had made a lot more noise at their cruising speed. It’s more the interior that seems to make the noise or the friction between interior and hull. The second factor is the noise of the waves slamming against the hull. We call that the man with the hammer, and he’s much more active on boats with a lower bridgedeck. We haven’t made big crossings on a L55 but the bridgedeck seems even lower than on our L52. Sitting on the nose even on the short trip the waves were even bouncing back all the way from the bridgedeck to the chair on the nose. But the L55 has other pros where it’s comfort is hard to beat as for instance its seating areas and the additional space…

[@CB-yv3ec]

@@CatGreatcircle Wish I could find someone that's actually done a crossing on a L55......they are so new is probably why I'm not finding more....a broker in Ft Lauderdale sailed one from Annapolis to Ft Lauderdale with fairly rough seas around Cape Hatteras and said it was very nice and not noisy....he said Lagoon had added a lot of reinforcement to the latest builds....we are supposed to go and see and sail that boat....sure it will just be a short sail though.....thanks for your help.....hope to see you on the water some day

[@CatGreatcircle]

It’s a beautiful boat (as well) so I am sure you’ll be fine on the L55. And yes it’ll take a couple of days more but where’s the rush

[@CB-yv3ec]

@@CatGreatcircle Why can't they make a L55 with dagger boards, carbon mast, carbon longeron and carbon reinforcement throughout the boat....that way we could have better speed, better upwind sail and comfort all in one package.....

[@CatGreatcircle]

Not sure whether this is a great idea with still over 30 metric tons. Our answer to a similar wish list was the Outremer 55 but who knows what the future might bring. What’s the time frame your looking at?

[@rnunezc.4575]

Wonderful !, muchas gracias

[@marinesurveygroupltd7322]

How come you don't ever pull the windward daggar board up? Should give a nice little speed build. The leeward one can come up a bit too when running reaching?

[@CatGreatcircle]

We leave them partly down most of the time even downwind to protect the rudders for debri in the water

[@marinesurveygroupltd7322]

@@CatGreatcircle ohh that's smart thinking. We race a lot on a rapid tri. Sometimes we lift the board to de power as it's as good as putting a reef in. Love your work. Thanks for the reply Take care from New Zealand!

[@haroldconnell2973]

Beautiful scenery

[@akLeanne]

What a fabulous vessel

[@MK-gr9qz]

Great one🤟

[@sonnyt9991]

Love, LOVE the videos brilliant stuff

[@CatGreatcircle]

Thanks!

[@doharocks9292]

Another great video, love you guys, would it be ok sometime to show your map image panned out so we know where it is in the world you are? oh and what's the plan or did I miss it on an earlier episode, anyway take care Love yous xxx such a dream of mine , hugs from Scotland

[@CatGreatcircle]

We try to do that every once in a while but indeed there was a separate episode describing the entire route.

[@hanshekkerace]

You guys own an incredible machine. The space in the galley is enormous. How is the electrical system doing? Is the solar sufficient to keep the batteries charged, or do you need to use the generator once in a while?

[@CatGreatcircle]

The solar is sufficient on most anchorages but during sailing the sails cover too much of them on our current trajectory

[@vokstar]

I wonder if those fishing boats where after squid, seemed like way too much light for just normal fishing. Must be such an exciting time to see land after so many days at sea.. one day I will experience it :D Cheers for the vid :D

[@CatGreatcircle]

Tuna I am told

[@carolinajanssen6451]

Wow 🤩 super to watch this one👍

[@barryholiday8998]

Congrats!🎈🎉 👏👍🏻

[@z.pberic3061]

Great episode

[@billhanna8838]

That drone shot was so high you will up set the flat earthers - Well done .

[@CatGreatcircle]

🤣🤣🤣

[@firddaus9438]

During sailing are you fully use wind to move the boat, or does it use the engine to help the top sail

[@JamieRedknap]

Is the front giant sale called ‘code zero’?

[@CatGreatcircle]

The black sail with the red stripes is an asymmetrical spinnaker (A2)

[@JamieRedknap]

@@CatGreatcircle thank you

[@calvingarrett3245]

New subscriber here I would check out your video and I like it so far beautiful boat you have looks pretty fast. Anyway thanks for sharing your passage I will subscribe to your channel now God bless you watching from California USA

[@MILANISTANELCUORE2]

Hey! Which is the best time to cross from Central-South America to Polynesia?

[@CatGreatcircle]

March worked fine for us

[@jklsail3918]

Any idea as to how many sail changes you made in 13 days?

[@CatGreatcircle]

A lot more than on the Atlantic (1) that’s for sure. We used all sails this time, more fun than just following the symmetrical spi for 8 days…

[@barilro]

What type of flooring do you have on the back of the boat? (transom etc) Is it cork? does it get hot? do you like it as a material?

[@CatGreatcircle]

It’s Esthec and it gets REALLY hot on the transoms, apart from that we like the material

[@barilro]

@@CatGreatcircle thanks

[@malgraham351]

Thats some serious pace

[@iranlopez2796]

Are the solar panels enough to charge things? Any wind energy?

[@CatGreatcircle]

On anchor they normally are, when sailing we often need an additional source of power because we consume more and the sails cover part of the solar

[@simonattwood6100]

Mark, I am sure you have probably posted a link to your "camera on a stick" before, but can, you again, please?

[@CatGreatcircle]

www.insta360.com/fr/mobile/product/insta360-onex2

[@CatGreatcircle]

Not sure how the french even infiltrated my safari links now but this will allow you to find the product

[@erkkif9a]

Nice sailing and excellent speed! What do you have as antifouling? How has it been working?

[@CatGreatcircle]

Outremer applies Nautix A88, but Seajet 039 should do the job as well

[@patient864]

Do the sea birds pay fees or tolls for catching a ride?

[@CatGreatcircle]

Yes they pay dearly, and a bonus for cleaning their shit. They didn’t taste really well though those boobies

[@iranlopez2796]

Seems the 3000 miles is the biggest test on a Around the World.

[@lifesailinc-lsi1120]

What trade-school Thomas is going to?

[@CatGreatcircle]

No he’ll study marine engineering on a technical university

[@conradsenior5843]

Subscribed!

[@spencerharvey743]

Solid!!!!!

[@saildreamer]

Look out Mark, Thomas is going to be Chief Officer soon.....

[@CatGreatcircle]

He already acts like he’s the captain so that wouldn’t surprise me a bit

[@AnwarElYafi]

Great Video as usual! How do you watch Netflix? What internet connectivity do you have?

[@CatGreatcircle]

Internet connection is a bit more challenging until we reach New Zealand but here and there it’s still possible to get 4G or an Internet cafe. Uploading episodes is the most challenging as you have to wait until it’s finished

[@AnwarElYafi]

@@CatGreatcircle sorry was referring to being able to watch Netflix while on passage. What internet connection do you have on the boat offshore.

[@awanderer9000]

No fish?! You are sailing too fast to catch any! 😁

[@CatGreatcircle]

Marijke doesn’t really like us fishing…..

[@awanderer9000]

@@CatGreatcircle oh ok, that explains. Even though eating own catch is as eco as it gets :)

[@DoubleUThings]

Lieve menschen, wat gaat die boot hard! :-)

[@CatGreatcircle]

We moeten ook nog een stukje..

[@dirkvandertoornvandertoorn4895]

well done

[@frankhiggs4141]

Can you just take off and sailing across a vast ocean or do you need permit, very nice boat very roomy your very lucky to be able to do that it's not fair to me , what if pirates get you do you have lots of money what are your qualifications, soon people like you will be stopped doing that but it's interesting.

[@MarthaPulgarin509]

I have seen you guys on different catamarans. which one is yours

[@CatGreatcircle]

Sorry Martha you have to put in some more energy yourself before it’s our turn again

[@nguyenphan7474]

i love it

[@marklong8608]

After all the miles, would you change your sail plan? Do you miss the wingaker sail?

[@CatGreatcircle]

We don’t miss a Wingaker at all. The only thing we’re not sure off is a sail like we had on the L52S, something between our current Code 0 and the Code D / downwind gennaker. Not sure if we would need the gennaker in that case

[@stephenmahoney9531]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@gilstewart4069]

rockstar status

[@jmsask]

👏

[@fredretteketet]

Is the earth flat?...

[@CatGreatcircle]

😎

[@jaywinters2483]

Can’t hear the sea. Just elevator music. Music ruined it. Exiting out.

[@CatGreatcircle]

Ciao ciao

[@ВиталийСтепанов-м2ф]

Жаль что нет перевода на русский! Вас смотрели бы, ище пол земнова шара!