S3E7 A Record Breaking Sail for Wave Rover

[@motorcityboatwerks]

Great stuff! 😁👍Your footage is excellent and what adventure! keep up the great work. 💯 percent Motivation!! Sail safe 🫡

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks so much! I'm enjoying your channel also my friend

[@ray8328]

Hoisting sails, trimming and setting course, I could watch all day. Great that you introduced us to some meal preps on WR. ‘OMAD’ 😮

[@RoversAdventure]

OMAD, the official meal schedule on WR

[@mountainmandale1587]

When I was young, I spray painted ATMAB on my shop wall. Anything to make a buck.

[@tomwaite4594]

YES, YES, YES! more please...little clips of what mini cruiser life is all about and the wonderful natural soundtrack of being at sea. What a remarkable boat you have created.

[@robertfontaine3650]

Just listening to the wind and the water made me play this twice.

[@henkresink5073]

That extra weight on the Kiel has mad wave rover more stabil and less nervous, good job👍👍

[@togle184]

Now that is a peaceful video! Both the visual and auditory effects are really so soothing and satisfying.

[@henrygreig2317]

Evert time I start one of your videos I note what great job you did with the construction of your SV! A very attractive boat!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you very much!

[@stephenmarinelli437]

It’s great to watch WR perform so well in a stiff breeze.

[@richardwoods4994]

Great to see you've arrived safely in the Azores. Next stop Ireland? Maybe see you in Belfast Lough before long.

[@hecdc7703]

Lovely sail. The work on the keel surely made it smoother.

[@RoversAdventure]

I agree!

[@stephencifka4629]

Alan, you do so much good instruction in your videos. Decision making and judgement are the heart of adventuring and the clear way you share your plans and thinking is SO helpful. Thank you!

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Time to crack on eh! Delightful sailing on a reach … hold fast! ⛵️🇨🇦⚓️😄 PS: I enjoyed visiting the Calvert Maritime Museum and the NAS Pax river museum as well.

[@bernardszirth9665]

What great seamanship! Amazing Captain!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you my friend

[@japeltoni]

Excellent passage Alan! Very exciting to share your travelings on the sea. Greetings from Finland/Janne

[@claverton]

Just perfect! The camera setup and the focal length you were using almost had us in the boat with you. That extra lead in the keels looks like it has made all the difference. She looks nice and stiff in those conditions. She just settles in the groove and powers on. Looks like you have created a little gem!

[@einarquay]

Man, you are flying!

[@paulbargren7063]

Good practice for your atlantic crossing.

[@RoversAdventure]

It sure was!

[@SootHead]

Nice episode! A little off the normal format but I like it. Do more like this... felt like I was there for a bit. Haven't sailed in about 50 years but that long sailing sequence brough it back. Thanks!

[@DrBrian0450]

I love that little boat!

[@crphilipp]

Seems stiffer with additional ballast. Well done.

[@DrSurf-fx4gf]

So far it looks like you are having more fun than legally allowed by law!

[@RoversAdventure]

Lol

[@marcgatto9675]

Man, you were clipping right along there! Nice. (Like you, I'm meat and eggs and not much else. Right now, the boys here are fishing lobster, so these days, it's a steak with lobster ;)

[@RoversAdventure]

Invite me over, sounds good

[@Jyskall]

Damm Wave Rover is now sailing beautiful and stable in those conditions. You and your naval architect really hit kind of a sweet spot for a small but roomy hull, and the experiences from you and other builders will help to optimze it. (And the inside and deck can be modified as needed by the builder.) Should have added a wide door to my basement, the room would be bigh enough, but only rivers nearby... ;-)

[@RoversAdventure]

Rivers lead to the sea

[@homunwai7261]

Hi Alan, very excited to watch the progress of your journey. Thanks for all the detailed sharing. Please pardon me for my ignorance, as I'm only a 'youtube' sailor. I can't help by feel nervous about the risk of falling overboard. As there isn't a footwell, where you stand at the cockpit seems rather high. The railing surrounding it also has a lot of 'holes' and a substantive gap at the sides. Sudden jerkings from waves may exert extraordinary forces that can throw a person overboard easily. Your safety is of the utmost concern of everyone. Hope you can review again the safety in this regard before you set off for the long voyage across the Atlantic. Do keep safe. God bless.

[@RoversAdventure]

I'll review at some point

[@robertscholz4486]

What exactly was record breaking? Did you set a speed personal best?

[@RoversAdventure]

Miles traveled over time for me

[@johnzink3309]

Thx

[@Abc-kf4qx]

Amazing as always Alan! Can’t help but notice you might benefit from a winch on the cabin top to help hoist the sail? Especially if you were ever injured or just tired.

[@RoversAdventure]

It's a good work out. I'm just putting my back into it

[@Itssmial_Ova]

Oh my God look you're at 42.9K subscribers! That's incredible! Great to see you on the water again! Wave Rover II is looking much more stable. Shouldn't this be the start of S04? :)

[@RoversAdventure]

You might be right

[@matthewprather7386]

Report on how the mods to the boat during the refit are working out? I’d guess the extra ballast helps heavier air performance by letting you carry more sail in a wind. Slight penalty in light air?Quantify the tradeoff? The friction reduction in the AP prolly helps in light apparent wind - curious how that’s working and if any downside. Other changes?

[@seadog6351]

Am I missing something Alan or are you really sailing solo without a tether?

[@herbertocobock9436]

Any information on who else is building wave rover would be good to hear about.

[@hstrinzel]

Wow, it's MOVING very well. Great to see from that viewing angle, almost like being aboard! THANK YOU! Is the camera or the editing software doing the picture stabilization?

[@RoversAdventure]

Camera

[@justamirage1981]

What tablet do you use for Navionics?

[@RoversAdventure]

Samsung tab 8

[@Ericviking2019]

Where do the guests sit?

[@redwood1957]

Your right no white caps. Your not overpowered? Do you reheat that meal when u eat again. Jet boil of pan for reheat? Thank you

[@RoversAdventure]

I eat the whole thing at once

[@Cptnbond]

After sailing with Wave Rover for some time now, are there any details in the design or fit-out that you would like to modify or improve?

[@tomstack659]

How far out are your videos ? Looks a bit chilly ? When do you plan on heading to Ireland?

[@robkunzig5795]

He's about three weeks into his trip over, if you check out his last "short" video date.

[@TheBeaker59]

she gets under way quickly guess that's a Junk thing. But also light and nimble helps. Looks like a halliard stuff bag would be handy. It was always a thing on my boat lines were always tidy as I HATE standing on rope even more important with your cockpit layout.

[@RoversAdventure]

Very true

[@davekimbler2308]

Just asking .... Are you this year crossing the Atlantic or are you just coastal hopping ? From where you started off wouldn't the northern route be best ? And closer assuming your going to cross ! I guess i'm waiting for the crossing !

[@RoversAdventure]

Currently in the Azores. The reason I have taken this route is explained in depth many times in the previous videos

[@davekimbler2308]

@@RoversAdventure I wasn't aware of a explained reason and you don't need any explaining , I was just asking . I'm sure you have your reasons , weather and timing play a big part I'm sure plus shake down takes time and always error on the side of caution ! I've watched from the beginning and will continue .

[@RobKristjansson]

Skipper, maybe next video you could let us know if Wave Rover II is a "Sailing Yacht" or a "Sailing Vessel", and what the difference is. This inquiring mind wants to know!

[@RoversAdventure]

Great question. Thanks. The answer, my opinion, will be several videos down the line.

[@RobKristjansson]

@@RoversAdventure I'm in no rush!

[@karlberardi4351]

Boat seems a little stiffer. Attributed in part to good stowage. At around 13:25 it looks like you’re in the bay proper, you’ve apparently settled on the sail plan because you coiled down. A pretty remarkable little craft. You know if you were to forego striking out across the Atlantic and only poked your nose into various nooks and crannies along the coast you would have any number of small stories to tell. Your boat is small enough to go where people work and live. Just a thought.

[@robkunzig5795]

My ten cents says next year he'll likely be doing just that! It is an area with unlimited posibilities!

[@karlberardi4351]

@@robkunzig5795A sort of thinking person’s tour of where the water touches. There are any number of channels featuring humans against the sea, we all know that sucks, it’s unidimensional blah blah…….. As near as I can see there are none featuring a traveling host talking with historians, naturalists, working water families and presenting all the element of a more interesting and larger picture. Oh, I do go on, sorry.

[@uncledeadlythefirst]

What make of Anemometer is that?

[@RoversAdventure]

Windy

[@diannadarling699]

Omg… Are you carnivore?! Right on !🙌

[@RoversAdventure]

Absolutely

[@glynncleaver7398]

I know you are busy sailing the 7 seas (AIS) but a rough bill of materials just a rough idea I heard you talking about this on one of your videos but it was in the background.

[@Itssmial_Ova]

It was around $5000 but that was before all the prices went crazy. I believe it was S2E06 where he talks about the materials and cost.

[@todmills]

It's kinda saddening to see you blow past all these wonderful cruising grounds in your rush to cross the Atlantic. You missed so much.

[@RoversAdventure]

It's a safety issue. Will come back at some point

[@planoJayhawk]

When under sail, it always looks like the halyard needs to be tighter. Is this a junk rig thing?

[@RustyKnorr]

Yes. You can reef by dropping the sail any amount. Halyard tension is only there for the amount of sail you have up.

[@AllanHickok]

I admire your effort since WR1 passage, construct WR2, to now. Still, watching your videos without 1) forward rail lines or; 2) you wearing a harness.... makes me queasy.

[@jeffjohnson5139]

How many hours of gas on board?

[@RoversAdventure]

About 30hr at 3/4 throttle

[@georgegibson707]

Thanks for the tip about Iodine. Makes sense, since we evolved from sea creatures where Iodine is most abundant. I'll make sure to buy Iodised salt from now on - better than nothing I suppose.

[@nonsensemoniker1]

Seasalt my dude

[@harrycash8713]

Why do you take iodine

[@tualatindave3797]

If you were to throw your back out at sea... would you be able to raise and lower the sails? It looks like it takes a lot of physical effort.

[@Itssmial_Ova]

Alan's a Navy Man, I'm sure he knows his way around Tension and Leverage ;)

[@garymalm]

It's called exercise,

[@stuartsutherland7664]

A winch as a help in case of injury would help.

[@RustyKnorr]

I would love to know who made such a beautifully constructed junk rig. Thats the nicest looking junk sail I’ve ever seen.