Sailing Chloe - Episode 46: Sailing Tangier, Morocco to Gibraltar

[@johnd7129]

You are the most entertaining couple on KZbin. It's a pleasure to watch two loving intelligent persons enjoying life on the water. Please keep up the videos and head towards Australia where we can meet you.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Such kind words. Thankyou kindly!! We're gonna have to head south now : )

[@johnwhyman8490]

Good to see you back . Not sure what the Arabic on the hillside says, but it could be the same as the text on the hillside at Agadir on the south Atlantic coast of Morocco. The Agadir text says "God, Country King" , showing the order of priority and that the people come before the king!

[@sailingchloe2330]

interesting... I'll ask around.. perhaps it;'s the same phrase.

[@lucasbarcellos8356]

Thank you for the video, loved the galley. Im looking forward to see the other parts of the boat.

[@alexeykozakevich5643]

Love to see the next episode! Im glad youre back and well. Would love to see more of this Garcia boat rewiew!

[@sailingchloe2330]

Coming soon!

[@roycox3701]

Glad to see you are back, fair winds folks

[@lj33p]

Got a little worried about Y'all, kept checking your AIS and hoping for the best. Good to hear from you again. best wishes and thanks for the great content.

[@sailingchloe2330]

yes we're Sorry. Our disk drive blew up and we lost everything. iMovie doesn't have a cloud support layer behind it, like Photos does... now we double back ump with big usb sticks.

[@surfersurfer2492]

Hello Nice to see you again! Enjoy the trip 🤙

[@Dryer_Safe]

When you showed the bins I started laughing. I have the exact same ones in my brand new home kitchen.

[@jme.1969]

Thank you for letting me and others "join in" on your advendure! 👍 Very nice video!

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thanks for coming

[@JaynePearce1]

Great video - very informative! Thanks for sharing the issue you had with the speed transducer. Following your advice I bought a pressure cooker in anticipation of our future sailing adventures, and I am totally sold on it. I even made a cake! Cheers, Jayne

[@sailingchloe2330]

Cool. Cakes are hard. We have made a couple of upside down cakes.. but not so easy. Steamed pudding type cakes seem to be the best. Would like to hear of your cake making learnings & tips...

[@hartleymellish4688]

Good to hear from you. I’ve missed you. Looking forward to additional adventures on that wonderful boat

[@sailingchloe2330]

Very soon!

[@Eyesajar]

Love the boat. Love the vids. Keep up the good work.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thanks 👍

[@brettharrison2237]

Good job with the seagull!

[@ПетрГарин-ж8м]

Молодцы ! Хорошая семейная пара ! Отличная яхта ! Что ещё нужно чтобы встретить старость )))))

[@marcwouters6059]

Cloe's back . The lock-down is becoming smoother everywhere in the EU and we are slowly moving towards the new normal . Nice to see you again after the mandatory stop !!!

[@sailingchloe2330]

'Still not allowed to move. June 21st is the magic date.. for now.

[@williamdykes2750]

I could not quite get the gist of the hull damage from the pier. Degraded hearing on my part; not your audio. Can you provide a little detail? I’m really sorry to see Chloe a little dinged up. Such a beautiful boat.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Yes. A bit of a nasty scuff... but we'll patch it up once were docked alongside a floating pontoon. We have a patching kit. We'll make a wee video to show you what's involved.

[@gregjohnson720]

Great video

[@br5927]

Thanks for the episode much appreciated, best of luck thru the covid

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thank you too!

[@egorkrysanov3992]

Finally new episodes! looking forward for new ones =)

[@sailingchloe2330]

sorry we were slow.. our disk drive blew up. We have new back ups now...

[@tgwhelan]

Great videos, thank you for taking the time to produce them!! I've been following along from Seattle. We also looked at the Bestevaer 45 --> "Africa" that you looked at many videos ago (she is still for sale BTW). For the moment we are sticking with our trusty 38' Cape George, but I *definitely* like the Garcia 45! I also appreciated the galley deep dive. Do you ever have second thoughts about keeping the propane, and not going 100% electric? We have propane on our Cape George, and it is excellent to cook with. However, I often think how nice it would be to be 100% electric from a safety and "sourcing" standpoint. Thank you again, I love following your journey.

[@sailingchloe2330]

yes. We agree with you. Electric cooking would be great. .. if we had a little more electrical power&energy we'd consider induction hob. But it would be a bit tight in some cases. (A single 13Kg Propane tank lasts about a year - and we have space fo 2x) . We also didn't know of a cooker that had a built in inverter - and didn't want to run an additional 3KWatt inverter to power one. We do appreciate the propane safety and CO2 concerns though. I think if you beefed up the inverter to 3K-->5Kwatts and added batts 10.8Kwatthrs --> 13Kwatthrs.. and increased solar panel max power 1.1Kwatts -> 1.3Kwatts, it would be a comfortable fit. We REALLY wanted to stay away from gensets at all costs - as they represent a continuous maintenance headache. So it was an 'on the edge' kind of decision for us. Retrospectively, we're still not 100% sure of which would be the best.... we'd need to test more in high latitudes with little sun.

[@tgwhelan]

@@sailingchloe2330 Thank you so much for the response and information. I couldn't agree more on gensets! I used to have a small 1-cylinder Kubota diesel that was connected to an alternator to generate power. It created a hell of a racket, and had a surprising amount of maintenance problems for what should have been a pretty simple unit. I got rid of it off a few years ago. Thanks again for your videos, I love following your adventure. Chloe is a beautiful boat!

[@robertdunlop993]

Glad to see you back! I was afraid we had lost you somewhere in the Sargasso sea or perhaps Capt. Renault had arrested you in Casablanca! All kidding aside good to see you, I know that everything is a little closed right now but do you know where you are heading this summer? ( I know ... plans... God laughs ) .

[@sailingchloe2330]

Sorry for the static. Our Movie Disk drive blew up and we don't have back up's of video as the cloud is too slow. We'll make multiple copies on flash drives from now on...

[@travislibby9930]

More, please.

[@ABeriault]

SOUND ISSUES To solve you noisy wind issues there is an easy solution! Take B-Roll sound clips (with basic phone recorder) of your boat sailing through various wind and water conditions. Just simple 10-20 seconds and well sorted out on you hard drive by windage, waves types..etc At editing, simply replace de noisy voice with voice over recording and add on a separate sound tracks with the wind and waves sounds..while controlling levels....Easy as apple pie as you say in the USA! Cheers

[@johnyk721]

This might be the best video yet. 👍 Was wondering why you chose the Garcia and not the Allures.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Hi, Hard to answer this in less than 10 pages. There are quite a lot of differences. Best thing is to have a look at both .... on the dock in Normandy.. . sorry. 'Need more specific questions...

[@cpgeorge4442]

how long since you do the first cleaning the boat ?

[@cpgeorge4442]

@@sailingchloe2330 @ 3 short words : I like it !

[@GunsAndRoses-p1g]

Awaiting for next episode

[@sailingchloe2330]

Sorry for the slow rate.. we're working on a video for the Gennaker install and one for Gib to Motril. We're updating some iOS Apps too which is taking too much time. 'Apologies...

[@autonomous_collective]

Get bigger fenders. It's a must.

[@sailingchloe2330]

yes!! We just got an A4. We'll see how that helps. We'll store it in the F-RIB. It's kinda huge!

[@antonysmyth2464]

Good show guys, Tx. Enjoyed the Galley summary. Could do with less music, or at least lower vol and less beat please. Convinced me to repair the 12v on our transom. PS: Many transducers can be removed from inside, to chase out the all too common critters and plants. Might be yours can also.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thanks for critique. We'll adjust the tunes. yes, we can easily unscrew the paddle wheel from inside. We'll do it before next leg.

[@kentwood2914]

Enjoying your channel! I'm often curious as to the practicality of a long galley that has no support forward or aft. Do you find it difficult to brace from a pitch down the face of a swell or vice versa? A sudden forward pitch could send you into the forward cabin with broken bones or torn ligaments, etc. Thanks

[@andre_renard]

Thanks for including the sections on ship systems! I enjoy seeing all the things you've done to optimize electrical production and usage. For a future video, I'd be interested to see what the storage below the raised salon is like. I know on the 52 they put a small room under the salon, but I haven't seen anything on what that space is used for on the 45. Do you get a lot of space, or is mostly for technical systems/tanks?

[@sailingchloe2330]

Hi, no there is no small room on a 45. Only wiggle room for a lightly lubricated, skinny person to access systems. It's full of tanks, filters, pumps, pipes. but there are sizable dedicated hold also. Accessible from sole plates. One in particular is useful as a hold - as a large singular volume for storage- given our 900amp.hrs of batts in 3 banks, we have used up a considerable amount of volume in what would other wise be available as storage space. ... but is still plenty for 2 people.. note we have no generator or washing machine. So there is large amount of storage available in the tech locker, aft of the steps.

[@jimmybrokos4610]

My goal is to have a Garcia 45 soon or sooner

[@DaveSunderland]

At last B&G explained….. thanks.

[@jimmybrokos4610]

I would love to join you guys

[@Dryer_Safe]

Thank you for your videos. I love the Garcia 45 boats and hope to have one some day, lottery gods willing :) If I can make one small suggestion though. You should try to limit your camera panning. It's hard on the eyes to follow. Stick to a good frame on a wide angle, zoom in on details, then zoom out back to the wide angle. If you're going to pan the camera, do it as slowly as you can, on a wide angle. Never while zoomed in.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thanks!! Will try to do better...

[@lotophagi711]

It's the "Rock of Gibraltar" not Gibraltar Rock. It's like saying Kintyre of Mull or Falls of Niagara. It just grates :-)

[@007peteh]

'Guess we're getting confused with the crunchy stick candy bar.. of old.

[@sailingchloe2330]

Brighton rock

[@lotophagi711]

@@sailingchloe2330 Yes, Cockney Rhyming slag for male genitalia. Or a type of confectionery traditionally sold at seaside resorts which is hard and sweet and has the same writing all the way through. Graham Greene used it as title for a book , which in the novel is used as a metaphor for the personality of the main character Pinkie, which is the same all the way through. And he is very cocky of course. But not a geographical feature.

[@barrywinter8770]

The wrapper on the boat makes it looks really good. Is purely for looks though? I recall in the build episodes that you thought it might last 5 years? How is it going and how do you expect it to degrade? Thanks.

[@sailingchloe2330]

I would say it's mainly for looks as the alternative is lacquered Aluminum which doesn't seem age that well. The Vinyl at least allows a refresh every few years. As far as how well aging is going, it's holding up well on the whole, Except for the scuffs we have had with other boats hitting us, or rubbing up against floating dock's rub rails or some nasty hard rubber bumpers. In the near future, when docked along side somewhere, we'll make a vinyl patch and a video of what's involved. We carry a roll of patching vinyl for this very purpose.

[@chrisboulet7024]

So glad you’re back and safe. Do you ever use your B&G sail steer? If so, what do you think?

[@sailingchloe2330]

We have put this on the list for a future blog. Thanks fro suggestion!!

[@chrisboulet7024]

Sailing Chloe thanks for your reply. I can only imagine how hard it is to respond to everyone. Can’t wait for the blog. I guess I’ll have to start reading your guys blog. I’m not a blog reader but maybe it’s time for a change. Cheers

[@janiceworkman7144]

Enjoy your videos but your background music is hurting your audio. Thank you for the tour of your boat....nice!

[@marccohen5579]

Only true wind speed and true wind angle will be wrong when you don't have speed through the water.

[@alexlemon7875]

How did you find visibility from the helm stations on chloe? I love the hard dodger but seems like it blocks the helmsman's view, no?

[@whynot2454]

Hi - I am following your videos with great interest - I am myself interested in a Garcia Exploration 45 - looks like a great boat ! what is your average cruising speed - is it similar to same sized fiberglass sail boats ? Like the hull color - can Aluminium hulls also be painted ? If I may ask - how much is wrap ? Thank you - Egbert

[@sailingchloe2330]

yes. Seems to be about the same as a regular frp. Depending on... ..... Chloe's heavy at 16tones + she's loaded up with stuff. Down wind and up wind she's a 5knot plodder, but when reaching she wizzes! In 20 knots of wind & reaching at 60~90 degrees, she's happy at 8~9knots. Different to an FRP boat, she sees to cut through waves, as opposed to bouncing over them. ie. She's very steady and easy to sail.

[@whynot2454]

Sailing Chloe thank you for insight - good luck on your journey .... we’ll follow along

[@questions5020]

amazing

[@sailingchloe2330]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pbrisforathletes425]

Can you compare the Garcia to an Ovni 445 or 450?

[@sailingchloe2330]

Sorry we dont want to get into that kind of critique. In our technical evaluation, we decided that the GE45 was the best.

[@captainmike808]

What was your apparent wind angel when you were at 9 knots?

[@sailingchloe2330]

70 ish...

[@GunsAndRoses-p1g]

Try to use a drone to get better footage of the boat . And a long selfie stick too to get wide angle views.

[@sailingchloe2330]

ok. good suggestions!!

[@jimmybrokos4610]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@peterverhauwen4762]

On the Moroccan mountain it says ’God, Homeland, King' and not welcome to Morocco.

[@ricardo_palma66]

gut

[@DaveSunderland]

Dead Rat long overdue for your mic.

[@jimmybrokos4610]

I would work for free

[@noodlesgambino7861]

Your Audio is terrible!!!! Need to put a sound muffler on mic!!!!. Lower music sound!!!! We wanna hear what you have to say. Adjust the bass.....