Sailing Highs & Lows in the Society Islands - Ep 41

Come with us on a squally sail to Huahine, we'll show you around the idyllic island before we get caught out by an unexpectedly boisterous pass into Raiatea. Enjoy!
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[@Oceans_Sail]

I cant find my glasses at home let alone in the sea. Glasses......Drone.....you find everything! That’s amazing!!!

[@Taisen_Des]

Nice places for the scrapbook. These last few chapters give me a mixture of sadness and indirect joy. Sadness for a stage that ends; and joy (for you guys) because every ending is the beginning of something new. 😉 See you. 👋 👋

[@dingo397]

Have Loved you guy's from the Start. !!!! Well done, I'm happy your home safe. The Very Merriest Christmas to you and your families !! Looking forward to further adventures....

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@svcheekysoceanmiles8522]

Asher, you had to be tipsy to swim with glasses on!...Guys, I love your stuff, Im not looking forward to you getting home and becoming land lubbers....I hope you choose to take a different path. We all would;d if we felt new had the opportunity to do so.

[@sailingbacchushome944]

I still really don't know how he didnt realise his glasses were missing until the morning after! We'll be back sailing again for sure!

[@Expeditionx-x5q]

hey guys great video so many memories.

[@billhanna8838]

I put a foam luff in my headsail great for taking that bag out of the midle , I see they are use multiple ropes instead of foam now as they dont crush after time , Im a real fan of the staysail so good to lay a hull with to ( Get some sleep) & if it can be made to self tack all the better , See you in NZ - fair winds .

[@conyermud1]

Amazing video as ever. Well done guys.!!

[@mikearnopp9458]

Hay Guys, hope you both keep well !! Have a great Christmas xx

[@henrykprzychodzki4034]

When we cruise as a family, after every crossing our 13 year old son at the time would fry eggs just like you did. Great show. We should be there next year

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Ha, that’s great. Did he also eat them with mashed potato?? 😝 great, good luck with your next adventure

[@johnyoung7794]

Welcome to my world my friend, its the beginning of the end. I am 76 years old and have been dealing with it for a while.

[@ianhelleren4890]

Thanks for the info on the inner forestay, just don’t stop there, would love more info on head connection, sheeting, and do you have runners👍

[@sailingbacchushome944]

No runners, as it connects quite high (within 10% of the masthead, which a Rigger told me is the magic number, above which you need runners). The termination is a fitting by a Danish company called BlueWave, see here - bluewave.com.au/product/rope-forks/

[@brianpearson9244]

Merry Christmas to you both stay safe looking forward to your Adventures in 2021 cheers 🍷🍺🍷

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@anthonybeck2384]

Love your work team - have just bought a Ben O 361 ( port philip melbourne) same as Bacchus and learning and living vicariously though your vlog 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sailingbacchushome944]

That’s awesome! Enjoy!

[@paulf897]

Collision regs - Rule 13 - Overtaking (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules of Part B, Sections I and II, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken.

[@sailingbacchushome944]

👍🏼

[@jimb6208]

You are correct; however, the overtaken boat should maintain its course and speed. Sounded as if the cat fell off a bit while being overtaken.

[@paulf897]

@@jimb6208 The stand on vessel must keep its course and speed, however, rule 17 states that it does not relieve the give way vessel of her obligation to keep out of the way. If the stand on vessel was falling off the wind whilst trying to maintain course and speed, the overtaking vessel should factor that in when overtaking. The stand on vessel can make an ordinary and proper manoeuvre in the course of navigation, which could include needing to deviate course a little due to a wind shift, which the overtaking vessel should factor in and give sufficient seaway. The stand on vessel shouldn't tack or gybe into the path of the overtaking vessel, but the overtaking vessel should leave sufficient room to make the manoeuvre. From the video it looks like Bacchus gave way, which was the correct thing to do.

[@bryanbadger6841]

Gday guys. First heard of Huahine when Dr David Lewis sailed there on "Rehu Moana" many moons ago, with his family. Have enjoyed the few episodes I've seen since subbing. Btw I'm available as page boy for your wedding, if the position is still available. Lol. Best wishes for the season and hope 2021 is a better year for us all. Take care.

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Haha that’s good to know Bryan, we’ll keep you in mind 😉

[@alenh4132]

Hi guys love the vids. I have a similar boat, was curious about what electronic autopilot and the setup you have on your boat. I would love to upgrade from the wheel pilot i currently have which sucks. Anyways happy sailing, keep on living the dream and we’ll continue living it through you👍

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Cheers Alen. We have a Raymarine EV1 Autopilot, we fitted it new before we left in 2019 but early on in our trip decided we needed a wind vane and it was the best decision we made. We went for a Hydrovane and couldn’t recommend them enough, the product itself is great and the after sale service is so fantastic!

[@alenh4132]

@@sailingbacchushome944 I could not agree more regarding the wind vane. However these units are for a long passages, which sadly I never do. Constantly hopping around doing day trips an electric auto pilot I think it’s much more adequate. My only apprehension in upgrading is the lack of space between the floor and steering quadrant reason why i wad curious as to how you did it. Marry Christmas guys

[@andiharper4498]

Hi Guys... we have really enjoyed following your adventure from the UK and half way around the world... you always seem to pitch your vlogs 'just right' and your sailing decisions at 'common sense' level. I would be interested in hearing your views and opinion about your Beneteau 36. How did she perform? What would you do different? What additions would have helped? Would you select this brand, style and size of boat again? Thanks, Happy Christmas and good luck.

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Hey Andi! Thanks for following. There were a lot of naysayers about us choosing a production boat to do a half-circumnavigation but we weren’t the first and certainly won’t be the last. We were so impressed by our boat and would absolutely choose that model and size to do again. Of course there was only 2 of us so the space was just right, perhaps if you were a family you would need some more. Installing the wind vane was one of the best decisions we made, basically like having a third crew member who never slept, didn’t ever eat your food, was quiet and barely ever stuffed up. Our hefty solar panel was also a great addition and we never had an issues with power. Life would have been a little easier with an inflatable dinghy but we do love our wooden one and the fact she fits under the boom is a massive bonus (the babystay on the 361s makes it hard to fit a decent inflatable on the front deck) umm what else can I say? I think if you maintain yo boat well and have good systems then these boats are perfect for trade wind cruising adventures. Not sure we’d take her into the roaring 40’s but she was pretty perfect for us. Hope this helps.

[@conyermud1]

It’s just dawned on me, are you guys already back in NZ??

[@sailingbacchushome944]

Ahhh Spoiler Alert, we made it safely back to NZ about a month ago. We’re just not clever enough to get our episodes up in real-time. 🙂

[@giterdunpete]

Pity that those scenes are just memories for you now.........Stay sailing ....work from yacht..

[@sailingbacchushome944]

It is a bit of a pity but we’ve also got some pretty stunning scenes here in the Bay of Islands and some fun projects on the go so we’re definitely not complaining.