Sailing Solo: Fiji to New Zealand || COUCHSAILORS Sailing Journal #28

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Did you know our Beneteau Oceanis 423 is FOR SALE? Please share with someone who might be interested! www.couchsailors.com/beneteau-oceanis-423-for-sale/

[@cryptosherpa2022]

Hello Mate, Didn't think you would Abandon your ship so quickly. Remember its the Journey that counts...

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Haha we're not abandoning! We've just decided we need a little more space to bring more adventurers on board! Could be you! ;)

[@cryptosherpa2022]

I'm All aboard with ya!

[@cryptosherpa2022]

Thanks! Really enjoyed the Baja Vids, Plan to spend time in Todos Santos...

[@Corkedit]

Why more space, all these channels seem to be cloning each other. Seems that Delos is the the only one that sticks to its format.

[@markdtopping]

Great video, I learned something new with the plate around the impeller causing premature wear. It takes courage to do what you've accomplished. Congrats, looking forward to the next video.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

mark topping I learned countless things researching and reading bumfuzzle and other blogs/vlogs. Glad I could pay it forward!

[@sailingvibes5242]

Amazing video! Must have been a great feeling to cross this one of the bucket list👍 Sharing your thoughts and feelings makes the video great!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Sailing Vibes thanks! I wish I had been stronger but hopefully sharing this will help someone think twice about doing a hard solo passage! :)

[@timlamarre8680]

Only 7 min in but great footage & great video this far. Excellent shots at night of water coming over bow.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Thanks for watching Tim! Let us know if there's something more/less you'd like to see. Always up for feedback :)

[@mayflip]

Your best video yet. Great stuff! Well done.

[@rolandtaitt7155]

Holy smokes Jose' excellent footage! This adventure is not for the lighthearted and I commend you on your perseverance. I can't imagine the thought processes happening especially at night. God speed to you and once again, awesome video!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Roland Taitt thanks a lot!

[@rolandtaitt7155]

I see you're getting some flak on your Trump comments. I'm in line with your thought processes of Trump but, it's best to keep that off your channel, not so much for losing subscribers but mainly to keep your channel pure. As a fan I would say try an refrain from responding to negative comments, those that can look past the political comments might gage those responses as petty. Again, awesome episode and looking forward to the next!

[@robjones1772]

Love it!!! You have some balls!!! As Gina said "if you can't see the waves you just don't know how bad it is". I'm super happy to be supporting you guys

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Rob Jones I love that you just quoted one of Gina’s most memorable moments! Now that’s a true fan! Thanks for watching!

[@sailingdijan9128]

Awesome! You inspire to keep that flame under our boat!---see Sailing Dijan! Thanks for sharing straight up.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Cheers for watching! We'll be excited to follow your adventure!

[@sailingdijan9128]

Thanks kool..just uploaded Short Ep3- Everyone's heading South!.. Its a start!

[@ramonsellaresmont3599]

hola me alegro que pudieras solucionar el problema del motor, veo que esta travesía esta siendo muy dura, pero tu experiencia me esta ayudando mucho para cuando yo haga la mia gracias y buenos vientos........esperando la segunda parte de tu aventura

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Ramon Sellares Mont gracias, Ramon! Le toca a Gina compartir lo que estaba haciendo ella primero y luego compartiré la siguiente parte de esta travesía. Saludos!

[@adamttreat123]

Love the real stuff. Thanks

[@AidanWeatherill]

Feel the fear and do it anyway! Good job working out the problems, remember how jealous us stuck on lands are!

[@fatherthomas1575]

Watch Fata Morgena , and they are selling out too. Listed in Fiji for 250Gs

[@johnlord7854]

Great video Jose - keeping it real :) Sing out if you would like a crew member next time ! Kind regards, John and Katie.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Thanks John! I'm proud of his accomplishment! We'd be happy to have you guys onboard! :)

[@johnlord7854]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos I'm proud of him too. When Katie and I met him in Bay of Islands earlier this year, I had no idea what he had been through ! You and I need to make a plan !!! :)

[@COUCHSAILORS]

John Lord Hey John, will have to buddy boat in February/March if you guys can take some days off! We’d love to see what kind of local anchorages you have up your sleeve!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

John Lord Hey John, we’ll have to buddy boat in February/March if you guys can take some days off! We’d love to see what kind of local anchorages you have up your sleeve!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

John Lord Hey John, we’ll have to buddy boat in February/March if you guys can take some days off! We’d love to see what kind of local anchorages you have up your sleeve!

[@arumrunner]

You refused to give way to a large commercial vessel with limited steerage and maneuverability? Congrats on the passage!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

You could say that... or you could take into consideration that I was taking in water and wasn't 100% sure where it came from. There's also a lot of the radio conversation that isn't included in the video, but it was them who offered to let me go and I really appreciated it at the time. Islanders are mariners are quite friendly people after all!

[@Roamancing]

I have to admit, I was scared for you as I watched this. Kept thinking, "okay he has posted this video, so he must be okay." I did not know that sea sickness tip about keeping your stomach full. Will have to give that a try.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Roamancing Travel I was scared for myself too! Haha thanks for watching!

[@GNT35]

Just wondering if the boat is currently paid for or is there a remaining balance?

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Giles Theriault Is this Mercedi soir Giles?

[@GNT35]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos. I am not i am from Nova Scotia

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Giles Theriault ah! Ok! We can talk offline, couchsailors on gmail d.t com

[@kevincostner9734]

Clearly this video is a long time ago but you know what? I have 100 000 solo sea miles on 3 different boats over 30 years. And i got to say having another person onboard is incredible for moral and not to mention sleep and safety. However i only have had about 10,000 miles not solo I still feel that exact feeling you felt leaving fiji on a solo passage. Its that fear of the unknown and it sort of does get better as the trip progresses. However when shits breaking or not performing and youre solo and sick and maybe a bit scared its very hard to not feel that empty bottom of a pit feeling w no way out and think why do i do this. I dont get that feeling when i have a crew. That feeling is gone and its the human factor or condition to just know you are not alone in tne moment. We are stronger with others around us. So yea i totally know exactly how you felt. It was awesome to feel that with you knowing it so well. I feel it all the time. The high of arriving solo is also huge and is what keeps me going solo . Not by choice but by circumstances. Cant wait to see the next episode . Thanks for sharing youre experiences. Giving a whole lot more to all of us in youtube land than we can ever give to you. Cheers.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Kevin Costner thanks, Kevin! That was truly a thoughtful and nice message to read and the reason we keep these videos coming! Stay tuned for more!

[@garysouza2277]

Kevin Costner-Are you counting Water World??? LOL

[@betty-loucreamer112]

You can come here to Canada !🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Corkedit]

Te funny thing here is the people that are suggesting the comment should not be due to political are in fact the most political here. Some people really are 'King of the hills'

[@svgitana2499]

Congrats on your solo! That takes balls!! Anyway congrats on the solo. By the way wife and I we t to SF two weeks ago and loved it. Great city

[@Jasonb3d]

LOLOLOLOL Trump is a saint compared to Hillary and her "husband" OMG!!! cant stop laughing!!

[@Jasonb3d]

Could you guys seriously take it somewhere else, I'm getting tired of getting alerts to this conversation and not anything remotely SAILING related... please, pretty please.

[@svgitana2499]

Jasonb3d done, deleted my comments

[@fatherthomas1575]

Sea sickness can be stopped by wearing one ear plug, preferably a foam one.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Whoa, never knew that! I've got dozens to block out Jose's snoring ;) hehe.

[@johnnya9001]

I would never cross an ocean in a Beneteau. Sure, most of sailing safely is up to the skipp but it is nice to know you are on a boat that can take some punishment.

[@marlo2303]

You really couldn't pick the worse time to catch a fish. Twice. Fair winds.

[@1VAHNFANEL]

catamaran is a smoother ride!!!

[@natemcdaniel2139]

I will say, my Colin Archer is not much a sexy boat, except in a salty kind of way, but it is hell for stout and has been through worse conditions than you encountered without a shudder. Your experience is common with Ikea boats, they flex, they leak, they break. I wish you the best. Now the boat is for sale? Wise move.

[@neptunesjester4145]

Hey man....fellow Californian and sailor here. This is the best video yet. You did a great job. I really appreciate the honesty, fear, courage, skills you displayed. Bravo! As for the haters below....screw em. You two are golden, keep doing what you are doing. This video has what all the others lack...btw trumps a dick...

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Neptune's Jester haha, Thanks! Where in California?

[@neptunesjester4145]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos santa barbara! 😊⛵ my family and i will be departing in 5 to 7 yrs. I messaged yall earlier when in fiji, i have some good friends there. If you head back there at any point, i can set you two up with a few really awesome locals. You two are from SF? Im heading up tp Benecia to sail tp Angel island next week 😉❤⛵🗺🎶🎵🎵🤘...btw love your theme song, very Dick Dale-esque

[@svgitana2499]

Hellooooo once a week!! Bien echo!! 🤣🤣

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Solo por ti! ;)

[@svgitana2499]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos 🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻 eso!! Gracias

[@robertburnett1970]

I agree with you about cheeto man very scary!

[@noahtreat]

I can’t believe everyone saying Jose “ politicize this channel”. He made one comment upon learning about the election results. Since when did it become the norm to hate on someone who you disagree with? Talk about snowflakes. I voted for trump, but I would never unsubscribe because someone who is chasing a dream that I have disagrees with me. If anything I want to learn from Jose and why he thinks the way he does.

[@peternorton7665]

noahtreat totally agree man .......

[@blairbolling]

when you voice your political stand in a public forum, you open up a window that should stay shut. unemployment at an all-time low economy???well you know the rest. i dont care about his politics, i would like to see realism. rare on you tube and a lot of patron fluff so far here. i will watch more. i hope i'm proven wrong

[@alansailing1387]

Nice honest account of your solo trip. Donald Trump just won the presidency. I think you guys have been spending a bit too much time on the couch.

[@zoomzoomracing]

Snowflake, i am subscribing.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Glad to have you!

[@davidwestwood5968]

Trump ?, How far are these vids behind ?...

[@COUCHSAILORS]

David Westwood the trauma and embarrassment are still relevant today!

[@robharris5467]

DJT Best POTUS ever

[@bobbooby7588]

Good luck getting 165 k for a leaky boat

[@jasonkoslow4174]

It turns out Trump is actually doing a better job than I thought he would. Getting the economy rolling again, decreasing regulations, stopped the federal government paying insurance companies. Some good stuff there.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Jason Koslow thanks for sharing, but this is a sailing channel. Let’s talk sailing ;)

[@Ninja_Sloth]

The economy is beginning to show signs of slowing down, same for employment and everyone in congress has taken money from the insurance companies. Take a look at the 16 month mark when most of the previous cabinet's fiscal policies will have expired, then discuss how good of a job he is doing. The ONLY reason the economy is still rolling along is because of Obama and the previous economic policies he put in place. Takes on average 12-16 months for economic policies to make an impact. Fact. I will continue to hope Trump changes his ways and begins treating all Americans equal and stops attacking everyone

[@jasonkoslow4174]

Clearly you are ignorant about economics. Obama heaped mountains of regulations on companies. The amount of time I spend on dealing with worthless government regulations grew by 8 times under the Obama regime. That is time I could have been spending trying to grow sales or working on better customer service. Obama presided under the only "recovery" that never hit 3% positive GDP growth coming out of a recession. His policies were a disaster. I am not a Trump accolite, but he is doing way more good stuff than Obama. From my perspective Obama appeared to go out of his way to be hostile to companies. He nearly put the coal sector out of business.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Jason Koslow wouldn’t want to put the coal sector out of business! I hope Trump brings back the whaling industry, it’s been a while...

[@CallumDean85]

This guy is so down. Just sell the boat and go home

[@COUCHSAILORS]

🤣

[@SailBeforeSunset]

Sad that you decided to politicize your channel. We didn't vote for Trump, or any of the other candidates because none were worthy of any votes, but we really disagree with sailing channels becoming political platforms. Same as how we feel about sports forums. Fair winds, but I will unsubscribe and will no longer support you on Patreon, either.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Sail Before Sunset We appreciate your contributions as a Patreon and subscriber and are sad to see you go. We are also sad that you would consider a reaction to a historical event that occurred while on this passage "politicizing” the channel. But, since you brought up politics... the ignorance of scientific evidence that is necessary to protect our oceans and planet is something that I perceive as relevant. This has a direct effect on our lifestyles and the content of our videos. It has a direct effect on how Americans are perceived abroad. It has a direct effect on the oceans and our planet. Then there are things that aren’t relevant to this channel or sailing or the ocean but just to human decency, but if you haven’t figured that out yet with the wealth of information on the internet, I doubt I’ll convince you. Anyways, I’ll get back to promoting sustainability, responsibility, respect and pursuit of the sailing dream and hopefully you’ll change your mind and join in for the adventure.

[@budawang77]

I think it's great you shared your opinion about Trump. It's all about keeping it real and if you were shocked to hear of the Trump victory out at sea, then sharing it with us was the right thing to do.

[@Genjinai]

I dunno, I'm not an American but I didn't like that comment either. For better or for worse Donald Duck hasn't started any wars yet. If Hillary was president, imo, the U.S. would be at war right now...

[@neptunesjester4145]

Sail Before Sunset thats a crappy thing to say and do, further more since you didnt vote (seriously, whats wrong with you!?) You are part of the problem. You pull your funding to them over that? As i said, you didnt vote, you have no rights to even bring up the "p" word! 😀🤘

[@neptunesjester4145]

Genjinai ok so you state you arent american, but sure do act like you know better than we do. You are wrong abt Hilary....dems dont start wars. Trump has brought pur nation on the brink of nuclear war. Fact.

[@Jasonb3d]

You shouldn't bring politics into your channel if you want to keep subscribers.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Jasonb3d 3 seconds were about a historical event and 1762 seconds were about sailing! (Yeah, I did the math!) Politics? Do you like single helm or dual helm boats better?

[@Jasonb3d]

LOL ok... I guess i'm still a little irritated with everyone’s reactions still, it's sad and angering to see all the violence when one group didn't get their way. Anyhow... Dual helm or single.... actually i'm more of a Cat man, haven't seen a dual helm cat so I'll have to go single. Do you know much about rotating masts? I'm looking at a bigger cat with one, and I really don't know what to think about it yet? It seems to be a great concept but I can't shake the worry about NO Rigging!!!! LOL What do you guys think?

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Jasonb3d there’s a Crowther up in Maine owned by a grumpy old guy who won’t negotiate on the price even though it’s been on the market for 3 years. One of the appeals is the rotating mast! Sounds like a fast one based on what I hear! Basic, fast, with daggerboards and room for more crew to join in on the adventure. Just what we’re looking for!

[@Jasonb3d]

Sounds like a good deal except for the grumpy old guy who won't negotiate. Also sounds like your sold on rotating masts, are they as reliable as rigged masts? any thoughts on life expectancy? I read the designers notes on the one i'm looking at, he goes into calculations for 2 digits of tons of force exerted on the decks where the mast meets bearings and decking.... scary stuff to think that it all is focused on one small part of the vessel.... but on the other hand the Cat is really a sexy beast!!

[@natemcdaniel2139]

Well, to be fair, with such a big time lag on posting these vids, at the time, the narrative was that the economy would collapse if trump won. Of course, that is a hard one to believe at the moment. But really, it is a big mistake to make politics on a sailing channel.

[@Doyle-Nutbush]

Trump hater eh ? That tells me a lot ! Goodbye

[@COUCHSAILORS]

LIX 59 c yaaaaa

[@frankgordon5730]

You lost me at the Donald Trump comment......you might want to keep your politics to yourself.

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Frank Gordon You’re smarter than that! You’re not punishing us by not watching our free videos haha. To each their own...

[@neptunesjester4145]

Frank Gordon how was a 3 second comment politicizing his channel?

[@neptunesjester4145]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos lol ❤❤❤❤

[@frankgordon5730]

Neptune's Jester keep politics out of sailing...I wasn’t a jerk just saying if he wants to post videos for people to watch then it’s seems stupid to offend half your audience. But he can do what he wants, I unsubscribed and won’t watch. Notice how I’m not defending anyone or attacking anyone just giving an opinion.

[@backthebadge4009]

Alienating half your audience by going political is really unwise. We all have our political opinions but often times its best to keep it to yourself. This was really dangerous to make this passage single handed, and so unprepared. Having all those boats around you also created undo risk to you and them. Counting on others to help you is not smart. What if you had lost communications...now what? Or what if you all had to heave to in such close proximity?

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Edward Walsh nobody went political, but there are unwise people in my audience that might interpret it that way 🤪 and nobody was counting on anyone else for help, they happened to be there and I was wise in accepting their help instead of being stubborn and proud. If they hadn’t have been there, I would have sailed instead of motored, I would have diverted my track, I would have heaved to, I would have figured it out.... I was also wise in going on this passage instead of sitting on my couch criticizing other people living their dreams.

[@Fishing8136]

Why are we looking at your face all the time?

[@oletymer1]

I’m also done with you and your politics

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Hi Charlie harrison! The act of Boycotting a sailing channel because of a 3 second reaction of shock and disappointment because we now have a president that “grabs women by the pussy” sounds like politicizing our SAILING KZbin channel to me! I thought it was just sharing one more unique moment of my passage. How many people find out about their next president 500nm from land while sailing literally on the other side of the planet? I don’t understand sure why this seems like a retaliatory punishment to us though... we post videos to share our experience and inspire others, clearly not for the money! I guess the FREE videos that take LONG HOURS of WORK (recording, editing and uploading) will be enjoyed by just a few less people? Meanwhile, we’ll carry on sailing, sharing and respecting the people we meet along the way like we always have! It’s “business” as usual for us! Hopefully you change your mind and let our videos distract you from politics.... Oh! The irony... :)

[@oletymer1]

COUCHSAILORS Sailing Videos everything is cool....I’m just sick of Trump this and Trump that every day on the news !!! I think he does love the USA...I really enjoy y’all videos and I wii keep watching and dreaming....all’s good friend !!!

[@COUCHSAILORS]

Charlie harrison Cruisers out in the wild know better than to talk politics! That’s the irony of these Trump comments, I didn’t bring it up! I thought people would be more interested in the detailed experience of a solo crossing and it never crossed my mind it would be the focus of the commentary. Anyways, surfs up at Namotu and I’m off to catch some waves! We’ll have to share more about that in a later episode :)

[@jasonkoslow4174]

You have got to be kidding if you favor Hillary over Trump because of a comment he made. Hillary helped cover up her husband.s rapes for God sake. That is a trifle more disturbing than a comment Trump made.