SAILING through the DANGER ZONE: Attacked by ORCAS | EP28

Hi from 𝗛𝐈, we are PAT and FRANKIE! We are living full-time on our sailing boat 𝗛𝐈 and sail around the world in search of a new home⛵
Set sail with us in Episode 28 for an incredible journey spanning 5 beautiful days and 6 nights on the open Atlantic ocean! Our sailing trip from Lanzarote to Barcelona (that was the plan) through the Strait of Gibraltar had an unexpected horror-end when we encountered Orcas many miles from shore. It was an frightening but also strengthening experience for us.
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Episode chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:28 - Getting ready for the trip
05:50 - Preparations before we start sailing
09:37 - First day & night
12:53 - Everyday board life
15:32 - Hoisting the sails
17:07 - The best shower in the world
18:38 - It's not always sunshine
20:41 - Our outdoor bathroom
21:24 - Boat life impressions
22:44 - The reward
23:14 - Preparations for the orca zone
26:14 - Orca attacks
28:14 - Reaching land | feelings
33:00 - Outro
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[@FloatingVillageLife]

You blend excitement with humor so effortlessly, turning what could be a harrowing experience into a captivating tale of resilience and awe-inspiring encounters with nature. Your storytelling prowess and courage on the high seas are truly admirable. And I am a floating village life from Vietnam.

[@patandfrankie]

thank you so much for your lovely feedback 😊 Many wishes to Vietnam!

[@user-to4mc4rv1m]

Hauptsache ihr seid gesund angekommen ❤

[@patandfrankie]

Dankeschön! 🤗

[@user-en7hr2lf3y]

Everthing started so we'll..good conditions , butterfly sailing ,beautyful sunsets and than these two attacks😮😮 Fortunately you reached the coast of Spain without water coming in !!!!

[@patandfrankie]

The sailing itself was awesome! We were also really glad that the attack wasn’t worse .. even though waiting for the new rudder and repairing the boat will take a long time and we are feeling with our friend. 😟

[@biancaweinhandl7835]

ohhh wow!! Glad you came back safe!

[@patandfrankie]

Thank you 🤗🥰

[@SandraFleischhacker]

OMG! Lucky that you are safe now. ☺️

[@patandfrankie]

Yes thankfully! 🤗

[@andikisner7366]

Every challenge gives us the opportunity to grow! ❤❤❤

[@patandfrankie]

That’s true 😌

[@user-kf3rz7xw5s]

Da war dass Adrenalin am Höhepunkt 😮bei mir auf jeden Fall!!!! Ein „Fesselndes „Video 😅 man muss es 2/3 mal anschauen …. 🥳🥳🥳top

[@patandfrankie]

Dankeschön! Es war ein wirklich aufregendes und lehrreiches Erlebnis, welches wir sicherlich nicht vergessen werden.

[@user-my3ky5br4p]

Vraiment un gran malheur. Très bien réagi!!!. C'est aussi une expérience. Désolé pour Frank. J'espère qu'il pourra bien le réparer.

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks! Definitely - we learn in each situation something new. That’s also a reason why we love sailing so much! It looks like it will be repaired well but it also takes a lot of time.

[@nightshiftmaestro]

I was really nervous when I saw the video and the scenes. I'm glad that nothing happened to you and the crew. But I'm sure you've learned a lot from this situation. All the best to you both, it's nice to see how far you've come in a year. Love to see your journey! :)

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks for your kind words & support!! 🤗 Good to have you on board!

[@Miguel-yh2vf]

Gosh you managed the situation well … the last sentence sums it up well. Beautiful shots from the ocean too

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks for your kind words 😌

[@colinboniface194]

sailing with new people isn't hard. Knowing that bad behavior gets you thrown over the side, keeps everyone mostly polite at least... Most of the time it's a great way to get to know lots of different people... You two have come such a long way in terms of your confidence, it is nice to see you manage off shore so well now. Being on someone else's boat is less stressful because the responsibility is not yours... The Orca encounters is frightening and damage was done however, all the video footage I see on line, those Orca are not angry... I have been 50 meters away from Orca teaching there young how to rip a stingray apart. Such violence I had never seen before. While a few boats have sunk because of the interactions, that was more because of a structural failure of rudder tube rather than a violent attack. They are playing with boats, it seems that is fun to them, and scary to us. They are so powerful, if they wanted to, they could demolish a 50 foot fiberglass yacht no problem at all... Good to see you both so happy...

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks Colin for your words! The behavior of the orcas is mysterious but we also think that it is a playful encounter. This makes us a bit sad as the topic is shining a bad light on these animals .. It is scary and worrying and hopefully the orcas will loose interest in boats soon. So true what you are saying - we loved to be able to learn from Frank being on his boat and it was a lot of fun! 😊 And making a new friend was also special!

[@frankbardy6287]

Good to see this video! I learned a lot.❤

[@patandfrankie]

Us too 🥰 thanks!

[@coconutfallsyt3030]

Omg she is beautiful

[@user-jj1sx3bb6c]

Super gut dokumentiert und sehr spannend. Bin die gleiche Strecke vor 14 Jahren gesegelt, damals aber ohne große Sorge vor etwaigen “Attacken”. Kommt noch ein Part2, wo der Schaden begutachtet wird? :) Immer eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel & alles Gute! ⛵️

[@patandfrankie]

Vielen Dank für das Feedback 😊 Freut uns, dass es dir gefallen hat! Leider nicht, da wir dann sehr schnell zu unserem Boot reisen mussten und daher kein entsprechendes Bildmaterial, etc. haben. Vielen Dank, dass wünschen wir dir auch!

[@JeanKunz-ou8ff]

I personally wouldn’t sail there, it’s like a “minefield”what I’ve heard and look at the app. But sometimes you have to go and weight your possibilities. It’s human to believe everything will go well. But it happens… good to see that you made it to a harbor and nothing worse happened. Looking forward to more of your stories.

[@patandfrankie]

Yeah, we were talking about it before what we would do if it would happen but we really didn’t think that it would .. 😟 we agree, it’s not a the most relaxed sailing area (at least for us) currently

[@joeybryan7065]

I think I would love it

[@patandfrankie]

It was marvelous, a great sailing experience! (apart from the orcas of course!)

[@user-of7zn7gb8u]

Very interesting episode. It's great to watch you cross 🥰 What is your next goal?

[@patandfrankie]

Thank you! Our next big goal is to cross the Atlantic in November! 🌊

[@Sepp-DieterMichaelis]

Auch segeln hat seine besonderen Anforderungen an Boot und Crew 😢

[@patandfrankie]

Das stimmt! Zum Glück ist es den Umständen entsprechend gut ausgegangen und wir haben einiges dabei gelernt. Es tut uns nur sehr leid wegen Frank und seinem Boot! ⛵️

[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

❤❤❤

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks! 😊🤗

[@janaferreira8882]

❤

[@patandfrankie]

😊🤗

[@Andre-yu3qs]

0:54, wrong orcas, because the ones that roam the Iberian Peninsula are dwarf orcas.

[@patandfrankie]

That’s true - it is just an example to visualize as we could not take any footage during the night.

[@Andre-yu3qs]

@@patandfrankie These orcas are not from there, they appeared during the first wave of COVID, with an adult orca washed ashore in northern Portugal, dead with deep cuts, since then orcas have been travelling up and down the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, they don't know how to return home.

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks for the information!

[@s.reiter8514]

Die Hintergrundgeräusche sind sehr laut die Stimmen dagegen gehen etwas unter....benutzt ihr externe Mikros? Ansonsten ein interessanter Content und unterhaltsam. Danke dafür

[@patandfrankie]

Vielen Dank für das Feedback! 😊 Ja, benutzen externe Mikros, jedoch hatten wir durch den stärkeren Wind dieses Mal größere Probleme. Werden weiter daran arbeiten es zu optimieren und hoffentlich wird es beim nächsten Video schon besser!

[@davep7849]

Nobody provisioned any fire crackers?

[@patandfrankie]

As far as we know they are not allowed

[@davep7849]

@@patandfrankie outside of territorial waters 😉 I understand departing and arriving ports may not be available though..

[@koa818]

👍.....

[@patandfrankie]

Thanks! 😊

[@Ibrahim-sg1vb]

17:37 You are truly stunning and incredibly beautiful🥰🥰

[@patandfrankie]

That’s so true and she is also the best ♥️

[@Ibrahim-sg1vb]

@@patandfrankie ❤️❤️

[@harryecke5399]

Außer einer Karte mit "Waxpoint" und einem Orcas betreffenden Funkspruch und wackeligen Innenaufnahmen während des Vorfalls, ist von Orcas in den 33 Min Video wenig zu sehen

[@patandfrankie]

Naja, es war auch dunkel und wir haben unser bestes versucht in dieser Situation.

[@joeybryan7065]

What was that chili San carne ?

[@patandfrankie]

It was more like a vegetarian stew - chili con carne but without meat, so tomatoes & tomatoe purée, bell peppers, onion, kidney beans, corn, onion and garlic + herbs 😉 a great dish to eat with a spoon when it’s wavy 😄

[@willsta21]

Cherry bombs! How haven’t people learnt this yet? They scarper on the double.

[@patandfrankie]

We were lucky that they lost interest and left a bit of the rudder to steer

[@willsta21]

@@patandfrankie They’ve tried a few times with my Jeanneau 64, it’s an expensive boat. Cherry bombs are what high school American kids throw down toilets it makes a load concussive sound and shock wave and scares them off. It doesn’t hurt them but the sensation is unfamiliar enough that they scarper. Always carry a pack when going through orca grounds all the stress disappears and then it’s fun to see them again as your not worried about your safety or damage. Happy sailing ⛵️

[@patandfrankie]

Oh wow, we are sorry to hear that about your boat! Happy sailing to you too! ⛵️

[@Arnaud58]

Is there a reason to cross the danger zone to the Spanish coast in stead of keeping close to the 20 m. zone of Africa?👴

[@patandfrankie]

A good question that we asked ourselves again and again afterwards. We tried to combine the recommendations available to us. In hindsight, we would probably have been better off choosing the route in the 20m zone along the Moroccan coast or sailing higher up the Spanish mainland (or even Portugal).

[@Arnaud58]

@@patandfrankie I realize hindsight comments are always easy. I think the two alternatives you mentioned are both better, but again, it's a done deal, and could have been worse.👴😉

[@patandfrankie]

Thats true 😉 also what we know is that the Orcas move with the Tunas and depending on the season they relocate along the coast. So for anyone else planning this trip it’s maybe also a tip to check where the hotspot has moved to .. 😌

[@somadevo]

Underwater explosive or oil might prevent this harassment

[@patandfrankie]

We think the best option is to avoid the area if it is possible and to stay in the 20m zone.