Ep 23 | Wind, Waves & Thunderstorms!

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) Always makes me smile. Cool, calm and collected. "Oh it's just the halyard that's broken. Don't worry about it." 😂😂😂

[@YeOldeTraveller]

The opening teaser is great, as usual. I appreciated the inclusion of the launderette. Love the rocks and other views. Even I know to avoid a lee shore. Glad you have a dingy again. I am amused that it was shipped from New Zealand.

[@MikeAG333]

You want a plastic drum with a big rubber-sealed lid, put your washing in there with some water and powder whenever you are under way, and the motion of your boat will turn it into a washing machine. I used this technique driving across Africa in the 90s.

[@svfairisle]

Yes I knew someone who used to tow a small sealed tub behind the boat, worked a treat.

[@returner323617]

A nice combination of adventures and I trust you are enjoying Menorca; it's our favourite of the Ballerics. I kept on eye out for Fair Isle while we were there last week, and saw on AIS that you'd moored in the lee of La Mola; a good spot for ready access to Mahon (assuming one has a dinghy of course..!). The north is certainly more spectacular, but also tends to bear the brunt of the prevailing weather, so your new heavy-duty anchor may see some action. We'll be in Sardinia in September for a late-season charter - Costa Smeralda and the Maddalena Archipelago - and so I'll be watching your travels with a particularly mercenary eye. Fair winds and a following sea..!

[@nicolesummers4495]

Love your professional presentation. Love watching

[@judyaslett2]

Thanks Nicole.

[@1962gms]

Great video and lots of excitement! Isn’t it always the way, you sail up to a lovely cliff and your halyard gives way 🤨 Really enjoyable show, I haven’t been to Port de Soller for 30 years, so that was nice to see again. Your dinghy looks good and light, looking forward to an update on it and your new anchor - it was a bit surprising your old anchor was upturned, glad you checked it out. Enjoy the rest of Menorca ⛵️

[@svfairisle]

Yes I was surprised too! We hadn’t set it very hard as we knew it would drag in the fine sand if we did it straight away, we usually give it a proper pull after an hour of so on that type of sand then it usually sets. But not if it’s upside down! It was nice for me too going to Port de Sóller as I’ve visited there many tome in the last 35 years when my father lived in Mallorca. It was so empty this year it was like going back 25 years,

[@waderogers]

A very good episode you two and what a beautiful place. Was glad to see that like most cruisers, you run into a myriad of issues, like the broken halyard, the missing dinghy (and having to be inventive with the paddle board), doing laundry, and some great sightseeing. The cliff face you were sailing past when the halyard broke reminded me of some of the cliffs I sail past here in Alaska. I did a trip to a magical fjord called 'Tracy Arm' last year and you can literally get within a few meters of the cliffs in places and still have 200' of water! And I love the Amel boat at the end. They're so well founded and very much sought after by people who know their cruising monohulls.

[@tabbycowley5825]

Fabulous to see the great sailing, the wind and blue skies......we hope to soon be on the water in Greece, so this keeps us going

[@quadswallop2713]

Another great film, and no mid roll ads!!! ... how refreshing,

[@telfordsmith1397]

What a treat. Another stunning film, and of all the Place's I love. ........ Best Wishes from Eastbourne.

[@colmcd8143]

Fabulous , as always ,keep up the great work ,such an inspiration for us all.

[@robertflindall4692]

Excellent video guys - thanks for sharing! I think I would have had a heart attack when your main halyard broke.

[@C_C_SEA]

Another gorgeous and informative offering. Wonderful that y'all received your new dinghy - looking fwd to a thorough review!

[@svfairisle]

Coming up next week

[@hansslob6749]

Great video again Judy and Steve. Have a nice trip to Italy, enjoy the pasta

[@ynech]

A yacht vacation is so romantic. Beautiful nature. Great video.

[@michaelonyx3903]

Pro trick: watch movies on kaldroStream. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies lately.

[@malcolmdenver8328]

@Michael Onyx Yup, I have been using kaldroStream for months myself =)

[@brucebeckner3049]

If anything, your videos keep getting even better! Not only do you have me wanting to revisit a city of my childhood (Cartagena), but the Balearics seem completely charming (although it probably helps that the virus has reduced the size of the summer crowds). Small islands are best seen by boat. My last big sailing adventure was a 2-week charter in the Greek islands.

[@svfairisle]

Yes a boat is always the best way to getaway from the crowds, but as you say there's not too many this year. Greece will be next year for us. I havet sailed there for 35 years, the Ionian was empty then. I think even with coved it will be a very different experience now!

[@jamestim319]

Rewatch 110!! Excellent guys!

[@SideTripLife]

Wonderful! From the rock cliffs to the rock interlude, loved it! 'Tie your mother down' seemed appropriate given the seas. Would also love to know what the name is on Epidemic Sound or other? Cheers!

[@janeingram7331]

Lovely episode. Felt like I was onboard sailing to Menorca.

[@0scartheCat]

Loved the island tour... music very “ Quo-ish “ love it too ......

[@tetraskele9621]

Nice channel, a little more depth and insight than the more popular sailing channels full of scantily dressed female sailors : ). Good going! My wife and I are on a Caliber 40 LRC we're setting up to carry us SW far from the USA. Sadly it is over here. What is coming is nothing less than sobering, but our goal is to get lost as things melt down globally. Good luck to you too, and fair winds!

[@elvisandcountrycovers3182]

Another great video thanks😁👌⛵️

[@georgehockaday7584]

I have rigging gauge and I can't say I agree with the rule of thumb for too tight. Great film as always. Dee and Deb, Chesapeake Bay Virginia

[@svfairisle]

What would you say then? Is as tight as you can get with a 10" spanner too tight or too loose???

[@marcelobatnoska9056]

Hermosa gente.. como va? que lindos se los ve. Abrazo desde Argentina

[@1240enzo]

Ahh an Amel. Lovely boat and it was SV Delos which I suspect like for many of us who enjoy watching sailing channels like yours, that first got me hooked 5 years ago. Glad your new tender has arrived as going ashore on the paddle board etc, definitely isn’t the easiest way of doing such things.

[@svfairisle]

Yes I admit I’ve always discounted Amels because a ketch with in mast furling wasn’t my bag, but looking at James’ Amel I admit I’m turned, there’s some great features on there.

[@skippyone2769]

@@svfairisle the new Amel 50 or the 60 are just superb and not ketch rigged.

[@1240enzo]

Sailing Fair Isle I understand completely as in mast or even in boom furling historically were known for under certain conditions to result in issues. Personally I still prefer the option to simply be able to drop the main as opposed to furling into the mast etc as it’s less complicated. But yes Amels certainly have a lot of good features, including a lot of good safety systems and are world class boats. Equally though your boat is superb.

[@benwilliams174]

I really love your music nice 70s music

[@peternash6206]

Great video thank you. Just for information a double "LL" is pronounced "Yuh" as in Mallorca so Soller is Soyere and Pollenca is Poyenca - now you will sound like a seasoned Balearic traveller! Simply superb series - take care from Port Andratx.

[@svfairisle]

Thank you for that. I love the language so will make more effort to get that right. Judy

[@francobonamici7856]

I'm not into sailing though I thoroughly enjoy your adventures and your yacht (if thats what it's called), I'm looking forward to your arrival in Sardegna as I have relatives there and visit frequently from Australia. My cousin is a nurse at the main hospital in Olbia, she tells me nobody in the hospital speak english and the terrified looks of english patients when they cannot communicate with hospital staff.

[@MaShcode]

Must say it's surreal watching you traverse the Med while the world is crashing in a heap. Some days must seem perversely tranquil. So do y'all have a plan B in the event that things go tits up again? Keeping the stores well stocked? Do enjoy your observations particularly the sights off boat. A nice balance. I managed a full sized bike on paddle board once.

[@svfairisle]

Stocking up is top of the list now we have a dinghy. Would like to get a water maker, but they’re expensive and I would have time to fit it at the moment. We are in a hurry to get to Italian waters so that if there is a second wave we are already in the waters of the country we need to winter in. We have some work in Venice this winter and would like to get one of our films ( not sailing!) in the Venice film festival.

[@mickybiggs7256]

@@svfairisle the 2nd wave will start 10-12 days after mandatory mask wearing

[@riffseeks10s46]

I circumnavigated in a clockwise direction around Minorca a few years ago and had the wind on my nose the entire time! It almost seems impossible and if I hadn’t done it I would’ve never believed the story. You were very smart not to have taken the second train to Palma! Too expensive, and on the boring side. I too have an Amel. I basically acquired this boat via a debt collection rather than a thoughtful purchase. I had always thought them rather quirky, but after a few years I realized that Henry Amel was very innovative and almost everything on the vessel is bulletproof. A fine seaworthy craft if ever there was one. I especially like the huge center cockpit and the hard dodger. I’ve done several long voyages and never had water in the cockpit. And the engine access is phenomenal. The one thing I like least about it is maneuverability in reverse. My particular model does not have a bow thruster and it is a challenge doing a typical Med mooring! I enjoy your videos immensely. Please excuse that I am not a patron as I am now on a limited pension and must conserve funds to finance daily sundowners.

[@judyaslett2]

Enjoy your sundowners and thanks for all your comments. We are getting ready for the next voyage to Sardinia

[@svfairisle]

Thank for your message Ron. I do believe you, I once spent 3 weeks circumnavigating the UK and had the wind on the nose the whole way! A force 10 in June as well, thats Scotland for you!

[@johnrichard6802]

I enjoyed your method of setting the mast tension.

[@josemoutinho7213]

Ohh the Mediterranean Sea, blessed by the gods of Olympus and others ..

[@svfairisle]

There are certainly Gods out there and not always benevolent ones.

[@johnfoster3286]

As well as the sailing content I just luuvvv the info about the onshore localities. It brings back so many gorgeous memories of times spent exploring spain and southern portugal with my late wife. Please keep up the onshore sections when you get to Sardinia and all places east. (no comment about halyards other than I have already renewed mine before going up the mast.)

[@clayfarnet970]

Since you are addressing the head stay, a very interesting video was just released by Sailing Parley Revival. A fellow catamaran owner replaced his roller furling. A stray pebble almost took the entire rig down at the beginning of his Pacific crossing. I love your HC.

[@svfairisle]

I'll have a look, thanks

[@shortmanaut1736]

that was enjoyable to watch....

[@tillysanders2593]

Great vlog !

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker

[@dondevine5129]

Nice video thanks

[@7saxby]

I find the washing machine pretty interesting.....you can see the touristy stuff on hundreds of channels.....but I think the day to day workings of other countries is much more interesting

[@svfairisle]

OK we will keep you updated!

[@navegandomivandestadt34]

Brilliant

[@simoncousin3241]

All good as normal and some lumpy seas

[@liongod1000]

@Sailing Fair Isle *_ Just love the way the 'English' always say "Should arrive there by TEATIME, BREAKFAST, LUNCHTIME or DINNERTIME" ..... Ha Ha, it's never by 3 o'clock.... 7 o'clock etc. Then again they are definitely important markers of the day! _*

[@vetercrew85]

How did you retrieve your main hayard? Did it mean a trip up the mast? That bang made me, jump, too, and here I was sitting on the sofa!

[@svfairisle]

Going up the mast tomorrow!

[@erbrock1]

@@svfairisle I had the same question. Was trying to figure out how that is done. In the stormy anchorage do you turn on radar in order to keep track of the anchor draggers or are they too close for that and you have to stay and deck and keep an eye on it - which I'm sure you would do anyway. Hopefully not a dumb question from a novice.

[@svfairisle]

Not a dumb question at all. Radar isn't usually much good in close quarters but the Quantum radar we have is actually pretty good, so yes you can see boats moving. Mainly though it's just keeping a close eye on your own anchor alarm and looking ahead to see if anyone is dragging down on you. GPS is a godsend though, you can see as soon as you start to move more than a few meters. In the old days it was really difficult to work it out in the dark, you never knew if it was you moving or someone else!

[@gavingrantham136]

Mantus Anchor first up

[@EventRentalSystems]

Beautifully scripted and narrated as always. We hope to get going within 6-12 months. Great story telling. Do you have a background in video production?

[@EventRentalSystems]

Never mind. I went back and watched episode 1 again and read the description. Clearly professionals. Great documentary style. Congrats on the semi retirement. (I’m guessing the video editing is no small job). Well done.

[@svfairisle]

Ha! yes producing these videos we don't feel retired! And that's a good thing, we enjoy creating them and Covid has killed our actual work, training journalists so it's nice to have it.

[@roderickmchardy3650]

very enjoyable

[@chunkychinn]

Excellent so pleased that you have your new dinghy. Are you getting a new motor for it? Why won't you put a frame up on the back of your yacht?

[@svfairisle]

We still have our electric outboard, it's just the dinghy we lost. I personally don't like davits. That's not to say that if we had a yacht that they fitted well (don't go that well on the back of a canoe sterned boat) I wouldn't have them. But they are not the complete answer as I wouldn't leave the dinghy rattling around on davits off shore. Apart from with a catamaran you just cant strap them in tight enough not to become a potential nuisance or worse in heavy seas.

[@billhanna8838]

Just delivered a 50 ft hanse 3000 miles , electric sheet winches made it a dream , Interior not so good for deepsea . fair winds

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

Astonished a boat your size cannot fit a washing machine in it somewhere. How did you get the main sail down in that wind minus the halyard? that would have been interesting to watch/understand.

[@svfairisle]

It could if we wanted one, bucket used less power & water!

[@morganhanson7940]

Great video! Just one thing its Soller pronounced Like So yeh imagine two L's as a Y

[@williamoorejr]

nice

[@poseidonpsidelta-deltapsi691]

Pardon my ignorance, but I’ve wanted to ask for some time: what is the dimensions of the “yankee” on the boat? I sailed/sail the Chesapeake and I’ve always heard the main headsail called the jib or genoa. A yankee here is a 100% headsail with a triangle, I guess about 1/8th of the sail area cut out of the lower part of the leech and the aft part of the foot... Thanks

[@svfairisle]

Yes you have it right. A Yankee is generally a high cut foresail no more than 100% i.e. not extending beyond the mast. It's a very good sail used on a cutter in conjunction with a staysail, giving a similar area to a big Genoa. Then, where it really gains is when you start to reach, the big low cut Genoa lifts at the foot and you have to take the car forward just at the time you should be taking it back & the whole thing ends up looking like an old sack! the Yankee on the other hand has no such problems.

[@Lightw81]

I believe the latest Amel isn't a ketch!

[@chriszanf]

Both the Amel 50 and the 60 are sloops and Amel have said they will not be building any more ketch configurations.

[@petercameron7526]

Your audio is much better.

[@svfairisle]

Thanks Peter, good to know

[@JAndersB]

TrueKit looking interesting. Did you pay VAT and duty importing it to Europe

[@svfairisle]

I had to pay €200 import fee to Spanish customs. I think they just made the figure up, terrible people to deal with, DHL were completely disorganised and ended up holding up the shipment for over a week. Never use DHL!

[@stephenchapman8344]

👍

[@voornaam3191]

2:32 Wind from the Pyramids?! Are you in Egypt?

[@eds.4815]

Voor Naam He said Pyrenees.

[@cc-ic7rj]

More washing machines please !!

[@atxsailor452]

How funny, we originally named our boat TITANIUM but decided it just didn't work which is when we changed it to TITANIA. Looking good guys.

[@jeremymitchell995]

Sorry guys, I thought I'd seen all the previous videos but I didn't see what happened to the last dinghy? (Love the comment below!)

[@svfairisle]

Ep22, we were being lazy and stupidly towed the dinghy while it had a bit of a leak in the base so i think it probably got water in it and put too much strain on the bridle. We were left with just the painter.. I probable glossed over it so quickly in the episode you missed it!

[@jeremymitchell995]

@@svfairisle My stupidity...Somehow I missed a couple of episodes...in a way a good thing as I now have more episodes to watch than I thought!

[@debdoyle119]

What brand dinghy is that?

[@svfairisle]

It's a True Kit Navigator, I will do a little test video next week.

[@nobody46820]

🙂👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@emreg89]

Nice sailboat.what is model?

[@svfairisle]

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[@emreg89]

@@svfairisle thx

[@RHP9898]

Real BBC documentary style....

[@SpyridonMouroutsos]

:)

[@bangbang6779]

Fab as ever! Enjoy your series so much more than the other 'couple-on-a-boat' series, good though some of them are... May I make one plea? Please try and overcome your very British diffidence about the pronunciation of the place names you visit! I know and love Sóller very much, but it's 'Sohlyair' not 'Solla' in Spanish, and 'Sohzhair' (ish) in Mallorquín! Jus' sayin'. Oh, and you missed a trick not taking the train into Palma...

[@svfairisle]

Yes sorry, it's my fault (Steve) I've been going to Sóller for 35 years & got used to pronouncing it wrongly! in those days us Brits were truly rubbish at foreign pronunciation and we do things like spell Mallorca, Majorca just to make it fit! I have taken the train between Palma and Sóller many times so I know it's a nice trip. Sadly not enough time to do it this year.