The STORM is coming and we’re stuck AGROUND 😨 - Ep. 243 RAN Sailing

[@foxtanker4055]

That wave from Vera behind the shed made your whole video. Nice job by the rescue crew.

[@greghart6310]

Yes I laughed! She is quite a little character!

[@RANSailing]

😀

[@bboating4494]

Thanks for being here on KZbin.

[@donnakawana]

The smile on Vera's lil face whilst at the helm of the wee dingy..... She is getting so big so very big!! ✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@deraneaton2576]

Johan, Malin, Vera, At time 9:13, this episode -- There's a driftwood outpost just like that one on the tip of Cape Cod's elbow, just south of Chatham Light, on a much sandier shoreline (USA, NOAA Chart 13247, NE corner). The sand is always moving the shoals around there, too. Can't entirely trust the charts for that area. PIning for the pine trees, Malin, reminded us of RAN I's voyage through the Inside Passage from Alaska through British Columbia. No shortage of pine trees or humpback whales in those episodes. 🙂 Blessings, S/V "Windwalker"

[@finding_mojo]

That was great that you could get off that dock. Another thing that may have helped that you may well have already known about was to shift weight to one side and try to create a list to the side you wanted to leave by. Also swing out the boom with a weight attached to help heel the boat to get the keel off the bottom. :)

[@pinebearclub]

VERA! Oh my gosh, she’s the cutest thing going, and that wave, priceless! Bryan from Vancouver

[@ben_sv_taurus]

I really love your videos! They are very entertaining and remind me of beautiful vacations in the past 8 years sailing my boat on the west and east coast of Sweden. In 2013 I made the tour through the Trollhätte and Göta canal from west to east and rediscovered many places I visited in your videos. I wish you fair winds and always enough water underneath the keel.

[@michaeldouglas6872]

Great episode as always, I love how you both always seem to stay calm over anything that happens, even minor incident like getting grounded at the dock etc. One thing that I enjoy and probably a lot of viewers do with you both is that there is never any panic and hysterics and silly antics on your KZbin episodes. Kudos to your rescue organization for helping you out.

[@ZenWithKen]

We call the halo's "Sun Dog's" in Canada and they are caused by ice crystals in the air. It usually means it's bitter cold outside. Thanks for sharing!

[@billb.6109]

We enjoyed your walk around, so sorry for getting stuck, but you were blessed that Sea Rescue was stationed there. Vera could of helped the bow thruster with her boat. Safe travels.

[@rolfholmer7022]

Hej! SSRS is a godsend, if needed, it's worth the money! YES!

[@moz1953]

your wonderful vlogs are a joy each Friday and to see Vera so loved and stimulated too is great, the sundogs ( parhelion ) was magical, stay safe guys XxX

[@RANSailing]

Glad you like the videos! Thanks for watching! :-)

[@ChasingForever]

What an episode, stuck in the mud and a fire on the way out. Vera is one of the cutest children on the planet!

[@kevincruiks8937]

Guys I have just spent the last few weeks binge watching all your videos, thank you so much for making lock down in the Uk more bearable. Your film making skill is remarkable and your adventures and lust for life truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your adventures, I look forward to many more . Safe travels x

[@doughayes9811]

A tow from the masthead, using the main halyard or topping lift, can work well in that kind of situation. If the towboat, even something small like a dinghy, sets off at 90 degrees to the grounded yacht, it heels the yacht so that her draft is reduced - and off she floats. Surprisingly little force required, even with the wind setting you down..... Don't ask me how I know!

[@RANSailing]

Thanks for the input Doug! I have used that method in the past on smaller boats, but on RAN II I wouldn't feel confident using that method other in an emergency with no help around. RAN II has 100 kNm righting moment at 30 degrees heel which would require a pulling force of 500 kg from top of the mast to get her down. The halyard sheaves are not designed to take that load in a 90 degree angle... So if using this method I would first have to climb the mast and attach a line around the whole mast in the top. Cheers! /Johan

[@Karma-fp7ho]

@@RANSailing thanks for explaining that.

[@Antheras]

Great video! My grandmother is a local on Knippla so I've spent a lot of time there during my childhood. It's a bit cold and barren during the winter but just lovely in the summer, still cozy and beautyful all year round nonetheless!

[@MrPaulcm1]

I didn't think they were going to get you out of the mud, well done guys. Beautiful island and another great vlog.

[@Kathleensailorgirl]

Thanks for sharing another beautiful video, Vera get more adorable with each day. Stay safe ⛵️⛵️⛵️🌈😘

[@GOTMV]

You should write a children's book series called "Vera goes exploring."

[@robertw.1499]

Visions of the stern being ripped off or being even more stuck one meter from the jetty and not being able to tie up. Nail biting stuff 😮 Got there in the end though 💪💪💪

[@robertcrofts7795]

Traveling in winter as You do in those latitudes really shows a "Viking Spirit" !!!Good on Ya'll !!!

[@steveburton5825]

Next time, put a halyard line from up the mast on the tow boat about 6' shorter than the main tow line when both are tight. This will lean the boat and allow the towline to pull the boat off (you don't want to pull on the mast but by setting the towline shorter, it will allow some lean before it takes the brunt of the force to bring the boat off bottom). In the summer, you can swing the boom (with the topping lift holding it up... not the sails!) out over the water at 90˚ to the hull and sit on the end. You can use the same techniques to get under bridges that are barely shorter than your mast.

[@pmgear]

My 15 ton jeanneau 51 would not budge a bit, tried all the tricks in the book, but such a heavy boat (mine has a wing keel as well) 5 cm too shallow and there is now way. I used the spinnaker halyard to tilt the boat a lot due to the wing keel and a big tug boat like featured in the video, did not take long to free the boat, but just those centimeters and there was no way to move such a heavy boat with its own engine, anchor windlass, or climbing the boom, those tricks might work on a smaller boat.

[@Fr99763]

Ok for a light 30 footer. But a Najad 44 needs the big tow with serious horsepower and prop

[@paulpaul9914]

@@Fr99763 I think it would take about 250kg of force on a halyard given a halyard angle to the mast of 45° to get a heel angle of 45° for a Najad 440. As the boat heel angle increases the force required increases but the halyard to mast angle also can increase up to 90° so the halyard force required doesn't increase much.

[@Fr99763]

@@paulpaul9914 and how many hp do you think the engine of the towboat needs to have to arrive at 250 kg ? And 250kg seems low to me for a boat that is certainly around 12-14 tons and stuck in the mud

[@paulpaul9914]

@@Fr99763 About 20 hp. Just got to be carefull the shroud / chainplate loads aren't too large, the compression load on the mast isn't excessive and the halyard sheaves can handle it etc. The loads though shouldn't in theory exceed those loads that would exist if the boat were knocked flat by being broached in heavy winds with full sails. The mast is a longish lever. Emptying the water tanks if they were full would remove about 800kg but if the tanks were either side then filling one side and emptying the other might be a better bet.

[@larryschlosser2385]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that's done that. In 1975 it happened to me in the Bay of Fundy ,we anchored in 30 feet of water at high tide, the trouble was there was a 28 foot tide. 12 hours later we got off with a lot of help from the Canadian Coast Guard.

[@prhanson]

Bay of Fundy highest tides in the world. You have to remember that when boating in the bay or you can get in trouble.

[@tree4408]

Sundogs...created by the winds blowing the top of cumulous clouds 24 hours ahead of the storm...yes a message from the sun anywhere for coming weather. Glad RAN 2 is built well to take the great pull from Sea Rescue Boat. Thanks for another special trip!🤠

[@johncrisp6683]

Made me nervous seeing that line under so much pressure with you in its path. Glad you got off okay.

[@peterengel7885]

I was thinking the same thing. There has been more than one person killed with a line parting.

[@dmack1827]

You should be paid by Swedish Tourism. The video's you have made from summer through winter cruises are really beautiful.

[@runristaren2]

Rörö is fantastic it was a quite stormy day that day and night hope you are going up to the carlstens fästning next time the hills are good for the legs and there is a trail at Marstrand where the trees are really affected by the wether. Hope you got a fishing kit and can have some makrill fresh from the sea 👍👍

[@lorenenoe4472]

No one can call you fair-weather sailors! Vera is so charming. 👨‍👩‍👧

[@jb9090]

Sure do love the Swedish way of doing things... free rescue from volunteers!

[@searscr1]

Great video. We cannot wait to morning up there. We just did our survey on friday. If all goes well we should.have the boat beginning of April!

[@bobjohnson1710]

That Vera is so precious! She has such a great personality too!

[@lets_go_see_]

She also seems to be looking for her own vessel....LOL. You have a really good series. Learning about that section of the world which for most part, goes unnoticed.

[@salnichols94805]

Holy hell, Vera really walks...you’re in trouble now.

[@todpatn9782]

Glad the help was there. Good to see yaw safely out

[@DobDog151]

Wow, that was intense. Great you were able to get sorted.

[@davidbroman8391]

Vera looks like she’s ready to take over the helm! Beautiful scenery!

[@gwenmarshall587]

Getting off the bottom like that is always sort of a weird experience. About the time you're ready to give up it seems like there's a miracle and you start to move. You proved my observation on that today

[@cschexnayder2517]

I was holding my breath hoping I would see your boat begin to move as the rescue boat pulled, hoping your cleat would not break!

[@mary-i7d9d]

Those towns with their painted red roofs look so neat and tidy. Very beautiful. Good to see you unhinged yourselves from the bottom of the harbour in time! Vera is such a character.

[@andrewthompson2380]

I remember Roro very well because i hit a rock when trying to get in with my Rassy 49. Have visited it several times nice island👍👍

[@jimmyjohnstone7258]

I live on the coast of NE Scotland a bit South of Aberdeen. The North Sea is still cold and any wind out of the E makes for chilly days. Spring is coming though. Soon.

[@pkane5472]

"We weren't going to get a lot of sleep, but more about that next week....." Oh boy, more adventures to come!

[@327365hp]

On your walk on the windy island, I got a chill just sitting on the couch! Was that Itsy Bitsy Spider in Swedish? Great save by Sea Rescue, hats off to those guys!

[@jonsnilsson7660]

Yep "Imse vimse spindel" SSRS is lovely.

[@Darth.Fluffy]

Lifeboat crew are total madmen.

[@roncanizares9966]

On a lesser well built boat, that stern cleat would have never survived. This video speaks highly of your boat.

[@skippercirelli2097]

Agree - thinking the same - I was grinding my teeth when I saw him throw on a single stern cleat without bridle! Nice boat.

[@arumrunner]

@@skippercirelli2097 And if that cleat ripped out it would have very likely hit the crew on the foredeck of the rescue tug.

[@roncanizares9966]

Had they been on a Beneteau or similar production boat, I fear the whole stern could have departed the vessel.

[@achosenman9376]

@@roncanizares9966 Except for the fact, the aft port and forward starboard cleats on Beneteau’s are reinforced for towing, so no it probably wouldn’t rip out. I was on a Beneteau that T boned an Oyster moored to a hammerhead once. We hit at around 8 kts in a 50kts wind gust. Despite what everyone knows, the Oyster came out second best. I would have attached a line to a spare halyard to lean the boat over with the small towboat. This will reduce the draft and Ran II could have reversed out under her own power probably, with less stress of the keel too. If it didn't work, you can always resort to brute force later.

[@gandalf1124]

@@achosenman9376 The halyard should always be the first choice when pulling sailboats off the ground. I was actualy surprised when someone that is soposed to be professional started pulling here by cleats.

[@frankrice5364]

You guyms are giving your daughter a wonderfull life thank you for sharing

[@johnnybarbar7435]

A high tie off on the main mast and your helper boat pulling sideways will heel the boat out of the mud then you can reverse out. All while causing no paint damage to the keel.

[@michaelsamuel4159]

I'm glad you guys got everything sorted. I was always told that you pull the boat from the top of the mast. Cheers!

[@richardnwilson]

Great video thank you! I can't imagine the force on that cleat as you were being towed back out. The fact that it held is a testament to the quality of your boat! It made me nervous just watching!

[@frankrice5364]

Wow GEORGOUS walk thank you guy,s for sharing

[@elliotmccaffrey9867]

Unfortunately I ran aground once on a falling tide. After a motor launch and a small ferry failed to tow us off I remembered reading that using a halyard from the top of the mast heels the boat over and so reduces the draft. Fortunately this worked! We were in a traditional heavily constructed 11.5m boat with a wooden mast. You might not want to risk your lovely new mast. Real emergencies only maybe. I watch your videos every week without fail. Thank you.

[@RANSailing]

We thought about using the mast, but since we have a fractional mast I didn't want to use the the spinnaker halyard from the top of the mast for this, so we would have to lower the genoa first. Another problem with using this method on RAN II is that she has a righting moment of 100 kNm which means that we had to put 500 kg (1100lbs) of pulling force to the top of the mast to get the boat down to 30 degrees heel, a force the sheaves are not made to take in a 90 degree angle... So we would definately have used this method if there was no help to get, but in this case I rather risk the cleat than having someting brake on the mast. :-) The cleat has a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried, even though the sounds from the line was quite intimidating. :-) Cheers!

[@andrewthompson2380]

Lovely place Marstrand it was my first port when arriving from Scotland

[@dennisclarke380]

Incredible scenery and truly an amazing place to sail. You are very fortunate to capture these memories to last a lifetime.

[@johnhaywood6358]

This was quite an adventure. Thank rescue they were able to pull you off the sand. The islands are so beautiful 😊❤️⛵️

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you for 243...

[@gandalf1124]

Always pull a grounded sailboat by the top of the mast. It takes a lot less effort and does less/ no damage.

[@tlowe2502]

Thanks guy's, we always look forward to your videos. As far as the ice, at least the water line gets a little scrubbing. Vera is a real little Cruiser, she gets around really well. Stay safe, may all of your skies be blue, and your sailing be smooth. 🌞🐾

[@paanikki]

I was involved with maritime SAR in my local lifeboat association here in Finland in early 2000's. I noticed one very dangerous mistake here: Malin was filming on the port side deck, almost direcly behind the towing line from the lifeboat bollard to your stern bollard. I guess I don't have to tell you what might happen if the towing line breaks on near the lifeboat end.

[@andrewsw6]

What an eventful day! We're so happy you managed to get out on time :) Lots of love from Cornwall

[@walterweckers771]

If you do not have a wing keel you can lead a halyard from the top of the mast to the assisting boat and have it pull your boat over to reduce draft. I have done so. Keep that in mind.

[@philgray1023]

Well that was way more exciting than we needed for a Saturday evening sitting waiting for a storm to hit us.

[@jonathanbrooks917]

Just a thought. If you pull from the opposite side of the boat from the side your pulling from it will tilt the boat and come off the sand easier.

[@zendium91]

Great video :) beautiful coast and awesome rescue!!

[@chukwow5738]

Heh @6:50 that’ll piss the ”norrlänningar” out 🤣🤣🤣

[@chukwow5738]

“We have some ice”😂😂😂

[@RANSailing]

Everything is relative! :-)

[@rerolley]

Vera is really growing up quickly, captain of her own boat now and able to spell her name.

[@bryansmith1920]

I have sailed boats that I have given my ultimate faith in the designer/builders to get me home BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME my jaw dropped WOW on Ancient nautical maps it may have said here be monsters but I believe on your boat I wouldn't break a sweat

[@roberttravis5122]

Enjoyed this episode, just seeing the landscape, would like to visit someday!

[@delukxy]

Bow thruster FTW here. I bet you're glad you have one.

[@RANSailing]

We love it! And in this case it saved our bow from hitting the dock... :-)

[@Yorghan]

What an experience it must have been to be stuck in mud and sand, with limited time to get free! :o I relly hope that no structural damage was done to the boad when you forced it out. I couldn't sleep well after that, no matter if there is a storm coming ^^. I hope the three of you and RAN II will come through this storm without any harm.

[@wolcottwu756]

Yay for Citizen Volunteers! The fabric of successful civilizations.

[@bobpickett3030]

I like when you guys are walking together around the islands. Please show how you set up the camera and do the video. Walk the path twice?

[@LeftFlamingo]

Having "unstuck" a few sailboats over the years, and seeing as how they had two rescue boats available, the somewhat kinder (at least for the cleats) solution would have been to heel the boat over using a halyard to one of the boats and then pull with the other. But happy for you that you got out OK and to a safe harbour =)

[@Scramasax]

We can say the cleats on this boat are pretty strong if it now was one foot in the mud. Using a halyard is a more gentle way. If you have a strong one, you can pull the whole boat using only it.

[@mhensen1]

I can’t remember if you have a sked, assuming so, were you ever worried about the rudder, that was a big pull so I didn’t know if the rudder would be grounded too, oh and the wave...chef’s kiss

[@bdphourde]

In 15 years I hope Vera has taken over the videography for you. It will be interesting to hear from her how likes having her life documented on your sailing channel. I, too, loved that little wave from invisibility! I was pretty concerned you could rip your stern deck cleat out under that hard pull. Something was making a lot of creaks and groans! Since you know your standing rigging is good, you might have tried letting the tow boat pull on your halyard from the beam and shorten your draft as you heeled. It appeared as though there was a large outcropping of dirt under the pier, so perhaps the shallowest water was perpendicularly away from the pier instead of parallel along it.

[@seadog2396]

Another Excellent Video. Respect. I, too, Very Much enjoy visiting places in the winter that are usually very busy tourist spots. Being the only people there is Just Great. Beautiful child. I am sure you are well aware, but for those who aren't, Vera is Latin for Truth, I believe. It was interesting to see, as a sailor, how the south/southwest wind sucked the water out and gave you extra-low water, grounding you. The guys sure Helped. Stay Well.

[@RANSailing]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@RoyClare]

Glad you got away ok from the shallow harbour on a lee shore. Wow, quite the predicament. Presumably, you considered a line to your masthead - to heel the boat - and to reduce the risk to the boat’s cleat and the keel? Perhaps - when nerves are calmer - you could recap your thinking for us? I know the bottom of the harbour was soft silt and sand, so your calculation worked out. But it would be good to learn from you. Stay safe, awesome team! 💯🎉💥🤛🏽

[@RANSailing]

Thanks Roy! :-) Yes, we did thought about using a line from the top of the mast to reduce the draft. The problem is a RAN II is a heavy displacement boat with a righting moment of 100 kNm which would require around 500 kg (1100lbs) pull force from the top of the mast to get her down to 30 degrees. So we would only use this method if no help was around and/or the keel was standing on rock. I would however climb the mast first to attach a line around the whole mast profile since the halyard sheaves are not designed for that type of force at a 90 degree angle. The cleats have a shear breaking strength of around 15 tonnes so I wasn't to worried about them. :-) Cheers!

[@miketcq8]

The rear cleat is super strong on your Najad. Glad you got free.

[@mason8997]

"It's always something"!

[@robjohnson2649]

Such beautiful sun shine. Wonderful for walking.

[@mabs503]

So sorry you got stuck at that dock. It's "known" that you shouldn't moor there with a sailboat. The rest of the harbor is deep enough, except furthest in towards the café along side the dock. I got good advice the first time I moored at Rörö by all the other boats. Being the only boat in the harbor, I understand you took the birth furthest out to be safe. Really nice that Sjöräddningen could assist!

[@cliffstevenson5773]

Love your winter sailing adventures. Thank you so much!

[@joecucch8261]

No need to scrape the bottom for a while LOL !!

[@RANSailing]

Haha! :-)

[@mw3goymw3goy]

Thanks for keeping me sane

[@RANSailing]

Thanks for watching! 😀

[@fillg]

I've seen other monohulls that are stuck in the sand have another boat pull a line attached high up on the mast so it heels over. That pivots the keel up out of the sand enough that they can power out. It looked like you accomplished the same thing but I was really scared your cleat was going to get pulled off.

[@johnbaxter8569]

It's such a lovely place... and 'Kelly's Bar' is perfect.... We call the halo a 'Sun Dog' and it's the sign of bad weather to come... Vera's life is just one long voyage of discovery.... and that is also perfect... I guess your 'Sea Rescue' is like our 'Coastguard' in the UK... They do such a good job.... Lovely episode and thanks for posting.... Take good care....

[@sabretom7594]

Hope Vera got to keep her shovel.

[@RVLifeNOW]

Nice!

[@RANSailing]

Thanks Rebecca!

[@Deerwood1985]

All beautiful, excellent, thank you.

[@nicolasmarjieh3502]

Your Vlog brings warm family feeling specially with the most adorable Vera, God Bless, she is so amazing, "go with the flow Girl" love your Videos. cheers.

[@phillipobrien7365]

You may have been singing in Swedish Malin, but I could recognise "Eensie weensie spider" anywhere.

[@RANSailing]

That’s the one! Imse vimse spindel in Swedish ☺️

[@prhanson]

Big thumbs up to the rescue guys!

[@richardhanson8776]

Definitely some advantages to cruising in the off season, so long as you dress well for the weather.

[@sarahboaty6880]

Ahhhh good to see the Raan-cakes coming out again 😀😀

[@thefullmonte1902]

I was a little worried if the structure of the boat would suffer - or the cleat or rope would tear. But luckily it is a well-built Swedish boat. ;) Malin looks like she is suffering a bit in the cold weather. I think it is time for you to start heading to more southern skies.

[@andersjakobsen9906]

It's not in the winter the growth are worst Johan. But now you have cleaned the waterline and the buttom of the keel😉 Love the little wave on the corner ❤️🤣 And I DO remember that winter storm. Has been waiting for it actually. More about that... next time. Fair winds,,, /),,,,

[@dav1dsm1th]

Another beautiful island. Do you plan on returning this way later in the summer? It would be interesting to see how busy the islands you've visited get - and I'm sure Vera would enjoy the beaches.

[@RANSailing]

That depends on when Europe opens up... If late we might cruise in Sweden in the the start of the summer before heading south. Cheers!

[@minermarcus]

I wish you would talk a little about Allemansrätten It seems pretty cool and unique to Sweden.

[@RANSailing]

Thanks for the feedback! :-)

[@ABeriault]

Just noticed that your boat is the same colour as most of your houses...white and red! Very lovely clips! Cheers

[@smokedoliver1]

In her winter snow suit, little Vera looks like a penguin when she walks, very cute.

[@nessuno1948]

Nice.