The WORST THING About Living On A Boat

[@michaelhaardt5988]

I don't know how you do that, but the composition of the intro music with the scenes of the boat and the moist winch at the end is so incredible wonderful that the tunes stuck in my mind all day long. Your episodes were great before already, but since the Australia season trailer you moved to a new level.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Ah thank you so much mate

[@clarisd]

I so agree with you, I gather my cuppa and relax and just enjoy! Comfortable like a pair of well worn house slippers!!!

[@digitalcanvas4444]

I've said it before. If there were a prize for "The most natural on camera" sailing channel on youtube, you guys would win it. Beautifully done.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Thankyou so much

[@leeturnbull2759]

We have a non-overlapping self tacker. A snatch block and additional sheets are essential downwind to get the sheeting right to use all the sail 👍

[@dougmarder]

Great return of the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis this past weekend. We wish you could have made it, but thanks for sharing your ongoing adventures.

[@lisaoakley8032]

I was at the show also, and enjoyed it immensely, but the demise of classic sailboats(morris, gozzard, cabo rico)and the proliferation of sailing condos grieves me.

[@klouism1]

Thank you for the video. That was a pretty place you visited. Stay well and happy ⛵

[@shanewalker2018]

It's pleasing looking up the mast & seeing your sail shapes

[@bobbiejay2085]

Another lovely snippet of your passage here and there. On the issue of the worst aspect of liveaboard ... Sailing Sunday's latest episode is side-splitting, tears-rolling-down-cheeks hilarious. See you next week.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Ooh okay now I’m intrigued

[@marccohen5579]

If you cleat a snatch block to the toe rail you can adjust the barber hauler and the sheet to put the clew right where you want it.

[@mofosamo]

Airlie Beach. The drinking town with a sailing problem.😆

[@sailingrubyrose]

Oh so that’s why we liked it! 😆

[@drx1xym154]

I do not drink anymore. Also I do not drink any less.

[@garywheble4534]

Oh the bottom of the G the stem you can fix a fishing rod holding system to it so you can pop it onto a rail post or into a fishing rod holder and take it down when not needed and put up quickly when needed

[@PaulBKal]

Great explanation from Nick about the causes of problems with toilets on yachts. It’s almost never paper or poo that blocks toilets - hand towels, wipes and tampons excepted, they’ll block anything! No, the overwhelming major cause is the build up on the inside of the exit hose/s caused by that wonderful combination of urine and sea water. The solution? Pump for a lot longer than it takes to clear the bowl - you need to also clear the hose!

[@exploringlife738]

I try not to get the giggles, but you two have incorrigible wits that cause weekly bouts of unexpected effervescence! ✨

[@johnfoster3286]

At the start you mention 30 to 35 knots of wind - thats force seven near gale so dont buckit n chuckit unless you can make sure the gusts are going to deposit contents to leeward. A truely magnificent vid.

[@bobrose7900]

Hahaa, the blocked toilet will be an ongoing issue... get the water maker organised and flush with fresh, it will also reduce the smells. The ureic acid crystals are like limestone and will build up over time and not be so easy to clear. The soft water from a watermaker, or suitable marina, will work wonders... That jib is the wrong shape for downwind, the Genoa sounds like a much better bet, it will all get sorted with time, it's all part of the fun! Great video.

[@jimk9417]

Nice to see you actually got to sail for a change :)

[@clarisd]

So funny, I was like "I dont like the shape of that jib and nor did he! LOL Here in Italy in the alps and colors are aflame and the winds are truly Northern and biting. hey guys thank you for your channel! Your extra work on these vids! Love from the italian alps! Happy sails!

[@chartingreality6739]

Good video. Now I want to know more about the holding tanks. LOL

[@shanewalker2018]

I enjoy your channel because you know sail trim & racing.

[@kristaready8812]

Another stellar show! Love watching you two navigate the waterways around the world!!!

[@toddterry4087]

Glad you were able to sort out the tank so quickly...don't want that blocked up!

[@SVFresh2Salty]

One of our tanks did this but we didn’t have access to any acid to clear it. So we pumped out the tank (the marina has a manual pump). Then I filled the tank half full with water and a 1/4 cup of yeast. The next day we pumped out the tank again. Opened the valve that would normally allow the tank to dump at sea and put duct tape over the over flow vent. Then we used the manual pump to pump until the blockage broke loose and sea water came into the tank and into the pump. Not the fastest way to do it, but it works in a pinch.

[@BoatingJourney]

Glad it was an easy fix! We thought we had to replace our black water tank and in order to do it, we would have had to destroy our bed. Happy Sailing! Looks like you're having a blast!

[@happycamper4329]

Did you get to see the "Lady Enid" when you were at Airlie Beach? She's a beautiful 1960's ketch. I got to go for a sail on her a few years ago, just after a cyclone ripped through Airlie. She managed to hold up really well, considering the force of the cyclone. They don't make boats like her anymore.

[@rickcreel3657]

We love to see the moments that you relax, and Nick plays the music the little things in life are what we miss when we are deployed over seas. Robbin Gibb's wife; of the Bee Gees, said that she would hear Robbin singing early it the morning, She said it's like being married to an angel.

[@teresepropeck4587]

I also watch A Yacht of Love they are just starting out. ⛵️❤️

[@MJWaller]

Love your vids as always. I didn’t seem to notice much before, but Terysa talking over some of your videos works so well.👌🏻💪🏻👏🏻

[@gbsailing9436]

Hi all, I know you're going to hate getting more advice again this week, Nick, but you could also raise the attachment of the sheet to the job at the Klew to the topmost hole. It won't help much, but every bit helps! If it really bothers you, in the mean time, you could string a line across the deck from the kleats on the sides of the hulls and hold the sheet down like the barber haul you suggested. it would need to be kleated from pretty much the front of the hulls to have any 'pull' down effect. This would still allow the self tacking. You'd set the sail as per normal, then apply the cross sheet to the desired tension, you may then need to re-tension the jib a little. Just a working fix, your idea - to re-route the jib sheet - would be the best option. I hope you and Terysa are having fun up there (although you're both probably back down in SA now). Shame about the weather. Stay safe. Let us know when you head to Vietnam. Cheers.

[@Mr-MH227]

I’ve never sailed, would love to but I learn so much from you you both and the refreshing thing is that you guys are different in a great way . Please keep the videos and technical stuff .Thank you

[@MrYort13]

LOL so the boat had a case of Gout .. nice vid guys.

[@stephenrrose]

Great Video as always! Thank you for all the work you both put in to them to share with us! Loved the decision to crash land the drone instead of fingers or water!!!! You are both awesome! Stay safe!

[@IanKrigsman]

That reminds me of our first charter: Hamo Is back to Airlie Beach up that same passage with a ~2 Knot current *against* us. Didn't make that mistake again. :-) Incidentally, we were on a Seawind with a broken anemometer!! This series is bringing back fond memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Oh wow seems to be a bit of a theme! Good thing we like a challenge 🤨

[@Big.Ron1]

Liked, subscribed, bell rung. I just found you or to be more correct is that you were reccomended and while I have only watched this video one so far I liked it. So here is to many more. Thank you and be safe.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Thank you Ron, welcome to our channel

[@Sailing71h2o]

Your face captures everything 😅

[@shaunnorris]

Ahh … we can empathise!! Also have had toileting problems while chartering in the Whitsundays. You got off lightly 🤣 for us, powering into 1.5m chop for a couple hrs caused holding tank to reverse via the toilet and filled the shower in the en-suite head.

[@stephenbirch9436]

Enjoy

[@photog48]

Thought I'd say Hello from south central Thailand.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Hello Russ! We love Thailand and hope to get back soon!

[@charlesrowe310]

Nick talking about yeeting something might have just completed my Ruby Rose bingo card :D

[@jodyarrington8555]

Nice new intro! Cheers!

[@andrewjames7616]

Thankyou 👍

[@shanewalker2018]

Gusts are usually a lift, seldom a break, when racing sail toward dark clouds.

[@lancer2204]

"Get between bands of rain" he says, I thought a pom would have evolved the ability to shed water like a duck? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Tip for the scale in the pipes: get your hands on some "pickling vinegar" from a supermarket. It'll do the job nicely overnight and is safe to dump overboard.

[@neilporter8651]

Make or buy a landing pad I don't know if such a thing exists or is practical but I'm imagining a hand held platform like a plasterers hawk

[@tomkarren2473]

It’s a saltwater flush. I tasted it. 😆

[@philgray1023]

I have to say that Cumberland Charters seem to be staffed by some great people. We were berthed next to one of their boats which was getting prepped for the next charter, and those guys work hard, fast and seem to be very thorough.

[@rpitt5066]

We were looking at the real estate, after only a week in Airlie Beach. I could spend the colder months up there, easily.

[@sailingrubyrose]

SAME! Way cheaper than Adelaide lol.

[@JumboShr1mp]

I love hearing about quad copters Crashin from amateur flyers. Keep up great stories and I can’t wait when y’all get to the new boat!!!!

[@TheBeggFamily]

That was a leisurely sail. Loved the video!

[@darrensmythe9531]

Real enjoy your videos 😉👍

[@davidwood4427]

Blocked holding tank .....definitely a first word issue. However it does make me wonder if you have ordered at least one dry toilet on the new boat? Keep up the great videos.

[@markcrofton3757]

While your on the Dock could they stick a windy thing up top of your pole. It would cheese me off not having a anemometer. Good luck. Love your channel

[@Sailspirit99]

Boating and sailing for a lifetime without an anemometer. Learned to read the water and use a wetted finger etc so no reliance on instruments. White caps usually form at 12-15 knots, reef 1, gunnels going under for reef 2. Yes, instruments can be really nice, but unreliable.

[@archstanton9206]

That was nice...nice mix of sailing, fun, and all that make your life aboard what it is. I enjoy that...the actual "living" aboard. I imagine right now, mid October, you two are starting to get a wee bit excited about the 1370. I would be pretty much unable to sleep, LOL.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Very excited! Update coming out next week 🙏

[@TheAtma50]

For technical information, for sailing tips, for route planning and execution, for common sense approach to issues, for good humored banter and good looking hosts (well Terysa is anyway... ah Nick is too) and for honesty you guys should be multiple times your subs figures. Stay Safe & Fair Winds !!

[@WMCC240654]

Another great video this week.👍

[@haroldconnell2973]

Beautiful videos

[@burakavcl8900]

Lovely to watch you every week! I learned from someone that during windy weathers, to catch a drone, you might consider to hang a fishing line with a lead at the end, so you catch the line, instead of the drone itself. That way your hands will be clear from the props. Cheers.

[@davec5314]

Well thats interesting about the toilet as we had the same problem when we had "Pirate Pete" awhile after you guys. We'll glad you got it sorted close to Airlie. I blamed the kids lol

[@sailingrubyrose]

Oh really!? Yep, that's what kids are there for, right? I thought they sorted it out- shame you had the same problem!

[@davec5314]

@@sailingrubyrose It was a shame as it made for a few smelly days and only one toilet. I assume the pipes need replacing and that boat is too busy being as its booked constantly. fingers crossed for the off season to get some maintenance.

[@steverussell6269]

Great content guys, stay safe, Steve on ROYCE

[@georgehockaday7584]

We have a CD 30 and have the same curl on our staysail. It has self tacking boom and no way to change the angle. I would have to put tracks on the cabin top and really don't want to drill that many holes. So I put up with it.

[@chrisbirch3765]

Nice, keep on keeping on.

[@bashothebanannatree5923]

Love you guys

[@garyag45]

Could have been 5 or 10 minutes longer with more video around Airlie, just me 😃. Great as always 👍, hope the ol’ man survived, I probably wouldn’t have. 😎🇺🇸

[@sailingrubyrose]

Thanks so much mate. 😊

[@PolanyVegas]

Great video Thank you!

[@paulcleary3284]

“I think we had cardamom last night” had me laughing out loud..

[@sailingrubyrose]

😂

[@2212db]

The Whitsundays still look beautiful, despite the weather. Holding tank heart attack is a perfect analogy, only Nick could put it that way 🤣

[@sailingrubyrose]

I know, only he would think of that 😂

[@soyouwanttowriteafugue2170]

Again, I'm not sure, if spendig money in a non-daggerboard cat is the way to go, or prefer a plus in terms of safety for stormy days and upwind-performance. I really like the galley-down 1260 and it's cockpit.

[@LenParliament]

A net strung up somewhere to catch the drone would probably damage the propellers/motors? Thanks for sharing the beauty of the Whitsundays. :-)

[@stimpy5067]

Nick's use of "Yeet" while not entirely accurate was hilarious, priceless, and entirely appropriate. "Yeet" is typically used along with the adverb "out" and not the adverb "in".

[@GhostYukon]

Hello mates good to see you well and healthy greetings from California

[@sailingrubyrose]

🙏

[@raymondvandorpe2768]

You're in the home port for Magnus and Wendy of "Life in a Nutshell". They are currently (on KZbin time) up north, but it's nice to see your perspective of that port. Cheers!

[@ez1913]

I feel Nick's guitar ramblings add spice to your productions, over the bland YT selection. Wonderful edit, thanks for sharing.

[@webheadusa9377]

Nick, the Carl Sagan of sailboats! Well, not hardly, but now I gotta go look-up a barber hauler cause Nick did not describe nor show a picture of what it looks like.Yeah, what is barber hauler stuff? So, homework assignment noted, and pen and paper at the ready! :¬) Webhead USA edit: Okay, I think Nick did show what he was talking about. It is an item invented by the Barber Brothers. Enuf said, I think I am going to get a product made by the Anheuser-Busch family!

[@Tomm9y]

The question is, what method do you want to use to attach your barber haulers and what route?

[@mezanian]

DO NOT SWIM IN CID HARBOUR!!!, or any bays near it. We use to in the 90s but so many shark incidents have occurred recently.

[@JustMe-pp1mp]

Another one for the algorithm. :-) ...... Naw, can't leave it at that..... Thanks for the vid folks, hope you're having a good time wherever you are. :-)

[@sailingrubyrose]

Thanks mate 😊

[@seanwilson6521]

Beautiful

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

I've always wondered why you don't come in from upwind side and land on the trampoline. It wouldn't be a soft landing if the boat was moving up and down, but the drone seems fairly rugged.

[@sailingrubyrose]

With the drone? It's because the drone is more likely to crash into the rigging which would cause it to fall into the water. If you're landing the drone by making it 'follow' you then you have more control- if it's not in the right position then the boat simply moves away from it. If you're trying to land it while standing on the trampoline, you only get one shot- if you mess it up or get the incoming angle wrong or if the boat goes over a wave or whatever, the drone will crash. So that's why we do it that way (but it sometimes backfires!!).

[@glenncarpenter7422]

I noticed something 😊

[@danmallery9142]

awesome video as usual! Even if the some of the subject matter "stinks" a little. 😆I am curious, do you have a handheld anemometer on RR and you just didn't bring it with you on the charter?

[@BuilditFunky]

"Sufficiently yeeted drone." How I will list all used drones in the future when I sell them.

[@sailingrubyrose]

LOL!

[@Spoon279]

Quite possibly the only drone that's ever been 'Yeeted' into a cockpit. Where do they come up with this slang? lol

[@BrianPKelly]

Any update on your 1370?

[@sailingrubyrose]

Yes, yes and yes. Huge new update video. Will be live in one week (or now if you’re impatient and wish to join us on Patreon)

[@m180469]

Love your channel! You said that a gust is always coming from a different direction! Is it not that the apparent wind changes due to the gust?

[@sailingrubyrose]

The apparent wind direction is usually different to the true wind direction and during the gusts it will change again slightly, yes.

[@katherinekelly5380]

An incinerating toilet, something to consider for boats, cabins, camper vans, tiny houses, and maybe typically sized homes

[@i_am_am_i]

Would it be apt to nickname gusts -> shoves? :)

[@RexWaldron]

Such a good practice to have a relaxed reflection and download of the day and then plan the next. Do you find that this happens less when you are not sailing or do you always manage to do it?

[@sailingrubyrose]

It happens way more when we're sailing! We always have something to debrief about that happened during the day, and we always need to spend more time planning our next move because we're so reliant on the weather. Always lots of planning! But it's a great time of day to relax as well, especially when you're on the water. So peaceful.

[@RexWaldron]

@@sailingrubyrose Excellent! I guessed that sailing might be more conducive to this :)

[@frankrayiii738]

So your catamaran had a blocked colon?

[@jenniferlawrence1372]

Is the water really that color or are you making it bluer? It’s impossibly lovely.

[@gbsailing9436]

No It's always that colour on a sunny day. Subdued on over cast or rainy days.

[@sailingrubyrose]

We do put a little bit of grading on but it really is the most beautiful blue. 😊

[@lawrencegleason4666]

I was skipping ahead, understood a gross septic tank problem was occurring, enough to make Terysa's face go sour, as my face did when I fast-forwarded to a point in the episode when Nick, in answer to her question: "How did you know?" His response: "I tasted it."

[@sailingrubyrose]

🤢

[@thefireman285]

LOL@thumbnail

[@CTChipmunk]

oh no looks like you have blue balls again. how frustrating. 😂

[@sailingrubyrose]

😛

[@Cliffepoos]

What's the latest news on Ruby Rose 2? Do you still expect to pick her up in the new year?

[@sailingrubyrose]

Update coming next week! And yes, she'll be ready next year.

[@earthangel8730]

That seems unlikely

[@dirtyoldfarmhand3]

Awesome

[@bayareablues2255]

I've been to the Whitsundays, and they are amazing, but I have to say your videos make them seem a not very attractive destination with the high winds and rain (not this video, of course). I assume that's because of the season. I know there's a lag between when you shoot and when you post. Can you remind us of what time of year you are shooting, and when it's a good time to be sailing there? Thanks!! ;-)

[@sailingrubyrose]

Hey mate! Yeah this was early June so apparently you still get these really strong south easterlies around that time of year before they settle down. The weather improves from next week’s episode and we get some epic sailing in. I’d say later in June through til October is good but please double check that if you’re planning to go!

[@bayareablues2255]

@@sailingrubyrose I'm doing the 2023-24 Clipper race. Hopefully we'll be stopping in the Whitsundays again! That'd be in January I believe.

[@jonsalliss5331]

Hi I would be interested to get everyone’s thoughts about kit cats especially schoining cats I’m living in SA I’m thinking about buying a cat kit and getting it built here. What’s the pros and cons

[@pattibee6000]

So lovely, except for that last bit. Thank you for being tactful and not sharing all the gory details. Very tastefully done. Well Done !! Love your videos !!

[@sailingrubyrose]

Ha, I figured you'd get the idea.

[@TheMorganMonroeShow]

Another amazing episode and yet very educational. But! This comment is not to tell you how well of a video you made, no. This comment is for the algorithm LOL & thank you for the amazing post. 🤙🏼🍻😎💯🤯

[@sailingrubyrose]

Lol, always appreciated mate.

[@caribbeanchild]

That is the worst thing about a boat!

[@qakk2000]

is there no such thing as a hand held wind speed gizzmo lol

[@smiffy5467]

Too much rich food 💩😂

[@fredschneider4036]

Just diagnosed with skin cancer issues from years of sun exposure , what do you kids use for sunscreen?

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

A like while the adds run and this comment of course. Dang it the intro runs going to watch now.

[@gbsailing9436]

Get an add blocker for your browser...that'll fix those pesky ads.

[@sailingrubyrose]

Thanks mate!