This Insanely Remote South Pacific Island Is Our Home For a Day [Ep. 154]

Do you dream of sitting on a deserted island instead of sitting at your desk at work? Join us for a day in the life of sailboat cruisers as we explore an uninhabited island in French Polynesia.
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After lots of hard sailing across the Pacfic, the first thing we want to do is relax and explore. The last thing we want to do is more boat work. After a year and a half later from refaring and repainting our bottom, our Micron Premium Polishing Paint by International products from Akzonobel has held up against the elements. Instead of snorkeling to clean the bottom, we get to snorkel amongst the fish, sharks, and coral reef!
Not only has the paint helped the boats peformance and kept us fast in the water, we are looking good and well protected, keeping us out of the boat yard and in the water longer. This saves us time and money, something we would all love while visiting a deserted island!
Find out how we've partnered with AkzoNobel for a second year to talk about #ThatFeeling
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[@sandyestabrook3898]

Having arrived in Polynesia via the Horn, nobody deserves it more than you guys.

[@FloatingVillageLife]

Your depiction of a day in the life on this exotic and insanely remote deserted Polynesian island in Episode 154 is truly mesmerizing. Your exploration and storytelling capture the essence of untouched beauty and adventure. Here's to more awe-inspiring journeys. And I am Floating Village Life.

[@user-ef9fd7fv5f]

Kate, quite the centerfold! You GO, girl! And congrats to the 3 of you for quite the journey! -Darcee

[@WukyIII]

Mmmmm... dulce de leche, makes life worth living. You can find it in some Carrefours under the argentinian brands

[@Mr040764]

👋sweet Rucca Magnifique paysage et c’est la France 👍. Merci pour les images sous marine.Attention aux requins 🙀 Team Girighiz 5🇫🇷

[@cherylweso]

I bet food over open fire is a REAL treat! 👌🏻💕⭐️

[@robertgolden4585]

I love that your rocking a ridin late in county 48 shirt!

[@SailingSweetRuca]

😉

[@markroth9827]

That banana pudding looked sooooo good. Also, Roxy needs a kiss right on her face 🙂

[@bobcapen1682]

Just awesome! Just like memories of mine on the Sea of Cortez 50 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[@SailingSweetRuca]

That's awesome. We are glad we could bring back good memories!

[@earlashton1342]

So glad your back in the warmer climates. Enjoy.

[@darrenleask6042]

OMG that steak

[@stubby2822]

Fantastic video. Coffee with Sweet Ruca always taste better. Kate is crushing it with her editing skills. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill

[@rwplace]

Glacier ice for a cocktail, that is a super rare treat in the tropics!

[@sergioguzman8846]

realmente los felicito, brindando con hielo de San Rafael en la polinesia, Impactante !!! Sergio

[@Opium1960]

And I guess, you will round as well Cape Hope 😏👍❤

[@Opium1960]

You roundet Cape Horn. All the other Sailing Vessels, which I followed, used the Panama Channel.

[@charlesmiller4624]

Fantastic footage and as always great editing. Love the music choices! Fair winds and calm seas ⛵️

[@kathrynedwards9072]

I enjoy that you guys always seem to choose a different route than most. Do you find it easy getting Roxy into most Countries?

[@jonathanscott550]

Amazing view scenic beauty. What's great about your channel is that it isn't showing the same stuff the other channels show. Show watching your channel is like being at the destination the first time. Keep them coming cheers

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Thank you very much!

[@nancygladieux7598]

Paradise, so beautiful there. Great editing! Roxy looks happy too

[@lennartscharnell7436]

I very much enjoy your reports since I joined up north in the Atlantic. Still, this episode report is the best when it comes to editing and reporting, love it! Says Lennysailor from my Salona 35 in the Baltic Sea!

[@chuckfountain620]

Great episode! I like the new music also❤

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Thanks!

[@DarkwoodConsulting]

I love how long it takes for the Patreon list to scroll. Thanks to all the supporters!

[@SailingSweetRuca]

We have the best patrons and subcribers!

[@RichardSwinton]

is curtis that tall or is everyone else just short? That was a good sized black tip. Watch out for those tigers. Stay safe

[@HopeOfJoe]

OMG 😱, Kate and Curtis ‼️ What a wonderful episode 🎉🎉🎉 Some great swimming and coral, some sand bar revealing in the sun and......'w.a.r.m.t.h. And the sheer amazement of an unrehearsed meet up and beach dinner.......without any crowded anchorages. Absolutely lovely......and well earned. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨

[@Tiki71]

Here's a tiki drink perfect for supreme sun-downers, The Painkillada: 2.5 oz navy strength rum (Hamilton, Pussers, or whatever you have) 3 oz pineapple juice 1 oz coconut cream 1 oz cinnamon syrup (Easy to make your own via YT search) 1 oz orange juice garnish fresh grated nutmeg garnish dried pineapple ring & pineapple fronds (optional) Shake all (except garnish) with ice. Fill a tiki mug or rocks glass with crushed ice and double strain the drink into the glass. Grate fresh nutmeg generously over the top and optionally garnish with fresh fruit. Cheers and congrats on thawing out.

[@captainjimolchs]

--Sounds a mite complicated for sailors: "I got this, you got that. What can we make?" --Reminds me of "Vietnam pot luck blues"

[@nortenosailor631]

I’ve made this on my boat with just the first 4 ingredients and scaled up to pitcher sized

[@FernandoOliveira-oy4gy]

WOW What a nice episode. Sharing the ice and food with friends in this amazing place is so much well deserved after the long crossing. Roxy deserves some treats too. Well done, y’all.

[@captainjimolchs]

Dogs like to chew on ice.

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Thank you again!

[@stevewakefield5001]

Thanks for sharing with us! Looks like an incredible adventure.

[@ericrowet3682]

Great !!! Now is holidays time ! Wonderfuls pictures ! Thanks for this and see you soon !! Salutations from Belgium 😜

[@leannederr5759]

Absolutely Gorgeous...You Kate and the scenery..Be Safe

[@paolavasquezd.191]

How I miss "Manjar Colun"!😢 Beautiful pictures ❤

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Thanks!

[@edwardstarrett5545]

How fun!

[@SailingSweetRuca]

A fabulous time!

[@Opium1960]

Brasiliens make ice cubes from Coconut water and drink it with whisky.

[@franceboisvert2703]

Super video!Good to see you,Roxy and Sweet Ruca in Warm waters👌 Question...What kind of folding propeller do you have on your boat and comments about it? Thanks!🙏

[@MichelPosthoorn]

Epic 🤩 footage! You are living the dream life ❤. Hope to get there once in my life. Looking forward to see more 😍!

[@erents1]

Looks amazing, congratulations on your successful journey!

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Thank you so much!!

[@donaldlyons537]

Beautiful...😊

[@davidlevitz3119]

FANTASTIC FOOTAGE !

[@petegraham1458]

Did Roxy smell land before you guys could see it ? Nice break from the big blue ocean!

[@philipwright7186]

What an absolutely beautiful place!

[@rainfinger]

Great video, sailing from Brazil 2600nm to go.

[@SailingSweetRuca]

Fabulous! Fair winds!

[@njbaskipper]

¡Super Cool! 💥

[@jackechan1311]

peace

[@enonnyo5689]

Wow! I don't get a chance to have selfie with you guys when I meet you in the restaurant at american samoa

[@SailingSweetRuca]

The food was wonderful and we will try and come back to see you! You should share your channel name with us 🙂

[@jeankriebel8246]

Congrats on 40k subs!! Enjoy the warm weather.

[@HDXBear]

Outstanding vid well done great content

[@RulgertGhostalker]

have you tried that Hydrophobic Marine Wax on the hull ? ....i wonder how much of a difference that would make. EDIT: " Glidecoat Marine Shine & Shield " seems the top rated such Hydrophobic product.....something to try on a dinghy first.....that would be some aching shoulders on SR. the thing is, it could save fuel.

[@roadboat9216]

😊so glad to see live hard corals there. It is sadly dissapearing in so many places. Great crossing. What an adventure. From tundra to tropics in one move. And 23 days was right on your prediction if I remember. Good for you. What was your fastest 24hr run?

[@christinewelch8365]

You had problems with your auto tiller during your passage. Why don’t you have a wind vane to supplement the auto tiller?

[@larkangel6593]

How did the other boats arrive? Did everyone cross the Pacific or are they from AU/NZ?

[@mrno.7366]

Why didn't you sail to Easter island via Pitcairn?

[@paulklebaum1682]

👍👍🥳

[@billwebber5337]

Hey guys, who are the music artists used in this video. Love the vibe....

[@JCGible]

Wow.. so beautiful there. French Polynesia and bikinis. Sweet Ruca.

[@tahirsargin8236]

👏👏👏

[@dreupen]

I guess babes in bikinis provides KZbin views, and it is ok as you guys have earned the "cred". But I personally, as a cruiser and sailor first, hate the drama queens and clowns pretending to be experts. But SSR is real. Thank you.

[@jpdj2715]

In the past few weeks I have started to watch your videos and went through your history a bit. I'm at 1/3rd overall, I guess. Yes, I was forced to subscribe ;). Your "racy" approach to cruising makes for a very nice backbone to the videos' storylines. Your assessment of risks and mature way of dealing with these make for a feeling of wisdom and seaworthiness - that is not a quality of a sailing boat but rather of its crew! A week in bed with some virus or viri and the time that gave me with you, I now also questions to you. Let's see if they want to come back. (1) You had a fluke with the Autopilot once or a few times. And have been searching for an explanation. And replaced the wind direction and wind speed sensors. Plus some cabling. My perception is that the problem still may occur. I don't know how the communication bus on your boat works. In the 1980s an Ethernet bus connected all devices on the bus in one physical string. This meant shared bandwidth. It also mean that my communication with the server could get upset by you, accidentally starting too. The protocol was made to be abele to handle that, only performance would suffer. This got replaced, over time, by switched networks where each cable between two active components was a bus, but data could hop from bus to bus without many issues, that the protocol could still handle. This architecture broke the single bus into pieces, thus taking complications away. AFAIK, the "computers" in boats have a background more akin to process logic and control, or instrumentation. More a serial connection thing and it is possible that some still use a serial line to implement a "bus" shared by all devices. So if there is no physical switch to isolate communication channels, if there is no electrical shielding on that bus, then a glitch in your wind speed and wind direction sensor might be caused elsewhere, say the "Rudder Feedback Unit" that you should have. After the UFO collision in the Atlantic you had the Unexpected Ffing tack/gybe and salty water may have helixed [1] such a feedback unit up While this hypothesis is an obvious one, given your history, it cannot be the only one in thought experiment to generate hypotheses. [1Q] have you looked into the issue more and arrived at a conclusion? If yes, What is it. (2) SOG. While a sailor wants their version of apparent versus true and boat or wind speed, direction, your passenger (watching your video) may want to know Speed Over Ground and maybe ETA at the next waypoint or anchoring. I noticed in another YT channel that young British folk have no clue any more of the old Imperial units. All serious US industries work in metric, too. Only the US, Liberia and maybe Birma are in the Imperialist camp still - at the population level. My country made that decision in the 1800s. My thumb's width is 1" and my foot's length is 1' and that what I live with - keep me going and standing but other than that are meaningless. Knots - probably an invention from my sailing country - fine. but where are the subtitles for the majority of the world population. You may frequently show one of the B&G displays with your sailors' numbers and I feel that B&G could offer a display that serves the passenger, not the workers. ;) (2Q) Your position on this? It is clear that you have relatively recent ties outside the US, either through a teaching job or through family relations. (3) You mount your camera in a fixed position to the boat. This however takes away from viewers' perception of the rough seas you are in. I get the impression you want to show that. And, yes, I want tot see it. Photographically, it frequently looks as if the water will start to flow out of the sea (with an extreme slant in the horizon that most viewers will not notice). That "OMG the water will run out of the [body of water]" was a favourite tease from one of my photography teachers. (3Q) Have you considered a simple gimbal or DIY cardanic mount that maintains the camera relative to the horizon. Note that a level and plumb camera, especially with a wide angle lens will help to prevent perspective compression of height differences. The corollary is if viewers will appreciate a camera that is fixed to the horizon. It also is the question if the camera's shutter speed (AKA "angle") is fast enough to depict the motion nice enough. [1] a helix is a screw