We Bailed! (EP 75)

We tried to continue our epic upwind sail on our Outremer 52 catamaran from the Bahamas to Martinique but the wind and weather is just ruthlessly unpredictable. We threw in the towel at Nevis and found unexpected moments in this little town.
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[@justinstevenson5807]

Thanks for another great video guys! Weather didn’t look great.. but interesting to see your navigation and radar setup. Also the step by step for reefing the main. Awesome!

[@SailingAWEN]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@tomwolf9420]

Thanks for taking us along. Like the breakdown of the sailing manouvers

[@SailingAWEN]

Yes, it seems a lot of our viewers like those so we will include more in the future. It’s a lot of the same thing sometimes but happy people get something out of it 🙏

[@tonyfromaus7855]

Such a sweet boat. Very capable and proven miles under the keel. Thanks so much for taking us along with you.

[@user-ku9wf3si5c]

That reefing was slick great video as always thanks

[@SailingAWEN]

Thanks 👍

[@obieandlaurie]

Agree with the other viewer….I really liked this video, something about the vibe on the boat, the smiles on Stephane and Holly’s faces, the reefing explanation, the music, and Nevis town. Fun watch, lighthearted, whimsical. Stephane’s sunglasses…what make are they? Fwiw, I’m originally from the Bay Area too….Take care, stay well and fun, 🤗

[@SailingAWEN]

Thank you so much for watching! 🙏 Quichuo…Decathlon special for $20!

[@isabelle_Unity]

Thank you for this nice video from Saba Islands and Nevis....It seems that you are getting closer to GreatCircle O55 these days....🍊🍉🍓👙⛵

[@geniexmay562]

Have you any thoughts on the forward cockpit design ( and the stretched roof ) of the Windelo design??

[@SailingAWEN]

Hard to comment on this. It really depends on the overall boat design and architecture all around. The question about Windelo is time will tell about how the boats stand up in various conditions. It’s just not a proven sailboat builder yet so time will tell. For us, for a blue water program, we wanted to go with a proven boat yard.

[@jerualem1234]

Crazy story, but my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother Hannah DeLeon is buried there. No, seriously!

[@ultratraileric]

Would you change anything with your 3D sheeting and is Outremer going to offer it as an option in the future?

[@SailingAWEN]

It is an option offered by Outremer. I have suggested some improvements to Outremer.

[@hermandarr6274]

Outremer sounds like it has a lot of problems.

[@SailingAWEN]

All new boats take time to shake out. The difference is how they handle the warranty service which has been stellar. My big issue is the fridge that acts like a freezer. That’s not Outremer’s problem, that’s Webasto/Isotherm problem and they have been completely unresponsive.