Teleport Update #28

Teleport Update #28
Inside Passage, Alaska
July 2015

[@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily]

We're running out of things to say about your films, they are all just so good. Thanks for shairing

[@BetterthanitwasNetsailing]

Once again another wonderful video - I must say that you are doing a wonderful job of helping me convince my hubby that Alaska is the place to be - keep it up, I'm nearly there :-)

[@michaelcoontz827]

You guys were the second sailing VLOG I began following, the first being LeaLea. I've been there from your first video, and cried during your wedding video. I've looked forward and enjoyed every episode. I visited Australia back in 96 and just love the people I met there. I love your passion, and hope that no matter what comes next, you keep your fans in mind and share your adventures. If you make it as far south as Seattle I would love to get the opportunity to shake your hands. Perhaps you could do an organized talk here in Seattle at our marina. They host several adventurers and sea travelers. Be well you guys and all the best it has been wonderful following your travels.

[@gillescolas4648]

Bonjour vous deux de Bretagne en France......Encore une vidéo magnifique! Quel plaisir de suivre vos aventures depuis la première il y a 5 ans. Vous êtes très attachants et j'espère vous suivre encore de nombreuses années...... Bon vent à vous deux!

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+gilles colas Thanks very much for your lovely message! (and thank goodness for google translate!)

[@ianBeer123]

I have loved every one of your videos and I'm going to be very sad to see this series end. Your entire journey has been fascinating and so completely different from all the other cruising stories I've followed. Having the opportunity to see parts of my own country that I will never get to see otherwise, and to have two such enthusiastic and well educated guides is a real joy. Thank you both so much for sharing this trip of a lifetime with all of us. :) Cheers, and fair winds, Ian Dinsdale.

[@jesstaunton5287]

+ianBeer123 Thanks so much for your very lovely message! It's not over till it's over and we are still hoping to create a documentary and short documentary films about our story and adventures! So keep watching this space! Thanks so much for following along all these years!

[@theislandpackrat]

I love it that you check out all the neat out of the way places instead of just going from one city to the next!

[@DixieGirl9876]

Awesome adventure and kudos to you both for such positive attitudes! I thoroughly enjoying the series, great job all around, filming, editing, the works.

[@sirwholland7]

What a wonderful season of sailing thanks for letting us share in your adventure!

[@dtonvista]

Great videos of the wild life of Alaska, I like how you include maps showing your travel destinations and routes, you are a great adventurous couple, I cannot wait to see a full documentary of your 3 years of travels!

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+dtonvista Thanks mate!!!! It's been about 6 years of video / travel!! Crazy to think!! I've just started working on our 'short' doco to enter into film festivals and I'm looking back at footage from 2010!! We look so young!! I remember we thought we would have the boat back in Australia in about 5 summers (years)! lol!!

[@TimothyBlairMusic]

So happy your posting the rest of your voyage! We love your videos. What you guys have done, taking on such an epic voyage with the limited experience you started out with is amazing. Thank you again for sharing. Waioli III Nanaimo B.C. Canada

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Tim Scott Thanks so much for your very encouraging comment!

[@martymorse8967]

Thanks for your amazing photography and ever so cheerful commentary! I'm hoping that you put together an 'extended' play version of your adventure (maybe a movie?). There were scenes in this update that showed the mystical lights and darks of the Pacific Northwest, scenes that linger in the mind's eye; the beauty and majesty brought to us by you. Cheers to you!

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Marty Morse Thanks so much for your very poetic message!! I'm really glad that you got something out of our videos!! We are really hoping to make a 'short' doco first and use that to try and get some funding to make an extended documentary!

[@TonyAnschutz]

I love your images and spirit. Was down that way in late July on one of the ferry boats. Amazing land. Would have been thrilled to do it on a small boat like yours. Going to miss your work for now.

[@justbanter8727]

Love you guys - I always follow your adventures from here in the UK (Liverpool); Godspeed and God Bless ya.

[@griphen2113]

really enjoying the more frequent updates. the first few years were far and few between. very much enjoying seeing the beautiful northern passage, greenland, and now alaskan expanses. thank you, good luck, and hope to meet you on the water some day.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Sean “SV Inopii” Thompson Thanks so much!! It takes me a while to edit a video together (and the time to do it!) but sadly, that might just be one of the last videos, as that was the end of our summer sailing season and now the boat is up for sale!

[@griphen2113]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom do you plan on getting another boat and continuing the journey ? what are your future plans for the channel here ? teleport is a nice boat, very unique in its appearances.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Sean “SV Inopii” Thompson We do plan on getting another boat 'eventually', we are in no hurry. Our absolute dream would be to sail 6 months of the year work 6 months of the year... but we have a lot of work to do with our business before this could happen. So that's what we need to concentrate on for the next few years before we jump in and purchase another boat. I'm trying to put together a short docco on our sailing adventures to enter in film festivals so I think this ch. might just fill up with re-edits of the same stuff, maybe. Not sure!

[@griphen2113]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom good to hear that the dream and this channel is not gone forever. i understand getting things in order. good luck on your documentary, and i await whatever future videos you might release.

[@clartypaths840]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom I have very much enjoyed your journey, and I'm going to miss you guys and your little boat; you're like the kids I never had. I wish you well on your future adventures, thank you xox

[@simonsargent9514]

Another great video, thank you. Simon from North Wales x

[@Setforsea]

It's great to see some new videos of sailing Teleport! Beautiful sailing grounds for all the challenges up there...

[@KeepTurningLeft]

well done you guys - beautiful place, great photography and decent sound. Nicely edited together. All round an excellent narrative - but man you must spend ages waiting for it to stop raining

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+KeepTurningLeft I think we only had about three days of non-raining in about a month of sailing down the inside passage! Rotten!

[@jesterjon]

Thanks for sharing another great video and season, It will be interesting to see you move into warmer waters and the changing scenery.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Jonathon Backhouse I hope we can sell the boat before we have to move into warmer waters!!

[@jesterjon]

She'a beauty.... But I already have a yacht so I cannot help. Do you know what you want next?

[@CheersWarren]

Thanks so much great video, lots of interesting information. Putting it all together is so much work, great job. Warren

[@pacificNWboater]

Another fun installment! Shared as the "featured video" on our home page today for a few days.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+pacificNWboater Thanks SO much guys!!

[@passmeby9398]

You seem to be lovely people. Been following for quite a while. Keep on exploring and take us with you!

[@jamminjr7856]

my bug brother and I sailed the inside passage way back in 1990. good to see it has not changed much at all in all that time.

[@regieendsley9750]

Another wonderful video. Thanks so much, I'd be like the lady who was so excited to see you.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Regie Endsley I hope the lady see's this video and sees how excited we were to meet someone who actually watches some of our videos!!

[@regieendsley9750]

Just watched this again. I miss seeing your videos.

[@normanboyes4983]

Brilliant - thank you so much.👍

[@SVLOKEE]

Fantastic video, you sure make cruising up north desirable! I'm sad to hear the boats for sale and you are taking a leave of absence from the world of sailing adventures...but I totally understand! Good luck with the business and future family building ...lol...you'll be back on the water... I am with you on the 6 months of sailing and 6 months of working plan, it is exactly what I'm planning on doing on 2018. Thanks for sharing your trip! Take Care, Kurt of SV Lo-Kee

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+S/V LO-KEE Let us know how the 6 months on / 6 months off works out for you!! We'll still have plenty of 'micro' adventures in between our big ones!! Thanks so much for following!

[@russhendrix9674]

Really enjoyed watching your videos, I hope to see more soon!

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Sooooper video. Interesting info about passage planning. A brilliant achievement . Whats next?!!

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+barryperrins What's next? Sell the boat, start a family and buy a bigger boat! Not too much to ask for ey?

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Well done both of you. Have been enjoying your videos. Ive been sailing in warmer climes last year and will be sailing south this spring.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+vk kv WOW! looks like an amazing boat (if I'm looking at the right one) but I think our next boat will be around 36ft :)

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

+vk kv Monohull & aluminium :)

[@keithh3463]

Nice Ice breaker shirt so excited to see another clip so soon. Love it!

[@petehalford5425]

Terrific video guys, well done.

[@sailingcruiser25]

Really enjoyed all of your videos and wish you the best in your new adventures.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+David Duncan Thanks very much!

[@mikeskor6230]

I really enjoy your nature filming. Also am very influenced by your boat to get a junk rig. I've read so much about how much easier they are to use over conventional rigs.

[@valentinionita4798]

I'd like to see a video dedicated to your canvas only. The junk rig one. How behave in different winds and situations. What speeds you achieve how the boat turns aso.

[@MrDaz1964]

Fantastic video! Congratulations on completing sailing all the Alaskan coast, a truly amazing feat. Can I ask what video equipment you use? Do you use the Canon with the big lens for video as well as photo? Your videos are so crisp and beautiful colours, I would really like to make video like yours! Thanks so much for your videos, for me they are sensational and inspire me to chase a dream or two. Cheers Darren ...may you Fair winds and following seas!

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+MrDaz1964 Thanks for your lovely comment. I'm really glad you have enjoyed our videos! All of our photography / video equipment has mainly been on on our DSLR's or Go Pro's - We upgrade our DSLR's every 2/3 years so they have changed over time but we are now shooting with the Canon 7D MKII and the 1DX, we try to purchase len's with image stabilisation, we use a lot of the Canon 16-35mm for wide, 24-104mm for mid range and as of a year or so ago Chris got the 200-400mm with inbuilt tele extender and I have been using the canon 100-400mm, or the 400mm f2.8 (but I didn't use that much on Teleport because it was too big and heavy to lug around!) We use a lot of Go-pros and have them stuck all around the boat, set them up on tripods for time-lapse photography and put them on the end of long poles for underwater photography for the inquisitive dolphins and marine animals. We have started to use our iphone to film and photograph a little bit more just because it always seems to be in our pocket and we also have a little shockproof / waterproof canon D20 that we pull out from time to time during bad weather. We find audio the hardest - we use RODE microphones, for the earlier videos we were lazy and didn't use the mic's often enough (and they were bigger and bulky during that time as well) but as the mic's have decreased in size over the years we have been better at putting them on most of the time. But there is still lots of background wind / engine noise that we know just sometimes ruins the shot / audio. I've been mucking around with Audio a little in post production on some of the latest videos and sometimes all I achieve is a 'tinny' sound - but with much less wind.

[@MrDaz1964]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom Thank you so much for your reply and taking the time to explain your gear. The 7D MKII is indeed a great camera and I checked out the details of the 200 to 400 lens; that is certainly a very impressive lens! Anyway, regardless of the gear, you both are obviously very talented and it shows in the high quality of your videos. I loved the GoPro in the bird nests footage from Cambridge Bay, wonderful stuff! I'd also like to add that you guys are quite an inspiration, so much so that that my wife and I will now include in our yacht buying search the requirements to follow in your icy wake 😀 thank you again and we look forward to future Teleport videos, cheers Darren

[@zigarten]

Got a little weepy eye'd at the end....sad to see you go, hope to see you again!

[@ronaldjohnson2056]

Your Videos have been great really enjoy your adventures are you back home now.

[@chrisatkin4827]

Just awesome x

[@Jmmondeau]

I never really considered going north (Alaska) because of the cold but after seeing your videos I'm inspired. Not so say I will be leaving north right away but well see.

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

It's beautiful up there because there are not many others going up there!! It's just beautiful!! Well worth the trip up!

[@Jmmondeau]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom ill try it jean.

[@wlucky10]

Have you guys ever thought about rigging up a small forsail of sorts? Cant help but think it would help with sailing into the wind quite a bit. Unless that just isn't compatible with your mast (no stays and all)

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz G'Day! Yes we do have a foresail, but it was advised never to be used in winds over 5 knots, for fear of snapping the mast! So, we have actually never used it, it'll be pretty annoying if a gust of wind went over 5 knots came and we snapped our mast!!

[@Dougyelnats]

Very nice video, Thank You

[@lisastahlberg9789]

Enjoy your videos so much! Is Teleport still for sale?

[@Two-aboard-tuuli]

Your "handprinted" chart is awesome and the time delta calculations :)

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Two aboard Tuuli ha ha! Good to hear from you guys! Hope your project is coming along well!

[@Two-aboard-tuuli]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom We've just gotten our hands on an Air Breeze wind generator. It looks as if you are using the same model. Are you happy so far with the performance?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Two aboard Tuuli We LOVE our Air Breeze wind turbine!! We get so much more electricity from that over the solar (but that's because of the high latitude and our solar panels not being adjustable.) You'll be so happy you made the purchase!!

[@Two-aboard-tuuli]

Super, we can't wait to mount it. What mast height/length did you choose to elevate the turbine?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Two aboard Tuuli Sorry, we really can't remember, it's tall enough that when we stand up in the back of the cockpit we can't reach it with our hands, we also had to try and have it as far back as possible so it didn't get in the way of the ropes when we tack / jib. At the moment there still is that danger that the loose ropes can get tangled around it, so we try to remember to turn the turbine off when we tack or jibe, but I do think this could just be a junk rig problem.

[@Rottingboards]

Great video!

[@isaacwilkie8932]

what camera were you using when you said that you were using the microphone while you were filming the boat from the dingy?

[@cyclingwithkiwi3956]

love too go too Alaska one day

[@jerryharlan4060]

Amazing photo op, and great video as always. However when are you going to be able to teleport in this thing? Or do you need to get up to 88 knots per hour?

[@jesstaunton5287]

+Jerry Harlan I keep asking Chris the same questions - I don't think 'Teleporting' would make me sea sick!

[@Reddsmorris1]

what size is your boat? I miss your video's

[@starlight7830]

OK I'm still waiting for the next vlog !

[@Reddsmorris1]

finally got all the video's done to this point.

[@TwoskippersSailing]

Smoked salmon and cream cheese on crackers... now your talking. I see you are using a Mac, what navigation/sailing related software have you been using for your trip? I have just moved over to Mac so it would be great to know any recommendations. Thanks again for another lovely video.

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

+two We get the weather via www.zygrib.org/

[@GeorgeGraves]

More please!

[@Reddsmorris1]

Did you guys have the sail added to your boat or was it there when you bought the boat? Thank you

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

G'Day! The boat was already fitted out with the Junk Rig sail! Lucky!

[@Reddsmorris1]

+wwwYachtTeleportCom wow how lucky. Thanks

[@a62chv]

Awesome

[@Reddsmorris1]

Wow no new sailing video's?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

Hey! Sorry, we are trying to sell the yacht. Purchase something bigger and head north again!

[@rickczainski9734]

What has happened to SV Teleport? Are you still sailing?

[@zigarten]

Rick Czainski for sale in Prince Rupert

[@CnCEndeavors]

missing your channel - you guys coming back?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

G'Day! Maybe with new adventures when we purchase our bigger yacht one day! We hope!!

[@CnCEndeavors]

So I guess you sailed all the way back to Australia? Or sold the yacht

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

The yacht is still for sale but we are working all summer!! No sailing for us! But when we purchase a bigger and better yacht we'll be back!

[@SVELFARO]

If you sial down the coast to Baja California love to meet you :)

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+elfaroproductions Thanks! We'll be sure to let you know!

[@wilsnich02]

I have been following you since episode one..... are you still selling Teleport or are you doing another season, or are you doing more episodes until you sell Teleport ??

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+wilsnich02 Hi! Thanks so much for following all our episodes!! I couldn't believe I was editing together number #28 last night!! Teleport is still for sale and we just don't have time to sail her this summer as we have all ready have heaps of work commitments! We hope to put together a few more short docco's - more condensed versions of what's already here, with a little more background, history and storytelling.

[@starlight7830]

what are your plans for youtube?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

Hey! We are considering starting another chancell of just 'Chris and Jess' stuff - we have so many other videos (but not very sailing related) that we could share! We have just returned from two weeks in South East Asia and have some great footage of Komodo Dragons and the like but it's not 'work' related or 'sailing' related so I think we need another just adventure / travel channel.

[@michaelcaton9358]

I feel narrow and shallow sometimes......

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Michael Caton ha ha ha! It took me a while to get that!

[@lowbrowscruffy]

Welcome back to Canada!

[@reddsmorris7053]

You guys sold your boat it looks like it for sale on eBay

[@ChrisBrayPhotography]

Hi Redds! Maybe the new owner has it up for sale? Any chance you can email me the link [e-mail] thanks

[@Reddsmorris1]

Chris Bray Photography what was the name of your boat. Was it Teleport?

[@Reddsmorris1]

Chris Bray Photography I did get the past names of th e boat, Pelican,No-Tie and Hakka.

[@bigwheelsturning]

You are going "way to fast". Stop and smell the flowers. But then you boat may sink, so hurry on to the south pacific where there is no place to pull over.

[@michaelcaton9358]

which bears are most likely to eat you?

[@user-gd7kc6mv1j]

+Michael Caton Polar Bears!

[@michaelcaton9358]

didn't think about those at all. Doh!

[@justbanter8727]

+Michael Caton , Or perhaps the Polar Bear 'n Grizzly combo which are being spotted - interbreeding (Pizzly/Grolar); A Polar Bear is the Biggest Bear and the Grizzly has the most formidable weaponry (claws), so i'd hate to think what this Hybrid is capable of?!

[@michaelcaton9358]

What a party that would be....

[@petehalford5425]

Terrific video guys, well done.