6 days jibing the A2 spi - Ocean Crossing St Helena to Brazil

6 days jibing the A2 spi - Ocean Crossing St Helena to Brazil - Sailing Greatcircle (ep.330)

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5 ай бұрын

Carnival is calling, so we leave Saint Helena to reach Recife in time. There's not a lot of wind but enough to have a decent trip with the big sails.

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@rayb3117 2 ай бұрын

I like the way you explain all the safety protocols and sails.

@vivianeriesterer4279 5 ай бұрын

faboulus vlog, they way you show us how to sail safe and with lots of attention to all details needed gives a chance to learn so much

@bryanhughes8373 5 ай бұрын

Another excellent video, demonstrating some great seamanship, wonderful, thank you👍😊❤️👏

@keimpetjeerdvanderwal6422 5 ай бұрын

practice makes perfect

@daveebitson2771 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking us along on your amazing journey.

@brieneaton8578 5 ай бұрын

Hey Folks, Canada here. Been following your videos for years now. Love them, yeah and the both of you. Any way, I just watched this vid yesterday, and just how watched " The O'Kelly's ; Huge Fail Mid Ocean , Outremer 55 , Atlantic Crossing , Part 2. Published six days ago. Same problem, same time line. I think the both of you have found a dangerous design flaw.. Check it out, if you want. Stay safe, and keep having fun.

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

Yes I saw it. There is (always) room for improvement, the Outremer 5X which is a bit bigger uses a double halyard to reduce the forces and has another element in the top to guide the sideways movement of the spi. I suspect that in case of Moonshot it might have been a combination of a last minute new sail and hoisting this swivel too high against the trumpet. Stuff like this happens no need for drama.

@thomasthornton5737 5 ай бұрын

😀👍👍👍❤❤ Another beautifully filmed video with stunning drone shots as well. Always looking forward to your next video! Good bye for now from Seattle, WA. (Northwest USA)

@loahyvalley9797 5 ай бұрын

As always LOVING your video❣ Thank you for sharing your beautiful experiences and for demonstrating that it is possible to live one's dreams outside of the mainstream. 🥰

@zzzxxzzz3248 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@thermathome 5 ай бұрын

Great episode. Enjoyed the commentary!

@alfreddaniels3817 5 ай бұрын

Very good video 👍👍

@mosca3289 5 ай бұрын

Climbing the mast was brave! Looks really sketchy. Well done.

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

Joost was the hero of the day!

@MrJudgementday99 5 ай бұрын

Hi, Have ever tried putting a snatch block on your sock line and draw it down to the deck. Then when you are raising or lowering it you are pulling up instead of down. It makes life a whole bunch stable for the person raising or lowering the sock

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

Yes we do when there is more wind. With again more wind we bring the line to the electric winch on the foredeck just to prevent it from going up again

@darren5472 5 ай бұрын

Looks like you had a much better crossing than moonshot. You make handling a massive cat with huge sails look easy. We all know its not. See the moonshot crossing for evidence. More great content, thanks for sharing.

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

The Moonshot crossing was not far away from what is to be expected on the Atlantic. Loosing the spi is unfortunate but it does happen a lot, both on standard and performance cats. In our first Atlantic crossing 4 out of 5 Wingakers blew up before being halfway

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

That said the South Atlantic crossing seems to be pretty calm in comparison to the north one

@nas6587 5 ай бұрын

Somehow, I always imagine the sea south of the equator to be crazy and cold and misty.... beautiful video again.... those drone shots are amazing.... how long(battery life) can that drone stay in the air?

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

About 25 min

@nas6587 5 ай бұрын

@@CatGreatcircle thank you , safe travels...

@erikc.7348 5 ай бұрын

Oefening baart kunst is practice makes perfect

@kgstudio5352 5 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks so much for sharing, it's wonderful. What kind of beanbags do you have? I'm having some trouble finding good ones. Thanks again!

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

Extreme Lounging B-Bag Outdoor Zitzak Quilted - Zwart is the description in Dutch on ikwilzitzakken.nl

@kgstudio5352 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much@@CatGreatcircle

@keimpetjeerdvanderwal6422 5 ай бұрын

bulletallie=preventer

@waltervanderboor 5 ай бұрын

Bulletalie: preventer.

@waltervanderboor 5 ай бұрын

Practice makes perfect

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

I think we meant barber hauler but in the end it’s all a piece of rope holding stuff 😂

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

@waltervanderboor we should have just jibed it outside I guess but we were able to repair the little tear in the spi today

@leo__be 5 ай бұрын

kijk naar Comment résoudre le risque de rupture de la drisse de spi sur un Outremer 55

@CatGreatcircle 5 ай бұрын

Ja ik heb het gezien, het beste idee is denk ik om een dubbele halyard te gebruiken zoals op de 5X

@peterschouten-ys8yr 5 ай бұрын

Hi, a bulle talie is called a preventer. Also the weather is forecast rather than forecasted. Otherwise enjoying your videos. Great to see you are focusing more on sailing and sail change rather than endless shots of the nav station display. You could think about adding footage of on board chores as cooking etc. I am pleased to see that you enjoyed st Helena as much as I did a few years ago. Cheers, Peter. (based in Whangarei)