CHALLENGING Conditions on First Pacific Crossing: Alone in 14ft Seas and High Winds

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8 ай бұрын

We encountered challenging conditions on our first Pacific Crossing. 14ft sea's, 30 knots of wind, and many mechanical issues left us 650nm from shore struggling to make a decision on how to move forward.
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@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

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@markbuskens6070 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this was great i

@michaeldonovan2545 8 ай бұрын

So much to learn! You should be wearing a "Tether" Safety Harnes whilst you are traversing the deck on a crossing. I shuddered when I watched you flail about as the sea shook your yacht, causing you to madly clutch at anything you coud get your hands on. Safety first at all times!

@lincoln3x7 4 ай бұрын

If he went over.... gone, until she manages to come around... and he is open ocean swimming in clothes. Yikes

@143tinaed 8 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your problems, your mom is a very tough lady. You should be proud of her.

@leehoffman3604 8 ай бұрын

I've been watching for quite a while, but this adventure takes the cake. Stuff happens and I'm sure you will get it all fixed and be on your way again. But I have to tell you, your mom is a rockstar! It would be great to know what sailing experience she has. What a blessing you had her along for the ride. Good luck on the next trip.

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

She is a literal rockstar! She has very limited sailing experience, but was the star of the shown

@spindlespringsranch3108 8 ай бұрын

What a great attitude you both have through all of your difficulties. Very impressive.

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Team morale will make or break the trip!

@mickannieobrien2803 8 ай бұрын

Working on deck in rough conditions in socks, no safety harness and no life lines? sorry but that's crazy. "There are old sailors and there are bold sailors but there's not many Old Bold sailors" Cheers from OZ.

@markbuskens6070 8 ай бұрын

I suggested a Honda gas generator and a battery charger.If you would have bought one you could charge your batteries.I think you both did great considering your lack of experience.👍Love your attitude when things are not that great.I believe I would have kept going to Hawaii🥴but I know how to fix most things.loved your mom the most😍you did great so never doubt yourself.Honestly one of the best KZfaq sailing videos I’ve watched !!!👍👍Took a lot of courage for both of you to tackle that!🤓

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

WOW! Thank you for your comment- we are glad you enjoyed it that much! We plan to get a generator...always need redundancy in systems moving forward. Mom was the real MVP and we had a great time even amongst the challenges. An adventure we will never forget!

@giles-df9yu 3 ай бұрын

Funny thing is he loaded a homedepot generator and then never used it.. every ocean boat should carry one tiny gas generator

@timreynolds1195 8 ай бұрын

Steep learning curve. Yes to harness, Pfd, practice m.o.b. replace the bimini with solar array, Honda generator, Wind generator, spare engine and auto pilot parts. Another 20k then go...

@lincoln3x7 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I had lots of questions.... this answers all of them.

@steverides4636 8 ай бұрын

Sorry for the failed crossing but kudos to the crew........Seth and his Mom are fearless .........I hope the repairs are nothing too costly and the next trip to Hawaii uneventful. ........also I hope future videos will have more Seth.......not only Natalia.. thanks guys love your spirit.. gives me hope for todays youth

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! More Seth is on the horizon 😉🙃

@grahamehill6128 8 ай бұрын

Always easy to make critical comments with the hindsight of experience but, you made a plan and got to your backup safely. You will now have a list of critical issues to fix, my guess is checking the furling Genoa to make sure the halyard is not wrapping. Contaminated fuel and blocked filters due to fuel mixing for the first time at sea. Auto pilot is a must when short handed as you will quickly become over tired. Once you have identified the fault ensure you have the means to test and fix. All things which you will learn to deal with. A jackline and harness is a given when going forward, as is footwear. A stubbed toe is very distracting!

@gordieconnelly5844 8 ай бұрын

i suggest when you sail back you wear proper foot wear and a safety harness we want you to produce more videos

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

(This is Natalia.) Don’t worry I gave him a nice wife lecture on safety when I watched back the footage! As the safety captain of Post Time, it’s my duty to enforce these rules on our next offshore voyage..😅🤪

@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM 8 ай бұрын

I said it yesterday…..Why the hell would you not shake the boat down prior to a crossing….

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Hindsight is 20/20. Hard to take multiple chunks of leave from the military back to back.

@treywest268 8 ай бұрын

1st video,that I have seen of yours. At 2m32s day 6 part. Are you on the fore deck without a lifeline or life jacket on? Do my eyes deceive me? It appears that you don't. If this is true then I want to strongly suggest one of two options. Wear one or the other, or both and upon landing in Hawai'i you sell the boat and fly home if you decide those safety items aren’t important. The other option is to be responsible sailors and take every safety precaution that you can so as to make sure you don't become a statisic or worse yet, cause someone else to lose life trying to save yours.

@oliversmith-xq5yt 8 ай бұрын

Bummer!! But, u will be even more prepared for round 2. This was a great shakedown cruise. U guys will do great. Just keep focused on the next step in front of u. U should get an actual generator in addition to ur solar setup for safety battery management.

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it & agree that this was s successful shake down cruise! Setbacks will only set us up for future comebacks ;)

@The33TIGGER33 8 ай бұрын

Glad you and your Mom are safe. That was the long way to LA.

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Indeed! Sometimes you gotta just sail 1200 miles from San Francisco to LA and take the scenic route 🙃

@dirk3730 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the next one guys... pulling for ya

@wsmith1916 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the challenge.. seems odd that your mother was never introduced or that we never saw her face. Good luck!

@TheCorsair 8 ай бұрын

Great Job! Now, 1) Get a wind vane self-steering system. 2) Sort out that engine and make sure you know how to troubleshoot it and have the tools and spares (fuel filters, etc) on board to deal with any issue that arises. 3) Carry some sort of alternative power generation (honda 2000 generator?) 4) get more solar. Looking forward to the next attempt!!!

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

I agree with those recommendations! We learnedA LOT this go around and we will be ready for round 2.

@TheAtma50 8 ай бұрын

Wow ... A calamity of errors, I think most of them have been flagged by other comments. A huge learning curve for you to reflect on and thank goodness you are alive to tell your tale. Also, thank goodness for your choice of crew, your mother makes an excellent 1st Mate, just a pity she didn't enforce the safety rules. Having said all that you still managed to fulfil the first rule of seafaring ... You got back to port safely!! Stay Safe & Fair Winds!! ☘

@markbernier8434 8 ай бұрын

Quite the shake down sail. Good decisions, good result.

@rimasmeleshyus9486 8 ай бұрын

Another beautiful episode, many thanks for sharing

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching & being here 😊🤗

@johnwarren7155 8 ай бұрын

Is there any fule in your tank?, are your fule filters clean, With all the rocking rolling you have been doing you may have suck air in to the fule systems . Also make share your kill switch is in the on position.

@colinhogan5469 8 ай бұрын

You guys are my kind of Bold! But safety gear is a must. As someone who has watched his boat sail away from him, its a small nuisance in comparison. Also, with your genoa halyard it may help to mount a snatch block to the mast that holds the halyard in place when fully hoisted. I did this to my Ketch and it was a game changer. No more wrapping itself up.

@bobsprengel2132 8 ай бұрын

Where is your life vest and harness?????😧💀

@codegame027 8 ай бұрын

Y'all really should have shaken down the boat better before departure. Heinsight is 20-20 though

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Agreed! This was our “shake down cruise” and we won’t make that mistake again 😉

@codegame027 8 ай бұрын

@@sailingposttime I don't know if it's in the budget but a proper solar arch with rigid panels and lithium batteries for the house bank would be an excellent idea. Would actually call it an improvement in your safety plan too.

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

agreed! @@codegame027

@drblaze3850 10 күн бұрын

lol Heinsight, I get that after 6-8 Heinekens

@jimgarvin9159 8 ай бұрын

That was rough. Glad ya’ll are ok. 😅😅😅😅

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! All is well, and we learned a lot for our next go around. We can consider this a 1200nm shake down cruise 😉

@rickkemper4260 8 ай бұрын

Refreshingly Honest

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Rick!

@nvpch61 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the video. Glad you made it back safely. Good call on heading back to CA. Did the solar panels help much?

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Solar panels did definitely help, but we did struggle with clouds. The bank held a lot of power and we were able to use the jackery solar battery bank to charge the house batteries, sat phone..etc. It was a life saver. More redundant power systems will need to be added for more backup.

@nvpch61 8 ай бұрын

Good to know. Thanks.@@sailingposttime

@OptionsRealty 8 ай бұрын

While investing in needed safety gear and system redundancies why don't you swing by the Goodwill and pick up some pots & pans? Boiling eggs and potatoes in a tea kettle because all you have are skillets?! That is the cherry on the cake.

@dirk3730 8 ай бұрын

Dingy name suggestion...half time or time out

@jimwahl7827 8 ай бұрын

I am so disappointed! You said the engine won't start. What is wrong with it? You have to fix stuff as you go

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

We were beyond disappointed. More to come on the engine issue 🙂

@MondoRockable 7 ай бұрын

All those system failures suck big time! You handled with aplomb, though. Kudos. Please wear a life jacket & tether at the helm.

@royfitzsimmons6226 8 ай бұрын

Im sorry I must have missed something. Why are you being towed>

@cmorgan4515 8 ай бұрын

Curious did you ever think about the old Ingram Boat when you were out there they are very good seaworthy boats stay safe God bless

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

Haha, Unfortunately the Ingrid needed a ton of work and wouldn’t have been a safe boat in, in the condition it is in to cross an ocean. Post Time handled the journey well. Thanks for watching!

@markbuskens6070 8 ай бұрын

@@sailingposttime Your boat did fine,it’s a proven blue water sailboat.can’t blame the boat for the problems that happened.I know you didn’t but cmorgan4515 questioned using the Ingrid.What a dumb question🥴

@robertnorkus5582 8 ай бұрын

I don't understand why you turned back.if you could sail for 6 days to get back to california,why didn't you just keep going towards Hawaii

@sailingposttime 8 ай бұрын

I know, we debated that heavily and it was against our gut. But, we wanted to play it safer than sorry when evaluating battery management.

@buddyyaussy5772 8 ай бұрын

@@sailingposttime you made the right call by listening to your land crew. That's what they're there for.

@VIDAUSA1 8 ай бұрын

is this channel for real or is it just a satire and irony play on youtube sailing channels... if the latter... Brilliant!!

@MrBertHeylen 8 ай бұрын

Alone in the middle of the ocean, and without a lifeline to the bow? You should have invested in gear and boat stuff , instead off the sat-phone. You are dangerous. A lot to learn.