Goodbye 2023! We Re-Join Civilization After a Rough Sail [Ep. 139]

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7 ай бұрын

We take a look back at 2023 this New Years Eve and remember Cape Horn as we battle tough conditions and make repairs while sailing to our first dock after over 3 months alone in the wilderness of Patagonia.
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Our year in review contains some unforgettable moments: we sailed offshore in heavy seas through the roaring 40's and furious 50's, we dodged southern ocean storms, we rounded Cape Horn in a gale, had a cocktail at the famous Micalvi Yacht Club, sailed in blizzards, visited 3 glaciers, sailed through icebergs, navigated the fjords of Patagonia, learned new languages and cultures, experienced our natural world in new ways, and more.
As we bring in the new year we look forward to what 2024 will bring! More sailing, more ocean crossing, more adventure! Cheers to you this NYE, thank you for sailing along with us through our videos!
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@richardstever3242 7 ай бұрын

Cape horn is the real deal. Congratulations to this elite class of sailors.

@jonunya3128 7 ай бұрын

the J46 must be an incredible boat. Sweet Ruca has been flawless.

@georget.9496 7 ай бұрын

I'm not a sailor but I enjoy watching some of these sailing channels. Yours is by far the most adventurous of all. I feel like I'm on the boat with you guy's. A pleasure to follow your adventures. Thank you for sharing and may 2024 bring you many more ✌🤙

7 ай бұрын

there she goes again, taking on birds almost large enough to just so carry her away... Roxy is such a good girl!

@billmccarthy6988 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Catch up of past videos was appreciated. Enjoy the stay on dry land and your friends,

@weinerdog137 7 ай бұрын

Hard core sailing. Thanks for showing the deck work. Coordination between you two is heartening to see.

@TheSWRProject 7 ай бұрын

Happy New 2024 Guys... Be Safe... 🙏

@petrospapapanagiotou 7 ай бұрын

Few days ago I was watching a documentary on Patagonia and they made a stop in Porto Eden. I immediately shout "I know this place. I have been there!!!" Thank you Kate and Curtis for taking all of us to this magnificent journey of yours! Happy new year, can't wait to see the new adventures that 2024 will bring... Fair winds 🎉🎉🎉

@NomadGio 7 ай бұрын

FELIZ 2024 CHICOS !!!!!! 🌬⛵🛟

@stubby2822 7 ай бұрын

What a year. You all have absolutely put out the most entertaining videos on KZfaq ever. Rounding Cape Horn. Sailing up to Glaciers and Icebergs in Patagonia. Bringing us beautiful scenery and meeting amazing people. Everything you all do is with a purpose and a smile on your face. Thank you a thousand times over for the effort to do it. Keep having fun, stay warm and stay safe. Happy New Year. Bill

@KevCampbell 7 ай бұрын

You’ve had quite the year - thanks for taking us along for the ride! Happy New Year 2024!

@nancygladieux7598 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Well done, I love that you did a little back history in the beginning. The music was invigorating. Lots of great sailing footage too.

@michaelvanwinkle7919 7 ай бұрын

What a fantastic Drone Shot of you two sailing across the water with the mountain in the background and sun shining as you neared Porta Aguierre.

7 ай бұрын

I'm stunned every time I watch one of your videos. They are very entertaining and it's a pleasure to ride along on your expedition. Stay warm and safe as you head out into the Pacific. I'll be watching.

@Mr040764 7 ай бұрын

Merci pour ces belles images 2023. Vous vivez une belle aventure et vous avez bien préparé votre navigation. Je vous souhaite une très belle aventure pour l’année 2024, que je suivrai avec attention. A bientôt 🇫🇷🥂

@HopeOfJoe 7 ай бұрын

OMG 😱 WOW, you guys ‼️ That 22 mins went by sooooooo fast. Nice how you keep us engaged so time just slips away. Great little stop over with page stone roads and all. Aaaaand m only 250+/- miles left to go to the BIG city. HAPPY NEW YEAR 💥 See you next time.✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🌞✨

@PeterJ_Vids 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Your physical condition shown is impressive. I was tired just watching! The change from rain and dreary conditions (good sailing though) to bright sun was awesome. Be safe and all the best for the new year.

@donmorgan8980 7 ай бұрын

Can't describe the feeling of sharing your adventure. It's like nothing else on YT. I am a 30 year sailboat owner and mostly solo sailer, so I have some reference for the sights, sounds and challenges. Really appreciate your efforts. Happy New Year Curtis and Kate. Please give Roxy some extra love from me. I love her spirit.

@bdphourde 6 ай бұрын

I wish every sailing channel understood the importance of the musical score to setting the scene and the mood for the adventure as well as you do, Katie! It is very important for me and to the enjoyment of the video! Thanks for the attention to detail! And who doesn't like to see a dog get some loving and be more a part of the voyage. It was a little sad to see some of the dogs on the island being locked out of the houses in the cold and wet weather.

@nmg00dwin 7 ай бұрын

You are living my dream. Thanks for bringing it to me in video! Your video record of this voyage will be an amazing record for your family - you should also maybe consider turning it into a movie / documentary one day. Keep sailing and have a wonderful New Year!

@davidnichols147 7 ай бұрын

Certainly an amazing episode, photography and sound is absolutely perfect. Wishing you both fair winds and following seas and a safe and Happy New Year.

@davidshepherd1107 7 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed 2023 with you. I am recuperating after a traumatic car accident so am housebound. I thought to myself how great it would be to go round the horn and there you were doing it. Maybe it was due to my mind state but I considered the time of year as being perilous, this made your videos compulsory watching. However when you joined the catamaran to round the cape for a second time I thought you were showing off- sic.

@JohnLee-im7iu 7 ай бұрын

Love these videos. I wonder if there is more to see there instead of going on…..looks very uncrowded.

@user-ef9fd7fv5f 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year, you guys! You pretty much smashed '23 - and may you go on smashin' '24!!!! Much love from North Truro, Cape Cod XOXOXO - Darcee

@jimkarasek4046 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Years. I watched every Video up to now. This recap is a fun refresher. Good edit Kate😊. Looking forward to 2024.

@JCGible 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Curtis and Kate. I wish you a happy New Year. 😊

@dennishively5994 7 ай бұрын

Incredible year of traveling some of the most beautiful coast line, thanks for sharing

@davidlloydberry5476 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Both! Congratulations on your amazing achievements in such a hostile environment. On a side note, it always amazes me how many sailors when tacking, do not let the headsail back before releasing it and sheeting in on the opposite tack, which pulls the bows through the wind quickly without losing momentum through the water. Good luck, best wishes and fair winds for 2024.

@ColinWetherelt 7 ай бұрын

Cheers to you! Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures on the beautiful Sweet Ruca.

@FernandoOliveira-oy4gy 7 ай бұрын

Howdy Curtis, Kate, and Roxy! Thank y’all so very much for all amazin’ videos y’all’ve shared with us in 2023. ‘preciate cha. This last episode was great, and I loved the bucolic song played while fixin’ the sail. Brave hearts, from Texas I wish y’all a Happy New Year, full of adventures, achievements, and memories. Sure nuff, y’all rock!

@robertmassmann228 7 ай бұрын

What any epic trip so far, thank you for all the video to watch and see parts of the world that we may be able to go and see. Safe travels and sailing in the new year.

@kurtc6372 7 ай бұрын

All so beautiful, music included.

@johndeveaux7670 7 ай бұрын

Best KZfaq sailing channel ever. The scenery and adventure is awesome. I hope you continue North and eventually make it to the North West Passage. Any plans for that ????

@peterb4620 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for producing such amazing sailing episodes. You two are the very best on KZfaq. Looking forward to another amazing year ahead in 2024. Happy New Year. P&J

@ludwigsparky 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to you. looking forward to see whats going on in 2024. continue to show us how sailing can be. Thanks to you. see you, Ludwig

@SailingSweetRuca 7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

@ianfirth-clark5975 7 ай бұрын

Very similar port to Puerto Williams and lots of dogs but no Horses in the streets lol. Patagonia is such an awesome place in the world. A place I shall never forget for sure. Happy new year to you.

@ChileExpatFamily 7 ай бұрын

We live just north of Puerto Montt near Puerto Ocaty. You should have stopped by and stayed a little while with us to stretch out your sea legs. We have a nice cabana you could have stayed with us. Jim

@joseerazevedo 7 ай бұрын

Amazing scenery, great sailing and footage! WOW! The adventure of your lives, for sure! Thanks for sharing it with us and also for the valuable sailing lessons during the journey! Marina Austral is quite cozy, I hope it inspires others to create some support for sailors around Patagonia. Happy New Year and a 2024 filled with amazing positivie adventures! All the best!

@user-uf1cm3to7m 7 ай бұрын

This has been a trip of a lifetime!!! A very rich experience, and so much more to go, your amazing precious people ❤

@jamesyoung3998 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year to the crew. Following you all the way on your amazing. Arm chair traveller here

@kurtc6372 7 ай бұрын

I watched the video’s twice.

@Stephan_01 7 ай бұрын

❤❤

@kylejazwiecki714 7 ай бұрын

Happy new year! You guys have a great year to look back on! Awesome stuff all around.

@SailingSweetRuca 7 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

@eduardoacosta6199 7 ай бұрын

You guys really have done something you will surely rememver your whole life. I hope to do Chile in a few years but will not be getting that far south but its great to see the south of Chile from a Sailboat perspective definitively very helpful thanks for sharing !

@braddobson2060 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great year of entertainment have a great new year

@merilynkron8750 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are wonderful

@erichyney6287 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@Tim8mit 7 ай бұрын

wow what a trip. It took skill luck and courage to take on that voyage, so glad you made it through in one piece. Best wishes for the New Year may it be full of love, joy, good health, wealth and many more great adventures

@SandyCurrie865 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!! You have The Best sailing channel on KZfaq. I have watched almost all your videos and they are amazing to say the least. I love how you sail the boat as if you Tim a race and optimize your speed etc! Your approach to high performance cruising sailing is simply incredible. I cannot wait to see what your future sailing plans and posts will look like!’ Here in Ontario, near Ottawa we have had a wet and very mild Dec. there is no snow though the temperatures are now just slightly below freezing. I hope your weather moderates as you go north and eventually west! Safe sailing!! Sandy

@standubaj8989 7 ай бұрын

From an old captain,you two are real,seen a lot of story tellers , can tell just by the way you guys work the boat good team work ,and I take my hat off to both of you,fair winds safe travels, I enjoyed every bit of your story. 👍👍ps forgot to mention the loyal third mate 😉

@tahirsargin8236 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@Opium1960 7 ай бұрын

All the best for you in 2024 e thx for the nice videos!

@robertscranton8293 7 ай бұрын

Wow.. wow !!

@sergueiothonucci1638 7 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@johnstanham6151 7 ай бұрын

Nice job!

@JimJocrusin 7 ай бұрын

Nice video guys! Mutlu Yillar! Really enjoyed the drone shots of this beautiful area of the world. My wife and I were wondering if you were allowed to catch fish for yourself in Chile and if you did so. Looking forward to more of your videos, glad to see the interest increasing. J&J SV Sueno

@roberthamilton1959 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy every post. Happy new year and safe sailing!

@thelivingbranch 7 ай бұрын

happy new year from missouri

@SailingSweetRuca 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!

@johnmalenchek6597 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year! Enjoy your vlogs. Good luck in the New Year

@michaelvanwinkle7919 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!!

@HKSailing 7 ай бұрын

Happy new years guys and thanks for all the great content. I’m learning so much. So grateful 🎉

@thomasthornton5737 7 ай бұрын

😀👍👍👍❤ Happy New Year to you three.

@chefjono 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Years guys. You're doing great!

@exae352 7 ай бұрын

recently subscribed and really enjoy your vlog, do you do any fishing along the way?

@steveking6204 7 ай бұрын

Another great video. 😊😊❤❤

@maddie15736 7 ай бұрын

Love watching this channel ❤️

@tiochio8476 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Sweet Rucca!!!

@davidcolledge9378 3 ай бұрын

Scrolling through your videos guys - gives me a wannabe sailor thoughts of what I could have done 😢 but good luck 🤞

@bos6782 7 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Sweet Ruca

@user-hp8bk7bf5n 7 ай бұрын

happy new year

@maurizioferrario1949 7 ай бұрын

Very nice video, like all the others. I like your channel. I have a 14:51 question, which has probably been asked many times. How do you do with your dog? Meaning did you have her trained to do her things somewhere on the boat? Where? This when you cannot get to land by dingy for days, like on passage. Thisxis because I am a solo sailor and I would like to have a dog on my boat, but I am afraid for his/her well being if I cannot get to land regularly. Thank you

@martinjazz78 7 ай бұрын

Would you know, what was the smaller white sailing boat staying in the marina with you?

@captainsurfcast 7 ай бұрын

So cool to see your dog follow instructions and chase that chimango caracara predator bird from your bow rail. You might have been able to throw that lifeless feathered body into the sea if she had caught it, instead of observing a predator bird at close quarters. And that caveman roar and laugh afterwards - what fun! Maybe biting at a beached seal next, or snapping at the tail of a dolfin swimming by in the shorebreak next. Good dog Roxy!!

@BBor0BB 7 ай бұрын

Did I notice a starlink dish? Is starlink working well for you? Is power consumption an issue?

@jasonmcintosh2632 7 ай бұрын

I have a question about how you like your J Boat. Does the ride ever become so hard that you sometimes wish you had a heaver full keel boat? I bought a full keel motorsailer (Nauticat 44) because we're an older couple. Originally I wanted a faster boat, but the more I thought about our age, the more I tended towards a full keel. I'm just curious how a younger couple feel about their performance boat decision. Would you pick the same boat again after all the years and miles you put on it? Fair winds!

@SailingSweetRuca 7 ай бұрын

Hi Jason! Welcome aboard and great question. There are times when we slow down, more so to preserve the boat, rig, sails rather than the people. In the big nasty stuff it really doesn’t matter what boat design, it still is rough. Pounding upwind or fast tight reaching in big seas can be loud and wet. We do welcome the advantage of speed when we need it, it comes in very handy. So far, we would pick the same boat again, we think she is a great combination of speed, comfort, safety, size/handling, and live ability. We have been on board a Nauticat as well and they are nice boats. In the end, each boat has its advantages, but we are all part of the sailing community, and that is the most important :-)

@jasonmcintosh2632 7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca "So far, we would pick the same boat again." That's what I wanted to know. Thank you so much for your reply. I find all of the boat design choses to be very interesting. When I was searching for a cruising boat, I swore I was going to get a performance boat. You just can't beat speed... but low and behold, I ended up with a full keel motor-sailer, ketch rig no less. Almost every boat will shine when it's used for what it was intended for. I wish I had your youth and energy, but I spent it on other non-sailing adventures. Your trip around South America is awesome. I hope to make it down there one day... Fair winds.