Our PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN SAILS Itself! You'll be SHOCKED | Harbors Unknown Ep. 90
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Күн бұрынOur PERFORMANCE CATAMARAN SAILS Itself! You'll be SHOCKED | Harbors Unknown Ep. 90
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Today we’re sharing how our performance catamaran sails itself, without autopilot, and of course the latest hurdle we have to jump. We’ve spent months honing our skills at the helm, and sailing the boat. That in itself gives us a great sense of accomplishment. When the canvas is perfectly balanced the boat’s performance is maximized. On passage this can shave days off the trip, helping you sail within weather windows, avoiding storms and putting less stress on our future autopilot.
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If you're new here, Harbors Unknown is the story of two dreamers, Kristin & Fabio Potenti, & our dog Yoda. We're a small family living aboard our catamaran, Wanderlust, sailing to Harbors Unknown. Exploring the world, connecting with people and places through the local cuisine, and showing how great food can be cooked on a boat with limited space and resources. Seeking to balance the desire to explore and travel to beautiful, remote locations while leaving no footprint, minimizing the Hawthorne effect of the observers who change the environment she or he observes.
We hope to inspire people and showcase the possibility of living an alternative lifestyle that provides freedom and fulfillment, all while keeping it real. Sharing the trials and tribulations of living off-grid, acknowledging the discomfort of detoxing from the modern world, finding pleasure in the subtleties of nature and joy in simplicity. Attempting to understand what makes the world tick and tock but also trying to gain a deeper comprehension of ourselves and identify what will satisfy that hunger for further exploration, for purpose. We have set off on our voyage sailing around the world, exploring the beautiful waters of South Florida, the Florida Keys, Bahamas, the US East Coast, and Panama. Subscribe now to join our sailing adventure.
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TIMECODES
00:00-01:50 Our Performance Catamaran Sails Itself
01:51-08:14 Our Challenges of the Day
08:15-16:07 Epic Sailing in Bocas del Toro
@DaveHines1 Жыл бұрын
More calm and relaxing sailing looks wonderful .😊 Captain Kristin and Chef Fabio , yeah I think that works well 😃🤣🍻🥂
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😂😂 How did this happen??🤣
@AORD72 Жыл бұрын
Such a great boat. Sailing fast in light wind is fantastic.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
We agree completely! Thanks for watching!
@petervinall1112 Жыл бұрын
You have an excellent show keep it up nice to se yoga 😊 Peter John
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Peter! We appreciate the compliment. 😊
@larsholst6216 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it "Yoda", not Yoga? ;-)
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Yes. We figured it was a typo. 😊
@timtrinkaus7072 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video loved the drone shots!! The Seawind 1600 is still the best looking Cat out there!! Enjoy and be safe!
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Tim! We think so too but I suppose we’re partial. 😂
@michellebrown5006 Жыл бұрын
Great video We too have a Frenchie and he loves boat life and great way to also meet humans Stay safe , healthy and happy 🐾⚓️🐬
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thank you Michelle, Frenchies are wonderful family members, great companions, funny boat mates and Yoda is definitely our number one public relations consultant 😂😂😂 thanks for watching and for your comment
@jbudgeon1 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel.So great to find another Seawind couple on KZfaq. We have a 1260 being built, completion end of August. I'm really enjoying your videos.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
So glad you found us and you're enjoying the videos! Congrats on your boat build! Thanks for watching.
@johncillis3431 Жыл бұрын
I've always enjoyed reading of sailing books and some sailing movies (The Dove being one of my favorites, along with the book Tinkerbelle). I've taken just one ride on a sailing yacht, on Lake Tahoe, and the experience was amazing, being powered by only the wind, though I have captained small lake going motor vessels. Your videos are fun because they are of a couple, and they show the type of communication I learned when camping with my folks and brothers as a tween and teen in the 70's, and later as a husband with my wife and daughter during car travel or long cross country vacations from the 00's onward. Challenges help us learn "non vocal, intuitive" communication where those involved just know what the other is thinking and responds as needed. I learned that in the workplace, since I traveled with small teams globally as a teacher and systems installer, we learned (I as a lead) to work as a team, and we learned also to take "time-outs" if the stress warranted it, and even I as a lead set that example. Sailing, or camping, or hiking, (or also in my case flying light aircraft) teaches balance with nature, and teaches how to deal with challenges beyond our control, like waves or weather. My Dad also loved reading of sailing, and worked as a civilian nuclear inspector for the Navy, helping to launch much of their nuclear fleet between '66-80. LOL, I live in the Desert, but have loved the beach and sea all my life. Wonderful series of videos -- thank u for sharing.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
John, thank you for your wonderfully thoughtful comment. We’ve found we work best together in the most challenging situations. It’s in those moments that everything else goes out the window; questions, possible egos and the many years of working together enables us to operate seamlessly. I’m happy to hear you’ve experienced that type of communication as well. During Fabio’s life as a surgeon his teams functioned like that and it’s one of the things he misses when we’re doing more routine maintenance. Maybe one day I’ll know the tools he needs before he asks for them. 😂 We’re so glad you enjoy the videos! Thank you for watching. 😊
@johncillis3431 Жыл бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown Wonderful to know Fabio is a surgeon. I owe my life to two, the one in '72 who performed an emergency appendectomy on my when I was just eleven, and another in '20 when my leg shattered in three places when I passed out from heat stroke just coming home. Both were affable, their humor and their colleagues, fellow doctors, nurses, and even the kind young cleaning lady who cleaned my hospital room in '17, dulled my pain. A sailing yacht must flourish under the fine hands of a surgeon and his captain (u!)...
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😊😊 thank you
@navalgazingatcampdavid Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your channel! I’m trying to convince my wife that a circumnavigation is a great retirement project and went so far as to even start a little channel (@NavalGazingatCampDavid) to sell her on the life style….desperate times and all that. Lol. Thanks again for the great content. I have a whoooole new appreciation for the time and care it takes to create these episodes!
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching, congratulations on your new endeavors!! Eyes on the prize!
@randywelsh4163 Жыл бұрын
I could think of worse things to hate! So good!!!
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😂😂 Very true! Thanks for watching!
@shuzoskates Жыл бұрын
You overcame the obstacles happening in daily life We often encounter a lot of thing why this can be happening …… in this story such as entanglement of anchor….. but it’s ok On the big basic as like Kristin said the philosophy of how we live …. I am always on your side 😊 As the natural level of boat control without machine, you guys have reached over the Jedi master level 😊 Yoda too!
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thank you Hiro! Your comments are always so nice! Yoda is controlling the boat with her mind!😂
@shuzoskates Жыл бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown we love that ! 😊
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😊😊
@markmuller8829 Жыл бұрын
When you were attempting to weigh anchor, did you have your engines running at revs? I can't hear your engines running in the video but if they were, disregard the rest of my comment..... Anchor windlasses draw a huge current so to help out the battery powering the windlass, you need the engines on, so that the alternator is putting power into the system. The engines need to be revving because idle produces very little alternator current - so press the centre button on each throttle control to disengage the transmission selector and then push the throttle levers up so each engine is revving at 1800 - 2000 revs, in neutral. This will get the alternator pumping juice into the batteries to help with the large draw of power the windlass requires. Once your anchor is home, pull the throttle levers back to the neutral position and the buttons will automatically pop back out, ready for you to engage gear in ahead or astern.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment! Very good observation! The engines are running but not revving at 2000. We have 2 high output alternators that put out more that 260 amps at 1600rpm. We appreciate your comments and always looking for advice to help us improve our skills as cruisers 😊😊😊
@thomasthornton5737 Жыл бұрын
😄👍👍👍❤
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😊😊😊🙏
@gbsailing9436 Жыл бұрын
You guys are great fun to watch, especially when everything is going so well ! Ha! So you can't troll for fish when you're doing 10kts? I don't understand? Is there no way you can pump a flexible non-setting silicone into the helm controls and 'waterproof' them? This is typically what is used on many First Stage diving regulators to stop water from entering the mechanism. This will allow electricity to flow freely without water entering the mechanism and electrics. Sure it makes it messy when you want to take them apart and fix anything, but with the silicone in there hopefully that will never be the case. As for all the connections under the housings, I'd cover them in Vaseline to stop air/water moisture getting in and corroding the connections. At the rate you going it's going to take you some time to get to Sydney Australia....🤔🥱 😇🤣
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
😂😂 we are definitely taking our time😂😂 it will take probably 2 years by the time we are in Australia. Next stop is French Polynesia. I agree, we need to find a way to waterproof the throttles. We did put silicone underneath but I think that the water enters from the control arms. We are reaching to the manufacturer (not yanmar which only puts a label in it) to see what can be done
@gbsailing9436 Жыл бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown I'm sure a silicone grease would works wonders...👍 I'll see you when you get here! Look me up.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
We are looking forward to seeing you in Sidney 😊
@Building_Bluebird 6 ай бұрын
Kristin, it looked like you magically vanished in to thin air at about 7:31 or so. Right after hearing that the waterproof engine control was like $20k. I'd vanish after hearing that too. Was Fabio joking? Surely he was joking?
@HarborsUnknown 6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 not joking 😬 that’s the ballpark for 2 vc20 complete controller replacement 😂
@Building_Bluebird 6 ай бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown not even if I had a billion dollars would I buy that. Wow. What are they smoking? I want some too.
@HarborsUnknown 6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 when you have dual helm and need electronic controls the pickings are slim. If you build your own boat consider a single helm and mechanical engine controls.
@Building_Bluebird 6 ай бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown yep that's what it will have as a tri. I'm likely doing an electric motor with a huge DIY prismatic cell battery bank.
@HarborsUnknown 6 ай бұрын
@Building_Bluebird we love trimarans!!
@yosualoh3120 Жыл бұрын
Why so much problem with seawind? they are not up to their reputation ? Nick from ruby rose should watch this to ensure their boat don't have same problems.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
It’s not a problem with the boat itself but with the Yanmar VC10 system. The boat performance is great! We’d love if Nick watched the video!
@gbsailing9436 Жыл бұрын
@@HarborsUnknown I'm sure Nick is aware of your excellent content!
@AORD72 Жыл бұрын
All boats have problems. It is a harsh environment:. Lots of movement, waves slamming, saltwater corrosion, intense sun, howling winds. Terrible place for electronics. Nick has problems in his videos. Really if you want to live at sea you have to have the ability to try to fix or improvise. All part of the fun, facing an adverse situation and solving it.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
@sabret00th sabret00th So true! We definitely feel accomplished overcoming the challenges!
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
@GB Sailing Thank you for your vote of confidence!!
@rod272727 Жыл бұрын
you asked for comments......ive only watched 8 minutes and 3 separate ads. None of the other channels i watch have such frequent ads. Sorry i will be unsubscribing.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know! KZfaq places the ads and we don’t have control over the frequency. We’re sorry to see you go!
@AORD72 Жыл бұрын
You can fix the KZfaq ads which are put in by KZfaq (not the content makers) by buying KZfaq premium. I saw zero adds.
@HarborsUnknown Жыл бұрын
Good point. We’re also going to see how we can make the videos as free for Patrons.
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