Captain Nervous in the Spanish fog. #20

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5 жыл бұрын

The Northwestern coast of Spain is prone to fog and this week, we head right into it on our way from La Coruña to Islas Cíes.
After a couple of weeks spent away from the oat on a business trip, Ryan is back at the boat and we can finally continue our journey towards the Med.
We day hop in the Spanish Rias and anchor at Ria de Camariñas and Ria de Muros. On both days, the fog catches us by surprise, and we end up spending our passage motoring, spotting for the numerous crab pots and fishing boats that famously navigate the waters of Galicia.
On the first day, the fog had us nervous, but the visibility was still OK. On the second day though, we could only see a couple of boat length in front of us, and the captain was definitely nervous.
The type of fog we encountered and that is common in this area of Spain was called “advection fog”. At the end of the video, Ryan explains what creates it, how it is possible to deal with it and a few lessons learned from our own experience.
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@jasonargonaut9112 5 жыл бұрын

My fav are the first few minutes of the video: Ryan tired as hell, Sophie totally confident steering/manoeuvring the yacht out of the harbour 😃👍🏻

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hehehe ;) I actually do most of the close quarter maneuvering. I just really enjoy it ;) /Sophie

@jasonargonaut9112 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan & Sophie Sailing Sounds good 👍🏻 When I wrote the comment I had the Kiel Canal in mind 😉

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! That’s right! I still think that maneuvering next to those big ships would give me the chills, but... I’ll do it ;)

@karitane 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ryan for your end piece on fog and nav and AIS etc. Great articulation. And thanks Sophie for your part as usual. You 2 are the best. Must be shorts and T shirts soon. You are entering Portugal. Get ready for bikinis and bathers guys. Also that music El Toque de rafa, what a beautiful piece of music. I hate it when people say to me "you must blah blah etc" but if it is on the agenda at some stage and you have the definite opportunity going to a Spanish festival has been one of the best experiences of my lifetime. The national dress, horses, music, food, song and atmosphere was something to behold. Anyway, great adventures ahead whatever guys....xx

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Derek! I'd love to find one of those Spanish festivals, and that would definitely be something I'd include in our videos if we find one. You are right, we are in Portugal, and gosh is it beautiful... writing this from our anchorage in Cascais, and loving every minute here. Shorts and T-shirts are ON! Will say though... the Atlantic ocean is really cold, and our bathing episodes are short. Ryan has only dipped his feet in the water :p Thanks again for the comment Derek, see you next week! /Sophie

@richardhanson2235 5 жыл бұрын

When navigating in dense fog station someone on bow with a sack of potatoes. Throw potatoes forward and if no splash is heard turn boat quickly ; )

@davidfrank2824 3 жыл бұрын

With you two playing with the air horn and the megaphone it's funny. It reminds me of my wife and I first boat. Like most people we started off on a smaller size but still big enough for a family of four. It was about a 31-ft boat. When we left out of our marina and made our way to the Chesapeake Bay we were in fog as bad as you guys are right now or more appropriate back then. In the state that I live in in America I was not required to have any training before getting behind the wheel of a boat. My wife is younger than me so she was required to take a course. Since our oldest son wasn't too far off from getting his car license we helped him get his boat certification. Believe it or not a 14-year-old as long as they have the proper card from DNR they can take a boat out by theirselves. But during the course I'd learned what you were supposed to do if you were in extremely heavy fog and could not get somewhere safe or stay somewhere until the fog lifted. So that day that we ran into the fog I know that I was supposed to blow the horn every 5 to 10 minutes. When I pushed that horn button I guarantee you not a single person heard that horn. My wife and kids could not even hear the horn. I didn't know what to do. Now it's getting even worse as we were heading down towards Annapolis. My son remembered that during the course they told us that you could use a foghorn a whistle or even a bell. my son remembered on his life jacket there's a whistle was on it. So he went up on the bow with his brother and our youngest son held the watch and his brother every 5 minutes would start blowing that whistle. I have to say it was a scary day and one of the best days we ever spent on that boat. Even after all those years I am still smiling as I'm writing this out. I thought for sure that the horn must have been broken. So after that weekend I ordered a replacement horn. That one was no louder than the one I took off. So I had to make a choice to buy my son a better whistle and buy our youngest his own watch or just switch over to air horns. While we were waiting for the whole system to come in I picked up one like you guys have there. This one came with a pump so you could refill it. The boat we have today is a 30-m ocean Alexandria with a sky lounge AKA man cave. I have every known system in the world on that boat so no sort of weather short of a hurricane will stop us from going out. Around here when we are home the Chesapeake really gets foggy during the period between fall and winter. Just like this past weekend at our home I could not even see the gates. I think you guys handled yourselves pretty darn good. A very first thing you do is to never panic and if you are panicked don't let anyone know you have to stay confident for that person. Look forward to watching more of your videos and follow your adventures.

@SailingTanker 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching your confidence and skills grow, Keep up the great Vlog.....

@directorstu 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Well put.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Larry! Definitely a big difference in the confidence level since we left Stockholm. Loving learning new skills and getting out of my comfort zone. Will love it even more when we repair the radar! /Sophie

@douglasclayden4941 4 жыл бұрын

As a new subscriber i am just i awe of your achievements and ultimate goals. Just love your videos and the more i watch the more i can see your confidence growing.

@RyanSophieSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug! We have learned a lot from this adventure, and it’s been a very humbling experience! :)

@philippedaudi1056 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fog reflections and subsequent advices. Cheers.

@billfournier6114 5 жыл бұрын

Great video guys! Fog is a tough one to deal with, good job on your end. Hopefully, Ryan, you can get some good rest. Thanks for sharing.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Some good Port Wine and a couple of restaurant visits in Portugal have had the captain all recovered ;) Cheers from Lisbon Bill! /Sophie

@danieljackson654 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video all the way around. What a great team you two are. I'm sure you've fixed your plotter by now; but, when I was younger and sat for a radar endorsement, I had to do all plots by hand with a grease pencil on the screen. Just as good. Used a Popsicle stick for a scale. It's always good to know the Old Methods when all the new shit breaks down.

@FX5067 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the fog when I have the use of a reliable plotter with updated charts, a working radar or two, a working AIS, a working VHF radio, a working fog horn, and a well rested alert crew who assist in both navigation and collision avoidance. Without any of these tools, I don’t enjoy the fog as much. A little bit of fear can help you stay alert

@ApresSail 2 жыл бұрын

Another Good Video - at 11:40 the sideways movement of that large bimini when Sophie was holding it bothered me a little - may want to add a simple lateral brace to the rear stays

@KS-og2yt Жыл бұрын

Binge watching the whole season

@Bleemus 5 жыл бұрын

Well done as always. Sail on!

@Davidcallard 2 жыл бұрын

My only suggestion for dealing with fog other than what you already have is: to increase your visibility to other vessels you could deploy a radar reflector as close to the masthead as you can get it - the higher up the mast it is the further away can other vessels see you. Other than that I can only recommend that you get your radar working asap. Also I would strongly suggest that you add a transponder to your AIS. As a general rule regarding the wonderful technology available to us today I'm in favour of buying it all! True, the old sea mariners didn't have any of our aids but we can't forget their record of shipwrecks! I'm pretty sure that if I could ask a ship's captain of the era what would be the first thing he would like to put on his shopping list a fully functional AIS would be on it somewhere below the GPS! That's all from me for now! Bon voyage!

@CmdrMic 5 жыл бұрын

Another magnifique vid. Great work. Merci. The "dirty secret" of most cruising monohulls is: you will honestly be motoring close to 50% of the time transiting (excluding very long ocean passages - and this, usually only because of fuel capacity issues). This is often why you see older sailors transition to motor sailors or even trawlers. Once you've been offshore a few times... it seems it's all about just getting the hell there!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

True, we do motor a lot more than we wish we did. Since we got our new genoa though, Polar Seal sails like a beast and we really enjoy longer and more efficient sails! I wish our engine was a little quieter though, it gets so loud in the cabin when we're using the engine.... /Sophie

@HopeOfJoe 5 жыл бұрын

It is amazing how long the fog can last. On our 4-day wedding voyage from Camden Maine to Nantucket Island off Cape Cod, it was foggy the entire 4-days. Morning, noon and night. Sometimes us sailors just have to deal and take precautions. Know you did fine. :-)

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard! Doing the best we can :) /Sophie

@HopeOfJoe 5 жыл бұрын

Love the Spanish guitar music mid-way thru the vlog !!

@Alejojojo6 23 күн бұрын

The guitar is from Andalucia, all the way from southern Spain and she's in northern spain where the local music is Bagpipes.

@sc-ez9fz 5 жыл бұрын

Hey you guys--Again a eloquent display on Ryan's part concerning fog and other atmospheric conditions. I loved the choice of music for the mysterious fog. Way togo Sophe. Thank you sincerely sue

@sc-ez9fz 5 жыл бұрын

ps thank for wearing your harness.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan! We always wear our harness. And we're always attached at night or when the sea gets a little rougher! /Sophie

@caladvwlch10 4 жыл бұрын

You have passed through one of the most dangerous coasts in the world, thousands of shipwrecks throughout history. And that Andalusian music entertaining the Galician coast feels like a Swede dressed as a bullfighter saying OLE !!!

@silkyjones2626 5 жыл бұрын

Someone may have already said something but the best predictor of fog is temperature vs dew point. Pretty much in sailing enviorns, if dew point and temperature are the same or very close you will have fog. I worked on radar years ago and used this to plan time off. If temp and dew point were predicted to be close I stayed close to my radar spares. Also nice to see Ryan smile. Looks like the weightof the world is on his shoulders. Sofie’s new name is “Chicken of the Sea”. LOL!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Ryan was a little tired at that point, a couple of restaurant visits in Galicia and Portugal had him all back on track ;) /Sophie

@ustopian 5 жыл бұрын

liked for 'ships have been sailing for hundreds of years without radar' and the expression

@BobGubbins 5 жыл бұрын

A+ again guys!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! :) greetings from Portugal! 🇵🇹

@curacao11 5 жыл бұрын

awesome video guys

@hoverjocki 5 жыл бұрын

If there are any airports along the coast and you can find online or through an app their weather info, look at the temperature and dew points and if the too numbers are close to each other your likely to get fog.

@onthebeaches 5 жыл бұрын

4 points away from each other to be exact

@lifeat5mph787 5 жыл бұрын

2:41 - Sophie, Master and Commander.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hehehe ;) /Sophie

@mattc1664 5 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, great video. Your both learning so much and looking more and more comfortable with every VLOG. More of a statement than a question, think about this. Your boat is your home right? and we constantly improve our homes to improve our quality of life. Invest in things that make you comfortable and safe, RADAR would have been a godsend in that fog and made it more comfortable for you. Glad you have AIS but it only goes so far, you both work in tech right? well tech breaks down, redundancy is the key. cruising guides only go so far, get charts and a sextant and learn to use them, its a fun project and may save you one day (it did us after the lightning strike fried ALL of our tech) Stay safe, keep learning and most of all, HAVE FUN.

@onthebeaches 5 жыл бұрын

Matt. GREAT ADVICE! Ü

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt! Yep, you're right, we are constantly improving this floating home of ours :) The radar thing isn't as obvious as it sounds... It would involve sending our chart plotter (which is the source of the problem, not the actual radar) to Raymarine in the UK. From there on, we don't know how much time it will take Raymarine (but no less than 3-4 weeks we've heard from the marine electronic guy who helped us), or even how much it would cost (RayMarine won't let you know the cost of the repair before they get the unit) We are looking at buying a second hand e80 chart plotter on Ebay to replace the unit and decrease the time it would arrive, but we're even struggling to find a seller that would ship it to us in Portugal. We can't even upgrade the chart plotter, cause any model more recent than the e80 would end up being incompatible with our radar. So frustrating.... I really want our radar back. we ended up in the fog again between Porto and Lisbon again, and that's just unnecessarily nerve-wrecking. We're working hard at solving the problem... We do carry a sextant onboard, charts in both or phone, paper charts and pilot books. The captain is a former fighter pilot and doesn't take any risks that aren't calculated! Thanks for the nice comment Matt, nice to have you here :) Cheers from Lisbon! /Sophie

@BillSedgwick101 5 жыл бұрын

@@RyanSophieSailing Wait, Ryan was a fighter pilot? No wonder he knows about fog... Racing to catch up with you in season 2

@bayanicustodio3998 5 жыл бұрын

Of course it’s an enjoyable episode. 🙂👍

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bayani! :)

@nooneanybodyknows1321 5 жыл бұрын

The guitar spookily playing intermittently was so appropriate. Holy smokes that was good, gave me the shiver and it's 88°. 👍

@Alejojojo6 23 күн бұрын

So inappropiate. That Guitar music is from Andalucia. Bagpipes are the ones from Galicia. Incorrect music... it's like putting greek music on a Polish trip.

@denniscollins2032 5 жыл бұрын

AIS is good but only when others use it. You would be surprised. A radar reflector is good too so you stand out. $30 and fits on a shroud. International rule 33 is (a) A power-driven vessel making way through the water shall sound at intervals of not more than 2 minutes one prolonged blast. The horn is used for visibility distance less then the horn you are using. Suggest a 12v trumpet horn stainless steel $35 plus ear plugs for sleeping watch, horn button and wiring.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dennis. Yes, we have a massive radar reflector which came with the boat. Not sure that you saw our lagos episode but in that we fitted a hailer which we actually used going through the stright of Gibraltar

@denniscollins2032 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@dmspura 5 жыл бұрын

Saus doing the outro all by himself?! A+!

@Rspri10104 5 жыл бұрын

Boating in the fog can be some fun with a splash of danger. I'd rather not have to deal with it if at all possible. Great job keep up the great videos.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment Bob! I think it'll be more fun the day we get our radar to work.... 😬/Sophie

@Phil-cl5dl 5 жыл бұрын

I came across your channel a couple of days ago and have been catching up on it. Got to say your sailing channel is a breath of fresh air. It’s informative, entertaining and generally great fun to watch. I love that you don’t hold back on you thoughts and feelings and that makes what you’re doing real to the rest of us. Greetings from New Zealand and fair winds for you sailing adventure.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phil! What a nice comment to read :) Really happy that you enjoy our videos, that definitely gives me the motivation to keep up this channel! Cheers from Lisbon! /Sophie

@mikenewzealand4525 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@123waterjunkie123 5 жыл бұрын

love the music

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! /Sophie

@seatravel8536 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. If you are close to land, get local airports forecast for fog state and as a general rule, decrease forecast distances and you can get pretty close.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the airport forecast would be the only forecast displaying the dew and thus, the chances of fog. Would be nice if that data was included in PredictWind or Passage weather though! /Sophie

@gking5522 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a Vlog without the drama. It may not be perfect, but you guys seems to find a way to soldier on without a lot of angst.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks G King!

@menuettte 5 жыл бұрын

All clear to the stern...lol

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Menuettte! Glad we can count on you! ;) /Sophie

@onthebeaches 5 жыл бұрын

This entire episode reminds me of the Movie called THE FOG! Did either of you see it? I used to have a portable disco and had several fog machines and rented them to the theaters in town so they could create fog across the floor while people were watching the movie. You should have heard the girls SCREEEEAM! HA! Anyway, thanks for taking us on this journey and soon you'll be in all sunshine. PEACE OUT! Ü

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

I loved the fog machines story... Do you still have a portable disco? It feels like it has an obvious place on a cruising sailboat :D Cheers from Lisbon! /Sophie

@WillN2Go1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a sea kayaker, usually solo. I've got excellent spatial sense, know the swell patterns off Southern California, (usually I can spot them in Hollywood movies), and if I took out my ear buds, two miles off the coast I can hear the waves breaking on shore. I love going out in the fog. With all my ability, experience, smarts.... in the fog I will turn 90 degrees in less than a minute. And when I turn to starboard say three times in a row; and I try to go a little port to correct? Never ever works out. I can 'read' the swell as I think I'm keeping my heading, my GPS records loop de loops. It's humbling. (I still love fog.) In aviation, 'flying by the seat of your pants,' will get you killed faster than just about anything else. I don't think I'm taking much risk at 3.5 knots alone a mile or two off the coast. No one else goes out if visibility is less than 100 meters. But I don't think I'd try sailing around Los Angeles in a larger faster boat in the fog. So I just keep checking my compass in my lap (I used to have a deck compass but I was always annoyed by the backwardness) so for the last ten years I carry a Silva or Brunton hand compass (Like for hiking), and I use GPS on my iPhone. And if somehow my phone and my compass stopped working, I'd take out my ear buds and paddle towards the sound of the surf.

@dianeswift 5 жыл бұрын

I’m scared of the fog, and I’m sailing through it virtually!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

That fog... we do not enjoy it. Very much looking forward to fix the radar! /Sophie

@johnjcoxiii9401 5 жыл бұрын

This is a general comment.....I am at a loss to understand why, after spending many thousands on a beautiful yacht, one chooses NOT to spend a few hundred on a real horn. Or fix the radar before leaving. Or install an AIS receiver and not a transmitter. As a former US Coast Guardsman, I have seen the results of these "economies." As for ships making passages at sea for hundreds of years before electronics, they were SLOWER and definitely SMALLER than the freighters (container ships)of today. P.S. I still love your channel and Sophie's wonderful sense of humor. the Old Coastie.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi dear Old Coastie! Always loving your feedback :) Aaah, there are so many things that we spent a few hundreds on, most of them we hope we never have to use ;) I'll be very honest here, I didn't understand why people had big hailers mounted on their masts. Now I do, and I want one. The radar thing is more complicated. You are not the first one to comment on it, I will say ;) Having the radar repaired would involve sending our chart plotter (which is the source of the problem, not the actual radar) to Raymarine in the UK. From there on, we don't know how much time it will take Raymarine (but no less than 3-4 weeks we've heard from the marine electronic guy who helped us), or even how much it would cost (RayMarine won't let you know the cost of the repair before they get the unit) We are looking at buying a second hand e80 chart plotter on Ebay to replace the unit and decrease the time it would arrive, but we're even struggling to find a seller that would ship it to us in Portugal. We can't even upgrade the chart plotter, cause any model more recent than the e80 would end up being incompatible with our radar. It is simply frustrating.... Cheers from Lisbon! /Sophie

@HopeOfJoe 5 жыл бұрын

DITTO, Derek Semmence coment on the end portion of this vlog. And, of course, I gave it a thumbs up !!! 😊👍👌👊✌️💪👍⛵️⚓️🚣

@FX5067 3 жыл бұрын

I love fog at the dock, not so much underway

@terratrekker2 3 жыл бұрын

Fog gives me a serene peaceful feeling. So does driving down a one lane dirt road surrounded by trees during a white out in a heavy winter snow storm. Call me weird but it gives me satisfaction

@mitchcopeland8693 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to buy my hat !!!!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Mitch, I do have to put that on the website... we don't have many, but as soon as it's done, I'll let you know by answering this comment again! /Sophie

@sailingmoonquest4963 5 жыл бұрын

Yet another great vlog :-) Have you noticed the dust spots on the camera sensor?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys! Those dust spots are hard to miss when you spend hours editing 😬😅/Sophie

@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode. Following up with Ryan request for information about foggy sailing I launched a video 2 weeks ago about ColRegs in restricted visibility

@brewz1000 5 жыл бұрын

Most local weather forecasts come straight from a local airport weather station. If you are near any airport (obviously close to land) look up the weather frequency and they will always give you the temp/dew point spread. Good luck !!

@brewz1000 5 жыл бұрын

Now that I read more comments, there are plenty of pilots who follow you! Keep smiling Sophie, margarita and beaches are in your forecast!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan himself is a pilot! And you're right, maragaritas are in the forecast.... everyday!!! :D Cheers from Lisbon brewz1000! /Sophie

@nortonmolly 5 жыл бұрын

Monsters live in the Fog👻 Nice video thou

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

That's right, they're called "crab pots"... those monstrous things... ;) /Sophie

@friarfox 5 жыл бұрын

Come on. A small part of you was hoping you would come across Skull Island hidden in the fog or hear the songs of mermaids through the mist. Good episode . A la prochaine.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hehehe... I was actually thinking to myself that Captain Barbosa's Black Pearl could pop out the fog at any moment andI wouldn't be surprised ;) Merci Friarfox! /Sophie

@ThisVagabondLife 5 жыл бұрын

You depicted very well the heightened awareness necessary for the fog conditions. I agree with some of the other posters, give yourself a break and increase your situational awareness and presence - radar, radar reflector and AIS transceiver (probably in that order of priority). Its certainly quite different to how I imagined the Spanish Atlantic coast would be in the summer! Bring on the warmer days!

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you SV Skyfall, and your order of priority. we're working hard at getting our radar back, but it's a complicated situation. We do have a massive radar reflector on the mast though! Can't wait to have our radar back, it's just too unnecessarily nerve wrecking... /Sophie

@stevenuk 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan, be good to know your opinions on the best navigation tools, hardware and apps and costs?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Question taken, we’ll include that in an upcoming vid! /Soph

@simonjones7785 4 жыл бұрын

.the med coastal fog can be a real pea soup job

@alwayslearningthankyou2708 5 жыл бұрын

Add a built in boat and fog horn to your future items to get.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, a big hailer is on the shopping list... /Sophie

@margaritastrode4752 8 ай бұрын

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@GaryBickley 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Sophie, how did you manage to get sun burn on your nose in the fog :)))

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

We did encounter a bit of sun on the way ;) /Sophie

@fritters56 5 жыл бұрын

Funny, I used to enjoy fog on the river...when I wasn't sharing it with big ships...lol

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

or crab pots, or fishing boats :p (oh I want our radar back!) /Sophie

@mhazel4777 5 жыл бұрын

most people fear what they can not see,that is what fog does for you, it could be a boat or rocks, or on land who know some can not even risk to drive, but you seemed to do well

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

@mnardo638 4 жыл бұрын

Temp/ dew point spread less than 2 degrees means foggy conditions possible. We use that flying and since you have mil flying bkgd like me you may know this. Just in case you don’t there you go. Sail safe!

@RyanSophieSailing 4 жыл бұрын

Hi M Nardo! Yes, for convection fog that will work, also with no wind. However this was a different type of fog. We had a good amount of wind while we were out there. Very strange. Ryan

@mnardo638 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply. Stay safe out there.

@petecarr9824 5 жыл бұрын

Didnt envy you in the fog, The idea of being able to work for a couple of weeks, then come back to the boat for a few weeks etc. really interests me, was it very expensive to stay in that marina for a couple of weeks?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is definitely a budget... There are pros and cons to working while sailing, one of the cons is that our progress is a lot slower, due to the need to 1: work, and 2: travel for work :) We are definitely not on an extended holiday :p /Sophie

@jamesnash1497 Жыл бұрын

And you must leave the air horns alone because you might need to use them TRIPLE WASH THE AIR HORN SINK IT 30ft from the top of the sailship

@brokerhc 5 жыл бұрын

Put your AIS in EBay and buy one that receives and transmits. I know it is not my money but the advice is free.

@nikolaianakin1626 3 жыл бұрын

I know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know a good site to stream new tv shows online?

@kenzolionel8674 3 жыл бұрын

@Nikolai Anakin i use FlixZone. Just google for it :)

@rockyjaden3980 3 жыл бұрын

@Kenzo Lionel yea, have been using Flixzone for since march myself :D

@nikolaianakin1626 3 жыл бұрын

@Kenzo Lionel thanks, I went there and it seems to work :) I appreciate it !

@kenzolionel8674 3 жыл бұрын

@Nikolai Anakin Happy to help :)

@voilemontagne 5 жыл бұрын

Question stupide mais pourquoi ne pas attendre que le vent se lève pour partir? Avez-vous des délais pour certaines traversées? Est-ce que le moteur ne coute pas trop cher? En tout cas bon vent! 🤚

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Alors, ce n'est pas du tout une question stupide, c'est juste qu'on essaye d'etre ans la mediterannée avant octobre pour l'hiver! On essaye toujours de timer nos départ en fonction de la météo (original ;)) et les predictions indiquaient 20-25 noeuds de vent sur les deux jours on nous sommes sortis. Pour le vent repassera! Notre budget fuel a enormement diminué depuis qu'on a un nouveau genoa, mais clairement... Peut mieux faire :p /Sophie

@Sciolist 5 жыл бұрын

Is that jolly Roger used ?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Comes out now and then... Mostly when customs are around ;) /Sophie (ps: this is a joke ;))

@whitefields5595 5 жыл бұрын

Head for shallow water Do not head for a channel marker - everyone else will be there Make sure the crew are braced for impact Lifejackets on Launch the dinghy over the back Flares Announce position on radio Stop and listen every 5 mins or so

@aggiez 5 жыл бұрын

what was the Jam at 4:00? plz

@aggiez 5 жыл бұрын

got it , thx

@PUDDS05 5 жыл бұрын

did the ear plug work for you ?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

It did not.... unfortunately :) /Sophie

@philippechevereau9818 5 жыл бұрын

How many hats do you have? :-)

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Let us answer this question in our upcoming Q&A, this will be a fun one 😉 /Sophie

@raylaracuente 4 жыл бұрын

Where's the ships bell?

@aztekjp 5 жыл бұрын

@arottie4097 5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe it's even legal/allowed to sell without Radar!? Wouldn't this be a huge strike against you in terms insuring the boat? Another fun episode. Thanx for sharing.

@clausbarefeet 5 жыл бұрын

radar is just for the rich ;) No rules what ever for any electic hardvare to be there. navigation lights yes. and if some have a vhf it needs a licens with the boat :)

@allynonderdonk7577 5 жыл бұрын

Buy a hailer with a horn setup.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I want one of those now. Never understood why some boat had them on their masts, now I do. /Sophie

@ianmoone2359 5 жыл бұрын

And this is why radar was invented! 😜😂

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

No kidding ;) Can't wait to have it back! /Sophie

@gagmewithaspoon 5 жыл бұрын

Check out windy.com they have apps as well. They have a fog feature. ;-)

@blueeyes532 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan and Sophie. I am new to your channel, I really like the way you guys are and the way you film and explains. I have enjoyed every episode and I am looking forward to see what is happening next. And, the guitar music running in the background, it is very nice. Which artist is it ?

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Blue eyes! Really glad to read that you enjoy our channel, and good to have you here! The guitar music is "El Toque de Rafa" from Håkan Eriksson. It is part of a copyright free music library called Epidemic Sound, that I use for these videos :) /Sophie

@feshfeshsailing 5 жыл бұрын

Tout comptes fait, je crois que je préfère les 20 à 30 nds habituels pour doubler le cap Finistere que cette merde de brume. En plus la cote de la Galice est tellement belle par temps clair.

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Une fois que le brouillard s'est levé.... c'etait plutot pas mal la Galicie :) /Sophie

@howardwhite9773 5 жыл бұрын

May I add to those who have encouraged you to annotate the videos with the Latitude and Longitude markings. Those and your faux typewriter comments are great.

@howardwhite9773 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, and that smile at 2:41 :D

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Howard! We hadn't been at sea for over 3 weeks at that point, and it felt so good to be back on the water! /Sophie

@berndgo 5 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Mlle. Sophie! We have been following your episodes from the beginning and really like 'em. You are pretty funny, quite eloquent, and rather pulchritudinous!!! Just wondering, how on earth did you end up with that dull, loathsome yankee? Nothing better available on the European market? BTW, does he ever wash his hair?

@deibertmichael 5 жыл бұрын

Still doing engine and bilge checks? Don't rely totally on alarms! Add a reflector on your halyard! If a tall ship is out there they can't see you being tall! Fix your Radar. They also alert you to squalls! No offense but for hundreds of years they didn't have monstrous freighters.

@Anmeteor9663 5 жыл бұрын

...and for hundreds of years ships sailed without radar and unknown tens of thousands of sailors died at sea for the want of it! Please, Fix the radar

@RyanSophieSailing 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael d and Mick Meteor! We do have a big radar reflector on the mast. We are obviously working really hard at fixing the radar, it's just not as straightforward as it sounds. It would involve sending our chart plotter (which is the source of the problem, not the actual radar) to Raymarine in the UK. From there on, we don't know how much time it will take Raymarine (but no less than 3-4 weeks we've heard from the marine electronic guy who helped us), or even how much it would cost (RayMarine won't let you know the cost of the repair before they get the unit) We are looking at buying a second hand e80 chart plotter on Ebay to replace the unit and decrease the time it would arrive, but we're even struggling to find a seller that would ship it to us in Portugal. We can't even upgrade the chart plotter, cause any model more recent than the e80 would end up being incompatible with our radar. It is just frustrating.... I really want our radar back, it would make my nerves a lot better than they are right now :) /Sophie

@deibertmichael 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Its under control. Have fun and stay safe! Awaiting your next video adventure! Thanks

@Mrmanly1000 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why new people to sailing wouldn't take a extra week to repair a life saving radar.

@jamesnash1497 Жыл бұрын

I have a no fail way to get rid of FOG -- Have a real gigantic heater that you can aim from the back of the sail ship. THIS WILL DISSAPATE THE FOG THE HEATER MUST BE GIGANTIC OR IT WONT WORK thank you very much.

@toddreimer1158 5 жыл бұрын

Ryan & Sofie: Marriage?

@TheNotbremse 2 жыл бұрын

You are in Galicia. Please, not all Spain are flamenco.

@rcrogers6 5 жыл бұрын

Under Maritime Law, all ships have AIS.

@SoupyOatmeal 4 жыл бұрын

If you consider yourself hi tech and you don't have radar , who is kidding who. Lets see ... radar lets you see in fog , radar lets you see at night , will reflect a floating container but you don't need it. Ok , good luck.

@TsarOfRuss 5 жыл бұрын

Why do you look like female PUTIN in the thumbnail though?? lol

@Alejojojo6 23 күн бұрын

Couldnt watch with that horrible guitar music. When will foreigners learn that Guitar isnt synonyim with Spain or Spanish, it's just southern spanish music (specifically Andalucia region) most of spain, and specially the north do NOT use this music at all. It's such a lack of respect.