This Passage has a Bad Reputation! 🌊 (well deserved) - 1200 miles direct to Panama Part 2

This Passage has a Bad Reputation! 🌊 (well deserved) - 1200 miles direct to Panama Part 2 | EP 27

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Part 2 of our 1200 mile nonstop Crossing of the Caribbean Sea from Guadeloupe to Panama. With a strong wind forecast for the remainder of this trip we try to keep a good distance from the coast of Colombia and its reputable bad acceleration zones. We hang on tight for a wild ride into Panama as we round Columbia and zoom down toward Colon for our planned Panama Canal transit.
@ Minute 13:33 to answer some frequent questions we give a general run-through of our ‪@Hydrovane‬ (self steering system) to explain how we use it when sailing offshore, how we adjust the course, balance the sails , the vane settings and also how we lock our helms.
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00:00 - Intro
03:33 - Our crossing route
05:40 - Waiting on wind
08:20 - Day 5
12:50 - Hydrovane setup offshore
16:50 - Building Seas
19:25 - Rough Seas
30:00 - Panama Canal Preview

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@gazzer7272 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that I am really enjoying your series of films. Great content, super interesting and so professionally put together. I wish you all the very best and keep the content coming. Garry x

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the kind words Garry! Glad to have watching and enjoying the content. Will be keeping them coming. 🤙

@arottie4097 2 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute, So this is what sailing really looks like!? Ha! From watching many other sailing channels. I don't often get too see sailing from this perspective! Well done & thank you for sharing the adventures.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Haha we think so anyway 😀. Thank you again mate for the kind words. 🤙

@sklenars 2 жыл бұрын

I done the run from Bonaire to Panama in February 98 singlehanding on my Cutlass 27. It was the height of the trade winds strength along the coast of Colombia and the following seas were mast high. If my Hydrovane (early model) hadn't done its job at keeping me running downwind in near gale force conditions I would have broached and got rolled. I was mightily glad to get near Panama and out of the roller coaster ride that I had experienced in the 7 day passage.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great story of the trusty Hydrovane, so good to hear. Those seas sound pretty horrible and show how gnarly it can get around that acceleration zone. Great job in a 27 foot boat. Cheers and fair winds.

@sklenars 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Yep, it took a while to get the stain out of my underpants!! I eventually made it to Whangarei via Manta, Galapagos, Easter island, Pitcairn, Ile Gambier, Papeete, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji. I sold the boat in Darwin to a local and I believe its still going strong. I had a bunch of backpackers as linehandlers for the Panama transit. As per usual got anchored half way through and then forgotten about for 4 days. I had to row ashore and phone the controllers in order to get another pilot to continue to Balboa.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

What an experience, quite different from our transit. Must have been an interesting time to do the pacific. Good job 🤙

@donnygreer8780 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a sailing channel let us hear the waves & wind . I hope you keep doing that. Great video

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, we sure will 🤙

@adiltair7162 2 жыл бұрын

Great Sailing, Bravo 👍

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate🙏🏻

@zencrasailing5732 2 жыл бұрын

We've loved watching this passage, you guys really are a breath of fresh air, one of the true sailing channels left. Would have loved the passage to be a 10 part series as could have watched for hours. We hope you continue your circumnavigation after a good break at home. Z&C

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, was great to have you guys along for the journey. It’s possible we are putting up a Raw cut (with no talking) next week so stay tuned. A circumnavigation is still on the cards so we’ll wait and see in that one. 🤙 fair winds.

@john-747 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, fantastic footage showing the bumpy ocean, wouldn’t want any larger, you both did great job navigating through.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou sir was a good passage. 🤙 fair winds

@Conan3145 2 жыл бұрын

Less music, more wind waves wake 😀. Thanks for a really interesting video 🙏.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Copy that. Glad you enjoy, cheers. 🤙

@robertscranton8293 2 жыл бұрын

Great sailing footage. Thank you.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@travisjohnson5213 2 жыл бұрын

Great fun to watch, looking forward to seeing more of your trip!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers and glad you enjoy 🤙

@DCGULL01 2 жыл бұрын

Sam & Nicole, I must admit to cheating a little. When I miss sailing life (shoveling snow, freezing my butt off, or missing sunshine in general) I watch an episode to rejuvenate. But, I got a Holiday off (paid, no less!) and I've got a chance to watch episodes in order! Whoo Hoo! What a blast. I'm getting a touch older, so- I can't see doing what you are doing- day to day. But, I do feel that I'm living vicariously through your adventures. So, Thank You Both for making these episodes for your subscribers pleasure! What a gift in the middle of Winter, here in the Northeast corner of the USA. Beautiful sailing in July & August, but, after September- it's time to head for more southerly latitudes.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

That’s great David glad we can provide some enjoyable viewing for you on your break. Take care up there and stay tuned for the next one. 🤙

@fredread9216 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. What a great trip! Only as you get in the trades. We made that trip in our Kelly Peterson 44. We did stay closer in is we departed form Grenada. Made port in Cartagena as we heard so much good about it. We stayed there 2 weeks. Very nice. When we went you had to be very careful about piracy in Columbia. But Cartagena itself was very safe. We rounded the corner about 30 miles out and had winds of 25-30, higher in a few squalls. Our boat loves this wind speed so had a great passage. Was going to spend 2 weeks in Panama, we didn’t………..we spent 2 yrs! Loved it. Great cruising the San Blas and Boca’s. Went through the canal 5 times. ( it was much cheaper then. We cruised the Caribbean and Pacific islands of Panama before finally heading out to the Pacific. Fair Winds my friends.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

What a journey, great job. Lucky things were cheaper as that would set ya back roughly $15K US these days. Fair winds mate 🤙

@fredread9216 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Wow. Once we got ad measured, the cost about $350. We could go through for……………….99 dollars!! Per trip. Oh yes how times have changed. Enjoyed your videos much! We didn’t have such options.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Far out that’s a bargain, we got the raw end of the stick! Cheers for tuning in mate fair winds 🤙

@fredread9216 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver PS. Just subscribed!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yew cheers 🤙

@rickiglander3183 2 жыл бұрын

Good content guys, looking forward to the next one.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate thanks for watching 🤙

@Cptnbond 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yet another excellent episode. You are the best channel out there, with lots of actual sailing. Cheers.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining us again mate and glad you enjoy 🤙

@DiabloSpearguns 2 жыл бұрын

Great vibe to the videos! Looking forward to seeing more. The Hydrovane is impressive.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you glad you enjoy! The Hydrovane is an amazing piece of equipment! Plenty of vids to come! 🤙

@jd739 2 жыл бұрын

awesome sailing! great to watch!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 glad you enjoyed!

@glennwilken8209 2 жыл бұрын

Loved these last two. Going to binge the rest. Agree with the comments about plain sailing and the sounds of a boat making way. Appreciate you sharing your sail setups and trip planning. Safe travels from the South Pacific.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you liked em. Happy watching and fair winds 🤙

@JasonKechely 2 жыл бұрын

A sailing channel with actual sailing information, how refreshing! All kidding aside, the windvane/Hydrovane info' and tweaks are great, thank you for sharing. As we move more and more towards electric and hybrid sailing options, the self-steering rigs are going to be hugely important in my opinion. The sailing tips and explanations are really appreciated, thanks folks. Great work :)

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback, much appreciated. Interesting point about electric vessels and windvanes, would provide an even more important backup in that respect. Cheers and fair winds. 🤙

@annhooper726 2 жыл бұрын

Well done guys.Great footage,. We are with you at the Cinerama. Stay Safe 'bon voyage'

@Jack_Rabbit71 2 жыл бұрын

Great just to watch your journey. Honest and legitimate content. All the best from West Aust. May your dreams come true. Hope it goes well for you!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, much appreciated and glad you tuned in! Fair winds.

@katrinebohr3119 2 жыл бұрын

Such excellent videos!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yew! Thanks for watching 🤙

@randymcmeekin1955 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Love these big offshore passages. Great job managing sail plan and balance.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you Randy. Appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching. 🤙

@randymcmeekin1955 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Can you advise the name of the weather routing app you are using @4:45 of the video? Thx

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

That is PredictWind (offshore) , Great app we download via our iridium go. Cheers

@keeldragger 2 жыл бұрын

Great passage video! The Hydrovane did well considering the conditions.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Sure did, looked after us rather well. 🤙

@ceriwilliams3020 2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeww awesome video legends!! Beaver bath hahaha!!! 😎🤙

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Beaver baths yeeewww 🤘

@sailinglatis 2 жыл бұрын

Just started to watch your channel. Recommended by friends. I very much enjoyed your video. I’ve subscribed and will look forward to next time. 🇨🇦

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard mate and appreciate the feedback. Will keep the vids coming, fair winds 🤙

@stevenleroux7732 2 жыл бұрын

Great run guys.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yew cheers 🤙

@guysarahmant533 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys, That was such amazing post. Really felt for you at times but so incredible to out there in the wild, so to speak..... I'm sure you might have a different take on that.... Well done.. Guy xx

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers guys, appreciate it. All in all it was a great passage, nothing broke and we learnt a lot. 🤙

@fuzencosta9116 2 жыл бұрын

Superbly awesome

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

🤙

@rayrodriguez4793 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like hearing, "land ho". Even though it then becomes the llllooooonnnnnggggeeeesssstttt day. Be safe. May you always be on a broad reach, and nothin like a good broad on deck.. great work. Subed. From Boca Ciega Bay, for now. See you out there

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

True that, was the day that just kept going. Thanks for the kind words and welcome aboard mate 🤙

@mattg8156 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like a rough xing. Great video.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers man! Yeah she was a little bumpy toward the end. 🤙

@kisero2222 2 жыл бұрын

pretty tiring ! i cant imagine what it could be beating against that short period sea ... nice you had it on the back! good luck !

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure was, yeah it would be a miserable experience beating upwind in that for sure.

@kimfoots1288 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video 👋

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, thanks for watching 🤙

@MrBrokenchair 2 жыл бұрын

Soooper-doo-paaa!!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

🤘

@CowboyStag 2 жыл бұрын

Shiver me timber’s

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Haha 🤙

@robertwilliams4618 2 жыл бұрын

another great video guys, looks like you've had plenty of practice for the pacific islands to New Zealand ,leg looking forward to the canal video cheers rob nz.,

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we hope so. Thanks for tuning in mate much appreciated 🤙

@robertwilliams4618 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver where are you in real time cheers rob Nz

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

We have recently arrived in NZ so the vids are a few months behind. Lots of content coming as we make our way across the Pacific🤙

@MartinPHunter 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sailing guys

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🤙

@KandMe1 2 жыл бұрын

I have been through there on a ship but going the other way and a long time ago. We saw alligators at one place beside the canal on an earlier stage.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

We had our eyes peeled but didn’t see any. Must have been a great trip back then

@KandMe1 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Went back around the horn of Africa Cape town to Durban

@woodpecker6452 Жыл бұрын

Master sailor

@yardarm5 2 жыл бұрын

That whistling 😗

@LUNGHIX 2 жыл бұрын

Just like gazzer7272 I just wanted to say that I am really enjoying your series of films. I never wanted to sail but this is really super inspiring. It is interesting and so professionally put together even you are on the vessel... I will follow for coming content. Greets, Sinisa

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind feedback, much appreciated. Plenty to come so stay tuned and take care. 🤙

@carolinajanssen6451 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

🤙

@chasepuzon6893 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🤙

@Hobie18007 2 жыл бұрын

I love the intro to your vlog, very professional, would you mind telling me the intro music and where I can find it? Love what you guys are doing, been following you from day 1. Have fun!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir much appreciated and glad you enjoy. From epidemic sound and think it’s called By the harbour - Mhern 🤙

@AirstripBum 2 жыл бұрын

18:26 I tried it and it was kinda nice. Then I tried it with my wife and it was even better! 😍

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

👌

@DAVEEMAN1 2 жыл бұрын

Last Nov I crossed from Aruba to Jamaica. It was my 1st ever ocean sail. Wind in the 20’s throughout most of the 5 days. White caps, constant noise, creeky cat with deck-slam. Couple close calls 😑…. Waves are larger than they appear on camera!

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Great job for a first ocean crossing, that would not have been easy with the wind more on the beam. Cheers for watching. 🤙

@BarracudaHawk 2 жыл бұрын

Love the detail in the video, very useful thank you. Btw, are you pleased with the wind turbine? What amount of power contribution do you get from it running downwind please? Thanks

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated. Yeah very pleased with the silentwind although not a great output when dead downwind unless the wind is more then 15 apparent. Great for the nights at anchor. 👌

@ElviajedeBohemia 2 жыл бұрын

We are about to sail from Puerto Rico to Panama and are refitting the boat to leave in few weeks! Your vids are awesome and super insightful, any recommendations for us?

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated. We would recommend to stay well off the coast, at least 150 miles as you bend the corner of Colombia. As 100 miles east of us the wind was 40-50kn during our crossing. Also try to download current data for the approach to Panama as there is large areas of very strong counter current. Have a safe trip 🤙

@ElviajedeBohemia 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver hey thanks guys! That makes great sense, I ll have those tips on my mind! Congrats on the story telling and visual language with the episode, I love your aesthetics

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

No worries at all and thanks so much for you kind words. Fair winds 🤙

@outdoorsandkayaking 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do agree with the previous comments, great real sailing, navigation etc 👏 Just out of interest, what kind of storm tactics you have available or experience of? Heave-to, running with drogue?

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, appreciated. Storm tactics and only experience would just be running with, under our little heavy weather jib or bare poles. Fair winds.

@davidkuperschmid5274 2 жыл бұрын

You mean sailing isn't always glamoress? Thanks for sharing reality.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Haha not exactly. Thanks for tuning in, fair winds. 🤙

@affonsojunqueirajr.7126 Жыл бұрын

I am a couch sailor so far , but the production is brilliant , I got a question on the sails: the edges all around are reinforced ?

@SailingBeaver Жыл бұрын

Hi Mate! Thanks for your comment😊The headsails have UV protection which protects it a bit and on the mainsail there is some extra reinforcement on the reefing points.

@chhindz 2 жыл бұрын

Hello did you ever consider trailing a long line to mitigate the following surf waves I had some success with this. I have much less offshore experience

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Not on this passage but for stronger conditions it’s definitely food for thought in the future. Do you mean warps or series drogue? Although we don’t have anything strong enough to secure this to.

@chhindz 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Hello, I just used an extra anchor rode 50 meter straight rope, on 35 Morgan, On sailing Baccus going to NZ seems to be similar to your boat They hit 18 knots, with no desire to do it again

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s hectic, 18kn is too fast we also had one scary day crossing the Atlantic surfing at high speeds but I would be worried pulling the stern down into breaking waves on our boat in these conditions, here’s the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocyDeLqIysm8nnk.html

@sailingsolo5290 2 жыл бұрын

You two are chargers. Full speed ahead. Panama or bust.

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Haha cheers, thanks for watching 🙏

@guldkorgen 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you give some information about your boat? Best Regards from Sweden

@SailingBeaver 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, it’s a Beneteau Oceanis 40 from 2010. We have some info on our website www.sailingbeaver.com and also a detailed ebook with all the upgrades and modifications we have made to set her up for offshore sailing here www.sailingbeaver.com/product/bluewatercruiser/

@jayltd.7030 2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBeaver Nice website