Thanks for watching! We won't be able to reply to your comments right away this week, because we'll be sailing offshore with no internet access for a few days. Please do leave a comment and we'll get back to you when we hit land again :) Elena and Ryan

@bertram5798

4 жыл бұрын

eur-share.explore.garmin.com/skua Great to see passage position if combined with current conditions from e.g. windy. Thx!

So relaxed watching this, thank you :)

Another great video Thank you. Very peaceful.

Enjoying watching your video updates

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you 😊

Nice video --- and great passage. I agree with you completely. The AIS (T/R) is a fantastic source of peace of mind. :-) I can't imagine making blue water passages without it. Your new one looks very impressive.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Patrick! Yes, to think we went all the way from the UK to Portugal without AIS! 😂 Now we couldn’t do without it 😊

@michaelwilliams5132

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Laine - come on Pat when are you pumping out some new vids?!

Quite an enjoyable video.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesone, good sail

Lovely episode. Calm, focussed, nice camerawork. Keep up the good work!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Lovely to know it gets noticed 😊

Change of pace this week with a fast sail. Nice. Felt the breeze on my face. Well edited and good camera work. Thanks.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thanks Chris!

Never has Skua looked prettier than in first light!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss 😍

Maybe it’s age but I have really turned into a morning person love starting the day with a beautiful red sunrise I also start my day at 4:00am for work but even the weekends I’m up before the sun I find a regular bedtime makes it easy great sail you two👍👍

So calming watching you two in action, Skua is beautiful. X

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Hanne!

You seem to be very confident sailors now .great video and enjoyed the music ///thanks

12.00 - 16.00 - Afternoon watch 16.00 to 18.00 First Dog watch; 18.00 to 20.00 Last Dog watch; 20.00 to 24.00 First watch; 00.00 to 04.00 Middle Watch; 04.00 to 08.00 Morning watch; 08.00 to 12.00 the Fornoon watch

Good episode,anxious to see how you like the tiller in heavy weather and overall.love the way you give wind speed and boat speed too.I really like Skua, glad that you bought an older style cruising sailboat.Nice to see you catching your dinner and cooking it too, it looked really good.you are both really good with handling the lines and adjusting everything.I enjoy you twos accent and the words you choose as I’m southern Alabama in the US and talk Hillbilly...lol!🤭

Truly enjoyed your passage to Malta. Thank you for your detailed sailing updates they make for me a real depth of feeling that WE are sailing with the two of you. Best wishes from the NW of the USA.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

You two are real sailors! Enjoyed the visit. mmm Tuna!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ditching the wheel really opened up the cockpit, well done! It looks like you have multiple cameras going, that's awesome.... safe sails you two heading for the "new world"!

Hi guys, in a such nice classic boat, you do not screw each device separately on walls or ceiling, but rather, you should fix a 5 cm thick and 10cm in width a nice wooden rim with two hidden screws, you also drill under it a drive for electrical wires, then you can fix on it elegantly your devices... 🙂

Happy sailing guys .... 👌💥🤛🏽🎉⛵️💯

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Roy :)

What a glorious sail! Don't you love it when it all goes right and you're going fast?

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

It’s THE BEST! 😊

System looks beautiful, enjoy! For safer sailing 👍😁

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Donald!

A short watch in the day is called the dog watch. Usually late afternoon so you can have your tot of grog.

Nice job on the tiller.

Sailing hunger causing footage! :-) Loved it. Happy greetingz, Wimperson

Brilliant!

Looks like and awesome sail. Nice fish!

You two are getting good and catch & cook fish dinner.

Remember that not all vessel have AIS and, for your peace of mind, you should learn how to plot an object seen on the radar so to obtain CPA (closest point of approach), speed, course and other useful information, regardless name, flag etc. which are pointless. (Provided your Radar does not have an ARPA system included) This manual excercise is also very stisfaying, similar to astronomical navigation and coastal as well. The beauty of navigation.

@sailingcitrinesunset4065

4 жыл бұрын

If your familiar with the relative motion line you won't need IAS

@nessuno1948

4 жыл бұрын

@@sailingcitrinesunset4065 True.Take a bearing sight on the object and you will see.

Nice install of the AIS Ryan. Skua really seemed to be in the upwind groove.

Good stuff 😍

Life's good for you guys. Lovely lifestyle, going off to be married and then, I think, The Atlantic? WOW

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. You can track us in real time here: share.garmin.com/Skua

You're getting better and better...

This AIS thing is magic. Was a sailor years ago it would have been nice to know the name and registration of vessels around you.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s great! We went from the UK to Portugal without one and now we feel it’s so important!

Thanks. Just about to install my new Em-trak B400. I like the fact it is a stand alone unit but also has WiFi

Hi guys, our AIS transceiver also shows target vessel's current and projected COG(green), shipping lanes and separation zones(purple) our COG(red) and of course CPA, we tend to use the AIS in conjunction with the radar set at 12 miles, particularly at night, and of course in fog and poor viz. If you're not in/crossing the shipping lanes generally commercial shipping shouldn't be a problem, they're normally doing in excess of 12 knots on a very steady COG, it's the smaller fishing vessels and other pleasure craft that require more attention and evasive action, I will never tack or gybe the boat to avoid commercial shipping, rather just make small incremental course adjustments and sail trim on the tack I'm on, obviously approaching vessels require more expedient course alterations, vessels traveling in the same direction are far less of a threat, however fishing vessels etc operating outside of the shipping lanes regularly alter course, often ignoring the rules of the road and not responding to being hailed on the VHF, also a lot don't have AIS, or it isn't turned on, I know from personal experience that fishing vessels do not want their positions visible as opposition vessels will figure out pretty quickly if you're on fish or not, and come to your co-ordinates if you are, this is a big problem so from my experience they're a way bigger threat to your vessel. Fair winds, Elena, instead of coiling your lines' tails by hand, coil them with one hand and the winch in a under over figure 8, it's so much faster and easier.

Don’t forget, in open water you are the stand on vessel even against a tanker. Hold your course

Beautiful shots thanks .

Looked up your new AIS device. Expensive bit of kit!!!

Y"all are doing a fantastic job, it's hard work but the payoff seems well worth the risks. Praying always for your safe journeys

Great to watch you guys 'growing' into your boat :-)))

Skua really does like those stiffer breezes and she just plows through the waves with ease! How are you kids enjoying the new tiller? It sure seems to be long and takes up a lot of space in the cockpit, but with the windvane to steer and the new AIS device, all seems fit. Congrats on that nice fish!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward! We love the tiller - it takes us much less space than the wheel to be honest 😊

I love the new tiller! What ever happened with the failed chainplates. I never heard anything.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Coming up in a few episodes. It happened between Malta and Sardinia.

Really great seeing Skua steadily sailing on a starboard tack. On the subject of the forthcoming wedding, will the ceremony with guests cake etc be on your channel too?

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel! Hmmm we may include a sneak peek and pics in an episode, but we didn’t film anything on the day - we figured we should live it rather than film it 😉

Funnily enough, we were looking at AIS's earlier this evening.

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Great minds... 😉

Nice video! Are you familiar with "the relative motion line" RML? Its basically if a ship holds the same bearing over time say 10 minutes if neither vessel changes course or speed there will be a collision! If the other vessel moves forward in bearing it will pass ahead of you and if the vessel loses bearing it will pass behind you. You can take notice of this from 20NM.

Yay got on a list, never sure if that is a good thing or not :) Fair winds & look forward to hearing more of your adventures

That must have been quite exhilarating! Wish I'd been on board! (sv calico jack)

"turning back" into the direction of Atlantic ocean with a great blue water sailboat... Ryan using a sextant at the end of the video.... like if he was preparing/training for some "hardcore" sailing thing... hmmmm.... Looks to me that we will see an interesting honeymoon soon :) :) :) Cesar

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Not before encountering some difficulties, but YES! You can follow the progress here: share.garmin.com/Skua (This is real time, the video was from August)

@cesardias7579

4 жыл бұрын

​@@SailingKittiwake Entering the Atlantic now :) Next stop ... Maybe Madeira Island (Portugal) or Canarias islands (Spain). I supose its starting to be little late for Atlantic cross in 2020... maybe 2021 ?! Or its not in your near plans? Cesar

Going to your own wedding ? If so...how cool !

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Sailing to our wedding 😊

@petertorrey236

4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKittiwake well...congratulations are in order ! I just assumed you were already married😀 Enjoy a fruitful and prosperous life..Mr & Mrs Kittiwake !!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Torrey thank you! 🤗

Perfect guys, lovely sailing. I personally love sailing upwind, once the boat is in the groove as long as you are not bashing into waves it really is a great point of sail. I have been waiting to see this AIS and it looks a great bit of kit. Does it also link to a tablet or mobile device? Fair winds and best of luck on your long trip across the pond... Andy UK

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy! Yes, you can see the info it displays on our tablet in the video, during the passage. It works best with Open CPN - you can see where the CPA is and all the boat’s info without clicking off the map.

Cool!

I’m watching that tiller.

I have my plotter on a swing bracket for a tv .easy so swing out to right place...

New friend here 👍 🔔

1k euro unit for free, good deal.

@daveamies5031

4 жыл бұрын

"free" _trial_ for 1 month, seems like they are happy with it so far, so now time to start saving for when the 1 month is over.

@mikehurley5052

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveamies5031 1 month, i missed that bit. Then it will be a used unit so should be cheap, looks a good bit of kit that.

😀👍

This looks AWESOME! Where can I buy one (bearing in mind I live in Kenya)?

How do you like your new tiller?

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

Does the AIS provide for a way of ocean-going tugs to indicate if they are towing a barge or not? The day shapes and lights they display are not always visible until much closer than planning which way to accomodate the passing/crossing allows. And what type of rudder do you have? Is it a balanced or semi-balanced rudder, or just skeg-hung? How is the tiller loading on a powered tack or hard sailing?

Just wondering, Do you intend to repair the hydraulics for the wheel steering or do you intend to go with the tiller from this point on? Paul

Skua's motion looks to be much more comfortable than Kittiwake's or was that just the camera not capturing the whole story?

When you set sail from Greece was the backing music the Ruby Rose theme music?

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

LOL no idea if Terysa used that track before, but it’s Epidemic Sound’s music, not YRR music.

That's a nice looking AIS, can you still access the information via your chartplotter, n2k etc or is it standalone?

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Hi John it's a standalone, which we prefer. We constantly have problems with the connections between all the raymarine bits. It does have NMEA out though if you prefer linked electronics.

@johnrochester6713

4 жыл бұрын

Okay, thanks. Hope you have a good sail!

Did you split the VHF antenna for your AIS or does your radio split the AIS signal to an output for the AIS? (if that makes sense)

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

They both have independent antennas.

You call them “white horses” instead of “white caps”? Interesting 🤔

@jonnorousseau3096

4 жыл бұрын

As do we in South Africa, either way you have breeze, this is good

@patricklaine6958

4 жыл бұрын

In France we call them 'moutons' ---- sheep. :-)

@kevinfisher1345

4 жыл бұрын

@@patricklaine6958 Sheep / Mutton, interesting a new one have not heard. I like it.

Mmmmmmmm, albacore, NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM! 😊

What am I seeing in the reflection at 3:34 ?!

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

My legs - I’m sat on the companionway.

@Tarsonis42

4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingKittiwake Just what i thought ;)

naa that could not have been upwind - - the deck totally dry - - your wind indicator most bee out of tune :-) and congrats with the wedding

@SailingKittiwake

4 жыл бұрын

Haha oh yeah 180 degrees out whoops!