I would of done the same thing if I saw the anchorage was full and knew we passed an empty one. That anchorage is exactly what it's about. The trade winds are AWESOME! I love being able to sail everywhere and not use the motor much. I like the idea of a manual windlass but just can't bring my self to go to one...The reliability of it is unrivaled. Really like just press a button and bringing up the anchor and the ability, even though I don't use it much, to bring up the anchor from the cockpit is nice, especially if you have to escape in a storm. My wife hasn't learned how to handle our boat so I'm pretty much single handing. This season our goal is to at least get her to be able to start the engine and maneuver in open water. When I had to go over the side to free a few lobster pots off our keel, really need to fare in the rudder plates so they don't make a kecht point, I was smart enough to throw a line off the stern to hold on to but the current was too strong to get back to the ladder. All I could think is her and the kids would be screwed because she didn't know how to even call on the radio at the time. That was our first voyage to bringing her home after the repairs to get her in the water. My wife had never been on anything but a fishing boat before now and her family never let her do anything but ride. I've always singled handed and was alone sailing and never thought about it till that moment I had to beat on the hull to get her attention to get a line and tie it forward so I could pull my self to the ladder. I now have this hole procedure before I go over the side. Discovered that day I'm not as young as I use to be. And the Florida Keys is a lobster pot mine field...The thing that sucks is even when sailing with that ketch spot on my keel I can collect pots and it only takes 4 to stop my vessel in 20 knots of wind. Keep living the dream!

YES!!! The yellow mac is back! How do you always look good in whatever you wear!? (elena, but Ryan too obviously!) Sending love guys xxx

Our Monday fix of Sailing Kittiwake never fails to entertain..Thanks Guys x

Really refreshing to see ordinary people with extraordinarty will and even greater dreams.Tired of seing skimpy bikinis and drunken parties.Keep up the great ~real~videos and the great life.I have so much respect for you people.

Really love watching Skua sailing on the open ocean. She handles it so great, really makes sailing look like a lot of fun and adventure. Thanks for the great video guy's. Be safe.

Sailing in light rain can have its own therapeutic benefits. Thank you for another great story for us, God bless.

Beautiful sail, sky scenes, all around great work at getting this paradise to us all 😷🤙

bonjour ryan and elena. another stellar video. i do enjoy seeing your sailing ship glide through the water. the slow motion effect is dream-like. i smiled while Ryan spoke to the local fisherman. there's no shame in learning and honing one's skills. maybe if time permits please, explain to use the 'knot' usage. i see so many knots left and right. i'd like to know what knots you employ for various tasks. all the best, until next Monday. cheers

Almost 50k subs. Hard work pays off. Great job. 👍👍👍

Another fabulous episode, really well done editing and great content. Robb.

Another day creating your paradise! Love the music too , keep up the great storytelling , bisous from France.

Another great video, guys! Watching you beating into 30 knots made me a but queasy too. I noticed the “Tayana River” at 16:30. Our T-37 has that “feature” also. I’m going to install a drain to fix that someday......

Delightful to catch up with the islands, love Bequia my favorite island.

All the boat/sailing shots were great!

Bequia, our home”- what a great statement! I loved the sunsets there. Keep a lookout for a moon bow, like rainbow but from light of full moon.

Excellent! Looks like gritty real sailing!

As always, really nice video to start the week with ! Keep going, fair winds from 🇧🇪 :)

Hi , Fine Reality Sailing in warm rain by the looks of it ? keep it up and an other great video .Thank you once again .

Glad you are having a great time. Here back in the UK autumn/winter has arrived. Wet and windy and numerous gales crossing our isles. As always, I wish you fair winds tides and currents.

Beautiful ! Nice and very Relaxing video . Thanks

One day you will catch a fish. That's why it's called 'fishing' and not 'catching'. 😀

Amazing video guys, looks like you found a great bay and had some amazing sailing! Can't wait for next week!

Great videos. Love the editing clip at the end. I bought my tayana at her worst and your videos keep me inspired to make her cruiseworthy again!

Great video as always. We're getting closer to our first boat: looking at a Maxi and a Moody this weekend, but we'll keep a weather eye out for a Tayana. Have fun 🌅

Great content as always, in Canada its "Happy Thanksgiving Day" so to all enjoy your day off work if you're off. You are both so consistent I thumbs up your video before I even watch it so I don't forget!

Hi Elena & Ryan ♥️👌👍

Another great production. We are sailing out of Rodney Bay St Lucia on Thursday and heading for SVG, hope to cross wakes at some point?

Enjoyed 😍

Catch a fish for me! Great vid.

Big ciao from pianura padana..

My chain used to jam from underneath due to it building up like a pyramid my solution was to use right size metal rod down hawse hole from top and wiggle it to get chain to fall and flatten out worked a treat

Muy buen video los sigo siempre saludos desde Argentina

Bit of tubing or hose on the bobstay will roll when the chain catches it.

Nice video guys. Gotta love staysails. Was that a single or double reefed main in use with just the staysail into the wind? I had to do use a similar setup plus 1500rpm from the Yanmar to move at 30 degrees off the wind past some very thick kelp beds only a couple hundred yards off to port recently, in the fog, and into short period, steep 5' to 6' chop; it worked. The boat looks great. Hope you've hooked a few fish lately.

Hi there, thanks for the channel. What was the date when this vid was shot...? .

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Alright for all the seasoned sailors out there, watching folks world sailing adventures has made me realize sailing in retirement won't be in my plans. HOWEVER I live 10 minutes from Lake Erie which offers great sailing opportunities and access to all of the worlds greatest Great Lakes. What type of sailboat would you all recommend I look for (used) for day and or weekend sailing? Cheers ......

@pmnfernando

3 жыл бұрын

go to yachtworld.com, input 30 ft and the money you think you want to spend. account for 30% more on top for upgrades/replacements/boatwork it might need. remember the acronym for B.O.A.T Break Out Another Thousand. happy sailing

@NonSleeper_Occasional_Thinker

3 жыл бұрын

25-35 foot mono-hull easy enough to single hand (ensure lines run to cockpit) and roomy enough to be on for a while or have friends the smaller ones will be more tight, check head room and sleeping spaces are good for you, you don't need high performance, come of the CnC boats may fit your bill? Good luck! (Have place on Lake Huron, near Kincardine)

@manfredschmalbach9023

3 жыл бұрын

International H-boat. Sleeps for tightly, two in comfort (no standing headroom though, it's an underdeck-sitting boat), sails well in all directions, competitive even (if You're into that kind of sailing by times) and very easily to singlehand.

I have a question, how are you doing regards to your phyiscal healt? it is not that you can run 10 miles, or have a fitness place? how are you managing that?

Hi, can somebody tell me the song and singer in the beginning, i cannot find it on epi sound or anywhere. The song starts at 2.52,,,,,., Press onward on kitti

It might not be ALL bikinis and sunshine, sporting bare legs/no socks under the foulie's jackets-only still would be way easier than gettin' into all that gear from fleece longarm onesies down to the ankles to lambswool and double fleece-lined this'n that to GoreTex onesies over two pairs of socks in gum seaboots and still freezing atop an 8°C saltwater stirred up into spraying whities by an Arctic north-northeast .... had that helping to transfer a friend's boat over the baltic recently ... It ain't the times to be picky as long as we still can go sailing internationally at all, no matter where, is it? 😷

Have you ever thought of a bit longer handle for that winch? You seem bent a bit awkwardly working it.

What’s the name of the song in background at beginning? Thx

@SailingKittiwake

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Greg, I don't remember. All our music is taken from Epidemic Sound, mostly from the indie and acoustic genres.

You could put Catheads but they create new problems.