Great to Roxy in good form and on dry land.

Sweet Ruca needs her own boat flag.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Oh this is a great idea!

Wow! Yeah, 3 months ago now but I wait for the new episode every week. Thank you for the journey and adventure.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick

Nice video. I can't imagine how thick the Maritime history must feel down there, if you're just a little romantic. Cape Horn. Wow.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

The Milcalvi was quite breathtaking. More to come!

Kate, We need to see you more. We know you are the backbone 😅 You Two make an excellent team. Thanks for taking this on the ride.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

I will save this message for whenever Curtis gets "disappointed" in me. Thank you 🤣🥰 Thanks for following along!

@clarencebirdashaw8117

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca You are sweetie. Don't let him pick on you, We'll Sick the dog on him.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 We make a good team through our differences for sure!

@clarencebirdashaw8117

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca For sure.

Absolutely great cinematography. You are my favorite sailing channel by far. Thanks!

@stubby2822

Жыл бұрын

Mine too. Kate's editing is amazing.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Wow! HUGE thanks Michael! Big compliment to these amateur videographers 🥰🥰

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Stop, you're too much!

Great Video…Beautiful scenery…Can’t wait for the next video

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon! 🥰

Thanks for taking us all along! We are all living vicariously through your adventures. Who knew there was a yacht club way down there? And super mercados, too! Guess I was still imagining Slocum's trip and wondered when you were going to put out the tacks on deck. Stay safe out there. Glad we are all along with you!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Haha! We wondered that too! The world has come a long way since the tacks 🤣 The Micalvi is the southern most yacht club and has been a dream of Curtis since he was young. A fanastic moment to walk inside and see all the history 🥰

@caicaraskiki

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca Glad you took us there. Thank you.

Almost there....love how you do prepare for the unknown....always good having fuel enough to handle any situations

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Beautiful landscapes. Good job “real sailors” can't wait for the next episode. Best of luck ⚓️⛵️👍

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks🥰 we try

It is great to see a long term plan come to fruition!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

So true! A long long plan!

Roxy is doing a great job, keeping you guys focused on Cape Horn. The first KZread dog to round the Horn.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

She has another surprise for you yet!

Congratulations!! Great achievement getting this far! Safe journey ahead.👏👏👏

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you Tio Chio!

Hi guys, first of all ¡Congratulations! 💯🌎 I hope that they are already advanced in the Pacific Ocean. I was observing the weather in the southern region and it does not look promising, I think that Captain Curtis will take the leg to the north bordering the Chilean coast, there they will have strong winds but from the stern, arriving at Puerto Mont they will have snowfall, good luck and good winds. a little bone to Roxy

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Norberto! Curtis is indeed a great navigator and has yet to steer us wrong. Extra snacks and hugs for Roxy!

Such a great video. You guys are awesome sailors. Can't wait to see the next video of the rounding of Cape Horn. Viewers need to watch your videos from the very beginning to see your journey.

@stubby2822

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. They would be in for a real treat.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🥰

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Haha quite the saga!

I’m so incredibly stoked for you guys!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! A long LONG time coming!

Yeah!!!! Congrats on the awesome achievement. So good to see y’all happy there. Thanks for the boat tour at the Yacht Club. Very nice. Great to see Roxy having fun outside. Hope diesel is not so expensive down there in Chile. Beautiful scenery in Puerto Williams. Thanks for sharing.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the 💲💲 concern about diesel 😳 and thanks for the kind words! Glad you are enjoying 🥰 It's all worth it!

I love that you guys are not going through the Panama Canal. I would not want to pay the insane fees.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

We won't quite say this is the money saving route, but we sure get to see a lot more and do a lot more sailing!

Awesome stuff as always! That part of the world really looks amazing. Cant wait to see you round the horn and explore more of that area!

U-hu! Time's come! Fair winds and see you next week!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

👍🤙😀🤯🌬😊

That place is Beautiful, and you all documented it like pros. Very calm and entertaining video with smiles everywhere. Yep, evening coffee with the best sailing channel on KZread is awesome. Keep having fun, stay warm and stay safe. Bill

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! Glad you enjoyed 🥰🥰

What a charming spot at the end of the continent!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Great description!

Great stuff guys... 100% smiles from you both... :) Keep safe :)

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fletch!

Good luck around Cape Horn⛵️👍Rolf

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Rolf!

Very happy for you guys!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🥰

Such an aweome region to explore, particularly through the lens of such nice wonderful sailors. Refreshing to hear of a straightfoward check ins, it's shocking how overbearing it can be in other locations, there must be better ways globally. I love how the Ruca (J45) has some smaller sisterships in Puerto Williams in the form of a fleet of J24's! I love how Roxy relishes the olfactory voyage, reminds of dog sailing memories. Despite the sad loss of your drone and camera, I hope you are able to gather lots of footage and sound, perhaps future uses could be some ASMR. Looking forward to you rounding of Cape Horn.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Love the ides of ASMR! We will have to give that a try! Thanks for the kind words 🥰 It was really fun to see the J24s. Hopefully we can get some footage of one sailing! Roxy loves the cows and horses and loves making friends with everyone.

Really enjoying watching your fantastic voyage. You guys really need a folding cart with wheels to put in the dinghy for your fuel cans and groceries. ;)

@SailingSweetRuca

2 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea!

Wonderful video that brings back many memories of my sail into Puerto Williams in 2002. The yacht club was the last place to get a shower before crossing the Drake and getting back 26 days later. The Club is a classic, glad to see it in such good shape. Hope it is not "gone before long" but believe it is still sitting aground.

@SailingSweetRuca

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Just love Roxy the adventure dog!!!!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Living her best life in the last years! Last years are the best years!

@kurtstovall1

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca The hardest part of pets is the day they have to go!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

🥺 not looking forward to it but she has touched so many lives!

@kurtstovall1

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca I think thats why they were put on earth!!!!

Oh the winds are a good 35 knots on the nose for the next bit so stay in the coves until you've got a better window.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Look at the "Gusts" in the forecast ;-)

Chile is the best! Get some empanadas, alfajores, and chorrillana; some of my favorite foods when I was there.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations! 🤤🥟

Hi You Sweet Rucas!!! Watching your every move, lots of fun.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Having a blast 😀

You made it!!!!!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Almost there!

Always looking out for your posts.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Still trying to track down the best day and time to post 🤔

Felicitaciones por el coraje de venir a estas latitudes, no muchos navegan estas aguas y menos el cabo de hornos, son una pareja de navegantes extraordinarios..!!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Muchísimas gracias por las palabras amables. 🙏🙏🙏 Esperamos que te guste este viaje y canal!

Such a beautiful rugged island. Love how the cows have free run of the place. BTW Curtis, I think cows in Chile don't say "Hola"... I think they say "Mooooooooo!" LoL

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! That's a good one🤣

Love your style......so awesome...... the Finnster

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Finnster!

Great voyage I use my diesel heater all the time . Connected a older six gallon Mercury outboard metal gas tank with a twist fitting. Warm and toasty in the high sierras.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! So far so good. Knock on wood! 🥰🥵

Curious how you’re prepping for that voyage around the Horn. Can’t wait to see it! I just completed my first sail race with an all female crew. 💪🏽

Toda mi admiración por el viaje, estáis a punto de conseguir algo muy difícil. Fuerza desde España. Saludo a todos los hermanos chilenos.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Gracias por los saludos! Es un buen desafío, cierto!

Good Sea travel! Enjoy Chile!🤩😍

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricardo!

That was just awesome. Could the content have gotten even better because of less cameras?? 😉 Glad to See Rox getting some quality cow sniffing time on land! But yeah, Cape Horn... a pinch-me moment. Congrats! Hope I can get my Cal 33 at least out of the NE and to the Bahamas in a few years. Stay safe. -Jim s/v "Slap Shot"

@janjazwiecki6217

Жыл бұрын

Cal 33, great boat, we had one back when Curt was younger. We sailed Lake Erie. We remember him racing a Tartan while we were cursing to Cedar Point with that boat, of course we were faster. LOL

Cool....

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Totally

Great video guys ‼️🎉👍🏻 A very cute village / town of Porto Williams. Best wishes on the Cape Horn rounding. ✨🌊🌬⛵️🏝👙🌞✨

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Lovely town indeed!

Excellent - well done

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

When you saw that flag did you think, whoops this is Texas? The Chile flag actually predates TX & is slightly different. The experts think TX had no idea Chile had a similar flag when making theirs. Nice Yacht Club, I sailed a few with the old style wheel & big deviation adjustment balls.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Haha yes we know about the Texas flag. Thanka for sharing 👍🤙😊

Thanks!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Super video guys 😊. So exciting for ye . Looks beautiful there

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! Sorry to hear about your motor. Hope you'll be sailing again soon!

@peterlawlesssolosailing7189

Жыл бұрын

@@SailingSweetRuca thanks guys , stay warm there 🥰

Aloha from the garden island Kauai, Hawaii . What a beautiful landscape Chile . So fantastic scenery . Thanks for sharing absolutely beautiful video. Good luck guys

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Good luck you guys. Waiting patiently for the video at Cape Horn.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the patience! It's worth the wait!

Awesome..

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good luck you guys.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie!

Lov😊your video’s.. keep up Grtz from Holland

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Cheers to you!

Great episode and accomplishments. There's so much to admire in your flow. Highest Blessings

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the blessings Soma. Right back at you 🙏

Amazing guys, safe winds!!!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love it 🤙

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Right on! 🤙👍

Life is good here @sailingsweetruca ! Thank you !

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Life IS good with the best fans! Thanks Neal 🥰

I have a SsangYong Korando like you hired! Great car!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Good eyes! It was our first time ever driving one, and it was very nice!

Loving your journey (resent subscriber), absolutely fascinating.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Spread the word! Cheers 😄

g nice video. safe sailing

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hi there, I am sitting on st Maarten with your dad Norm!!!

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

That is fabulous! Enjoy his Dad jokes and good company for me. And the warm weather and sun! 🌞🥹

You two are doing pretty good with what camera equipment you've got left! I am going to try The stair cooking thing to cut down on condensation. I have a little issue with that in November and December before getting South.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Allyn! That was a huge loss and our videography will take a hit. Good luck with condensation! 😓

Hi, Curtis - who makes the hat you’re wearing at the start of this video?

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

That logo is the PredictWind logo 👍

See any giants?

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Haha, no giants so far :-)

😃👍👍👍❤

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

👍🤙😀🤯🌬😊

How does Patreon work , old guy would like to help....cheers, Finn

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

You sign up for a monthly fee. We keep it rather afordable in comparison to many other channels, whom charge per episode. So for $1, $5, $12.50, or $25 a month you can get deals, real time updates, and personal consults. If you are interested and need help making an account, let us know. We will keep a look out for a response to this message. You can also message us on the contact form on our website, www.sweetruca.com, as another option to ask for help. Hope this is helpful! Thanks for the question.

❤️🙂👍

Curious as to the origin of the name Sweet Ruca. In Southern California Spanish slang it is a term for woman, usually translated as "chick."

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Ding Ding Ding! You are the first one to guess the origin of the name. It originally comes from a Sublime song "Waiting on my Ruca". There is a short write up on our blog. There's a longer story to it than this, but you can enjoy the read here: sweetruca.com/whats-in-the-name/#:~:text=So%2C%20in%20short%2C%20the%20name,but%20so%20is%20the%20yacht.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

PS, you'll see a woman's face in our logo. 😉

You’re late. Magellan did it on Nov. 1, 1520.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness!

Okay, you didn’t really crossed cape horn. That is cheating. Truly crossing cape Horn means crossing parallel 55S on the Pacific side.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

Where do the rules say that?

@ericshayer

Жыл бұрын

There are no rule, of course, but for most sailors “crossing cape horn” means passing from one ocean to another, not going around the island, and you probably know that. Anyway, there is no demerit doing what you did, it would be just more elegant to be clear about it. For those who were following you it was a kind of anti-climax. So long trip expecting to cross cape horn, and then you just turn around and come back….

Something about The Yelcho, a prow monument in Puerto Williams. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelcho_(1906). Tells you a lot about a good chilean sailors are.

Great to Roxy in good form and on dry land.

@SailingSweetRuca

Жыл бұрын

She is always in good spirits. She loves a small town 🥰