Oh, what a treat!!!! Lovely sail and beach day, thanks, I really needed that today. Cheers! I really like the idea of regen powering ice making and blended beverages while doing 9 knots in a 11 knot breeze.

You are my Escapism!! ... Stay Safe & Fair Winds!! ☘

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Drifters...after sailing...my old life. Pattaya is awesome.

i never get tired of hearing that exit music 👏🏻👊🏻

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

It's my trick for getting people to stay until the end, haha. 😉

How exciting to finally experience open water sailing in your model and to discover it really DOES sail well upwind. Great news. An excellent impetus to get your boat splashed ASAP.

I wonder if they will ever finish their boat or keep fairing/promoting max cruise for the rest of their life

You are so lucky to have the opportunity to sail and learn your new boat (clone).

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

We think so too! It felt so right when we were on there, we can't wait until our own is complete. 😍

Glad to see you folks back on the water. Enjoy. You deserve it.

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Thank you! It was a much needed escape from sanding - and also a boost to enthusiasm to finish ours!

I bet it was a shot in the arm sailing the same boat as yours in a bigger test area. I'm thrilled for both of you! I can't wait to see the progress you make on the build with the added vigor and enthusiasm the trip provided. Now, when you experience the drudgery of sanding, faring, glassing, and painting ad nauseum, you can fall back on the trip and have a great sense of the adventure that awaits when the boat is finished. How much energy will the solar panels provide in comparison to the propeller regeneration? Obviously an exact comparison depends upon the boat speed and the amount and quality of available sunlight. I'm just looking for a general sense of the difference in power generation between the two systems.

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

We anticipate something like 95 percent will come from solar. Even while we were reg on one side, the solar was still putting more in the bank - even with the shadows - than the motor was giving us.

It was great seeing you back in your element. Praying all will go well, and a year from now you will be out on your boat having the time of your life.

Asia is so nice. We just returned from two month is Japan. Food is AMAZING, people friendly and peaceful. Safe, secure, happiness abounds...dont drive as your stress will return. Take the bus or subway

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed your time in Japan, that is definitely on our bucket list. 😍

You guys needed this sail to put a big motivating spark to your build.

A glimpse into your future 😃🍻🍾🥂

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

And we can't wait!! Great motivation to get us moving!

@DaveHines1

Ай бұрын

@@MJSailing life can’t be just work, there has to be some play 😃🤣🍻

Looks like a lot of fun. Glad you had a good trip. The numbers are very impressive, both in speed and power generation.

You both are having an excellent adventure. Nice you’re going to get familiar with the cruise before yours is finished. Stay safe and save those ideas!

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Considering that we'll be half a world away from Terry when we launch our boat, it was nice to use his to go over all the systems and sails to familiarize ourselves with everything.

Got to love those speed numbers.

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Yes!!!! I really think we made the right decision to have this as our next boat. 🤩

Great Job!!! Thank You!! :-)

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😃

I figured the boat had mini keels-- I would expect your boat to be able to go much closer to the wind. 70-80% of windspeed off the wind is nice...

I love the regen ! I hope your build has more solar and rain collection. Thanks for the tour

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

We're not big fans of rain catchment. We've had it before, and the stuff that came down from the deck was pretty gross until it rained for days.... Which was pretty rare in most of the areas we sailed (Not Scotland :). But it doesn't hurt to have it as a backup to our backup water maker, so we could always rig something up if it were a survival situation.

Nice 👍

Nice boat!

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! We can't wait to watch ours eventually transform into this. 👍

Nice video, beautiful scenery, very interesting, and actual sailing scenes! Great motivation for finishing your boat but the only thing is aren’t you going to miss upwind heeling on your new boat?

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Ha. We've got plenty of friends on monohulls to give us the feeling if we are feeling nostalgic :)

Wicked

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Can't wait to get our own on the water. 😀

Getting some time on the water :)

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

It felt really good!

The last time I was in Vietnam the little buggers were trying to kill me!!!👎

That is what sailing is about! Great cat! She's ripping.👴👌 - @11:14 One little thing though... Having a radar dome at head-level might not be the best idea... -👴🤔

@fairwinds9630

Ай бұрын

new radars 4G Extremely Low Emissions. Safer than any other radar currently on the market and emitting less radiation than a mobile phone so it can be mounted anywhere.

@Arnaud58

Ай бұрын

@@fairwinds9630 OK. Safer. Still not safe...

😎💙👍

Hopefully on your next sail, you fill in some of the blanks from the regeneration experience. Time, average speed on/off, wind speed, props, how much power in by hr/duration.

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

We need a lot more time/experience to properly chart the regen in different conditions. We're just getting introduced to the nuances of this system, and have much to learn.

Hello again M&J, where do you stand on a name for the new vessel?

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Still not sure yet if we'll keep the name we had on our last boat, or go with a new one.

@rllapte

Ай бұрын

@@MJSailing I thought the name Elements along with the logo you designed was excellent. Elements II, anyone?? (Hint, hint)

@timothyodonnell8591

Ай бұрын

My suggestion (worth exactly what you paid me to give it) is to have a name that is a nod to the project itself: Audacious Sweat Equity Fair(ing) Winds Long Build Kit Dream Fulfilled

@rllapte

Ай бұрын

@@timothyodonnell8591 Conceptually I like the idea. So, in tribute to themselves, how about Where We Go (which implies you can't follow).

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

There's an amateur built cat out sailing called Grit, which I think is a good name to represent what it takes to actually get out sailing on a completed boat :)

Great, you had a fun sail in Thailand! Is there a way you could validate those speed numbers? It seems completely unrealistic that the boat would go 11 knots in 13 knots of wind even with the code 65 and a beam reach? I think there may be some manipulation of the knot meter. How about Navionics on your phone screen at the same time as the chart plotter. Those are higher performance numbers than any other catamaran on the market.

@MJSailing

Ай бұрын

Not really unrealistic, we actually did better our previous times sailing the boat. Navionics would show speed over ground -same as the number in the left corner of the B&G - and not through the water, so that wouldn't be accurate with the current here. You want speed through water to show the effects of currents. They are good numbers, but more stripped down racer/cruisers like a Dazcat of TS would be even higher.

Would it be possible to sail a catamaran solo?

@fairwinds9630

Ай бұрын

Max 1 is my boat, i sail the boat single handed most of teh time, you just need to be organised, normally just use main and genoa, and on most occasions when sailing by myself i leave marina with atleast 1 reef in the main

@__lynzee41141

Ай бұрын

@@fairwinds9630 much respect! Beautiful vessel and day with friends!