Kayleen grew up cruising with her parents and comes from a family of Mariners. Over the years she has bought, refit, and sailed four different sailboats and I'm sure more are to come. Current obsession? Her best friend and her have signed up for the Race to Alaska with their Santana 20. Learn more at www.r2akteamorca.com
Fair winds! and best of luck! I expect you will find a routine that works for you as the days pass on the way to Alaska and the rhythm of that routine will bring a sense of comfort.
Classic! hilarious comments. Maybe a sheet of semi rigid plastic or similar for the sail storage, makes it easy to slide forwards and acts as a lift able lid for getting to stuff underneath
The mental game of sailing long distances, through the night, bad weather, being cold etc. I never really knew how much it messes with you. Even cruising and doing a night shift is tough. Being left with a mind without distractions is VERY different. We get used to so much noise. Enjoy this trip to its fullest! Embrace the highs and lows. Please share your honest feelings as it take us along with you…not physically lol. KICK ASS TEAM ORCA!!! Phil and Michelle Mavis S/V Arbutus Beach
Good job, ladies. You make me laugh- no cutlery😆. Don’t worry about your life choices. They are awesome!Good luck, I’ll be watching and cheering you on 😊
I guess you don't have a topping lift that you could use instead of the main halyard. You might be able to rig an additional external halyard in time for the race. Good luck on the race.
@@AllAboutSpray I am so happy to hear that. You're welcome. My other idea (that is probably less doable before the race) is to put an oarlock on the transom so you could use one of the oars as a sculling oar. I don't know if you have space with everything else going on back there. It wouldn't be as efficient as rowing but might give you something you could pop on quick and be a different range of motion for tired rowing mussels. It would be good for tight spaces when the oars out the side can be awkward. And if you lose or break an oar you could still scull with one.
That was really cool to see, OMG that’s hard but I never thought it would be easy. Hopefully your list gets you better prepared and more comfortable. Fantastic work you two and wishing you all the best! Thanks so much!
OMG Great video, so much going on....first the scenery looks amazing! Love the new fighter pilot sunglasses, they look very effective. your rowing rig is crazy good, seams to work very well. I think you 2 will crush the race, just keep going and pushing! Great job and you should be very proud of yourselves!
One more comment, perhaps two sets of oars and a tiller pilot. That way both can row at half the effort and you can get through the tidal passes more quickly. I know it's to short notice but it's just a thought 🤔
Don't question your life choices lol. This is the type of adventure that builds life time memories. I can't wait to cheer you on and follow your race to Alaska.
Keep going ladies!! ❤. Would love to know more about your solar system. I have a Pacific Seacraft - Flicka 20 (super blue water compact cruiser), so small everything is critical. Is the Leaflight flexible? Is there an episode about it? Best of luck on your adventure
Thank you! flickas are super cool boats! I don’t have a specific episode about this panel, but do talk about it 2 videos ago. They are lightweight rigid panels, super robust. From my experience a rigid panel outlives a flexible panel by years! Worth every penny. I also have a blog about it installed on Orca here: www.r2akteamorca.com/blog/powered-by-the-sun
Well… race is coming up fast. But there’s got to be some rowing club nearby you can get to come help you with technique. Doesn’t hurt to send out an email or better yet show up to something and ask around
I am not sure if you realize how much ironic this "how you can afford sailing life" is. You are basically sponsored by Canada with Tyler and good for you with the commercial diving. I am not sure how Tyler's sponsorship would work while "traveling" and you as a commercial diver not getting government contracts as you lose your reputation from one port to the next. (or is that a thing these days?). I totally applaud you for being able to do this but, I think you need to realize you are very very lucky working with government moneys. Once you move out of that you would have to make money from the private sector. Cheers, a.
