I watched your videos on your life and your battle with cancer for two years. When you said that you may get knocked down but just get back up really hit home. I had cancer 40 years ago when I was 29 years old ,after 3 years I was cancer free . My wife and I raised 6 daughters who are your age or a little older now. I worked for 46 years and retired 8 years ago and my wife an I were going to live our dream of travelling to all the places we'd dreamed of seeing . But it wasn't to be ,I was diagnosed with cancer once more and this time the news wasn't good. I had a form of cancer that's not curable and have been taking treatments to continue to live life for the last 6 years. I'm a blessed man to have a fantastic wife and loving daughters, and I just want to thank you for your wonderful family and to be able to see thru your eyes all the places I dreamed of seeing. I love your never give up ADDITUDES , your beautiful wife's smile and the love you can see every time she is on the videos. Continue living your dream ,love each other unconditionally and continue being wonderful loving parents to Benjamin. Stay safe ,fair weather and calm seas.
Dear William, thank you so much for sharing your story and we admire your positivity and gratitude. I had cancer when I was 25 and your message reminds me again today is certain and tomorrow is not. That's why we want to share the Breeze as much as possible to inspire as many people as possible to embrace the waves of life and live it. We are so sorry to read your current form is not curable. We feel blessed we can be part of your eyes and share the beauty Mother Nature has to offer. We would love to invite you and your lovely lady onboard the Perfect Sense for some fishing lessons, we just bought a mini rod for Benjamin and believe it or not, he caught the first fish of our total journey. We send you all the love we have and it's a blessing to have you onboard our journey.
@@FeeltheBreeze My wife and I would love to sail with you and your lovely wife and son. But I'm not able to even ride in a car let alone an airplane. Thankyou for your heartfelt offer ,but I'll just have to live the adventures through you . I admire both you and your wife for never giving up and I know how much work it is to start over and you both are very strong people with a love for life . Raise Benjamin with your outlook an he will grow into an amazing man. That care of yourselves ,make many memories that will last you once you reach our age and the memories are all you have left. God bless you and your family with his grace and we will meet someday in the future in a awesome place. Bill an Karen
Nothing like a manual water pump to get over seasickness.! Great attitude despite the issues and I just love that Rianne's sensitivity is such a saving grace. Really love knowing all the wind measurements, directions, and info. Thanks G.
Hi Jennifer, so nice to see you here, yes Rianne’s sensitivity is very helpful, she hears, feels and smells everything and has that extra sense. Will share more about the wind measurements, predictions etc. Have a great day and looking forward to see you soon. Much love from us.
Thanks Guido, since everything we have been through and work every day on our relationship we can handle these things more easy. Great to have you onboard our journey. Have a great day
Breezing through the ups and downs of life, and liveaboard, all in the course of being alive. Challenges come and go ... you know what to do. And yes, camera down in those moments of 'all hands on the deck'. Hugs from afar 🤍
Hahaha indeed Breezing the ups and downs and embracing the waves of life ;) Luckily we have an extra pair of hands very soon since Benjamin is growing fast. Much love from us Bobbie
Well guys it happens. No drama though. Practice makes perfect and you're making the crew ready for the blue water. Italy has some good marinas in the east coast as well but Croatia has been a good choice too. Adriatic is "tricky" in the winter, so if I were on you guys, I would try to get outta there asap. Nice to hear from you anyway, we'll catch up next episode.
Ciao Enrico, you are totally right, it makes Perfect Sense ;) Yes we know below Ancona there are some good marinas but to be honest, we don't like marina's that much, we prefer te be behind anchor. Winter time is indeed tricky so happy we made far south. A pleasure to have you onboard our journey.
Are you going to put in solar panels and I want to compliment you on how beautiful your boat is after your extensive refit, It's absolutly amazing .After watching your videos you young folks give an old man hope that there is hope for the world.
Yes we will, thank your for the compliments. We take good care of the looks and we found a aesthetic solution for the solar panels without having a big arch, we will install them soon. Let's share the Breeze together for a better world.
Thank you for sharing the 10%, as fellow cruisers I can definitely appreciate the stressful situation you were all in. Seasickness sucks and relationships are hard and it is wonderful to see how much you both support each other. Sending good engine vibes and calm sailing. xx
Thanks Wendy for sharing your feedback with all of us, as a love couple we have been through a lot, you will see in the next episode so we had a steep learning curve let's say. Much love from us and we breeze you all the good vibes for your adventures.
@@FeeltheBreeze I just noticed something At 7:39 of this video that you are replacing Lightening damaged batteries with Volatile Lithium Ion Batteries. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ymk8pjax0_Q.html I made a post on it but RU-vid is dangerously censoring the comment. I'll post it in reply to this one, maybe you can still see it? maybe it's only censoring the post to viewers of the video but the video creator can still see it? The Censorship on youtube is getting ridiculous and dangerous.
@@FeeltheBreeze Here's the Informational post that was censored, just in case you can still see it _______________________________________________ At 7:39 So your Batteries were Broken by a lightning strike, and in their place you are putting Lithium Ion batteries that tend to become intensely incendiary devices when broken? (unless they are Lithium Ferrite/LiFe which tend to be much more stable when damaged) You just gave me the mental image of your boat being a Cherry Bomb with the mast as the fuze.... That lightning Protection Issue is the bigger fish that needs Frying Maybe talk to William bunting as he is Apparently working on this as he said "At present I am absorbed in designing a bullet (lightning) proof electrical system." This Fella: ru-vid.com/show-UC4ircU5sbntOYDrEf5Hj6wAfeatured Also some more posts in the same thread on the subject Hope this helps! From Stephen Burnage (that flashover with lightning crossing through the cabins between components is an issue!) ru-vid.com/show-UCt1fNa3y4dBBIs865XxS9eA " " Cannot knowledgeably comment on the window size or on swing keels but have been researching the lightening question as I am approaching Panana (where it is a big issue) and I am an electrical engineer. Found a University of Florida research paper, where a PHD student analyzed records on lightening insurance claims. The first thing to recognize is that the forces are enormous - a charge that can jump several hundred feet from a cloud will have no difficulty blowing directly through something like a fibreglass hul ie we are talking about hundreds of kv's, if not higher. He concluded that there are essentially two forces at work ie (i) the route of the primary strike seeking to get to ground and; (ii) (mostly horizontal) strikes (flashovers) between parts of the boat that are at elevated ev to parts of the boat that are at a neutral potential (such as an energized mast to a neutral engine). Needless to say, it is the secondary strikes that are more likely to cause personal injury. His recommendation was a good grounding system (mast, boom, handrails, stanchions, engine, thru-hulls etc), tied into multiple grounding points (around the perimeter of the boat). Obviously, a steel or aluminum boat is naturally grounded. In my case, with a fibreglass boat, I simply added two oversized anodes (one near the mast, one near the engine) as grounding points but you could argue I need many more. However, to answer your specific questions on electrics (and electronics), there are parties that sell surge arrestors but, to be honest, they are so small I question whether they can withstand much of a voltage. However, they are cheap enough with no downside effects. On my electronics, I installed all Raymarine with their standard connectors, which I disconnect if I am in a squal or similar. And yes, I keep a back up hand held GPS and VHF in the oven at all times. On the fuse panel, I switched to all circuit breakers (which are faster to operate than a standard fuse). Having said that, lightening is such a formidable force of nature that there are no guaranteed solutions - just things you can do to marginally reduce the considerable risks. I would prioritize firstly - preventing direct injury to persons (grounding handrails etc); secondly maintening hull integrity (ground thru-hulls) and thirdly worrying about electronics. " " From William bunting who is also installing Lithium Batteries with lightning protection in mind ru-vid.com/show-UC4ircU5sbntOYDrEf5Hj6wA " " Thanks for your considered comment, Stephen. I have looked at as much information as I can find and eagerly seek out first hand accounts of lightning strikes. A good example is “Sailing Freedom” who was struck at sea and holed as well. Important to watch. My boat, a Southerly 135, I’m sure was struck before I bought it as there is plenty of evidence of electrical that shows evidence of excessive heat, with the exit point being through the fridge through hull heat exchanger. As I am in the process of installing Lithium batteries, I decided to break up the battery system by installing the 8 KWhrs of Lithium in separate faraday cage type housings along with everything to do with the solar charging system (MPPT’s and Charge Controllers) in that housing with all cables to the components shielded. The wind generator is an issue which will probably be disconnected when there is very high risk. The risk to the nav system will most likely be through the power cables. In this boat I’m sure that the charge path was from an internal shroud anchor to the anchor chain electrical cable on its way to the through hull heat exchanger. I am putting in an in line uninterruptible power supply/surge arrester for the main RayMarine Axiom which will be a combination of a resettable circuit breaker, current dissipators, high voltage bleeds (TVS’s), in line battery and a DC/DC voltage regulator which should together absorb a power surge and maintain operability. The Main Battery house bank will be AGM’s which are charged from various sources but mainly from the solar via a TopSystems 100 amp dc/dc converter/charger. I’ve been thinking about installing an external copper grounding strip on the water line, where it will be least visible, in line with the mast to draw any charge to the fwd section of the boat. Point taken on the personal safety though. I do know one first hand account (the boat was built right next to my first boat) where a boat was struck on Sydney Harbour during the day while sailing. The charge came down the back stay and jumped to the helm and exited through the rudder. The guy on the helm got a good belt (survived), but no one was keen to steer the boat after that until the squeal passed. The other item that might make a difference to a boats vulnerability is to have an enclosed masthead instrument. SV Delos installed one some years ago and it is working well, Brian reports. Aerials are problematic, though that could be resolved with a masthead receiver and an optic fibre link to the radio system if that was a possibility. " " Stephen Burnages reply to William Bunting " " I will try and find a link to the University of Florida paper as it is a goldmine of information. It sounds, however, that you are well on top of the subject. I hadn't heard of a copper strip before but it is the type of solution he was recommending (if big enough) but I think he would argue it needs to wrap fully round the boat. We are currently in El Salvador, which means all boats we pass are coming up from Panama, so we ask them their lightening stories. Worse case was a solo lady sailor who was knocked unconscious at sea, coming too only five days later, from where she had to rescue herself. She couldn't say precisely what happened but it sounded like a horizontal flashover. Most stories are like "it caught the boat next to me" but there were several that blew out an entire suite of electronics. What you think happened to your boat is the type of incident well described in the Florida paper and potentially lethal. I saw the YT of the thru-hull blow out but haven't met anyone here with that story (maybe those guys mostly lose their boats). Like I said, I am a bit skeptical of a modest surge arrestor, dissapaters etc arresting a half million volts (or higher) but they might do some good with minor induced currents so improve your chances, overall. I used to work in the power industry, which routinely has to deal with lightening strikes (with an auto-reclose device) but those things are huge (to get the required physical separation). I refer to lightening as being second only to sciesmic activity (something else we get a lot of here) in terms of energy released. Ones preparations might get you through a Richter scale 4 or 5 incident but no preparation can protect you from an 8. You are in God's hands then. Did you say that you had placed your batteries in a Faraday cage? Intersting idea but not sure how that works if they remain wired. Presumably the equipment you described would momentarily isolate them? " " William Buntings Subsequent reply to Stephen Burnage " " and, yes I have designed a stainless metal enclosure for the Lithium batteries along with all of their associated electronics. It took some time to design the housing as it all fits in a small void space in the aft near the engine on the starboard side. The thinking here is to divide the energy system up and protect the most vulnerable part. The Lithium with its more flexible charging profile is best suited to manage all of the solar power which is highly variable, and that then charges the house bank of AGM’s via a 100 amp DC/DC charge controller set up to optimally top up the Lead batteries in the way that they prefer. It is not up and running yet as the solar arch (1000 watts and a D400 wind turbine) is not finished. The whole system finished will be 8000 watt hours of Lithium and 5000 watt hours of firefly AGM’s. Clark on Emily and Clark’s Adventure has developed an interesting and tested combined battery charge balancer well worth considering. I don’t fancy losing $20,000 worth of equipment half way through an adventure because I thought “it won’t happen to me”. I’m only too happy to look like an old crazy kook by talking about this at length. " "
@@FeeltheBreeze I've had to repost this multiple times to find a combination that has not been Sh.adow B.anned, RU-vid is censoring everything, including important safety information that is dangerous for youtube to censor, putting people at risk... RU-vid is a criminal organisation and blatantly breaking the law, it is evading tax under the tax exemption protection extended to public content hosting platforms, However by De-.plat.forming creators they do not like, and curating/censoring Videos and comments, RU-vid is now no longer legally a public platform and is now legally a publisher and no longer qualified for the Tax exemption rule. ( They Censored the word " De-.plat.forming " ! Shows that hits a nerve! They do it sneakily in a dishonest way too, when they censor you the message seems to post normally but only YOU can see it, nobody else. you can test this by having a different browser that is not logged into your account on youtube and try to find your comment, if you can't find it on the other browser, that means you have been Sh.adow Censored. They know they are in the wrong so they don't even say that your post could not be posted and why , they may patch this so you may need to use an entirely different connection such as your Phone through the Mobile network to check the status of your posts in future ) I'm reporting this to the Appropriate Authorities and anyone else who cares for the rule of fair and just law may wish to do so also! IRS whistleblowers Office is a good start for reporting criminal tax evasion for anyone interested (I Would post the link to their website but youtube Censors the post when I do, Just Web search "IRS whistleblowers office wiki" for all the information you need. And will work my way up from there as I find more ways to deal with this.
I've heard a few negatives regarding Croatia authorities, seems like a place to avoid because of that. I am sure the country and people are great though.
Hi Robert, in the next episodes you will find more about the Croatian authorities, seems they like to make use of the Schengen rules to fill the pockets. We prefer other countries.
I don't know how I missed this ep... Very interesting hearing you embrace the waves of life!! What a journey..... Can completely understand why you didn't film it all! We have just had a week of sick children... it is impossible to film and create etc when the priority is a healthy family! Sending you guys hugs as always and thanks for sharing the full story!
Thanks beautiful family… we send you all the energy and vibes we have to recover soon and show us your best videos. Healthy family is indeed priority number one. Much love from us
Oh wow! a very different but interesting vlog. I can imagine when things go wrong, they go wrong big time, but I'm so glad you are all ok. Roll on next Tuesday. Stay safe, please.
Thanks for showing us what it is really like. Like any adventure, it can be tuff, but rewarding. It is great to hear all the little, real things that can be a pain or even dangerous whilst at sea. One Life, One Search, Shane
We love to share the real deal and the adventures along the way, it's a steep learning curve and makes us better sailors and solving the problems as couple. Feel the Breeze Shane, indeed One Life, One Search.
We learn more from mistakes than from successes, right? Another very nice video to see. Benjamin goes on his routine of wanting to discover everything, which is the best. You both look good and happy and that's what matters. Kisses and hugs from this old Brazilian sea wolf.
Absolutely, at some moments in time I (Gerben) did not want to believe it but the questions I always ask myself: Did I wish I had missed it? And my answers are always no, the learning curve is always steep when the mistakes are there. Benjamin is becoming a sailing legend and we are most of the time good and very happy, you will see in the coming videos it's not always the case. Much love from us and so happy to have you onboard.
Thank goodness you two are cool, calm and collective during what was very scary moments on the high seas. Lesser sailor might have gone down with the ship. Of course, I love your sailing adventures filmed as much as possible, but your life's are number one. So glad the three of you are safe. Love the leopard design pants. I had a pair like that in velvet during the 1970's during my early rock and roll days. Stay groovy and stage safe.
Hahaha love the groovy and we can only imagine you back in the '70 enjoying the rock and roll day. We are safe and sound and are very groovy at the moment ;) Such a pleasure to have you onboard.
The word "yacht" is relatable in many as elite, we have binge watched several cruisers and the struggle, while remaining a family team is admirable, some are losing the image of the struggling family and I think many viewers relate to overcoming adversity as a family, don't lose that "flavor". The bigger names appear more elite, and less the slightly struggling team, la vagabonde have hired hands doing the hard labor, huge mistake!
The Perfect Sense is a yacht for sure ;) We like to be with just the family to do all the stuff by ourselves and will hire some hands if necessary so we have more time for the business. We focus on ourselves what for us feels the best and will try out from time to time. It's a journey, we consider ourselves as a business couple sailing with a kid.
Thank you for this video, It is good to know that there are times more difficult so only 10% for you. But as they said after the rain the good weather. Its gotta be the same the same after the problems the good times. Good week
We decided to focus more on the beautiful things instead of the negative and then only 10% left 🤩 and indeed after rain came good weather, storm, new adventures and scary moments. Have a great week too 💙
HI guys, thanks again for your video. ... of course, from my lounge chair, it looked like an enjoyable sail....... but we do get it, not everything goes to plan and you guys came through it, still enjoying your lifestyle. These things happen, not fantastic....but you delt with it. Thanks again 💙💨💨💨💨⛵
Hi Mark, you are very welcome and so great to have you onboard our journey, even from your lounge chair ;) In every adventure there are some learnings and makes us more skilled sailors. Have a great day 🤩
Hi Guys. It´s been a long time since I responded to your vlogs, although I watched them all. This one touched me, because it´s „a day in the life“. Adventures were is growth in it are the best. You are a really good team and so you can be confident to manage all future ones as well. I think this gives always a good feeling. It is what I can tell from own experience for over 20 years as a flight captain. So, have fun and always stay safe and healthy. Ciao, Thomas
Ciao Thomas, great to hear from you again and fantastic to hear you watching them all. Growth is indeed the best and learning from every challenging situation makes us better. Can imagine as a flight captain with 20 years experience you have a lot of adventures under your belt. Have an amazing day from all of us.
You may have come across a typical American holiday adventure. When nothing goes right. Glad your out the other side of that bad streak of misfortune! Better days hopefully coming your way! Blessings and prayers for safe and healthy journeys!
Hahaha Scott, love the comparison with a typical American holiday adventure. Sometimes it doesn't run smooth and making the decision to drop anchor, re arrange ourselves and continue was a good one, we have wonderful days and are looking forward to share this ones with you too. Have a great day and such a pleasure to have you onboard our journey.
Mooi en eerlijk verhaal. Het is niet altijd rozengeur en maneschijn maar jullie hebben al meer dan genoeg laten zien dat jullie in staat zijn problemen het hoofd te bieden, een beetje water in de bilge valt dan eigenlijk nog wel mee 😉.
Dank Sjoert, wij vertalen graag het daadwerkelijke verhaal en een beetje water in de bilge doet daar geen afbreuk aan ;) Super leuk om elke week wat van je te horen. Fijne Sinterklaas avond.
been following your channel for about 6 months ... love this channel! stunningly beautiful family, beautiful boat, wonderful outlook on life, fantastic videography. would love to hear your full story of how you two met and how you overcame such tremendous odds. appreciate how genuine you two are as well ... cheers \,,,_
WoW Mark, thanks for being onboard our journey for this long and your nice compliments. We will start sharing more with the introduction of the Feel the Breeze talks soon, have you checked out our website www.feelthebreeze.nl or Instagram where we share a lot ;) Looking forward to get in touch more. Have a great day.
Oops sorry about that any way In the Carribean they notoriously have Bad fuel alot sailors use a water seperater if you like I'll find out the name of this product for you My health is improving I've gained 6 pounds and having a good time with My Hockey team the Minnesota wild As always Great Show With all my love Denny
Fantastic news Denny, so great to hear your health is improving and you gained some weight. A great kickstart of our day , thank you!!! We have a water separator filter and cleaned it thoroughly after the bad fuel, yes we heard about the bad diesel in the Carieb. Have an amazing Wild day in Minnesota Denny 💙
Having issues with water and being seasick is never good, i have been fishing in 100 mile an hour wind scared as hell but never got sick, but once on land for a trip off and my first day back , quick as we leave the wharf no matter flat calm, i always got sea sick my first day back haha, i hope you and Benjamin get better, water in the fuel can cause a lot of issues, hope you guys got it sorted out, being the wonderful people that you are, even with all the issues, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, i believe in you and things well get better, take care and be safe.
WoW, 100 mph, that's next level, we hope to avoid that in any case. No the feeling of sea sickness on land. Reminds me to the days of sailing races, all day sailing ending the day with a beer in the bar and going to the toilet where it all start dancing. We are doing well, had some more adventures along the way south we will share with you as well. Great to hear from you Ricky, have a great day.
Ugh! So sad you had a bad experience there. It could be worse. You could be "stuck" on land and in some dead end job going nowhere! I wish you both, Fair winds and following seas from here on in.
We made the best out of it and are really grateful for our life, we just finished a Live call with our Patrons with the topic, how to start your Best life, when it's a dead end it's time to move ;)
I notice (I Think) you dont have a staysail & no foam luff in your genoa . A foam luff helps a lot when reefing to a smaller sized sail in heavy winds , Stops the sail bagging & keeps the strain on the right areas after moving your cars forward ?
You have a sharp eye, we indeed have no staysail and no foam luff anymore. We reduced the genoa from 140% to 117% and 95% of the time we sail with the genoa full out and a reduced main. This is up to 35 knots of wind. And yes, moving the car is a different story when shorthanded ;)
I don't feel the breeze, maar na regen komt zonneschijn gelukkig geen onoverkomelijke dingen . Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de tocht naar Sicilie . Keep it save en tot ziens.
Great Series. Fair winds to you. Typical Croatia. Distant Shores had "Q" flag flying when anchored overnight. They were arrested and fined. Look up ""Distant Shores Croatia"". Fair Isle were fined, filmed it in secret. No explanation for fine. Look up Fair Isle Croatia. I wouldn't holiday never mind sail in Croatia..
We saw them all Brendan, thanks for sharing, when we left Croatia we said this is the last time for us, we know never say never but we do believe we will never visit Croatia again.
Thanks Chuck, the only time I got motion sickness was when a friend of mine, a pilot instructor, he had to do an exam and asked me to join him, took me three days to recover ;)
If three things don't go to plan then it's time to stop and re assess. It's a shame about the fine. It would seem the pirate's wear uniforms and work for the government. The joys of the traveler 🏴☠️
That's our rule as well, if it is not running smooth it's time to find shelter, drop anchor and re organise. The fine is another story and will continue, real pirates don't wear uniforms ;) Thanks for watching Journeyman
Bonjour à vous 2 Merci pour cette vidéo qui permet de remettre en avant que la navigation reste une aventure avec ses difficultés qui nécessitent de rester très humble face aux éléments. Je possède un sun odyssey 54DS , même époque , même qualité de construction, même complexité liées aux équipements. Ces grands bateaux nous donnent parfois l illusion que les éléments peuvent se soumettre mais ce n est jamais le cas . Donnez plus souvent vos retours d expériences négatives , cela donnera encore plus de plaisir de vous voir profiter de ces lieux magiques . Merci pour ce séjour à Venise , c était super . C est le but de mon prochain voyage Bises de France 🇫🇷
Merci beaucoup pour votre merveilleux message. Vous avez tout à fait raison sur la complexité des gros bateaux. Mais la récompense de la navigation et du sentiment de grâce est incroyable. Le 54DS est également un bateau merveilleux et nous pouvons fortement recommander de naviguer jusqu'à Venise. Vous allez adorer, nous continuons à partager la vraie affaire. Beaucoup d'amour de notre part.
Hello guys, I'm sorry for your misadventures, the rough sea, the high waves and even the fine, and also for the seasickness of Rianne and Benjamin, doing the Adriatic all ubna tirata turned out to be very tiring so it was better to approach the islands of the Balkan countries .... Don't worry, it's all experience that will come in handy when you take the big leap into the Atlantic ... a hug for you :)
Thanks Sergio, it's all part of the adventure, we love sailing in the high waves and with good winds but this was just not a smooth crossing and being upside down finding water in the night didn't help. Every crossing is a learning curve to become better sailors. A big hug from all of us.
Have watched you from afar in New Zealand. Followed you for a while as I enjoyed the refit of your boat but i loved the reality in this video of your life. Not everything goes to plan but you calmly narrating what had happened during this crossing was lovely to watch. well done, keep it real.
WoW Andrew, thank you for your nice words all the way from New Zealand, really appreciate your feedback and we keep sharing the real life with all the ups and downs and we are sure you will like the coming ones as well. Much love from all of us.
Het is wonderlijk hoe snel dingen op een zeilboot mis kunnen gaan. Daarom is het ook altijd een avontuur. Vooral op open zee. Bijvoorbeeld heb ik weleens een enorme golf over het dek gehad en ik was vergeten af te sluiten. Het hele schip was van binnen een zwembad. Gelukkig ben ik iemand van de veiligheid en had zelf een grote pomp aangelegd die een eigen accu had, alle elektriciteit was ook uitgevallen. Zo kon ik het schip snel leegpompen en een ramp voorkomen. Als filmer heb ik nog een tip, plaats op centrale plaatsen een go pro en laat ze gewoon draaien vooral bij zwaar weer. Dan heb je geweldige opnames als er iets mis gaat. Als ik mijn bijna ramp toendertijd had vastgelegd had mijn video een paar miljoen kijkers gehad dat was dan een geluk bij een ongeluk. Ik lijk wel een ramptoerist.
Hahaha Peter de ramp tourist, nee hoor dank je wel voor het delen van jouw verhaal, dat is een behoorlijke golf geweest! WoW! Dank voor de tip, gaan we doen met de vaste plekken, nog meer GoPro’s ;) We gaan voor de miljoenen kijkers maar dan zonder ramp ;) Mooie dag!
Im supprised your vessel isn't fitted with automatic electric bilge pumps I would fit bilge float alarms to warn you before it starts spill out on the floors or into other compartments. 👍🏼 Glad it was confined to just certain compartments .... Maybe invest in a submersible electric pump, if you have you to do other things on deck and at night it can make things more manageable. Croatia is pretty but the politics of that part of the world and money problems make anything official unappealing. I second the idea of the large fuel filter funnels...though they do slow the filling up. The other option is to run two filters in parallel fed by a diverter valve so if one blocks you can switch to the other while still running and clean or swap the dirty one. If you had space for it, a day tank that holds pre filtered fuel is what expedition and cruising yatch's use. Alluring Artic had a problem with their ice yatch fuel system off the Faroe Islands it seems to be the most common problem with marine Diesels other than the failure of the rubber vained water pump impellers disintegrating . Those Northerlies bought storm Arwen to the Uk with winds of 100mph and snow. The North sea was pretty horrendous for anyone out there or worse close to shore. They still havent reconnected the power in parts
The Perfect Sense is fitted with automatic electric bilge pumps and we have alarms but the water was coming from behind and stayed in the compartments and while sailing and healing the water came above some floorboards in the aft cabin. Thanks for your input regarding the fuel and the two filters solution, we will dive into that, we have three fuel tanks, one spare and two day thanks we can switch. Really appreciate your feedback.
@@FeeltheBreeze Im Science trained and from a family of DIY mechanics.😉 Stay safe. I would still rig up a simple float switching alarm and warning lights for that area, one up on deck and the other down below.
Till our last crossing we did't spent money on mooring balls or dockage at all in Croatia, we dropped anchor where it was allowed and only paid when we visited a Natural Park and that's fair in our opinion. But.... during our last crossing they tried to get every euro out of our pocket. You will see in the next episodes ;)
Hallo Ihr Drei If you have no crew who are seasick, have no problems with water in the ship, no engine that stutters, then yes then you sit in front of a screen and do not sail, but look at people who experience all that. i would like to swap with you, rather than looking for cover from Corona at home, because your country is politically failing, is not able to make decisions, and you do not know yourself where this Journey ends. Then you are sitting in front of a screen in Germany. it`s nice to see when you´ve made the right decisions and when you´ve got the people on the screens to dream. Despite the problems, you sent great sailing pictures to our room again. Enjoy your freedom and let´s continue dreaming at Home. All the best Olli
Dear Olli, Thank you for watching and being on this journey together with us during this crazy times. Every day we remember ourselves when C hit the first time and we became homeless we started te be creative and just started driving to Turkey. We don’t watch the news in the Netherlands anymore for a long time, it’s a waste of energy. Of course we get impacted by C as well and try to navigate through it as flexible as possible. Keep the dreams alive and make them happen, start today to live your best life. All the best from us.
Welcome to real normal boat life, it can only be better... you will make it, because you have an excellent crisis management ! :) I am a bit worried about your Diesel engine or better say Diesel tank can it be that you have Diesel bug?
Hahaha real boat life indeed, this is part of it, we know. We improved our crisis management skills a lot in the last years and must admit Rianne is excellent in this, her father was an expert in crisis management in the army so she had a great teacher. We had diesel bug before and checked everything again, this time it was to much water in the diesel, autumn sailing, no big turnover at fuel stations and a lot of humidity in Venice. Thanks for being onboard our journey
Did you get to the bottom of things with the Croatian port police? Were you mistaken about the 11 hrs transit allowance? As Croatia police are quite famous for making up fines that do not exist!
Ooooh yess, till the very bottom but there is no escape with these guys, you make use of Schengen law to the max to extract all the money they can get out of you. We made an appeal and didn't pay yet.
Hi, Enjoying the vlog. How did you manage your transit of Greece without checking in? I may have to do something similar this coming season. My boat is in Marmaris and I need to get back into the EU. It is not clear if Greece will allow boats to enter from Turkey. I know they did for a period at the end of August but not sure what the current situation is. We did the same trip as you a few seasons ago. The Croatian customs are tough, Monetenegro is no better. We stopped at Brindisi and Otranto and can recommend both. Best wishes.
Hi Colin, thanks for the nice comment, we just transit (not checking in) Greece and didn't stop, only for groceries. This is allowed, we informed the coastguard by VHF when we entered Greece waters. Montenegro for us is such a warm welcome compared to Croatia. Thanks for the tips.
@@FeeltheBreeze yes i saw your boat entring the port of Gruz just near the big bridge at least I thought so. Well if you already continued I wish you fair winds.
Did you guys think of me when you saw the water on the floorboard. I need a backup bilge pump I can hook to my portable generator or a little gas trash pump. Just in case I have no electricity. I’ve got a 50 amp draw on my dc breaker that runs my cabin lights the breaker kicked and I can’t find the draw. We are mechanics half sailors. Then the water pump went out on the engine . I’m just going to start replacing old parts as much as I can. Champagne problems. There’s a song by Marlyn Manson called halfway and one step forward . I like it. It’s a fitting song. Listen to it you’ll like it
Sorry Brian, we have to be honest towards you, we didn't think about you when the water came above the floorboard, sorry ;) As sailors your are everything at the same time, we wish you all the best with replacing the old parts and prevent as much trouble as possible, thanks for sharing the song, love it!!
