An Outremer 55 Catamaran Challenges Us To A 500 Mile Race! [Ep. 157] 

Best sailing channel hands down. No pretend drama and no made-up fake personalities trying to be cool. This couple is the real deal. Beautiful footage, amazing narration and editing. Roxy being Roxy and Kate always smiling. Keep having fun and stay safe. Bill

Girl , we are a ll light wave people, but you went around the horn! You can sail in any conditions mother earth can throw at you. We all know your sailing skills.

FYI, you can never have too many drone shots of Sweet Ruca sailing in the ocean. Absolutely beautiful. ❤

Best sailing on RU-vid!

That drone shot from dead astern with Sweet Ruca pulling away into the sun, although only a few seconds....jewelry.

Another great sailing video in a lot of different conditions! Looks like you had your share of squalls along the way. One thing for sure is that the two of you work extremely well together! Keep up the fine sailing videos! The Quartermaster 😊

I love how you and Curtis are truly soulmates ❤

Great episode. I just knew no one could beat Ruca. Love your footage and teamwork.

Love that you guys smoked the cocky French cat! Also want to say how much I appreciate the way you encourage each other while sail handling and maneuvering. I hear lots of "good job" and great job". This is something my wife and I always try to do. We've heard too many couples yelling and blaming each other when things go a little sideways. This can only make things worse! We wonder how miserable their marriages must be in general. Keep up the good vibes on Sweet Ruca! SV Matcha

I think Roxy really understands you, it's amazing and beautiful ❤️ smelling land must be incredible after days at sea. I wonder how many of your viewers have never sailed like myself?

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner... Go Ruca Go.... :) Great Sailing Guys :) Lovin' BIG BLUE... ❤ Be Safe 🙏

Such a great video. It looked pretty tricky going through the squalls. I loved the rainbows. I'm sure glad the Spinnaker survived. Of course, the drone footage is my favorite. Job well done on this one

Absolutely love your channel - great balance between narrated sections and opportunities to just sit back and take in the experience! This episode is one of my favorites as you can tell that the racing instincts are kicking in and you sail the boat harder than otherwise. Would love to see you also doing small "tutorials" sharing some tips and tricks (e.g. maneuvers, sail trim, navigation, communication / coordination etc.) 🙌

Wow, such speed maintained! Love to see your adventures. Thanks!

Really enjoyed this weeks presentation…. Reminds me of the Mac… John, Ontario, Canada

Great footage of both boats coming in at the same time. Funny how Roxy smells into the air when you are getting near land.

That is awesome! Your sail was apparently almost all down wind and you beat that Outremer sled on a race that long. If it were an upwind race you would have beat them by something close to a day. You two know how to make cruising fun while keeping your sailing skills well honed. That International bottom paint must be amazing too.

Sometimes I feel like you enjoy and look forward to sail changes and sail trimming much more than the average cruiser, or at least that is the sentiment I get from your content.

We won!! 🥇

You two are great racers! Even when small things go wrong, you've pushed that J Bat to it's limits plenty of times!

Well, that was fun! Wish I could have been there. Congratulations on the win. Beautiful sailing too.

Great video. Thank you both for sharing. True sailing!

Racing instincts kicking in on this episode...Great Lakes racers RULE ! ⛵⛵ Bonus drone photography a must see....👀

Outstanding as always .

Wow. Your sailing as if it is a race makes for a pleasantly serious thread in the storytelling. Beautiful drone takes after the 19 1/2 minute mark or so. Wow visuals.

Great spinaker shots

Doesn’t get any better than ending the episode with the Cheshire Cat smile of Curtis….. pleased with his First Mate and the yacht‼️💥💥💥 OMG 😱, super Kate “stand by …..Kate driving” music to the other team player. Don’t know much of sailing in this area, but definitely a machine of experienced teamwork making it happen 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 B. R. A. V. O. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 See you next time. ✨🌊💨🌧️🏝️👙🌞✨

once a racer always a racer🤣

wonderful pro + level video ...another great "being onboard" episode!!

Hey guys!!! you are just amazing. The channel is really a good entertainment, no drama as many out there, no bla bla as monologues, you are talking and doing, showing us the real adventure. Congratulations and Kate, don't stop smiling!!! Now my question. Why go straight to Amanu and skip the another small islands?.... no time, no interes, are you with an specific schedule???, just asking. TAKE CARE!! 😉😉😊😊

Great sailing ⛵️ ⛵️

Thank you.

Sail on

I love it! Even Roxy gets excited about racing. 9:33 - I had to rewind and get a second look. Those are some really lovely grapefruits.

Amazing drone footage!

Looks like a beautiful passage. Nice work. Jim in Chile

Beautiful

Well done guys!

Love your channel

I had a solid blue color like that as a spinnaker on my Nacra 6.0 catamaran. It was one of the first catamarans with a spinnaker so after using it for a while, I realized that it wasn't the best cut and was trying to figure out what cut would be a better fit for a boat that went much faster than a monohull but didn't have the money to get a different one so I sold the boat and got a Nacra 5.8 and plus it was a much tamer boat to handle. The 6.0 was a beast and I wasn't heavy enough to sail it.

Great episode. The drone footage was superb. Adding some fun with friends to the daily routine is always great. Nice race with the cat. Thanks for sharing the job well done with constant wind shifts. 👍🏼

Thx guys ..always enjoy your vids

Great video!!👏👏👏🙏🙏

Awsome!

i'm curious to hear when you compare notes with the big cat.

I have observed many times that "performance" cats often don't seem to average speeds over longer distances that I would expect. On my own monohulls I frequently average 200 mile days and the Outremers and HH's etc don't seem any faster. I sailed from Fii to New Caledonia last year leaving at the same time as two Outremers. I put half a day on them on what was a rough, windy trip. Similarly I have out distanced cats on the trip from Tonga to NZ by a similar margin.

The 55ft cat didn't catch you on a downwind passage. That means they are poor sailors or you guys are still true racers.

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Hi guys. Well as you no I have followed you guys forever & love your channel. So upon looking at the subscribe I notice I was unsubscribed. I don't no how but I have heard of this happening to others. Maybe you could alert others. Oh yea. I'm sure you won. Much love to you both.

I so dislike spinnakers. Since the days of going head-to-head with a Flying Dutchman and seeing them scurry like ants every time the wind changed a little bit, while we just went wide onto a charging broad reach. And then the regs changed so they actually put spinnakers on the Tornado. Couldn't believe that one. If I ever retire into a keel boat, it will have two masts and a square sail with yardarms on the main one.

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Cat that challenged you to a race, must not have watched your channel. My money was on you guys all along.

I've been watching your videos for years truly love them. How old is that ol sea dog Roxy?

The grapefruit at 9:30 are obscene, either that, or I'm a perv 😅

While I am Not Personally a fan of Sailboat Racing - due to the negative influences it continues to have on the design and Construction of Cruising Sailboats - excessively Deep Drafts, lightweight hull Construction, Twin Rudders, hazards like Main sheet Tracks in Cockpits etc - I’m Rooting for the Monohull - because Catamarans Hate Me ! While tacking to Windward, it is impossible for both Hulls to connect with a Wave at the same time, and the Result is a violent Corkscrew Bucking Bronco Motion, which seriously does my head in, and almost threw me over the side of the Catamaran - and I haven’t been on one since, so Kick Some Serious Ass Guys.Bob. 🤔🌟🌟🌟🤡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧❤️🤣

We’re you able to keep track of each other on the AIS?

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What in the world are you doing going forward without a life vest on