You blend excitement with humor so effortlessly, turning what could be a harrowing experience into a captivating tale of resilience and awe-inspiring encounters with nature. Your storytelling prowess and courage on the high seas are truly admirable. And I am a floating village life from Vietnam.
The boat when lifted out was found to have a lot or corrosion on the Anodes after 1 year which points to an electrical leak which would have irritated the Orcas. I had a electrical fish attractor and when activated had a large pod of Orca attracted to the boat I turned the device off and the Orca went away . Five minutes later we turned on the fish attractor and the Orca immediately returned. Turned it off again and they went away. Electrical leaks have the same effect on Orca and Sharks.
Everthing started so we'll..good conditions , butterfly sailing ,beautyful sunsets and than these two attacks😮😮 Fortunately you reached the coast of Spain without water coming in !!!!
The sailing itself was awesome! We were also really glad that the attack wasn’t worse .. even though waiting for the new rudder and repairing the boat will take a long time and we are feeling with our friend. 😟
Great video guys great sailing with not too much wind and good on you for taking up the challenge to help others and meet new people I think thats great
You are absolutely right, they are beautiful creatures! 😉 It’s our friend’s yacht, and it’ currently being g repaired to hopefully be out on the ocean sailing again soon ..
sailing with new people isn't hard. Knowing that bad behavior gets you thrown over the side, keeps everyone mostly polite at least... Most of the time it's a great way to get to know lots of different people... You two have come such a long way in terms of your confidence, it is nice to see you manage off shore so well now. Being on someone else's boat is less stressful because the responsibility is not yours... The Orca encounters is frightening and damage was done however, all the video footage I see on line, those Orca are not angry... I have been 50 meters away from Orca teaching there young how to rip a stingray apart. Such violence I had never seen before. While a few boats have sunk because of the interactions, that was more because of a structural failure of rudder tube rather than a violent attack. They are playing with boats, it seems that is fun to them, and scary to us. They are so powerful, if they wanted to, they could demolish a 50 foot fiberglass yacht no problem at all... Good to see you both so happy...
Thanks Colin for your words! The behavior of the orcas is mysterious but we also think that it is a playful encounter. This makes us a bit sad as the topic is shining a bad light on these animals .. It is scary and worrying and hopefully the orcas will loose interest in boats soon. So true what you are saying - we loved to be able to learn from Frank being on his boat and it was a lot of fun! 😊 And making a new friend was also special!
I was really nervous when I saw the video and the scenes. I'm glad that nothing happened to you and the crew. But I'm sure you've learned a lot from this situation. All the best to you both, it's nice to see how far you've come in a year. Love to see your journey! :)
Thanks! Definitely - we learn in each situation something new. That’s also a reason why we love sailing so much! It looks like it will be repaired well but it also takes a lot of time.
I personally wouldn’t sail there, it’s like a “minefield”what I’ve heard and look at the app. But sometimes you have to go and weight your possibilities. It’s human to believe everything will go well. But it happens… good to see that you made it to a harbor and nothing worse happened. Looking forward to more of your stories.
Yeah, we were talking about it before what we would do if it would happen but we really didn’t think that it would .. 😟 we agree, it’s not a the most relaxed sailing area (at least for us) currently
Das stimmt! Zum Glück ist es den Umständen entsprechend gut ausgegangen und wir haben einiges dabei gelernt. Es tut uns nur sehr leid wegen Frank und seinem Boot! ⛵️
Something is different because before the computer boats was more quiet and natural. Less threatening. I could never be a sailor. Im terrified of the depths of the ocean that are unknown. There is so much vastness of uncertainty, but boy, what a life.
Yes that’s true everything changes over time. Somethings get better and somethings get worse. For sure the ocean and the weather is very special and so uncertain but that’s what it makes so unique. Thanks 😊
Super gut dokumentiert und sehr spannend. Bin die gleiche Strecke vor 14 Jahren gesegelt, damals aber ohne große Sorge vor etwaigen “Attacken”. Kommt noch ein Part2, wo der Schaden begutachtet wird? :) Immer eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel & alles Gute! ⛵️
Vielen Dank für das Feedback 😊 Freut uns, dass es dir gefallen hat! Leider nicht, da wir dann sehr schnell zu unserem Boot reisen mussten und daher kein entsprechendes Bildmaterial, etc. haben. Vielen Dank, dass wünschen wir dir auch!
@@patandfrankie These orcas are not from there, they appeared during the first wave of COVID, with an adult orca washed ashore in northern Portugal, dead with deep cuts, since then orcas have been travelling up and down the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, they don't know how to return home.
It's not clear from the videos, what tactic did you use on the first attack? Best speed away from the location under motor or did you try something else?
We didn't expect them so early because we were far from the main orca area - so we followed the official new recommendations: - furl the sails - start the engine - go as fast as possible
What we heard yes - and the recommendations at the moment say, that you should use the engine as fast as you can, especially when they attacked you. But for us it is very difficult to say what is right or wrong. 😞
On this trip we were the crew because we helped a friend who was the skipper. In the most cases we sail alone, so just the two of us and sometimes we sail with friends.
Außer einer Karte mit "Waxpoint" und einem Orcas betreffenden Funkspruch und wackeligen Innenaufnahmen während des Vorfalls, ist von Orcas in den 33 Min Video wenig zu sehen
Die Hintergrundgeräusche sind sehr laut die Stimmen dagegen gehen etwas unter....benutzt ihr externe Mikros? Ansonsten ein interessanter Content und unterhaltsam. Danke dafür
Vielen Dank für das Feedback! 😊 Ja, benutzen externe Mikros, jedoch hatten wir durch den stärkeren Wind dieses Mal größere Probleme. Werden weiter daran arbeiten es zu optimieren und hoffentlich wird es beim nächsten Video schon besser!
It was more like a vegetarian stew - chili con carne but without meat, so tomatoes & tomatoe purée, bell peppers, onion, kidney beans, corn, onion and garlic + herbs 😉 a great dish to eat with a spoon when it’s wavy 😄
@@patandfrankie They’ve tried a few times with my Jeanneau 64, it’s an expensive boat. Cherry bombs are what high school American kids throw down toilets it makes a load concussive sound and shock wave and scares them off. It doesn’t hurt them but the sensation is unfamiliar enough that they scarper. Always carry a pack when going through orca grounds all the stress disappears and then it’s fun to see them again as your not worried about your safety or damage. Happy sailing ⛵️
A good question that we asked ourselves again and again afterwards. We tried to combine the recommendations available to us. In hindsight, we would probably have been better off choosing the route in the 20m zone along the Moroccan coast or sailing higher up the Spanish mainland (or even Portugal).
@@patandfrankie I realize hindsight comments are always easy. I think the two alternatives you mentioned are both better, but again, it's a done deal, and could have been worse.👴😉
Thats true 😉 also what we know is that the Orcas move with the Tunas and depending on the season they relocate along the coast. So for anyone else planning this trip it’s maybe also a tip to check where the hotspot has moved to .. 😌
That Yankees hat is horrible! The absolute worst thing you can do on a sailing vessel other than take bananas aboard is to wear that disgusting Yankees hat. Im going to send you a Boston Red Sox hat , Teddy Ballgame will watch over you.
That’s correct. We sailed a boat through this zone as there is no other way to get to the Mediterranean unfortunately. If there were we would have definitely use a different route 😅
@@patandfrankie yeah they're not big fans of The Big Tingley.. they'll leave you alone. If not just tell them I said to stop messin' with you, that might work too!
