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Ep.48. HEAVY SEAS, a rogue wave; FL to Beaufort NC.

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When sailing long distance, we follow weather closely, downloading it at least once a day. When the conditions are challenging, we also use a weather router. Sometimes the forecasts change when on route, or sometimes the waves are larger than expected. We knew it would be a rough start for our trip toward Boston because a NE wind had been blowing, and wind against current in the Gulf stream is always rough. We left West Palm Florida as the winds changes to east as they started to clock towards the south. But with the wind still blowing hard, the seas were confused. We hit one rogue wave and went airborne! After storms through the night, we now had following seas, but the waves were BIG! Probably 20ft and we were surfing down waves at 20-28 kts! But then the wind died, we fell behind our predicted schedule and knew we could not stay ahead of the next storm. So we ducked into Beaufort, NC. Even under lockdown Beaufort was true to its label as "America's coolest small town", with wild horses visible on the barrier islands. Next time, after the pandemic we hope to return to Beaufort to explore the barrier islands. We will continue our way to Boston in the next episode.
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Lost in Atlantis - by Smartface (end music)
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@VERTICALWisdom 4 года назад

Nice to see an experienced sailor on a fast Cat. Reefing and powering down is so important - Tough night and great decisions by both of you. Be safe and all the best.

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

So true!

@happysawit 4 года назад

15-20 feet enormous waves! Glad you made it through safely!

@biotreksailing 3 года назад

Not a problem on a bluewater sailboat when the wave period is long and not too steep

@ericgriffin6698 2 года назад

Your Cat is awesome,... Must be amazing going where you like,..great video.. safe sailing 👍👍👍👍🤪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@biotreksailing 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! My editing skills are better now. You will like our Pacific crossing that I will post in 2 weeks - pretty rough!. If you ring the notification bell you will not be too bothered because I post every 2 weeks or so.

@mosca3289 4 года назад

Tough conditions and amazing speed! Thanks for the film👍🏻

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@reloksat 4 года назад

When we lived in NC we loved visiting Beaufort to see the sail boats there. Very relaxing port 40 years ago. Got to see Walter Cronkite yacht once. He wasn’t aboard someone was bringing It north from FL. Love your adventures. Great depiction of this adventure. Your husband is quite the sailor. Oh, and Tiller steals the show...

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@KandiSueTheBlue 4 года назад

Pierre and Lisa, Great video. You absolutely captured the size of those waves, the speed was phenomenal and Pierre obviously enjoyed helming. Loved the technical info. It's so refreshing to see boat info, weather info, your backup plans. We have a high performance 30 year background on monohulls and there is little video of cruising couples sailing in conditions like this as you and we have done. Looking forward to the next vlog.

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Big waves make great videos but I prefer no waves!

@shoestringshipyardsailing9681 4 года назад

Thanks for taking us along as "virtual crew" on your passage. You appeared to be remarkably calm during your filing while in rough seas. I have quite a bit of experience at sea, but from the looks of those conditions, I have to admit I would probably have found myself all kinds of religion!😁

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Best to stay calm in rough seas! I also stay safe. I don't venture on the foredeck when waves are coming through the trampoline just to get good videos!

@stoneylakejake 4 года назад

You are both very brave. I would of lost it and been so scared out there. I will keep watching for sunnier days

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Jacqui, you would only have needed to go to sleep. That is what Tiller does when conditions are rough.

@TheMrGixxer 4 года назад

Tough sailor Pierre and thank you Lisa for sharing ! Amazing passage

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Leg 2 was tough also! I haven't put the video together yet. Hopefully soon.

@TheMrGixxer 4 года назад

Biotrek-sailing looking forward to see it ! Thanks

@goralki 4 года назад

Lisa, some wonderful footage, as it gives you a real perspective as to what sailing at 20kts plus is actualy like with following seas. I know it is stressfull, but it still would not wipe the smile off my face!

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Pierre likes it. I prefer fair weather sailing!

@GeoffreyWBlee-dz9ll 3 года назад

Loved it. Very informative thank you.🇦🇺

@paulrise5284 4 года назад

Great vlog as always, and Tiller sleeping. Wow serious waves.

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@GrantGrove 4 года назад

One of those fast and sloppy sea sails. You were making really good speed in the crud. I love cats for these passages, dry, warm and, other than the infamous"cat walk" pretty smooth. Your boat looks very comfortable and sturdy.

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Thank you very much!

@CEOsario 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing...

@biotreksailing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@ferencsydney1195 4 года назад

Amazing sail, amazing boat! Have to admit bit jealous.

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@DAVEMUGF 4 года назад

Nice video. Nice boat. Stay safe !

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Thanks 👍

@jacksbackable 4 года назад

First time I’ve seen your Vlog, the best way I’ve seen to give a better representation of the size of the swells and waves is if the camera’s fixed to the boat, with some of the vessel showinG to give a size perspective. It was also hard to pickup what the SOG was most of the time, although you showed the screen from time to time, it was quick and hard to pick. Thanks for sharing and safe passage as you head North. 😃🇦🇺

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing. I need to buy some Gopro attachments, and perhaps another camera in case I lose it. I'll post SOG when too fast. I always enjoy tips from new viewers!

@clarebrown1603 4 года назад

Awesome downwind blast! Frustrating the camera doesn't do the waves and conditions justice, but I believe you. Thundering down a wave at 28knts gives it justice. Keep up the videos 😃

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

You got that right!

@imnotmelvin3 3 года назад

Looks more like 6-8 feet.

@sandralee5621 3 года назад

You were bookin at 28 knots

@biotreksailing 3 года назад

We can surf down waves pretty fast!

@toddmalone4384 3 года назад

I would love to know more your reefing technique, especially during heavy weather and following seas. Can you, and do you, reef going downwind - or do you have to come up to a beam-reach or further into the wind before you reef?? If you do reef downwind, then what are some of the tricks or equipment used to allow the sail to drop efficiently? Thanks for the videos, very interesting and helpful for a want-to-be and probably future cruiser.

@biotreksailing 3 года назад

We do have some tricks to reef downwind, but it can also take some muscle power or a winch to get it down to the reef point if it is really blowing. The best trick is to reef BEFORE you really need to. With only two on board I am never filming when reefing, especially in heavy weather!

@hansk.4482 4 года назад

I really liked this video, being able to see cat sailing in weather other than tropical breeze sailing. As a couple, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed operating BioTrek due to her size, ie: reefing in those conditions from the mast. Be safe. cheers

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Pierre no, he is in his element with this boat. Me, as an afterthought because when the going gets tough, you just do it. When we navigate as a couple we reef earlier, we reef at night, we don't fly the code D at night etc. We always put on our harnesses with personal AIS when doing maneuvers when rough. We can now take the first reef from the back. Of course, it is with the 2nd and 3rd that it would be best to take from the back! Pierre is working on it. For now, he is the one to go forward while I manage the halyard. Bottom line: think ahead!

@scottwest9299 4 года назад

Biotrek-sailing, Pierre earns a little more of my respect every video. I admit I started watching because it’s the only 5X videos of any consequence, but I’ve stayed due to Pierre... okay and Tiller too, but don’t tell my pup. Lol Also: I went to Beaufort a little after H.S. graduation to a summer camp known as Parris Island. I spent some time later at MCAS Beaufort before being discharged. It amazes me looking back how I can simultaneously view that time period as the greatest and worst times of my life.

@circumnavigation9386 4 года назад

Nice! So you guys did all this with a broken daggerboard?

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Yup. But we still had one.

@awanderer9000 4 года назад

Thank you for this next episode, you have a great channel! A question: which software do you use on the big screen in the saloon (chart plotter combined with weather routing, boat and wind data, etc)?

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Time zero

@awanderer9000 4 года назад

@@biotreksailing thank you!

@BoulderMTBR 2 года назад

Why have you chosen not to have any weather protection at the helms or around the cockpit?

@biotreksailing 2 года назад

We steer from inside and have a clear 360 view when the weather is bad are for for night watch. Also, we like a clear view of sails, traveler and a clear view behind the boat when at sea. The enclosures that other boats keep up at sea prevent a clear view around the boat. Plus, if the winds were really bad and they started to tear, it is not a good time to be worrying about accessory canvas. We have sun screens that we put up in port and a cover for the helm station that keeps rain out of the cockpit. Thanks for the question! Do you keep canvas up on your boat?

@kirkwcowgill 3 года назад

Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.

@biotreksailing 3 года назад

Sooooo true!

@berkkadakgil3083 4 года назад

hey guys, a quick one for you, whilst riding the waves at 20+knt speed what is your helming technique? never run it at dead-downwind? surf the waves doing S curves at broad reach to avoid excessive nose-diving? cheers

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Pierre: If hand steering and wewant to have fun, steer with the waves. If storms ie above 40 kts, steer for the holes. Most of the time, it is the autopilot. We have not yet needed to hand steer for the holes with BioTrek. In our last cat the auto could not manage big seas and we needed to help it with hand steering.

@SV-Adagio 4 года назад

Love you guys! Great content, my husband and I are really enjoying watching! What kind of navigation package do you have on your navigation computer? And where do you get your weather info from? Thanks!! Julio and Kim (from South Florida)

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

We have Navionics on the B &G, and Time Zero on the computer. I put a link to Commander weather in the description. Weather we download comes with Time Zero.

@DidiPort 4 года назад

Hi Lisa and Pierre, thank you for the Video. I am not sailor, I hope this is not a silly question, When surfing down waves especially at 25 plus knots does the boat easily stay on track? Do you need to hand sail or is the autopilot sufficient? Stay safe. Warm regards Adrian

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

That is a good question! Pierre hand steers for fun - I stay inside and keep things in order. The autopilot on BioTrek is pretty good - but Pierre can keep the boat steadier than auto in those conditions. On our last cat, we it was a MUST to "help" the autopilot in large following waves or to hand steer. So it depends on the boat and the autopilot.

@DidiPort 4 года назад

Hi Lisa and Pierre It does sound like it can be a bit scary. Big boat big seas, get it wrong it could be nasty. Pierre’s experience makes a difference no doubt. Keep safe. Warm regards Adrian

@compagotv 4 года назад

Hi guys! Saw BioTrek this afternoon in Charlestown.. she looks amazing!! Is the mast carbon fiber?

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Yes it is!

@compagotv 4 года назад

@@biotreksailing does it have aluminum core or is it pure CF? thx

@biotreksailing 4 года назад

Pure CF . Pierre thinks it is an interesting question. He has drilled into it so knows it is CF. @@compagotv

@compagotv 4 года назад

@@biotreksailing oops deleted my last post by accident.. have seen forepeaks and whisker poles made from CF, not masts! Must be a huge undertaking. Happy you made it north before TS Arthur yet saw you still encountered 20' seas!? Wow. SUch a rarity and joy to see an OUtrememer in these parts. First one I've seen. Fantastic!!