How about carrying a small spool of light cord with you so that you can lower an end and have your helper tie on any tool that you might not have thought about? I'm thinking some light nylon cord as would be used for construction foundation layouts. I love your double harness system. I've watched a few other sailing channels go up their mast(s) and no one did this. I love your tips and tricks stuff, Jamie. You are very knowledgeable and handy. Like most of the sailors that I watch, because you HAVE TO be!
Yeah tks Rick... that is something i missed... and often do... and if i don't always regret it, because there is ALWAYS something id wished i brought with me. Appreciate your comments Rick, cheers.
At the 4 minute mark you say "you can go back through a 3rd time " while buckling the climbing harness. That is called doubling back and the most important part of putting on a climbing harness. If it is not done you risk your harness failing. That is why the metal buckle has the bend to it...so you can easily get the strap under it. I love your boat. When are you going to do the northwest passage?
Wow the look on Princess’s face says it all. How she was feeling but still stuck to it and did what had to be done no matter what. Young man you are one lucky guy.
That was awesome, so great to capture the difficulties and potential danger of going aloft a sea. I think I'd wear a climbers helmet based upon the way it was whipping you about in a relatively light sea state.
Poor girl probably run the scenario in her head what the hell should she do it you have an accident, get disabled or fall overboard and she has to single hand the boat short or long term... I would have been nervous too. Hats off to Princess.
Another great video. I have only gone up the mast once while underway. Even with a gentle 1m swell I was surprised how much you move around, it was hard to hold on while doing things. That tape over the exposed wire is such a great tip, thanks
Great vid. Just as a comment, it is recommended to wear safety helmet (standard landlubber type you see on workers) when going up especially at sea. You can get killed or seriously hurt if slammed againts some fitting or sharp edge with your head and it you are slung away by a wave you can't control yourself spinning and cannot guarantee to keep hands and legs between you and the rig. A veteran long distance solo sailor from my hometown was badly wounded in such an incident. Fortunately on that event they were sailing in pairs so his mate could stitch up his head wound but he lost blood and a concussion was also suspected. Jupiter being a cat makes for a more stable platform but I guess the motions get more jerky too compared to a displacement monohull. Really interesting vid, thanks for sharing!
You are correct on all counts there Kobor... I've got a harry helmet on board... and you've just reminded me to use... especially at sea... I had to go up in the Sth Atlantic, could've really used that protection....cheers
Given the sheave on the main halyard that hauls his "Fat Ass" upwards... there is a mechanical advantage there too. I've watched other sailing channels and that doesn't seem to be standard. Is there a point at which that becomes needed? I am thinking when your mainsail is beyond a certain mass. You will be hard pressed to haul it up with a straight line up the mast and back to the winch. I noticed that first in the video of the crossing (repeated here) where you went up the mast to reattach the halyard clip to the sheave. ALSO! "The Sailing Family" on 'Archer' does have a hands free radio headset that they use when someone goes forward to communicate with the cockpit. I think that should be some standard equipment especially for ocean cruisers.
Wonderful to sea a unisex team effort. Definitely create trust and confidence bonds between you both. Outstanding .. Thanks for this video... I haven’t searched for it but it’s the only one I’ve come across some great tips.
Jamie-San. Great advice all around! Yes, a good set of wireless communication headsets is important so you don’t have to shout ( you do mention this at the end) which can cause adrenaline flow in stressful situations. You can just speak calmly to Princess, and she’ll be less worried while you’re up there. You can also rig a simple line or halyard to which she can tie tools onto to lift to you in case you forget something like a screwdriver, etc. Well done my friend!
Thanks Ron San (doesn't flow, Ronald San! - better)... Yes on the headset.. But needs to be hands free.. Which may get noisy for Princess whilst I'm swearing, screaming and grunting!
Quick question why are your split pins in upside down. So if the foot breaks the pin slides out. Not sure there is enough room but do you ever use a piece of safety stainless wire.
Sure Maus... Those clevis pins tend to rotate with movement anyhow, so it doesn't matter which way up... But you're right... We nearly lost the mast in the Indian ocean because of a broken split pin... But they are far tougher than SS wire... Just got to keep a close eye on it.
I had to go aloft at sea for the first time recently because of one of those snap shackles recently! Switched to finger release d-shackle style which has never been a problem...
@@SailingLifeonJupiter I was Jaimie.. it's nice to see someone do it all in real time..and right.. I'm a former quartermaster from the USN, and I've been on and around boats my whole life... won't be to long and I'll be out there with you guys...in mean time I'll be sure to kick something in your bucket to hopefully help ya keep on keep'n on..and I'll be sure to keep it up every other month are so..in September...u guy's be safe.. your friend,chris t.- 🌞😎😇..(u2 r 🔛🕕👍🙂)..see ya Jaimie
(lol.. almost real time..i know ya a few months ahead or behind..lol...jus do y'all thing..an i'll figure out the patreon thing..u guy's deserve it..)..Lata u2..🙂👍.
one last thing.. when i say out there with you guys....i mean in my own boat..Lol..no weirdo alert necessary..😆😄😃..k..rogger'rogger' cap..o v'a n out-(😆😂🌞)
Walkie talkies would be really good. Also a high-rigger set-up with carabiners so you can bypass rigging when necessary. If you don't know what a high-rigger is, it's what lumber-jacks used to use when they climbed tall trees to turn them into yarders (we don't do that anymore, now it's steel towers). Properly rigged and measured, it will keep you with in the distance of the mast you decide is appropriate. And you can make it so it's adjustable.
That does sound good.. Will have to check out a high rigger.... Walkies are fine, so long as can be hands free... Believe me I needed both hands to stay attached to the 10mm wire!
Better to retrace the bowline back and maybe add a double fisherman knot to keep it from becoming untied. This is what climbers do. Although climbers don’t have the bowline constantly under tension (they use is if they fall) so inherently there’s less danger for the bowline becoming untied when going up the mast and having it under tension all the time 👍🏻
Aye m8’s, Brilliant way to do it and very good to include the thrilling part of Jamie up and Princess down, whilst doing a passage. It points out the preparation needs and security thinking ahead very well. Also I would point out to preferably use black zip ties and avoid the white ones, since the white deteriorate from exposure to UV-rays. I have experienced multiple of cases where the white ones are brittle like tuc-crackers and the black ones are hardly affected at all.
Been watching your channel for about a week now (subbed) really excellent videos and full of very good information and advice. You might want to get yourself some stainless steel cable ties, UK electrical regs state we have to use them in certain instances, especially related to fire risk where nylon ones melt. Thanks once again very interesting content and looking at your bio why location = Brunei?
Thank you for the video! However, it contains parially some bad advice: The orange part is not safe to carry everything. It is a single point of failure if you use it that way. Better go with the white rope (halyard) through the weight carrying part of the harness (in fact, where the orange part goes through). Just use the strong halyard instead of the stiched orange ring. That would be much safer.
At 7:14, that's not a standard bowline. It's one of the "anti-bowlines". Your last bight is going around one of the legs of the eye, rather than the standing part of the halyard. I'm not sure whether that's a safe knot. www.paci.com.au/downloads_public/knots/Anti-Bowline_concepts.pdf
Thanks for the link.. You're right... it seems i've been doing anti-bowlines for decades!... Judging by the pressure on them on the clew of my spinnaker, screecher and genoa.... i think they must be pretty strong.
@@SailingLifeonJupiter yeah, not surprised that they work more often than not, and it's possible your version is totally fine. If it were me I'd still switch to a standard bowline just because they're much more thoroughly tested. Some similar knots can work most of the time with an occasional bad failure. Like the "lap knot" and "anti-lap knot" which share the same structure but with different ends loaded. The former is reliable, the latter often works too, but every once in a while will slip out.
I've decided to go for my Offshore Yachtmasters ticket... It'll be my first boating license ever.... and your bowline comment may well save me from an embarrassing fail!
I wonder if you could answer a personal query? I'm considering fitting out a boat on Cebu. I wondered if there is good access to marine supplies including wiring, instruments and all the bits and bobs. Are these more or less expensive than Australia? Do you have to pay exorbitantly for shipping and import tax on boat equipment? Is AliExpress used there? Is it expensive to use it? Finally how about Amazon. Does the Philippines have a local Amazon or does it have to come from the States? Appreciate your guidance.
Hi Brian... I'm afraid there is almost nil access to marine equipment... The guys building there buy it all from Australia or US and ship it in... There is also high import tax... To avoid this you can use the pinoy "send stuff home to the family" freight system... "Balik Bayan". This is supposed to be used by Filipino overseas workers, and there is no tax on it.... Although there is a small risk of inspection on arrival. I sent about a dozen boxes from Aus and US... It costs around $100 per box and takes a couple months as its sea freight. The labour is cheap, but logistics can be difficult!
Oh, and I never used online ordering directly to the Philippines, because of the 30-40% taxes and duties... I'd get that stuff delivered to me outside PI and then I'd carry it in there. BTW, customs at Cebu airport were ruthless when I would go thru there... They xray every bag... Where as Manila where very lax... So if I was carrying in big ticket items, I would fly into manila and then catch a domestic flight to Cebu.... The extra flight was cheaper than tax!
@@SailingLifeonJupiter That's really important info if disheartening. Did you use the Balik Bayan system using Princess's name or your own? Would I have to find an overseas worker to send stuff for me? Appreciate the great advice. Brian
When using the anchor winch you need to run the motors to supply enough power to the winch and not kill your batteries. How about tethering your tools to your bag or chair. André
22:06 onward is *NOT* the time to find out that you have broken strands in your standing rigging, when you are descending : A) in a sea state B) without gloves C) in a hurry! Glad it turned out as well as it did. Princess looked stressed out/worried about you.
On some of your other videos you cut your mast base and another, you changed the bend of your mast. How come the boat designer/ builder didn't take care of those things? By the way, I went up to the top of the mast under sail aboard a 165 ft. long gaff rigged schooner with a chest harness similar to what you have but with a tether and a stainless clip. The problem was that I could only clip onto vertical lines or wires. There was nothing really safe about anything. You were basically up there without any real protection at all. I thought I was going to fly off when we hit a cargo ships wake. I barely had the strength to hold on. I was up 164 ft.
The mast base was supposed to have an angle cut for 6' rake. Unfortunately the builder didn't realise it was already cut from the factory and he cut it again... So I had 12' rake... The mast bend was also too much according to the sail maker.
