Our longest crossing ever - the Pacific Ocean (ep.259) 

We didn’t expect the difference to be this big, Saba 50 24 days, Leopard 48 31 days but different people different sailing modes as well so always difficult to compare. With our L52S it probably would have taken us 17 days

@@CatGreatcircle how about Exquisite 50? How many days do you predict based on its' weight and design?

Ditto love the drone footage!

they have the most and best drone view compared to everyone else.

if i can afford to get any sail boat i will buy the cat

Quality over quantity Robert 😎

Yes lucky us too!

For sure they have increased their target market significantly as there is a superb combination of performance AND luxury. And more headroom is very welcome for the taller ones amongst us

Yes she’s a real kitchen princess 😂

@@CatGreatcircle 👍😀

Nothing less than the famous Courmenil sparkling apple juice!

Thanks!

We’ve been sailing monohulls until 7 years ago (and we still do on our Rival 34 from 1979) but for full time travelling and living like we did last 7 years the choice seems pretty easy.

​@@CatGreatcircle plk

Victor, the rally coordinator, brought me a new second hand P4 to Hiva Oa

Especially the apple juice is a very welcome change from the daily amounts of alcohol sailors can’t seem to avoid 🙈🙈🙈

I know!

The suggestions you get on Spotify based on a certain playlist help. We’ve made a “Cat Greatcircle Video” playlist there. I have a Musicbed subscription to try out license free music but that gets boring really quickly

Leuk! Kan me onze oost west crossing in 2020 nog goed herinneren. Doe ze de groeten bij Peter’s cafe!

Probably the locking pin went out and the closing cap slowly unscrewed. When it was sticking out we were just not fast enough to get the sails down

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Tuna I am told

We try to do that every once in a while but indeed there was a separate episode describing the entire route.

Not a big difference

The solar is sufficient on most anchorages but during sailing the sails cover too much of them on our current trajectory

Outremer applies Nautix A88, but Seajet 039 should do the job as well

We moeten ook nog een stukje..

It’s Esthec and it gets REALLY hot on the transoms, apart from that we like the material

@@CatGreatcircle thanks

On anchor they normally are, when sailing we often need an additional source of power because we consume more and the sails cover part of the solar

Internet connection is a bit more challenging until we reach New Zealand but here and there it’s still possible to get 4G or an Internet cafe. Uploading episodes is the most challenging as you have to wait until it’s finished

@@CatGreatcircle sorry was referring to being able to watch Netflix while on passage. What internet connection do you have on the boat offshore.

March worked fine for us

The Lagoons we had made a lot more noise at their cruising speed. It’s more the interior that seems to make the noise or the friction between interior and hull. The second factor is the noise of the waves slamming against the hull. We call that the man with the hammer, and he’s much more active on boats with a lower bridgedeck. We haven’t made big crossings on a L55 but the bridgedeck seems even lower than on our L52. Sitting on the nose even on the short trip the waves were even bouncing back all the way from the bridgedeck to the chair on the nose. But the L55 has other pros where it’s comfort is hard to beat as for instance its seating areas and the additional space…

@@CatGreatcircle Wish I could find someone that's actually done a crossing on a L55......they are so new is probably why I'm not finding more....a broker in Ft Lauderdale sailed one from Annapolis to Ft Lauderdale with fairly rough seas around Cape Hatteras and said it was very nice and not noisy....he said Lagoon had added a lot of reinforcement to the latest builds....we are supposed to go and see and sail that boat....sure it will just be a short sail though.....thanks for your help.....hope to see you on the water some day

It’s a beautiful boat (as well) so I am sure you’ll be fine on the L55. And yes it’ll take a couple of days more but where’s the rush

@@CatGreatcircle Why can't they make a L55 with dagger boards, carbon mast, carbon longeron and carbon reinforcement throughout the boat....that way we could have better speed, better upwind sail and comfort all in one package.....

Not sure whether this is a great idea with still over 30 metric tons. Our answer to a similar wish list was the Outremer 55 but who knows what the future might bring. What’s the time frame your looking at?

We leave them partly down most of the time even downwind to protect the rudders for debri in the water

@@CatGreatcircle ohh that's smart thinking. We race a lot on a rapid tri. Sometimes we lift the board to de power as it's as good as putting a reef in. Love your work. Thanks for the reply Take care from New Zealand!

A lot more than on the Atlantic (1) that’s for sure. We used all sails this time, more fun than just following the symmetrical spi for 8 days…

He already acts like he’s the captain so that wouldn’t surprise me a bit

The black sail with the red stripes is an asymmetrical spinnaker (A2)

@@CatGreatcircle thank you

Yes they pay dearly, and a bonus for cleaning their shit. They didn’t taste really well though those boobies

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Not sure how the french even infiltrated my safari links now but this will allow you to find the product

No he’ll study marine engineering on a technical university

Marijke doesn’t really like us fishing…..

@@CatGreatcircle oh ok, that explains. Even though eating own catch is as eco as it gets :)

Sorry Martha you have to put in some more energy yourself before it’s our turn again

We don’t miss a Wingaker at all. The only thing we’re not sure off is a sail like we had on the L52S, something between our current Code 0 and the Code D / downwind gennaker. Not sure if we would need the gennaker in that case

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