AJ thank you so much ! Unbelievably how Murphy’s law works. We arrived at the port and it was very windy and hard to maneuver. 30 minutes later there was no wind. Go figure right ? Un gran saludo! Ed.
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Hi! Very useful videos, very informative! Congratulations! I have a question: why in the winter time isn't used as a port the Madeira. Canaries, Tenerife or other island much more to the south? Why everybody prefer to stay in one of Europe's ports? Thank you in advance, I'm really -really curious about this thing!
Hello Ambrotos. In our case it is because we want to stay close to where we will start our journey this season. Any of the ports you mention is very far away and it would take a while to go there and come back since it is on the other side of where we are going. Another reason is that it is much easier in terms of logistics if you need to leave the boat and catch a plane else where during the winter time. Also Keep in mind when you cross the Atlantic You will have the chance to explore those islands. I hope I answered your question (from our perspective). Best Ed
What sail material is that? If the gray leech and foot stripes are UV protection. You want the luff really tight on these. Tighter than you think. We use a 2:1 halyard, and crank it super tight like a forestay.
6:40 and 8:10 Only way AWA=TWA and AWS=TWS is if your boat speed=0 which is what is showing, which means you have 4.8-5.1kt current but then how could AWA=TWA? I think your B&G needs a major calibration!
Very nice catch!!! The reason for that is because as we left the Marina the sensor from the speedometer was stuck because of some growing on it. As it started to word everything else fell in place and we were getting accurate readings again. Check out 9:16 Best Ed
Hi Bill I hope all is well. Code D is the ideal asymmetric cruise sail in downwind as It's polar is wide: Code D can in fact push the boat in winds ranging from 60° to 140°. It has the widest possible range of use among any asymmetric sails. As we already had a sail that covered that angle very well we chose a sail that we could use at tigger angles. Best Ed
