Hi Charlie! We agree, land is not a sailboats friend. Thanks for the well wishes!

Great advice.

I’m not a sailor but that sounds like great advice !

What is a sea anchor? And what are your thoughts on Droges?

A sea anchor looks like a parachute and works like a massive brake in the water. Use a sea anchor when you want to stop as much of the boats travel through the water as possible, if you were being pushed toward a lee shore, for example. While a drogue is similar it can be used to "moderate" the boat's speed, depending on how much of it is paid out. It just creates drag. A big old car tire on the end of a line can be quite effective. It is worth having both. You will find youtube videos on all of this. Happy sailing! @@sailing1stwatch

Life at sea is a good way to be! ⛵

O man, many sailors die on the sea too but they do not write books or make YT videos :(

-and very expensive? ;)

Yes, very true! 💨⛵

Thanks, David! Absolutely, onward we go! 🙌⛵

have to agree ! Keep on rolling for a new day ,adventures...and if she is doing oke ,she will bring good nice sunny days..

Hi there! Thank you:) yes, it's not easy at times!

Yes, agreed! Always easier and safer to reef sails before the sun goes down.

​@@SailingOneLife I have sailed 200,000 miles including 11 transatlantics and four times across the Pacific. I reef when the wind blows harder. If your skills and gear aren't up to reefing at night you need to stay home.

@@deerfootnz your epeen is making the internet worse than it already is. Keep it to yourself or be constructive.

Thanks, Martin!

Hey Thomas! 100% anxiety levels were high at first but we had our eyes set on the bigger picture so we were able to stay focused on that.

Flying fish as bait is a great idea!

Thanks for coming along with us and being our land support, Matt!

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Woohoo!

Thanks, guys! 💜

Aw thanks so much Obie and Laurie! we finally figured out how to turn on the button. 😂 We will have mangos and some ice cream too! Big hugs to you two!

Thank you! Looking forward to sharing our next episode!

Thank you! We really appreciate your comment! It was our goal to show what it is really like out here. Happy to see that came through on the video.

Thanks for the tip! I'll try this!

​@SailingOneLife my advice was going to be installing magnetic strips in the future so you can place the cutting board and it'll stay.

Thanks guys! The dock box is where we store our dive compressor! Hope you are doing great!

Not too pleasant but we managed!

Luckily we got over it pretty quickly! Looking forward to sharing our next video!

Hahaha it's your turn soon! There's still time to say no! 😂⛵

Hi David! Thank you :) At this point in the passage we didn't have the energy for fishing. 😂

Thanks for the tip on the cloth under the cutting board/cookware. A few people have mentioned that and I've given it a go and it seems to work much better! Too bad I didn't know this tip on our crossing! Cheers!

Thanks so much, Scott! 💙

Hi there :) Thank you for joining us on this journey! We look forward to crossing paths one day. ⛵🙌

Thank you! We will try that out!

Thanks, Brian!

We discussed this but with the boat all ready to go, we knew a few days stop we would then have to re-provision fresh fruit and veg, re-hoist the dinghy, etc etc. So we decided to keep pushing.

Hi Jay! Thanks for coming along with us! We really appreciate you cheering us on out here.

Thanks :)

Ah thank you! Thankfully our colds only lasted a few days!

Hi there! Thanks for the tip on the shackle. We will have to pick one up the next time we are somewhere we can source it.

Hi Jim! Yes, we thought long and hard about this. Our issue is with our dinghy on our foredeck, it is in the way of our staysail. We opted to be able to use our staysail and risk the dinghy on the davits.

Thanks for coming along with us on this adventure!

Hi Lois! Seems like lots of people are fans of eating flying fish. Maybe we will give one a go one of these days! Thank you!

Thank you! Luckily the colds didn't linger too long.

🤣🤣 ah the joys of sailing!

Thank you! 🙌⛵

Hi Danny! Yessss! It felt so good to actually be out there DOING IT after talking about it for so long!

Thanks, Dax! More coming soon!

Thank you! 🙌⛵

Thank you! So good to hear you are enjoying our channel!

Thanks, Tammy!

Thank you! All good now!

Thank you, Bruno! ⛵🙌

Hi there :) We should tether in more often, you are right! Sometimes it's hard to move around on the foredeck strapped in but much better than the alternative! Thanks for coming along with us!

jackline tethers are much safer than lifelines and preferably close to the boat's centreline.

Hey Rich! Thanks! Luckily our colds only lasted a few days.

Thank you! Onward we go! 🙌⛵

Ugh yes, not how we wanted to start out a long sail but luckily we recovered pretty quickly.

Hi David! We love our new enclosed cockpit. So nice to be able to zip ourselves in and stay dry!

Hi there:) thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for coming along with us, Greg!

Hi Steve! Thanks for coming along with us! Yes, thankfully our colds were short lived!

Thanks, Bryan!

Hi there! Thanks for coming along with us! Hope you are enjoying the journey. Very nice to hear that you are in Florida! Cheers!

Thank you! It was a real pain in the butt to make it like that! 😂 But worth the view now!

Thank you! Not sure why we weren't clipped in, we had the lines ready and everything! We did try running 15-20 off the wind but with the big swell our Genoa kept collapsing and wouldn't hold wind.

@@SailingOneLife Nothing to be done about the swell on a small boat , the direction it comes from makes a difference and it will change along with the wind , sailing is making friends with sail changes , sea and wind , the Pacific is a large ocean , if you get tired run even 40 degrees off get a rest , you don't have to have the genoa up to make the same speed over time if with a smaller jib you can run 125/140 miles or mess with the genoa and in fits an starts make 150/170 , do you care ? happy you txt back about being clipped in because i have gone over board racing and watched the boat sail away and been picked up by a boat behind us , i have been swimming my whole life and watching a boat sail away from you and thinking now i have to tread water till i can't is not a happy thought . your hitting weather from the southern ocean , our weather has been changing , Wish You the best of luck 🙂

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Thank you! Excited to share the rest of our passage with everyone!

Thanks, Raul! Hope you are doing great!

Thanks, Bob! Really appreciate your comment. We definitely felt every range of emotion during this sail. An experience of a lifetime!

Thank you! Luckily our colds didn't linger for long!

Hey Dane, thank you! Hope you are doing well!

Thank you! 🙌⛵

Thank you, Jose! We really enjoyed our time in Puerto Rico!

Hi Donald! Happy to hear you enjoyed this episode. Looking forward to getting our next video finished!

Thank you so much! 💙

Thank you! We look forward to sharing the next episode!

Thank you! :)

Aw, thanks! We thought it would be nice to do a little throwback! 💜

Thanks, Mark!

Thank you! Ha yeah some days are a wee bit more challenging than others but that's all part of the journey!

Thanks for coming along with us!

Yes, that is true too! Land is a frightening place sometimes!

Thanks, Jeff!

Thank you! 🤙⛵

Thank you! Luckily our colds didn't linger for very long! Hope you have a great weekend! See ya next video!

Bwahahaha we call that look 'corporate' Gary. He has transitioned nicely into 'salty' Gary.

Hi Jorge! As always, thank you for such a nice comment. We enjoy having you along with us on this journey. Hope you are having a good week.

Hi Rikki! Thank you! Hope you are doing great. Where are you now? 💜

Hi there! Thank you! We really appreciate the good vibes!

Thank you for the good vibes all the way from Croatia! 🇭🇷

Thanks for coming along, Eduardo! Looking forward to sharing the next video.

@@SailingOneLife Lots of Nautical Miles, lots of fun!

Thank you so much! We appreciate the good vibes!

Hi Giles! Thanks for stopping by to check out our channel. Appreciate the tip on the mat. Next time we are in a place we can do some shopping I'll try to pick one up.

Thanks, Steve! We appreciate you following along with us!

Hi guys! Yes, thankfully our colds didn't linger too long.

@@SailingOneLife that’s good!

Thank you! :)

We love Parlay and crew! 🍻🥳

Thanks for coming along on the adventure!

Too funny that you had the same rug! It is quite a long passage. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks, Kevin! Appreciate it!

Hi Graham! Thanks! Yeah the colds weren't ideal but luckily they didn't linger!

Hi Trent! Thanks for coming along and always rooting for us out here! :)

More to come soon! 🥰

Thanks for all the encouragement! Ha, yep can totally see why flying fish remind you of the pet shop guppies!

Thank you so much! Onward we go! ⛵🙌

Haha, old reliable! 🚽🪠