STUCK in the MIDDLE of the Pacific Ocean! [Ep89 RED SEAS]

• August 06, 2023 by Sailing Red Seas |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:25:01
• SAILING YOUTUBERS

After we lost the spinnaker, we really thought things couldn't get any worse. But somehow, they managed! We repaired the bow sprit for the final time after it had broken off the cross bar AGAIN, and we had a sweet moment of victory as we flew our gennaker for the first time and thought we had found a back up plan that would carry us downwind all the way to the Marquesas.

But frustratingly, disaster struck again and we were left with no downwind sail and a much longer crossing that anticipated. We are trying our hardest to remain positive but this is proving to be a real challenge out here.

On top of that, the wind died and we were becalmed for three days. While we drifted in the current, we jumped in for a swim so we could clean the hulls and we tried to work on our engine but the problem is far worse than we first thought.

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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Coming up
00:52 Last time on Red Seas
01:26 Our secret weapon
02:36 Boat fail in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
05:47 Flying our new gennaker
07:46 Weevils ate all our food!
09:17 We broke our bow sprit on an ocean crossing
12:06 Sailing
14:05 Removing our speed log wheel while we're offshore
18:22 Swimming in 4000m of water in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!
20:25 Can we repair our engine underway?
22:37 Engine failure on our Pacific Crossing
24:45 Outro

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We are Iain and Brioni, a couple from Scotland who have decided to sell everything, buy a boat and go where the wind takes us. We are the proud winners of the award for Best Emerging YouTube Channel 2023 and we share weekly episodes of our sailing travels around the world every Sunday. Living on a budget means we get creative about making our own repairs and we aim to explore the most remote parts of this beautiful world we call our home. We’re adventurous, tenacious and always up for a laugh. You can read more about us on our website www.red-seas.com and subscribe to our channel to follow the adventure. If you are inspired by any of the things we have shared, please consider joining our Patreon to allow us to keep saying yes to opportunities as they present themselves.

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STUCK in the MIDDLE of the Pacific Ocean! [Ep89 RED SEAS] Locations

• Pacific Ocean (-8.783195,-124.508523)