#70 Our 1st Storm with 5m Breaking Waves on Passage to Gibraltar | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
So it finally happened . . . We experienced our first storm at sea 8 days into our passage from the Canary Islands to Gibraltar, on route to Turkey. What a hectic new experience and a very challenging 3 days, with very little, or rather no sleep at all. Sisu proved to be a tank, taking everything thrown at her with total ease. Our heads are 4m above sea level when seated and we saw many time breaking waves rushing down to our helm, which meant they were most probably higher than 5m! We lost a couple of lines, our Code D fell into the ocean and our Genoa sheet line snapped. So loads of repairs and replacements at sea. Unfortunately, we could not capture those during the night and the moonlight were good for eyes adapted to night vision, but not for our cameras, not that we were rushing for a camera when those waves hit us 😀
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We purchased a Leopard 45 Catamaran to sail around the world and now we are going through the preparations of getting her kitted out for our needs. We want to visit off the beaten tack places and need to prepare for ice bergs, storms, heavy seas, as well as nice tranquil tropical waters…
Follow us on our journey as we learn from legends when Sailing La Vagabonde upgraded from a monohull to a catamaran…SV Delos wants to upgrade to the latest Amel 51 monohull….Gone with the Wynns chose a Leopard Catamaran….choices choices choices. We looked at other sailing channels such as Wicked Salty, Satori, Jessica and Ryan, Catamaran Impi, MJ Sailing, Happy Together, Sailing Uma, Sailing Yacht Ruby Rose, Zingaro, Miss Lone Star, Sailing Doodles, Drenched, Lucky Fish gets Away, RAN Sailing, Out Chasing Star, Follow the Boat, Rigging Doctor, Sailing Lady Africa, Abandon Comfort, and many others to find our answers and solutions, whilst we prepared our yacht in Cape Town, South Africa.
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We are two crazies from South Africa, Frik & Petro. We knew absolutely nothing about sailing, but the ocean has always been calling. So we got rid of all our stuff, bought a Leopard 45 Catamaran, and set sail. Follow us as this story unfolds! This is a sea-life adventure captained by a couple of nomads who have built their lives on doing what inspires them in the moment. Join us and see how we break free of the traditional lifestyle, creating videos of our journey, adventures, life on board, and lessons learned along the way. It will be super rewarding if we can be an inspiration or contribute in any way to anybody wanting to fulfill their dreams. SISU (Finnish concept) is a grim, gritty, white-knuckle form of courage in situations where success is against the odds. Taking action against the odds and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity, in other words, deciding on a course of action and then sticking to that decision even despite repeated failures.
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