Ep 178 Some Of What We Do To Put The Boat Away | Kevin & Wendy
Picture this; Waking up at dawn to find the marina about as quiet as it ever gets. Water barely rippling and no wind at all. Dew on the decks and sun brightening the eastern horizon. Then fixing some coffee and taking sips between setting up fenders and trying to find the dockmaster and his helpers.
Being first in line to haul at 7:00am is a rude awakening. Hauling is never something we (or any cruisers we know) take lightly. It’s stressful and always looks like the boat could slip out of the slings and crash to the concrete. You keep a close eye on the “lift here” decals along the toe rail, lest we end up with a bent prop shaft or damaged transducers. But none of this has ever happened to us, so we count our blessings.
Once on dry land it’s a completely new way of life. We move into a “villa” for a week. These are small townhomes that are for rent, most of the time to British expats or other tourists. For us, it’s an opportunity to relax, get 24/7 air conditioning, and decide what needs to go back to the States. Moving around the marina complex now gets done in a golf cart.
We put off most of whatever repairs or upgrades are on the list, and instead focus on hurricane-proofing the boat. This entails pulling off and storing all the canvas, stowing the grill, lifting the outboard to the rail, finding an outdoor home for gasoline fuel tanks. Fenders are stored, along with everything else we can fit below. The summer sun is brutal in the Caribbean, and does a number on anything that’s left out.
As Wendy does a lot of scrubbing and washing, I take the opportunity to slack off and walk the yard, giving some video commentary on boat hull design, rudder options, thoughts on production vs bluewater sailboats, saildrive systems, rigging, and bottom paint. Fun stuff to be sure.
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Picture this; Waking up at dawn to find the marina about as quiet as it ever gets. Water barely rippling and no wind at all. Dew on the decks and sun brightening the eastern horizon. Then fixing some coffee and taking sips between setting up fenders and trying to find the dockmaster and his helpers.
Being first in line to haul at 7:00am is a rude awakening. Hauling is never something we (or any cruisers we know) take lightly. It’s stressful and always looks like the boat could slip out of the slings and crash to the concrete. You keep a close eye on the "lift here" decals along the toe rail, lest we end up with a bent prop shaft or damaged transducers. But none of this has ever happened to us, so we count our blessings.
Once on dry land it’s a completely new way of life. We move into a “villa” for a week. These are small townhomes that are for rent, most of the time to British expats or other tourists. For us, it’s an opportunity to relax, get 24/7 air conditioning, and decide what needs to go back to the States. Moving around the marina complex now gets done in a golf cart.
We put off most of whatever repairs or upgrades are on the list, and instead focus on hurricane-proofing the boat. This entails pulling off and storing all the canvas, stowing the grill, lifting the outboard to the rail, finding an outdoor home for gasoline fuel tanks. Fenders are stored, along with everything else we can fit below. The summer sun is brutal in the Caribbean, and does a number on anything that's left out.
As Wendy does a lot of scrubbing and washing, I take the opportunity to slack off and walk the yard, giving some video commentary on boat hull design, rudder options, thoughts on production vs bluewater sailboats, saildrive systems, rigging, and bottom paint. Fun stuff to be sure.
sailing yacht talisman, sailing, sailing YouTube, boating, top sailing, oyster yachts, oyster sailboats, oyster 485, offshore, bluewater, blue water, sailing vlog, sailing vblog, sailing videos, cruising, monohull, boat projects, offshore how to, boat life, antigua, jolly harbour, jolly harbor
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- Antigua and Barbuda (17.060816,-61.796428)
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We're cruising couple Kevin and Wendy, and we're sailing the world in our completely upgraded Oyster 485. We packed up everything, rented the houses, and headed for Troon, Scotland where the boat was located. We closed in late 2017 and following a major electronics refit (the first of several) headed south to the Mediterranean. One season morphed into a second, then a third. And then the Caribbean beckoned. We participated in the 2019 ARC, and have been cruising there since. The adventure continues ... Kevin Kelley - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore #56489 200T Master, SRC-RSR - Contact via Sailing Yacht Talisman Facebook Messenger or email below Wendy Kelley - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore #69223 200T Master, SRC-RSR Merch coming soon 🔥
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Ep 178 Some Of What We Do To Put The Boat Away | Kevin & Wendy
Picture this; Waking up at dawn to find the marina about as quiet as it ever gets. Water barely rippling and no wind at all. Dew on the decks and sun brightening the eastern horizon. Then fixing some coffee and taking sips between setting up fenders and tr...
Ep 177 Docking and Dropping the Sails | Antigua, W.I. | Kevin and Wendy
As our season begins to wind down, we head for Jolly Harbour Marina and Boatyard, our seasonal layup location. Upon arrival, the first order of business is to drop, flake, and store our sails below. And getting a huge 140% Genoa down and flaked is no sma...
Ep 177A Short | Quick Peek – Working With Sealants
Just a bit of how-to when working with sealants. Tips & Tricks. Full length version goes public 8.7.25 at noon Mountain Time (USA) https://youtu.be/JPWAdQb3_gA
Ep 176 Kevin & Wendy | Stellar Sailing from Guadeloupe to Antigua
We complete our loop; Antigua, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands, USVI, St Croix, and Guadeloupe. This trip is always bittersweet, given that it marks our return home to Antigua. We love Antigua, and it’s our home base, but it means the adventure sa...
Ep 175 The Last of the Unspoiled Caribbean Islands
We complete the final portion of our 200nm offshore passage from St Croix to Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, and find things exactly as we left them last year. Paradise on earth, honestly. Iles des Saintes is a collection of small islands south of the main ...
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