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Equipment Failures and Success Across the Ocean | Sailing Wisdom
Herby and Maddie talk about the gear they used while crossing an ocean. What worked, what broke, and what was worthless! Some of the major talking points are the electric motor, the Monitor Windvane, and the electrical gizmos on board the boat. Electric M...
Storm Avoidance and Weather Routing: Atlantic Crossing Affected by Climate Change | Sailing Wisdom
Herby and Maddie discuss their tactics for storm avoidance while crossing the Atlantic. They discuss the gear they used and how they used it to better predict the weather and plan their route accordingly. Blog: Weather Routing: https://www.riggingdoctor....
Watch Schedules and Safety Across an Ocean | Sailing Wisdom
Sailing across an ocean means sailing 24 hours a day. How do you sleep and still stay safe? In this video, Maddie and Herby discuss what worked for them as they voyaged on their transatlantic adventure. They found a way to always keep a person on watch and...
Health While Crossing an Ocean: Food, Water, and Hygiene! | Sailing Wisdom
Health while sailing across an ocean is a very important and an often overlooked aspect of sailing. You need to eat to stay healthy and strong because if you sick or injured out there, you are all alone! Maddie and Herby discuss how they approached health ...
Highs and Lows: Atlantic Crossing Review | Sailing Wisdom
This mini series will discuss what we learned during our Atlantic Crossing. Each day, we discuss a different facet of the voyage and what we took away from it. Today, we are discussing the high and low points of the voyage across the ocean. #review #tra...
Transatlantic Part 12: Arriving in the Azores | Sailing Wisdom S3 E14
24 days after we left the beautiful beaches of Bermuda, we finally see land as we close in on the Azores. All of our planning, preparation, and endurance is coming to an end as the goal comes into view: Land Ho! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/riggingdoc...
Transatlantic Part 11: Electric Motor, Life at Sea | Sailing Wisdom S3 Ep13
Spirits are up as we near our destination! This video is packed with GORGEOUS imagery of life at sea. We discuss how it has been crossing the ocean with an electric motor, Herby fixes a malfunction in the packing gland and talks about cloud formations with...
Transatlantic Part 10: Dolphins in the Middle of the Ocean | Sailing Wisdom S3 E12
We are finally back on the move after four days of being becalmed! This episode includes a major highlight of our crossing: visits from Northern Bottlenose Whales and a pod of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins!! We were so excited, we kept all of the footage in, s...
How to Eye Splice Three Lay Rope | Sailing Wisdom
In this video, we go over how to create an eye splice in 3 Lay rope. This is useful for making your own custom fitted dock lines and mooring warps. At the end, how to attach an eye to a cleat is discussed. #howto #eyesplice Double Constrictor Knot: https...
DIY Announcement and Upload Schedule! | Sailing Wisdom
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Transatlantic Part 8: Power Production and Cloud Reading | Sailing Wisdom S3 Ep10
We have a pretty rough go of it in the beginning of this episode when a multitude of boarding waves pour into the cabin through a dorade. Unfortunately, we don't have a clip of us actually cleaning up, but I'm sure you can imagine the process of desalinati...
Transatlantic Part 7: Hurricane Avoidance and Old School Weather Routing | Sailing Wisdom S3 Ep9
In this episode, you really get the feel of what it's like to be out there in the middle of the Ocean. Daily life is slow, but there are moments of excitement that make it all worth it. Off in the distance, you can see Hurricane Chris and Herby discusses h...
Transatlantic Part 6: Watch Schedule! | Sailing Wisdom: S3 Ep 8
We restock the fridge before checking out of Bermuda and beginning our solo trip across the Atlantic to the Azores! We find that it is so much more relaxing to sail long-term without crew, but we schedule a bit with the watch schedule. The weather is perfe...
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