We Didn’t Expect THIS | Sailing Wisdom [S3 Ep41]

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We leave Suriname completely unprepared for the 1000 mile journey ahead of us, but we leave anyway! Watch as we make our way down the Suriname River and out into the open ocean where we set a course for the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.

0:00 Intro
0:10 Casting off the lines
1:45 Flowing down the Suriname River
2:06 Thoughts about Suriname
3:47 Charlie’s First Sail
5:43 Self Tacking Headsail Setup
6:13 River Currents vs Tidal Currents
6:53 Forced to Drop Anchor
7:36 Dawn on Day 2
8:27 Entering the Ocean
9:31 Maddie gets seasick
10:33 Bad Weather on the First Night
11:51 Rain on the Ocean
13:19 Why this route?
13:41 Trysail Setup and Need
15:09 Sail Change and Lessons Learned
16:09 Boat on FIRE
17:03 Next Time
17:20 Outro

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We Didn’t Expect THIS | Sailing Wisdom [S3 Ep41] Location

  • Suriname River (4.5418218,-55.3104027)

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