Bluewater Sailing- Indian Ocean Sailing Preparations, Patrick Childress Sailing #13

Patrick Childress Sailing

Fixing Sailboats: Preparing a Bluewater Sailboat to Cross the Indian Ocean. Sailing to Chagos in the worst of weather, flat calm and a major storm, all clear on Predictwind, but unavoidable. Getting weather at sea, keeping the water out of the boat, and what sails to use for the particular offshore passage. Related Posts Our article in Ocean Voyager about our Indian Ocean Preparation : http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2018/03/19/indian-ocean-crossing-the-preparation/ http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2017/08/28/one-thing-is-for-certain/ http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2018/06/06/predictwind-and-the-iridium-go/ http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2018/10/28/hello-africa-sailing-through-a-southern-buster-from-mayotte-to-tanzania/ Please give a thumb up and subscribe! See more sailing videos at http://www.youtube.com/patrickchildress See our article in Ocean Voyager about our Indian Ocean Preparation : http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2018/03/19/indian-ocean-crossing-the-preparation/ Sadly, they don’t make our Raymarine Chartplotter anymore...but this is the one we would get if we could: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/raymarine--axiom-pro-12-rvx-multifunction-display-with-navionics-north-american-charts--18561670 Iridium GO https://amzn.to/2Ux3R96 *****Make sure to use the drop down to get the complete bundle...you definitely want the External Antenna by Predictwind! 1 Chafe Protection and Port Leaks https://youtu.be/NPmMLxALjf4 2 More on Chafe Protection https://youtu.be/3MJegBCZEdQ 3 Sailboat Fuel Transfer at Sea https://youtu.be/GDmV-VemaXU 4 Anemometer Lubrication https://youtu.be/2xATulCi3hE 5 Anemometer Bearing Lubrication https://youtu.be/P_9pZX1LjyE 6 How to measure/mix 2 part https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 7 Install a new Backstay https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 8 Introduction to Patrick Childress https://youtu.be/O7wKT8de7Dw 9 Stop the Clang on the Mast https://youtu.be/8Wi4X6UytY8 10 Sailboat Burglar Alarm https://youtu.be/pi0zpy7CH5o 11 Sailboat Refrigeration/Seafrost https://youtu.be/2RqO2XCmtOI 12 Cleaning the bottom, Propspeed, and Mantus Anchor Hook https://youtu.be/yLNYZDusvaE 13 Indian Ocean Preparations https://youtu.be/MlNDoW9RSpI 14 Chagos,AIS, Fuel Siphon, Squalls https://youtu.be/J8xd7CcbECk 15 Sailing Chagos, Monitor Windvane, jib block, , Racor Fuel Filter system https://youtu.be/xKc7chnn6Sw 16 Survive on a Deserted Island: Water https://youtu.be/4tfme-zmGpU 17 Survive on a Deserted Island: Coconuts https://youtu.be/3Xt8Ccm9oW0 18 Survive on a deserted island: Coconut Crabs https://youtu.be/amXYmo0DtrQ 19 Sailing to Rodrigues Island Mauritius https://youtu.be/qLSXkTxLRzM 20 Provisioning for Sailing an Ocean https://youtu.be/bZYRQpcIY60 21 New headstay after Profurl Roller Furling https://youtu.be/VPwrbg9NEYA 22 GalleyTips for Sailing an Ocean https://youtu.be/RqtMEjMZJA0 23 Glue a sail repair at sea https://youtu.be/ge3FcEiYl4w 24 Best Dinghy for Bluewater Sailboats https://youtu.be/YWPhSoIPXyE 25 7 Sailing Tips https://youtu.be/HJu26X6b8p8 26 3 Sailing Tips for Bluewater Sailboats https://youtu.be/Tcz7ZidQu-U 27 Sailboat Plumbing Replacement https://youtu.be/5vXzPmlZKto 28 Flares as Self Defense against Pirates, Reef hook, mainsail reefing and Deck scuppers https://youtu.be/lakH18f2_tA 29 Mikumi National Park Safari https://youtu.be/OYZuPcGKgto 30 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Abovedeck https://youtu.be/vT6qZtij6us 31 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Belowdeck https://youtu.be/g-SCowpKCWw 32 Brick House Valiant 40 Tour Below Deck #2 https://youtu.be/bRofFfb37eg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SVBrickHouse/ Twitter: @SYBrickHouse Blog http://www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com/About **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases** #PatrickChildressSailing #WhereisBrickHouse #BluewaterSailboat

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John Baumgartner - 5 years ago

My BRIGHT EYES a Corbin 38 is much like your Valent, I have lived and sailed for over 16 years, Thanks you are doing a great job.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Thanks, John.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Thanks, Clay. Finally....., Rebecca has come around. In the interior vid to go up not this Friday, but two weeks after that, she will show the electronics, many of which she installed, at the nav. station. More than a cameo, but it is a start. Hopefully I can get her to do the outro for the same vid. We will be away into central Tanzania for a while so these vids will be set to auto release.

Anthony Lee - 5 years ago

Did you have to get a special permit for Chagos?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 5 years ago

Yes, it is not like the old days. The permit can be obtained on line through BIOT, British Indian Ocean Territory. It cost $75 per week for a maximum of 28 days. Also, a yacht must have wreck removal insurance. We have been to so many atolls in the Pacific that the only reason we stopped in Chagos was because it was on my bucket list, like Bikini atoll, Galapagos Is., Rodrigues island, Reunion etc . Otherwise, there is nothing special about Chagos.

The Sailing Kiwi - 6 years ago

from 69 subscribers in April to 3500 now - just shows you are doing a great job Patrick - well done and good to see Rebecca is alive!!

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

It has been a long haul, and fun.....but also a ton of time spent at the computer learning the editing process. Thanks for staying with us.

Adventures with Frodo - 6 years ago

6000 miles with no wzter maker, seriously how did you do that?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Frodo, Fortunately I was able to sail around the world starting out in 1979, long before RO water makers and chart plotters were thought of. Certainly, sailing is a lot easier these days. We get water from clear streams, clear wells, catch rain, from water faucets ashore. A speck of chlorine does a lot of good. Watch my video "Water, What's In It" and you will see how I test water. I have found city water can be cleaner than the water from many RO systems on sailboats. But be sure to add chlorine to any city water in Thailand.....City water in Malaysia is good. Rain water always needs a little chlorine to keep the airborne mildew and bacteria from growing.

Caio Schendel - 6 years ago

thumbs up mate

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thank you Caio.

captainandthelady - 6 years ago

Now you have one more subscriber. I just found your channel yesterday and have gotten this far so far and i'm having a great time catching up. Please keep up the good work.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Thanks for watching and the positive comment.

Coleman Adams - 6 years ago

Just wondering if you have internet on your boat? Here in the Philippines I use Windy TV for plotting wind, rain and such with google earth as back up, works great for predicting Typhoons and such, that said love your channel, just found it...thank God you dont babble like many on the sailing channels...BTW I love your out of the box thinking...

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

We have internet only when we are near shore and cell towers. At sea, we get weather updates on our Predict Wind over Iridium Go satellites. Iridium Go is not faster than the Single Side Band and Pactor 3 modem but far more reliable. I really like the Predict Wind for the out in the middle of nowhere ocean current information. I don't know where else to get that information. Thanks for the positive comment.

SV Amandolin - 6 years ago

great content. Sailing Emerald Steel the only other youtube channel that has sage advice from experienced persons. Others are fun but mostly newbies jumping in.

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John Feemster - 6 years ago

Just found your channel yesterday going to binge watching you guys.

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

John, Thanks for watching.

Nebo Global - 6 years ago

Hey Patrick, love your videos! Being a 'real' boating person, we'd love you to check out this new FREE boating app. The creator is a Perth (Australia) guy. Would love to know what you think. It might help you keep a record of and share all your wonderful cruising adventures. http://nebo.global/

R Marsello - 6 years ago

Hi Patrick, it's good to see you on youtube. Safe cruising to you and rebecca cheers. ~~marsello~~ sangihe island

R Marsello - 6 years ago

Oh yes! Vlogging is fun and you're doing great on the camera. I already left Sangihe since last February and now i am back in Jakarta (the capital) -- i hope to see you again in the next future. You are subscribed. stay safe man! brickhouse in da house yo. Patrick Childress

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Marsello! Great to hear from you. I cannot count the number of times I have told officials in other countries how hard the Board of Tourism in Sangihe and Indonesia, work to make the place desirable for tourists, suggesting they should do the same! Certainly Sangihe is one of our favorites. Thanks for watching the video. This is something new to do which is proving to be fun work. Surprisingly, there are cell towers along this stretch of the desolate Sri Lanka coast so we don't exactly know when our link to civilization will be cut...certainly today sometime. Hope to see you again! Thanks if you can click on the "Subscribe" button.

SailingKayode - 6 years ago

Have a great passage. What is "better than Gribs"?

Patrick Childress Sailing - 6 years ago

Hi DIYSailboatGuy and Nick, ,
Thanks DIY for the good comment about what is better than a GRIB. In my haste to get out the video before sailing away from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, I did not do well explaining what I meant by having something better than a GRIB. Nick did see my thoughts and expressed them well. After uploading the video, I kicked myself for not pointing out the Iridium GO! box which is the square, black, box on the wall just below the Vespermarine AIS and to the right of the Raymarine chart plotter. Because of that satellite connection, which works 24 hours a day, in any weather condition, anywhere in the world, we no longer need the Pactor 3 modem. The Pactor is now as antiquated as a cassette player or a sextant. Here in the Indian Ocean, there are no Sailmail stations, unless I am missing something, there is only one in Bruni, way east on the island of Borneo, and one in South Africa, making for very tenuous connections, if at all. It is surprising how many yachts out here have PredictWind and Iridium Go! Those stuck with only SSB and the Pactor are always asking those with the newer electronics for weather updates. Of course we do share. The only use out here for SSB is for talking to the other cruisers at “net time”.
It took 15 days to get to Chagos, where we spent nearly a month. It took another 8 days to get to Rodrigues….so we have been out in the boonies, away from the internet, for a while. The internet in Rodrigues is incredibly slow but I will try to upload a new video late tonight when the internet might be a little faster. That will be video #14. In video #15, there is something more about our passage to Chagos and getting ocean current information through PredictWind. Having that information proved to be equally as valuable as weather information. In the region of the equator, the currents were very strong and difficult to deal with as they were flowing to the east, we needed to sail south west. Having updated flow information, we were able to play the currents south of the equator and grab some helping currents to get us to Chagos. Again, on the passage to Rodrigues, updated current information was invaluable to play a large rotation and set us up into helping currents. If you have ever sailed between Rhode Island and Bermuda, you will know how valuable up to the minute current flow information is.

Nick Olson - 6 years ago

Sure you can get free weather, that a government has paid to produce. We have what we think is the best mix and in an easy to use way. We have a free service which includes the ECMWF, you just get more features in our paid versions. I would be interested to know where you get ECMWF gribs for free?

SailingKayode - 6 years ago

Nick Olson Disclosure is important. Ask Sean Hannity. You have nice software but free sources of Gribs are available. If you look at the historical weather for the route from Sri Lanka to Chagos you will see the bad stuff never happened according to ECMWF or GFS and nothing bad in the near future. I get ECMWF for free.

Nick Olson - 6 years ago

I work for PredictWind so can correct you on a few things about PredictWind. The only free weather model we redistribute is the GFS. We run full global models for our proprietary PWG and PWE models every 12 hours (this costs money to do) and pay a lot of money for the rights to distribute the ECMWF in our software. I guess indirectly you are paying for free data with your $250 a year sailmail subscription which floats saildocs.

SailingKayode - 6 years ago

Nick Olson You can get Gribs by Sailmail request from the following sources.
US National Weather Service (NWS) – a part of NOAA,
US Navy
Canadian Met Service
Météo France

I agree that PW packages it all nicely but they do not provide any enhanced forecasting ability. They are resellers of free data in a nice interface.

Nick Olson - 6 years ago

Grib is just a data format. I believe the reference was in relation to getting a weather fax which only shows the GFS model. What is better is being able to get 4 models in grib format via PW and the Iridium Go. In the video the GFS did not show the system developing near Chagos, but the other models did, hence having more than one model to reference.

SailingKayode - 6 years ago

Nick Olson Isn't PredictWind just a fancy way of displaying Gribs? They don't have forecasters on staff optimizing any forecasts. The routing feature is great but Gribs are Gribs.

Nick Olson - 6 years ago

I believe the comment was in relation to using PredictWind Offshore and having access to gribs from 4 models and using the weather routing function. I believe they will be out of contact for 4-6 weeks. cheers.

Mark Bowers - 6 years ago

It's just occurred to me, I first crossed the Equator at 81E, on a track from the Straits of Malacca to Diego Garcia, on a US Navy ship. Not too awfully far from your track. I'll never forget Crossing the Line!

Mark Bowers - 6 years ago

Bon Voyage. Good luck and God speed on your passage to the Chagos. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about it !

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