The Best & Worst Of Sailing | Sailing Kittiwake - Ep. 9 81 0

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In The Best & Worst Of #Sailing we sail the coast of Portugal through scary heavy fog, have the best sail of the year while sunbathing on deck, and visit the stunning city of Porto. Thanks for watching our sailing video; we hope you enjoyed it. In the next episode, we'll keep sailing the Atlantic, down the coast of #Portugal, chasing the summer. Don't forget to subscribe to our sailing channel to receive a notification when our next video goes live. ***SUPPORT US ON PATREON*** If you like our videos and would like to support our production, we're over at: https://www.patreon.com/sailingkittiwake ***OR BUY US A BEER*** http://sailingkittiwake.com/support-us/ **HIRE US*** http://seawolfdigital.co.uk/ ***OUR BLOG*** If you’d like to find out more about us or Kittiwake, check out our blog: sailingkittiwake.com. In our Sail Cruising Tips section you’ll find some advice on how to set off cruising on the cheap yourself, as well as ideas on how to make money along the way. Let us know if we can help in any way! ***WE’RE ALSO ON*** - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingkitti... - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingkitt... - Twitter: https://twitter.com/svkittiwake Follow us for live updates, plus extra videos and pictures. ***CAMERAS*** Canon EOS M GoPro Hero 4 Silver ***MUSIC*** Freschard - Sweet Sweet South DYAN - Looking For Knives

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Bruce Stewart - 6 years ago

Thanks for the tip of the São Jacinto anchorage - looks dreamily calm but close to things. Will be there later this year, following in your wake.

Bruce Stewart - 6 years ago

Thanks guys, same with your trip. And keep the videos up - they’re great!

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Cheers Bruce! It's a super safe anchorage and we were very confident leaving Kittiwake there for 10 hours at a time. Sao Jacinto is a little weird - it feels like it's an abandoned ghost town, but the dunes are worth the walk through the desolated streets. There are a couple of mini markets hidden away in secondary streets (visibile on Google Maps).
We highly recommend taking the ferry to Aveiro - this cute little town really took us by surprise.
For Porto, if you visit from Sao Jacinto, it's a bit of a trek (dinghy, ferry, bus and train). For us, it was worth the peace of mind of not being stuck up in Porto in the pricey marina, in case the port closed. We didn't check, but it may well have closed down in those 30+ knots of wind.
Wishing you the very best of luck for this season, Bruce. Elena & Ryan

Tom Green - 6 years ago

Great video as always! :-) Exciting part about you sailing at night and in fog. Do you have a radar reflector? It is a very cost effective way for small vessels to significantly improve their odds of being seen on other ships' radars. One might think the mast would be enough as a reflector, but it's rounded shape isn't very well suited because it reflects the radar signal in all directions and will appear weak on the screen. A radar reflector's square angles does a very good job reflecting the signal back to the other ship and you will appear as a much stronger echo on their radar screen. A reflector doesn't use any battery and it is much, much cheaper than an AIS (or other types of transponders).

Tom Green - 6 years ago

Hello Elena and Ryan :-) Good to hear that you have one. Without it, your radar signature would be weaker and more confusing. Large ships usually have a 24/7 radar with an automatic collision warning system that triggers on echos over a certain strength (just so it won't sound for every reflected wave). That's why a strong echo/signature is important. But, as you said, it isn't of much use if there's no radar, much the same as with AIS transmitters/receivers and all the other nav equipment. I'm sure you'll have good use of your AIS receiver. It is a great way of seeing some of those who are around you. Stay awesome and have fun on the seven seas! :-)

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Cheers Tom!
We have a radar reflector permanently mounted high up on the mast. However, we don't really trust radar - we've heard people say the signals are often weak and confusing and not all boats have one or bother to use it (especially in crowded fishing areas). We've saved up and bought a basic AIS receiver now, which should make things a little easier.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting :) Elena & Ryan

Joseph Morrison - 6 years ago

Hi guys, I'm enjoying your adventures. Cheers

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Cheers Joseph! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice comment.

Jake Horn - 6 years ago

Hi Elena and Ryan! Thanks for another great video. Watching your journey is very inspiring, especially as a young person with dreams of cruising. Wish you both the best!

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Yay! You must be that 1% of young people we see in our stats. It's amazing to hear a young person is inspired by our travels. Thanks for watching and commenting Jake. We wish you to make your dreams come true soon. Fair winds and following seas, Elena & Ryan

Meohmy - 6 years ago

Great video guys.

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it :)

Sailing Kittiwake - 6 years ago

Manfred, you're simply the best!

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