This is How We DOCK IT! [Ep. 56]

This is how we dock our boat and prepare it for storms in a new harbor known for damaging boats. We even witness a few major boat docking fails ourselves.

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We sail 100 miles offshore overnight from Terceira to Sao Miguel in the Azores. It is the next leg in our journey to sail around the world. We dock up in a big city as we prepare to leave the boat for one month and fly home to do some racing and professional boat prep and delivery work.

This harbor is known for its rough conditions with damaging winds from the south. We prepare with extra fenders and double dock lines as well as removing the sails from the mast and boom and securing the halyards.

While we are at this we witness a a yacht crash into the dock right ahead of us and go to assist. We tour the harbor and find more boat carnage from the 35 knot + southerly winds.

Who are we?

We are a young YouTube sailing channel couple that sold it all and left to sail around the world. We enjoy traveling off the beaten path, so we are sailing around the world via Cape Horn and the Cape of Good hope, not through the Panama Canal like most others.

Meet Kate and Curtis. Kate was a school teacher. Curtis was a business consultant. Roxy the dog was rescued from a shelter. They bought a boat, spent months refitting it on a budget, and set off to see the world together.

Before leaving, like you, we watched videos of sailing and cruising, ocean crossings, and circumnavigating, every week. We enjoyed the best sailing channels such as Sailing La Vagabonde, SV Delos, Gone with the Wynns, Project Atticus, Sailing Nahoa, and more. We were inspired by these influencers and hope to return the favor. We want to show you the world and inspire you to break free and go sailing.

We are a little bit different than the rest. Our new sailing channel is dedicated to performance sailing and relaxing videos. Our goal is to teach you a little bit about sailing fast as we were both experienced offshore sailboat racers before leaving. We hope to teach you about sail trim, boat handling, safety, and navigation while passagemaking in bluewater. Sorry, but you won't find Instagramers, bikini models, or sailboat fails here. Just real sailing and cruising stuff that you can watch with the family.

Prior to our sail away we both enjoyed racing sailboats at a high level. Kate was a sailing instructor, Jr. National Champion sailor, and race winning offshore helmswoman. Curtis has been on the water all his life, raced one-design Melges 24s, and has accumulated quite the list of offshore racing wins as a navigator.

We are enjoying the digital nomad and tiny home lifestyle on our boat. We have a long way to go. It has been extra challenging due to pandemic related lockdowns and border closures, but we are determined to push through and sail around the world before the music stops.

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