A Tale of Two Passages....Ripped Sails on Delos and Rig Failure on Calico Skies (Ep. 66)

This episode opens on night two of our passage from the northern part of the Bahamas to the east coast of the US. For this passage, Grace has joined our friends on Delos as crew and Bill has set sail solo. Together, we’re buddy boating on a northward trajectory, aiming for the Chesapeake Bay, still 650 nautical miles away.

Day three is peaceful and a pod of dolphins visits Bill on Calico Skies. He is thriving on his solo adventure, explaining how he uses guard zones on the chart plotter using radar, and his alarm system for scanning the horizon in between getting some rest. He also explains how he communicates via email and SMS text, as well as downloads weather or GRIB files using the Iridium Go our Satellite Phone.

The drama begins to unfold around day four, but with two different boats there are two different sets of challenges. On Calico Skies Bill struggles with squalls and a strong current pushing the boat off of course. Our heading, the direction the bow is pointed, is far different from the direction the boat is actually going, or it's course over ground. Over on Delos, the crew deals with a ripped jib when the sail is backwinded in rough seas.And then, back on Calico Skies, a rod head in the rigging snaps for the grand finale.

0:00 Intro
1:15 Recap
1:38 Solo night watches, tools and tricks
4:21 Daybreak
5:02 I lost Delos and lost the Gulf stream!
5:44 Offshore communication and weather downloaded with the Iridium GO
7:07 Light air sailing with Code Zero
8:51 Dolphins!
9:52 Weather turns Squally
13:31 Rig Failure at Sea

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