We had an interesting final sail on Peter's Firebird in the most wind I sailed in when in Barbados - we sailed with 2 reefs. Peter's friend Eric has a foiling waveboard and he wanted to foil behind the Firebird. In the end he managed it, but there was lots of falling in at the beginning. It was hard work for Peter and I as we had to start at near zero speed, so Eric could grab the tow rope, then slowly accelerate to about 7 knots so he could get ready for lift off. Then accelerate to 10 knots very quickly, so he could lift out. And then control the speed at 10-12 rather than surge up to 15-18. But of course the wind would drop, or he'd fall in or.... but, as I say, after 2 hours he did manage to fly for maybe 30 secs. Although, if we were quick enough, we could stop and heave to after he fell in, sometimes we sailed on too far and then we had to pull in the tow rope (we discovered it was too easy to get it entangled on rudders and daggerboards), tack round and sail back. As always it was scary how quickly a head disappears from view. But interestingly we could easily see him when he was in the sun, it was when he was north of us that he became invisible (one of his sons kept a very close eye on Dad, religiously pointing to his position). Flat water helped, and lots of passing day charter cats got a bit confused by seeing a swimmer apparently a mile out to sea but happily waving!

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Full episode now on YouTube ⛵️ EPISODE 009 now on YouTube– Our Longest Passage Yet! Sailing from Mallorca to Sardinia | Sailing Sacred Seas In this episode, we leave the stunning island of Mallorca behind and set off on our longest offshore passage yet—36 hours non-stop aboard our Lagoon 440 catamaran KAIA, bound for the wild western coast of Sardinia. Whether you're dreaming of setting sail yourself or just love watching slow travel by sea, join us as we cross open water, live simply, and chase the horizon with our little crew—including our sailing dogs! Thanks for being part of the adventure! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and come say hi in the comments. #sailing #yacht #cruiser #sailingboat #travel #wanderlust #nature #adventure #boatlife #lagoon440 #lagooncatamaran #sailingyoutube #catamaran #menorca #sailingmenorca #sailingsardinia #nightsail

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Violent seas. One mistake. Pure panic. Watch the rail… 😱 #shorts #extremesailing #stormwaves #yachtlife #adrenaline #boatlife #neardisaster #viralshorts #usa

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The world's top Olympic skiff sailors are at the annual festival, Kiel Week, for the 2019 competition The Championship features the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 and other Olympic and non-Olympic Classes. Racing is from June 26-30, 2019. Catch all the action via https://49er.org/event/2019-kiel-week/

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