J109 Going to Red blasting downwind at over 12 knots with the wind gusting to 35 knots. We the bow wave breaking back behind the spreaders it was all hands to the back of the bus as we blasted across a tight reach. The 35 knot puff which hit us just before this laid us flat for 20 second and also most dumped out bow man over the side. There was quite a bit of yelling and screaming required to get the messages from the front of the boat to the back and visa versa. With the kite finally making it to the top of the mast and a couple of the crew hitting the rail we set of to catch the race leader who was not brave enough to fly the kite as the breeze built as the low pressure cell moved over northern Ireland and and built the breeze to over 35 knots. The J109 is a a great ocean going yacht which is stable and responsive even in the biggest of breezes. The team at Bottom up boats hopes you enjoyed this short video of us flying up Strangford Lough on the way to round island

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In this episode we set sail to somewhere ……… Here's the link to the complete episode, https://youtu.be/R3OO3Z93RhE If you want to binge watch here is a link to our first season playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTnjHpfUuECUAA8rwRSxxMvqq9EMx_MR8 Hi All, Welcome to our channel, We are Andrew and Irene a middle aged (well not sure what age range that encompasses nowadays ) couple pursuing an adventure on the high seas. We sail on the good ship Saracen, a Beneteau Oceanis 473 from 2006. Out journey started in Scotland in early 2023 and our ultimate goal is to sail around the globe …..slowly. We make these videos mostly for family and friends and to create a record of our adventures for ourselves so that we can look back at them later in life, were not in it to make money (way to hard). Thanks for taking an interest and please remember to leave a like, comment and subscribe to our channel, as this helps push the algorithm as we strive to boost our viewers. We also write a blog which can be found here https://www.sailblogs.com/member/saracen/ Link to our noforeignland boat page https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6490851356180480 Instagram http://www.instagram.com/andrew.campbell386 #SVSaracenstravels #sailinglife #sailing #yachts #sailingaroundtheworld #liveaboardlife #liveaboard #beneteau #oceanis473 #caribbean #yachting #sailingcouple #sailingcaribbean #cruiser #crusinglifestyle #retired #travellingcouple #wanderlust #explore

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Sailing footage of the Melges 15, Sailing World’s 2022 Boat of the Year.

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