Sailing through orca territory! Be careful. #circumnavigation #sailing #sailingcouple

Sailing through orca territory isn’t something we take lightly and while preparing this post for you guys, we heard another sailboat calling for help on the radio..How we stay informed and reduce the risk as much as possible: 📍We monitor:• GT Orcas App – To stay updated about interactions, sightings and risk mapping. • www.orcas.pt – MMSI verified fellow sailors for live-updates. • Telegram groups – Live updates from fellow sailors. • Orca Facebook groups - to stay updated. • We listen to channel 16 (as always) and when we here something related to a orca situation we start recording the conversation so we can go back and listen to it again ex. if we didn’t get the position, name of the vessel etc. ⚠️Our precautions:• We have chosen to only sail in daylight – Which sometimes means early mornings to do a long leg. If something were to happen, we rather want to handle it in full visibility than in the dark. • We have chosen to stay in shallow water - inside the 20m depth counter when possible, but still keeping a safe distance from breaking waves and shallow hazards. • We carry a duffel bag full of sand on deck– The most humane way to try and deter orcas, should they approach the rudder. • We maintain constant lookout – For tall dorsal fins, but also for coastal fishing gear when close to shore. • We talk through roles and action plans - so everyone onboard knows what to do in case of an emergency. 🚨Our procedure in case of an orca interaction: 1: Engine on, max speed, turn boat towards shallows and/or land. 2: One person in charge of throwing sand in the water to hopefully prevent the orcas from damaging the rudder. 3: One person in charge of flipping the swimmingladder down in the water and banging it with a hammer to make loud noises in the water to deter the orcas. 4: Other important things is to issue a Pan-Pan call on the vhf, continuous lookout and video documentation of the interaction. N.B that this is simply the way we’ve chosen to handle the situation, not a detailed A–Z guide on how you should proceed. Always make sure to research the specific area you’re sailing in. Stay safe. #orca #sailing #shortoftheday #circumnavigation

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Spoiler : ce moment n’existe pas ! ⛵️ Le bon moment, c’est celui où tu décides enfin de passer à l’action. Pas quand tu auras plus d’argent. Pas quand tu auras plus de temps. Pas “un jour”. Parce qu’en attendant… les années passent, et ton rêve reste au port. Chaque marin a commencé sans tout savoir. Avec des doutes. Avec des peurs. Avec zéro expérience parfois. La différence, c’est qu’ils ont commencé. Imagine dans quelques mois : Tes premiers couchers de soleil en mer Le vent dans les voiles Cette sensation de liberté totale Et la fierté de savoir naviguer par toi-même Tu n’as pas besoin d’être “prêt”. Tu as juste besoin de faire le premier pas. J’ai créé une formation en ligne simple et accessible pour t’aider à apprendre le voilier, même si tu pars de zéro ⚓ Le lien est dans la bio ➡️ Rejoins l’aventure maintenant avant de regretter de ne pas avoir commencé plus tôt. ✨

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Giorno 193 - verso santo Domingo La mattina passa veloce tra ponti che si aprono, dogane che si svolgono e ormeggi che si mollano. Julia è pronta e noi con lei. Prua su santo Domingo. Ci rimettiamo in oceano dopo giorni di meteo instabile. Sfruttiamo una finestra che sembra una buona occasione per raggiungere la nostra destinazione. Siccome siamo in due, cerchiamo di portarci avanti preparando in anticipo ciò che mangeremo nei prossimi giorni. Il pilota ci ricorda che vuole le sue attenzioni. Per fortuna questa volta è una vite della morsettiera dei fili ad essere lenta: una stretta di cacciavite ed è tutto a posto. Bene così! La notte arriva veloce. Una notte che sa un po’ di giorno vista l’intensità della mezza luna su di noi. Ora riprendiamo i turni: due ore a testa! Che la traversata abbia inizio! Andrea