6200nm sailing passage on new performance catamaran: top 5 questions answered (Ep8)

We answer the top five questions we've been getting about our 6200 mile offshore sailing passage from South Africa to the Caribbean onboard our Balance 526 performance catamaran. From provisioning to sea sickness and weather, we try to provide insights to the questions we've received. We also cover a little about Lithium Ion batteries, solar power, and our Integrel alternators. Subscribe! Get notifications of new YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingLittleBird?sub_confirmation=1 Updates on Social: https://www.instagram.com/svlittlebird/ https://www.facebook.com/svlittlebird Little Bird is named in honor of Cecilia Rose. If you enjoy this video, please consider making a tax deductible donation to a great cause at: https://mpssociety.org/give/ We're Tif and Frank. In a significant act of vanity, we're making YouTube video of our sailing exploits. In 2021, we sailed our Balance 526 Catamaran from Cape Saint Francis, South Africa to the island of Grenada in the Caribbean on a 30 day passage. Since then, we've been sailing up the islands exploring beautiful anchorages and meeting great people. Over the next few years, we'll be sailing through the Bahamas, San Blas, Panama, and across the Pacific. With any luck, eventually we'll sail around the world. We're from Santa Cruz, California and grew up in and around the water. This is our third catamaran (we also had a Seawind 1000 and Catana 431) and eight boat (fishing boats, monohulls... boats tend to take over sometime!). We love fishing, stand-up paddle boarding, surfing and Tif has a yoga and workout addiction. It has been fun to learn to wingfoil, perfect our snorkeling skills, and watch others kitesurf (maybe someday we'll give it a try). Timestamps if you'd like to jump around: 01:14 The Top 5 Questions 01:50 What did you learn the most? 01:58 ONE: Provisioning and food 03:35 Biltong and Rusks! 04:04 Fishing... not 04:44 TWO: Routine and Watch Schedule 06:32 Exercise when sailing 07:23 THREE: Weather and internet at sea 07:40 KVH V7hts satellite communications 08:39 FOUR: Sanity & Dealing with Seasickness 09:03 Tif and seasickness and her secret cure 11:22 FIVE: The Boat 12:12 What's best? Sailing in light wind 13:09 Lithium Ion batteries, solar, and Integrel alternators Link to provisioning spreadsheet in the video: https://tinyurl.com/5ywe6zsm #svlittlebird #capetown #grenada #balance526 #balancecatamarans #nexusyachts #sailing #travel #boatlife #sailinglife #catamaran