Electrical Problems on Offshore Sail with our Catamaran - Leg 2 Sailing SV Caterpillar

In our second episode, we fly back to Sint Maarten, prepare the boat and set off for a 1200 nautical mile, 10-day, offshore passage to North Carolina. Halfway there, our idyllic sail takes a turn for the worse as we discover an electrical problem with one of our engines. Check out our website: https://svcaterpillar.com/ Social Media: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SVCaterpillar INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/svcaterpillar/ MUSIC “Caterpillar Cruise” written and performed by Frank Pusateri © Sailing SV Caterpillar 2019 Epidemic Sound ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO ARE WE? We are Bill and Dannalie Saunders, a retired couple from Buffalo, NY inching our way around the world on our Knysna 440 Sailing Catamaran S/V Caterpillar. We have created this channel so you can follow us as we travel. See where we go and how we get there. Learn a little, teach us something, have some laughs, and be inspired. We have been living aboard S/V Caterpillar for two years now, but many people have asked us about our story and how we made this dream happen, so we’ve decided to publish this video series. Please subscribe and stay tuned as we take you back to the beginning when we bought what we think is the perfect bluewater sailing catamaran, a Knysna 440 built in South Africa, refit her ourselves, and set off to sail around the world. We’re not young, good looking YouTube stars. We’re just your average retired couple. Middle-aged and a bit out of shape. If we can do this, you can too. Hopefully our story will inspire you. We are not looking for monetization, donations, or a way to fund our adventures. Although it would inspire us to keep telling our story if we find that people are actually interested in watching, so please subscribe and click the thumbs-up button and share our channel with your family and friends and anyone you think might be interested. Thanks! The Caterpillar Crew Timestamps: 00:00 Previews 00:25 Leaving Buffalo for Sint Maarten 00:46 Preparation begins 03:04 Dinner and drinks at Lagoonies 03:52 The drawbridge opens and we head for open water 04:56 Our planned offshore route 06:10 A pod of dolphins 07:42 Reefing the mainsail 08:55 Sailing in the dark of night 09:30 Engine gremlins come to life and eat through some wire 11:22 Crew passing the time and eating raw flying fish 14:45 The next leg, will we make it to our destination? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #CatamaranSailing #BoatWork #Sailboats #BlueWater #offshorepassagemaking #OldPeopleSailing