Night sailing upwind & reefing Ep 122

With wind at 30 knots upwind, it is 40 knots apparent! Unsettled winds and storms means reef in, reef out! We waited over Christmas for a weather window to head to the Marquesas. With a brief switch in the wind to northeast, we sailed to Makemo to wait for another switch to SE. We left Makemo, the wind never switched and we had a rough 3 day sail upwind to Nuku Hiva. Reef in – reef out. We provided some extra footage on reefing at night at the very end of the video. Also, we need to train Tiller not to jump in the water to chase fish. LINKS Donate to HELP FIND A CURE: https://angioma.networkforgood.com/projects/169422-support-lisa-s-chosen-charity WEB SITE: See where we are now http://www.biotrek-sailing.com WE MAKE OUR VIDEOS PUBLIC TO SHARE SAILING, ON BOARD LIFE and OUR OCEAN WORLD. If you enjoyed this video please subscribe. Our favorite charity that we support is THE CURE ALLIANCE, a foundation working to find a cure to vascular lesions in the brain, called CCMs (for cerebral cavernous malformations). Awareness of this disease is important, and we invite you to learn more on their web site. https://www.alliancetocure.org/newly-diagnosed/cavernoma-cavernous-angioma-malformation-fast-facts/ If you want to help find a cure, the link is here : https://angioma.networkforgood.com/projects/169422-support-lisa-s-chosen-charity Any level of support from our BioTrek-sailing audience to help find a cure from this devastating neurological disease will be greatly appreciated by the foundation. 0:00 Intro 1:34 Repairing the windlass in Fakarava 2:10 Christmas with Jamala and Ticket to Ride 4:24 Diving the South Pass 5:00 Black Noddy rescue 5:47 Departure from Fakarava 6:20 Pass into Makemo 6:55 Whale behind the boat! 9:22 First night sailing towards Marquesas 9:50 Reef out, reef in 11:09 Connie Lee explains cavernous angiomas 12 :41 Morning storm 14 :19 Night 3, another reef, wind at 30 knots, 40 apparent 14:50 Nuku Hiva in sight 15:38 I listen to Music Student 101 on night watch 16:22 Extra footage on reefing MUSIC BY EPIDEMIC SOUND A Bitter Love by Sven Karlsson (Intro music) Goldern Crates – Dusty Decks Asturias – Ball point All the jingle ladies – Jobi Million Years – Sture Zetterberg There must be a way out- Hector Posser Paridiso – Sum wave Nature’s Love- Just normal Montmirail- Dex1200 South is that way -Lofive Jane – Peter Dandberg Lost in Atlantis by Smartface (end music)