STUCK in the MIDDLE of the Pacific Ocean! [Ep89 RED SEAS]

After we lost the spinnaker, we really thought things couldn't get any worse. But somehow, they managed! We repaired the bow sprit for the final time after it had broken off the cross bar AGAIN, and we had a sweet moment of victory as we flew our gennaker for the first time and thought we had found a back up plan that would carry us downwind all the way to the Marquesas. But frustratingly, disaster struck again and we were left with no downwind sail and a much longer crossing that anticipated. We are trying our hardest to remain positive but this is proving to be a real challenge out here. On top of that, the wind died and we were becalmed for three days. While we drifted in the current, we jumped in for a swim so we could clean the hulls and we tried to work on our engine but the problem is far worse than we first thought. If you can't wait for more, join us on Patreon and get instant access to our daily journal where we share all the ups and downs of our Pacific Crossing: www.patreon.com/redseas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🖥 Watch more on our website 🖥 www.red-seas.com 🙌🏻 Support us on Patreon 🙌🏻 www.patreon.com/redseas For more information about Wayfinder, check out www.iNav4U.com DISCOUNT CODE: REDSEAS See Wayfinder in action here: https://youtu.be/jQanLnmrHBw 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Coming up 00:52 Last time on Red Seas 01:26 Our secret weapon 02:36 Boat fail in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 05:47 Flying our new gennaker 07:46 Weevils ate all our food! 09:17 We broke our bow sprit on an ocean crossing 12:06 Sailing 14:05 Removing our speed log wheel while we're offshore 18:22 Swimming in 4000m of water in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! 20:25 Can we repair our engine underway? 22:37 Engine failure on our Pacific Crossing 24:45 Outro 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni, The Reds, a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We love to travel, we love the sea and we love sharing inspiring stories about inspiring people. So hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879