We dodged hurricane Elsa. Fast sailing from Martinique to Colombia. Big waves and failed autopilot.

With expected winds up to 100 knots and high waves Hurricane Elsa was expected to run over southern Martinique. Yes, we just went out from the boatyard and now are in hurricane avoidance mode. A strong tropical wave (soon to become HURRICANE ELSA) has left the coast of Africa last week and headed straight for Martinique and St. Lucia... very unusual for the begining of July, but this is how it is. We have to decide in just 2 hours - to stay put in Martinique and risk the boat or to dodge approaching hurricane and have a not really pleasant trip. And we decided to sail down to Colombia and departed St Anne just in a few hours. Our hurricane avoiding tactic was to sail as fast as we can down south near to the Venezuelan coast to be out of the reach of Hurricane Elsa. We put two reefs on the main which still gave us 10 knots of speed, but keep us safe in coming squals, especially at night. In this conditions we're happy to have a fast performance sailing catamaran - we should sail fast and we want to be safe. It took us 6,5 days to flee from hurricane Elsa. We had everything - wind 0-28 knots from all 360 degrees directions, enormous swell and fierce waves. We were flying, surfing, rolling, banging, shaking and had dozens of flying fish on the deck. And finally this weird trip from Martinique to Colombia done. Umadum safely anchored in Cartagena de Indias . Love, Peace and Ocean Breeze Tali and Guenther Follow us for more sailing videos and travel stories: https://youtube.com/UmadumSailing We're a Russian-Austrian couple, live aboard sailors/cruisers and professional filmmakers with a genuine love for life. Cruising oceans since 25 years. This is our life. Two adventurous people sailing around the world. Living the dream so many people are only dreaming of. Sailing, traveling, adventure, freedome. This is the life we want to share with you. Making travel documentaries. Yes, there are so many sailing videos. In our films we show you not only the daily cruising life. But countries we explore. People we meet. Local culture and island life. Simple and healthy living. Music, cuisine, crafts, locals artists. We will be happy if our videos inspire you to explore a different way of living. Life is about living your dreams! The first and the second parts of our boatyard film Refitting a performance catamaran. BOATYARD BLUES Nr 1: Haul out of Umadum. What work do we expect? https://youtu.be/DD_UcRj7qqQ https://youtu.be/MJ45WNaFQig Boat tour of our Looping 45 cruising catamaran and how we live on our performance cruising catamaran. https://youtu.be/SgMojYjQuUU What is the best catamaran for sailing around the world and why? https://youtu.be/2paM4zxnf_o Watch our story about South Atlantic Ocean Crossing: https://youtu.be/feDUbVw0m1k https://youtu.be/W8mVT-j-BZ0 Other good ones: https://youtu.be/SgaiLoDfU2o https://youtu.be/LPj-QGjz_a8 Follow us on Instagram for REAL TIME updates: https://www.instagram.com/umadumsailing/ Check our website: https://umadumsailing.com/ Wave Art and Sailing Art in Umadum shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/UmadumArt Facebook Group dedicated for Performance Cruising Catamarans: www.facebook.com/groups/performancecruisingcatamarans/ Music in the film: Pucker Up, At Rest, Constancy, BTS prolog by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100737 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #hurricaneElsa #sailingColombianCoast #performanceSailingCatamaran © Umadum Sailing 2021