We've Been at Sea for SIXTEEN DAYS NOW! (Jade is OK)

Update- Jade is ok, didn't have to call coast guard! Thanks again to Bluetti for Sponsoring this episode! Click the links and use code: BRETTNJADE Elite 100 V2: http://bit.ly/4nmELGg Elite 200 V2: http://bit.ly/4ntr8oW #BLUETTI #Solargenerator #BLUETTIElite100 #bluettielite200 Day 16 of our Atlantic crossing, and this passage is finally starting to take its toll. We wake up surrounded by squalls, adjust the jib preventer to get back on a westward heading, and discover an issue with our headsail coming out of the lower track — a problem that would be difficult to fix at sea. Fatigue has been building for days, sleep has been rough, and the scopolamine patches we were using for seasickness left us feeling foggy, disoriented, and honestly not ourselves. In this episode we walk through our full ditch kit and abandon-ship plan — from our six-person life raft (big enough for us and the dogs), to backup communications, power, water, and visibility strategies if the worst were to happen. We also talk about redundancy, emergency power, and why having electricity and communication matters more than ever offshore. After more than two weeks of downwind, rolly conditions, we make the call to start motor-sailing to increase speed and comfort — hoping to arrive before Christmas so Ayanna can make it home to her family. With the engine running, conditions finally ease, spirits lift, laundry dries, fajitas get cooked, and for the first time in days, it feels like we can breathe again. This wasn’t an unsafe crossing — but it was an uncomfortable one. And after 16 days, that wears you down. Thanks for sticking with us through the hard days. The good ones are coming. Thanks for being here with us 🤍 🌊Go Follow Aiyana! @PiratePrincessChronicles 🌎 FOLLOW OUR CROSSING LIVE @PredictWind Tracker: https://www.predictwind.com/tracking/EvaSailing08282023?3DIcons=true Want to see more about our new Dinghy?! Thanks to the amazing people at Exce1sior! https://exce1sior.com/dinghy @ExpeditionEvans @ExpeditionEngineering **************************************** Come join the party! https://www.patreon.com/expeditionevans Go follow the build! https://youtu.be/cubHo0S9ddQ **************************************** If you came here looking for our Amazon links, you're a special kind of awesome human. Thanks for checking them out! Products we use and love: https://www.amazon.com/shop/expeditionevans Products we wish for 😁: https://a.co/epcOarT **************************************** *Our Gear* Main Camera: https://amzn.to/3csaFjz Main Lens: https://amzn.to/3cwZRkl Microphone: https://amzn.to/3iSDGoV Go Pro: https://amzn.to/324dq43 Drone: https://amzn.to/2Yf3X8S Laptop: https://amzn.to/3h9ydcL *Find Us Elsewhere* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpeditionEvans Jade Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Jadexploring/ Brett Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_BrettEvans_ EE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ExpeditionEvans Dingo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DingoEvans Penny Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PenntelopeEvans TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ExpeditionEvans *Website/blog* https://www.expeditionevans.com/shop *Want to support us?" https://www.patreon.com/expeditionevans https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=FWBYD33TFEBRY https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theevans #sailing #boat #boatlife #sailboatrefit #sailboatliving