Ep 16_ Ohne Mast - was nun

I have been here in the Baie de Marigaux for about a week and a half now I have managed to get some things going I had the railing repaired once before That was done by a Reger here Then I naturally sent out an enormous number of quotation requests I received the first offer here from FKG on Sint Maarten But still very unclear The work is still ongoing I was also on a meeting to discuss this I asked about sails I got an offer from Tropical Sail That was very quick and very straightforward And then I naturally inquired again about Grenada Also asked again in Germany if they could also make the ring Yes I need to go and check that now Then I reassembled my device carrier here again That wasn 't much of an effort at all It had just shifted so easily But the advantage was that because I built this myself it was just a minor repair I had to replace two locknuts One I had to adjust a bit And that's good I am going back to Sint Maarten to Simpson Bay And I will do some shopping there right away I'll stop by the Lagunis again Then have another coffee Let's see how it goes from there This is the gas station and the chip vendor Here on the other side of the channel is a little shop They repair outboard motors and do small repairs I can highly recommend it This is where Simpson Bay is located Marine supply chain There is Lagunis a bar and restaurant over there Und Tropical Sail FKG Budget Marine is also a chain Very very big shop here You get I wouldn't say everything but you do get a whole lot I'm going in now I found a few things Now I'm going back to Island Waterworld And to the electronics store Here are the Lagunis Famous sailor meeting place Here is the electrical equipment from the land side And from the sea side Also a store where you can get a variety of electronics Very well organized here on Sint Maarten Good infrastructure Some sailmakers also DL here Really great And here is FKG I am now at the Service Center of Electric There I handed in my alternator Probably the voltage regulator needs to be replaced Let me check if it's already done Yes the dynamo is still not finished You have tested it and it is running normally Yes I said that but if it's hot it just has that overvoltage So the regulator or controller in the alternator has to be replaced They are doing it now And I'll just kill some time here for a bit I need to buy a few things at Island Waterworld right away Yes what happens next in general I have several offers running I had already said that And it looks like the delivery times are around three to four months Until they arrive Until that can finally be done Then I'm naturally here on Sint Maarten Also already in the hurricane season We have now the end of April And if you add four months to that Or four and a half Then we'll already be at the end of August Then we'll already be in September Then I can't have this done here Because it's too risky I also have someone in Grenada working on it I'm curious to see what price he'll come up with And as I said no one in Germany is working on it yet I will probably stay here for a few more days Maybe a week maybe a week and a half Then go down the coast or the islands with multiple stops on the machine As close to the coast as possible as far as it goes Then move me to Grenada Where Jumbo will probably be taken out of the water again at the end of May It will stay there until the end of September beginning of October I think by then I should probably have an offer already I can then conclude I can assign the task here Secondly it should also fit in terms of delivery times And I'm thinking that it can probably be done somehow around early October late September And also on Grenada It's not 100% hurricane-proof but it's already almost there It's located at 12 degrees north latitude That's the plan for now Also I will stay here for a few more days as I said I will take care of a few small things here Then continue driving south on the machine Mau Beach Sam and I are now on our way to Grenada These are about 400 to 450 nautical miles I'd say Yes without sails it's not as nice One can only rely on the machine here in principle That's why I only do day trips Trying to hop from island to island here The first stop is now here in St Barth I'm just staying overnight and in transit Then Antigua just for a night stopover Then Guadeloupe And I won't be clearing Martinique again for a while Then take a short break Two days Wash some clothes again And do a little shopping Fill it up a bit more Then it continues from there I guess maybe another two or three days to Carriacou Then on to Grenada from there Yes I'm still definitely here bringing in offers This is taking a bit longer than I originally thought I still don't have a complete offer here after more than two weeks But something is starting to take shape Grenada looks pretty good Then I still have two other things in the works We'll have to wait Experts have also been there The report itself is also available And the cause itself remains unfortunately unexplained He could not determine that either The Rig itself is only three years old Ultimately Jumbo said it is an exceptionally well-maintained ship I was always very careful here on board I have kept everything in order so far I have taken care of a few things Here the antenna setup is complete Then I have set up a temporary antenna here with which I can do a little That means I can somewhat communicate with sparks over a certain range I guess I'm about five or six nautical miles here we tested it once Not even with a direct route but over the mountains That also worked quite well here even five nautical miles ago And out here it should be a bit better Yes the railing is done I had the mini sewn I've now put it on That's how it will go on for now Also for now here is Sabaz and the other islands up to Martinique Then I'll take a look further Yes already the first time now in distress here unfortunately There was a net wrapped around the propeller I tried to get it working here already but I can't get it to work properly It's also a bit too dangerous here now Because the Jumbo is rolling here in the swell It's still a bit of a landing swell And I have a few plans set here Someone has just contacted us I am three nautical miles ahead of Gustavia And he is coming over now I don't know if he wants to drag me in there or if he's helping me get it free I need to check that right away Yes somehow Something always happens this year Murphy's Law Absolutely Well we'll get it solved The Beyond Capricorn One is now en route It is still more than a nautical mile away Yes he's probably going tow me away right away As I understood him on the radio My heroes Beyond Capricorn One Gustavia is ahead on the port side Done Now anchored here in Gustavia Everything went well So now I'll sort things out and thank them over there Goodbye Thank you very much Have a pleasant cruise Take care Yes that's the Beyond Capricorn One Now it continues here From the neighboring boat They are from Seattle Americans Very good Here are Richard and Opie to save me and free my propeller Gambo is back on the road Yes at least with the engine Thank you very much You're welcome my friend So everything is already done here Opie got it relatively quickly I see you've already done some work while snorkeling But yes I couldn't film fast enough But he did a good job I am very very grateful to you Goodbye St Barth Thank you very much Have a good time Bye bye St Kitts has been reached It is located here on the port side A very beautiful view But there are still about 10 nautical miles to Bastère It goes in there Done 43 nautical miles from St Barth down to St Kitts Everything went well No unusual occurrences I can't find the most beautiful anchoring spot here I also looked a bit more into how it's described here And yes very swelly Today it is rolling out here Yes it's going Let's see how it develops Now there's the well-earned Anchor Beer To your health How are you Yes another little problem here What do you mean by little For me it's a big one here under the machine Something is slowing down here The Jumbo flight was extremely strong 1500 RPM speed And had about 4 knots Didn't want to arrive at Montserrat too early Yes and then the speed suddenly dropped to 2 knots Yes I must have caught something Something is probably dragging on the keel And it is slowing down the movement here very strongly I then increased the speed to 2200 revolutions Currently sailing at 3.7 3.8 knots Still 19 nautical miles to Montserrat Also 5 to 6 hours The other option would be to go back to Nevis to Charlestown But that is also 15 nautical miles If I could be a bit faster because the power is also running But I have now made a decision here Keep going like this And hope that my calculation works out here Yes not good Montserrat ahead Oh there was a bubble Ah there's a whale Unfortunately Done Yes not bad here in the bay So relatively quiet I hope it's also safe At least the police boat is behind me But I think there's no one on it I don't think I would reach anyone here if I tried to contact them I think they're all glad I also have off on Saturday evening I'm not calling anyone here and then I'll continue tomorrow I was already down there I looked at the submarine There's always a little bit of that on the Sail Drive those small strips there If anything had been there which I still strongly suspect Then it might have fallen here on the last sea miles There it also got a bit better in terms of speed Maybe the rest is here now when anchoring as I reset But I think it was the right decision ot to try to get back out to sea now to back up somehow to get free or something like tha Then getting something into the screw Yes I had also already thought a bit here because I am up to the keel I had assumed something was afoot couldn't get to the keel and then somehow cut it through like this Yes I've got it all prepared now I'll leave it like that for now until I get down to Grenada I'm glad That everything here worked ou Now of course the well-earned Anchor Beer Yes I have a good feeling here Goodbye Little Bay I am on my way here now towards Guadeloupe I am driving around the southern tip of Montserrat Here is a large restricted area This was set up back then after the volcanic eruption at the end of the 1990s The entire southern part has been abandoned here Very sad and the people then fled again from here completely off the island or started anew in the north I liked Little Bay it was a very very quiet nig And there is Guadeloupe Our destination today is Anzala Bark Nice calm water where you can motor well It must be there in front So let's see where I can squeeze in I think right here in front So here between the two he falls right away Yes that was unfortunately nothing it didn't look good now I'm going a little further ahead So reverse gear is engaged we are not moving that means the anchor is holding So I am now anchoring here at 11.40 meters I have let out 35 meters of chain And turn on the alarm here as well overnight I set it to 40 meters from the current location so that should be all okay Yes nice bay I'm almost in Le Marais still three hours of driving along the coast Yes yesterday was a relatively tough day 15 hours on the move Started relatively early and then the sea was very very rough but today it's fairly okay here Even if you are violently shaken by the machine here Le Marais is the first stage destination I will be glad when I arrive here after seven days under the machine These were always full days I left early in the morning and arrived late in the evening also after sunset yesterday I will refuel with diesel here again in Le Marais and test me do the laundry do a few small things here on board I will probably continue tomorrow or if I need a bit longer then the day after Yes everything is fine so far Everything went pretty well here lately Yes but transport sails are not much fun either Under sail yes This is so much fun but now here to sail the sailboat Yes there are nicer things but well there's nothing else Here is a large cargo ship which is currently being loaded with sailboats which will then return to Europe on the ship I ended up staying here in Le Marais for a few more days it's already Monday today because I asked Caribe again Whether they want to do the mast and the rig here They are currently creating the offer and hopefully it is here now No it should be ready by late morning then I really want to go towards Santa Lucia Yes let's see It's gotten quite warm already in mid-May here I didn't remember it being that warm here two years ago But yes it's summer here Another goodbye to Martinique I don't even know how many times I had a very very good conversation here with Caribe They will probably get the contract she needs to read between the lines again here talk to the insurance company but it looks very good I could have stayed here but now I have all that down there With the insurance Well so right now they are about 270 nautical miles ahead of me I hope everything goes well I made it I'm now here in Clarkscourt Bay These were 175 nautical miles down here from Martinique 4 days Nothing is ever that simple between the islands It was partly very rough but also quite heavy seas between Santa Lucia and Back Bay The autopilot motor failed once I have to manually steer it for 10 hours I then switched it in the evening at the Port Elizabeth Back Bay It starts again the next morning The rest here down was okay so far I clarified Kariakou and then here the final blow down to Clarkscourt Bay I am making preparations here because the Jumbo is going In a few days out of the water and I will fly a few days later to Germany and the Jumbo will now remain here in the Clarkscourt Bay Marina on land This is a Hurricane Hole on Grenada at about 12 degrees north latitude This means that here one is Not completely out of the hurricane zone but still just barely in the south but the probability that a hurricane passes through here It is relatively low and secondly this is an established Hurricane Hole and I don't have the mast on anyway so I'm probably safe Then additionally protected or the risk for Jumbo should be relatively low Yes that's how it looks and then it continues here and out of the water in a few days The Jumbo is now on land it came out here two days ago and since then I've been spinning around That's a lot of work o get all of this done here That one can leave the Jumbo here alone for a few months but it still runs The water maker is preserved here and a thousand other things which I have done here Today I also issued the order for the new mast It's going to Martinique and Caribe Grément got the contract because it was simply the closest to the type offer and the scope of the offer What I had in mind or exactly what I did was what I wanted The other two providers were FKG on Sint Maarten It was relatively difficult with the communication there And here down below once again turbulence over Grenada They weren't that bad in terms offerings but ultimately it also didn't satisfy me The comprehensive offering was missing On Martinique everything is included the radar the electrical system whether that all works properly It is now a different topic But at least they made a great effort there during the offer phase which was not the case with the others I was very satisfied there with FKG Marien and they have all seen it and I have a good feeling about it So the Jumbo will stay here until the end of September and I am flying back on the 27th together with Anke Then we will probably rent a room here for a few more days and then here for two days on land prepare everything so that she can go back to sea and then here at the buoy or before Anke also aga get a mask and then the mask should be placed there That's the plan Everything is good so far I'm flying home tomorrow I'm really looking forward to it Four months of home leave just once without sailing is also okay I am glad that everything is good Also see you