Log 8 | 🇸🇬 500 km, 5 Days at Sea: Our Toughest Passage Yet
WAL Adventure
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Welcome back to Log 8! In our last video we asked you to guess how long it took us to sail from Anambas back to Batam. We said 3 days max... Our GPS track said otherwise: 500 kilometers, 5 full days at sea, and we only arrived on Day 6. As beginner sailors, this was officially our toughest passage yet.
On Day 1, our power station stopped charging the house battery. It was a blown fuse, we had no spare, and we were 370 km from civilisation, so our engineer Captain had to improvise a fix at sea (please don't try this at home!). On Night 1, a squall hit with full sails up and the wind spiked to 22 knots, and we had to U-turn toward the nearest island just to get the sails down.
After that came headwinds pushing us far south, rolling seas that sent our batteries ice-skating across the floor, tankers in the shipping lanes, a maze of fish farms that don't show on AIS, and a rainstorm with zero visibility. Two pods of dolphins escorted us along the way, and a steaming pot of dumpling soup kept us going all the way to Nongsa Marina.
⚓ In this Log:
00:00 - We thought 3 days... it took 6
00:35 - Goodbye Anambas: a chill Day 1
01:13 - Blown fuse 200nm from land
03:26 - Night 1: 3-hour watches & a 22-knot squall
04:46 - Day 2: Headwinds push us south
05:18 - Dolphin pod to the rescue
07:24 - Day 3: Rolling seas & a war zone down below
08:48 - A tired bird hitches a ride
09:05 - Night watch, shipping lanes & tankers
09:42 - Dolphins escort us at sunset
11:23 - Fish farm maze (not on AIS!) + VHF call
12:46 - Day 5: Rainstorm & hot dumpling soup
13:55 - Day 6: Arriving at Nongsa Marina, Batam
14:16 - Damage tour: what 5 days did to LINX
15:45 - Thank you & your tips?
💬 Experienced sailors, please help us out! How do you handle strong headwinds on a long passage: motor, tack it out, or wait for a weather window? And how many days did YOU guess? Tell us in the comments 👇
Connect with Us!
Instagram: Instagram: wal.adventure
⛵ OUR SAILBOAT
SV LINX is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch
@oysteryachts
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Music: Jarico - Island
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#Sailing #Liveaboard #Oyster435 #Singapore #Anambas
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Rollying on the anchor killing all the comfort, only one desire is come back to marina and stay there...
Log 8 | 🇸🇬 500 km, 5 Days at Sea: Our Toughest Passage Yet
WAL Adventure
712 views
Welcome back to Log 8! In our last video we asked you to guess how long it took us to sail from Anambas back to Batam. We said 3 days max... Our GPS track said otherwise: 500 kilometers, 5 full days at sea, and we only arrived on Day 6. As beginner sailors, this was officially our toughest passage yet.
On Day 1, our power station stopped charging the house battery. It was a blown fuse, we had no spare, and we were 370 km from civilisation, so our engineer Captain had to improvise a fix at sea (please don't try this at home!). On Night 1, a squall hit with full sails up and the wind spiked to 22 knots, and we had to U-turn toward the nearest island just to get the sails down.
After that came headwinds pushing us far south, rolling seas that sent our batteries ice-skating across the floor, tankers in the shipping lanes, a maze of fish farms that don't show on AIS, and a rainstorm with zero visibility. Two pods of dolphins escorted us along the way, and a steaming pot of dumpling soup kept us going all the way to Nongsa Marina.
⚓ In this Log:
00:00 - We thought 3 days... it took 6
00:35 - Goodbye Anambas: a chill Day 1
01:13 - Blown fuse 200nm from land
03:26 - Night 1: 3-hour watches & a 22-knot squall
04:46 - Day 2: Headwinds push us south
05:18 - Dolphin pod to the rescue
07:24 - Day 3: Rolling seas & a war zone down below
08:48 - A tired bird hitches a ride
09:05 - Night watch, shipping lanes & tankers
09:42 - Dolphins escort us at sunset
11:23 - Fish farm maze (not on AIS!) + VHF call
12:46 - Day 5: Rainstorm & hot dumpling soup
13:55 - Day 6: Arriving at Nongsa Marina, Batam
14:16 - Damage tour: what 5 days did to LINX
15:45 - Thank you & your tips?
💬 Experienced sailors, please help us out! How do you handle strong headwinds on a long passage: motor, tack it out, or wait for a weather window? And how many days did YOU guess? Tell us in the comments 👇
Connect with Us!
Instagram: Instagram: wal.adventure
⛵ OUR SAILBOAT
SV LINX is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch
@oysteryachts
Copyright Info:
Music: Jarico - Island
Supported by @FreeBackgroundMusicForCreators
#BackgroundMusicWithoutLimitations
https://bit.ly/2XoXFnb
#Sailing #Liveaboard #Oyster435 #Singapore #Anambas