We Left on a Trans-Atlantic & No Working Watermaker (MJ Sailing - EP 77)
The time has come, we're leaving the Caribbean to sail across the Atlantic towards Europe!
Matt takes a minute to explain the situation with our watermaker, why it isn't working, and why we decide to leave anyway. Making a 12 mile sail from Simpson Bay on the south side of St. Martin, to Marigot Bay on the north side, we fill up our water tanks and get on our way.
The first two days at sea are just spent getting into the swing of things, but by day 4 we find ourselves in the middle of the Bermuda/Azores high and have lost all our wind. It is a beautiful thing to be hundreds of miles from any land and have the water be glass calm around you.
We take advantage of the calm by putting down our swim platform to take bucket baths off the back of the boat. With only 60 gallons of water to get us through 30 days of showers and dishes, we need to conserve it everywhere we can.
Much love from the Atlantic Ocean!
Jessica, Matt & Georgie
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Videos made by Jessica, featuring Matt and Georgie.
Music:
00:00 - Smooke - Damma Beatz (ES)
00:34 - I Met You In The Summer - (ES)
06:19 - Palawan - Tatono
8:35 - It Ain't the Way I Want It - Ramin (ES)
12:44 - All The Pretty Lights 1 - Gavin Luke (ES)
16:55 - When Spring Is Coming - Ever Yearning
Camera equipment used:
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Our boat: 1983 Trisalu 37 (custom aluminum, built in Quebec)
Where we've been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown, Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth's; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores
Where we're going in 2018: Ireland - UK
Our Previous Boat: 1989 Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. - Bahamas - Jamaica - Cuba - Cayman Islands - Honduras - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - Bermuda - Azores - Madeira - Canary Islands - Sint Maarten - BVI's - USVI's
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