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YARNS: Ian and Laura of SY RaLa Speak with Sailor James on their Oyster 46
27 October 2023 · 55 min · 6K views
What this video covers
Ian and Laura of SY RaLa, an Oyster 46, sit down with James aboard Triteia for an unscheduled cruising conversation covering their four-and-a-half-year circumnavigation in progress.2:48 Ian, a sailor of roughly 30 years, and Laura, a relative newcomer, bought the Oyster 46, refitted her over seven months in Greece, and built offshore confidence through the Ionian before pushing to Montenegro, across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean, and across the Pacific via the Marquesas, Tuamotus, and French Polynesia.7:44 They discuss sailing two-handed as a couple: reefing early at night, using the ketch rig's smaller individual sails for solo watch management, and carrying a Hydrovane alongside two chartplotters as redundancy.23:18 Laura and Ian describe going without a watermaker through Europe and the Caribbean, finding water readily available, and only installing one when leaving the Caribbean.36:54 Anchoring in the crowded, poor-holding Marquesas during Covid-era restrictions gets specific attention, as does provisioning strategy in the Tuamotus — buying small amounts across multiple shops rather than loading up from one.29:44 Security concerns in the Philippines and Solomons lead both crews to agree those areas are best avoided, especially when sailing short-handed.41:56 The conversation closes with their plan to spend the New Zealand summer before returning to the UK for a break.39:31
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