Horrorüberfahrt ! Zu zweit 1000 km bis in die Karibik

This is Thilo And this is me Leonie And together we sail around the world We have been here for a day in the Pirate Bay of Tobago We just had something delicious to eat A bit sad that we have to leave Half-wind Now comes again the most beautiful moment of sailing When we can turn off the engine and finally that annoying noise is gone and just let yourself drift off completely and truly and just listen to the wind and the waves Silence This is how one lives We are currently at 6 knots Let's see if it drops a bit now or if we keep the speed That would be nice for sure We would arrive in Tobago in about 3 to 3 5 days with 6 knots And that's a pleasant duration Finally peace Or perhaps more accurately the calm before the storm What lay ahead of us we could not even imagine A time of wind and waves A time of rain and dampness A time of dark moments and respect for this vast restless ocean Do you know what they said That's the worst night in a long time But how did this dilemma arise Back to the place where it all began Back to Suriname We are resupplying here again We have taken some protective measures We bought extra water and emergency diesel Fill up the tanks Then we're heading on the next trip to the Caribbean tomorrow Are you still eating that pizza Huh Which pizza No matter where you are it always tastes like it does at an Italian restaurant Attention We are finally on our way Now we are heading out with the tide The river flows about 30 miles Then we go out to sea Let's see what the weather is like It has been raining all the time It's even been windy here It should be a bit rough but we have to take advantage of the weather window because our visa has expired We have to leave here We have once again been able to discover a tiny little spot in Suriname on this huge map New cultures and ways of life And once again we are glad that our path has led us here But now after all that time in South America we want to get out of the brown river water and finally reach the Caribbean A place that was already our goal over a year ago before our plans changed So we are making a second attempt To reach the Caribbean islands with their turquoise water So the large and the better ones we already have above We have a good beam reach And we actually need to keep this course almost all the way to Tobago We need to think about how close we should go by Venezuela But so far the wind has been good between 15 and 20 knots Now we turn off the engine and then it's finally time to go So everything is set The day is drawing to a close In the background is the other sailboat It is now slowly very slowly overtaking us They are a bit faster than us We are now going at 6.5 knots That's quite fast And they are at 7 7 5 knots The wind is quite good I would estimate 15 to 20 knots Our wind meter is still not working Yes 448 miles left until Tobago If we keep this speed we'll be there in three days Leonie Do you want to give her a call Dance me dance me This is also good Do you read me Oh that's good This is my dance Over How are you And where are you going We are doing well There are two of us on board And we are heading to Grenada To the smaller island of Carriacou Over We are a little faster So we wish you a good sailing trip Maybe we will see each other again Yes thank you for calling We wish you a very nice voyage to Tobago And perhaps we will see each other again Over Thank you goodbye We didn't even believe where we are But they really have a nice boat Look how turquoise it is So this is the first night shift And it has been very relaxed so far We are sailing at five knots The wave is calm And it sometimes gets a bit windier Sometimes the wind dies down a bit Then I'm always adjusting This isn't that bad Then at least I have something to do And I'm just wearing a sweater a jogging pants a raincoat sailing pants socks and rubber boots I haven't had shoes on the boat for so long That's really crazy that it's a bit cooler here now But actually it's pretty cool too It's not always so hot here at night Everything is dry The humidity is not as high anymore So very relaxed Next to us is a huge cargo ship Ahead of us are the other sailboats which we happened to meet We are not alone here The night remained very relaxed We extended the night shifts a bit longer than usual Four hours four hours and then two each That's how it will be next time too And exactly we are still going five or six knots and making good progress I have here some kind of fruit It was sold to us by someone on the road I don 't know what it is No idea What is that It doesn't look like you could eat it It tastes like a really mushy too-sweet pear But he had a whole bag of them And the woman who told us that it looks so sweet and delicious She knew that too But it's not my favorite fruit anymore In every country we learn about new foods and other eating cultures We try dishes and the fruits that are grown there Not everything appeals to us but most things we learn to love within a short time So we almost always pack our boat With our favorite foods full of the country to think back on all of it for a few more days for the second day two nights have already passed We have set the weathervane at the beginning and it steers straight through They didn't really have to do anything not change the sails Sometimes they go at three knots Four knots but also often seven or eight knots And now we are currently doing seven and a half knots There are still 205 nautical miles left And yes it's very comfortable The wave is coming from the side but everything is going very well We read listen to music watch series eat and not much else has happened That's why we had the camera Nowadays not so often in the hand But this can definitely go on And then I'm already really really excited about Tobago the Pirates Bay And now the wind has picked up a bit and there are also big waves Sometimes we really fall Take it off the waves And actually the weather is still really good but it feels like nothing I don't want to make it worse Gas what's next let's go on I'm just going to insert a plastic here because we only need it one side It is often not easy for us to assess which sail we should use for the coming night We are receiving some squalls with strong winds and at the same time the boat loses stability as soon as we don't have enough sail area above So we always try to To trust our gut feeling to discuss it to find a solution that will both of us be calm about for the night Leonie are you ready And when the wind picks up and the waves grow higher we suddenly realize what an unimaginable power the ocean has They are moments when it gets uneasy in the boat and when we are tense Yet those are precisely the moments which we realize how small and insignificant we are in relation to this planet and its seas And as long as we feel safe We enjoy the moments Stormflock Are we getting to that quickly That should do for now Let them come out like that so you can get to them quickly We are now simply going another 7 knots have now put on the small foresail and lowered the main sail And yes It will get more stormy Stormier Be careful If the wind is and we don't need it so urgently that we have to be very quick because we are not going to stay for a night We want to arrive in the wind And I think we've never captured that have we Yes Once I think Cape Verde But it's actually not bad at all I've been trying to fall asleep for an hour but can't get to sleep I hear Tilo calling and I'm immediately wide awake The wind has picked up outside the waves are crashing into the cockpit and the night is as black as never before The AIS is beeping loudly A ship has changed its course Directly towards us We are trying to signal but no one is responding We suddenly have all those voices in our heads Protect yourselves from pirates We are going too fast 17.5 knots says our AIS We are afraid staring into the darkness Wait a moment seconds feel like minutes It is raining heavily The ship is still heading towards us We can see hear and smell it The ship's engine is so close that it drowns out the roaring wind and finally we change our course We hoist the sail We disconnect the wind vane from the rudder And we just want to be far away From that other boat No one wanted anything from us No pirates no ship that would have been dangerous for us We were simply overlooked and unlike the large ships we are vulnerable We are small and must be careful Such situations happen often But they are rarely mentioned They are the flip sides of our lives on the boat It is the shadow side behind all the sunny times But she belongs to it She is a part of our life of our experiences She is now a part of us And if they are beautiful memories they will always enrich us It is the worst night in a long time I was so scared just now It's splattering Everything here is completely black entirely black The waves are raging and then it's raining and then it's always windy here We can't really tell how much wind it is It definitely feels like a lot It's just all completely terrible and we are really tired It is in the middle of the night and one can't sleep at all It's so gross It's completely soaked through to the night That was such a terrible night The wind has become so strong and we had only a foresail out the whole time and everything else inside and even that was Suddenly too much and then we decided to in the middle of the night in the dark put on the storm jib without a winch it's just simply everything extremely complicated and dangerous You have to be constantly and you have to be careful on the deck in front of the waves which are crashing over it and the boat is moving very violently The waves have become so high We haven't seen waves this high in a long time It's really frightening and that was It is forecast that in the last two days a bit more wind comes but that was definitely not forecast It's done The last night is behind us It was just exhausting the last two nights The waves are rough completely soaked much wind and now we are heading to the island see the island already the sun is about to rise Beautiful sunrise but the waves are still big We took four days to reach Tor Belgo and in our lives an episode reminded us how much respect we should have for the vast ocean We are glad after these days relieved and infinitely so to be lying in a quiet cove and to have a full night's sleep Thank you to everyone who watched this video From now on we're starting a new chapter The Caribbean is waiting for us and we can't wait to get there We would like to share our impressions with you Until next time