The Crew Is in Touch! Answers to Your Questions

The crew is in touch! Answers to your questions. Hello, friends! We are still in the ocean, almost a month’s passage from any land. Thank you so much for writing us letters and comments. You cannot imagine how important it is, at the edge of the earth, to receive support from those near and far. It warms us better than any heater. Every word from you means so much to us. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . We’ll answer the most frequently asked questions. How to keep in touch with us. The best way is to leave comments on posts on the Travely-Family group pages on Facebook or VKontakte, or on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/c/travelyfamily , if it’s about a video, of course. Mum and our daughter regularly forward these comments to us. They may not notice comments on the report on the website itself. We also read messages submitted through the contact form on the website. But there is one catch: for now, we cannot send personal replies to them via satellite. So we will only write personal replies, as well as thank-you letters to those readers who sent us a PayPal contribution in appreciation of our useful articles, once we reach land and have internet access. . .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. HF communications. Dear team of amateur radio operators, thank you for offering to help put us in touch with Igor Zaretsky and Fyodor Konyukhov! Alas, we do not have an HF radio set, and we are rather short of amateur radio operators aboard as well. We are trying to contact Fyodor by satellite, while judging by the latest news, we will not manage to meet Igor within VHF range. We believe he will be all right and will return to the race. Fyodor Konyukhov is a great inspiration to us! When our senior crew member gets a little down, we say: just imagine, Konyukhov is completely alone, down at wave level, in colder latitudes, wet, without any proper rest—and he still has to pull at the oars around the clock! Compared with him, we’re travelling on an all-inclusive package. And Nastya cheers up. On the scale of the planet, we are very close together—the only vessels flying the Russian flag in the entire Southern Ocean. And when there are people like Fyodor Filippovich, who do more than you are afraid to do, you feel reassured about what awaits you in the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties. And instead of fear, you feel that perhaps you, too, are capable of something greater. . .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . The other day, several messages arrived on the website at once from readers asking about earning money while travelling. Since we cannot reply personally at the moment, please take a look at our general articles on the subject via the links below. Ways to earn money while travelling by yacht: travely-family.com/yakhtennyy-byt/zhizn-na-yakhte-gde-dengi-zin/ .. .. . .. . About the internet and remote work. If you need the internet for work, you have to live aboard a yacht not far from shore in the Black, Mediterranean or Baltic Sea. Once you get the hang of it, especially in Europe, you can find a good-quality, inexpensive connection right from aboard. There are places like that in the Caribbean and even on Bora Bora in Polynesia, if you know where to drop anchor. Many people use the internet right from their yachts and earn their living that way, without venturing far out into the ocean. If you, friends, are drawn to sail around the world off the beaten track, the quality and availability of the internet will be inversely proportional to how far off the beaten track you go. We have no internet. . .. .. . .. . You need a remote income. The more property you manage to rent out, the less you will worry about what you are going to eat tomorrow. Without a remote income, you will have to hustle all the time. And here is one about the cost of living aboard a yacht: travely-family.com/yakhtennyy-byt/stoimost-zhizni-na-yakhte/ . In general, have a look at the Useful section—there are lots of answers there about everyday concerns, yachting and travel. Food expenses depend heavily on the region. If you are sailing in Southeast Asia, you will spend about as much as you do at home. A little more in Europe. More still in the Caribbean. In Polynesia, three times as much as at home. Even if you curb your appetites and carefully choose the cheaper options. On the other hand, there are months when you spend nothing at all. We haven’t spent a single kopeck over the past 23 days. And we won’t spend anything for another 30 days. Right before New Year, too! These are turning out to be two very economical months for us. What has changed in our lifestyle and way of thinking compared with life ashore? When we lived in the city, we could pop into a café for coffee a couple of times a day; now a visit to a café is reserved for celebrating an arrival or a birthday. No going out for coffee with a girlfriend. For lack of either the girlfriend or the budget for the coffee. . .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . That was a quick run through the frequently asked questions and answers. Now a little about the expedition. We are in a belt of fog and rain; the swell is high, and the waves are against us. All we are getting from the cyclone to the south is an unpleasant sea. We won’t reach the strong winds in time, and the forecast promises a calm tomorrow. We’ll make a New Year wall newspaper and rehearse our concert acts, since we won’t be getting seasick. During yesterday’s calm in the fog, we repaired a new tear in the mainsail. The captain climbed the mast to repair the aluminium foil on the forestay, and then, as a preventive measure, cut 20 cm off the wire-rope genoa halyard where it was chafing near the masthead. As yet another routine inspection showed, two strands of the wire rope had worn through. Nastya and I spent half the day sewing at the machine in the cockpit, while the captain sawed and swaged the wire rope. And throughout the whole operation, the fog sprinkled everything with fine drizzle. Meanwhile, young Ladunya completed four Russian-language exercises. Lady Mary has dressed up a little for New Year. The saloon is already sparkling with tinsel. We are deciding where to hang the fairy lights and where to secure the 30-centimetre Christmas tree so that it will not fall over or get in the way. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , . At last, we have crossed 38 degrees south latitude. We have 792 miles left to Point Nemo. It looks as though we will ring in the New Year as the people farthest from any land anywhere in the world. Hugs to you, friends! Thank you for being with us! May everything you set out to do come easily.