@Doupirate Like they say, most of your problems come when you abandon a perfectly able ship. The people drown and the boat is found later floating along.
There simply is nothing that has ever been designed that can compete with this hull shape in terms of safety and comfort at sea.
Other than that I could not agree more to what "Yachtskipper" has posted here! Have a good look at this video and ask yourself if you'd want to be caught out there in one of these flimsy "high-output-mass-production-yacht-manufacturers" boats?!
@richard23videos From someone who has been out there on it, this can be a LOT of fun, but you have to know enough to be confident and handle it. If hola345 has been there and done that, then it is fun.
A sea anchor is not like a conventional anchor it doesnt secure the vessel to the seabed. It is a form of drogue usually made of canvas (a bit like a wind sock that you see near to airfields). It helps to keep the vessel more stable in rough weather.
Beautifully designed boat coping with the situation well. As long as she has plenty of sea room should be fine.Sea anchor or trailed lines could make the ride more comfortable?
I agree, this looks very good, and I would suggest a series drogue, they are even better as they prevent shock loading. She is a stunning boat and this to me is a beautiful video, a bit short however.
each situation is different storm, our boat is 3 sails and a sail should have been installed for the stormy night, we had no sea anchor, and the engine stopped because he entered seawater. I recommend a rubber cap on the output, such as power boats because the curve of the exhaust pipe is not enough
9 months ago in our Cabo Rico 38 'were in similar situations in crossing the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. at night at 9 pm, we had rain and strong winds and waves of 12 feet in different directions, The mainsail broke and the engine will stop half an hour later, bits of sail stuck to the wires served as a sail mast of a storm. We were 9 hours to drift the boat turned with the waves, and installed daylight Genoa sail and continue.
I bet the crew were just as relaxed as we are sitting at home infront of the pc but with a sharp eye for trouble, to me it looks very much like fun I know you sleep really well in a following sea, thumbs up
I feel for the skipper on that boat! just no escape at all.......nothing to do but just ride it out and keep your whits about you and hope for the best.
A very confused sea, may be they should have carried some more canvas, a little more speed should give the helmsman more controll, she's going to much broad side to the rollers. Interesting to see....
There isn't much wind. That is the problem. This must be after a long storm, where the sea state was greatly built up, then the winds died down. Now, He can't make forward progress, in which he could keep himself stern-to and use a drogue...
He is not hove-to, which would have been the smart thing to do in this situation. This is also not a storm sail, apparantly they were trying to make way, but not getting very far because of the lack of wind. Should have just hove-to and wait it out.
Filming vessel is likely a rescue vessel of some sort which is standing by. This 50 ++ Yawl is doing just fine in these conditions. Slowing the boat down with this sized sea way is what you do. Any largewr seas and that would call for laying a hull if you do not have a drogue or sea anchor.Likely they do not have either. A storm sail not on the forestay is much superior than where it is bent on now. Moving the center of effort is beswt in big wind/sea. Cheers
Yikes!! He was running in a following sea for a while there. That looks sick!! What a weird effect having the waves break just AFTER they pass you. After watching this,I don't think I'm quite ready for blue water sailing. This boat looked capable though.....
hmm its fun reading comments where people are arguing over terminology. good sea boat, and nothing wrong with boat handling there, trying conditions.... kinda reminds me of my job :P
Captn needs to run sea anchor from the bow or a drogue or warps from the stern depending on what kind of rudder he has probably stern and fly about half the amount of jib he's flying. that boat was going too fast down those wavesalmost broaching. W/e I'm just glad it wasnt me. Can you heave to in breaking waves like that? I wonder if getting blown sideways would flatten the water in sized boat and in those conditions.
This crew certainly have their hands full of boat. There is no "text book" for this stuff because every boat handles differently and every crew has certain limits. At this point you either make up your mind to try and fight it out and hope nobody gets injured or tossed overboard or set a sea anchor, pay out the proper scope and batten down for the duration. Either way make up your mind to have cold sandwiches for supper (if you can eat) because your going to take a beating no matter what.
@Thorpydo Correct! Unless this guy is close to a lee shore, the best move for an old-fashioned boat like this would be a triple reefed main and a strom trisail plus a good heave to maneuver.
what a ride and especially downwind, definately right sail choice for these conditions but would consider warps myself in this situation, maybe even a drouge or a 'chute. Myself though, I'd much rather be pointing upwind with a trysail and a spitfire set in these conditions...
This is a 21 meter racing yacht built in Denmark in1938 for the American Cup. It is rebuilt as a cruising yacht. The hul is mahagony on steel frame.
The captain slept down below when a rogue wave hit them and they capsized. Luckily they did not turn 180 degrees, as the mast would have been torn off, because of shallow water. They they started taking water in from a broken deck plank and called mayday. The rescue ship came 5 hours later and escorted them back to port.
@OstraJela Thank you for the back story on this video. I have seen it a few times, and have always thought this was after a storm, and film was taken from rescue boat. the long lens and height of bridge makes the seas seem even bigger. But, my thought was someone was down below on pumps or making repairs -taking care of business - let the boat flop around a little - no harm, no foul. Glad to hear everyone made it back to port.
20+ That looks like a 50+ looks like cape horn weather, amazing weather. Yeah, I would be considering rope around the mainmast and dragging tires. Or just sea anchor and wait it out. That was pretty close to a knock-down!! Damage for sure!!
Have you? I spent 72 hours in conditions like this in the Sothern Ocean, and had to rely on some quite inexperienced crew members so I could physically get some sleep. One of the crew who had almost no experience managed to helm the boat for 6 hours straight. A lifetime of sailing does not prepare you for this kind of shit!
I've done what he is doing on a much, much smaller scale, and it is beautiful to watch his control of the boat. that helmsman has a master's touch! the boat was in absolute balance every step of the way, and he anticipated everything like having ESP. Impressive.
What a choice, too much sail = too much speed and forces a spin out. Too little speed and you're at the mercy of the waves. But it's always better to go with the flow than bash your boat to weather in a storm like that.
Holy crap! I dunno, wouldn't you rather be riding towards the wind and waves when its this bad?But that is for sissies. I guess with only a jib you don't have to worry about an accidental jibe (btw are preventors foolproof?). Navigation must be a little rough...
mizzen? There is no mizzen sail there. That's a jib, prob heavy weather jib - small and super heavy sailcloth. A storm job might have been a better choice but I don't know how those classic yachts sail. In any event - nasty stuff. I've been in some lumpy seas with big wind behind but that looked particularly nasty. I got mall de mer just watching! I wonder how well that boat would heave-to...well I'd imagine...hmmmm...Yes very hard steering down big waves like that. Exhausting...
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The ship in this video is S.Y. Anita owned by Segelkameradschaft Ostsee. The video has been created during evacuation of the ship taken from rescue ship of DGzRS. There were several injuries during this accident. Some of the crew members decided not to sail anymore after this "adventure".
The ship was hit by freakwave and had to send SOS afterwards. It has no engine and is a real sail ship.
More about this can be found at home page of DGzRS.
Beautiful boat, thats a Ketch right? Hes riding high and light like a duck, that's good in a spot like this. He isnt spinning like a top so he's got his weight distributed evenly below deck. Probably a great sailor in a little spot of bother. The Fastnet tradgedy was because of moster waves for one, but it was the confused sea during and after the wind that made the mess.
There's no wind, there was one though, this is majorly confused sea. Ack! Nothin to do but furl, tie everything down and cork her up good and bob until it calms or ya get a good breeze and sneak the heck out of there.
He should definitely have the mizzen main up, it would balance the craft more and allow him to surf down the waves a bit easier, as well as increase his speed (breaking hull speed for sure). If you notice, although he runs that one wave perfect, he has quite a bit of side to side motion. Also, you can see a bit of luff in the genoa, as the waves are steering him significantly.
@braceschuyler This is a long s-keeled boat prone to swing when running in conditions like this. I wouldn't consider putting up a mizzen under these circumstances. It would virtually be inviting capsize. This hull design is bloody heavy, lacks volume in the stern section, and probably has a steering that isn't half as light and responsive as a modern yacht. Without wanting to be just one more armchair sailor, but under the circumstances I don't think there's much more he can do.
He should use more main sail to gain some more speed/stability and have pressure on the rudder. Doesn´t look he´s making the right speed. Another technique he could use is to be lying to and wait for things to calm down. Either way it´s difficult to tell not being in that situation. I hope everyone was fine.
@Skylinegtr701 have you ever ATTEMPTED to steer a 20+ ft sail boat in rough conditions? it's HARD! it takes a lot of skill and experience to handle that vessel in such conditions, and i'd know this because i've been a sailor my whole life. he's doing exactly what he should be doing, using the wind to his advantage and keep the waves either at his bow or stern, otherwise it'd capsize due to the waves crashing against her sides. but of course you already knew this because you're an expert sailor.
@ZeroGal5 - Good to read some competent comments from somebody who knows what he is talking about. Experience from real life in a world of virtuality, where nowdays the only reality is a spread-out ignorance.
@bianco36 happy to stick up for a real sailor any day! i've been sailing for 19 years and kind of feel insulted when people say "you just get in it, put the sails up, and steer it." if it were that easy anyone could do it. but yes, well done! it seems as if you had everything under control! although, i'm not sure my 22 ft Islander could handle this kind of weather, but one day i'll get one that's truly seaworthy. again, great job!
@Skylinegtr701 oh god, i'm sorry! i didn't know you were being sarcastic (yeah, sarcasm doesn't seem to translate well through the internet, lol). i was just fed up with people who were judgmental about sailing but knew nothing about it. i apologize, gosh i feel horrible.
you'r right skyline..he's doing pretty fine for the size of vessel....but still it seems on top of the waves she is broaching / swinging around...which is very dangerous at this very moment... NOT an expert seaman here, just an inland sailor, but it doesnt look cool :) also swell seems relatively short ... on a long swell with heavy winds on top that kind of sailing might have ended differently...
@ZeroGal5 Just curious as to what the biggest yacht you have sailed is? Me (13) and my granddad who is 70 years old together sailed in rough conditions in his 40ft yacht that he built from scratch out of steel, and if it wasn't for going direct into the waves we would have capsized 10 trillion times (Possible Exaggeration) At times we were nearly completely out of the water, and it was mighty scary!
I sailed around the world and I can tell you this is not fake. This is what can happen if you get into a storm. It's always easy to say when sitting behind the laptop, but if they used a little bit more sail/speed, it would have steered easier and better. But they might have got down the sails because of the rescue boat....
It's NOT a model boat, it's a full-keel heavy displacement cruiser in a confused sea. I own one (Nich 32), and that is how the move. That thing hanging from it's mizzen mast is a tubular RADAR REFLECTOR, the worst performing type, but as he has active radar he probably feels that's good enough. Lots of old cruisers still use them. And I'm sure that boat survived - a good old boat like that will ride out most any storm, and it can't "trip" over a fin keel, so it slides down waves better.
It's NOT a model boat, it's a full-keel heavy displacement cruiser in a confused sea. I own one (Nich 32), and that is how the move. That thing hanging from it's mizzen mast is a tubular RADAR REFLECTOR, the worst performing type, but as he has active radar he probably feels that's good enough. Lots of old cruisers still use them. And I'm sure that boat survived - a good old boat like that will ride out most any storm, and it can't "trip" over a fin keel, so it slides down waves better.
I just think that the boat doesn't seem to move correctly. I understand that the waves could be coming from two directions, and there is a lot of broaching sailing with the wind behind which I assume due to placement of the jib, but really, this boat doesn't seem to have any weight.
@sillyduffers lol. What a fucking doofus. You act like the 'person' in red should be leisurely strolling around the deck, maybe passing out cigars and brandy to the rest of the crew. Wouldn't you think the best idea in this situation would be to hold on to something and hold on real tight??? Instead you think he should be casually walking the deck working on his suntan? JFC
Last Halloween I got stuck in a storm like this, all night. The scariest night of my life, no control, no hope. somehow we survived. And I now live in Kansas. lol
Ummmm....I don't like the motion in this vid....too much yawing, She's a ketch rig. If it were me, I'd put up a double-reefed mizzen and keep it sheeted in tight. That will help with the yawing in those conditions. Those are confused seas!! You can tell that the storm is mostly over yet the seas haven't settled yet....those are some of the WORST times,
I've got an Allied Seawind ketch, and I rely heavily on the reefed mizzen in rough following seas, and storm jib. LOVE the ocean!!!!
Well, she's actually a YAWL, but I agree that she shouldn't be yawing all over the place like that. Streaming warps or putting her head to the seas with a drogue might help her settle down if the owners are reluctant to put up much storm canvas. She's asking to be rolled going like that.
@soilisg If you re-start the video around 00:15, you will see that she actually has her port and starboard spreaders on her mizzen mast intact and working. Keep watching that aft mast mast between 00:15 and 00:17, and you'll see. I don't know what that thing hanging down is...looks sorta like a loose baggy-wrinkle or a lose upper holder for the man-overboard pole....hard to tell, but it's NOT the portside mizzen spreader.
One thing people who don't sail blue water cruisers can't understand is that the boats are designed to be almost unsinkable. You can sink them, but it is dang hard to do. They self right when turned over, they have lots of balast that is built into the bottom. They are built for sturdiness, not speed (unless a racer). You can almost total the boat and it will still keep your butt above water.
Terrifying at about 0:42 when she goes abeam to the waves. Dead run, no fun.
ecstaticdesign 4 days ago
Batten down, and have a cup pf tea and toast.. Some of the best times but you got to trust your boat
seedpod01 1 week ago
@seedpod01 Exactly. Trust you boat, don't lose your head, and stay with it.
tomperanteau 1 week ago 2
MR.GIBBS! WE HAVE OUR HEADING!
NuclearNinja115 2 weeks ago
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ridgeback69z 3 weeks ago
This sea is peculiar. The swell is extremely short. Looks like shallow water.
But aside of medical reasons, this boat should not have been abandonned, as it is looking in fairly good shape.
I would love to climb aboard and claim it as a abandonned wreckage! LOL
Doupirate 3 weeks ago
@Doupirate Like they say, most of your problems come when you abandon a perfectly able ship. The people drown and the boat is found later floating along.
tomperanteau 1 week ago 2
Capt. Ron.?
Doupirate 3 weeks ago
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ridgeback69z 3 weeks ago
There simply is nothing that has ever been designed that can compete with this hull shape in terms of safety and comfort at sea.
Other than that I could not agree more to what "Yachtskipper" has posted here! Have a good look at this video and ask yourself if you'd want to be caught out there in one of these flimsy "high-output-mass-production-yacht-manufacturers" boats?!
SailAmibon 1 month ago
Exactly, that's what it's all about :) On proper boat - this one looks built for the sea.
But if you got chartered Bavaria...
TheYachtskipper 1 month ago 4
this is when the fun begins ;-)
hola345 1 month ago 16
@hola345 Easy enough to say while watching from your couch.
richard23videos 1 week ago
@richard23videos From someone who has been out there on it, this can be a LOT of fun, but you have to know enough to be confident and handle it. If hola345 has been there and done that, then it is fun.
tomperanteau 1 week ago
omg in this time i ll be on the land
i feel bad than i saw this video
romannk 1 month ago
A sea anchor is not like a conventional anchor it doesnt secure the vessel to the seabed. It is a form of drogue usually made of canvas (a bit like a wind sock that you see near to airfields). It helps to keep the vessel more stable in rough weather.
franklinrwful 1 month ago
Hold on to yer biscuits!
vance7274 1 month ago
Beautifully designed boat coping with the situation well. As long as she has plenty of sea room should be fine.Sea anchor or trailed lines could make the ride more comfortable?
franklinrwful 1 month ago
@franklinrwful drop a sea anchor and risk sinking the boat
wheatbreadfish 1 month ago
@franklinrwful
I agree, this looks very good, and I would suggest a series drogue, they are even better as they prevent shock loading. She is a stunning boat and this to me is a beautiful video, a bit short however.
YingsThings 1 month ago
drop the sea anchor and enjoy the ride.
deathproof187 1 month ago
super
horcl 1 month ago
Not pleasant!
HalcyonYachtsLtd 2 months ago
A storm is very fun, more fun then sailing in light winds.
Period.
TheHazLand 2 months ago
@TheHazLand 3 chances for you
1 - you've never been in a sailing boat in a real storm
2- I've been there but you're too mutch scared to understand the real hazards of it
3- you're a plain idiot
cjpsmachado 2 months ago
@cjpsmachado I'm 13 and have a laser, most I've ever sailed in was 30 knots.
30 knots was practically survival for me, I'm glad I didn't capsize.
Now if I were in these people's position I'd be extremely glad I didn't because well... In a storm like this you can't really recover.
And yes I agree, this dude is probably just posing or some shit; five bucks says he doesn't even know what the luff (sail) is.
TEHGROUND 1 month ago
each situation is different storm, our boat is 3 sails and a sail should have been installed for the stormy night, we had no sea anchor, and the engine stopped because he entered seawater. I recommend a rubber cap on the output, such as power boats because the curve of the exhaust pipe is not enough
pavrecster 2 months ago
9 months ago in our Cabo Rico 38 'were in similar situations in crossing the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. at night at 9 pm, we had rain and strong winds and waves of 12 feet in different directions, The mainsail broke and the engine will stop half an hour later, bits of sail stuck to the wires served as a sail mast of a storm. We were 9 hours to drift the boat turned with the waves, and installed daylight Genoa sail and continue.
pavrecster 2 months ago
I think they should use the storm anchor, it is parachute shape anchor, and helps the boat stay same direction against the big waves..
freerunningman2 2 months ago
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freerunningman2 2 months ago
its a tad bit choppy out there
froggy9325 2 months ago
it that boat called morning star?
mrtreeboy222 2 months ago
shit...........!!!wow
fakiso 2 months ago
I bet the crew were just as relaxed as we are sitting at home infront of the pc but with a sharp eye for trouble, to me it looks very much like fun I know you sleep really well in a following sea, thumbs up
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hey..i admit i would be to scared to ever get on that boat!
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keplermission 2 months ago
I feel for the skipper on that boat! just no escape at all.......nothing to do but just ride it out and keep your whits about you and hope for the best.
oceanz4me 2 months ago
He is going to wrong way ...
AdaraLove 2 months ago
North-East Baltic....
Very unpredictable sea....
Cridest 3 months ago 2
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ridgeback69z 3 months ago
Yikes.
windsnwaves33 3 months ago
Why isn't she going bow to the waves?????
jato791 3 months ago
not a good time :(
505KP 3 months ago
mai avere l'onda a poppa, un'esperienza terribile!!
vailentino 3 months ago
I say this it when the fun begins.I like the video.
Odysseus2203 3 months ago
Savarona take a look. in Monaco
savarona117 3 months ago
the incredible power of the sea
savarona117 3 months ago
A very confused sea, may be they should have carried some more canvas, a little more speed should give the helmsman more controll, she's going to much broad side to the rollers. Interesting to see....
whispersoftheocean 3 months ago
There isn't much wind. That is the problem. This must be after a long storm, where the sea state was greatly built up, then the winds died down. Now, He can't make forward progress, in which he could keep himself stern-to and use a drogue...
He is not hove-to, which would have been the smart thing to do in this situation. This is also not a storm sail, apparantly they were trying to make way, but not getting very far because of the lack of wind. Should have just hove-to and wait it out.
dnicely42 3 months ago
Filming vessel is likely a rescue vessel of some sort which is standing by. This 50 ++ Yawl is doing just fine in these conditions. Slowing the boat down with this sized sea way is what you do. Any largewr seas and that would call for laying a hull if you do not have a drogue or sea anchor.Likely they do not have either. A storm sail not on the forestay is much superior than where it is bent on now. Moving the center of effort is beswt in big wind/sea. Cheers
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ridgeback69z 3 months ago
@siriusvoyager Nothing to rescue here.
ridgeback69z 3 months ago
Yikes!! He was running in a following sea for a while there. That looks sick!! What a weird effect having the waves break just AFTER they pass you. After watching this,I don't think I'm quite ready for blue water sailing. This boat looked capable though.....
panther105 4 months ago
why are they running "with" the wind / waves, and not against the wind / waves???
lousek1992 4 months ago
@lousek1992 because it is more safe and less stress on the hull.
Templehawk 3 months ago
why are they running "with" the wind / waves, and not against the wind / waves???
lousek1992 4 months ago
I would have been projectile vomiting so much that it would cause the storm to cease!
themanitasdeplomo 4 months ago 2
who is filming this? and why?
humpelfump 4 months ago
hmm its fun reading comments where people are arguing over terminology. good sea boat, and nothing wrong with boat handling there, trying conditions.... kinda reminds me of my job :P
martin72345 4 months ago
Captn needs to run sea anchor from the bow or a drogue or warps from the stern depending on what kind of rudder he has probably stern and fly about half the amount of jib he's flying. that boat was going too fast down those wavesalmost broaching. W/e I'm just glad it wasnt me. Can you heave to in breaking waves like that? I wonder if getting blown sideways would flatten the water in sized boat and in those conditions.
struktek 5 months ago
I hope one day, I can be half that good... :(
baddogonline 5 months ago
@EroticCheesecake heeeence why I said it's not a capsize on a yacht?
HenryBadenhorstJuer 5 months ago
I would have called the A-Team...
skaterspast 5 months ago
nolan 83 is right.
99mcbrady 5 months ago
Yikes, running on bare poles...
captyeager 5 months ago
Yawing almost 90 degrees - over a shoal, or against the current. The boat needs more sail up to keep good steerage way.
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Jack sparrow ain't got shit on this guy!
darkgod1000 5 months ago
This crew certainly have their hands full of boat. There is no "text book" for this stuff because every boat handles differently and every crew has certain limits. At this point you either make up your mind to try and fight it out and hope nobody gets injured or tossed overboard or set a sea anchor, pay out the proper scope and batten down for the duration. Either way make up your mind to have cold sandwiches for supper (if you can eat) because your going to take a beating no matter what.
nightwind928 5 months ago
Never fun but always felt satisfied once I got through it! great video, thanks
jestermoon 5 months ago
Heave to, for crying out loud!
nolan83 5 months ago
waves going against the stern thats a bitch but in waves like that your pretty much stuck there until u can get a break
EW0Canuk 6 months ago
Well done, it's not easy to surf a 50 something footer.
erokbgordon 6 months ago
Why doesn't he heave to?
Thorpydo 7 months ago
@Thorpydo Correct! Unless this guy is close to a lee shore, the best move for an old-fashioned boat like this would be a triple reefed main and a strom trisail plus a good heave to maneuver.
egatesaleks 6 months ago
what a ride and especially downwind, definately right sail choice for these conditions but would consider warps myself in this situation, maybe even a drouge or a 'chute. Myself though, I'd much rather be pointing upwind with a trysail and a spitfire set in these conditions...
1441141 7 months ago
The friends of Anita - has a homepage here:freundedersyanita.de
OstraJela 8 months ago
This is a 21 meter racing yacht built in Denmark in1938 for the American Cup. It is rebuilt as a cruising yacht. The hul is mahagony on steel frame.
The captain slept down below when a rogue wave hit them and they capsized. Luckily they did not turn 180 degrees, as the mast would have been torn off, because of shallow water. They they started taking water in from a broken deck plank and called mayday. The rescue ship came 5 hours later and escorted them back to port.
OstraJela 8 months ago
@OstraJela Thank you for the back story on this video. I have seen it a few times, and have always thought this was after a storm, and film was taken from rescue boat. the long lens and height of bridge makes the seas seem even bigger. But, my thought was someone was down below on pumps or making repairs -taking care of business - let the boat flop around a little - no harm, no foul. Glad to hear everyone made it back to port.
2catsonboat 5 months ago
fun ends this is when it begins my friend whats life without a bit of a scare so long as you got proper safety equipment it'll be fine i would say
screamlord666 8 months ago
Helmsman rule #1: Face front. Never look over your shoulder.
Respect !
Verklunkenzwiebel 8 months ago
Nice work, been there and "enjoyed" the moment. Ironically the advert which appeared over the video was for boat insurance ;-)
SierraBravoOneNiner 8 months ago
a little bit more sails that he can ride with teh wind and waves
divemajo1 8 months ago
its not the time for a coffee...its hard work to save the boat and the life
divemajo1 8 months ago
deff at least a 40 footer
TheZtoleman 8 months ago
wow. I feel the adrealine
sijave 8 months ago
This video would be awesome if it was longer and in 1080p.
vexviper 9 months ago 2
:S i am seasick as i wach this video
alecdepalect 9 months ago
holy crap!
latinamajor 9 months ago
Beautiful boat. Looks like a Milne design. Quite well balanced all considering.
littlestewie2000 9 months ago
20+ That looks like a 50+ looks like cape horn weather, amazing weather. Yeah, I would be considering rope around the mainmast and dragging tires. Or just sea anchor and wait it out. That was pretty close to a knock-down!! Damage for sure!!
G4GBill 9 months ago
WHO MADE THIS SONG??
Gblessi 9 months ago
when the sea kicks up, you can go in the cabin
010203040506073 9 months ago
OMG- no fun. Who was filming this?
hudsonsailor54 9 months ago
@hudsonsailor54 I know right..!
costafortia 9 months ago
Have you? I spent 72 hours in conditions like this in the Sothern Ocean, and had to rely on some quite inexperienced crew members so I could physically get some sleep. One of the crew who had almost no experience managed to helm the boat for 6 hours straight. A lifetime of sailing does not prepare you for this kind of shit!
TommyGuitarful 10 months ago 2
Note to self;
If I live, buy bigger boat.
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graypz55 7 months ago
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N2thedrink 7 months ago
I've done what he is doing on a much, much smaller scale, and it is beautiful to watch his control of the boat. that helmsman has a master's touch! the boat was in absolute balance every step of the way, and he anticipated everything like having ESP. Impressive.
malanga13 10 months ago
great video, great boat...beautiful boat, and a great crew in a great sea...
johnhofi 10 months ago
What a choice, too much sail = too much speed and forces a spin out. Too little speed and you're at the mercy of the waves. But it's always better to go with the flow than bash your boat to weather in a storm like that.
RythmandStrings 10 months ago
Holy crap! I dunno, wouldn't you rather be riding towards the wind and waves when its this bad?But that is for sissies. I guess with only a jib you don't have to worry about an accidental jibe (btw are preventors foolproof?). Navigation must be a little rough...
timbuckyball 10 months ago
mizzen? There is no mizzen sail there. That's a jib, prob heavy weather jib - small and super heavy sailcloth. A storm job might have been a better choice but I don't know how those classic yachts sail. In any event - nasty stuff. I've been in some lumpy seas with big wind behind but that looked particularly nasty. I got mall de mer just watching! I wonder how well that boat would heave-to...well I'd imagine...hmmmm...Yes very hard steering down big waves like that. Exhausting...
sqrossman 10 months ago
amazing footage
hummer8384 10 months ago
Scary!
jsc9306 10 months ago
Yikes - I'd be very worried if I were there!
mdvvi 11 months ago
What's the name on that boat ?
Beverlylitt 11 months ago
What Mizzen?
Yacht running along with Jib/Staysail.
Big seas, strong wind, so long as there isn't land down wind what's the problem?
From force 5 any yacht is no longer comfortable but endurable. (with practice)
Hope they were all ok, helmed straight and learned positively loads.
channelyachting 11 months ago
Just looks like a toy in a bathtub getting splashed about. I want to sail one day but dang.
Rockjock0336 11 months ago
Running with a mizzen? no sea anchor? brave stuff. See how he goes side on towards the end? I suspect they were knocked down a few times.
flaming97 11 months ago
I thijk the that the steering could be better and straighter. Maybe they were drunk.
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TheCrocHunter1 11 months ago
yes but maby he should have set a sea anchor???
hunteri22 1 year ago
yes but maby he should have set a sea anchor???
hunteri22 1 year ago
The ship in this video is S.Y. Anita owned by Segelkameradschaft Ostsee. The video has been created during evacuation of the ship taken from rescue ship of DGzRS. There were several injuries during this accident. Some of the crew members decided not to sail anymore after this "adventure".
The ship was hit by freakwave and had to send SOS afterwards. It has no engine and is a real sail ship.
More about this can be found at home page of DGzRS.
69kmaus 1 year ago 2
@69kmaus Thanks for the source information.
ironie3 9 months ago
so many "experts" on this video.
Frederick562 1 year ago
Beautiful boat, thats a Ketch right? Hes riding high and light like a duck, that's good in a spot like this. He isnt spinning like a top so he's got his weight distributed evenly below deck. Probably a great sailor in a little spot of bother. The Fastnet tradgedy was because of moster waves for one, but it was the confused sea during and after the wind that made the mess.
badback22 1 year ago
Hove to
z06lingin 1 year ago
There's no wind, there was one though, this is majorly confused sea. Ack! Nothin to do but furl, tie everything down and cork her up good and bob until it calms or ya get a good breeze and sneak the heck out of there.
badback22 1 year ago
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badback22 1 year ago
Is this actually considered sailing? It looks like just hanging on and praying to me.
teamdoggie 1 year ago
I thought that he was "hove to", although I'm an amateur at this, but that is what I would do
jorvik 1 year ago
He should definitely have the mizzen main up, it would balance the craft more and allow him to surf down the waves a bit easier, as well as increase his speed (breaking hull speed for sure). If you notice, although he runs that one wave perfect, he has quite a bit of side to side motion. Also, you can see a bit of luff in the genoa, as the waves are steering him significantly.
braceschuyler 1 year ago
@braceschuyler This is a long s-keeled boat prone to swing when running in conditions like this. I wouldn't consider putting up a mizzen under these circumstances. It would virtually be inviting capsize. This hull design is bloody heavy, lacks volume in the stern section, and probably has a steering that isn't half as light and responsive as a modern yacht. Without wanting to be just one more armchair sailor, but under the circumstances I don't think there's much more he can do.
sseyffert 11 months ago
He should use more main sail to gain some more speed/stability and have pressure on the rudder. Doesn´t look he´s making the right speed. Another technique he could use is to be lying to and wait for things to calm down. Either way it´s difficult to tell not being in that situation. I hope everyone was fine.
chelonia1663 1 year ago
character building..i know
kymwajwoda 1 year ago
abondoned ship?
tsvca 1 year ago
What an amateur. Get a hold of yourself and steer that thing!
Skylinegtr701 1 year ago
@Skylinegtr701 have you ever ATTEMPTED to steer a 20+ ft sail boat in rough conditions? it's HARD! it takes a lot of skill and experience to handle that vessel in such conditions, and i'd know this because i've been a sailor my whole life. he's doing exactly what he should be doing, using the wind to his advantage and keep the waves either at his bow or stern, otherwise it'd capsize due to the waves crashing against her sides. but of course you already knew this because you're an expert sailor.
ZeroGal5 1 year ago 70
@ZeroGal5 - Good to read some competent comments from somebody who knows what he is talking about. Experience from real life in a world of virtuality, where nowdays the only reality is a spread-out ignorance.
bianco36 1 year ago
@bianco36 happy to stick up for a real sailor any day! i've been sailing for 19 years and kind of feel insulted when people say "you just get in it, put the sails up, and steer it." if it were that easy anyone could do it. but yes, well done! it seems as if you had everything under control! although, i'm not sure my 22 ft Islander could handle this kind of weather, but one day i'll get one that's truly seaworthy. again, great job!
ZeroGal5 1 year ago
@ZeroGal5 Once again, sarcasm doesn't translate properly through the web, I was totally kidding...Spare me the attitude.
Skylinegtr701 1 year ago
@Skylinegtr701 oh god, i'm sorry! i didn't know you were being sarcastic (yeah, sarcasm doesn't seem to translate well through the internet, lol). i was just fed up with people who were judgmental about sailing but knew nothing about it. i apologize, gosh i feel horrible.
ZeroGal5 1 year ago
@ZeroGal5 Lol not a problem. Sounds like you know your craft, good for you. I have absolutely no idea what you were talking about haha.
Skylinegtr701 1 year ago
more like 20 metres. i've been in heavy seas more than a few times and know exactly what that feels like. Pretty cool video.
Mareoface 11 months ago
@ZeroGal5
I agree, but I would use the main sail to get a little more balance though – of course you'd have to reef the main to a third.
Copyrajt 7 months ago
you'r right skyline..he's doing pretty fine for the size of vessel....but still it seems on top of the waves she is broaching / swinging around...which is very dangerous at this very moment... NOT an expert seaman here, just an inland sailor, but it doesnt look cool :) also swell seems relatively short ... on a long swell with heavy winds on top that kind of sailing might have ended differently...
PhilTN 5 months ago
@ZeroGal5 If you were an expert sailor you know i'ts not a capsize on a yacht like this, it's a broach. Tool.
HenryBadenhorstJuer 5 months ago
@ZeroGal5 Did read:"The Seawolf" he??? Great vid.Thats Sailing!!! Fascinating!!
xylfox 5 months ago
@ZeroGal5
he should be sailing faster, keeps the boat steady
gkcavolina 4 months ago
@ZeroGal5 Just curious as to what the biggest yacht you have sailed is? Me (13) and my granddad who is 70 years old together sailed in rough conditions in his 40ft yacht that he built from scratch out of steel, and if it wasn't for going direct into the waves we would have capsized 10 trillion times (Possible Exaggeration) At times we were nearly completely out of the water, and it was mighty scary!
ZephyrismVG 3 months ago
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ridgeback69z 3 months ago
screw that!!
goodoleboysracin 1 year ago
wow
samhobson30 1 year ago
Superb camera work in trying conditions
jakazza 1 year ago
A dolphin filmed this. They always help out at sea.
otherjr 1 year ago 114
@otherjr hahahaha
Deutschland45 1 year ago
@otherjr
Sea Turtles mate... sea turtles
bigbomb72 9 months ago 2
Is the boat for sale?
tevisoo7 1 year ago
It would be better to reach in that kind of sea. Would probably be faster aswel and prevent you from getting pushed around so much. Sweet seas tho
gingernutbumchin 1 year ago
Lost rudder...
kitingincayman 1 year ago
Well, I agree with FutureShock999 and delicatedawn. This being the case, I would have turned her into the wind and gone to bed.
sillyduffers 1 year ago
why are you filming??? go help that motherfucker!
ALMOSTLOVA 1 year ago
I sailed around the world and I can tell you this is not fake. This is what can happen if you get into a storm. It's always easy to say when sitting behind the laptop, but if they used a little bit more sail/speed, it would have steered easier and better. But they might have got down the sails because of the rescue boat....
delicatedawn 1 year ago
excellent camerawork
jakazza 1 year ago
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It's NOT a model boat, it's a full-keel heavy displacement cruiser in a confused sea. I own one (Nich 32), and that is how the move. That thing hanging from it's mizzen mast is a tubular RADAR REFLECTOR, the worst performing type, but as he has active radar he probably feels that's good enough. Lots of old cruisers still use them. And I'm sure that boat survived - a good old boat like that will ride out most any storm, and it can't "trip" over a fin keel, so it slides down waves better.
FutureShock999 1 year ago
It's NOT a model boat, it's a full-keel heavy displacement cruiser in a confused sea. I own one (Nich 32), and that is how the move. That thing hanging from it's mizzen mast is a tubular RADAR REFLECTOR, the worst performing type, but as he has active radar he probably feels that's good enough. Lots of old cruisers still use them. And I'm sure that boat survived - a good old boat like that will ride out most any storm, and it can't "trip" over a fin keel, so it slides down waves better.
FutureShock999 1 year ago
I just think that the boat doesn't seem to move correctly. I understand that the waves could be coming from two directions, and there is a lot of broaching sailing with the wind behind which I assume due to placement of the jib, but really, this boat doesn't seem to have any weight.
sillyduffers 1 year ago
This is a model boat. The 'person' in red doesn't move, and I have never had a yacht move like that in big waves.
sillyduffers 1 year ago
@sillyduffers Are you serious?
jaeger717 1 year ago
@sillyduffers I dunno, looks pretty real to me...
davidrodgersNJ 1 year ago
@sillyduffers lol. What a fucking doofus. You act like the 'person' in red should be leisurely strolling around the deck, maybe passing out cigars and brandy to the rest of the crew. Wouldn't you think the best idea in this situation would be to hold on to something and hold on real tight??? Instead you think he should be casually walking the deck working on his suntan? JFC
rednoseroxy 1 year ago
...c est pas pire que de se noyer en picine!
taldueric 1 year ago
Last Halloween I got stuck in a storm like this, all night. The scariest night of my life, no control, no hope. somehow we survived. And I now live in Kansas. lol
mkraft1212 1 year ago 2
@mkraft1212 I hope you don't in a trailer park then, those tornadoes can be a doozy!
Darthbelal 1 year ago
Did it survive?
pk22cm 1 year ago
This is why my wife won't sail with me.
pbr2424 1 year ago
I like how ppl are talkin crap, LOL .... these are some big waves ...
medoimedo 1 year ago
shoot you couldnt even see the boat. but that looks like fun. just sailing with the jib. helmsman could have done a little better work.
tommy192771 1 year ago
@tommy192771 Rudders are hung off the keel on those old displacement boats. Not that easy in a following sea.
jamesandrew2000 1 year ago
it looks like a model
giuliasuper2000auto 1 year ago
Ummmm....I don't like the motion in this vid....too much yawing, She's a ketch rig. If it were me, I'd put up a double-reefed mizzen and keep it sheeted in tight. That will help with the yawing in those conditions. Those are confused seas!! You can tell that the storm is mostly over yet the seas haven't settled yet....those are some of the WORST times,
I've got an Allied Seawind ketch, and I rely heavily on the reefed mizzen in rough following seas, and storm jib. LOVE the ocean!!!!
pragmaticus123 1 year ago
Well, she's actually a YAWL, but I agree that she shouldn't be yawing all over the place like that. Streaming warps or putting her head to the seas with a drogue might help her settle down if the owners are reluctant to put up much storm canvas. She's asking to be rolled going like that.
awchamblin 1 year ago
@pragmaticus123 have you noticed the spreaders hanging on the second mast?
soilisg 1 year ago
@soilisg If you re-start the video around 00:15, you will see that she actually has her port and starboard spreaders on her mizzen mast intact and working. Keep watching that aft mast mast between 00:15 and 00:17, and you'll see. I don't know what that thing hanging down is...looks sorta like a loose baggy-wrinkle or a lose upper holder for the man-overboard pole....hard to tell, but it's NOT the portside mizzen spreader.
pragmaticus123 1 year ago
One thing people who don't sail blue water cruisers can't understand is that the boats are designed to be almost unsinkable. You can sink them, but it is dang hard to do. They self right when turned over, they have lots of balast that is built into the bottom. They are built for sturdiness, not speed (unless a racer). You can almost total the boat and it will still keep your butt above water.
DouglasMiles1 1 year ago
I would be shaking like a tree if I were in that boat!
Brasstacks11 1 year ago