the coolest sailing

[teamvmg]

Its amazing to think that the next team on deck are down below getting some sleep!!!!!

[Voodohun]

seriously what the hell is that thing in the middle of the cockpit that the guy is rolling, or something like that?

[pg911a5]

its a coffee grinder-it brings the sails in closer to the boat

[ZipTumbleFast]

I agree with the sound quality. Brings it so much more to life. Excellent job.

[killdac]

that camera needs a windsheild wiper lol

[tidalriddle]

the coolest, yes

thank you

[pcp777]

That is so killer, and so glad there's no music on it.

[checkstay]

listen to that beast pound, just like a powerboat

[checkstay]

This shit rocks; GOOD video, unlike so many of the other feeble VOR filler.

[a6km]

Well i wish there would be a similar video from Ericsson 4 wild ride ....

[mike2002X]

ABN-AMRO 2 world-record monohull 540 miles in 24 hours, DAMN!!! That is sailing at the limit.

[a6km]

Ericsson 4 skippered by Brazilian Torben GRAEL obliterated the 24-hour record run for a monohull when the team recorded a run of 593.23 nautical miles during leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. The new mark translates into an incredible average speed of 24.71 knots in conditions not best suited for a record-setting run. GRAEL said: We are doing 30 knots of boat speed. The wind is around 28-32 knots but the waves (around eight metres) are not very good for us.

[flabarre]

monohull record is over 600 miles in 24 hours now, by Ericsson 4, VOR 2008-2009!

[KallyJones]

Wow, these guys are serious.

[bluen0te]

thanks for not laying some crappy music under this. well done, i envy every minute...

[shl1980]

Exactly !!! great vid, with the best kind of "music" you can imagine for it !!!

[a6km]

please take me for a ride .....

[rawirig]

awesome

[MyViszlas]

I wouldn't, I like it rough, (in fact the rougher the better).

[bgzace]

imagine trying to sleep below if you are off watch?

[Rhubcowboy]

I'd be sooo tired... I'd sleep like a baby...

[bgzace]

been offshore racing, and your right , the 446 hour watch cycle leaves you exhausted.still nothing like being 500 miles offshore in a blow.love to watch first timers, when they come up on deck. their eyes get soooo big looking at the seas!

[damngringo]

Gotta love those crusty days on the high seas... Can't wait for the Volvo Ocean Race to start this year!!

[Iamnotaemo]

same

[svosprey]

You my friend are crazy.

Great vid!

[billbogg]

We are going round the world in dinghies !

[fokie26]

this is so cool, i want to do it also!

[ModernGeographic]

Cheers! Nice choice of footage to post... finally, an unedited, non-hyped, straight-forward event sequence. Note: sure, the sea-motion is more-or-less smooth; they've got "it" dialed in for their desired magnetic heading and existing sea-state... not as easy as it looks to get a boat optimized for hours on end to fix at a forecasted meteorological waypoint. Got any more un-edited clips? Post onward benmoon.

[k64e]

This shows how unconfortable sailing this is. All this water on the boat like it is a huge surfboard. Only designed for speed with no regards to the crew. The camera is not mounted right which gives a bad image of an actually "smooth" ride:-)

[billbogg]

Too right .Notice the noise. I wonder if they will go on with these boats.

[kaosagent1]

This is racing, friends... not bluewater cruising on a 70' luxury boat. The crew is compensated. Besides, the experience is not this intense for the entire duration of the race. At some points, they ghost along at 3-4 knots. Other times, they've got a perfect beam reach in minimal swells. And that ride isn't smooth. Maybe you haven't experienced pounding through 8-10 foot swells from two different directions at 15-18 knots. It's anything but smoot

[Livewire101011]

catamarans and triamarans go right over/through this stuff no problem, i would know from experience.

[siriusvoyager]

and they even invert from time to time. Thankfully not part of my experience:}

[Livewire101011]

they might invert/flip, but they wont sink if they do, unlike mono's. and we compensated for that and are in the process of a selfrighting system of our own. and its fun when they flip. :D

[largethomas]

Monos don't necessarily sink if they flip/capsize. Those here definitely don't, because they are build to float when filled with water, and they're able to right themselves as long as they still have their keel on.

[infinitefx]

That's why they put escape hatches in the bilge! :)

[infinitefx]

My last post should have been responding to the cat and tri comment.

[JRC808]

part of that noise is the camera bounceing on the waterproof case

[PeartreeFilms]

Gnarley....

[gbosels]

heavy stuff