Join cruising veterans Steve and Linda Dashew on their FPB 83 Wind Horse as they cruise the open seas at 27 knots . For information and to watch full video, visit www.setsail.com.
Yep, monohull on 27 kts kind doubty, it looks like they are doing about 15 kts. By the way it looks on spray and rocking, also wind seas (chop) would have to be around over 50kts (gale force) for speeds of over 20 kts on a mono...but...looks they are having a great time...
@sjors55: at 0:53 you'll see the 27.1 knot momentary boat speed.
@BenjaminFranklin99: Countless monohulls have done 27 knots or better. Also, surfing refers to peak speeds enjoying the benefit of a wave. It doesn't refer to sustained speed.
@DashewOffshore: You know that your Wind Horse is principally a diesel-powered boat.: a motor cruiser. People seeing just this video and your title for it would rightly be skeptical of an obviously big-interior heavy-built sailboat hitting 27 knots surfing.
@madirish37 Rent the Roy Disney sailing movie "Morning Light" and you'll see a TP 52 surfing downwind with a kite doing 27 Knots!
mackzenzie911 1 month ago
Yep, monohull on 27 kts kind doubty, it looks like they are doing about 15 kts. By the way it looks on spray and rocking, also wind seas (chop) would have to be around over 50kts (gale force) for speeds of over 20 kts on a mono...but...looks they are having a great time...
capitansurfista 1 month ago
Thats the way I d like to retire...:) beatiful!
capitansurfista 1 month ago
@BenjaminFranklin99 27 Knots is very common. I have a friend who knows someone who has done 45 + It's no big deal.
chrisg8120 2 months ago
@Benjamin Franklin 27 knots is very common. I have done 40+ it's not a big deal.
chrisg8120 2 months ago
@sjors55: at 0:53 you'll see the 27.1 knot momentary boat speed.
@BenjaminFranklin99: Countless monohulls have done 27 knots or better. Also, surfing refers to peak speeds enjoying the benefit of a wave. It doesn't refer to sustained speed.
@DashewOffshore: You know that your Wind Horse is principally a diesel-powered boat.: a motor cruiser. People seeing just this video and your title for it would rightly be skeptical of an obviously big-interior heavy-built sailboat hitting 27 knots surfing.
trenace137 6 months ago
27 knots on a monohull? Um, no.
BenjaminFranklin99 6 months ago
At 0:44 you can sea the instruments, it looks like boatspeed is 19 knots, and the wind speed is 26 knots.
sjors55 7 months ago
347/24 is under 14.5. Granted, that's a very impressive daily average, but as a cruiser I am a little dubious about the 27kt claim.
madirish37 1 year ago
Nice work...tell me more about your boat
mickcollins5 1 year ago