Refitting Ocean Rowing Boat For Indian Ocean EP1 - Solo Ocean Rower
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Ocean Rower, John (twitter @solopacificrow ) is preparing to row the Indian Ocean, attempting to become the first person to row continent to continent from Australia to East Africa. This is a series of videos detailing the journey to the start line, preparing the ocean rowing boat, equipment and planning logistics and supplies.
John previously set a Pacific Ocean Rowing record by becoming the first person in history to row, solo, non stop, continent to continent from North America to Australia. From San Fransisco to Cairns, a Solo Ocean Row consisting of 208 days at sea. He rowed the Atlantic solo in 2011 and again in 2018 with his daughter.
All completed in a pure rowing boat, i.e. no auto pilot, no dagger board, no wind catching design elements, not a blowing boat.
Only just watched your Pacific and Atlantic crossings this past week. Best of luck John cant wait to see this journey
Thanks, hoping it all works out and Australia opens her doors to me. I've not long since put the footage of the previous trips up, after 10 years since the first trip the lock down eventually gave me time to go through all the old footage (poor as some of it is). Apologies for the dodgy editing, I'm slowly getting a little better (hopefully).
@@soloatlanticrower Dont apologise, the fact they you managed to capture and document so much 'real raw footage' throughout is a huge achievement in itself.
Having the motivation to pick up the camera is another all together... My fingers are crossed AUS opens her doors to you. Safe travels.
May the good Lord give you His blessings and protect you on your journey.
I came across your Pacific Solo adventure by accident. Needless to say, I was enthralled. Sir, you are one of kind in every sense of the phrase. Your Pacific Ocean solo reminded me of the great William Willis (book: Seaworthy). You're an inspiration for those who wish for solitude, communion with nature and adventure in this over connected world.
Thanks, hadn't come across the book, I'll try and fine an audio version for my next trip. I like listening to adventure tales while at sea, my favorite is Endurance, the story of Shackleton's travails in the Antarctic, those guys were not only skilled but hard as nails.
Just subscribed. Super interesting. Please give us a run down of how you sleep and eat and live on the boat. Been following a guy on youtube who's sailing around the world, and i used to think he's a bit crazy, but now i've found YOUR channel.....................
Thanks Stefan, I'll be sure to cover sleeping and eating in the video's as I refit the boat.
Una verdadera inspiración para quienes sentimos la aventura en nuestro ser... tus viajes son épicos, y despiertan admiración y nos dejan saber que "lo que el hombre quiere, el hombre puede" . Saludos desde Córdoba
Gracias, me alegro de que haya encontrado los viajes interesantes. Descubrí justo a tiempo que la vida es corta y debe vivirse al límite. He tenido la suerte de poder emprender mis viajes.
Keep posting and I’ll keep watching!
Thanks Zane, more to come soon, bit of a hold up on the boat front at the moment, but should be back at it at the weekend.
I’m bummed out… I’ll be in Madagascar in September/October 2021… woulda loved to meet you in Nosy Be! Keep 🚣 rowing!
You could have given me a holler at me as I slip past the north tip of the Island, enjoy your trip,
John: Desde España, en concreto desde una ciudad española en la costa del Estrecho de Gibraltar, vecina a la colonia inglesa de Gibraltar, te sigo y seguiré en tu próximo y apasionante viaje atravesando el Océano Índico hasta llegar a la costa occidental de África. Es emocionante y alimenta el alma verte en tus aventuras extraordinarias con la madre mar meciéndote en sus olas. Mucha suerte y mucha felicidad.
Muchas gracias, esperando la aventura del Océano Índico. Espero que el mundo esté en un lugar mejor para entonces.
i am inspired by U, all the way from Saint Petersburg Florida 😎🤟🏼
Appreciated
Hi John, I like you am a life long runner from Shropshire but unfortunately that ship has sailed, I have arthritis in both hips with bone on bone in both, I am putting off replacements, I'm am planning a solo ocean row from NYC to Cornwall, I think that your approach to rowing is totally right, it should be basic, no sailing aids over and above the base design of a boat like yours, I have more respect than I can express on here for your achievements. Trying to find a boat like yours is proving very difficult so if you get wind of where one is please send me a message, it would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Mike
Hi Mike, good to hear from another runner, sorry about the arthritis, I have RA which is not as bad as osteo in the sense it is inflammation cause by the immune system not bone on bone. rowing is a bit easier on the joints than running for sure as it's non weight bearing. The west to east trip is a good option but you'll need your thermals. You need to look out for a Jamie Fabrizio built boat. If you check out my getting ready for the Indian Ocean I'll be explaining the in's and out's of her construction. Also thinking of running a series of short video's on Ocean Rowing for first timers, should be putting the first one up in a week or 10 days, just making silage at the moment which is a bit time consuming.
@@soloatlanticrower Hi John, thanks for the reply, I like the cold so not a great concern, saying that I like the sun so maybe.....either way it will be brutal so dig in and grind it out I would say.
Thanks for the pointer, I have looked on line at his boats and they look like well thought out bits of kit.
I will be checking out your clips for sure.
Fingers crossed for no rain on the silage, I share your pain of doing it.Ta Mike
Incredible, great man
Fantastic challenge
Thanks
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️🙏 take care always in your journey.....
Will do, thanks.
So fascinating. I wonder about situations in which waves, or other elements cause structural damage to comms or to the boat itself. Imagine damaging the rowing mounts or losing the oars in a storm. I'd be a worried wreck!
Hi John, it's all in the planning, I have ultimate confidence in the boat, I have back up comms and an EPIRB if it really goes wrong. I lost an oar on my first Atlantic crossing, I obviously take spares but you have be careful with everything. If it goes wrong you have to fix it.
"I'm not a fan of the wrap" a bit nitpicking for a true Yorkshireman, looked fine from a spectators point of view? Boat also looked good in red on your epic SF to Cairns row :)
Be a rebel, sell the boat & buy a gas guzzling Lambo wrapped in hot pink & cruise the strip in Scarborough!!
You've got to have you're foibles Robert, I like the Ferrari red best, if only there was a 900hp motor in the boat to match the paint job.
Only mad dogs and ......................
Couldn't agree more.
love ur vids
Thanks Joe
what a great challenge i am impressed and wondering how a single man can do this alone with a tinny boat 😳😳
for me it's a suicide adventure !
It's just down to good planning, perseverance mixed with a bit of pig headedness. As long as you follow a few simple rules it's not as dangerous as it looks.
@Caustic 3 Music No Ballast, I flood the central compartments when needed. The vents can be closed, they are supposed to be watertight but they give in a bit under pressure. The boat would self right before it was a problem. She's not ply, she's closed cell foam with Kevlar outer shell and fiberglass inner, she does have ply bulkheads and deck.
How are you? Its been 2 years since your last upload
All good thanks, by the time travel returned to normal to Australia we had started a large building project at home, we are about 3 -4 moths away from finishing that. Because we moved just before covid hit it left is without an income until this building work is complete, once that's up and running we should be back on track but it's taken a 4 year bite out of things. the boat is fully refitted but weather I get to do the Indian ocean is still a question mark, as I get older my infirmities don't improve and I certainly haven't gone easy on my body. We'll have to see what the next 6 months brings.
Did you see any UFO's. Just wondering since there's a lot of sky to look at.
No UFO's just amazing night skies and meteor showers nearly every night.
What is a power anchor and how does it work?
Hi LS, caustic 3 is correct, it's a para anchor, used if the headwind is too strong to row into, it locks you into the water and holds you against the wind slowing negative progress. Only problem is if the current is going the wrong way you also go the wrong way. I went 500km backwards crossing the Equatorial Counter Current on the Pacific trip despite having the para anchor out a lot, soul destroying.
crazy 👍👍👍 in a nutshell over the ocean... respect! 🌬🛶🌊
It has been said many times and I think I agree (just a little).
@@soloatlanticrower Beaufort 9? 😉