High wind and high seas must be quite harrowing at night. It's scary enough during the day, but to be hunkered-down and riding out the storm at night is another level of scary to me. Enjoy your videos and thanks for posting.
Really enjoying these videos of the West to East Atlantic passage. Totally in awe. Really aware of the risks especially when you mention the possibility of knock downs and you hear cracks in the cockpit. So refreshing to watch after not watching you for a few months. Plus the added attributes of the gentle Irish chatter. And the transparency! Absolutely love it! ⛵️
I love the straightforward honesty of these videos. It might take me a while to watch them - my own much more modest sailing adventures get in the way - but watch them I do becuase they are so compelling and educational. Thanks for sharing your journey - good and not so good experience - in the end its all so valuable ❤
Another great video Mark, as always. I honestly can't imagine what it feels like to be in that part of the ocean by yourself and wondering if a knockdown is in the cards...I hope I'd handle it as well as you do but I have my doubts!!! What I can imagine, however, is that by going through these quite different passages you get to know Sapphira's capabilities to the utmost so that in time you'll know when to worry and when to just let the boat do her thing and ride it out. Fair winds and a safe passage on your final leg!
Cool stuff, I'm just beginning my sailing adventures, I've been fixing up a trailer sailer to get me going, watching sailors like yourself is jiust wild to me, very courageous ✌️
Looking good mate. Pretty lovely conditions, your catch probably wouldn't have made a nice chicken dinner. 🤭 Looking forward to the leg's final installment. 🙂⛵
Cheers Brendan, hopefully I can get a decent weather window to Ireland now. After so much low latitude sailing it seems insane that we're so far north, crazy place to put an island!
Basically capsizing, in a keelboat that involves heeling over to the extent that the mast touches the water and the boat is 90 degrees to how it should be. In the video what I say doesn't really make sense as I wouldn't be going down "for good", once the wind is out of the sails and the wave that knocked you down passed, the weight of the keel will turn the boat upright again. The real risk is in bigger waves where the boat could be completely rolled through 360 degrees, probably losing the rig in the process.
As they say in that there Oireland place,,,keep er going Patsy. Keep er goin. You are a steady pair of hands, but,,,I still would not venture beyond any horizon in what is in the great mass of water a matchstick. Wahhhhhhhhhh
High wind and high seas must be quite harrowing at night. It's scary enough during the day, but to be hunkered-down and riding out the storm at night is another level of scary to me. Enjoy your videos and thanks for posting.
Really enjoying these videos of the West to East Atlantic passage. Totally in awe. Really aware of the risks especially when you mention the possibility of knock downs and you hear cracks in the cockpit. So refreshing to watch after not watching you for a few months. Plus the added attributes of the gentle Irish chatter. And the transparency!
Absolutely love it! ⛵️
Thanks Hugh! Delighted you enjoyed them
I love the straightforward honesty of these videos. It might take me a while to watch them - my own much more modest sailing adventures get in the way - but watch them I do becuase they are so compelling and educational. Thanks for sharing your journey - good and not so good experience - in the end its all so valuable ❤
Thanks Andy delighted you're enjoying the videos!
Looks far more fun that the tail of Storm Antoni experienced over the British Isle in August.
Looked horrendous!
Another great video Mark, as always. I honestly can't imagine what it feels like to be in that part of the ocean by yourself and wondering if a knockdown is in the cards...I hope I'd handle it as well as you do but I have my doubts!!! What I can imagine, however, is that by going through these quite different passages you get to know Sapphira's capabilities to the utmost so that in time you'll know when to worry and when to just let the boat do her thing and ride it out. Fair winds and a safe passage on your final leg!
Thanks for the lovely comment John, definitely getting to know and trust Sapphira more and more
Cool stuff, I'm just beginning my sailing adventures, I've been fixing up a trailer sailer to get me going, watching sailors like yourself is jiust wild to me, very courageous ✌️
Thanks Jeff!
Awesome!! Thanks!!
Congrats on the 1 year mark mate! Love the videos, please keep them coming!
Thanks! Can't believe it's been a year and also can't believe I'm nearly home
Great content, as always Mark! If you get down toward Lawrence Cove Marina at any time, come say hello (Sailboat: Amazing Grace) .. Be blessed!
Thanks! I definitely will, I hadn't heard of that marina but it's in a handy location. Haven't been around there in a good number of years
@@SoloSailingSapphira - yeah, great spot and really sheltered. Would be great to see ye down this way one day!
Again a great video from you. Thanks for shearing so honestly. Best regards from Jarle
Thanks Jarle!
Sea dreams 😂 thats some big water out there, fair winds man ✊🏻🏴
Thanks, hopefully I manage to dodge these summer storms that are starting to batter Ireland on the way home 😁
Looking good mate. Pretty lovely conditions, your catch probably wouldn't have made a nice chicken dinner. 🤭 Looking forward to the leg's final installment. 🙂⛵
Yeah definitely a very good passage in retrospect. Didn't get quite hungry enough to try roast Cory's!
Well done mark looks a little tough. Safe journey. Brendan.
Cheers Brendan, hopefully I can get a decent weather window to Ireland now. After so much low latitude sailing it seems insane that we're so far north, crazy place to put an island!
Legend
Cheers Rhys and thanks for the amazing weather routing 😊
You’re a brave man!
Thanks Terry, I don't feel very brave a lot of the time!
Sorry for the silly question. When you say “Kmocked Down” what is that? Enjoy your videos too.
Basically capsizing, in a keelboat that involves heeling over to the extent that the mast touches the water and the boat is 90 degrees to how it should be. In the video what I say doesn't really make sense as I wouldn't be going down "for good", once the wind is out of the sails and the wave that knocked you down passed, the weight of the keel will turn the boat upright again. The real risk is in bigger waves where the boat could be completely rolled through 360 degrees, probably losing the rig in the process.
Thanks for taking the time to reply. That would scare the living daylights out of me. Take care and again I really like your videos.
New sub, great vids and a big well done 👍
Thanks very much! Can't believe it's all coming to an end soon but a good chance to plan next adventures etc.
As they say in that there Oireland place,,,keep er going Patsy. Keep er goin. You are a steady pair of hands, but,,,I still would not venture beyond any horizon in what is in the great mass of water a matchstick. Wahhhhhhhhhh