Theros Adventures update: Boat changes for offshore sailing in preparation for a new voyage!
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Ahoy shipmates, fellow travellers and adventurers!
Here's a little update about some of the changes we have made to our boat, Theros, our GibSea 42 foot yacht, which is currently sitting patiently on the hard at the Dartmouth Yacht Club in Nova Scotia, waiting for us to return.
In this video I used the following pieces of music from the UA-cam Audio Library and I am sincerely grateful to the following artists for allowing me to use their creations:
1. Sailor's Lament by Audionautix,
2. Blow The Man Down by the Midshipmen Glee Club
We hope you enjoy this video. Feel free to leave any comments or queries below the video or on the community page.
More boat updates coming soon!
Thanks for watching.
Lots of love and a glass of rum aye!
Captain Brett and First Mate Sarah xx
Breaks my heart watching these two beautiful people. I hope your family get through the loss and take comfort in these videos xxx
Heart breaking but now they are close to immortal which is amazing. They will live forever.
Why does it break your heart ❤️ they died quickly together doing something they loved to do 😊 better than dieing of cancer for a few months
@@Lilaplaytimethey didn’t die quickly, they were found dead inside a life raft. You die slowly exposed to the elements, with no food or water!
Just read the news of this beautiful couple who lost their lives on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Rest in peace Brett and Sarah! You have lived your life the way you both wanted in the great outdoors on the water. I am going to watch all of your videos in honor of you both. God bless!❤
Que en paz descansen que genial eran únicos Dios los tenga en la gloria ellos si sabían ser felices haciendo lo que les gustaba
They looked like happy people. Sorry to hear of the tragedy.
Ordinary people can't afford a boat let alone a trip round the world but so sad that their dream has ended this way. I wish people wouldn't do stuff like this any more on their own.
They weren't young and if one was injured or sick sailing the ship solo in rough weather would have been extraordinary difficult. The ocean is unforgiving and doesn't care about us or our dreams :_-(
@@eldenringer6466I get that, but I’d rather die doing something I loved to do with someone I loved 🥰 rather than dieing of cancer for 6 months, quick and easy death
@@Lilaplaytimenot really I’m afraid, they died of dehydration over a extended period which would of been absolutely horrible.
R.I.P. You did it your way, no regrets, and well done for living life, not just existing, condolences to friends and family ❤️
Rest in Peace both of you. All your hard work on your beloved boat, Theros, will live on in our memories and preserved in the Halls of Neptune, God of the Sea.
Just read about the tragic end to their journey. It's so very very sad, they seemed like such lovely people. R.I.P 😢❤
What a lovely vlog and a happy capable adventurous couple. He seems a really lovely cool guy. I hope they passed peacefully together and not in fear. I’m so sorry. Sending love and thoughts to their family and friends
Life can be extremely cruel at times, hopefully they will sail heavens wave's and reach there destination 🌈
Condolences to their family. I just saw a news clip reporting their incident.
Rest in peace adventurers
God Rest Their Souls. They survived the emergency on Theros and got to the dinghy only to succumb after who knows how long adrift. Sincerest condolences to their families and sailing community friends. RIP.
RIP
To you both
Who loved each other 🙏
Rest peacefully, Dear Souls, the Tranquil Tides are in your favor now.
So sorry for your lost 😢 RIP your beautiful soul.
Condolences to the family and friends of this couple. Those on similar adventures, please be careful. They both seem like very nice people. So sad for them.
So sad wish they were able to return from their adventure to tell us about it. 😢
I used to work on a fleet of GibSea 42 yachts in the Aegean. They are comfortable boats designed for coastal sailing but utterly unsuited for conditions in the Atlantic and ocean crossings.
It seems very sad they made it into the liferaft but didn't take the EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon) They could have been rescued.
My first thought was what happened to the EPIRB. If it was positioned right it would have floated free when the boat sunk. A personal EPIRB is a good idea too, strap it to the emergency raft to be sure.
One news channel said they didn't have an EPIRB only a Sart . Big error if so . Very very sad
So sad, I follow along quite a few sailing channels, hadn't come across this lovely couple yet but that was my first question - why didn't they set off their EPIRB & have an emergency one for the liferaft?
@@isuckatguitar6252 I don't think they had an EPIRN , that's what a news channel is saying , only a SART
@@SteveJones-gz4vd Yeah, seems so.
That hard dodger was not sea worthy, couldn't stand up to the 5 tons of force exerted by the "occasional sea breaking over the deck". Pilot houses need to be built like battleships to cross oceans, not paper matchet coated in fiberglass
most dodgers/biminis are canvas, this was plenty strong enough.
He seems pretty darn competent to me. Even the battleships get clobbered. We don't know what happened at all. Slow the criticism a bit. These 2 lovely people died.
That definitely would not stand up to ocean travel.
Two very brave inspirational people may they rest in peace
while you raised a good point but you know Brett is a life long sailor and a certified captain. It is something else like collusion I guess. A wonderful couple and Sarah is a humanitarian worker!
Newfoundlander here: How can a fiberglass sailboat made out of resin/weave - can't be recycled, made from petroleum - be considered green? Boat is a coastal cruiser and not suitable for an Atlantic crossing, Nice people but they aren't marine architects (hard dodger, batteries/ballast changes to righting angles, etc.) and I get the sense they underestimated the Atlantic,
Yes, my first thought is how have these modifications and weight changes affected the aerodynamics; could these amendments have resulted in the boat turning over in high winds, with weight instability? I was cringing watching these modifications and that was before finding out what happened. In addition, they added solar panels and surely a mass of weight and wind obstacles.
You may be correct but instead of sympathy and sadness you decide to be a turd about it when people have died. Maybe they underestimated but it won't change anything they died. Be kind.
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They definitely made their boat less sea worthy with those cringe DIY modifications. Let this be a cautionary tale for all wannabe sailors. Your subscribers will be lenient on you but the Atlantic will not.
@@naheed03 Your reply is a typical agressive attack from "the better than thou type" who are ready to pounch whenever someone writes a simple observation.
A technical analysis about what he thought about the boat modification. Moreover this is a you tube channel not purely a condolense site although being respectful is very welcome and kind.
Commenting on technical aspects is no way insulting. It is merely a technical observation which is entirely appropriate.
The inferance that the center of mass of the boat may have been raised to such an extent that wind would perhaps have more of a roll effect is entirely within possibility to at least make a possible speculative analysis.
Attacking a simple speculative observation on the other hand is mean spirited and unkind.
You are an example of what you disagree with.
11:25 disaster waiting to happen !! RIP
See "Impact Resistance" (47x for TUFFAK SL) - 9,500 lbs psi
plaskolite.com/docs/default-source/pds/pds013_tuf_sl.pdf
Were you thinking what I was thinking?Ouch!
He doubled his risk by attempting an Atlantic crossing AND doing a DIY solar conversion on the boat prior to setting sail. Would have been better to complete an Atlantic crossing first without the mods then applying what he learned from the crossing to mod the boat or not modding it at all. Doesn't look like he consulted a marine engineer or solar engineer during his build.
Sadly he reminds of that owner and captain of the Titan submersible; that boasted about using game controllers to steer the submersible. Although advised that the materials he used in building the Titan, would likely not sustain the pressures of such ocean depths, he still went ahead to explore viewing the sunken Titanic wreckage. Tragically it imploded. I agree with.. it doesn't seem he used experience, training or advise, but rather appeared very confident with his diy plans. I'm left to wonder if the modifications that he made to the sailboat; were a contributing factor that....ultimately led to the tradegy... RIP
RIP, so sad for this couple.
Epirb . You must have an epirb . Weird to see the life raft sitting there knowing what happened
Maybe it happend so quick they didn't have a chance to activate it.
Makes me cringe seeing some DIY battery installations. People don't understand how much energy is stored and released very quickly in a fault situation.
@@IDontWantAHandle101They were found deceased in the life raft.
I thought the same thing 😢
@@Tracy-tm9ew Yes I saw that. But why were they in the life raft.
Praying for the family and friends you left behind.
Leaf battery...caught fire maybe? Tragic
Покойтесь с миром прекрасная и романтичная супружеская пара... ❤
Although your ship is sturdy
No mercy has the sea....
-Watcher of the Skies, Genesis
Depending solely on wind and power doesn’t seem like such a good idea now.
R.I.P dear Captain ...
May they Rest in Peace.
Did they not have Epirb on the life boat? I mean they like they could afford it. I am not being mean just curious. Where they were sailing has heavy cargo shipping going on . Just curious. May they rest in peace. Amazing channel.
Hey says everything so confidently she trusted him. They should have bought a boat with 7’ or more draft. Bluewater sail boat like sundeer if he wanted a fiberglass dodger. His wife was so supportive. 😢
7' draft would not work on a swallow water but certainly would have increased the stability. But stability is not the issue here. RIP Sarah and Brett.
the saddest part is, no views and no comments on their videos, once they are dead and om the news, comments coming in
That's the saddest part?
@@candidfellow that's the part that gives me hope for humanity. These strangers have stirred the hearts of people all over the world to an outpouring of love and sympathy. Their family can look here and see that though their voyage ended, the dream they had resonates through all of us, and they should be proud of them for the way they lived, doing what they loved.
That view 😮😮😮
Didn't they have a locator beacon and Sat phone?
This sailor appeared to be quite a handyman/experienced f/g in making his boat seaworthy for transocean voyages. But my goodness - no EPIRB ? (I leave/omit my comments on his reuse of a EV battery pack to more knowledgeable sailors)
Exactly how much sailing had this couple done on Theros both before making his mods and after he made the mods ???
@@johnrday2023 From their UA-cam channel, it seems he made his "mods" back in 2019.
They seemed to have made many trips along the coast with the "mods".
Their sailing seemed to include a lot of motoring, so who knows how the "mods" worked out.
It may be a bad idea to cross the ocean with such a boat.
It was foolish to think it was worthy of making it.
Anyone know exactly how far they got and what exactly happened? Why weren't they picked up on the life raft?
Thank you for going after your dream, I'm sorry...
RIP.
Just heard the sad news about these guys, does anyone know what caused the sinking, possible orca strike.
I hate to think the electric eccentricity killed them
That would be shocking if it did. It sounds like they were polarised against more tried and true technology. I hope this channel keeps us current on the causes.
@vangroover1903 I know they must of got a buzz from sailing but I just hope they were well insulated from the elements in their final hours.
An electrifying sea yarn concerning green hubris.queer these partisans who rather attribute blame to unknown cargo vessels or an orca attack or ghostly sea raiders cloaked in the uncanny mists.
Propulsion choice and vessel mods did not compromise the seaworthiness of Theros. She almost certainly sank very very rapidly after night time collision with a cargo vessel and the crew had no time to gather provisions or launch the liferaft.
You realise they were found in the liferaft?
@@AnthonyHigham6414001080 Some reports have referred to a 'dinghy'. Lots of couples cross the Atlantic (including me and partner) but there is always that risk of collision unless you maintain a strict watchkeeping regime which is brutal. We didn't but like the majority of cruising folk we got away with it. This couple's sad demise provoked some memories and my comment.
@AnthonyHigham6414001080 that's not all he doesn't realize 😂
nice people, sadly mis-guided, rip
RIP..
Just heard about this. RIP :'(
rip
R I P
What was cause of death?
Doesn't seem wise to have a solar powered electric engine crossing the Atlantic. What happens when the battery runs out in a prolonged storm? Was there no backup? So sad that this nice couple became a cautionary tale of how going Green - and the Ocean - can kill!
I understand they knew they needed something else to charge the battery so they .........wait for it..... installed a generator.
All the extra stuff sank the boat and the couple died at sea. Please remember folks that the many changes are not safe. The removal of the diesel motor and the over weight batteries, combined with excessive solar panels changed to safety of the vessel and she sank. 😢
problem not in batteries weight or solar panels weight. They used not LFP chemistry, this was battery from nissan leaf electric car
@@ArtemKlochkoagreed. when brett told me 3 years ago he used a nissan leaf battery pack I remember saying afterwards to my wife that the arrangement sounded very dangerous. LifePo4 batteries would have been safer. my guess, lithium fire and they has no time to grab anything other than to get in the dinghy.
@@ArtemKlochko Indeed, weight of a leaf battery is approx 300kg (660 LBS?) maybe a bit heavier than an average diesel engine, not much difference tho.
6 solar panels is some 130kg. The electric motor probably was not heavy too.. The 4 to 6 people this boat could handle, make those changes not likely responsible for this tragic event!
Update: I forgot to mention, that with removing the diesel engine, it's very likely that they removed the fuel tank as well, which also represents quite some weight that was grabbed out !
So, I don't think that it was the overall weight that brought this vessel down..
In order for it to float, the average density of the boat's total volume, including passengers, cargo and empty space, must be less than the density of water. Adding batteries and solar panels increased the mass and weight for sure. no one knows if thermal runaway happened in batteries. As mentioned, they could have use LIfePo4, that would have been prohibitively expensive. Sad part they just did not have beaconing device with them in the raft.
@@rcana5803 First, ua-cam.com/video/DLqN62VGPUE/v-deo.htmlsi=ZWGYHCapEO6fExPB&t=60 with the time mark. There are Theros owner say they installed a leaf battery. Next, boat buoyancy reserve is very high, usually it can take x0.3 - 0.5 of dry weight and stay afloat. Nissan leaf battery, even all parts is 303 kg (668 pounds). 6 solar panels that Theros have weight even less, rougly 100 kg (220 pounds). Theros boat is GibSea 42 as you can see at video description by the link. This boat displacement is 10,325 kg (22,763.00 pounds). They removed Volvo diesel engine and it's fuel tank (66 gals / 250 L). As you can see weight cannot be an issue looking at numbers. But fire - can be, because lithium fire can quickly destroy a boat, as we know battery was located under companion door, so access to cabin in case of fire can be only via a bow deck hatch.
RIP
RIP 🙏
Worryingly amateur alterations to a vessel about to cross the atlantic,if it aint built like a brick shithouse it wont do the job, a hard lesson to learn whilst far from shore,hoping for the best just does not work.
Indeed.
Well said
Rip 😊 what a a way to go though? Doing what you love ❤️ with someone who you love ❤️
A smiley face on a RIP post? You OK? Do you smile when your family members die? I doubt it.
Hope the nice little white hatch kept the water out at 12,000 feet.🛥️👈👀
RIP so sad 😢
في بعض الأحيان يصاب الإنسان بالغرور فيعتقد أنه قادر على تحدي قوة الطبيعة فيرتكب خطأ فادحا يودي به إلى الهلاك. لا ندري كيف كان شعور هذين المسنين عندما داهمهما الموت وسط البحر، هل ندما على لحظة اتخاذ ذلك القرار الخاطئ؟
It is so sad
Modified there yacht into a deathtrap, all the mods where done without weight considerations etc etc.
Using a car battery that is not designed for a yacht is madness at best, I am sorry that they paid the ultimate.
But people be aware is this sort of going green nonsense.
Very sad.
“ DISEL ENGINE, DIESEL ENGINE, I DON’t NEED NO STINKEN DIESEL “ 🙅🏼♂️🙅🏼♀️⚰️⚰️👈👀
Yeah it wouldn't surprise me if they had a catastrophic lithium-ion battery fire onboard due to exchanging their diesel engine for a Nissan Leaf EV motor.
Go Green claims more lives.
Tu m'étonnes que cette merde ai coulé, encore des hippes ça
So sad and from what I've read totally avoidable...
It's SO sad they didn't give the new systems afew more sails before venturing out into this particular voyage😢
It was shocking to hear it might be their fetish for electric power that caused the accident.
Fetish 😂😂😂
This tragedy might spark the end of electric cars...
RIP. So sad. 😢
I see this in another country and I have never sailed a sailboat. A ship that is being repaired like this has little chance of surviving on the ocean. You can't save on repairing a boat, plane, etc. When I see such recklessness, I think they were getting ready for their last journey, but that's not true. 😌
Etc . ua-cam.com/video/IH080n-fTa0/v-deo.htmlsi=iyX1inYh8LMg2K48
RIP