Smashed in 60 knots & 6m seas sailing to Australia - Part 2
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2024
- This is Part 2 of 2 videos of our ocean passage from Vanuatu to Australia. We ran from a category 5 cyclone in Vanuatu, had beautiful conditions for most of the way, then sailed straight into a massive East Coast Low Pressure System as we approached the Australian Coast. On top of all this, we both became quite sick with Covid during the passage. Two people handling an Amel Super Maramu yacht in pretty terrible conditions.
Music by Elena (of Straddie fame!). Music title: Home.
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Having a boat that provides many options to sail in a balanced state and being able to keep moving in a safe and manageable way in 50-60 knots and 6m+ seas is a true testament to the design and build of your vessel however what is truly impressive is the humility and seamanship you both displayed under very difficult circumstances. May you’re joys be as deep as the ocean and your sorrows as light as the foam.
Hey Mark, thanks for such a generous comment.
It helps when its an 50 + feet vessel like an amel……..
And 50 kn wind…… gusts i suppose,though rough weather it was definitely.
Hey Guido. True & true.
What type sailboat is yours?
Merciful heavens. Don’t let my wife see this, she’ll never agree to go sailing again. Way to go guys.
LOL. Thanks Steve!
Havin "been there, done that" over 30 odd years, this is the best representation of a storn from a sailboat I have seen. Well done to you both on your courage, composure and sound boat handling.
Thanks Tim. As you would know, “time on the water” counts at these times. 👍
Great heavy weather sailing video! Thanks for sharing. Shows that times for well built blue water yachts aren’t over.
Thanks Hakan. Jaygo is 25yrs old though! 👍
@@sailingjaygo that's another plus.
She's proven.
True
Glad I was watching from my lounge room! Respect!
Thanks David. Luckily it’s not like that very often. Hope it looks good on the big screen. 👍
Absolutely well done in an extremely rough situation. As a sailor for 40 years , yes a capable blue water sailor is much more capable than most of us are. Though sailing I have never been in sea conditions that were the conditions you have just gone through. But I have been in a commercial ship in swells from 20-25 meters, in a 100' foot boat towing hundreds of tons behind. I definitely can understand and comprehend your sea conditions. Well done to both of you.
Thanks Lawrence. 👍
I'm an ex-yachtie - sailed up from NZ, through the Coral Sea, Phillipines, Borneo, and the South China Sea with a final 65 voyage across the Pacific to Victoria Canada. I was a few sailing vlogs and this was by far the best footage of the 40-50knot conditions. The swell builds and it's as if the wind blows the top off the swells off somehow. Many thanks for the videography
No worries Cathie. People who have been to sea in a blow, know the signs. Thanks for your kind words.
What a charming and lovely couple, thank you for sharing your adventure.
Thanks Roger. The cheque is in the mail. 😁
Excellent video-- great footage. I really like the protection you have in your cockpit! The boat really stood up to those conditions amazingly well. Phil that is not Phil!
Thanks mate. Yep, the Amel cockpit is awesome.
Super Maramu: Super yacht for these conditions! And a great video!
Thanks
You guys blew all the other UA-cam boat/yacht videos right out of the water.👍👍👍👍
Wow. Big call! Some of those UA-cam channels are amazing and put in a huge amount of effort. Thanks.
@@sailingjaygo it reminded me of Calypso with Jacque Cousteau the sea was phenomenal and your yacht handled it dramatically 👍👍
Thanks mate.
Greetings from the Uk, extraordinary tale, thank goodness your faithful boat held together. Your calmness under extreme circumstances was really impressive. When u add Covid it’s doubly so. Amazing, well done guys what a story thanks for recording it when I am sure it was the last thing you wanted to do!
Thanks so much for your kind comments. We appreciate it.
A seriously calm boat you have.. it never looked close to being in a struggle.. a calm boat brings peace to those aboard. Awesome vid.. thankyou both kindly for sharing.
Very true about the calm boat & the effects on the crew. Thanks.
Your equanimity in this dastardly sea, wind and sickness was admirable. Your perseverance and decision making was exemplary. This is what a sailing video should be like … not the pap that 98% of sailing videographers squeegee out of their sea trials.
Wow. Thanks.
"sea trials" lol. SV Seeker comes to mind.
Mmm
@zeropoulation BTW Got the Castle ref. You can’t buy what we’ve got! Well done mate. 💕👍
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Awww bless! Thank you for sharing. Hopefully you are all well now!
Yes. All good. Thanks Lisa.
Amazing footage and some great discussion at the end. Thats one of the best videos ive seen. Thank you for uploading this.
No worries mate.
Amazing sail. Thank you for sharing!
No worries. Thanks for watching. 👍
So cool calm and collected, that's inspirational and thanks for sharing your guys coolness
Thanks mate. Have to check in with our kids to see if we are cool yet. Last time we checked the jury was still out!
That was very impressive , thank you for the amazing footage , glad you both made it back safe to port .
Thanks Craig.
What a great endorsement of Amel sailing machines! Loved this video..your attitudes are the Valium needed when starting to convince loved ones to sail around this beautiful planet. Lol. Fantastic video
Thanks Peter. Attitude is a big part but we have noticed that this life is not for everyone. We wish more could experience what we have seen. The world is an amazing place filled with amazing people. There would be way less conflict (in our opinion) if more people could experience this.
Thanks for posting this, just came across your channel, really like the amount of sailing information and footage and the wrap up, will check out your other videos.
Thanks Kay. We hope our experiences help other sailors. 👍
Great, I loved a video and how well Amel was handling strong winds and high waves. I own one as well and I am happy to see how strong she is. Great work of the crew as well. Thank you for the video.
Hey Slavko. If you have a well maintained Amel you can certainly trust her to handle severe weather. They truly are built well. 👍
Dramatic and well detailed account. The enclosed cockpit and the fractional sail plan are great features on Jaygo. With that kind of sustained tension, something could pop at any moment and the thought of that... So important to keep a steady tempo. Also, I've hear it said before--make a solid plan because it will be very challenging to change setup mid-storm. The calm of the day after in the lee of the land--what a beautiful sight. Ok, will recommend previous video to my wife. This one... Maybe I just say they haven't posted that yet. Learned a lot from this video about strategy, planning, focus, minimizing stress on rig and minds. Thank you for posting.
Thanks Tim. We want to be able to go back and watch these videos when we are old(er?). This one captured the experience really well, even if the camera doesn't show the size of the waves.
You are both masterful sailors, with a lot of heart, thx for your great story ! I'm struggling with a 16ft kayak on calm Pacific shores.
Thanks Eric. Not sure about masterful though. Our racing experience helps us a lot with teamwork. (& Dee is a legend).
Rob.
I really enjoyed this video.
Thank you..
No worries.
Amazing! Great sail plan and planning your route.
Thanks Matt.
Thank you for sharing, well done guys 😊👍
No worries. 👍
Watching the video I had to hold myself off the table... with few videos I have empathized more. Maximum respect and admiration for you... Fantastic sailors!!!
Thanks Josep. 👍
Wow, serious weather, excellent rough weather sailing. Great seamanship, great ship. Thanks for the vid. Hope you`re all well now. Bravo
Thanks Rob. Yep, we are back to full health & have set off for our next trip.
Great video.
Having done that run in our boat, l understand and appreciate your situation and comments.
People may not appreciate how tied you can become on a normal ocean passage when short handed, let alone with a full gale blowing. We had plenty enough just out from hydreographers passage with 40 knots and no covid. ( Cleared in at Mackay). Thanks for the vid.
You’re right. It is very hard to appreciate unless you have done ocean passages. Thanks for your comment.
Thank you very much. Quite scary. Rare footage of sailing under such circumstances 👍👍👍happy you made it safely.
Thanks Alfred. 👍
Espectaculares imágenes!!, Gran estrategia para navegar al destino y el Amel super valiente, incansable, avanzando con firmeza sobre ese mar brutal.
Felicidades!!
Thanks Juan. The strategy to take the South when we could, made all the difference in the end.
Wow that's crazy... Lucky you have a solid boat 👌
Absolutely.
Really enjoyed the video, having been out in one or two gales, t brought back memories. You certainly have a great boat too.
Thanks Philip.
Wow, I could definitely get a good idea of the sea state on my laptop. What a ride! What a boat! Hats off to all three of you!
Thanks Simon. I want to watch it on a big screen!
@@sailingjaygo That would be impressive!
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I just happened by chance to come across this - my 1st time with you folks. Brave souls! (but then again, it's not like you had any choice, or could pop into somewheres for a cuppa)! Great footage of the swells! Tx for sharing and hope you both recover physically (covid is a b - - - h!) Darcee
Thanks Darcee
i had to watch again, what an angry ocean beating your boat and you were both sick, i hope all the people wanting a boat watch these waves, all you can do is sit there and take the beating, very happy your tough little boat brought you home
Thanks Rusty. It’s not always like that though! Mostly it is just awesome. 💕
Awesome vid, thank you.
No worries
You seem a lot more calm than other cruisers I have seen, in a very heavy storm 😮 thanks for showing us!!
Different personalities I suppose. We all react depending upon our life experience, culture, personality type etc. Having trust in ourselves and our boat is important for us.
Fantastic video. Brings back some memories. I got caught in virtually the same spot on my way back from nz a couple years ago.
Had to heave to for 3 days. Character building stuff.
Amazing you managed to keep making ground against it. Great boat. Well played.
Thanks Tim. Cool to hear from someone else who has experienced this.
Well done guys!!
Thanks Steve
That storm section was spectacular. I appreciate also how terrifying it must have been! Well done 👏🙂
Thanks Neil.
Well done guys. Not ideal circumstances to find yourselves (sick) but you literally weathered it! Great video😎👍
Thanks Michael
We met briefly at Southport whilst we were surveying Jomaro! Been following your vid’s for a long time. You’ve managed to capture the sea state on camera better than any other video I’ve seen!
Might run into you in the tropics next year!
Wow. Jomaro looks like an awesome boat in beautiful condition. Congratulations! Dee took all that footage (& edited it) on her phone. It agree it turned out well. Ironically it was pitch black and pouring rain when it was the windiest, so didn't get video of that. Rob.
Wow my Gazelle has seen some lumpy seas but thats next level. Good to see some real sailing boat's in action awesome work.
Subscribed.
Thanks Norm.
Best footage of rough weather sailing I've seen. Being in that kind of weather situation and having covid sickness as well, I still don't know how you had the spare mental and physical capacity to film it ! extraordinary . Ive sailed 38,000 sea miles on my 46' sloop to 13 different countries and I have tried to film rough weather sailing - sounds easy - but the exhaustion of having to be consistently aware of your rigging stresses / sails, even the furled ones / checking for water in your bilges to show up any unforeseen structural problems with chainplates or rudder posts or skegs / checking for changing sea state / wind gusts / course holding of your yacht / auto pilot struggles and the knowing that any small problem that you don't see , hear or notice so as to catch it early, can quickly become a life or death struggle to save your boat and your life (for eg. water in your bilges - once there is more than a couple of inches depth > you know you have a problem , but its already too late & sloshing around so much you will just never be able to see where the water is coming from & hence that broken seacock or cracked chain plate attachment to the hull or rudder post just can no longer be found.
Well done . After sailing through that Your boat becomes like an immediate family member - because it looked after your life as much as you looked after it.. And people wonder why old sailors talk to their boat ? Every time I used to dinghy out to my yacht after being away from her even just overnight - I would always say Hello to her as I come aboard :-)
BTW. I sold my yacht I've had since 2004 during Covid as it was in the Philippines & I had come back to Australia for a medical reason , then found myself locked down in Australia unable to get back to her & it broke away from its mooring during a Typhoon , ended up ashore , minor damaged . I'm now looking for my new boat (maybe a Catamaran this time as I now have 2 adopted Filipine Children) However Looking at your video has reminded me of how much you rely on your vessel in heavy weather - a catamaran in those conditions ??? I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm from Southport on the Gold Coast Qld.
Brilliant comment Peter. You get it!
Good luck with finding your next boat.
How did you find the sea state coming around into the shallower water across the top of Moreton Island around that area near Yellow Patch. and further into Moreton bay, I have always been very wary of using that east channel , as I've seen big swells turn into big breaking waves through that east channel. But you would have still needed to cross the sand banks somewhere to get into Moreton bay proper?? Did you head north up towards CaIoundra channel entrance proper in the morning to cross the banks? would love to hear your experience and Track, for future reference , just in case I need to sail up to Moreton bay from the south if I deemed the Southport Seaway too dangerous to cross in heavy weather.
Hey Peter. We went from 40-50 knots and 6m seas at Flinders, to 10-15 knots & flat water at Yellow Patch. We stopped there because we were exhausted and also, importantly, because in our view it is no safe turning that inside corner at night in that kind of weather. We had multiple previous tracks but still would not do this at night in those conditions. With gale force wind & especially outgoing tide it would be dangerous. Surf breaks both sides. You are right to be wary.
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I watched in amazement as you carried on your cheerful way. Deliriously happy. Incredible. What a boat and what seamanship, although you shouldn't have done it really. Well done anyhow.
Thanks Simon. When you know what your boat can do, it definitely affects your decision making. Also, we had options to either heave to, bear away to Breaksea spit, or even head to Bundy. We never felt cornered. In hindsight, the decision making process was definitely clouded by being sick with Covid. 👍.
Thanks for sharing.
No worries.
Great video, I cam empathise with you having been in similar seas and breaking down crossing the Tasman in a motor boat. Well done!
Hey Jon. Thanks mate. Crossing the Tasman is no walk in the park. Breaking down on the way is a nightmare.
It's true you have to be in those conditions to see how amazing how beautiful the sea state looks.
10/10 for this comment Ronald. You never cross an ocean simply by standing and looking at the sea. 👍💕
really well done, and a great video
Thanks mate. Hope you’re enjoying your time up there.
Wow! Kudos to you two for handling that storm so calmly. Those are the biggest waves I have ever seen captured on any You Tube sailing channel....sorry NBJS but I think they have you beat.
Hey Frostbitten. It is really hard to capture the true sea state on video. Ironically it seemed much larger at the time, and the peak was at night time, which we couldn’t film. Glad it gave some idea of what it is like. No idea who NBJS is but would love to see their experience.
Wow. What a trip. And Sick with Covid! Very good thing tha you had such a good and squared away vessel. Reminds me of Delos off of South Africa. This is one of the best cruising monos ever. And yes, don’t know how those people do it in those exposed cocpits. Love that about the Amel’s. I have cruised 2 center cocpit boats, a K Peterson 44 cutter and a Cal ll-46 ketch particularly liked my ketch. And on top of everything……….you’re video taping and documenting! Good on ya!
Thanks Fred. The centre cockpit makes all the difference when conditions are bad. Neither of us had experienced covid before and it particularly affected me (Rob). Dee still got sick, but not as bad. Dee can take all the credit for the videos. 👍.
@@sailingjaygo Yikes. Yes, lost a fellow cruiser to Covid in S Africa. Patric on Brick House. So yeah, can be serious. In a serious storm, especially. Have had it once but fully vaccinated. So is was vey]ry minor, like a weak short cold.
Sorry to hear of your friend. It seems to affect everyone differently.
Amazing how you got through this good job 😊
Thanks Richard. It was pretty tough towards the end.
One of the best videos of sailing in a storm that i have seen. Clear footage excellent concise commentary. I really felt like i was out there with you but i was home gripping my chair as every wave passed by. Well done especially for dealing with adversity whilst both of you were sick. Goodonya! Surprised that the clears held up. I have seen clears destroyed in winds less than that. I think i would have rolled mine up and donned the serious wet weather gear..
Thanks Colin. Yeah the clears were fine. The hard dodger & rigid Bimini frame certainly help.
I am happy to see your great video in my safe habour in italy, regards marc
Thanks Marc. Coincidentally, we have Italian friends on board with us right now.
Hey you guys are heroes, covid in that weather wow! Anyway well done, good to see you and the good ship made it , some good decision making there.
Thanks Alistair. 👍
Nice work!
Thanks. 👍
Vous êtes beaux tout les deux. Bravo à vous!!
Thanks Pierre. Very kind! 💕
You guys are doing great.I have worked all that area where you are over 3 years working on aye trawler out of malolaba I remember we had to run in behind Morton bay and trip the pick until the storm passed many memories of the whole coast .
Hey Glenn, you trawler crews are tough people. It can be pretty wild getting into Mooloolaba as well at times. Much respect.
Not gonna lie, this video gave me mild anxiety.... excellent calmness under pressure, and well done to the boat nd you both... great advert for Amel.
Thanks Charlie.
Gutsy sail you guys!
Bad enough being in weather like that but having Covid on top would have been horrendous. You two made it look relatively easy, which good seamanship often does...
Thanks mate. Having confidence in our boat helps a lot too!
Enjoyed the video 👏
Thanks. 👍
So calm!
Mostly! 😁
Excellent video well done
Thanks Bear! 👍
Süper very nice video thank you so much beatıful family
No worries.
Wow, you guys are legends, I get sea sick in the shower.
Lol. Is the shower on a boat? 😁
What an awesome video. Your sailboat is so good and the camera is the only one that seems to show the height of the waves. Looks so so cool. Dream sailboat for an ocean crossing.
Thanks
amazing video
Thanks Herb!
Best storm video yet !
Thanks Howard.
Impressive journey ….you made it
Thanks Ben.
Thanks for that. Some of the best heavy weather footage I've seen. Looking forward to your next episode with the entry fees etc.
Hey John. Yes it is really hard to capture the actual size of the waves. Not sure how much of my rant about the entry process & fees Dee will put in the video. It is seriously ridiculous in my view. Rob.
@sailingjaygo , I think you captured everything very well, allowing that conditions are worse than they seem. I spent most of my sailing on Moreton Bay. I've seen on other channels that some bypass Australia because of it. I've tried looking it up, but it seems the reality may be different from what is on the websites. Is it that onerous for an Australian leaving then re entering after however many years.
Cheers
John, my Dad told me when I was a kid that if you could safely sail around Moreton Bay without hitting the bricks, you could have a fair chance of safely sailing around the world. I think he was right.
As for the cost and hassle of the clear in process to OZ, we know for a fact that this a factor high on the list of factors considered by world cruisers. Plenty by-pass Australia as a result. Everyone loses when this happens.
Really enjoyed this Boatcast….
Thanks James
Some years ago I saw 90 kn inside Auckland harbour we watched 5 masts fall, this was a race day.
The work you do to set the boat up before you sail is what can see you in a bearable state..
100% true
Yikes ....thats really scary and don't think i would want to experience that personally .. well done
Thanks mate. Certainly lets you know you’re alive!
That's an invigorating sail, fine navy day 🎉
A bit more than invigorating for us! We are not Navy though. 😬
And I bet you had to sail up hill both ways. lol
No. Went via Tas, NZ, Fiji etc.
Glad you guys are ok, very scary stuff, glad you sail a tank 👍
Thanks Martin. Us too
That's a tough little boat. When I did an Alaska trip we had absolutely atrocious weather crossing the Gulf. We were on a 72' Nordhavn (probably one of the best designed powerboats out there for ocean crossings). We had 50-60kt winds and 20-25ft seas for just about 3 days, plus whiteout snow, ice and some terrifying rouges that came out of nowhere (usually at night when you can't see them coming). Storms at sea are different than storms on land, storms at sea make you realize just how small we truly are compared to Mother Nature.
Love this comment robdog.
Well done Jaygo! We met in Fiji on Knot Tide Down. Our trip from New Cal to NZ was quite different. Highest gust was 22 knots!
Hey Nathan. Glad you had a good run back to NZ. We heard some who did that run got some serious weather as they approached NZ. Take 22 knots any day! Hope to see you again one day.
Welcome home 🙏🏼🎉
Thanks mate. Have left again though!! Off to Indo. 👍💕
Terrific passage guys! We have done 15,000 nm but have managed to avoid anything over 30knots. More power to you and your Amel!
Hey Stewart. We try to avoid that stuff too if we can, but if you do enough miles I suppose it is inevitable you will cop it eventually. Ironically we thought the chances were higher crossing Bass Strait or our passage from Tasmania to the South Island of NZ.
Wow! I was all ready for another UA-cam exaggeration but that was well nasty. Seems like another fine testament to the old Amel. We have a steel cutter. And while incredibly strong it doesn't have the stability and stiffness to stand up to those conditions and keep sailing at that speed. We would be forced to either bear away or motor sail. Well done. Impressive boat and crew. We got hammered on that route going the other way. Not something I will forget anytime soon.
Thanks Mick. We were very close to heaving to or bearing away that night as well. You are right about the stiffness making the boat more manageable in a blow.
Good job guys, that's sum big water, I'm a ocean ski racer, the biggest water I've been in was 6 meters, it fealt bloody massive, the water was moving so fast, 180 people started that race, and 40 finished,
So good job on getting to your destination safe., and you were casual as...great waterman...mahalo
Hey Mal. I can’t even imagine water skiing in anything like that. Flat water for skiing for us.
@@sailingjaygono not water skiing,
Thing SLSA, but we go 30km+
My aki is 6.4 long, 43 cm wide, just wide enough for my bum,
That day was pretty much where you were tryn to come in, we left from Shorncliffe, and landed at Caloundra,
I got smoked coming in across the bar, they were 4 meter donuts, but I made it in safe,
Ah. Got it.
I wish to have this with my partner in the future what a brilliant experience I wish you both well sail safe
Thanks Billy
Good share.Helming from inside cabin seems a dream having faced similar seas as Clipper crew as RTW.But you guys did great 😅
Thanks Andrew. The hard dodger & centre cockpit really is great. Clipper crew. Wow. Awesome effort.
Some years ago on our way back down from Flinders Island off the East coast of Tassie we encountered 65 kts on my friend’s Nauticat 38 ketch. So yes I know about the sort of conditions you guys encountered. Even today out club racing on the Derwent on my Swanson 30 we experienced winds up to nearly 40 Kts. To say it was intense would be an understatement.
Such heavy conditions are always challenging but you just have to hang on and ride them out.
Well captured on your video.
Hey David. As you would know it is really hard to capture on video.
PS. We loved our time sailing in Tas. 👍
Oh I know exactly what you mean re trying to capture just how strong the conditions are, re winds and wave height etc. i think though you did really well with this and at least on your boat you guys were very safe all things considered.
A previous owner of my Swanson 30 sailed it from Hobart to Opua and return many years ago and encountered 60 kts out in the Tasman on the way over. All I can say is that I am glad I wasn’t there in such conditions on this small boat.!!
For sure there are plenty of great sailing destinations down here in Tassie
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Congratulations, you went thru and kept calm. Did not understand the all discussion (I'm not English native speaker) but sounds like you are real flegmatique people.
Thanks Jack
there is always the happy cattering replay asessment following a prolonged encounter that scared you to the point of what the hell are we doing out here, you must live it to become a member of this club, and to capture and post it thankyou new sub here
Thanks Rusty. So true.
I've read that it is impossible to capture the true sea state on film. You guys did an excellent job trying! It looked like a big sea to me! Thanks for your content, I've liked and subscribed. Good luck.
Thanks David. You are right that it is hard to capture on video. I think Dee managed to get the feel of what that sea state really well. Rob.
Very impressed. I have a good sense of adventure but don't think I would take on that challenge. You would probably find me half way between Vanuatu or QLD just bobbing around for a couple of days until the low pressure of QLD abated :)
Unfortunately we had a cat5 cyclone behind us. Lol. 👍
Outstanding footage... The other side of voyaging... Not all beer and skittles...
Yep. Mostly it IS beer, rum & skittles though.
Thanks for sharing your experience, you and your vessel handled those conditions remarkably well.
Over the decades I've sailed in sustained 60+ knot winds twice while crewing on large, strong sailing vessels and though exhausting the passages went well enough. However I have to wonder how to best handle such conditions sailing solo on my much smaller, though reasonably rugged, boat today. Of course the best option will depend on the boat and circumstances. The heavy weather sailing tactics debate will likely never end but it is a discussion well worth having, particularly with those who've experienced heavy weather.
Thanks mate. Your points are well made. The course of action may well be different for different boats & crew. If we share each other’s experiences I am sure it helps everyone make more educated decisions that are right for them at the time. Rob.
I'd rather bring up the heavy weather sailing tactics debate at a cruiser gathering, than talk about which anchor is best!
Us too!
Two years ago went through a 60kn hurricane in the bay of Bengal conning a 47' Bowman. Wawes were not that high, but hard to estimate at night. Footage does not do justage to actual seastate, especially going downwind.
You know better than I, but i wouldn’t be taking the seas on the beam. Dangerous. Amazing footage. So rare to see such things recorded. Thank you.
Hey Moon Hand. Yes, definitely not ideal. Mostly we were at about 70 degrees & the boat handled it fine. Bearing away further would have meant missing the Bay entirely. Heading up would have been impossible to maintain headway. Was a judgment call at the time.
Beating into that ... impressive, most vids like this are on a run.
Running with it would definitely have been easier but in the end we were very happy to make it into Moreton Bay instead of further north.
best vid for storm sailing. tx
Thanks Walter. Glad we were able to share.
It looks horrible. You guys did well.
Thanks Merilyn. The boat looked after us.
Congratulations
Thanks mate.
A good boat 🎉
Thanks Cor.
Great video. I notice you do not use a staysail or a storm jib.....I have neither either.....but you seem to manage quite well with a heavily reefed genoa hard on the wind. Thanks for this effort, great video, and this is one of the few videos where the sea state obviously matches the wind speed, very well captured!
Hey Paul. Yes you just work with what you have, and try to make sure everything is well maintained to minimise risk of breakage. Thanks for your kind comments. Safe sailing.