EP 57 Solo Sail Bermuda to St Pierre, France
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- I sail a 1000 NM passage in fairly sporty conditions from Bermuda to two small French islands off the southern coast of Newfoundland (St Pierre et Miquelon). I discuss/demo my technique for putting in a reef while headed downwind (and welcome ways to improve). As I approach Newfoundland, an aggressive front arrives at the same time, and rather than argue with mother nature, I hove to (park at sea) for 18 hours.
Patrick - just popping out for a quick sail. Patrick's wife - ok don't forget to pick up some maple syrup.
She'll ove that one.
Absolutely! The folks up there buy them in tin cans, not fancy glass bottles. I never come back from Quebec without a case of them. They make exceptional gifts for friends!
Thanks for the vid very informative as always,
Hey, Patrick...I will be 78 this coming Veterans Day (and, yes, I am a Veteran of the U.S. Navy), and I want to be just like you when I grow up! Fair winds, and following seas. Cheers, mate! :)
Cheers to you too Shipmate.
Could watch you sail all day long and not get bored.....Superb!
Watching from my hospital bed. Always a great story where the sharing of detail and technique brings benefit to so many. Thank you Patrick for another superb video. Sail Safe mate. Ant.
Sorry to read about the health problem. Speedy recovery. I have been at sea so much recently that I have lost the picture of the other youtubers that I regularly follow like you guys. Fair winds.
Love your videos. Fellow mature sailor here, fighting back the ravages of time, your videos give me hope that it's not too late. Thanks more than you know.
Your videos are fantastic, gives me confidence as a rookie sailor to go further and further, slowly tho. Thanks again.
Thanks for the kind feedback GT.
thank you, thank you. very enjoyable and informative. So happy you are back at sea (were I guess actually) Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. I know it is time consuming while you are sailing and when you get home.
Hello back to you Chuck. Thanks. I'm trying my best to remove the antifouling......
@@patricklaine6958 the truly fun part of sailing 😆
Lack of sleep, no cooking, exhaustion....the joys of cruising in a race boat
You nailed it NM. ;-)
The camera flattens the sea ,,, but in addition Patrick makes it look easy. And on top of that we are also provided with lots of good and useful information. Thanks Patrick,, you rock ,,,,, (alot I see) best regards from Jarle
Thanks S to S. It is a shame that the camera doesn't really capture sea state well. Those who sail a lot know what I mean. :-( Fair winds.
Thank you for your videos. No flim flam, just authentic solo sailing. Captivating!
Enjoyed this leg of the trip! Always enjoy learning about sailing and living vicariously through your adventures. Well done! Cheers from the southern US!
Love the subtle musical references you drop in so deftly. "Do you have to let it linger", the Cranberries. Sail-on!
Whatever are you talking about? ;-)
I caught that too, and that earworm was stuck in my head for hours!
It's the Lightfoot before that caught my ear.
Greetings from Newfoundland! My grandfather is from Miquelon, I plan to sail that way one day. Have a safe trip to Ireland.
There's are a lot of stone outcroppings around there though. I've heard that they call their harbours "le Jardin" up around there because of it. Is that the case, or did I hear it wrong?
I like your comment about growing old, but not growing up. My wife accuses me of acting my shoe size(9.5)and not my age (60) a lot. Usually happens whilst sitting in the ER waiting to get bandaged up from acting my shoe size.
I love that. :-)
I really enjoy following you on your journeys, Patrick. Thanks for the videos!
Welcome back BAB :-)
Patrick, amazing. You are, as always, an inspiration! Very impressive. I would love to see a summary of your views on Alessia vs Isabelle. What does it feel like to transition to smaller faster performance cruiser under sail. Perhaps also the differences in heavy weather. If already covered in the comments, I apologise for missing it. You have spoken about downwind performance but what about other aspects? Anyway thank you for these amazingly interesting videos!
Glad to hear you're coming back to Ireland Patrick
You are an absolute legend! Your adventures are a treasure, THANK YOU!
Far too kind David.
Get cigars? Living so vicariously through you, bravo!
It is goo to see that you're looking so great Patrick and clearly enjoying your new boat. Tom SV Ad Astra
Many thanks Tom. Fair winds.
@@patricklaine6958 you are a true bad ass. I don't know how you find the stamina but more than anyone, you're my inspiration.
Well done Patrick! It’s really a pleasure to see your videos.
..Putting the sailing aspect of your Vlog aside, there is much to be learned from you a . It looks like you are neglecting nutrition and physical fitness to the detriment of your safety. Staying alert, well fed, hydrated and in good physical shape should be right at the top of your list and everyone else in "our" age group. These will add miles to your cruising log if addressed properly when going in our 60's, 70's and perhaps 80's.
You look younger each video you post! That´s must be something about sailing! Thanks for sharing with us!
I really enjoy your videos, your calm explanations, and seeing how you do things. I dream of getting a boat someday.
Go simple, go now. ;-)
Miquelon was featured in Peaky Blinders as a smugglers gateway into the U.S. during prohibition
last time I was there, picked up a 40 pounder of 150° Bacardi white
All those tools, that hardware, and the unrevealed materiel, yet, the spinnaker remains inoperable at this point. Why?
First time I’ve seen this route on UA-cam. Brilliant you’re back posting your solo journeys and thanks for taking us along.
"Pour être vieux sans être adulte"?
At 65 I'm nearly as foolish as a teenager, in my case I don't believe it has anything to do with talent... But I would'nt want to be different!
Longing fot your next video!
As an aviator, I had the opportunity to fly 3 or 4 times in Saint-Pierre. I really liked this little piece of France in America where you should be able to find a good Châteauneuf-du-pape ;-) In Newfoundland though, be careful not to abuse of Screech or Moosehead !
I'm moored close to finals at the airport MA. I still look up every time after all this time.
Hello Patrick, I have two ideas for you. The lazy jack lines along your main sail are hanging around. Open the system, put the lines around a clamp at the mast and tighten them. No more hanging around, no more noisy sounds from them…… when you need them just open them again. Second safety Idea for all solo sailors. The furler line stowed over the reeling, do it always the other way around, so when you grab it not from the outside, no from the inside from the cockpit. You donˋt have to lean over. Cheers Anthony
Damit you are making this ocean sailing look easy. What kind of lighting team do you have, sailing in 30knots and it looks like champagne sailing. Love watching this keep up the good work.
Many thanks for the kind words GM. Much appreciated.
Actually wonder why Patrick doesn’t join the jesters challenge would have been first this year
@16:20
Cap P - did you say unknown country?
Thanks for the videos. Will wait for a heave-to video.
If you need anything in St. John's or area please reach out. I live nearby. My sailboat is in Holyrood, Conception Bay
Hey Patrick. Awesome videos per usual. If you haven't already, I'd love to hear your life story, or at least how you got into sailing. At 25 I'll be starting to learn soon
Glad you go to St Pierre and Miquelon, watch out the icebergs on the Newfoundland costal this time. Love your vblogs
Bien fait Patrick tant mieux pour toi
Thanks. I check the ice forecast closely..... A sgtrike could be very harmful to this boat.
Really nice footage. Do you miss the Bavaria 40?
I'll discuss that during the last leg of this adventure Jaume. :-)
Love your videos - you have life absolutely cracked.😀👍⛵️
Why would you sell solar panels to a kid? Only adults should be able to buy solar panels in my opinion.
Luckily your videos keep us land sailors from being lonely at our desks ;-)
Continuing to try to get a comment to you and with luck, a response!
Freddie B.
Just found your channel. I have never sailed or wanted to sail in my life. But now I think it’s something that I would love to learn. It just looks amazing. Thanks for sharing. I’ll be watching all of your episodes. Stay safe
Still looking quite dapper👍. Bermuda is horrendously expensive but the rum is good. Fair winds.
Thats the bay at st georges lol i worked at the white horse there. Beautiful place.
Another great video Patrick. Thank you. Merci, Gracias for sharing your adventures with us.
Quite right, my initial impression was that the solar panel array looks quite fragile & a little slapdash, but in light of your experience, I can see that the design is rather clever.
I think there's an advantage to the pole mounts. Letting them move lets the energy imposed upon them dissipate instead of just snapping off.
That methodvof rigging the solar panels has been well proofed over a coyple of decades already.
That's the way they are rigged on the 650 mini transat ocean racers.
Not even sure I can reef my Dehler down wind? Never tried but might give it a go.
Bonjour Patrick
Je ne sais pas où vous êtes pour l'instant, mais je viens d'arriver à La Rochelle pour prendre possession de mon bateau (je vais vivre à bord).
Sans vouloir être "creepy" je serais enchanté de pouvoir vous rencontrer!
Faites moi signe si vous êtes dans les parrages!
The quote at the end:
It takes a lot of talent to be old,
But not yet adult.
Il nous fallut bien du talent pour être vieux sans être adultes.
Jacques Brel - La chanson des vieux amants
(NB: ironical )
It is wonderful to be able to go on the trip. It seemed like a nice one for you. It seems as if you are producing these videos as you go and are possibly still in St Pierre. In any case I hope your trip goes very well to Ireland! ☘️ Thank you!
Love your videos. Always a thrill to see a new one has arrived.
to irealand wish you good weather. it is too north for sailing boat.
Greetings from Ireland and the crew of Wavedancer. You were our 1st sailing channel we ever subscribed to a few years ago.
Ahh, how kind. Many thanks my friends.
I am also of the school that one can never be over tooled for a voyage at sea. These choices born of experience and some knowledge of Murphy's law!
You now can speak with authority on how a small racing boat - fortified for ocean sailing - behaves in lively weather, and how it affects to solo sailor! It seems you have accepted that the boat will heel more than 15 degrees. It must have been a bouncy ride! I wonder how St Pierre welcomed a French boat all the way from "home".
A very warm, and amused welcome!
@@patricklaine6958 "Amused".... that sounds like "what possessed you to do this!" You are the envy of many, myself included.
Great video Patrick. I carry similar spares and tools even though I am currently just cruising the SW of the U.K. good to be prepared!
I burst out laughing, one minute in and you mention how expensive Bermuda is. Yep, you can drop $100 USD in that little grocery store in St. George and walk out with nothing .. That little boat or yours is fast. I think you're absorbing from all those french Vendee sailors. Congrats on the passage, you've done some hard sailing this summer.
No more smooth sailing give us a storm u in topfun😅
Great videos, Patrick! I was watching your videos on a Sunday morning, with pijamas on my couch just to realize your hair sailing in the middle of the ocean was more tidy than mine. So I got up, combed my hair and came back to the sofa. :-D Next step is to go back sailing. All the best from Brazil!
Another epic passage - thank you for sharing !
Si ce commentaire vous atteint avant votre arrivée en Irlande, je serais honoré de partager un verre ou un repas avec vous lorsque vous y arriverez ! N'hésitez pas si cela vous intéresse !
Topping lift on , main halyard release pull luff down over reefing hook ,retention halyard , then retention leech works for me
And your sail doesn't fall off into the spreaders when you drop the halyard? ??
@@patricklaine6958 I don't have swept back spreaders.
I can see why you are a solo sailer - you don't have room for a companion with all of that gear 😂. But seriously, as one who sails solo most of the time, I really enjoy your videos.
Really enjoying the videos. Thanks for sharing. You have made sailing feel accessible to everyone instead of some esoteric practice.
Love the views out the back of your boat , gives great feeling of the one being so close to the sea just like a dinghy 🙂. Newfoundland has a viking settlement , created as they sailed from Greenland, most confirmed southerly point in the americas I believe . I am certain other viking boats would have ended further south into west indies and beyond fascinating subject :)
I one off your videos ,your autopilot failed,what if that happened on this trip,lets say halfway??
With the experience you have with such a failure….?
I have a back-up system of steering called 'sheet to tiller' that I have shown in a couple of videos. It is far from perfect, but can replace the electric autopilot well enough to get me to the next port.
Wonderful Patrick, It is like a very good series on TV, we are eager to get the next episode. At the same time it passes very fast because we are not with you during all this time when you get apprehensive, fight or get bored. I sail solo a boat similar to yours ( Pogo 30 ) with same sort of rigging, equipment; I feel so close to you. Cheers
I would have loved a Pogo 30 or a JPK --- but they are so, so expensive. You are very lucky. I so overloaded the Bongo that I took away much of her surfing ability, but it is still a fun boat at sea.
“It takes a lot of talent to be old and not yet adult”. 👌🏽💯🎉
Exciting + Interesting = Fantastic. I used to sail. Now I do it with a motor (family stuff ;-( I have the short-term project of buying a sailboat again, in which 80% of the time I will sail alone. I was considering a 38-40 feet, but after seeing your change of boat, I'm convinced that a 28 feet is perfect. Thanks for the inspiration
I'll share my thoughts on the differrences betzeen 28 and 40 feet on the last video of this adventure. Fair winds CS.
Hi Patrick, another fantastic video. I like your choices in music and it may be because of following along with you previously, I am constantly listening for your references, am I imagining a quick little "Early Morning Rain"? Or, possibly my imagination due to your proximity to Gordon Lightfoot's Canada? :) "Reef early and reef often" :)
Nicely spotted PK. I thought any Canadian viewers would instantly spot that obvious one. Have been a big fan of his since I was in my late teens. One of the best song writers -- ever.
Hi Patrick thanks for another great video. Exactly as you say, reefing downwind on my Hunter channel 31 up to about 18kts (maybe a bit less) is the way to go before having to round up reef then run off again. You didn't mention topping lift to hold the boom end up, but it looked as though you used it anyhow. Love the quote about It takes a lot of talent to be old...... is this a French saying? I also sometimes quote "si seulement les vieux pouvaient si seulement les jeunes savaient" or similar! Fair winds.
A quote from a song from Jacques Brel - a Belgium singer from the 60’s, 70’s who also sailed a little bit from Belgium to Tahiti).
For some reason, my 4 y o daughter, quietly watching this episode with me, just observed "it's obvious he's a pirate". Thought it may amuse you. 😂
That's great! ;-)
Hi Patrick.
I luved the weather and the stern facing view as your ship glided along effortlessly. Even on camera the speed was exciting to watch.
I am inspired. We have had a cool and somewhat damp spring on the west coast of Canada so I was excited to see clear blue skies and warm weather. In a few weeks I will be heading up the coast on my boat and hopefully enjoying similar weather.
AL
Vancouver.
I'm looking at a forecast of a week of glassy water Allan, and then all hell breaks loose..... Welcome to Newfoundland.
No one made a soufflé in this episode... Nice. 😉🙂👍
Thank you Patrick, I always learn something from each of your videos. Fair winds shipmates
Awesome to watch you sailing again. Is it harder now that you went to a smaller boat? What’s the difference in comfort levels? Thank you for the fantastic videos. I truly enjoy being one of you phantom shipmate’s.
I intend to do a comparison during the final leg of this adventure. :-)
Bonjour mon Capitaine. Une autre excellente vidéo. Vos récits de voyage sont un accompagnement parfait pour mon café du matin.
Desktop Phantom Shipmate logging the 143rd upward thumb (like). Thanks for taking me/us along for the adventure.
Good to see you back Peter. Thanks.
Patrick I think you’re method of reefing the main by turning downwind is akward and slow for a single hander😊
It's actually done that way to avoid turning back up into the wind/seas to reef. It looks messy, but it beats getting soaked and bouncing around like a cork when turning back into the wind. On my new boat, I have a square top sail. I can't reef it when headed downwind because the top of the sail catches too much wind and flops over into the spreader. I really miss being able to reef downwind. :-(
"... the talent to be old", well said Patrick. Be Safe.
Fantastic video Patrick .in a couple of days I'm sailing single to your home town from Gosport for a few weeks .
Have a great adventure CW. Sounds like fun.
Did you manage to reattach you spin halyard fairlead while in Bermuda?
I decided to wait until the work can be done/inspected by riggers at home with whom I have worked for 6 years now. In crossing the N Atlantic east-bound, I don't think there will be a lot of use of the spinnaker anyway, so not a big deal. Fair winds.
You look so happy Patrick, and I'm really happy for you. Thanks for sharing! Enjoy St. Pierre, have some rest and a bottle of your favorite wine, my friend!!! Cheers!!
Welcome back Jorge. Good to hear from you.
The ocean looks really blue, great video again
So, your second reef line to the clew is from a point forward on the boom but then after passing through the cringle it is lead all the way to the outhaul position! Apparently you are happy with the shape you achieve with this so, I'll have to try it. I thought it would result in a compromise angle of pull so mine is a two stage process of reffing line down to the boom and a separate outhaul hooked to the clew and tightened.
Just curious, why did you choose that autopilot over a windvane?
These light boats that surf, often are too quick for windvanes when surfing downwind
And difficult to mount on an open stern.
hi, planning to go great lakes?
Great vlog of the passage Patrick. Reefing the main when downwind is fine in a smaller craft and lighter breezes. I always found it helped to ease the main sheet, harden the topping lift then haul in the main sheet. Then when you wind in the reefing line you don't have to fight unnecessary pressure as the new cringle comes easily onto the boom. Best wishes, John.
Very good suggestion John. I'll give it a try that way.
So you have a downhaul attached to your main, and that way you’re pulling it down? But no! That has to be the reef line you’re winching on with such effort that comes from the cringle along the leach of the main - what a lot of tugging it takes!
Hi Patrick
Thanks for another understated video of your sailing achievements and also for the sailing route suggestions you covered it very quickly
Mentioning tools self sufficiency etc You said you have a Volvo engine presumably you know the mdi units have had a history of failing and if it’s a sail drive with the flexible coupling to engine that’s worth checking maybe carrying a spare mdi could be an addition to the toolbox Not that you really need to use the engine
Enjoy
Chris
SV ARI
Yes, the Volvo MDIs have a terrible reputation, and I'm an idiot for not having bought a spare before leaving on this adventure.
Do you ever miss the relative comfort of Isabelle?
I intend to do a comparison in the last leg of this adventure RL. :-)
this is my dream. one day this will be me.
You took enough spares to build an entire new boat 😁. I'm the same, I'd rather have enough of something I may never need than get caught without the one thing I do need.
Ha! Yeah. In a future video I say that in my entire circuit of the North Atlantic, I used a screwdriver once and a needle nose pliers once. That said, if I had to do it again, I'm sure I would carry the same tools. :-)
Nothing wrong with your reefing technique. It seems gentler on the sails than the close haul technique. However, I noticed your lifeline is quite long. Check the interview with John Kretschmer in the latest edition of Sailing Zingaro. No way not to drown if you are pulled along in the water at more than 2 knots.
Yeah, I know it is too long. Offsetting that is the fact that I almost always try to go forward on the upwind side of the boat (so will fall the long way to lee). I have tried shorter tethers, but it gets frustrating (and dangerous) very quickly when you have to unclip to have 20 cm more reach......
Watched a recent vid of a guy who had a homemade setup using mountaineering bits, looked good to me, he had two lifelines attached to his waist, one very short and a another a bit longer but still short
@@patricklaine6958 Great video as usual . As lifeline, I run 2 lines from the mast pole ring to the aft pushpits, on both sides, and attach my tether to that. Doing so, the line is shorter and remains much higher than deck level , actually at waist level, and much safer if you fall.
I bought Nathalie's book and I love it. Delivered in 2 days! André in Sydney
Sincere thanks from the two of us to all my friends down under. Fair winds.
Well done Patrick. Was hoping you were sticking around the east coast for a while, we’re leaving next week from Toronto for that way but I know you don’t sit still for long. Fair winds to the great country of Ireland. Cheers.
Nice choice of profile picture there. Great minds think alike etc!
Nice video! 17:36 Could'nt even boil water! Have you thought about a Jetboil cup? it holds about 500ml of water and boils in a bout 90 seconds! Im pretty sure I saw Sam Holmes use one & had it hanging like a lantern! it does have a lid. I've just bought one they're about $300au but I'm yet to try it out.
Yes, all of the mini-transat guys use the Jetboil. I was a bit put-off by the price, but now realize I should have gone with it.....
@@patricklaine6958 Yeah so was I but the last time I tried to boil a kettle in 30kts it took 30 minutes and I was trying use my companion way drop boards to shield the wind lol
Ooh you’re popping over to Ireland. Welcome in advance. Hopefully a longer visit than to fastnet rock and back to France this time
Yeah, my Fastnet passage left me in need of some of the Black stuff......
@@patricklaine6958 yes but you cut a dash IN your black stuff
i'm canadian and i didn't even know that i could visit france within 7 miles from the border ! ! ! very cool. i foresee a trip to go there in the near future so i can say to my fellow canucks ... yeah... i've been to france ! ! ! LOL
It's the last remnant of New France in north America. It's worth a visit just to honor the history!
Bravo Patrick ...