90 days trapped in this 1m yacht crossing the Atlantic?! - Yachting Monthly
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Yachting Monthly's editor, Theo Stocker gets a tour of Andrew Bedwell's micro-yacht in which he plans to set a new record for the smallest boat to cross the Atlantic. He's expecting the trip to take 90 days!
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Brilliant! He has designed his own special hell.
Literally the worst experience possible. I'm impressed by his attitude to be honest, not often you see someone so happy to suffer.
he is going to die
ive seen a clip from the guy sailing in mini vessels lying down... he can lie down flat... this? this is hell no streching at all
@@maxegloff3001 Yep you can't stand up or lay down in this hell-bouy 🙄. I would take a loaded pistol just in case it got too bad
Probably just might as well go! Good riddance.
I last sailed the Atlantic in 17days on a 46ft yacht. Loved it. I can't begin to imagine how uncomfortable, punishing and scary it would be to do it in a yacht of this size. No amount of money would lure me onto it. Madness.
You drive a hard bargain. Alright, I'll give you five bucks to do it.
@@BigPoppieSeed I sailed the Atlantic in a topper dinghy Portsmouth to NY and back nonstop with only a compass and a wooly jumper.
@@BigPoppieSeed Hard to say only had a Compass and a jumper no clock you see. I'd say about 4 months. In those days there was no GPS, phones or internet the only way to communicate was signal fire, two cups and a bit of string. Life was tough in those days kid let me tell yeh. Took a 40 foot swell on the way back snapped the mast. Rowed the last 800 miles. Some day ill write a book
A yacht of this size! That's not a yacht, it's a coffin with a sail.
@@BigPoppieSeed Son, I've sailed evey sea, been an admiral in multiple navies, flew tomcats off a carrier and completed Top Gun on SAGA megadrive in every difficulty level.
So he’s basically sailing a keel. Bro gonna lose his mind out there. Best of luck!
Just staying in that vessel for a week on dry land would be a huge accomplishment if you ask me, living in it for a quarter of a year whilst crossing the Atlantic ocean is just utter and pure madness... I love it! Hope he succeeds, wish him al the best and save travels!
Needed to be rescued after 5 km😂
@@ec6052 how did the water come in? THrough the air vents that he wanted to manually close when waves would come haha
Two more things I think he'll need is overhead shade & some sort of padding on those shoulder belts.
I've sailed the North Atlantic for years while in the Navy. The punishment taken by the ship was unbelievable, making this venture borderline crazy. Godspeed.
Can I suggest adding hand-grips (like bicycle handlebars) to assist with locking your body in place? Forcing your arms outwards with nothing to hold onto will get very tiring very quickly (it's an odd group of muscles you'd be using). I'd recommend some setup which allows you to put your hands in a couple (or more) different positions, to spread the stress around to different muscle groups. Nothing worse than being locked into one position for too long (I was a long-distance cyclist in my youth, and now a long-distance motorcyclist). even moving your grip from 'vertical' - thumbs at the top - to 'horizontal' - thumbs pointing at each other - can make a huge difference in comfort and (importantly) stamina....
He should just cut out the middleman and wear a straightjacket, because he's insane to do this.
He could have a set of road bike drop bars in there, they've got a lot of hand position options
I think he could make it more comfortable to cut it losses and spend time with his kids.. This is selfish as fuck. Can anyone see radio equipment or radar? Lights?
@@tbrowniscool Judging by his age I'd assume his kids are adults or close to it now and it's not like he's gonna be gone for years. Plus he has an AIS transponder which means he's not gonna get run over by a container ship and the only other reason for radar is to see approaching weather but since he can't really change course too much and it's already basically a lifeboat he just has to wait it out. It sounds like a super intense adventure but it seems like his family is supportive and even though there is danger present, I highly doubt he'll die doing this.
@@maxatrillionfatstacks OK so who scribbled those child-like drawings on the front of his "vision-forward" position?
Man is he in for one wild journey. I grew up on the island and that part of the atlantic is no joke. Be safe man. Stay safe and take care everyone
Maybe during his crossing he can bring a functional microphone
In that such confined space ,he would need to wear a crash helmet , neck brace arm & leg protection ,as he will be bobbing about & thrown around like a cork in rough seas . Crazy idea . I,M,V.H.O..
I think anyone going out onto that ocean on a normal boat is mostly nuts. Too many widows on this island.
This really is bonkers, even for a Brit.
A very experienced sailor, a custom designed and constructed boat and every conceivable detail well thought through, this is clearly a highly professional approach to the challenge.
I respect the approach he's taken, he's very professional and responsible in what he's doing and how he's setting out to do it.
Thank you for covering this interesting micro cruiser and its interesting Captain, subscribed.
roflmao....
I beg to differ, those screws hanging down inside his cockpit are absolutely dangerous, and while he is being bashed around in 50knots he will tear his limbs on those, insane adventure.
@@InsideMen-n5q I was thinking the same, but as I understand It's not finished yet. I think they will smothen out sharp objects before final splash.
Where does the TV go?
Where will the 1st mate be?
Life boat?
Thank you for not having the usual automatic response everyone has of "he must be insane!1". These record-setters and ultra-athletes of various kinds are every time very collected and rational people, so much so that the usual day to day would kill them with boredom. I think the guy and the vessel are up for the challenge, and I'll be eager to see about his success!
I think this man is insane but I'm interested to see how it goes. Best of luck to him!
48KG of pemmikin and a literal bubble to live in.. I'd rather be in the space station.
@@tbrowniscool You and me both. More space and better food
@@ridgelineify Thinking about it I'd actually rather be in prison
@@tbrowniscool Thinking about it let's commit some crimes first.
@@pratiswar5977 Yep and let's commit them in Sweden you get a sweet flat and activities
I love the twin torpedo tubes on the sides. However, if I was doing this I would make the boat one meter long but at least 5 meters wide. That way you can smash the record in comfort.
It already weighs almost half a ton. Can you imagine what it would weigh if it was any wider?..😂
😂😂😂
Behold: the Septamaran!
Good one 😃 of course the major elephant in the room is at the point the boat’s length would be 5m and not 1m anymore
@@Bakanelli no, he explicitly said 5m wide, 1m long. Technically it could be done. How well it works would be a different issue...
How is he going to manage cramps, bum sores, swing moods and every possible discomfort imaginable in such a small contraption? Good luck to him 😊
Mind over matter, typical British stiff upper lip!!
I just can’t imagine !😂 I really think it would be torture, quite literally torture!
I wouldn’t last 12 hours in that.
Hopefully he has benzodiazapam, antibiotics etc.
@@africanelectron751 he did….now he’s only got antibiotics! 😵💫
1 thing id add is some sort of shade or cover for that bubble window as it will get crazy heat with just a little sun comming through ...it will be like a magnafine glass ... for times if you need an hours sleep in the day when at anchor ... it will make huge difference
Andrew if you read these comments, might be worth taking something akin to a perforated sheet that affixes onto the dome - if you get a problem with the vents or want a breeze to keep cool, you can have ventilation about the place without getting blasted/awash. Make sure to have an alternative locking system for the front of the hatch for when it gets knocked by a wave. I'm sure you've already thought of it. Good luck!
I would trim the bolts near your knees and put smooth cap nuts on the treads to avoid scrapes and tears of gear as the snag on those bolts...you may not see them sitting i the boat but in the video they look ominus!
He mentioned there will be more padding inside so hopefully he does the things you suggest as part of final preparations.
First thing I saw as well!
Well spotted.
I came here from eSysman's channel. Thanks for letting him use some clips from this excellent video.
I wish Andrew luck on his journey.
I think that it’s going to be a test of endurance in those confined quarters. I wonder about insulation, heating and cooling on the trip.
I wish him all of the best.
I don't think anything I have ever seen proposed is more gruelling than this. Fucking madman to get a record that nobody cares about. Good luck to him though!
considering the closed quarters I think the simple fact of him closing the dome and his body heat will bring up the temp to "tolerable" temps if necessary. plus he is doing it based on what he said in "summer time" which should help a bit.
Where’s the head?
@@Victorseafog I assume he has a bag or something.
Insane, I can already feel the cramps. I’d imagine cleaning yourself would be extremely difficult. When the journey is done this boat might be declared biohazard. I’ve always thought a jetski crossing would be adventurous though
90 days on that thing is going to be pretty intense.
Not counting that you have to pray for other boats not going over you as you can't do litterally anything to avoid them.
Intensely boring and uncomfortable mostly.
This thing will end up wrapped around the propeller of a Maersk container ship. I hope this guys legacy doesn't end up being a huge delay in Amazon prime orders. Seems like a suicide mission to me.
Didn't he state there's an AIS transponder on his boat? Maybe huge boats will be kind and avoid him?
@@laurencevanhelsuwe3052 a 100k+ ton tanker doing 16kts can turn on a dime to avoid this dustbin.
All but the largest ships have to avoid him as he is a sailboat. And other sailors hopefully are polite enough
I sail solo on my 60ft first generation Open 60. It's funny to think we could fit almost 20 Big C's onto my deck! Lovely guy and a thorough, professional approach to what will be quite a challenge in the North Atlantic, even in that time of year. He'll be hit by at least two nasty lows. I wish him the very best of luck. He knows what he's doing.
his passion is absolutely incredible
Stellar pursuit! I’ve enormous respect for adventurers and adventures which spite the evil prognosticators within the pessimistic peanut gallery. I’ll be eagerly following along. 👍🏼
Thanks for covering this. I’m a big fan of the that small boat and love the chance to see. Much appreciated friend.
I wish you good passage. I have two concerns. 1. Peronal hygein 2. Does the boat have a bilge ? Do you have a maual pumpout?
So when the Atlantic decides to have one of her morning episodes which pending on her mood can last days- this Englishman joyfully decides to manually strap himself into a fibreglass straight jacket to be jolted around like his seated a top an angry Bull whose just been branded. You're one of the most positive Englishman I've come across.
A for admiring this challenge.
As someone who has done some sailing, I give this project about 250 miles!
True....in about 18 days. If he can pull this off it will be a real feat. However, I think its a little off the rails.
@@deacondavidviscount7579 totally agree, as soon as you are hit with a huge swell/surge/storm, you could be done for, a huge wave could smash that to pieces
I went in it at the boat show......nice guy strong craft, but he needs to start his food diet much sooner it takes months & months to get your body prepared for this stretching and blood flow is critical. The boat will do it with no problems.
I wish Andrew all the best on this crazy trip. He's got guts! But does he have at least a bilge pump?
I thought he pointed it out next to his right ankle and the water maker?
That is absolutely amazing!! I would love to see how she sails!!
We own a 33’ sailboat (which is 10 times bigger than this) and my wife complains about the size 😂
I’m going to show her this video! 😅
It will ‘sail’ like an oversized semi-directional cork.
10x by length, but by displacement it's gotta be astounding how small it is comparatively.
33? Sounds like a pretty good size TBH.. I've got a 48' catamaran and it's kind of a pain in the ass because most marinas aren't designed for boats that are 25' wide. You on the otherhand can go pretty much anywhere you want and reasonably expect there to be a space available somewhere for you... Bigger boats have to plan or call ahead.
@@edwardnigma2216 why you own a boat that you think of as to big?
@@MrXyonyx Because I can.
I love creazy ideas like that :D
Good luck, it's going to be a tough trip.
I would definitely add foils in it.
And wings.
And wheels.
I realize it adds quite a few miles... put it would have been nice if he left from the Scripts Institute in Falmouth Massachusetts and ended in Falmouth England.
Robert Manry sailed Tinkerbelle a 13’ converted Old Town day sailor on that route in the 1960s. A Russian sub stopped mid-Atlantic and gave him a bottle of Vodka!
saw this boat on a facebook group i share with him, i cant wait to follow this trip lol
Pad that harness so you don't get raw chafing in rough weather.
With all due respect... what a mad lad to attempt this trip. Best of luck
Very sad to hear that Andrew has had to abandon his Atlantic attempt. Seems like a nice guy, wish him all the best for his next adventure
And a little more wisdom?
My right ear loved this.
Wow. Wouldn’t want anything to go wrong with the hatch.
He says its positively buoyant even if flooded but... yeah. stewing in sea water for days on end would be...
@@obsidianjane4413 yeah totally. I know room is tight but that would be the one thing I’d want a spare of. Though I see that’s impossible. One metre! Incredible. Hope it all goes well.
Legend has it…after this trip he’s gonna do it again bare back commando style 😂
This looks crazy. Hope he knows what he is doing..
Basically he has already gone overboard. Love it and best of luck 👍 what a challenge.
Is this the 3-cabin version?
Goodluck Mate. Your seem the Man for the job.
Sitting 90+plus days is a very dangerous route due the high risk of thrombosis and in general unhealthy blood flow.
This is definitely not worthy in a "risk to reward" ratio and any common sense.
He did say that he was planning to exercise regularly.
absolutely agree
@@richardnwilson there is not much for room for anything just enough yo risk your life.
Sitting down will be exercise..
Epic, I will be following this.
The couch I am sitting on watching this is longer than your vessel.
To keep mentally and physically active I would not cut the internal bolts shorter and I would spend the time grinding them down with a baby sea turtle shell
I think there's a bunch of extremely well thought out ideas here. Also, I think the Ocean will ravish that thing quickly.
He must be bonkers 🙂 Fair winds and good luck!
I've sailed on freighters extensively in the North Atlantic; it's arguably the worlds' most dangerous ocean. Best of luck with this venture, hopefully you won't disappear.
If you still have time, get a neck support as used in airplanes on long haul. Good luck!
Interesting.. wish this vid. Showed a few seconds of: overview map of the trip.
i sailed fr: Kauai 2 Portland, OR. 32' ketch rigged 8'beam. a ufo came over to us watched 4 a while & went off somewhere.
There are many ways to define lots of words. Especially words without clear distinct balance on what separates them from their other like counterparts. But I am fairly confident and certain that this is the incorrect use of the word "Yacht"...
Jesus, might as well just try crossing the Atlantic in an inner tube 🤣
Ooooof, 3 foot 3 doesn't even come up to my waist. That would be nothing but cramps, permanent butt numb, and pressure sores for me.
More power to him, gonna be an adventure for sure. God speed and good luck to you.
Soon to be seen on 'Saving Lives At Sea'.
Great video, amazing to see this record breaking (hopefully) sailboat and her designer!
But there is something wrong with the audio. It only plays on the right channel. The outro does have stereo audio. Hope you can fix it, it's really annoying for headphone users. Looking forward to more videos
My right ear really enjoyed this video.
Best luck to and G~d speed for a safe and successful expedition.
Wow unbelievable story. Great story sailing ⛵️ Bravo .greetings from beautiful tropical paradise island Kauai, Hawaii
I went on one of these at the fair years ago when it was called the zipper.
Imagine 10 days of bad weather and forced to keep hatch closed while shitting yourself not able to move
I think I can probably survive a week in this.
Or,
maybe not.
Maybe 10 minutes. Wearing a nappy does not appeal.
That is a huge challenge on so many levels. I hope he makes it! 😃👍
Hopefully just the one level. 😂
He should have made the boat 1 metre long, but with a 3 metre beam. That would still count for the shortest boat, but far more comfortable !!
dont think it would sail too good with those proportions unless a cat
I can just imagine the interview:
"We've gone for a radical broad-beam design: it's three feet long, but 28 feet wide."
"Anything else unique about the design?"
"Yes. It sails sideways."
Great challenge, I know you’ll make it. You are smart, well prepared with sailing experiences and you know the sea..I’m now going to follow you on facebook.
Nice yacht walkthrough but you forgot the crew quarters
Oh dear, looks like it's not happening now, but maybe Mr Bedwell will resurrect the attempt once he's had chance to regroup.
I need a small water maker like that. I wonder where he got it.
I literally lol'd at you calling that a yacht. That's a buoy. 😂 I heard about this last year, I live in St John's and I plan to be there when he launches, I have to meet this guy.
I have personally seen buoys larger than this thing. Wishing him all the best.. 🐱
This is completely bonkers.
Nothing like British eccentricity 😆
Some great ideas for lifeboat design. Fair weather!
This has the potential to be marketed to other directions, it looks great.
Don't know about the rest of the World but here in the United States we call that a fishing bobber.
My question is, why not a small foldable solar collector to repower when possible?
Perhaps one that could be even used as a sail?
Women: Why do men die so early?
This Guy: Let me show you my tiny yacht to cross the Atlantic with…
Someone knows the brand of that plexiglass dome hatch?
My poor back, just thinking about this. I am 6ft 4 but still 90 days in an upright position offt I can't go 4hrs without crying internally
Utterly bonkers, utterly British. Best of luck.
Godspeed to you Andrew on your journey! May you be safe in our Lord Jesus Christ as he guides you.
I’d definitely bring some kind of inflatable mattress situation tied off the back of the boat to stretch out on, but maybe that’s against the rules
Next level thinking
I bet this guy has a 20 car garage full of vehicles he won in various "last person with their hand on the car wins it" competitions.
Hannes Lindemann crossed the Atlantic in a Klepper kayak. You could pick that up and carry it. I'd argue that that was a much smaller boat. Boats are three dimensional.
Off topic, but he did it to test the claims of Alain Bombard that you can do the trip without provisions. 1952 Bombard sailed across the Atlantic in an inflatable without provisions, living of fish and plankton. According to Wikipedia there was a huge debate about fresh water.
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a Klepper Kayak, WOW! That is seriously impressive!
Its also immensely courageous, and he was obviously a very confident man to undertake such a dangerous venture.
Can you imagine being on a vessel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and spotting a guy kayaking!
@@felixcat9318 He was a fit doctor IIRC about 30. Even so he wasn't in great shape after the crossing, although he quickly recovered.
The kayak had an outrigger and a small sail, but even so....
I still don't quite understand how and where he is going to sleep? I used the word hammock, but what he was pointing at didn't look much like a hammock. He certainly has a Spartan streak about him. I admire it.
I hope the water maker doesn’t break 😬
I'm impressed. Also, I would love to be able to take that little boat out for an afternoon.
The audacity of all the weirdos wandering up and chipping in🤣
A man from Cleveland, Ohio sailed from Plymouth, Mass to Plymouth Eng. She was 13ft long. Her name was Tinkerbell. The book out there.
wishing you well! An incredible feat of endurance in such cramped conditions. Certainly not for me. It takes a special kind of person to do this.
Will be disabled & in a wheelchair after arriving.
Boat will be fine...
where is he going to store food, water...where and how is he going to go to the toilet , or is he going to sit in a soiled diaper for the entire voyage...a special kind of person, yes a really dumb one ...
@@m.w.2979 He said how in the video. Some days he will probably go through hell. Other days calm.
@@Rene-up1dland some really $hitty ones...they could call the trip, voyage to the bottom of the sea ....
Unfortunately update, he tried to set off yesterday but the boat was taking on water and he had to turn around. After he reached dry land it sunk
why?.....
At 0:19 the reporter tells us that 3 ft 3 inch is just over 1 m. Correct if I am wrong, but 3' 3" is 0.991 m
(1' = 0,3048 m and 1" = 0..254 m)
Amazing, how did they get a bedroom, a galley, a toilet, a shower, and crew quarters in there ? !!!
Easy, they just called it the 'Tardis'
Excellent stuff bro good luck from the USA. Go for it.
At minute 10:02 I saw some exposed bolts in the inside view, please put caps on them so you don't scratch the back of your hands should you encounter rough seas. Good luck I'll be looking for the news of your success.
I feel like deep vein thrombosis will be a genuine concern here.
Looks a bit like a converted sub. nice! looks safe
A tiny boat in the N. Atlantic has to be mostly submarine.
You know what, i appreciate wacky people like this, they make the world a slightly better place....
He’s going to have a terrible, wet, bruising time in that ‘boat’. Honestly, I think it’s an awful contraption.
If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing. I think he's wonderfully mad.
Very creative, automated, solitary, torturing chamber. This is art. I would cut my pain after 15 min there.
The worst the better
Shackelton had worse