watching this type of stuff really makes you appreciate things like warmth and comfort. but it also seems really cozy to me to be on a boat in rough weather.
sunset gradient idk why but it seems really cozy to be inside a small warm sailboat during a storm. Something about the boat being the only barrier between you and the weather outside makes you appreciate the boat more.
@@5000mahmud Until there's too much green water coming over the bow or even worst, the stern. Then you're scrambling for your life jacket, life boat, emergency responder.
I've bought my first sailboat 2 weeks ago. A small 22 foot. Never sailed a day in my life. Watched a lot of videos and got the basics from a sailing book. Went sailing for the first time yesterday with 20 knots wind, solo. Scared the shit out of me. Made a lot of mistakes. But learned a lot to. It was awesome.
Hell yeah. That’s what it’s all about! What were you sailing? When I was still pretty green, I Sailed my laser through 15-16knts & hit the drink while trying to tack…. Freaked me out but I Learned a lot about managing trim and body position that day. Dry to this day lol
I'm with you! Just bought my first boat a 19 foot Mariner. I sailed a bit as a kid but barely remember anything so I'm very nervous but very excited to learn and grow with this challenge.
In Britany, France, there's a saying that says: "you don't born a sailor, you become a sailor" looks like you're on your way !! Congratulations, I wanted to sécurité myself with a house, that I'm finishing right now Day after Day, then I mode to the seaside and start learning sailing
"Fear is only produced by the lack of knowledge or not knowing. To get knowledge you will have to face your fear. When you face you fear you get knowledge and you can hear, see and feel what you fear. After this point the fear disappears, because you know what this is. The best textbook or video in the world can never teach you this. You just gotta go for it or not." The best motivation i ever listened to. Thank you for this
@@dirksauditleistungenausdem1492 There are a lot of situations where there is no danger but you still have fear. This sentence will help you in many ways in life. Not just sailing or boating.
Lack of fear due to excessive self belief, due to thinking experience alone is enough to somehow prevent the unpredictable, is a recipe for serious mishaps
@@pobinr Fear keeps you alive, if you're no longer afraid of a storm like that you've probably got some kind of psychological issue that requires therapy. It's fine for people to do stupid things that only effect them, but don't pretend it's brave...it's stupid and could have cost tax payers many thousands of dollars having to bail him out of it stupid idea.
Is it true though? When we see a hungry tiger charging towards us, we know very well what the outcome of that will most likely be.. yet there is still fear. Or does the fear come from lack of knowledge about what comes after death?
I am an old man now and my sailing days are over but this video got my adrenaline going. I wish i could have been with you on this passage. All the best from Australia and may all your winds be a beam reach!"!
@@paulalston3963 You should think about making a video explaining your experience of the pros/cons of live-aboard sailing. Write out a script, make a voice recording and show photographs for people to watch as they hear your voice. Just an idea.
@@paulalston3963 your sailing days are not over captain!! you can still share your stories to younger ones like me, there is a lot of wisdom in your words!
Life is also about making memories I'm sure you have so many wonderful memories that you can reflect on! This life is so short and I'm glad that you took the chance and had the adventures of cremation point😊😊
You make me happy. I have a son in the US Coast Guard who is as much a daredevil as you and you guys even look alike. Kinda scary actually. So I feel like I’m watching my son. I taught my kid how to sail. Last time I sailed with him he was MY captain. The roles reversed as he became better than me. You are not really a daredevil. Instead you plot and plan and calculate and remove as many negative constraints as you can before casting the lines. You stretch your boundaries and find the boundary you once thought was impenetrable is now behind you! My son is the same. I used to worry about him. I don’t need to. I don’t worry about you either for same reason. When you are technically competent and resting the edge you are 100% in command of yourself except for that little bit of fear. I like how you spoke of fear in this flick. Nice job on this. Best video yet. I’d sail with you. That’s gonna be laughable to some that read this but I think you’ll understand that that is a supreme compliment even though I am merely a dwarf of a sailor compared to you.
Joe Cimbak All those CG rescue teams and especially the rescue swimmers who are brave beyond brave. They do appreciate it when they bring up a rescue basket and the victim has a ton of shrimp or fish to give to their rescuers.
No, he is an example why stupid people get encouraged to deliberately put their lives in danger. Yes, a storm is fun, but it is just stupid to seek one out. Like really piss poor seamenship. Any sailor with a brain will tell you that. :-P
@@104thironmike4 Lots of people would say that racing cars is stupid and pursuing racing as a hobby is stupid. Does that mean that racing isn't worth doing? No. Different strokes for different folks, my friend. Just because you don't feel drawn towards intense situations doesn't mean that it's stupid. Humanity moves forward one step at time. If everyone only sailed in fair weather, no one would have ever crossed the Atlantic, let alone circumnavigate the world.
@@RX120D Absolute utter rubbish, bud. Racing is a calculated risk. Sailing in bad weather is either bad luck (can happen), or just utter stupidity. In racing you can hit your brakes and stop the car if necessary. In sailing, when things get out of hand, there is no such thing. It is reckless and a piss poor, if not one of the worst examples for upcoming sailors. I am drawn to intense situations, and I spent half my life on and under the sea. Remember these words, if you ever attempt sailing yourself: "in bad weather, poor sailors are sailing and good sailors sit in the tavern and drink rum." Any experienced and responsible sailor will tell you that. Additionally: if you endanger yourself like that, you also risk the lives of those who will ultimately come to rescue you, if you'd manage to alert them. And you cross the Atlantic 100% in the good weather and never in the bad weather season. It's not different strokes for different blokes. It's just ppl with half a brain vs utter morons like this guy.
@@104thironmike4 Too bad Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna didn't know they could just hit the brakes and come safely to a stop, huh? You seem to ignore the Fastnet race where a fuckload of sailors have died in past years due to inclement weather. Should we call that off? Handwaving away the preparation of bad weather sailors as a prologue to stupidity is ridiculous. Better not fly over an ocean! Your plane might crash and people will need to risk their lives to save you. If you don't want to take risks then don't. Others do. Others understand the risk and calculate their chances and push the boundaries of what's possible when it's possible. Sometimes shit goes wrong, other times it doesn't. You know what we call risk, documentation, demonstration, and replication? Progress.
Wow. That was fairly terrifying. After having been in the Navy in my (much) younger days, and on one cruise on an Aircraft Carrier we crossed the Atlantic in between hurricanes during a very active hurricane year, I developed a healthy respect (fear) of the big water. That's why I live on a farm in the middle of Kansas now. 1,500 miles from the nearest ocean water. I'll experience the ocean from a very safe distance in videos like this. I'm glad you enjoy this insane sport of open ocean sailing, and that you get enjoyment and fulfillment from it. I'll take my enjoyment from farming here in Kansas.. where there are no terrifying 30ft waves trying to kill you.. Thanks for this video - Enjoy!
The ocean is the most powerful force on earth. It’s beautiful, but can take your life in a flash. It definitely needs to be respected. It also can be calm, beautiful, and healing. Although, sometimes it just likes to remind us how powerful it is.
Yeah, sometimes I think, vikings didn't live anymore in the north countrys. Hope they go do other things with this balls in their country then only sailing.
As a 16 year old boy, I was on a 200 feet small oil tanker in international waters in Indian Ocean in the middle of storm, all hatch needed to be sealed and these giant 10 metre waves will go over front of ship and it will be covered with water then it goes up to face another giant wave again and again and again all night, the ship nose will go up when you hit the wave and all I can see is dark sky when the thunder claps, when the nose fall back into the water, all I see is all walls of water surrounding the ship and no sky, there are cameras on the bridge, but nobody remembers to pick up and take a snap, everyone wore life jackets. That was the only time I genuinely feared for my life, witnessed God’s greatness, it was an unreal feeling of appreciation for life the next day. I am 49 year old now and my memory of that night back in 1986 is still vivid in my mind today.
Colin Montgomery My dad was captain of the ship and he allowed me to go with him to experience sea, this wasn’t the first time but this is the only time I witnessed rough sea, it was an experience, my dad wasn’t in fear, he knew what he was doing, he had 25 years naval experience before joining merchant navy.
A Hurricane is 11 on the beaufortscale, this was „only“ a 10, and damn yess, it is a difference! A boat like this one is in the highest category a, means it must withstand these conditions. In case of a emergency, coast guard is informed aput his trip, when he wants to be where and will automaticly look afger him, in case of no report of returning or entering save waters. I don‘t think, that they have to rescue this viking, he really semms to know what he is doing - he fucking LIVES!! 👍🏻
Learning how to live by needlessly putting you life in danger? It's foolish if you ask me, especially if one has a wife and children that love and cherish you and who would be emotionally devastated by your death. In fact, in such a case, it is pure selfishness. I dont know this fellow, maybe he does not have a family. It's academically interesting that one would have to intentionally risk one's life to "feel alive" don't you think?
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When I was 12 (1981) my father thought it would be a good idea to make a night passage to Cat Kay from Ft. Lauderdale without checking the weather after hours of drinking with his friends on his new sailboat. We got caught in a massive tropical depression waves 15-20ft high over the deck. Swells 40-50ft deep. The waves were so big I couldn't see the helm when they came over the bow. I was lashed into the companionway amidship (middle of the boat). We were sailing a 51' Skye ketch. My father brought his friend and experienced sailor Brian Etoff. Without Brian we would have died. A 46' sailboat 20 KM behind us lost 2 family members overboard. I have never seen or been near anything like that since. It was terrifying but gave me a standard to gauge all of my boating from for the rest of my life. I did love the experience regardless.
@TheAwwyee Детские впечатления . Какой нах опыт ...? Какие указания мистера Хер его знает Как ? Выжили , теперь налоги платят . Всем хорошо . Всем удачи .
@TheAwwyee He was a real sailor who understood how to deal with such conditions and stay calm...stay calm. He understood the limitations of the boat, the gear, the fear and lack of experience of the others on board, he took command and lead us to safe waters. My father was in over his head, he was learning first hand what making a poor decision on a boat could earn you. He was still smart enough to know to bring Brian along. Brian was later lost at sea years later. He left two beautiful daughters and wife behind. Very sad. No one knows what was the cause or how or why. He just went to sea solo and never came back. PS: I bought a 44ft sloop this summer and have big plans for future, wish me good luck.
That reminds me of when my dad took me and my friend out off the California coast and the engine shut off. There was no visibility and we were drifting to the shore but the coast was huge cliffs so there was nowhere safe to get off. It was terrifying hearing the waves smash into the cliffs and so foggy out that you can’t see anything passed the boat. He dropped an anchor but we were still getting pushed to the cliff. If he didn’t have that radio we woulda been dead for sure.
Having returned recently from Iceland I frequently asked myself how did the Vikings dared to sail those dangerous waters. Now I know. Great video and congratulations from Portugal.
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Wait until you're helpless, physically and mechanically unable to do ANYTHING about your situation, you know only two things: you'll survive it or you won't. Period. I say this with over 55 years on the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean. Nay, fear as awareness had better be your constant companion, a wariness and always being in the moment; even especially on calm, sunny days. Those beautiful days are when people tend to let their guard down, start spacing out, and the next thing you know you're staring from the water at your vessel sailing away from you. Or there's a fire up forward and you're in a tight spot with reefs, currents and no room for error. Having a through hull fitting snap off is another. I could go on and on, but don't want to bore anybody or hijack the story any more than I already have. Being clipped onto a safety line sailing alone is my first choice too. 50% of drowned people in Alaska were found with their pants unzipped, indicating they were taking a pee at the rail and forgot Rule # 1: one hand for the rigging, the other for aiming. On my fishing boats I always told the crew to pee in the scuppers, or even on the deck if the weather was up at all.There are so many more things that can and do go wrong at sea, I lost so much of my family while young and many friends over the decades, I will never say I don't have fear. it's a measure of respect for the sea as an element much bigger and more heartlessly powerful than anywhere else on the planet. It's being on another planet. Mastering your fear and working with and through it is the trick. Don't panic. It will turn out one way... or the other. Fight through "with all your strength of arm and heart and brain, and like the Mary Ellen Carter rise again..." (Stan Rogers. If you don't know of his music, do find some on UA-cam.) I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all and I am not conceited, but I lived through many tight moments over the years where I didn't know if I was going to make it for hours, sometimes days, on end. Thanks for the little slice of Norway, I wish I could return to my ancestral roots. Too damned old now. Best to you in your further adventures and life in general.
"If you're not anxious going out in this weather you're not normal"... my man, if you're purposefully going out in that weather period you're not normal :'D I sailed through a tiny autumn storm with my uncle and one wave was definitely 6 meters, my mouth went dry with raw terror. You've either got nerves of steel or the mentioned adrenaline addiction is clinical! Hats off to you Sir, I am in awe.
I can't thank you enough for taking me on this voyage. For far too long, I have been existing inside my comfort zone bubble. But after watching this video, I have decided to get my ass up and out into my own stormy seas. Screw it, if it eats me then it can claim its own victory, but I'm going to be the hardest meal its ever encountered. Thank you Erik
@@uberbeast113 HAHA! I just came back by accident. And yes! I got my ass kicked a few times, but I am still trying to run this business even now that I am 53 years old and a little slower. But this video was a huge catalyst in my motivaton. I am not one to joke around about major changes in my life, because i hate talk and no walk types. Well, not hate, but severe dislike for sure.
2D cameras never do the waves justice. They always look smaller on film than in reality. That said, if they look big on film, they are huge in reality.
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I am not a sailor but love the sea and it is just great to watch someone doing what they love to do and living life to the fullest. There is a quote - "The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win." Thank you for sharing your adventures
@@rose1742 I think his point is something like "Yes, but once you are hit, your fear is replaced by the pain. Now you deal with the reality, not the fear of it". But I don't think that works for me - I'd rather stay with the fear and duck the blow. I'd leave developing self knowledge for an easier time :-)
I am a white water kayaker. When it looks big on video, you can be assured that it is MUCH bigger in real life! You have great skills based on great experiences but you also needed great courage to both begin that voyage and to then make it! The best roller coaster in the world indeed! Wow wow wow!
Being of Norwegian descent, I am so proud of Erik. Your addition to adventure and adrenaline is clearly unmatched and remains undefeated. Well done. A force 10 storm demands your singular and deliberate attention when navigating that boat through the storm. Cheers.
I've only sailed in the Mexican Caribbean and the such, so the jacket and the mask makes me think about how different and wild experience this was. What a sailor! All my admiration to this man.
Well I fully understand you. On my last day of my windsurfing vacation in fuerteventura there was force 8. The flying sand was like small needles hitting you in the feet. Everybody called it a day but i said , its my last day here i will give it a try. I sailed around an hour in force 8 and since then i became addicted. In fact i did not expect to be able to surf that day.... but i did! There is hardly anything more intense in the physical realm than going in your limit against the "elements". Its 100% addictive. Its good that you had a good plan and strategy, i enjoyed your video a lot, it was very vivid. Keep up and may God keep you safe.
See? It’s an addiction, related to noradrenaline and blah (won’t enter the details). You risk your life for a thrill. Some meds and therapy will help you with your addiction. Heroine junkies feel so good just like you and yet they must abandon it for health’s sake. Why don’t you go BASE jumping or wingsuiting? It’s very dangerous and will be even more addictive.
@@RiXFortuna I think that its just a thrll, i dont take any serious risk. I am never further away than 400 metres from the shore. In the worst case I will break something. The waves will bring me back in a few minutes. But since this bloody plandemic all these are just distant memories. If I was not married, I would buy a boat and dissapear somewhere far away from all that bullshit....
I sail coastal. My Grandpa taught me and he is from Norway. When I heard you talking and telling the story it reminded me of being around him. Thank you, this is a great sailing video. I miss Grandpa Rager.
Lucky so far then Erik....... No point in asking for trouble and involving others to pick up your pieces. Try base jumping or diving with Great Whites for realkicks.
Erik, you tell the raw true. Fear stops and steals one from living a full life for most people. They allow the self induced fear stop them. I appreciate the way you embrace the challenge with an open mind. Jim Rodgers
What you said about fear is fact!! Fear is lack of knowledge. Knowledge is a powerful an freeing thing doing is amazing! Watching you sail an just for sailings sake.. I learn something every single time. Thanks for sharing your life with us ✌🏻💗😊❣️
true! As a windsurfer I have surfed in up to 65-70 knots gusts - which obviously doesn't really work that well but hey... I was not scared because I built up the confidence through a lot of experience, so I trusted in myself and my equipment. Also, it was at my home spot. Knowing the spot at calmer weather makes a huge difference!
Yee ha! Addictive isn't it, the wind the wheel... Haven't stumbled upon your page til now, and have subscribed. Good stuff. I grew up in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia Canada. My father hand build the Gaff Rig Schooner my family spent all our spare moments on. All summer, every weekend! I still have dreams stradling the tip of the bowsprit. A bit of fishing and crab traps, but otherwise my whole childhood was no bullshit, just sailing. Thanks for the tasty reminder this morning bud!
Any other sailing UA-camr would be below deck crying for their mommy’s,you are truly the real deal sailor,,,Much Respect Sir,and thank you for being you❤❤❤
Great video! So good to see that the Viking spirit does live on. You're the ultimate free man. Thanks for living your life to the fullest and sharing it with us.
You sir are an extraordinary sailor , you are in a class of fearless seamen who understand the sea and how to sail in adverse ( dangerous ) conditions. Three years ago I did not understand that as fully as I do today. Erik you are a man's man.
According to my poor experience, I learned that the feeling in front of the monitor is a bit far from reality.May God bless the storm that let you to pass throw to share this amazing ride.Great experience, thank you!
I video taped some decent sized swell on my boat and then i come home to watch and it didnt look impressive at all even though i was shitting myself haha
Congrats on the successful voyage...I got caught in a large storm crossing a strait once, with the heavy incoming seas bearing at me broadside and lightning everywhere, I had to tack regularly to keep myself at a safe angle to the 8' high waves in my little 18' boat. Its the random rogue waves that make it scary...having to constantly watch all sides of the boat. When I finally got to about 2 miles offshore, everything calmed down. My brother and I didnt say a word for the whole 2 hour journey...we just looked at each other afterwards and said "holy $hit"! It was the white knuckle ride i will never forget.
@@paulalston3963 funny guy...I got caught in worse recently while 40 miles out...fortunately in a 34' this time...felt a bit easier, even though we porpoised the bow a few times
Erik, I'm always surprised that you don't hand steer more. IMHO one of the great pleasures of sailing is the interaction of the wind, waves, and helm/rudder. Autopilots sure have their place, but especially on a daysail like this I would have thought you'd get more out of it by being on the wheel. Thanks for making these videos.
Standing so high, I'd be concerned that an accidental gibe would knock me overboard! Erik you are impressive and a true heir to the legacy of your seafaring ancestors.
Years ago I took a Storm Hunters course out of Vancouver, B.C. Not even close to what you took on. Obviously, you have faith in your abilities. That's what most of us have to work on. True learning is by doing. Thank you so much for the video. Makes for some great dreams tonight hopefully.
i have watched a lot of your videos and i too have bought a small 22ft boat with no experience yet.. i am nearly through the refit stage and plan to sail to scotland and wherever i can on the UK coast.. I WILL have a boat like yours one day and i will conquer my fears like you i hope!! you are a living legend Erik Aanderaa
@@Lorijenken my little boat is the love of my life!! I can only imagine how I would feel with a proper yacht! I will learn to sail my little boat and then buy a bigger one when I am more experienced. I love restoring her and making her ready I have a lot more upgrades to do but I should be ready for the water in 4-6 weeks. I can't wait to get out there
I have encountered a force 9 storm on a lake. It arrived from over the mountains, no warning (no signal). Had to rapidly drop the main and with the smallest area of jib to stabilize us, we had no place to hide or to take shelter. Me with my 3 months of sailing experience, trapped between rocky shores while the wind and the waves battered my little Olympic Dolphin 23. My wife and kids were on board so… gale force winds, water tornadoes, and palleted by the freezing rain mixed with ice, I barely managed to ride the 4 foot waves like a surfer and after an hour of agony, riding with motor and jib, I finally managed to beach the boat safely in port. Didn’t even try to dock it. We were safe. First bing I did: offer a round to everyone aboard, to calm the nerves. And celebrate being alive! What we experienced was 1/10th what you did. I would never ever try to do what you did in that video. Balls of steel…
Erik has a seamanship educational degree, has a lot of experience sailing, he has been sailing since 13 I think and also he is training other-works as a lector somewhere. So his courage isnt that surprising-he just has experience and subsequently confidence in himself and therefor can sail these conditions easily. Still Im not downplaying him-from what I saw on his videos he is an awesome sailor and a great team to have aboard.
@@kamratframjandet 4 ft waves can actually be very dangerous on a lake because the shallow water causes them to crest and break over. Utah Lake is only 15ft deep and boats get swamped there all the time.
Thank you for sharing your adventure in this amazing video! It brought back so many happy memories of sailing in heavy conditions like that. I agree it is essential to respect the water, the wind and your limits. Sailing in high winds, big rollers and spraying water was a time when I felt most at peace and most alive.
@@fishunter2501 Have you spoke them? Tf did you spoke all of them? Many great explorers, sailors and craftman came from the Vikings. Stop being a rasist fool. Enjoy the vid.
BEST sailing video i have ever seen, presented by one of the best ocean yachtmen , SUPERB. My mum has just watched this video with me and her only comment was" That boys mother must have so many sleepless nights worrying about what he's going to get up to next"? i promised her i'd never take my boat out in that weather, and thats one promise i know i'll keep. 15knots of wind and i don't leave the marina.
Interestingly, in deep open water a boat is likely unaffected by a tsunami. The way the wave moves, the destruction and chaos occurs when the ocean floor starts to rises to the beach and the water meets the coast.
12:45 I've never sailed in conditions such like this, but I relate to this quote to 100%. You're amazing, both in bravery and in skill. Would be honored to shake your hand whenever you visit Bohuslän, where I reside with my little IF vessel.
Google maps is amazing. I was able to "take a look around" where you traveled. I would love to visit, but that will likely have to be the next lifetime. That boat is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Another EPIC video Erik! You have a spectacular eye for color, composition and editing. I can't believe nobody has offered you professional work as a cinematographer. You're a freaking natural. Not only are most of your videos total eye candy along with a great shared experience, you just can't help but be all the more drawn in with how you put it all together. Great video man!
I sailed on my 8m boat from Spain to Ireland once in 50kt winds with 10m waves breaking like those you see by the shore, only in the open sea. We fought for life for 54 hours as one low pressure system was trapped by three high pressure systems surrounding the storm, spinning the centre wheel anti-clockwise and not allowing it to move or die. Three times the top of our mast kissed the water. Three MOB, thankfully saved by harnesses and life jackets. A lesson of endurance and humility, hopefully never to be repeated. But man, how beautiful the sea was...
I can only imagine that you'll get more than a few nanny staters whining about the danger, but ... I get it. I really do. Thanks for sharing this epic adventure.
Nah , just whining because he talks about hating the situation he put himself in😂 if he wanted a fucking adventure , he would’ve left his cameras and phones at home then sent it . This is a glorified boat vlog suicide attempt by a a man who seems to love to complain about stuff that no one made him do lul
Soon he will need to go even further to feel alive , and it will be all for these videos , and to fill the lack of life this man obviously is experiencing. I love adventure, but I like talking to my mom too . Don’t wanna die yet , but hey it’s a free world , if this guy has no one waiting on him at home , then more power to him !!
"Would I do it again? Yeah, probably." One simply cannot live one's life to the fullest and yet safely at the same time. As we say in the states, "Ya pays ya money, ya takes your chances." Tremendous run, to be sure. You DO what many only dream.
I've been caught in weather and sea state like that, also sailing solo...but one thing is getting caught in it, and another is going out to seek it. You are an adrenalin junkie, and I mean it in a nice way. Thank you for posting this very exciting video, it is great in so many ways;: filming, commentary, location..etc. Cheers!
Erik this is amazing! I experienced this very same storm and got a kick out of it from safe ground on the swedish coast. While standing there I actually thought of you wondering if you would be able to sail in these conditions :) Just awesome.
Hey Erik it’s nigel Glad to see you stepping it up. It’s been a while. Happy for your refit the boat looks great and handled it good, I got the same autopilot and plotter recently, very happy with it. I encountered same size conditions of wave state but less wind near Vancouver island of a similar latitude. 6-7 meters but 3 directions not one (due to kingtide and super moon and storm swells from Alaska) it took 16 hours of surfing. full keel pilot house made the dangerous situation a lot safer and comfortable. The wine glass stern doesn’t allow the waves to throw you off course as much because the my hit the stern and split apart, but it still happens to a lesser degree albeit more slowly. See you in Norway someday Hadet Va Ses
I love this! My friend and myself used to go out sailing in the North Sea when all the weekend sailors came back in about 7-9 'winds'. Our 'Storebro' was especially fitted to cope with the weather. Sailing with one foot in the North Sea is the BEST! You get not daring, but humble and appreciative of your boat, your planning and your skills... and of course your friend!
roughest seas in my life was when i was in the navy, i think they were in the ball park of 40 feet waves in a ticonderoga class cruiser. I had the same feeling as you, it was the time of my life, and it was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen. when we were cresting a wave, you could see all the way to the horizon these massive, nearly uniform walls of water one after the next with the strong winds blowing spray off the tops. and how the ship rises and then plunges into the next wave, shuddering under the impact is a hell of an experience. was the best night of sleep i've ever gotten too :P I miss it.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours ?" Gordon Lightfoot, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Friend of mine lived that line when he made his round the world attempt back in the 1980's . . . hard to beat surviving a pacific hurricane in a 12' self-built sailboat, and long before the days of GPS and cellular service too. I lived it too back in the 90's when I was nearly lost at sea during a freak storm and was rescued by the USCG (in my case it was just a coastal regatta). I dont miss almost dying, but I do miss those days. Ah, to be young and invincible again.
Here's his book: DREAM www.amazon.com/dp/1420840541/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_i4EaEb4Q0GXX0 He passed away in 2017, at the age of 58. I remember him being a heavy smoker, so i'm guessing it was lung cancer. I hadnt seen him since he left on his voyage, and was sad to find the obit just now.
@@RovingPunster thanks for mentioning his book. What is really so strange, the only sign of him is this book Dream when one searches after him! I hope at least that he will always be remembered by the sailing community. I've found the book on ebay for 29€ and I'll be thinking about to buy it or not! Life stories like this fascinate me! And on afterthought, I watched a 3 part video yesterday of a young man of 19y who sailed alone over the pacific to Tahiti. He was lucky as he did not encounter heavy storms. But many days with no wind where one sees this immense ocean blank like a mirror!
@@juttaweise I never really knew Bill well. At the time I remember him being this quiet skinny intense and multi-talented loner, with the proverbial 1000yd stare. m My only clear memories of him were helping him build his boat, which he did in a detached garage he'd rented for the task (It was next to the bottom of Sandy Hill Road in Oyster Bay (NY), along side the duck pond aka OB Mill Pond, and a stone's throw from the nearby marina and shipyard). Perhaps "helped" was a strong word ... more accurately, he showed me how to help him add another layer of fiberglass-epoxy (the predecessor of today's carbon fiber laminatr) onto the hull. However, with the added benefit of 4+ decades of hindsight, I belatedly realize that he was trying to keep me distracted (i was like 13) while his BFF (name witheld by me) put the moves on my older sister. 😂 It worked like a charm because I was completely enraptured with mixing and brushing binary epoxy onto hand cut woven fiberglass fabric sheeting, while goggleyed over the larger challenges that lay instore for it .... if youve ever seen the movie "October Sky", helping build that boat felt a little like the rockets in that movie ... an expectant sense of wonder, terror and destiny. I was a sensitive cerebral kid, and that's how I felt. I recall going to help several times over the course of several weeks, and then the next thing I remember we (My Sister, her boyfriend aka Bill's BFF, and me) were saying goodbye from the local marina down the road. I never saw him again. For a while my sister's boyfriend (ill call him Mr. BFF) heard news and relayed it to us. Eventually that too dried up.
I stumbled across the book online by accident some years back, and also alerted my older sister. I dont think either of us has been able to muster up the courage to actually read it yet ... its ... too complicated to explain why. I keep meaning to, and also keep averting my gaze when looking for something to read.
That was so exciting to be on the open-sea crossing with you! I totally agree with your commentary on the nature of fear: it cannot exist where there is understanding. Wow, Norway is a beautiful country!
Awesome! You got some big stones bro. You got things situated nicely. Not only are you sailing, you're filming and having fun. At first it's like it's something that I'd tell people that I'd never do but if someone like you asked me to tag along for a ride during one of these adventures, I'd invariably say, "yes".
Great videos Erik, I always enjoy your channel. Just a bit worried that people may try to copy what you’re doing in a forecasted force 10. Force 10 is an *average* wind speed of 48-55kts, at 10m above sea level. 45 gusting 55 on top of a radio mast isn’t a 10. The numbers you describe are between a force 8 and 9, and the wave height you describe (6m) exactly matches this. If someone goes out in a force 10 they are going to have a much nastier time... Everyone else on UA-cam does it too of course, converting the highest gust they see into a Beaufort number. I was hoping for less bs from you. I hope all was well after the long cut when you show yourself unfurling the jib without any turns around the winch on the furling line. That can hurt! Take care out there!
Agreed. Those who say he was managing the risk don't know boats. He could easily have taken a wave over the stern and flooded the cabin. Then in real trouble...
@@BasingstokeDogs yeh man really love and admire this man. He's got more experience than me but I felt well let down he didn't put his wash boards in etc. Really shocked he didn't. I was watching thinking he'll batten up in a minute, he knows his shit....but he didn't.....its really upset me for some reason.
A few months ago I was on a broad reach on Lake Ontario, on passage from Toronto to Kingston. By 6pm, winds had built to 45 knots, gusting to 55 out of the SW, and they'd been blowing for about 24 hours. The seas were huge, and I beat my surfing record: 10.5 knots. I was under a reefed mizzen and tiny patch of foretriangle. I reached a commitment point; if I'd continued on from where I was, I'd have no possibility of shelter until the morning (South of Prince Edward county), and the thought of those punishing conditions during the night was .. unnerving. Suddenly, my autopilot disengaged due to an overheating condition, and I found myself beam-to. It was chaos, rolling through 50 degrees, and it took me a while to get back to the helm and right the boat. The thought of fighting 4-5 meter seas and 40-50 knots overnight while hand-steering was enough to send me to shelter. I jibed, made for a protected bay, and dropped the hook for the night. Adrenaline's not my thing, haha.
A few months ago we were on a run with following seas in similar conditions. I don't think the wind was as high as that but we bumped our surf record up to 13 knots. We sailed past San Francisco and had a little bit of a scare with a tanker ship because we couldn't turn around and stall for him to go past in conditions like that. Our auto pilot totally crapped out and we were steering by hand the whole passage.
Only believing in th GOSPEL of Jesus Christ can save you from eternall condemnation and hell. He can give you eternal life if you repent and believe in him!!! Jesus is the truth, the truth will set you free! The Gospel: How can I know there is a God? Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Heaven... are we worthy? Psalms 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. 2 The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned Are we justified when living by the 10 commandments? Romans 3:20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. See also bible verses ROM 7:5, ROM 7:25, GAL 5:4 Then are we doomed? John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." John 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. See also bible verses IS 1:18, MK 2:5, LK 1:77, LK 7:48-50, JN 5:24, JN 11:25, ACTS 10:43, ACTS 16:31, ROM 1:17, ROM 3:22, GAL 3:26, ROM 10:10-13, ACTS 26:18 How come? John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Acts 17:30 "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead." Romans 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. Romans 5:21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. See also bible verses ROM5, ROM 5:15, 1JN 2:2, 1JN 4:9, ROM 3:22-26 Isn't this kind of strange? Acts 13:38 "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. 40 "Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: 41 `BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.' " 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 1 Corinthians 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, What should we do then? Acts 16:30 and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." John 6:28 Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?" 29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." See also bible verse MT4:17 Isn't that easy? Luke 18:8 "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" John 20:29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." See also bible verse MK 10:15 How should we live? John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 15:12 "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Matthew 7:12 "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. See also bible verses JN 13:34, 1JN 3:23, 1JN 4:8-9, GAL 5:13-14 Romans 6:16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. Romans 8:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Colossians 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. 1 Peter 2:16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. See also bible verses MT 7:1 LK 12:22-23, JN 5:29, ROM6, ROM 6:11-13, PHIL 4:4, COL 3:5-21, JAS 2:26 Will it change our lives? Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. But beware, you will be tested! Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; - Prayer - If you are willing to believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and if you are willing to accept Him as your savior, then you are invited to pray this prayer with me: Lord Jesus, I have been a sinner, please forgive me. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and freeing me from sin. Help us to live as You commanded us, "That we love one another as You have loved us." Please send me the Holy Spirit, and help me live by that Spirit. I'm praying this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
You are a brave and adventurous Skipper. No question about that. Thanks so much for such a great video. Take care of yourself!! Cheers from Philadelphia
Awesome video Erik, as alway! Growing up sailing in such conditions keeps you sharp and ready for what you love doing! Looking forward to watching you do it more!! 👍👍
I enjoyed watching this from my big warm bed with extra blankets and pillows in my home that is firmly attached to land.
watching this type of stuff really makes you appreciate things like warmth and comfort. but it also seems really cozy to me to be on a boat in rough weather.
sunset gradient idk why but it seems really cozy to be inside a small warm sailboat during a storm. Something about the boat being the only barrier between you and the weather outside makes you appreciate the boat more.
@@5000mahmud yep, precisely my thoughts.
No kidding bro .lol
@@5000mahmud Until there's too much green water coming over the bow or even worst, the stern. Then you're scrambling for your life jacket, life boat, emergency responder.
I've bought my first sailboat 2 weeks ago. A small 22 foot. Never sailed a day in my life. Watched a lot of videos and got the basics from a sailing book. Went sailing for the first time yesterday with 20 knots wind, solo. Scared the shit out of me. Made a lot of mistakes. But learned a lot to. It was awesome.
Hell yeah. That’s what it’s all about! What were you sailing?
When I was still pretty green, I Sailed my laser through 15-16knts & hit the drink while trying to tack….
Freaked me out but I Learned a lot about managing trim and body position that day.
Dry to this day lol
Get some training! If you don't, you'll kill yourself. Or, someone else might get killed trying to rescue you.
I'm with you! Just bought my first boat a 19 foot Mariner. I sailed a bit as a kid but barely remember anything so I'm very nervous but very excited to learn and grow with this challenge.
@@blazintroy i was sailing on markenmeer Netherlands.
In Britany, France, there's a saying that says: "you don't born a sailor, you become a sailor" looks like you're on your way !! Congratulations, I wanted to sécurité myself with a house, that I'm finishing right now Day after Day, then I mode to the seaside and start learning sailing
"Fear is only produced by the lack of knowledge or not knowing. To get knowledge you will have to face your fear. When you face you fear you get knowledge and you can hear, see and feel what you fear. After this point the fear disappears, because you know what this is. The best textbook or video in the world can never teach you this. You just gotta go for it or not."
The best motivation i ever listened to. Thank you for this
@@dirksauditleistungenausdem1492 There are a lot of situations where there is no danger but you still have fear. This sentence will help you in many ways in life. Not just sailing or boating.
Exactly my thoughts...😇
Lack of fear due to excessive self belief, due to thinking experience alone is enough to somehow prevent the unpredictable, is a recipe for serious mishaps
@@pobinr Fear keeps you alive, if you're no longer afraid of a storm like that you've probably got some kind of psychological issue that requires therapy. It's fine for people to do stupid things that only effect them, but don't pretend it's brave...it's stupid and could have cost tax payers many thousands of dollars having to bail him out of it stupid idea.
Is it true though? When we see a hungry tiger charging towards us, we know very well what the outcome of that will most likely be.. yet there is still fear. Or does the fear come from lack of knowledge about what comes after death?
I am an old man now and my sailing days are over but this video got my adrenaline going. I wish i could have been with you on this passage. All the best from Australia and may all your winds be a beam reach!"!
How old were you when you stopped sailing?
@@dreamdiction 70 yrs old. Lived on a 32 foot Roberts for 8 years but arthritis meant I had to buy a house and give up sailing.
@@paulalston3963 You should think about making a video explaining your experience of the pros/cons of live-aboard sailing. Write out a script, make a voice recording and show photographs for people to watch as they hear your voice. Just an idea.
@@paulalston3963 your sailing days are not over captain!! you can still share your stories to younger ones like me, there is a lot of wisdom in your words!
Life is also about making memories I'm sure you have so many wonderful memories that you can reflect on! This life is so short and I'm glad that you took the chance and had the adventures of cremation point😊😊
I had a big adventure on my boat last year, I forgot my wine opener. I was able to rig something up and survived. That was terrifying.
All I could handle was a can of cold baked beans, eaten huddled in the cockpit, the kettle and a cup of tea was a world away.
What a horrendous trip that was!
@@opperkoningsuperbernard799 Yes I felt like Shackleton!
@@rastapete100 Be careful with that!
@Cynthia Day Hi Cynthia, are we related? Nova Scotia here.
You make me happy. I have a son in the US Coast Guard who is as much a daredevil as you and you guys even look alike. Kinda scary actually. So I feel like I’m watching my son. I taught my kid how to sail. Last time I sailed with him he was MY captain. The roles reversed as he became better than me. You are not really a daredevil. Instead you plot and plan and calculate and remove as many negative constraints as you can before casting the lines. You stretch your boundaries and find the boundary you once thought was impenetrable is now behind you! My son is the same. I used to worry about him. I don’t need to. I don’t worry about you either for same reason. When you are technically competent and resting the edge you are 100% in command of yourself except for that little bit of fear. I like how you spoke of fear in this flick. Nice job on this. Best video yet. I’d sail with you. That’s gonna be laughable to some that read this but I think you’ll understand that that is a supreme compliment even though I am merely a dwarf of a sailor compared to you.
Nice message 😊
Joe Cimbak All those CG rescue teams and especially the rescue swimmers who are brave beyond brave. They do appreciate it when they bring up a rescue basket and the victim has a ton of shrimp or fish to give to their rescuers.
I mean he is in the coast guard. He can’t be to much of a dare devil.
Your son would shit his pants off his 25 ton cutter, but I understand a father's embellishment of his sons life.
@@trevorlahey1956 theres footage of coast guard guys jumping onto submarines full of armed drug runners in rough seas. Pretty badass
Erik is an example of why the internet is awesome. What a beauty! Cheers from Canada!
No, he is an example why stupid people get encouraged to deliberately put their lives in danger. Yes, a storm is fun, but it is just stupid to seek one out. Like really piss poor seamenship. Any sailor with a brain will tell you that. :-P
@@104thironmike4 he’s still awesome.
@@104thironmike4 Lots of people would say that racing cars is stupid and pursuing racing as a hobby is stupid. Does that mean that racing isn't worth doing? No.
Different strokes for different folks, my friend. Just because you don't feel drawn towards intense situations doesn't mean that it's stupid. Humanity moves forward one step at time. If everyone only sailed in fair weather, no one would have ever crossed the Atlantic, let alone circumnavigate the world.
@@RX120D Absolute utter rubbish, bud. Racing is a calculated risk. Sailing in bad weather is either bad luck (can happen), or just utter stupidity. In racing you can hit your brakes and stop the car if necessary. In sailing, when things get out of hand, there is no such thing. It is reckless and a piss poor, if not one of the worst examples for upcoming sailors. I am drawn to intense situations, and I spent half my life on and under the sea. Remember these words, if you ever attempt sailing yourself: "in bad weather, poor sailors are sailing and good sailors sit in the tavern and drink rum." Any experienced and responsible sailor will tell you that. Additionally: if you endanger yourself like that, you also risk the lives of those who will ultimately come to rescue you, if you'd manage to alert them. And you cross the Atlantic 100% in the good weather and never in the bad weather season. It's not different strokes for different blokes. It's just ppl with half a brain vs utter morons like this guy.
@@104thironmike4 Too bad Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna didn't know they could just hit the brakes and come safely to a stop, huh?
You seem to ignore the Fastnet race where a fuckload of sailors have died in past years due to inclement weather. Should we call that off?
Handwaving away the preparation of bad weather sailors as a prologue to stupidity is ridiculous. Better not fly over an ocean! Your plane might crash and people will need to risk their lives to save you.
If you don't want to take risks then don't. Others do. Others understand the risk and calculate their chances and push the boundaries of what's possible when it's possible. Sometimes shit goes wrong, other times it doesn't. You know what we call risk, documentation, demonstration, and replication?
Progress.
Wow. That was fairly terrifying. After having been in the Navy in my (much) younger days, and on one cruise on an Aircraft Carrier we crossed the Atlantic in between hurricanes during a very active hurricane year, I developed a healthy respect (fear) of the big water. That's why I live on a farm in the middle of Kansas now. 1,500 miles from the nearest ocean water. I'll experience the ocean from a very safe distance in videos like this.
I'm glad you enjoy this insane sport of open ocean sailing, and that you get enjoyment and fulfillment from it. I'll take my enjoyment from farming here in Kansas.. where there are no terrifying 30ft waves trying to kill you..
Thanks for this video - Enjoy!
Yes, in Kansas you only have those F5 TORNADOES trying to kill you😳😊
The ocean is the most powerful force on earth. It’s beautiful, but can take your life in a flash. It definitely needs to be respected. It also can be calm, beautiful, and healing. Although, sometimes it just likes to remind us how powerful it is.
I don't want to 'rain on your parade' ... but what about those 'twisters' you have in Kansas .... yellow brick road and all that?
Great delivery! You got me at "That's why...".
Yea you got tornados instead
This guy is the most Norwegian guy who has ever norwegianed.
out of the handful norwegians I know, they are ALL like this.
Ja. Værlig trø.
Of course! He's a Viking!
@@JohnDoe-lp7ge the faroe islanders are the same
Es el Arte de Navegar
I'm happy to see the blood of the Vikings are alive and well.
Yeah, sometimes I think, vikings didn't live anymore in the north countrys. Hope they go do other things with this balls in their country then only sailing.
You're talking about the Coast Guard rescue team members that would be called to save his useless arse.
It is in me!
@@409novamanChop - Chop with my battle axe on your useless arse!
I was just thinking that. Vikings used to cross the Northsea over 1000 years ago.
As a 16 year old boy, I was on a 200 feet small oil tanker in international waters in Indian Ocean in the middle of storm, all hatch needed to be sealed and these giant 10 metre waves will go over front of ship and it will be covered with water then it goes up to face another giant wave again and again and again all night, the ship nose will go up when you hit the wave and all I can see is dark sky when the thunder claps, when the nose fall back into the water, all I see is all walls of water surrounding the ship and no sky, there are cameras on the bridge, but nobody remembers to pick up and take a snap, everyone wore life jackets. That was the only time I genuinely feared for my life, witnessed God’s greatness, it was an unreal feeling of appreciation for life the next day. I am 49 year old now and my memory of that night back in 1986 is still vivid in my mind today.
Yes, to God be the glory!
Were you a cadet? What was the cause of you being on that vessel?
Colin Montgomery My dad was captain of the ship and he allowed me to go with him to experience sea, this wasn’t the first time but this is the only time I witnessed rough sea, it was an experience, my dad wasn’t in fear, he knew what he was doing, he had 25 years naval experience before joining merchant navy.
@@w0bblyd0inkb0ink, that's amazing. Thanks. What nation's Merchant Navy this?
Colin Montgomery Burma
I know I'm going to be lost in all the comments on this, but this is sincerely the most beautiful UA-cam video I've ever seen.
I'm with you on that!
The weather report shows a hurricane force storm off the coast.
The Viking guy on UA-cam: “Oh cool, let’s go sailing.”
And to think we just go surfing in hurricanes 😂
@@margrietdijkstra62 if you get in trouble at this weather, theres no need to rescue anyone. Or: Game Over
A Hurricane is 11 on the beaufortscale, this was „only“ a 10, and damn yess, it is a difference! A boat like this one is in the highest category a, means it must withstand these conditions. In case of a emergency, coast guard is informed aput his trip, when he wants to be where and will automaticly look afger him, in case of no report of returning or entering save waters. I don‘t think, that they have to rescue this viking, he really semms to know what he is doing - he fucking LIVES!! 👍🏻
Like a true viking would do
Hi Erik. You is Wonderful !! Take care... ;) 🙏🌷
Thanks Erik you once again remind us all to get out of our comfort zones and “seize the day”,face our fears and truly learn how to live !
Learning how to live by needlessly putting you life in danger? It's foolish if you ask me, especially if one has a wife and children that love and cherish you and who would be emotionally devastated by your death. In fact, in such a case, it is pure selfishness. I dont know this fellow, maybe he does not have a family. It's academically interesting that one would have to intentionally risk one's life to "feel alive" don't you think?
We film some of the largest waves ever caught on camera.
We work with 2 oil platforms that can accurately measure wave height so no guessing or exaggeration.
Enjoy 🌊🌊
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And Meet the Crew
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When I was 12 (1981) my father thought it would be a good idea to make a night passage to Cat Kay from Ft. Lauderdale without checking the weather after hours of drinking with his friends on his new sailboat. We got caught in a massive tropical depression waves 15-20ft high over the deck. Swells 40-50ft deep. The waves were so big I couldn't see the helm when they came over the bow. I was lashed into the companionway amidship (middle of the boat). We were sailing a 51' Skye ketch. My father brought his friend and experienced sailor Brian Etoff. Without Brian we would have died. A 46' sailboat 20 KM behind us lost 2 family members overboard. I have never seen or been near anything like that since. It was terrifying but gave me a standard to gauge all of my boating from for the rest of my life. I did love the experience regardless.
@TheAwwyee Детские впечатления . Какой нах опыт ...? Какие указания мистера Хер его знает Как ? Выжили , теперь налоги платят . Всем хорошо . Всем удачи .
@TheAwwyee He was a real sailor who understood how to deal with such conditions and stay calm...stay calm. He understood the limitations of the boat, the gear, the fear and lack of experience of the others on board, he took command and lead us to safe waters. My father was in over his head, he was learning first hand what making a poor decision on a boat could earn you. He was still smart enough to know to bring Brian along. Brian was later lost at sea years later. He left two beautiful daughters and wife behind. Very sad. No one knows what was the cause or how or why. He just went to sea solo and never came back.
PS: I bought a 44ft sloop this summer and have big plans for future, wish me good luck.
@@zackworrell thanks for sharing Zach, may the wind be at your back and the tides in your favor
That reminds me of when my dad took me and my friend out off the California coast and the engine shut off. There was no visibility and we were drifting to the shore but the coast was huge cliffs so there was nowhere safe to get off. It was terrifying hearing the waves smash into the cliffs and so foggy out that you can’t see anything passed the boat. He dropped an anchor but we were still getting pushed to the cliff. If he didn’t have that radio we woulda been dead for sure.
I bought a feather duster.
Best sailing video ever! Kudos to you, Erik!
"Fear is only produced by the lack of knowledge..."
Un proverbe français : la peur n’évite pas le danger. Je ne sais pas si y a une traduction en anglais qui veut dire la même chose.
Kudos is from Strava😂
The saying is knowledge dispels fear.
Having returned recently from Iceland I frequently asked myself how did the Vikings dared to sail those dangerous waters. Now I know. Great video and congratulations from Portugal.
They were pretty knowledgable about weather and stuff. And there is a stream between Iceland and Norway.
A few hundred years later your countrymen such as Diaz and Da Gama did some pretty daring sailing themselves!
Aos nossos irmãos do norte 😉
Better yet, viking ships were open decked, so no real shelter for sleeping
@@tonysa2337 Exactly. The Portuguese are the most daring seafarers of all !
12:28 is the most succinct explanation of the process of overcoming your fears that I ever heard. Bravo! I had my son listen to that.
We film some of the largest waves ever caught on camera.
We work with 2 oil platforms that can accurately measure wave height so no guessing or exaggeration.
Enjoy 🌊🌊
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And Meet the Crew
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Also, great lines at 18:20 and 21:40!
Try doing it next time with a broken rib and a punctured lung pussy, he will probably be less interested in constantly filming himself.
Doing something unsafe just to face your fears is foolhardy, not wise.
Wait until you're helpless, physically and mechanically unable to do ANYTHING about your situation, you know only two things: you'll survive it or you won't. Period. I say this with over 55 years on the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean. Nay, fear as awareness had better be your constant companion, a wariness and always being in the moment; even especially on calm, sunny days. Those beautiful days are when people tend to let their guard down, start spacing out, and the next thing you know you're staring from the water at your vessel sailing away from you. Or there's a fire up forward and you're in a tight spot with reefs, currents and no room for error. Having a through hull fitting snap off is another. I could go on and on, but don't want to bore anybody or hijack the story any more than I already have. Being clipped onto a safety line sailing alone is my first choice too. 50% of drowned people in Alaska were found with their pants unzipped, indicating they were taking a pee at the rail and forgot Rule # 1: one hand for the rigging, the other for aiming.
On my fishing boats I always told the crew to pee in the scuppers, or even on the deck if the weather was up at all.There are so many more things that can and do go wrong at sea, I lost so much of my family while young and many friends over the decades, I will never say I don't have fear. it's a measure of respect for the sea as an element much bigger and more heartlessly powerful than anywhere else on the planet. It's being on another planet.
Mastering your fear and working with and through it is the trick. Don't panic. It will turn out one way... or the other. Fight through "with all your strength of arm and heart and brain, and like the Mary Ellen Carter rise again..." (Stan Rogers. If you don't know of his music, do find some on UA-cam.)
I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all and I am not conceited, but I lived through many tight moments over the years where I didn't know if I was going to make it for hours, sometimes days, on end.
Thanks for the little slice of Norway, I wish I could return to my ancestral roots. Too damned old now.
Best to you in your further adventures and life in general.
"If you're not anxious going out in this weather you're not normal"... my man, if you're purposefully going out in that weather period you're not normal :'D I sailed through a tiny autumn storm with my uncle and one wave was definitely 6 meters, my mouth went dry with raw terror. You've either got nerves of steel or the mentioned adrenaline addiction is clinical! Hats off to you Sir, I am in awe.
You will remember this time for EVER - but you will forget every other boring day of your life
A courageous man dies but one death - the coward dies a thousand.
Pussy
And you are still here to tell the story, which means your uncle knew how to handle the boat in heavy weather. You never learn if you never get wet.
@@NPC-rq9tp You post tour video of you doing it in bigger and rougher seas!
I can't thank you enough for taking me on this voyage. For far too long, I have been existing inside my comfort zone bubble. But after watching this video, I have decided to get my ass up and out into my own stormy seas. Screw it, if it eats me then it can claim its own victory, but I'm going to be the hardest meal its ever encountered. Thank you Erik
Same here. I bought a military grade life jacket. No boat.
Me and my jacket are going to show these waves what's what
@@kangarookangaroo702 Hahaha! 10 points for style Kangaroo!! Be safe and good luck.
9 months later: you get up to anything awesome then since you posted?
@@uberbeast113 HAHA! I just came back by accident. And yes! I got my ass kicked a few times, but I am still trying to run this business even now that I am 53 years old and a little slower. But this video was a huge catalyst in my motivaton. I am not one to joke around about major changes in my life, because i hate talk and no walk types. Well, not hate, but severe dislike for sure.
2D cameras never do the waves justice. They always look smaller on film than in reality. That said, if they look big on film, they are huge in reality.
That is true
I agree completely
Thats what she said
Thats what I tell the ladies about my penis, the camera doesn't do justice ;)
Indeed agree
This is the sailing channel I have been looking for. Your observation on Fear alone is worth twice it's weight in gold. Salute from an English man.
We film some of the largest waves ever caught on camera.
We work with 2 oil platforms that can accurately measure wave height so no guessing or exaggeration.
Enjoy 🌊🌊
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And Meet the Crew
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Erik I like the way you never stop smiling. There right when they say: Humor takes fear over. Great video my friend. TY
Very impressive sailing. Nice to see a sailor that know his boat, trust in his own abilities and seek adventure.
I am not a sailor but love the sea and it is just great to watch someone doing what they love to do and living life to the fullest.
There is a quote - "The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win."
Thank you for sharing your adventures
Sailors: "I'm a Pirate"
Vikings: "That's Cute"
he definitely has sailing in his DNA
Polynesians: You're all cute
@@SioneDunk
Damn, I thought it and it was already written....
Well played.
Vikings were the original "pirates"
Hahaha...
"fear is only produced by lack of knowledge, or not knowing" this man is a genius.
you guys are so couch-molded on...
A lot of fear is produced by knowledge. I flinch when someone pulls back their fist and aims at my face because I KNOW what that means.
@@rose1742 I think his point is something like "Yes, but once you are hit, your fear is replaced by the pain. Now you deal with the reality, not the fear of it". But I don't think that works for me - I'd rather stay with the fear and duck the blow. I'd leave developing self knowledge for an easier time :-)
"only the unknown fears man,but once the man faced the unknown,the terror became known"
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I am a white water kayaker. When it looks big on video, you can be assured that it is MUCH bigger in real life! You have great skills based on great experiences but you also needed great courage to both begin that voyage and to then make it! The best roller coaster in the world indeed! Wow wow wow!
Yup, I was sailing in 3-4m waves, got the camera out and the video made it look like I was becalmed 😂
Being of Norwegian descent, I am so proud of Erik. Your addition to adventure and adrenaline is clearly unmatched and remains undefeated. Well done. A force 10 storm demands your singular and deliberate attention when navigating that boat through the storm. Cheers.
I've only sailed in the Mexican Caribbean and the such, so the jacket and the mask makes me think about how different and wild experience this was.
What a sailor! All my admiration to this man.
Well I fully understand you. On my last day of my windsurfing vacation in fuerteventura there was force 8. The flying sand was like small needles hitting you in the feet. Everybody called it a day but i said , its my last day here i will give it a try. I sailed around an hour in force 8 and since then i became addicted. In fact i did not expect to be able to surf that day.... but i did! There is hardly anything more intense in the physical realm than going in your limit against the "elements". Its 100% addictive. Its good that you had a good plan and strategy, i enjoyed your video a lot, it was very vivid. Keep up and may God keep you safe.
Ozone
See? It’s an addiction, related to noradrenaline and blah (won’t enter the details). You risk your life for a thrill. Some meds and therapy will help you with your addiction. Heroine junkies feel so good just like you and yet they must abandon it for health’s sake. Why don’t you go BASE jumping or wingsuiting? It’s very dangerous and will be even more addictive.
@@RiXFortuna I think that its just a thrll, i dont take any serious risk. I am never further away than 400 metres from the shore. In the worst case I will break something. The waves will bring me back in a few minutes. But since this bloody plandemic all these are just distant memories. If I was not married, I would buy a boat and dissapear somewhere far away from all that bullshit....
FUERTEVENTURA is epic!!! last time i rented a 3 meter sail, and was hahging on for dear life and had to come in !!!!!!
I sail coastal. My Grandpa taught me and he is from Norway. When I heard you talking and telling the story it reminded me of being around him. Thank you, this is a great sailing video. I miss Grandpa Rager.
The crazy Viking. Sailing into port on a lee shore in a force 10 storm. Balls of steel.
wonder what the other entrails are made of ...
nothing to be added
Lucky so far then Erik....... No point in asking for trouble and involving others to pick up your pieces. Try base jumping or diving with Great Whites for realkicks.
With a following sea you shave off a little off the wind force. But a lee shore is truly terrible in these conditions.
I understand you have local knowledge of this area but threading those narrow rocky inlets on a lee shore? Geez...
Erik, you tell the raw true. Fear stops and steals one from living a full life for most people. They allow the self induced fear stop them. I appreciate the way you embrace the challenge with an open mind. Jim Rodgers
What you said about fear is fact!! Fear is lack of knowledge. Knowledge is a powerful an freeing thing doing is amazing! Watching you sail an just for sailings sake.. I learn something every single time. Thanks for sharing your life with us ✌🏻💗😊❣️
true! As a windsurfer I have surfed in up to 65-70 knots gusts - which obviously doesn't really work that well but hey... I was not scared because I built up the confidence through a lot of experience, so I trusted in myself and my equipment. Also, it was at my home spot. Knowing the spot at calmer weather makes a huge difference!
Yee ha! Addictive isn't it, the wind the wheel... Haven't stumbled upon your page til now, and have subscribed. Good stuff. I grew up in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia Canada. My father hand build the Gaff Rig Schooner my family spent all our spare moments on. All summer, every weekend! I still have dreams stradling the tip of the bowsprit. A bit of fishing and crab traps, but otherwise my whole childhood was no bullshit, just sailing. Thanks for the tasty reminder this morning bud!
Recently i am developing a passion for the sea and sailing, and seeing you makes me want to go deepen into this passion
Any other sailing UA-camr would be below deck crying for their mommy’s,you are truly the real deal sailor,,,Much Respect Sir,and thank you for being you❤❤❤
Great video! So good to see that the Viking spirit does live on. You're the ultimate free man. Thanks for living your life to the fullest and sharing it with us.
You sir are an extraordinary sailor , you are in a class of fearless seamen who understand the sea and how to sail
in adverse ( dangerous ) conditions. Three years ago I did not understand that as fully as I do today. Erik you are a man's
man.
According to my poor experience, I learned that the feeling in front of the monitor is a bit far from reality.May God bless the storm that let you to pass throw to share this amazing ride.Great experience, thank you!
Seas usually look much smaller when they're behind you except when you're surfing with the wind astern!
I video taped some decent sized swell on my boat and then i come home to watch and it didnt look impressive at all even though i was shitting myself haha
Stefan C #&
Congrats on the successful voyage...I got caught in a large storm crossing a strait once, with the heavy incoming seas bearing at me broadside and lightning everywhere, I had to tack regularly to keep myself at a safe angle to the 8' high waves in my little 18' boat. Its the random rogue waves that make it scary...having to constantly watch all sides of the boat. When I finally got to about 2 miles offshore, everything calmed down. My brother and I didnt say a word for the whole 2 hour journey...we just looked at each other afterwards and said "holy $hit"! It was the white knuckle ride i will never forget.
It's crazy that little sailboats have so much more capabilities in rough seas vs some of these whalers, yachts etc
Then you woke up and it was time to get up right?
@@paulalston3963 funny guy...I got caught in worse recently while 40 miles out...fortunately in a 34' this time...felt a bit easier, even though we porpoised the bow a few times
Erik, I'm always surprised that you don't hand steer more. IMHO one of the great pleasures of sailing is the interaction of the wind, waves, and helm/rudder. Autopilots sure have their place, but especially on a daysail like this I would have thought you'd get more out of it by being on the wheel. Thanks for making these videos.
Standing so high, I'd be concerned that an accidental gibe would knock me overboard! Erik you are impressive and a true heir to the legacy of your seafaring ancestors.
Erik you're the real thing! What a monster of a trip that was. My heart is pounding!
Years ago I took a Storm Hunters course out of Vancouver, B.C. Not even close to what you took on. Obviously, you have faith in your abilities. That's what most of us have to work on. True learning is by doing. Thank you so much for the video. Makes for some great dreams tonight hopefully.
Your boat seemed as happy as you where cutting through those's seas. She's a fine vessel and you sir a brave sailor!
i have watched a lot of your videos and i too have bought a small 22ft boat with no experience yet.. i am nearly through the refit stage and plan to sail to scotland and wherever i can on the UK coast.. I WILL have a boat like yours one day and i will conquer my fears like you i hope!! you are a living legend Erik Aanderaa
well done I had my first sailboat experice 5 years ago ( 2 years sailing). I want to do a trip like that!
@@Lorijenken my little boat is the love of my life!! I can only imagine how I would feel with a proper yacht! I will learn to sail my little boat and then buy a bigger one when I am more experienced. I love restoring her and making her ready I have a lot more upgrades to do but I should be ready for the water in 4-6 weeks. I can't wait to get out there
@@AnglerBudgie I'm about to buy myself a little 26 footer, cannot wait!
I have encountered a force 9 storm on a lake. It arrived from over the mountains, no warning (no signal). Had to rapidly drop the main and with the smallest area of jib to stabilize us, we had no place to hide or to take shelter. Me with my 3 months of sailing experience, trapped between rocky shores while the wind and the waves battered my little Olympic Dolphin 23. My wife and kids were on board so… gale force winds, water tornadoes, and palleted by the freezing rain mixed with ice, I barely managed to ride the 4 foot waves like a surfer and after an hour of agony, riding with motor and jib, I finally managed to beach the boat safely in port. Didn’t even try to dock it. We were safe. First bing I did: offer a round to everyone aboard, to calm the nerves. And celebrate being alive! What we experienced was 1/10th what you did. I would never ever try to do what you did in that video. Balls of steel…
4 foot waves doesnt sound that much tho. How old were your kids when you offered them a round?
Erik has a seamanship educational degree, has a lot of experience sailing, he has been sailing since 13 I think and also he is training other-works as a lector somewhere. So his courage isnt that surprising-he just has experience and subsequently confidence in himself and therefor can sail these conditions easily. Still Im not downplaying him-from what I saw on his videos he is an awesome sailor and a great team to have aboard.
@@kamratframjandet
On a lake?
Out of the blue?
4ft is plenty much thanks lol fook that! Nightmares...
(3 and 5 year's old...lol 😂)
@@kamratframjandet 4 ft waves can actually be very dangerous on a lake because the shallow water causes them to crest and break over. Utah Lake is only 15ft deep and boats get swamped there all the time.
Hope to you all wearing life jackets & water warm enough for to survive a dunking
Thank you for sharing your adventure in this amazing video! It brought back so many happy memories of sailing in heavy conditions like that. I agree it is essential to respect the water, the wind and your limits. Sailing in high winds, big rollers and spraying water was a time when I felt most at peace and most alive.
Eric sir. This was the greatest sailing short ever produced on You tube.
For those who also like historical stuff I would recommend "THE PEKING BATTLES CAPE HORN" by Irving Johnson, on UA-cam.
Lived in Haugesund(Risoy)off and on,between the States.The shots of Rover brought bak memories. Ty
Just gonna like it now before watching!
You are safe with that guy.No BS
Haha every video he releases you just know it's going to be special.
Once a Viking... always a Viking...
Good to see they still love sailing, even though the plundering has stopped (for now)
Laughing in the face of a storm like a true Viking!
Have you talked to any of them? In fact, they were robbers and murderers...
@@fishunter2501 but great sailors
@@fishunter2501 Have you spoke them? Tf did you spoke all of them? Many great explorers, sailors and craftman came from the Vikings. Stop being a rasist fool. Enjoy the vid.
@@giannislampadoxitos9170 "rasist"? Are you drunk??
OldFishunter as if any other race is robbery or murder free....🙄
BEST sailing video i have ever seen, presented by one of the best ocean yachtmen , SUPERB.
My mum has just watched this video with me and her only comment was" That boys mother must have so many sleepless nights worrying about what he's going to get up to next"? i promised her i'd never take my boat out in that weather, and thats one promise i know i'll keep. 15knots of wind and i don't leave the marina.
News: “ tsunami is coming and the world is coming to an end”
Vikings: *”ah, What a Beautiful day”*
Funnily enough, the Nordic mythology final reckoning ended in a huge tsunami
Interestingly, in deep open water a boat is likely unaffected by a tsunami. The way the wave moves, the destruction and chaos occurs when the ocean floor starts to rises to the beach and the water meets the coast.
Excellent as always, you’re an inspiration to this weekend sailor !
12:45 I've never sailed in conditions such like this, but I relate to this quote to 100%. You're amazing, both in bravery and in skill. Would be honored to shake your hand whenever you visit Bohuslän, where I reside with my little IF vessel.
Congratulations !!you are a great Sailor and you are courageous.Real mariner.Best wishes from a retired seaman.
Google maps is amazing. I was able to "take a look around" where you traveled. I would love to visit, but that will likely have to be the next lifetime. That boat is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Another EPIC video Erik! You have a spectacular eye for color, composition and editing. I can't believe nobody has offered you professional work as a cinematographer. You're a freaking natural. Not only are most of your videos total eye candy along with a great shared experience, you just can't help but be all the more drawn in with how you put it all together. Great video man!
Amazing adventure fellow sailor, respect from Nova Scotia
No words. I'll second the emotion that Sam expressed about you. He holds you in the highest regard.
I sailed on my 8m boat from Spain to Ireland once in 50kt winds with 10m waves breaking like those you see by the shore, only in the open sea. We fought for life for 54 hours as one low pressure system was trapped by three high pressure systems surrounding the storm, spinning the centre wheel anti-clockwise and not allowing it to move or die. Three times the top of our mast kissed the water. Three MOB, thankfully saved by harnesses and life jackets. A lesson of endurance and humility, hopefully never to be repeated. But man, how beautiful the sea was...
kasgo where in Ireland did you arrive?
DeMars Rover In Cork. Monkstown to be precise.
I can only imagine that you'll get more than a few nanny staters whining about the danger, but ... I get it. I really do. Thanks for sharing this epic adventure.
Too right >>>nothing like ozone and sea spray on the face when healed over ..love it!!
Nah , just whining because he talks about hating the situation he put himself in😂 if he wanted a fucking adventure , he would’ve left his cameras and phones at home then sent it . This is a glorified boat vlog suicide attempt by a a man who seems to love to complain about stuff that no one made him do lul
Soon he will need to go even further to feel alive , and it will be all for these videos , and to fill the lack of life this man obviously is experiencing. I love adventure, but I like talking to my mom too . Don’t wanna die yet , but hey it’s a free world , if this guy has no one waiting on him at home , then more power to him !!
@@goatbacon2977 Muppet.
@@goatbacon2977 Trolls not just in Norway.
"Would I do it again? Yeah, probably."
One simply cannot live one's life to the fullest and yet safely at the same time.
As we say in the states, "Ya pays ya money, ya takes your chances."
Tremendous run, to be sure. You DO what many only dream.
Really impressed with ur sailing and your captaincee glad ur okay scares the crap out of me wow!!!!
I've been caught in weather and sea state like that, also sailing solo...but one thing is getting caught in it, and another is going out to seek it. You are an adrenalin junkie, and I mean it in a nice way. Thank you for posting this very exciting video, it is great in so many ways;: filming, commentary, location..etc. Cheers!
Erik this is amazing! I experienced this very same storm and got a kick out of it from safe ground on the swedish coast. While standing there I actually thought of you wondering if you would be able to sail in these conditions :) Just awesome.
Hey Erik it’s nigel
Glad to see you stepping it up.
It’s been a while.
Happy for your refit the boat looks great and handled it good, I got the same autopilot and plotter recently, very happy with it.
I encountered same size conditions of wave state but less wind near Vancouver island of a similar latitude. 6-7 meters but 3 directions not one (due to kingtide and super moon and storm swells from Alaska) it took 16 hours of surfing.
full keel pilot house made the dangerous situation a lot safer and comfortable.
The wine glass stern doesn’t allow the waves to throw you off course as much because the my hit the stern and split apart, but it still happens to a lesser degree albeit more slowly.
See you in Norway someday
Hadet Va Ses
Thank you for filming your expirience. What a man. Salute.
I love this! My friend and myself used to go out sailing in the North Sea when all the weekend sailors came back in about 7-9 'winds'. Our 'Storebro' was especially fitted to cope with the weather. Sailing with one foot in the North Sea is the BEST! You get not daring, but humble and appreciative of your boat, your planning and your skills... and of course your friend!
Born and raised on the shores of the north sea and i know very well were you talking about .
A B7 is a nice rag top day !
Captivating, a brilliant ambassador for Norwegian sailing keep up the good work. Your area is truly a paradise.
What an inspiration Erik is. I am also a sailor but i would love to go on a travel with Erik the things I would learn. He is a true legend.
Tanks for share!!!! Awesome video I really enjoy watching this!!! Thanks again from Parana river shore!!!
roughest seas in my life was when i was in the navy, i think they were in the ball park of 40 feet waves in a ticonderoga class cruiser. I had the same feeling as you, it was the time of my life, and it was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen. when we were cresting a wave, you could see all the way to the horizon these massive, nearly uniform walls of water one after the next with the strong winds blowing spray off the tops. and how the ship rises and then plunges into the next wave, shuddering under the impact is a hell of an experience. was the best night of sleep i've ever gotten too :P
I miss it.
I always sleep like a baby when it is very rough. Crossed Biscay in a Force 11 but not so bad on a 40,000 ton ferry!
Awesome ! Simply Awesome. You one Crazy Viking. From a land Locked sailor.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours ?"
Gordon Lightfoot, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Friend of mine lived that line when he made his round the world attempt back in the 1980's . . . hard to beat surviving a pacific hurricane in a 12' self-built sailboat, and long before the days of GPS and cellular service too. I lived it too back in the 90's when I was nearly lost at sea during a freak storm and was rescued by the USCG (in my case it was just a coastal regatta). I dont miss almost dying, but I do miss those days. Ah, to be young and invincible again.
Here's his book:
DREAM www.amazon.com/dp/1420840541/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_i4EaEb4Q0GXX0
He passed away in 2017, at the age of 58. I remember him being a heavy smoker, so i'm guessing it was lung cancer. I hadnt seen him since he left on his voyage, and was sad to find the obit just now.
@@RovingPunster thanks for mentioning his book. What is really so strange, the only sign of him is this book Dream when one searches after him! I hope at least that he will always be remembered by the sailing community. I've found the book on ebay for 29€ and I'll be thinking about to buy it or not! Life stories like this fascinate me! And on afterthought, I watched a 3 part video yesterday of a young man of 19y who sailed alone over the pacific to Tahiti. He was lucky as he did not encounter heavy storms. But many days with no wind where one sees this immense ocean blank like a mirror!
@@juttaweise I never really knew Bill well. At the time I remember him being this quiet skinny intense and multi-talented loner, with the proverbial 1000yd stare. m My only clear memories of him were helping him build his boat, which he did in a detached garage he'd rented for the task (It was next to the bottom of Sandy Hill Road in Oyster Bay (NY), along side the duck pond aka OB Mill Pond, and a stone's throw from the nearby marina and shipyard). Perhaps "helped" was a strong word ... more accurately, he showed me how to help him add another layer of fiberglass-epoxy (the predecessor of today's carbon fiber laminatr) onto the hull. However, with the added benefit of 4+ decades of hindsight, I belatedly realize that he was trying to keep me distracted (i was like 13) while his BFF (name witheld by me) put the moves on my older sister. 😂 It worked like a charm because I was completely enraptured with mixing and brushing binary epoxy onto hand cut woven fiberglass fabric sheeting, while goggleyed over the larger challenges that lay instore for it .... if youve ever seen the movie "October Sky", helping build that boat felt a little like the rockets in that movie ... an expectant sense of wonder, terror and destiny. I was a sensitive cerebral kid, and that's how I felt. I recall going to help several times over the course of several weeks, and then the next thing I remember we (My Sister, her boyfriend aka Bill's BFF, and me) were saying goodbye from the local marina down the road. I never saw him again. For a while my sister's boyfriend (ill call him Mr. BFF) heard news and relayed it to us. Eventually that too dried up.
I stumbled across the book online by accident some years back, and also alerted my older sister.
I dont think either of us has been able to muster up the courage to actually read it yet ... its ... too complicated to explain why. I keep meaning to, and also keep averting my gaze when looking for something to read.
I love your videos, Erik. Keep them coming.
Salute! Long may you live, from an armchair sailor!
That was so exciting to be on the open-sea crossing with you! I totally agree with your commentary on the nature of fear: it cannot exist where there is understanding. Wow, Norway is a beautiful country!
I think Leif Eriksson is an ancestor of you.
You are a true sailor - unshakeable.
Awesome! You got some big stones bro. You got things situated nicely. Not only are you sailing, you're filming and having fun. At first it's like it's something that I'd tell people that I'd never do but if someone like you asked me to tag along for a ride during one of these adventures, I'd invariably say, "yes".
Great videos Erik, I always enjoy your channel. Just a bit worried that people may try to copy what you’re doing in a forecasted force 10. Force 10 is an *average* wind speed of 48-55kts, at 10m above sea level. 45 gusting 55 on top of a radio mast isn’t a 10. The numbers you describe are between a force 8 and 9, and the wave height you describe (6m) exactly matches this. If someone goes out in a force 10 they are going to have a much nastier time...
Everyone else on UA-cam does it too of course, converting the highest gust they see into a Beaufort number. I was hoping for less bs from you.
I hope all was well after the long cut when you show yourself unfurling the jib without any turns around the winch on the furling line. That can hurt! Take care out there!
Important points. If others think this is force ten they could get into trouble
He exaggerates a lot in his videos. Last time I saw him stating he was in 5m swell, when there was a just a little chop on the video
Super cool! I was surprised that he didn’t have a safety harness and that he had the gangway hatch open. What an adventure!
So very impressive; thank you for taking us along for the ride : )
Amazing video. Watching from Phoenix Az. 350 miles away from the ocean.
I'm surprised you did not close the companionway in case you were pooped. I'm very surprised you did not clip in!
Elementary seamanship.. In heavy weather, close all the hatches and vents you can. Secure everything..
This guy was a lucky duck.
Agreed. Those who say he was managing the risk don't know boats. He could easily have taken a wave over the stern and flooded the cabin. Then in real trouble...
@@BasingstokeDogs yeh man really love and admire this man. He's got more experience than me but I felt well let down he didn't put his wash boards in etc. Really shocked he didn't. I was watching thinking he'll batten up in a minute, he knows his shit....but he didn't.....its really upset me for some reason.
@@ssy12335 can't really say anything but what a fool not to put washboard in etc in those conditions, shame man, thought he was the bollocks.
I respect you and admire your corrage and facing danger, I'm honored to watch your show
Following from Algeria 🙏🙏
A few months ago I was on a broad reach on Lake Ontario, on passage from Toronto to Kingston. By 6pm, winds had built to 45 knots, gusting to 55 out of the SW, and they'd been blowing for about 24 hours. The seas were huge, and I beat my surfing record: 10.5 knots. I was under a reefed mizzen and tiny patch of foretriangle. I reached a commitment point; if I'd continued on from where I was, I'd have no possibility of shelter until the morning (South of Prince Edward county), and the thought of those punishing conditions during the night was .. unnerving.
Suddenly, my autopilot disengaged due to an overheating condition, and I found myself beam-to. It was chaos, rolling through 50 degrees, and it took me a while to get back to the helm and right the boat. The thought of fighting 4-5 meter seas and 40-50 knots overnight while hand-steering was enough to send me to shelter. I jibed, made for a protected bay, and dropped the hook for the night.
Adrenaline's not my thing, haha.
A few months ago we were on a run with following seas in similar conditions. I don't think the wind was as high as that but we bumped our surf record up to 13 knots. We sailed past San Francisco and had a little bit of a scare with a tanker ship because we couldn't turn around and stall for him to go past in conditions like that. Our auto pilot totally crapped out and we were steering by hand the whole passage.
Hello Gordon, did you consider heaving-to ?
@@heyt54 I actually did briefly while I sorted out the autopilot.. But I didn't feel like riding the whole night out haha
I will jetski there next year.
Amazing, thank you for sharing. I have been from the USA to Oslo, Bergen and Tromso. I hope to return to Norge someday soon!
Eric- "Best rollercoaster in the world"
Me- "I think I'll pass"
Me: "Yes. Best roller ... 🤢🤮
Who else is watching this during the quarantine missing the great outdoors
Go enjoy them, no one has the right to keep you from doing so
Same I hope I have a boat. So I could just sail instead of being trapped at home.
Take advantage of it there is no one out there. Go Roberto!
Its doesn't spread outside by yourself. More in big cities where they are packed in there like rats.
Only believing in th GOSPEL of Jesus Christ can save you from eternall condemnation and hell. He can give you eternal life if you repent and believe in him!!! Jesus is the truth, the truth will set you free! The Gospel:
How can I know there is a God?
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Heaven... are we worthy?
Psalms 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good. 2 The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned
Are we justified when living by the 10 commandments?
Romans 3:20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
See also bible verses ROM 7:5, ROM 7:25, GAL 5:4
Then are we doomed?
John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
Romans 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
See also bible verses IS 1:18, MK 2:5, LK 1:77, LK 7:48-50, JN 5:24, JN 11:25, ACTS 10:43, ACTS 16:31, ROM 1:17, ROM 3:22, GAL 3:26, ROM 10:10-13, ACTS 26:18
How come?
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Acts 17:30 "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, 31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead."
Romans 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
See also bible verses ROM5, ROM 5:15, 1JN 2:2, 1JN 4:9, ROM 3:22-26
Isn't this kind of strange?
Acts 13:38 "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. 40 "Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: 41 `BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.' "
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,
1 Corinthians 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
What should we do then?
Acts 16:30 and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
Mark 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
John 6:28 Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?" 29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."
See also bible verse MT4:17
Isn't that easy?
Luke 18:8 "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"
John 20:29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."
See also bible verse MK 10:15
How should we live?
John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
John 15:12 "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
Matthew 7:12 "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
See also bible verses JN 13:34, 1JN 3:23, 1JN 4:8-9, GAL 5:13-14
Romans 6:16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
Romans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
Romans 8:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Colossians 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
1 Peter 2:16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.
See also bible verses MT 7:1 LK 12:22-23, JN 5:29, ROM6, ROM 6:11-13, PHIL 4:4, COL 3:5-21, JAS 2:26
Will it change our lives?
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
But beware, you will be tested!
Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."
Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
- Prayer -
If you are willing to believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and if you are willing to accept Him as your savior, then you are invited to pray this prayer with me:
Lord Jesus, I have been a sinner, please forgive me.
Thank You for dying on the cross for me and freeing me from sin.
Help us to live as You commanded us, "That we love one another as You have loved us."
Please send me the Holy Spirit, and help me live by that Spirit.
I'm praying this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
This one episode might be one of the best you've posted. And therefore one of the best I've seen at UA-cam. Good job!
You are a brave and adventurous Skipper. No question about that.
Thanks so much for such a great video.
Take care of yourself!!
Cheers from Philadelphia
Watching you on UA-cam is about as close to those sailing conditions as I ever want to get. Glad you landed safe.
Awesome video Erik, as alway! Growing up sailing in such conditions keeps you sharp and ready for what you love doing! Looking forward to watching you do it more!! 👍👍
Amazing! Been looking forward to this since your trailer and, as ever, you don't disappoint! Respect and thanks to you sir.
I've always wanted to experience rough seas like this. It takes alot of skill I wish I had. Thank you for sharing