Sailing in Rough Seas
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2014
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Sailing in rough seas in the gulf of Mexico during a voyage from St. Petersburg to Destin, FL. A front hit us from the west 3 days into the trip, pushing us towards shore, we endured sailing upwind in 20 ft seas for 10 hours to keep the boat a safe distance from the coastline. - Розваги
For all us novice sailors who dream of tackling a challenge when we're ready, your skill and calm is motivating. Thank you for sharing this (especially the nugget of calm at the end!). :)
Very few sailing videos give a good impression of the height of waves, yours certainly made those look frightening.
Fantastic video, the wave shots are amazing.
Great job at keeping her safe.
The Gulf of Mexico is the toughest sailing I've ever done. The Noreaste'sr that blow through during the winter are very serious and require full attention. Plus the waves are very close together, that don't help out either...Great video.
Very impressive video. We came back from Texas to St. Andrew's Florida and got into beam seas 10-12 feet for several days Our Hans Christian 43 rode them very well on a beam reach with 2nd reef and staysail. Actually very smooth sailing but 20 footers are a different animal.
The waves in the Gulf, remind of those found on Lake Michigan, during Big Fronts. The water piles up and gets real sloppy, the quick succession of the waves makes controlling a course more difficult than ever, as you feel like your always falling off the top of a big wave, kinda scary. At least you had some time to video the violent waters, and share the excitement of being in such conditions. Awesome Video, only wish it was longer.
Pity it's so short. I love your sailing vids. Probably because I enjoy the sailing and the sea. But you capture the spirit of being out there which is great
Thanks Mike. Its short because as the captain I was a bit too preoccupied staying safe, didnt get much time to film. Stay tune I've got a new Documentary coming as soon as I can finish the Edit....
Solid boat, solid crew.
Nice boat Sir. It must have been thrilling.
Well done.
Its wunderful
Nice boat. Double ender design? Could look a bit like it when shooting from the bow. Looks like it takes the sea with ease!
We have sailed where I was in the cockpit and looking to one side at a wave coming at us, up at a 45 degree at its top, and wondering, “are we going to rise or have it on board with us?”. Your video does in good job showing it. Thanks.
Whoa!!! Strap yourself in and get your -self a strong drink- and enjoy!!!!!
What kind of boat ?
Tantalizing glimpse of a green hull... By any chance, is that vessel named Silmarilion?
Awesome video! What kind of boat is that? It looks real familiar, lol!
Nathaniel Cherubini thanks! Are you related to Cherubini yachts?
AP Visuals Designed by John Cherubini, built by the Cherubini Boat Company, Delran, NJ.
I'm just getting into sailing and was wondering, in what way would you have handled or rode out the situation if the coastline was not near. 1) would you ride behind the wave with the current 2) ride on the wave. 3) stay between the waves or 4) into the waves. Or what other options would you have. Please elaborate. In the video it seams you where taking and the waves were hitting on the side of the boat. Did you have any sail up or where you powered by a motor? Thanks for sharing, Thumbs up.
+OG Timbercraft Thanks for watching. Normally if I was further offshore and had no issues with land near by, I would go with the wind and the waves. Straight downwind with just a small storm jib or with a little bit of engine to maintain steering ability. If it gets too big or if you're trying to go downwind as little as possible, you can attach a Drogue (sea anchor) to the back of the boat and this will keep your boat aiming downwind without sails or engine, this can also prevent unwanted surfs when it really gets huge. When the initial front hit us in the middle of the night we used the Drogue for a few hours, however we where still moving at 3 knots so eventually we had no choice but to steer upwind. That boat is a slug upwind in big waves so it often looks like the waves are coming from the side in the video. We sailed upwind instead of using the engines because when going into the waves with the engine, the propeller would be out of the water every 10 seconds, I was afraid it would eventually break the engine.
+AP Visuals
Greate information, it will help tremendusly if I ever run into a similar situation. thanks for the reply
I forgot to mention you can also attach the drogue to the bow for the ultimate protection against breakers so that the waves hit bow first. Never done it though.
Speed= Safety
Beautiful shooting ...Filming the state of the sea is so difficult.Where was it ?
+vincent7520 its was i the gulf of Mexico. near the Florida coast. Its always way more impressive in real life :)
+AP Visuals I know ! sigh … I miss sailing so much ...
+vincent7520 BTW, a nice boat too : what is she ?… can we visit her sometime (virtually that is -lol) ?…
It Was On the Ocean - -I think?
Thank you for sharing. What is the repeated noise that is in the background throughout the film- -flip, flip.?
it was just some weird beat i was experimenting with, probably not my best idea :)
AP Visuals Wasn't that just Angel by Massive Attack played backwards? I like it. Awesome sailing trip BTW.
sic !
haha, yes it was. you got a good ear!
AP Visuals I actually though the background noise added suspense to the clip. Great video - thanks for sharing!
Cherubini 44 ?
Hello, What is that boat please ?
nice video,wondering why the boat was taking the waves on her starboard ? kinda not good sir and can cause a possible knock down.did you do any tacking?
christopher smith yes it was blowing straight onshore, we had to sail upwind and do multiple tacks in order to stay at a safe distance from the coastline. The boat was not pointing up well at times and going with the weather was not an option.
wow wonderful sailing thank you for the response.
Nonesense - a little green water over the rail doesn't cause knockdowns and is bound to happen occasionally in interesting conditions. Knockdowns are principally due to the force of wind on the sails and/or orientation to the waves, and often due to a sudden gust or broach, but I've never heard or read of any relevance of a "buried rial" as its often called to have the gunwale underwater.
buried rial?
awesome boat. wonder what it is...
Looks like a Cherubini 44
Agree, they are beautiful yachts
Thanks, nicely filmed video. Your sailboat was just stretching her legs; she could take much more than that in her stride...
Id hate to have a following sea like that
@0:15 I didn’t know Miley Cyrus is into sailing!!!
Sound track?
Peter Hunsader massive attack - angel
Thank you!
What boat is this? How big is it?
Roc327 It is a Cherubini, it is 59ft long with the bowsprit.
Nice camera work, and sailing.
How long is your bowsprit, 11 feet? The reason I ask is that Cherubini only makes a 44 ft and 48 footer.
What's/is the name of that Cherubini? What hull number?
Was heaving to with a sea anchor not an option?
Not that bad!
Just because you get a little spray over your boat is no need to panic. Just shout "wet one!" and duck. It is what makes sailing fun. No need to call the coastguard. If you sail, just go out in ever stronger winds till you get the feel of your boat and how she handles. Really it is no big deal.
is that Miley Cyrus's yacht ?