In spite of the preparation, and that was very comprehensive. There will be breakages, problems etc. The trick is to make sure that when things go wrong, it does not happen AGAIN. I had problems with a roller reef sail - remaking the furler coil in STRONGER material ie Aluminium, did the trick. Make sure that the rope bitter end never comes out, two wraps should be the minimum left on the furler coil at all times, then you do not risk cutting the rope with exit hole. That stuff falling around and spilling in the galley, is easy to prevent, and NEVER cook without you waterproof trousers on. Use rubber gloves too, prevents burns etc. On deck protect your hands with gloves in wet and cold conditions. All these precautions will help to make sure that both you and the boat hold up to the strains of Oceanic Travel. Keep positive Jakob - you will make it!! John
Your video's are very nice. It's a pleasure to watch them. Thanks! You can think about wearing a life jacket and use a tether and jacklines. I always wear a life jacket and always clip on at night (in the cockpit to a D-ring, on deck to the jackline). It's my personal choice and a promise to my family. All the best!
A great video and a good decision to head to the next port. In waters like this it would be better to sail with a jib and reef earlier to protect the rig and repair the furler in time. Think ahead. But it will be fine and continue to be careful and all the best. Brave ! 👌
Lieber Jakob, es war gute Entscheidung zurückzusegeln. Gut, dass es möglich war und so ein Wetter dich nicht mitten auf Atlantik erwischt hat. Studiere bitte Wetterberichte gründlich, je nachdem berechne mit 5 bis 10 kn mehr Wind und Böen. Ich freu mich, dass ich deinen Kanal entdeckt habe. Großartig. Auch die Fotos und Filme (tolle Schnittkunst:). Seglerische Grüße aus Deutschland ⛵️.
You're doing well young man. Even though you know your boat, you'll sort more things out before you get into the really wild oceans. I can't remember, do you have a windvand self steering system?
Great stuff Jakob The weather is one thing you have no control over and just have to deal with it when it turns bad. I honestly think your doing really great There are many yachtsmen out there with far more experience that wouldn’t handle the type of weather you have had so far. Keep it up. It can only make you stronger 👍👍
Fellow sailor here. If u are not sure where a vessel is if it was me I’d radio on 16 that I will blast my horn 3 times. That way the cargo ship near u knows u are awake and looking. Remember they have radar. They know something is out there but have no idea your condition as in sleeping cooking on watch kinda thing. When in doubt do the most defensive thing. For me it’s radio. U heave to snd that is excellent defensive move.
Well you handled that pretty well and kept your head and didn’t panic … you made the correct decision going ashore to lick your wounds and wait it out for favourable conditions … lol so glad you bleeped your swearing out … I know I’ve commented on that before but even a saint would of sworn in that case 🤭 Take this as a learning curve and keep making the correct decisions ..I’m pretty sure you don’t anyway …but don’t take anything for granted … stay safe buddy and keep smiling even in situations like this .. Stay safe captain 🫶🏻🫡
@@jakoblangsailing oh trust me those tropical storms are nasty .. I’m confident after watching this you’ll cope better … these are valuable learning experiences which will definitely prepare you for future challenges …good luck buddy …Chris 🫡
Thanks! It just made no sense to try to get further south while staying on the spot due to the tide other than bringing in more unnecessary dangers to the boat...
I don‘t know how you did it, but that must have been a heavy fight getting the genoa in by hand in these conditions. On a working furler this is already challenging… well done!!
Thank you! It was definitely stressful to get the Genoa in. I was just laying on the foredeck for a minute after it was in to get my bread back before setting the storm jib
Dear Jakob, I am not a sailor, but I do have considerable experience flying various types of aircraft-over 25,000 hrs, which is a lot. One of my main takeaways is that there is no substitute for experience, knowledge, and know-how when dealing with the elements. You have no choice but to learn fast and be prepared for the worst. Also, I always had essential manual nav gear as a backup, in case the electronics went awol.
With 25k flight hours you probably have way more experience and knowledge how to handle stressful situations as me 😂 But yes, adapting to the situation is one of the most important skills in sailing which you can only learn the hard way.
@ Thank you for your reply. You have set yourself a challenging but doable goal. I wish you every success, with perseverance and a cool head, you will get there.
Hi Jacob, i have a dream to do the same thing than you do at t'is moment. I'm from Belgium and have the same boat Dehler 92 from 1978. succes with the trip, maybe a come later after you
Thats scary storm in a small sea water. And later on it would be easier for you when you had storm in a big ocean as your aiming to sail far distance travel..enjoy 🙂
I've sailed in a force 9 and thick fog, but I think a lightening storm must be by far the scariest. Maybe put a few devices in the oven just in case...
Yes, it is possible and was also my plan. But the reality, especially in the late season weather is much different. After two nights with pretty much no sleep it really get‘s dangerous. So if you want to do it solo nonstop, I would do that during the summer months. Night shifts are much easier then (and warmer)
Ja genau, kommt noch in ein paar Episoden. Ich hatte kurz vor Brest eine Kollision mit einer unbeleuchteten Fahrwassertonne in der Nacht. Die Reparatur ist mittlerweile fast fertig und dann geht es auf die Kanaren
@@jakoblangsailing ach du liebe Güte, da soll mal einer drauf kommen, so ein Mist. Drücke dir die Daumen, dass es bald weitergeht. Wenn du in Portugal Halt machst, melde dich gerne, trinken wir einen Kaffee zusammen, bin mit meiner Compromis in der Nähe von Lissabon. Lg, Frank
I have the harbor entrance on my nautical chart and often can find important information like tides, special stuff and depths at certain tide heights before entering it in my reeds which I carry onboard. Those are books for different areas worldwide where detailed information about most harbors in that region are written down. I can often also reach the harbor master via radio before entering a harbor
@jakoblangsailing thanks! I'm new to sailing and love to learn more about it. This year will sail on the Markermeer :) and maybe buy a boat. Nice to follow you on your journey.
I thought your first concern would have been talking about reducing sails when those clouds were approaching. But you were more concern about the rain 🤔 Learn to read the clouds. Clouds can bring wind. Lots of wind and gasty winds that can rip your sails in pieces in no time. Lesson learned. Stay safe out there.
You‘re right. But I already was in the second reef and had everything ready to furl the foresail in. But the best way would have been to just take down everything and motor through it since the sails were flapping most of the time anyways
Try and turn the camera the other way. Show us what you see ! There is only so much we can tolerate looking at someone's face. Show us the ocean the waves, the boat cutting through the ocean. Turn the camera the other way. Away from your face. Otherwise it gets boring. It's like a boring audio book.
@@jakoblangsailing I was thinking when the cloud bank approached I thought should he be taking his sails in … that looks a nasty squall /storm but gave you the benefit of the doubt you knew better be as you was there at the moment … take care fella 🙏🏻
We were transiting between the BVI,s and Florida a year and a half ago on our IP420. Off of the Dominican Republic we were surrounded by three tight storm cells. Thanks to our excellent Radar we saw a corridor through, so we lowered the remaining sails, turned 180 degrees, started the engine and ploughed into 35 kt head winds, the lightening bolts were striking the sea all around us every couple of seconds, with instruments on so we could see our heading, my hands on a leather covered stainless steel helm wondering what would happen WHEN we were struck, no recollection of duration but I recon 10 minutes or so, although the beams of light were dropping like flies all around us ( I will never forget the eerie sound) we miraculously didn’t get hit, to this day we don’t know why except our Island Packet is made in Florida, the lightening capital of the world. Even 10 mt waves 60 nm off Finesterre, Bay of Biscay was less scary than this.
Realtime updates on Instagram: instagram.com/jakoblangsailing
In spite of the preparation, and that was very comprehensive. There will be breakages, problems etc. The trick is to make sure that when things go wrong, it does not happen AGAIN. I had problems with a roller reef sail - remaking the furler coil in STRONGER material ie Aluminium, did the trick. Make sure that the rope bitter end never comes out, two wraps should be the minimum left on the furler coil at all times, then you do not risk cutting the rope with exit hole. That stuff falling around and spilling in the galley, is easy to prevent, and NEVER cook without you waterproof trousers on. Use rubber gloves too, prevents burns etc. On deck protect your hands with gloves in wet and cold conditions. All these precautions will help to make sure that both you and the boat hold up to the strains of Oceanic Travel. Keep positive Jakob - you will make it!! John
Nice sailboat and great storytelling. Enjoying the journey and respect for your mission against plastic pollution.
Thank you 🙌
Your video's are very nice. It's a pleasure to watch them. Thanks!
You can think about wearing a life jacket and use a tether and jacklines. I always wear a life jacket and always clip on at night (in the cockpit to a D-ring, on deck to the jackline). It's my personal choice and a promise to my family.
All the best!
lol youngest German speaking but he’s speaking English telling us 😂 Herr Jakob , it’s a true feat to do what your doing no matter what language ❤
Your pretty cool!❤Can't wait to finish rebuilding our 65' power catamaran and start our adventure as well!
Good effort in trying conditions. Very courageous young man. I salute you.😊
Wow that was a rough ride. Stay calm and keep your head about you. No wounds to lick, smart decisions to get the heck out of chaos
You’re definitely a hero! Go Jakob!
Great episode Jakob, but rather you than me. Keep up th good work and stay safe.
A great video and a good decision to head to the next port. In waters like this it would be better to sail with a jib and reef earlier to protect the rig and repair the furler in time. Think ahead. But it will be fine and continue to be careful and all the best. Brave ! 👌
Thanks!
Thank you, glad you liked it!
W0W! This is an epic adventure! Thanx for bringing us along. You're killing it. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thanks so much, glad you liked it! 🙌
Brave young man, take care
Lieber Jakob, es war gute Entscheidung zurückzusegeln. Gut, dass es möglich war und so ein Wetter dich nicht mitten auf Atlantik erwischt hat. Studiere bitte Wetterberichte gründlich, je nachdem berechne mit 5 bis 10 kn mehr Wind und Böen. Ich freu mich, dass ich deinen Kanal entdeckt habe. Großartig. Auch die Fotos und Filme (tolle Schnittkunst:). Seglerische Grüße aus Deutschland ⛵️.
Jakob! I’m so grateful to watch you. And I’m learning so much…thank you di much xx
Nice update, glad to see you are safe!
well done young man!
Thank you 🙌
Jakob, protect yuor engine keye somehow, eventually you will step on it, for sure. Thanks for your great story.
You're doing well young man. Even though you know your boat, you'll sort more things out before you get into the really wild oceans. I can't remember, do you have a windvand self steering system?
Nice to catch up with you Jakob and to see you safe and well
Thanks 🙌
Thanks for sharing 😊
Glad you liked it :)
Jakob has nerves of steel. i would be in a panic in that situation alone in the dark in the sea.
cool adventure Jakob!
Great stuff Jakob The weather is one thing you have no control over and just have to deal with it when it turns bad. I honestly think your doing really great There are many yachtsmen out there with far more experience that wouldn’t handle the type of weather you have had so far. Keep it up. It can only make you stronger 👍👍
Thanks a lot!
Wow that looked like a crazy night. Glad you are alright! ❤
Thank you! In every case it was a good test for more coming situations like this
Great video Jakob. The weather looked pretty bad and you managed it. Keep well and safe. James.
Thanks very much James!
Great video, great filming
Thank you!
Fellow sailor here. If u are not sure where a vessel is if it was me I’d radio on 16 that I will blast my horn 3 times.
That way the cargo ship near u knows u are awake and looking.
Remember they have radar. They know something is out there but have no idea your condition as in sleeping cooking on watch kinda thing.
When in doubt do the most defensive thing.
For me it’s radio.
U heave to snd that is excellent defensive move.
Radioning it would have been a good option to make sure they have me on the radar. That way they could have also told me how far away I am...
Wieder ein top Vid von Dir. Fair winds
Danke dir 👍
I love that pennant!! I do a lot of singlehanding and fly same.
well done. 👍🏻
Thanks a lot!
The right decision to go into Fecamp. Well done.
Right. The ongoing story on furlers. They break. Most likely when you do need it.
I normally have no trust issues in foresail furlers, but would never want to have an in-mast furler for my mainsail
Nice video! Keep up the adventure Wolf!
Thanks 🙌
Well you handled that pretty well and kept your head and didn’t panic … you made the correct decision going ashore to lick your wounds and wait it out for favourable conditions …
lol so glad you bleeped your swearing out … I know I’ve commented on that before but even a saint would of sworn in that case 🤭
Take this as a learning curve and keep making the correct decisions ..I’m pretty sure you don’t anyway …but don’t take anything for granted … stay safe buddy and keep smiling even in situations like this ..
Stay safe captain 🫶🏻🫡
Thanks mate! It definitely was a good test right after the start for stressful situations, which will definitely come in the future
@@jakoblangsailing oh trust me those tropical storms are nasty .. I’m confident after watching this you’ll cope better … these are valuable learning experiences which will definitely prepare you for future challenges …good luck buddy …Chris 🫡
Stunning! As are your sailing shots too.
Many thanks!
nice footage
Thank you!
The Cape Horn nothing I want to do hats off to you
My coffe has met the same fate several times 😅
Good decision to go back to shore afaik.
Safe travels.
Thanks! It just made no sense to try to get further south while staying on the spot due to the tide other than bringing in more unnecessary dangers to the boat...
Reef early - live long
Should have taken the sails down completely when I saw that huge cloud. You never know...
I don‘t know how you did it, but that must have been a heavy fight getting the genoa in by hand in these conditions. On a working furler this is already challenging… well done!!
Thank you! It was definitely stressful to get the Genoa in. I was just laying on the foredeck for a minute after it was in to get my bread back before setting the storm jib
Dear Jakob, I am not a sailor, but I do have considerable experience flying various types of aircraft-over 25,000 hrs, which is a lot. One of my main takeaways is that there is no substitute for experience, knowledge, and know-how when dealing with the elements. You have no choice but to learn fast and be prepared for the worst. Also, I always had essential manual nav gear as a backup, in case the electronics went awol.
With 25k flight hours you probably have way more experience and knowledge how to handle stressful situations as me 😂 But yes, adapting to the situation is one of the most important skills in sailing which you can only learn the hard way.
@ Thank you for your reply. You have set yourself a challenging but doable goal. I wish you every success, with perseverance and a cool head, you will get there.
Brave Sea Wolf !
Hi Jacob, i have a dream to do the same thing than you do at t'is moment. I'm from Belgium and have the same boat Dehler 92 from 1978. succes with the trip, maybe a come later after you
Thats scary storm in a small sea water. And later on it would be easier for you when you had storm in a big ocean as your aiming to sail far distance travel..enjoy 🙂
Hey Jakob, hab die gleiche Route in 2024 im Juli auch Einhand gesegelt. Bin jetzt in Almerimar. Würde das immer wieder so machen. Grüße Jörg
Amazing! 👋👋🍻
Thank you!
@jakoblangsailing Great story telling Jkb. Have a great night and look.forward to your next upload 😃
In Fecamb verstecken war eine gute Idee, Krone richten und weiter geht’s, alles Gute, Arno
Danke dir Arno!
I've sailed in a force 9 and thick fog, but I think a lightening storm must be by far the scariest. Maybe put a few devices in the oven just in case...
Over strong wind you have at least a bit of control how you‘re gonna react to it, lighting does what it wants
I bet you slept well after tiring up to the doc after the storm
A wind meter is a must.
Not really, just something else to fail and more battery draw.
Carefull safety first
Definitely 🙌
👍
Thank you!
Hi,is it possible to cross the English Channel from Kiel to France singlehanded with no stop?!. Åke Rosen 🇸🇪
Yes, it is possible and was also my plan. But the reality, especially in the late season weather is much different. After two nights with pretty much no sleep it really get‘s dangerous. So if you want to do it solo nonstop, I would do that during the summer months. Night shifts are much easier then (and warmer)
Dein Tracker sagt "Boat repair", bist du onshore seit Oktober?
Ja genau, kommt noch in ein paar Episoden. Ich hatte kurz vor Brest eine Kollision mit einer unbeleuchteten Fahrwassertonne in der Nacht. Die Reparatur ist mittlerweile fast fertig und dann geht es auf die Kanaren
@@jakoblangsailing ach du liebe Güte, da soll mal einer drauf kommen, so ein Mist. Drücke dir die Daumen, dass es bald weitergeht. Wenn du in Portugal Halt machst, melde dich gerne, trinken wir einen Kaffee zusammen, bin mit meiner Compromis in der Nähe von Lissabon. Lg, Frank
Do you have to contact the harbor before you enter, or can you just enter and find a spot?
I have the harbor entrance on my nautical chart and often can find important information like tides, special stuff and depths at certain tide heights before entering it in my reeds which I carry onboard. Those are books for different areas worldwide where detailed information about most harbors in that region are written down. I can often also reach the harbor master via radio before entering a harbor
@jakoblangsailing thanks! I'm new to sailing and love to learn more about it. This year will sail on the Markermeer :) and maybe buy a boat. Nice to follow you on your journey.
I thought your first concern would have been talking about reducing sails when those clouds were approaching. But you were more concern about the rain 🤔 Learn to read the clouds. Clouds can bring wind. Lots of wind and gasty winds that can rip your sails in pieces in no time. Lesson learned. Stay safe out there.
You‘re right. But I already was in the second reef and had everything ready to furl the foresail in. But the best way would have been to just take down everything and motor through it since the sails were flapping most of the time anyways
Why are you going the wrong way around?
I'm going the normal way around following the trade winds, with a short dip around South America before returning to the Equator
Great to see someone so young doing something amazing with their life as opposed to becoming a corporate wage slave
Schade um den guten Kaffee!
Yap 😂 Leider nicht das erste mal
Try and turn the camera the other way. Show us what you see ! There is only so much we can tolerate looking at someone's face.
Show us the ocean the waves, the boat cutting through the ocean.
Turn the camera the other way.
Away from your face. Otherwise it gets boring. It's like a boring audio book.
#1 is protect your sails and rigging. yikes.
Should have definitely taken in the sails completely when I approached that huge wall of clouds
@@jakoblangsailing I was thinking when the cloud bank approached I thought should he be taking his sails in … that looks a nasty squall /storm but gave you the benefit of the doubt you knew better be as you was there at the moment … take care fella 🙏🏻
We were transiting between the BVI,s and Florida a year and a half ago on our IP420. Off of the Dominican Republic we were surrounded by three tight storm cells. Thanks to our excellent Radar we saw a corridor through, so we lowered the remaining sails, turned 180 degrees, started the engine and ploughed into 35 kt head winds, the lightening bolts were striking the sea all around us every couple of seconds, with instruments on so we could see our heading, my hands on a leather covered stainless steel helm wondering what would happen WHEN we were struck, no recollection of duration but I recon 10 minutes or so, although the beams of light were dropping like flies all around us ( I will never forget the eerie sound) we miraculously didn’t get hit, to this day we don’t know why except our Island Packet is made in Florida, the lightening capital of the world. Even 10 mt waves 60 nm off Finesterre, Bay of Biscay was less scary than this.