Sail Life - Steering issue during Atlantic crossing
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2023
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We sail from Tenerife to Cape Verde and make an unscheduled stop because of a leak and a steering issue.
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Mads been watching thru the whole refit of Athena and it never crossed my mind that # 1 : Never any doubt your ability to finish the rebuild # 2 : Never doubted you'd get to the ocean sailing you planned . Your get it done attitude and determination as a master craftman and a real blue water sailor has always shown thru .
Personally I think the dog watch system for offshore passages allows all the crew to experience all the delights of sunrise/sunset changes : )
Don’t forget to celebrate the beautiful, exciting beginning of an adventurous life of freedom! Congratulations, you’ve made it! You’re actually doing it! How amazing is that🎉 keep doing what the two of you are doing and enjoy all that meet and touch throughout your travels. Fair Winds and Following Seas, and I will meet you out their soon. 😊🎉
I'm currently deep into a Refit and somtimes in the middle of the night doubt I will ever get to where you are- it's great you share the triumphs over the negative thinkers. Helps keep my own demons in check.
You have been such an inspiration to me. I get seasickness too. But just as you said, I didn't let it stop me from sailing from Canada to New Zealand!
Been blu water sailing ten years seasick everytime for 48 hours so I medicate. For me, any brand of meclizine works great. No drowsiness, no side effects. I do get the reset effect after 5 days ashore but easy fix. I also know people with the same who have been ocean sailing 50 years so no one should ever let it stop them.
I only get seasick when the boat rolls through upright. I can't stand that motion, so I don't go dead downwind in larger waves.
I love the comment about polishing brass on the first watch. As an ex navy sailor that stood MANY watches, that brings back memories.
I love that bit about the comment that said that "you will never finish the boat and never go sailing". According to my kids, a certain person, said exactly the same thing to them about me finishing building my Farrier F22. When I talk about going sailing, I get the biggest eyeroll youve ever seen. I have since finished rebuilding an 11ft carermaran and I am absolutely determined to not only finish the F22, but also finish several other boat projects, build my own F22 beams and mast as well, and go sailing! Thanks for the encouragement and the further inspiration to prove the non supporters wrong!!
Excited to see this crossing! A lot of boats can go cruising. It takes a certain sailor and vessel to go transatlantic. Even though you’re recording ahead of time, I still want to wish you a safe passage
I think by now that most of us don't even read or take seriously the stupidity some seem to show when there are no direct consequences. I feel sorry for the sad sacks who can't feel good without being rude or dismissive of others efforts to find joy and do something they will never do. You have done so much more than most would ever try, been so great and are a genuine good guy! Also getting that wonderful girl to accept you is a major feat! It's all good sir! Enjoy the passage and keep bringing us something we look forward to each week.
What a fantastic milestone, she looks absolutely beautiful. A proper sailing ship!
I quite understand the nerves, I'd certainly have been the same.
Although it was a tragedy that the original mast broke the way it did, a least you both can have absolute confidence in the integrity of Josephine's rig now.
She really is a lovely vessel, you're doing a great thing by saving her.
Loving the videos!
Well done Mads on completing the first leg of the transatlantic crossing. A terrific achievement that you should be very proud of.
I’ve been loving the videos since Obelisk, I always knew you would be where you are now......I’m not down with the haters. You should be proud in their faces.........
One of the best lessons i ever learned was to remove "can't" from my vocabulary. It admits defeat without ever trying. The truth is you can if you just try.
I almost never comment on a youtube video, but this time it warrants a big big congratulations on your first leg of the Atlantic crossing! After years watching your work and dedication it feels so right and so good seeing you enjoying it. Cant wait for next week diy fun! Thank you for all your hard work and taking us with you.
Mads, your totally crushing it man! Anyone casting shade is just jealous. Have a blast, love all the videos and seeing your journey come full circle
A note from Gallivant Catalina 36 in Escanaba Great Lakes Michigan. All the confidence in the world for a top notch Danish sailor. From one Dane to another good luck, good seas and fair steady winds.
I'm reffiting a 40ft old lady and you give me hope that one day she will back to the ocean! Thanks mads.
Congrats Mads, your dream has come true, I have been following since you installed the diesel stowe in the old boat, every week Sundays looking forward to the new adventures, safe trip all of you..
Congratulations on your first leg of the crossing! I’ve been following you since you refit Oblisk So happy to see you following your dreams.
Same here.
Hey Mads, very nice and tactful way to tell off the nay sayers! I've watched you since you bought Athena. Never doubted that you would be sailing her. Honestly, I was surprised at how extensive the refit ended up being, but you did a great job.
So pleased the Royal Navy is having a positive influence on Sail Life... Can't wait for jack speak to become the prevailing language of the channel - BZ Shippers
My grand father and my father loved the sea, but were sea sick, so they never did much. I’m seriously sea-sick myself, but still bought a 40 foot cruiser, very happy with it, and I’m dedicated to go places!!!!
Mads, I like when you go on "diss track mode". Enjoy your crossing!
Congratulations. All your hard work has paid off and your dream is coming true. Have a safe passage.
Apparently EVERY sailing channel gets its few per cent of negativity. Ignore them because you are putting out good vids 👍. Thanks 😊
Never left a rude comment about sea sickness but I got to say I worried for you for years. So happy it is working out.
Congrats - after watching years of Oh glorious Sanding now I can watch Oh glorious Med mooring!!! 😊
Started watching you when you started Obelisk....I never had a doubt you'd get Athena splashed and do a crossing. Great to see. I wish Ava could have been with you!
When Eva first came on the boat I was worried she would change the channel and she did! she made it so much better. My favorite show on youtube hands down. Hahaha Now I miss Eva. You Two are so adorable together. Also Mads, hate comments could come from people doing nothing with their lives and are jealous of others living out their dreams( haters going to hate ;). With Love thank you so much for the years of entertainment and knowledge
So happy for you and your crew - I’ve been watching from way back and I just found myself smiling throughout the video as I’m thrilled that this crossing has begun. Fair wind Captain 👍🇨🇦
Wow, Mads, you've done it!! From the earliest days when you were living aboard Obilix (spelleng?) and working on Athena by yourself, to where you are today, there's one individual who deserves the lion's share of the atta-boy: you! Thanks for another really interesting and informative video. As always I'm looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for the Starlink update. Good luck on the rest of your voyage.
Nice to see you in Mindelo. I spent 11 days there in April since we needed to repair the autopilot. We improvised the repair of a electric motor and it brought us over to Martinique 16 days later.
Congratulations on your first ocean crossing. Fair winds and following seas. See you on the other side.
What a great start. I couldn't help but chuckle just a little when you mentioned you had to tie up to pier stern in... Your two neighbors on your starboard side were tied up bow in. I look forward to your next video to see how the steering repair goes.
Well done Mads & crew! Whatever people are gonna say; follow you own pad and believe in it! Stay safe.
Little tip: keep the rod inside while not using it. The sun will quickly degrade the line and you will lose your fish or even just the lure.
Great on you for finally making the crossing!
I've been watching the channel for more than 4 years. I am astonished for all the hard work you've put in and your determination Mads. Just enjoy the fruits of your labor. Safe passage and fair winds!
Keep going Sir love your show been following your show for many years god speed xxx
I have been watching you for a long, long time. Never once did it ever cross my mind that you will never complete the boat, you made progress in every video. You can really see the excitement on you face in this video, good for you guys!!! To heck with the nay-sayers.
Ian had people telling him Blown Away would never float again when he was in a boatyard in England 22 years ago. It’s been his home for years now. You can achieve a lot when you really want to! Nat
I've been watching since the start. Great to see you out on the big blue finally!
I look forward to your Sunday updates on your travels. Thank you.
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! I've been very excited for you for this new experience- been watching for about 3 years and love your story!! Good luck and fair winds!
Good to see you at sea after all your work. Been following you since Oberlix. We have a mutual friend in Life is like sailing.
Sad to say I recently sold my sailboat after 23 years of cruising. I had effected a complete refit on both my sailboats so was very much bonded to them.
So, I’ll be still out there sailing as an absentee crew on your boat.
Fair winds.
Congratulations to you and your crew! I have loved following your journey over the years!
The psychology of internet trolling and keyboard negativity is an interesting one. It so very often stems from envy, regret and pain triggered every time the troll look in the mirror and catches a glimpse of their own lives in comparison to how they see yours .
Forgetting the boat, what you have built with this channel is the gold standard in terms of boat restoration and sailing. Wonderfully watchable . Thank you .
Awesome Mads. So great to see the boat being used for long passages. Very exciting and I admire your get up and go.
So cool to see you finally on the way. Followed you through all of the refit and you really got yourself an awesome boats in the end. Well done sir!
Stay safe and fair winds,we'll see you next week.
Mads. So glad to see you on your way. Safe travels and fair winds!
You're nailing it!
Best of luck, fair winds and stay safe!
So great to see someone working so hard to achieve something and then seeing them enjoy the fruits of their labour!
Congrats Mads!
Congrats Mads! I’ve been watching for many years. Started with Oblix. So great to see the fruition of your hard work and dreams!
A three section watch that I have used on several passages that really works well is this:
A: 0700 -1200
B: 1200-1700
C: 1700-1900
A: 1900-2200
B: 2200-0100
C: 0100-0400
A: 0400-0700
B: 0700-1200
C: 1200-1700
and so on.
Look at "A", a long watch in the morning, the first evening watch, then gets 6 hours down at night, before taking the 0400-0700 morning watch, then has a 10 hour 'day off' the next day. The watch dogs every day, so every third day you get six hours night sleep and a day off. 5 hour daylight watches are not burdensome, as one or the other of the crew will usually be up and about, anyway. The lucky crew with the 'day off' is a good candidate for the cook for the day, as well.
I did a double handed Pacific crossing with a variation of this, simply have a 'no watch watch' all day, assuming that somebody is usually up and about, and picking up 3 on/ 3 off for the night.
viewers who negative comment do not understand sailing. I grew up sailing and most of the time I got seasick.....so what....if you love sailing it does not matter and I made this sacrifice for the absolute glory of the voyage. You learn what to do and what to avoid to minimize or offset getting sick. good for you for standing up to viewers who have nothing else to do but criticize others....armchair critics.....why not try positive comments you who love to opine negatively...they help more than they offend. Negativity helps no one and hurts only the person who chooses to live this way. I miss your wife!!! She is wonderful and you are so lucky to have her as your partner. I hope you all thank her every time you eat one of the delicious meals she made ahead of time for all of you.
Mads (Ava). So glad that you have started your passage across the Atlantic. I’ve been binge watching all your episodes for Athena over the past month or so. I stinks I have to wait until Sunday now to get new content. You sir are a true craftsman. Personally if anyone would ever refit a boat your episodes should be the first place anyone should research. I only have a pontoon boat but I’m sure I’ll be able to use something along the way. Thanks again for allowing us to join you along the way. Be safe, Gods speed, and happy trails to the both of you.
Great video Mads. We are looking to cross this winter, so following your journey with interest. Thanks for your positive thoughts on seasickness, as it is something I battle with too. Fair winds for the rest of your crossing.
What a great episode! Really shows the rolling and the size of the swell, which you don't seem to see very often. Lovely to see you calming chatting whilst all hell seems to be breaking out behind you!! Having watched throughout the "somewhat extensive" refit it's great to see!!
Glad you are doing well on your crossing. I think you well have big fun.
Mads I’ve been watching you for the better part of a decade now and I don’t know how to more aggressively say that I respect the hell out of you for sticking with it. It’s literally only people like you that give me hope for humanity lol 😂❤
Happy to see that you are out there! Challenges are part of the fun.... sometimes;) !
There's alot of idiots out there that can only type negative thoughts. Ignore, block them.
Safe travels.
On a side note, we think you have the perfect audio book voice.
See ya next week.
Garry and Marilyn
Good grief, i feel sea sick just watching Mads talk about sea sickness. Coastal sailing for me... Good on you sir for proving them wrong!
Mads, I have been watching since you picked up Athena in Scotland and have never doubted that you would make your dream come to fruition. I enjoyed this video so much my face was aching from smiling so much. I am very happy for you; it is very much deserved.
wow!! Congratulations for the first part of the trip !!! Im follow you since you start fixing Athena and for me is feeling like is my trip too , Thank you!!!
Well done Captain Mads & crew. Glad to hear the first leg of your passage was not overly eventful. Looking forward to the many adventures of Athena.
Congratulations Mads, sailing across the Atlantic is a great achievement after many years of meticulous hard work. Many cruisers don't get to shower a well designed separate shower stall, and lots more.
I have been watching you since your project boat was Obelix. It did not take more than a video or two to realize you are a smart, determined adventurer. Never doubted you. Congratulations on reaching for another milestone...crossing the Atlantic.
This is awesome! I have been with you all the way through the refit.
Congratulations! That's a big milestone!
You are very correct in the fact that the sea legs take time! I worried, yet never doubted you were going to make this dream, come true!!!
Been following from start & helped motivate me do same, started few years ago on 35'. DARN YOU!
Good for you doing the passage. I have sailed the Atlantic 4 times and it was all enjoyable. Doing the first crossing from Cape Town to the Caribbean we started of three people and had a 5 watch per day system. Three 4 hoar watches during the night and two 6 hour watches during the day. It worked fine and gave one crew member a 12 hour period for himself every 3rd day. Good sailing and fair winds to you.
Inspirational guys, wishing you the best of luck for the crossing. I thought most people suffer sea sickness from time to time I know I do but you find a way to deal with it!
Superb Mads, can’t believe that boat I met you on in Kirkcudbright a few years back has now crossing the Atlantic 🎉 Fantastic result and loved the “I do beg to differ” segment on the bow……
You have done an amazing job, Mads!! There will always be doubters, and they are sitting somewhere with envy on their plate. Cheers
I've been with you almost from the beginning. First comment from me I think. I just wanted to say I never had any doubts that you'd make it, that's why I'm still here. Congratulations!
Great journey, Mads! Keep on the good work!
Happy Birthday! You will be ok with fixing the rudder!
Congratulations Mads, on really living the dream. You are five years ahead of me, but I hope to see you out there in the late 2020s. Thank you for being an inspiration to the rest of us.
Hey, we have a similar goal. My 5-year plan starts with my retirement, but in preparation I plan to get a small sailboat to practice seamanship on some of the lakes here in north-central USA.
You plan to sail around the world, just live aboard, or something else?
Whichever, here's to the future! >raises glass
Jeg syntes sgu det er godt gået Mads! det er så fedt at se dig sejle efter man har fuldt dig de sidste par år. ps. håber ikke du har glemt det danske sprog ;)
Because of your obvious pratical capabilities, the number of naysayers has been so very small compared to other channels I have watched where the protagonists do not have such developed skillsets. Nontheless, even a few rude remarks can outweigh many thousands of positive comments in one's mind. Well Mads, you proved those very few people wrong. By the way, the energy in your voice in this episode betrays just how excited you are to be on your way. I hope the leak and the rudder are easy fixes. Safe travels.
Good to see you are living your dream. I was concerned about your sea sickness problem. Glad you are able to overcome it. Smart people follow the the rules for staying well. Good luck!
Congratulations on your first leg! Safe travels for the rest.
I had the same problem on a spade rudder boat - slop in the steering column. The manufacturer recommended adding a very thin sheet of Teflon to the shaft, which worked well to keep the shaft centered and it did not increase resistance. There was no bearing at the top of the rudder post, so a haul-out was not necessary. It was as simple as sliding the sheet around the shaft and pushing it into the rudder tube. Good luck! I hope it is that easy for you.
Mads
Congratulations on achieving your dream of the Atlantic crossing in your beautiful refitted yacht, Athena.
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had doubters, but clearly you are proving them wrong.
It is fantastic all that you have achieved.
You are an inspiration to all sailors and non-sailors.
We can all achieve our dreams, if we put in the hard work.
I wish you safe passage and a beautiful trip.
Gordon
Great stuff.
One comment I would make as a filmmaker is try and add in more variety of talking head shots, some wide, some with you not even on camera etc.
Also, it’s quite mesmerising out there just watching and listening to the sound of the waves, wind and boat moving through the water in a vast expanse of sea. Don’t be afraid to have no talking just visuals.
Looking forward to the next one and hope no offence taken by above comment.
It's so nice to see you get out there! Looks amazing. :)
Really great episode an lotta new ways to do stuff ... Having a crew an team work makes everything smooth... I hope the issue is but a minor one an all will be well soon!!
Ahhh ... the Dog Watches.
That rotating watch schedule is routine for the US Navy, if not many/all navies.
I remember them from many watches I stood while in the US Navy.
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I've been watching your videos almost since the beginning, Mads. Ignore the detractors. You've done sooo much, and amazingly well, over the years.
Best of luck on the crossing!
H Mads,
Nice video again, I had a simular rudder problem on my sailboat, at the end it was the upper bush that was shifting to the middle of the rudder tube. To solve this, I had to remove the rudder and push the bush upwards again and fix it with some screws. Hope your problem is as simple as mine. Good winds to the carribian.
Regards Wim
Great going, fair weather and following seas!
Your videos are always enjoyable. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the episode.
Congrats Mads. Good stuff. Sorry that Ava can't be there with you, but like you said; next time.
Been watching since you first got Athena. Good for you Mads! Sorry some people have to be negative. You proved them wrong. I thought your refit was spectacular and inspiring as you took on so many tasks with no prior knowledge. Loved that you learned to weld and built your own boiler. You learned how to do stuff and we learned along with you. To be honest, I worried you would be bored with simple sailing, compared with DIY projects, but I'm glad you continue and wish you the best adventures. Glad you didn't get seasick on this trip.
Thanks for Wonderful 'Entetaining' vidclip .... Just love the 'Horizon Stable' footage .... Sure makes one feel the movement of Athena ..... Best to ALL from ChCh, NZ
Good to see you on the water my friend, fair winds to ya.
Well done guys.....I'm watching and learning 👍
Been watching you for years and this is my first comment. Hearing about the negative comments really bothered me. I find your channel inspiring and I’m glad you didn’t let the negativity stop you.