IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE? - SwT 169 - SAILING THROUGH SOUTH PACIFIC CYCLONE SEASON
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Join me on this amazing adventure as I leave Fiji and set sail for Indonesia on a 3000 nautical mile journey. Some say it is crazy some say it's impossible. I say it is doable with modern yacht and technology, knowledge and a good strategy. In this video I am sharing my strategy and how I am executing this challenging sail as I am starting on this journey. Several challenges in sailing such long distances during south Pacific cyclone season, from Fiji to Indonesia. The obvious one is of course cyclones, but light winds and changing winds are just as big a challenge.
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ABOUT THIS CHANNEL:
Sailing around the world in a Bavaria 55 Cruiser, making videos whenever we have time for it.
Even though this is season 6 on UA-cam I did not make that many videos in the beginning. Before full-time sailing, I sailed several seasons in the Mediterranean prior to, and obviously also in Scandinavia. I have been traveling the world before and have also been an active regatta sailor. I had my first sailboat at age 7 and have been sailing ever since. Also, more than 10 years of experience in Search and Rescue at sea in Norway.
PLEASE BE KIND IN THE COMMENTS!
I'm just a normal person sharing my travel adventure through my eyes and experience from my perspective! Remember how I do things that might work for me but not for you. It might even not be the correct way to do things, and I don't have the blueprint either. I'm not perfect and nobody is. The day I believe I know it all and don't think I can learn new things I should go ashore.
I like what you are trying to do here during cyclone season. Risky for you, an education for the rest of us. Getting stuck in Vanuatu wouldn’t be so bad. Santo is a beautiful island with great Kava.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support. It’s for sure not an easy task but it’s doable. Vanuatu is interesting for sure. All the best
Solo sailing can be more difficult then crewed BUT the satisfaction & knowing you have completed the trip iether short or long is a feeling that is the most enjoyable , The peace & tranquility on a star filled watch is hard to beat & the old saying >If you think about reefing , Do it< comes in to play . Sorry you didnt make it down to NZ , Fair winds .
Thank you so much for your comment my friend 🙏🏻 All the best
Hello Thomas I love watching your videos I wish you can make more a lot faster but I'm a patient man I enjoy your videos when they do come thank you for sharing God bless you stay safe
Thank you so much for being patient🙏🏻 It has been challenging and long sailing through cyclone season. But now I’m safe and are ready to publish more frequent again. All the best 🍻
Best sailor ever. Vikings would be proud.
Thank you so much my friend 🙏🏻 All the best
We are 😂👍
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Many thanks for your videos and all the information you teach us. Now when you talk about cyclone seasons don't you want to talk about insurance and insurance companies in relation to solo sailing in general and hurricane/cyclone seasons in particular?
Snowy and cold greetings from Sweden 💕😄😀🇸🇪
Thank you so much for watching, and your questions. Insurance is a challenge for sailing solo in general as not all companies accept this without really good documentation of experience. As for cyclones and named storms no insurance cowering you during cyclone season. So this is a risk, but then again sitting in a marina in a cyclone zone is in my opinion even a greater risk. Also my experience with insurance is not that good end of the day. In San Andres my insurance would cover me, but I did not like the idea watching BE FREE being destroyed and sink. So I sailed away for safety. If I stayed where my insurance would cover me, I would not have BE FREE anymore. Unfortunately during my evacuation I also helped three useless sailors to safety. This cost me the rest of my budget and an expensive lesson learned. The damages from lightning was not covered as I sailed in rainy season in the region south of San Andres. So insurance are not to be trusted end of the day, still I have insurance because lots of places will not let you in without one. But if it’s worth the money I’m not so sure anymore. All the best
Don't tell a Viking he can't sail.
Great video, cheers 🍻
Ha ha😆 Exactly! It’s like putting a red blanket in front of a bull. Thank you so much for being here
Hello Thomas, I enjoy watching your videos a lot.. Thanks Thomas !!!!!!!!!!!!stay safe👍
Thank you so much for being here 🙏🏻 All the best 🍻
Check your spelling on South Pacific, Not soth in title, love the videos.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Be Safe Thomas....u keep using the word Beautiful, agreed.....when are you going to introduce us to your Fijian wife 🥰 fair winds 😎
Ha ha🤣 No Fiji wife or gf for me. I’m happy sailing solo for a while.. just like Bob Marley so well said it: No woman no cry...
All the best and thank you for watching
A new video from Thomas on a rainy , dreary day here in Los Angeles is a great pick me up. Thanks Thomas and looking forward to the rest of the sail. Take care.
Thank you so much for your nice comment and for watching. Happy to know I can spread some sunshine on a rainy day. All the best
Just extraordinary good content about planning and sailing! Thnx m8!
Thank you so much my friend 🙏🏻 I’m working on a “All you need to know” video. From Europe to Asia. Timeframes weather and schedules.
Basically things I wish I knew before I set sail. Coming soon 🍻
Wow! That should be a blockbuster 💫
Not decided yet if I gonna have it public or for Patreons only. I like to share with the sailing community though
I see no reason why not making it public 🌎
Im guessing that you stopped..it is another good storm for this season.
I’m safe at anchor 🙏🏻 It’s definitely a challenge dodging one cyclone after the other. But it’s doable. Thank you for being here
Thank you so much for actually reading and answering my comments,means a lot to me and makes it a more personal experience : )
I really appreciate your approach to what is possible for you and not making it general rules for all the world.
I am in the center of Europe with no salt water around and all we here is how the weather is going crazy more and more,with all this climate change/warming nonsense going on and news are highly exaggerated.Weather was always changing.All we hear is about terrible Cyclones and hurricanes always so its hard to actually know whats the daily routine in regions like you are.Also its not like a hundred years ago with all the satellites and tech available like you mentioned also.
Times are different,and its nice of you to let us see in almost real time what is possible and what not as a sailor today.
GOD bless you and your family
Great video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on planning.
Glad you enjoyed it and it will come more as this is a long and troubling adventure. All the best
Excited for the continuation of the adventure‼️❕❗️⛵️⚓️
Thank you so much 🙏🏻 Working hard to not keep you waiting to much now. All the best
if you ever come to canada you have to come and visit us in eastern canada we would enjoy your visit we are retired and love to see travel videos
Maybe one day! Who knows what the future brings. Good to know there is friends and invitations around. Thank you so much for being here 🙏🏻 All the best
missed your videos glad your back enjoy your content
Thank you so much for watching and patience waiting for this episode. All the best ⛵️
Hey Thomas! Since the last time I've commented my wife and I have put a Royal Cape Majestic 500 under contract. It is currently lying in Langkawi. Hope our paths cross in the future! Great informative video!
Hey that’s epic! I’m heading that way so might see you guys there. Don’t be shy if you see BE FREE⛵️ All the best and good luck with your buying process
What could I offer you to crew with you?
Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻
Glade to see back on
Thank you so much for being patient and waiting 🙏🏻 All the best
Impressed that your were able to get hydraulic unit out, take it apart, find problem and improvise to find a solution--all on an overnight stay. Again, great video. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words 🙏🏻
Fare sails Tomas looking forward to 2024
❤ from 🇨🇦
Thank you so much🙏🏻 2024 gonna be quite a year! Looks like I’m forced to round the cape of Africa as things escalate in the Middle East. Suez looks like a bad alternative for a while
@@SailingwithThomas so long as you are sailing, you will be fine!
Come to Vancouver BC🇨🇦😎
👍👍☕☕🎂🎂🥇🥇🍻🍻👌👌
Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻
Safe travels Thomas! Love your videos.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Would you share the Omnia bread recipe ? Thanks
Maybe I should do that in one episode👍🏻 Need to find the English words for my ingredients. My biggest mistake in the beginning was I was not patient enough to let it rest for long enough time before baking it. Now I leave it to yeast at least one hours. All the best
Many thanks a treat to come down on my birthday and watch your latest video, looking forward to your invites into sailing about these systems fair winds.
Happy birthday! Hope you had a great birthday. Thank you so much for being here and following this adventure. All the best
Very informative video Thomas. Great summarize of Fiji and its people as well as the weather and the paths you are planning to sail and escape strategies. Safe travels
Thank you so much for sharing your support with kind words. All the best and thank you for being here ⛵️
Wishing you all the best on this challenging adventure Thomas !!
Fair winds⛵️
Thank you so much Tom 🙏🏻 All the best
I love your weekly updates Thomas. Can't wait to see your next weeks post. Fair winds
Thank you so much for tagging along on this adventure. All the best
its been an amazing following your journey from the get go in Croatia to the South Pacific now. @@SailingwithThomas
Good luck Thomas!🙏👍🥰🏴
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Hi Thomas, I followed your advise and sailed all the way to Nawi Marina. It is as nice and special as you said but the pool isn't finished yet even one year later 😀. I even followed your track through the labyrinth to the main island's south. I am trying to catch up to you but you are too fast, haha
Happy New Year Thomas,great video once again.Im wondering the process if you couldn’t fix the auto pilot is there an emergency process in place where immigration allow a sailing visitor once checked out can overstay till repairs are done,safe sailing,Dirk.
wow Thomas, was getting worried after your video and the weather you were anticipating. Amazing sailor and learning so much from you, thank. Stay safe and enjoy every moment. cheers
Thank you so much for thinking about me 🙏🏻 I’m sorry I had to keep you waiting. Long distance sailing with maintenance and everything that goes with this lifestyle makes it hard running a one man show on every aspect. Sometimes there is just not enough hours in the day for me. Thank you so much for being here
Intetested to know why you are missing Australia?
Thomas, you are a great inspiration to me. Thank you.
Thank you so much my friend. Who knows might see you out here one day. All the best ⛵️
sharing the bread recipe?
"It's always something", as you state, is the mantra of boat ownership, isn't it? ;-)
Yes! The day you believe everything is okay only means you still haven’t discovered what’s wrong. Thank you so much for watching and for being here
Good Morning Thomas, May i ask why you are not visiting Australia?
Good morning, I have many reasons. First of all it’s to much red tape and to expensive. The entire coast all the way south to Sidney are heavily exposed to cyclones, and very few places to anchor. Also I wanted to keep sailing not sit and wait somewhere expensive. I did have this in my initial plans and budgets. But after the lightning damages while helping those sailors last year my cruising budget is destroyed. My insurance bailed on me. So I basically could not defend the cost at this moment. All the best
Love the videos
Hi Thomas another great video. do you ever hear from the Captain, he's not put a video on for a long time. I hope everything is ok with him and his family.
Thank you so much. I’m in touch with Cpt Rick on a regular base, and both him and his family are good and on the way to Columbia. He needs all the support he can get during difficult times and medical issues. All the best
Giving you just one hour to leave the territorial waters is just unbelievable
Yeah that’s mission impossible. It’s a labyrinth out of there and takes a day and even more for most sailboats. Not always rules and regulations are based in reality but made by someone with little knowledge about what it takes. Anyway they are so sweet and kind so I believe there is no problem with unintended delays. All the best
a joy to follow you, you are truly special following your own ideas and doing it your way, exeptional sailing , be safe
Thank you so much for watching and your kind words 🙏🏻 All the best and thank you for being here
You should meet up and party with Barry the Old Seadog
That would be fun! Never met him but occasionally watched his videos. Seams like a nice guy. Cheers 🍻
Hey Thomas not sure when you are getting to Indonesia but I have been sailing here for a few months let me know if you want to meet up and do some crusing ⛵
Hey, send me a pm on fb if you have this platform. I’m curious how to be able sailing around in Indonesia as it seems a bit challenging with only 1 month visa at time, and only 2 months in total before a visa run is needed. Seems a bit complicated. Anyway if you see BE FREE make sure to come over. All the best ⛵️
great video and sailing lessons!!!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed this episode. It’s plentiful of more exciting content coming. All the best
AIS sometimes malfunctions
True words and some (especially fishermen) are not even transmitting. No system or solution is bulletproof and this always needs to be taken into the equation. All the best
Solomons to Davao pretty easy.
Most Sailing is easy if the weather is with you. But the Solomons are in my opinion not the place to be during cyclone season. To many thunderstorms. All the best
What would you say is your maximum range just based on the amount of food you can take with you (ie if fuel and power were not a concern). I imagine this trip would take about 14- 20 days? Love your adventures always looking forward to the next video! :)
My of grid capacity is 6 months and not much difference sitting at anchor vs sailing. I have a huge storage of basic food onboard and water maker. For this trip I even stocked up a bit extra but mostly things considered as nice treats if tired and bad weather. The timeframe is impossible to guess this time of year as constant wind changes and even lack of wind will be demanding. Anything between 20 and 40 days is realistic. All the best
Thanks for the informative reply! @@SailingwithThomas I didn't realize you could be off grid for up to 6 months before needing to resupply. That's pretty impressive.
Thank God for your safety, Captain Thomas. I am from Saudi Arabia. I hope to meet you and be your brother and assistant to serve you at all times🤝
Thank you so much🙏🏻 Saudi Arabia would be exiting to visit. Lots of activity in the Middle East at the moment though, so not sure my planned route that direction will be followed. Was thinking about Dubai as well. Time will show. All the best
Thank you, captain. I sold my house and follow my dream and be free thank you very much
Herlig film Thomas 👍🏻🕺🏼☀️⛵️🍻
Tusen takk Tommy 🙏🏻 Cheers 🍻
Have you ever sailed through the Drake passage? have you ever needed rescue?
Thank you so much for watching and for your questions as well.
The Drake passage requires a different type of yacht for a safe passage. It’s not on my wishlist as it’s cold and extremely rough due to colliding waters with different temperatures, and also extreme wind conditions. It’s unnecessary risk and a totally different ballgame.
So far I have only been on the other side, rescuing sailors both with BE FREE and earlier as captain on SAR vessels in Norway. Luckily never needed assistance or to be rescued myself.
All the best ⛵️
@@SailingwithThomas I'm learning because I will sail. I just know nothing yet.
Great episode... safe seas.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Spannend en super gaaf
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Good luck. 👍
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Strøkent Thomas Strøkent 👍
Tusen takk 🙏🏻 Og takk for at du både ser på og kommenterer. Det hjelper meg å få fart på kanalen. Cheers 🍻
Love your videos Thomas . so much information , thanks for sharing . I spy a rapido 60 , Romanza .
Thank you so much! Rapido 60 is fast and fun 👍🏻 All the best
Have you spoke to Erik Aanderaa? He is a genuine bad weather sailor (on YT) and a great source of knowledge?
Do Cyclones not spring in existence without a pre-tell-warning? How do you stay safe when a cyclone DOES form when youre already on passage?
Can you rig the vessel in a way to sail "through" a cyclone/or survive during the ordeal without breaking things?
I have never spoken to Erik but did send him a message a while ago. Guess he just as me get to many messages and struggles to keep up.
I have sailed through a few cyclones at the lower end of the scale. It’s no fun, and can be pretty dangerous. Weather predictions do fail sometimes but mostly today’s information is quite accurate. Looking at weather predictions alone is not enough. But with experience and knowledge knowing what to look for it’s possible to have an opinion ahead of the predictions. Sometimes I predict a cyclone as much as 5 days before the contours are even visible in different apps. This is because I know the needed ingredients to stir the recipe into a cyclone. Decades of experience and genuine interest for weather.
A cyclone doesn’t just pop out of a box from nowhere without a warning.
That’s why this kind of sailing is nothing I recommend. It takes experience and knowledge. Not to forget a seaworthy boat with a long range capacity by diesel engine. All the best and thank you for good questions and for being here
Hi Thomas, I’ve been to Fiji quite a few times and I’ve travelled all over the main island even went to the centre of the island where they killed and ate the first missionary to go to Fiji. The only thing they couldn’t eat was his boots LOL. I have a lot of good friends which I consider my family over there. I have been offered many times some land over there to build a house on it, and I really enjoying the Fiji lifestyle like you said they are absolutely beautiful people , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺👨🏻🦽
Hey Cliff! Thank you so much for watching and even sharing. Fiji is absolutely amazing and one of very few groups of islands I could enjoy living full time. All the best my friend
Fair Winds and Safe Travels Thomas.Bob.👍🌟🌟🌟⛵️❤️
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Hej kan en dansker spørge hvordan du får råd til at sejle rundt om jorden arbejder du ikke?? Jan danmark
Godt spørsmål! Jeg har ingen jobb utenom UA-cam nå, og det er hardt arbeid for ekstremt lite penger. Om jeg ikke følte at jeg hadde kommet så langt og investert så mye i denne kanalen er jeg usikker på om det er verd det. Men håper fortsatt at inntekter her og fra Patreons kan hjelpe meg videre. Jeg hadde budsjett for 5 år og hadde aldri UA-cam i tankene for å klare meg. Det er i virkeligheten en ønskedrøm. Så nå begynner det faktisk å bli svært stram økonomi, og jeg er faktisk litt usikker på veien videre. To år med nedstengning av verden forsinket meg kraftig, og det kostet absurd mye. Mitt budsjett var svært romslig for både vedlikehold og daglig liv. Mitt budsjett fikk en alvorlig knekk etter at jeg hjalp tre seilere utenfor Panama og fikk skader etter lynnedslag. Forsikring som vred seg unna ansvaret, og alt som måtte erstattes fra egen lomme etter dette. Så akkurat nå er det ikke så enkelt. Jeg har vært forsiktig med pengene, og trodde jeg hadde en god plan. Men som sagt, pandemi og Lyn er ting som var utenfor min påvirkningsmulighet.
Jeg solgte alt hjemme for å klare dette her. Håper det var oppklarende for deg. Takk for at du er her og for spørsmålet.