I spent the summers of 2016 and 2017 working at a surf camp in Moliets (which is a region very close to Capbreton, you can find it on Google Maps), and I traveled along the entire coast from Bordeaux to Cantabria (Spain). My job was as a driver, shuttling people from the camp to various cities. Those were the summers of my university days when my only responsibilities were studying and these summer jobs to afford some luxuries. I got to know the entire French coast and the Spanish part (I am Spanish, from the Canary Islands). I also visited this city, and watching this video brought back many memories since, as a driver, I used to pass through all those towns and cities countless times. I know that probably nobody cares, but in a nearby town called Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, during the summer of 2016, I met a French girl, and we had two months of summer love. I am writing this because I want to share it as it fills me with so much happiness to have experienced that time, and it has brought back many memories (those summer nights at the camp with people from all over the world). I won't take up any more of your time. If you can, take the opportunity to travel and meet people from other places. After university and my master's degree, I am now fully immersed in "adult life," living with my girlfriend and working. But how beautiful those two summers were :)
@@oscarcat1231 Hello! We continued talking throughout the following year between 2016 and 2017 regularly, but gradually we lost touch. Currently, we're connected on Instagram and occasionally exchange greetings (usually on Christmas and birthdays). After the summer of 2016, I returned to Spain to continue with university, and she moved to Vancouver, BC, where she currently lives with her boyfriend. On the other hand, I moved to Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) and also live with my girlfriend here. It was a beautiful summer, and both of us have good memories of that time. I think one of the most beautiful things was knowing that it had an expiration date since from the very beginning, she knew I was going back to Spain, and she told me she was going to Canada at the end of September that year. If we ever meet again, we'll have a coffee, and meanwhile, thanks to social media, we stay in touch in one way or another. I know it might sound a bit "Mr. Wonderful," but I like to make the most of all moments for things like this. If you ever have the opportunity to travel or make plans that are outside your comfort zone, do them. The first time I went to France (that summer of 2016), I hesitated a lot and almost didn't do it, but I'm really glad I made that decision. Thank you very much for asking. Writing all of this has made me remember and even look at the photos saved on the external hard drive from that summer. A hug! :)
@oscarcat1231 😮 yo! Stop that...the man is cohabiting with his current gf, he plainly spelled it out for us so don't be asking those inflammatory type questions!😂
I grew up on the beach (west coast - Redondo Beach) and I surfed from a very young age. I respect the ocean immensely, having had my share of close calls. One time that I remember very clearly was when we had some storm surge in San Diego due to a hurricane passing by back in '95. It caused a very large northern surge, and I thought I would take advantage of it. I was wondering once I got out there why nobody was outside. Well I soon found out why. First there was no form - it was like a washing machine - and secondly it was way more powerful than I had anticipated. Not only the incoming waves, but the back flow too. There were rip currents everywhere, and at one point I really got scared and realized I was way out of my element. I started to fight to get back inside, and had one especially large wave close out on me while I was trying to catch it to try to make some progress inside. That was scary because the wave was so tall - there is a unique break at Mission Beach due to a sandbar - and it closed so fast that I actually hit the sand bar as the wave closed above me and started rolling me around like a washing machine. I will never, ever do that again.
Had a similar experience in Nazare when I was a child, and I wasn’t even into surfing. I told my cousin that those waves seemed pretty fun to swim into because it still seemed kind of calm to swim to a small thing that was floating in the water 50m away from the shore. For obvious reasons no one was in the sea that afternoon. And for obvious reasons there was actually a red flag hanging there. Man.. When the tide started changing drastically, that spot transformed into a washing machine sucking you back in the ocean. No matter how hard I tried to swim back to shore. Which left me with one more option because I started to get tired. Just letting a wave knock me out cold into the shore. When you find yourself in a spot like that, it’s hard not to panic without any experience with situations like these. Definitely never gonna do that again either.
So fun to watch the sailboats and fishing boats that were designed for rough waters actually in rough waters and to get a side and 3/4 angle views of how the boats reacts to the larger waves , very cool
The sailor in that "big" sailboat were too sloow to have response and too fast to turn. In a sailboat you almost don't need to correct the course, they do alone.
Going over a bar with breaking ground seas ain''t what You usually find out there. Why do boats leave the roadstead and go _out_ in a storm when no sheltered lee-side anchorage is available? Because in deep water, those steep, short, breaking waves can only build in strong storm-against- strong current conditions.
I'm a fan of sailboats. If you have a reasonably large one, this kind of waves is no problem (you just have to have a bit of an idea what you're doing, as shown by the boat at 0:33). Going out for a bit of strong wind sailing, then coming back for dinner can be fun! :-)
@@charonstyxferryman on the boats I've been on, the helmsman also calls the maneuvers. He doesn't need to be the skipper, but while he's at the helm, he controls the operation of the boat. As you said, it might be different in a regatta, the skipper/strategist might interrupt him for navigational command, e.g. changing the course to get more speed or get closer to the turning buoy. You know more about teaching than I do. :-)
Only takes 1 time and you learn . But you may learn without a second chance .People are Stupid . Most often don't get a second chance in cold water. He'll some are so stupid they can't dog paddle or know how to just keep air in the lungs and you'll float for days . But they panic start flailing around till they breath in a breath of water.
Haulover is full of rich dudes who can afford buying a boat. But in France a licence is required to operate a boat. The Atlantic coast of Portugal up to Scotland is deadly for dudes without proper experience
Haulover and similar inlets have very short wave periods..they aren't all that large but the perfect distance apart to be coming down one as the next hits your bow.
I notice the center cockpit sailboat intentionally went out in those conditions and also the two men were not wearing life jackets. Everything is fine until it isn't. Looks reckless.
I know this place, I'm living about 30km of this place : la passe de Capbreton, in the south west of France. A dreaded place even for seasoned sailors, professional fishermen included!
I am a small boat sailor in Hawaii. Might I dare to exit and return to a harbor entrance so fraught with steep breaking waves? I have, in the past. I've also acquired a broken-back being pitchpoled, so, in the past I have 'dared' a lot, and usually gotten away with it. Usually, but not always. I am smart enough to KNOW how not to be broached. Be faster than the following sea, but not too fast. The water deals out some serious lessons. Books, and reading may help the uneducated to avoid disasters, or deal with them better after they happen. If you wish to become an ocean navigator, take it serous. Your life and the lives of your guests are at stake.
I was raised on a Wisconsin Lake... Everyone on the Lake knew that if you started to see dark sky's to the West, you had 30 minutes to get off the Lake (This was before internet radar)...Only fools got caught up in the bad weather...
@@sharkansas_ Ever been on any of the great lakes? 12 foot swells are 12 foot swells regardless of salinity. And 700 footers have been snapped in the great lakes.
@@genefogarty5395 I know how the lakes work but to act like these guys are fools because they were on the ocean for 30 mins before a storm came in is brain dead logic
@@matthewmcdermit8744 from the description Passe du Boucarot in Capbreton, France Bad conditions on the Great Lakes have taken out a lot of hefty carriers.
Sailboats are really good in heavy weather. They are typically much heavier than powerboats of the same size so head on they push through waves way better than powerboats and because of heavy deep keels they stay upright. It is very hard to capsize a sailboat and if you do they pick themselves right back up. If you are caught in a seriously bad storm in a sailboat what you do is drop sails preferably drop a sea anchor to keep your bow towards the waves go inside and close all hatches. Even if your boat turns completely upside down it will turn back over. Shit will break thats for sure but it’s better than ending up on the bottom of the sea.
The Bay of Biscay is not a piece of water to play with, i've seen it go from flat calm sunny day to 10ft seas and howling winds in 10 minutes flat. To answer your question. yes, i've done it, would I do it now, no, more because I am a lot older now and I prefer my nice comfortable boat over being slammed about in the cockpit of a 30ft Sabre.
That Zodiak at 05:5 used the same speed as the waves, making the ride back much more in control and relaxed. Awesome you found this place and filmed it guys from Boat Zone, realy nice video.
I once got stuck in 18-22 foot seas for almost 3 days, well offshore (300 miles), and I NEVER want to do that again. There was NO protected anchorage anywhere..
Ive gone out on a day wind forecast none 3-4knts. Bright sunny sky not a cloud. Flat glass sea. And by 2pm afternoon it was a squall with choppy waves similar to these. And weather forecast was still no worries mate. Every one plans to go out in the best conditions but at least be prepared for this kind of weather.
Just experienced a rough breakwater at the entrance to Ventura Harbor last week in our 38’ Morgan Sailboat. The waves were smaller but the harbor entrance was clogged with boats making it tricky getting in.
Testing the boat and self out is not a bad thing. I personally like to know if the rudder is big enough to handle a broach before heading towards rocks. Seas look bigger when you're out there.
Why would you drive a boat, any boat in these conditions? If you get yourself in trouble, you'd be expecting the Coast Guard to risk their lives to save you. Crazy!
Those little rubberducks are amazing. Here in South Africa they are also very popular when i used to scuba dive the charters always used them, often doing beach launches through sometimes very heavy waves. If you have skilled skippers they can handle surprisingly rough seas.
If your on a sailing boat in rough swells, it is a good idea to have the jib/genoa up refeed. It helps stabilise the boat and lifts the bow out of the water.
Entering Capbreton is obviously easier on the flood tide but the disadvantage is that you are carried up the canal by 6 knots of current with fishermen hurling abuse, and other things, at you as you run over their lines, even though there's nothing you can do. No wonder the harbour master gives visitors a complimentary bottle of wine.
This just shows the seaworthiness of a good RIB , having had one I always felt safe in any sea and supprisingly dry as also shown in the video , a basic seamanship rule your boat In a following sea must be capable of going faster than the waves to avoid broaching.
Some truly excellent captains. Been there. Done that. The skills demonstrated in this video,, including the first one where the captain declared a 'go around',,, excellent,, incredible skill.
I see people end up in the inlet water a lot on this channel. It always scares me because I'm used to the Indian River inlet in DE where if you fall in they are recovering your body. The undertow is so bad it will pull you under even with a life jacket.
we were there about a decade ago. We spent a couple of days in Hossegor just up the beach from Passe du Boucarot in Capbreton, France. There was a massive storm while we were there.
The sailboat at 9:30 worries me a bit. The engine seemed to be running really hot - the exhause wasn't spitting exhaust mixed with water, it was spitting exhaust mixed with steam...
maybe it is "cold" there. no idea. We just bought a cruisers yachts 3470 with twin yanmar turbo diesels. and when we brought it to our marina it was still pre season and pretty chilly. when going in higher rpm ( above 2000) we also got a good amount of white smoke. engine temp etc. all good. now it is summer over here and no more white smoke. so this also was steam because of lower air and water temp. Or maybe the engine is running full throttle and is in need of some love and therefor is smoking a bit more then normal. or you are just right and the impeller is toast. I don't know. What I do know is that I am glad my marina does not have an exit like this. Pretty risky. I am not sure if this is most of the time like this or just in high wind conditions but this would not make me happy with a bigger boat. With a jetski or quick agile rib it is fun.
@@dextersxxxxlab A little "steam" is not unusual in cold weather. That boat looks to be overheating which is not surprising trying to motor those conditions.
I often struggle to understand what the goal is after small boats exit these inlets. The seas are rough as far as the eye can see. It’s not like you take a brief whipping to reach flat calm seas. You get your ass whipped, then continue on into hairy conditions. What’s the end game? And I always get a kick out of the ones that attempt to leave then turn around AFTER endangering themselves in very obviously hazardous seas. Classic. They could save themselves a lot of aggravation by simply checking the weather forecast. Could’ve taken the kids to the park, but no, I had to dick around on my boat in conditions I had no business challenging.
I looked on the map and it looks like there is a larger inlet from a. river a few miles south, so maybe some of the smaller vessels are trying to get there
Believe it or not, there are many people (admittedly a minority) who actually enjoy conditions like these (and worse). Once you get your sea legs, and the risk of sea sickness has passed, and you have confidence in yourself and your boat, it can be a perverse pleasure to get bounced around like this. At this moment, there are thousands of amateurs, not wearing government issued costumes or badges, crossing oceans in small boats in worse conditions than these. And they're doing it for pleasure, not money. But it's not confined to sail. Tens of thousands of people endure pain and exhaustion to run 26 miles as fast as they can in races that don't need to be run, or exhaust and freeze themselves and risk their lives climbing mountains that don't need to be climbed. It's part of being alive and not being afraid of either nature or their own shadows. My hat's off to them.
@@philmann3476 For over a decade I’ve made a living as a licensed captain in the northeast, spent several years aboard a commercial fishing vessel prior to that, and am a lifelong member of a boating family, so I’m no stranger to bad conditions, or to the fun of embarking on adventures, but I like mine to involve something beyond suffering. I guess the novelty of getting thrashed around senselessly is lost on me, especially when career experience has taught me that most of these people are ill prepared to deal with the inherent problems associated with venturing out in bad conditions. There’s calculated risk, sure, but this is something else.
Most people think that it's the size of the waves that matter but there are so many wave shapes and spacing between peaks that larger waves can actually be much safer than smaller ones. I used to think that there must be a couple hundred wave shapes but after many years on the ocean and Great Lakes, the number and frequency must be nearly infinite.
My buddy and I took his dinghy out Ft Lauderdale inlet, not knowing how rough it was. We had that little rib almost 90 degrees in the air over some waves. It was pretty fun.
The big difference between haulover in the USA and these capitains is in USA those who can afford to buy a boat just buy it and sail it without training but here in France you need a license to operate a boat and a captain license to operate a non pleasure craft. Those operating these fishing boats are real captains not just with the title of captain because they are operating a boat without license. That's the difference between a boat competency certificate and a proper boat license.
I have flown planes, raced motorcycles and skippered boats. Always the same - activities that are dangerous start with healthy fear - then you gain a little confidence - and that is where you get whacked. Stay fearful - it’ll take you to expert level
This is not a storm. It's a normal day in the North West of France. Judging by the view it's for sure somewhere in Bretagne probably in Finistère or La Rochelle pour or St Malo. These people aren't like Americans who buy boat because they can afford it. In France a boat license is required to operate a boat and the exam is very hard. I had to study 6 moths to get mine.
Check North West Atlantic near Scotland you will see the true waves with storms. I am a former R.N.L.I rescuer . This water won't ever be erased in my memory
My fear isn't drowning. I can swim and keep myself afloat. My fear is what is swimming in those waters, and getting bit. Don't the people in this video think about that?
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Yo no entraría apuerto con una tormenta de ese tipo, esperaría lejos de la costa capeando el temporal y después que calme entro a puerto. Una locura lo que hizo este barco
Would you dare to navigate these waters in a boat less than 30 feet?
i would piss myself in those conditions
Never!
Abosutely mate this is nothing compared to Lucifers inlet in Australia. Huge surf and salt water crocs waiting for someone to fall in.
I've been out in similar conditions in a 17.5' kayak...challenging but fun!
30ft sailboat no problem
I spent the summers of 2016 and 2017 working at a surf camp in Moliets (which is a region very close to Capbreton, you can find it on Google Maps), and I traveled along the entire coast from Bordeaux to Cantabria (Spain). My job was as a driver, shuttling people from the camp to various cities. Those were the summers of my university days when my only responsibilities were studying and these summer jobs to afford some luxuries. I got to know the entire French coast and the Spanish part (I am Spanish, from the Canary Islands). I also visited this city, and watching this video brought back many memories since, as a driver, I used to pass through all those towns and cities countless times. I know that probably nobody cares, but in a nearby town called Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, during the summer of 2016, I met a French girl, and we had two months of summer love. I am writing this because I want to share it as it fills me with so much happiness to have experienced that time, and it has brought back many memories (those summer nights at the camp with people from all over the world).
I won't take up any more of your time. If you can, take the opportunity to travel and meet people from other places. After university and my master's degree, I am now fully immersed in "adult life," living with my girlfriend and working. But how beautiful those two summers were :)
Where do you live now? Did you not keep in touch with this girl?
your right,nobody cares--your boring
@@oscarcat1231 Hello!
We continued talking throughout the following year between 2016 and 2017 regularly, but gradually we lost touch. Currently, we're connected on Instagram and occasionally exchange greetings (usually on Christmas and birthdays). After the summer of 2016, I returned to Spain to continue with university, and she moved to Vancouver, BC, where she currently lives with her boyfriend. On the other hand, I moved to Málaga (Andalusia, Spain) and also live with my girlfriend here.
It was a beautiful summer, and both of us have good memories of that time. I think one of the most beautiful things was knowing that it had an expiration date since from the very beginning, she knew I was going back to Spain, and she told me she was going to Canada at the end of September that year.
If we ever meet again, we'll have a coffee, and meanwhile, thanks to social media, we stay in touch in one way or another.
I know it might sound a bit "Mr. Wonderful," but I like to make the most of all moments for things like this. If you ever have the opportunity to travel or make plans that are outside your comfort zone, do them. The first time I went to France (that summer of 2016), I hesitated a lot and almost didn't do it, but I'm really glad I made that decision.
Thank you very much for asking. Writing all of this has made me remember and even look at the photos saved on the external hard drive from that summer.
A hug! :)
@oscarcat1231 😮 yo! Stop that...the man is cohabiting with his current gf, he plainly spelled it out for us so don't be asking those inflammatory type questions!😂
I grew up on the beach (west coast - Redondo Beach) and I surfed from a very young age. I respect the ocean immensely, having had my share of close calls. One time that I remember very clearly was when we had some storm surge in San Diego due to a hurricane passing by back in '95. It caused a very large northern surge, and I thought I would take advantage of it. I was wondering once I got out there why nobody was outside. Well I soon found out why. First there was no form - it was like a washing machine - and secondly it was way more powerful than I had anticipated. Not only the incoming waves, but the back flow too. There were rip currents everywhere, and at one point I really got scared and realized I was way out of my element. I started to fight to get back inside, and had one especially large wave close out on me while I was trying to catch it to try to make some progress inside. That was scary because the wave was so tall - there is a unique break at Mission Beach due to a sandbar - and it closed so fast that I actually hit the sand bar as the wave closed above me and started rolling me around like a washing machine. I will never, ever do that again.
Had a similar experience in Nazare when I was a child, and I wasn’t even into surfing. I told my cousin that those waves seemed pretty fun to swim into because it still seemed kind of calm to swim to a small thing that was floating in the water 50m away from the shore.
For obvious reasons no one was in the sea that afternoon. And for obvious reasons there was actually a red flag hanging there. Man.. When the tide started changing drastically, that spot transformed into a washing machine sucking you back in the ocean. No matter how hard I tried to swim back to shore.
Which left me with one more option because I started to get tired. Just letting a wave knock me out cold into the shore. When you find yourself in a spot like that, it’s hard not to panic without any experience with situations like these.
Definitely never gonna do that again either.
Massive amounts of respect to you sir...happy to know that you're still with us! ❤
Been running various POWER boats over 40 YEARS. NEVER let your speed get below that of the waves; especially with a small keel or you face broaching.
There is nothing quite so satisfying as watching the life and death struggles of others, while sitting comfortably a'shore.
And making smug comments about the rights and wrongs - enjoyable indeed😂
So fun to watch the sailboats and fishing boats that were designed for rough waters actually in rough waters and to get a side and 3/4 angle views of how the boats reacts to the larger waves , very cool
The sailor in that "big" sailboat were too sloow to have response and too fast to turn.
In a sailboat you almost don't need to correct the course, they do alone.
Going over a bar with breaking ground seas ain''t what You usually find out there. Why do boats leave the roadstead and go _out_ in a storm when no sheltered lee-side anchorage is available? Because in deep water, those steep, short, breaking waves can only build in strong storm-against- strong current conditions.
sailboats aren’t designed to be sailed in breaking waves like this. the boat isn’t supposed to be where it is…
@@pwedza Sailboats can be a bit "lively", but design-wise, they are very save and can take a beating.
Suddenly, staying home on the couch for the weekend doesn’t seem like such a terrible idea.
I'm a fan of sailboats. If you have a reasonably large one, this kind of waves is no problem (you just have to have a bit of an idea what you're doing, as shown by the boat at 0:33).
Going out for a bit of strong wind sailing, then coming back for dinner can be fun! :-)
@@charonstyxferryman on the boats I've been on, the helmsman also calls the maneuvers. He doesn't need to be the skipper, but while he's at the helm, he controls the operation of the boat.
As you said, it might be different in a regatta, the skipper/strategist might interrupt him for navigational command, e.g. changing the course to get more speed or get closer to the turning buoy. You know more about teaching than I do. :-)
Here in France we don't need 5 or 6 engines at the back of a phishing boat, only 2 supercharged balls at the front ;)
Hahaha nice one ! Have to love the French humor. Regards from Portugal
What's a Pfhishing boat and what's a ball . Get a job .
Only takes 1 time and you learn . But you may learn without a second chance .People are Stupid . Most often don't get a second chance in cold water. He'll some are so stupid they can't dog paddle or know how to just keep air in the lungs and you'll float for days . But they panic start flailing around till they breath in a breath of water.
@@jimmyfumbanks6081Get culture retard 😄
What
The Evok captain definitely has experience. Great job!
Любовь к морю это значит любить стихию воды и преодолевать шторма😍
so much bigger waves, and much more competent captains
Looks like we got the Cape Horn of inlets right here
these are legit waves and it makes haulover look like a lake compared to these breaks
I visited Capreton one weekend a few months ago, and I had never seen waves like that, not even on the worst filming day at Haulover.
I think Haulover looks so bad because of an abundance of truly brain dead sailors. At least half of them shouldn't even own a boat.
Haulover is full of rich dudes who can afford buying a boat. But in France a licence is required to operate a boat. The Atlantic coast of Portugal up to Scotland is deadly for dudes without proper experience
Haulover and similar inlets have very short wave periods..they aren't all that large but the perfect distance apart to be coming down one as the next hits your bow.
when you see pictures like this, you can only have respect for mother nature, and you don't mess with her ...
Agree
I notice the center cockpit sailboat intentionally went out in those conditions and also the two men were not wearing life jackets. Everything is fine until it isn't. Looks reckless.
More Capbreton please, I love all the sailboats and working boats!
Neanche se mi regalano un vacca che piscia caffè
When low tide opposes the wind you get to ride in a washing machine.....
I like the way the small French Zodiac RIB makes its way out without any Florida Man dramas..
That SkipCool Bonifato sail boat was exceptionally handled. Early and exaggerated rudder to save the bow pivot was impressive.
Which one is that?
@@TheSonjaxfactor Tat was in reference o the boat at the 7:15 mark
Yes, very nice. Obviously experienced on how to handle that particular boat. Very smooth.
I know this place, I'm living about 30km of this place : la passe de Capbreton, in the south west of France.
A dreaded place even for seasoned sailors, professional fishermen included!
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Excelente imagenes................saludos desde Córdoba..... Argentina...........
saludos!!
I am a small boat sailor in Hawaii. Might I dare to exit and return to a harbor entrance so fraught with steep breaking waves? I have, in the past. I've also acquired a broken-back being pitchpoled, so, in the past I have 'dared' a lot, and usually gotten away with it. Usually, but not always. I am smart enough to KNOW how not to be broached. Be faster than the following sea, but not too fast.
The water deals out some serious lessons. Books, and reading may help the uneducated to avoid disasters, or deal with them better after they happen.
If you wish to become an ocean navigator, take it serous. Your life and the lives of your guests are at stake.
Maybe I'm too green, but those waves look beautiful and steering the boats in looks fun and exciting. I miss being on the water.
I was raised on a Wisconsin Lake... Everyone on the Lake knew that if you started to see dark sky's to the West, you had 30 minutes to get off the Lake (This was before internet radar)...Only fools got caught up in the bad weather...
buddy there's a difference between a lake and an ocean
@@sharkansas_ Ever been on any of the great lakes? 12 foot swells are 12 foot swells regardless of salinity. And 700 footers have been snapped in the great lakes.
@@genefogarty5395 Lake Erie with surf... Lake Superior with mountain rollers... When the squalls kick the water churns!
@@genefogarty5395 I know how the lakes work but to act like these guys are fools because they were on the ocean for 30 mins before a storm came in is brain dead logic
@@matthewmcdermit8744 from the description Passe du Boucarot in Capbreton, France Bad conditions on the Great Lakes have taken out a lot of hefty carriers.
I know zero about boating but some of the sailboat captains made it look easy.
Sailboats are really good in heavy weather. They are typically much heavier than powerboats of the same size so head on they push through waves way better than powerboats and because of heavy deep keels they stay upright. It is very hard to capsize a sailboat and if you do they pick themselves right back up.
If you are caught in a seriously bad storm in a sailboat what you do is drop sails preferably drop a sea anchor to keep your bow towards the waves go inside and close all hatches. Even if your boat turns completely upside down it will turn back over. Shit will break thats for sure but it’s better than ending up on the bottom of the sea.
The Bay of Biscay is not a piece of water to play with, i've seen it go from flat calm sunny day to 10ft seas and howling winds in 10 minutes flat. To answer your question. yes, i've done it, would I do it now, no, more because I am a lot older now and I prefer my nice comfortable boat over being slammed about in the cockpit of a 30ft Sabre.
1:30 It's a great day to go out in a small craft.
It's like you're having an entire conversation with yourself.
That Zodiak at 05:5 used the same speed as the waves, making the ride back much more in control and relaxed.
Awesome you found this place and filmed it guys from Boat Zone, realy nice video.
Our pleasure
I once got stuck in 18-22 foot seas for almost 3 days, well offshore (300 miles), and I NEVER want to do that again. There was NO protected anchorage anywhere..
300 miles offshore is not a great starting point for finding a protected anchorage. Next time head for land 😜
Cool story but needs more dragons.
How about using these simple words "It's too rough today, we are not going out". That's what responsible captains do.
Ive gone out on a day wind forecast none 3-4knts. Bright sunny sky not a cloud. Flat glass sea. And by 2pm afternoon it was a squall with choppy waves similar to these.
And weather forecast was still no worries mate. Every one plans to go out in the best conditions but at least be prepared for this kind of weather.
These are boats running an inlet ... not boats trapped in a storm. Do you work for the National Inquirer?
@BoatZone, the canyon was not created by tectonic plates. Capbreton was the old "Adour" outlet, later diverted to Bayonne by man.
@7:15 watching the sailboats is relaxing
The lads in the zodiac are optimists, the captain of the first yacht is a realist.
Just experienced a rough breakwater at the entrance to Ventura Harbor last week in our 38’ Morgan Sailboat. The waves were smaller but the harbor entrance was clogged with boats making it tricky getting in.
Ventura harbor entrance is brutal😅
Game over in the language of ocean sailing sounds like "just another ordinary stormy day"... 😂
Testing the boat and self out is not a bad thing. I personally like to know if the rudder is big enough to handle a broach before heading towards rocks. Seas look bigger when you're out there.
Indeed, they look MUCH bigger.
The rudder big enough? If that was the case I think a lot of vessels would have much larger rudders
The rudder? Do you mean the keel? If so, the answer is yes.
Awesome content. Thank you as always, for the amazing video's.
my pleasure! Thanks for watching
Why would you drive a boat, any boat in these conditions? If you get yourself in trouble, you'd be expecting the Coast Guard to risk their lives to save you. Crazy!
Because this is what Cap Breton is like half the year? It's normal there to go out in those conditions.
You ever been on a boat most of the ocean is like that half the time.
Those arent even dangerous conditions. Gotta get out more often.😂
Those little rubberducks are amazing. Here in South Africa they are also very popular when i used to scuba dive the charters always used them, often doing beach launches through sometimes very heavy waves. If you have skilled skippers they can handle surprisingly rough seas.
They are not trapped and this is not a storm :-)
Those are some excellent boat handlers. It isn't easy to do that and the consequences of making a mistake can be disastrous.
That weather without life vest is like signing your own death centence…
And was that nicely modified sailboat with dry exhaust?!?
If your on a sailing boat in rough swells, it is a good idea to have the jib/genoa up refeed. It helps stabilise the boat and lifts the bow out of the water.
Entering Capbreton is obviously easier on the flood tide but the disadvantage is that you are carried up the canal by 6 knots of current with fishermen hurling abuse, and other things, at you as you run over their lines, even though there's nothing you can do. No wonder the harbour master gives visitors a complimentary bottle of wine.
Those sailboat captains did really well
Short, steep waves and a lot of experienced mariners. Vive la France !
I don't understand why they take such a risk???🤨
I have to correct your description. The multi hull at 4.30 is not an X Cat. It is a Cheetah Marine Catamaran built on the Isle of Wight, England
Thanks for the info
Why on earth would you take a small boat out in that weather? Insane.
For fun.
@@AttitudeCharteryou took the words out of my mouth.
@@Jack-tx2ve Hahahaha
They are living life. Unlike you, wasting away on the couch commenting on UA-cam videos.
LOL 2:12 what should the passenger have done different
Love the international inlets!!
more footage coming...stay tuned
Tuned?
This just shows the seaworthiness of a good RIB , having had one I always felt safe in any sea and supprisingly dry as also shown in the video , a basic seamanship rule your boat In a following sea must be capable of going faster than the waves to avoid broaching.
OK, Kong, what’s a RIB?
@@kriley9386ridgid inflatable boat. Hard bottom zodiac
Wind and swell against a fast running out tide, brilliant seamanship to enter or exit at this time.
The sea was angry that day my friend. Like an old man sending back soup at a deli. George Costanza
You tow an inflatable past the mouth and you don't even get on it for a ride? WTF
Extreme tubing 😂😂
Please stop calling these recreational boaters "Captains". They are "skippers" at the most.😮
A 12 foot inflatable with a 9.9 on the back could handle these swells, given a skilled captain
That's it. I'm getting a boat.
Some truly excellent captains. Been there. Done that. The skills demonstrated in this video,, including the first one where the captain declared a 'go around',,, excellent,, incredible skill.
Yet neither of them were wearing lifejackets. Thats plain stupidity.
I see people end up in the inlet water a lot on this channel. It always scares me because I'm used to the Indian River inlet in DE where if you fall in they are recovering your body. The undertow is so bad it will pull you under even with a life jacket.
Nah, undertow doesn’t pull down and submerge buoyant objects 😂
@@BikingVikingHHoh yes it will, if it is strong enough. Been there, done that. No fun.
@@spookie3000in a low head dam or wier, or a boil/whirlpool yes, not in a channel outflow or beach rip current
we were there about a decade ago. We spent a couple of days in Hossegor just up the beach from Passe du Boucarot in Capbreton, France. There was a massive storm while we were there.
I spent a weekend a few months ago. Beautiful place, insane waves.
The sailboat at 9:30 worries me a bit. The engine seemed to be running really hot - the exhause wasn't spitting exhaust mixed with water, it was spitting exhaust mixed with steam...
maybe it is "cold" there. no idea. We just bought a cruisers yachts 3470 with twin yanmar turbo diesels. and when we brought it to our marina it was still pre season and pretty chilly. when going in higher rpm ( above 2000) we also got a good amount of white smoke. engine temp etc. all good. now it is summer over here and no more white smoke. so this also was steam because of lower air and water temp. Or maybe the engine is running full throttle and is in need of some love and therefor is smoking a bit more then normal. or you are just right and the impeller is toast. I don't know. What I do know is that I am glad my marina does not have an exit like this. Pretty risky. I am not sure if this is most of the time like this or just in high wind conditions but this would not make me happy with a bigger boat. With a jetski or quick agile rib it is fun.
@@skunkjobb On my boat they are called "water lift exhausts" I believe.
no idea why they went out other than to surf back in.. maybe the guy wanted to show off for the girl.
@@dextersxxxxlab A little "steam" is not unusual in cold weather. That boat looks to be overheating which is not surprising trying to motor those conditions.
I often struggle to understand what the goal is after small boats exit these inlets. The seas are rough as far as the eye can see. It’s not like you take a brief whipping to reach flat calm seas. You get your ass whipped, then continue on into hairy conditions. What’s the end game? And I always get a kick out of the ones that attempt to leave then turn around AFTER endangering themselves in very obviously hazardous seas. Classic. They could save themselves a lot of aggravation by simply checking the weather forecast. Could’ve taken the kids to the park, but no, I had to dick around on my boat in conditions I had no business challenging.
Pourquoi, parce-que le français corsaire.....cher ami américain...... vous Miami string, nous.....vent vent, guerre guerre
Hilarious post, love it.
I looked on the map and it looks like there is a larger inlet from a. river a few miles south, so maybe some of the smaller vessels are trying to get there
Believe it or not, there are many people (admittedly a minority) who actually enjoy conditions like these (and worse). Once you get your sea legs, and the risk of sea sickness has passed, and you have confidence in yourself and your boat, it can be a perverse pleasure to get bounced around like this.
At this moment, there are thousands of amateurs, not wearing government issued costumes or badges, crossing oceans in small boats in worse conditions than these. And they're doing it for pleasure, not money.
But it's not confined to sail. Tens of thousands of people endure pain and exhaustion to run 26 miles as fast as they can in races that don't need to be run, or exhaust and freeze themselves and risk their lives climbing mountains that don't need to be climbed. It's part of being alive and not being afraid of either nature or their own shadows. My hat's off to them.
@@philmann3476 For over a decade I’ve made a living as a licensed captain in the northeast, spent several years aboard a commercial fishing vessel prior to that, and am a lifelong member of a boating family, so I’m no stranger to bad conditions, or to the fun of embarking on adventures, but I like mine to involve something beyond suffering. I guess the novelty of getting thrashed around senselessly is lost on me, especially when career experience has taught me that most of these people are ill prepared to deal with the inherent problems associated with venturing out in bad conditions. There’s calculated risk, sure, but this is something else.
good quality videos, what kind of camera do you are using
The motor boats are on the rocks if the motor cuts out but the guy at 8:28 had the backup of a sail!
Ahh this brings back memories, the good old days 😂
That’s some crazy wind and waves!😳
I wonder if the first yacht might have benefited from hoisting maybe 1/3 of foresail to combat the roll? Thoughts?
The captain's recklessness will always cause trouble
What bugs me is people not wear vests in these type of conditions
Rescue boat exited as well as entered the inlet with perfection as always.
That guy who fell off of the jet ski is lucky there wasn’t an external propeller
😂😂😂
Looks like Oregon Inlet on a sunny day
Most people think that it's the size of the waves that matter but there are so many wave shapes and spacing between peaks that larger waves can actually be much safer than smaller ones. I used to think that there must be a couple hundred wave shapes but after many years on the ocean and Great Lakes, the number and frequency must be nearly infinite.
Looks like Cap Breton to me, not Haulover at all.
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Nobody mentioned anything about Haulover in the video or title. FYI, the waves in Capbreton are much worse than those in Haulover
@@BoatZone You might want to take a look at the description.
@@BoatZone It says Haulover Inlet in the videos description.
@@bitslammer My apologies, the description is automatically generated in the videos. It has already been fixed. Thank you for the heads up.
These sail boats don't have enough power in these situations...glad it worked out
My buddy and I took his dinghy out Ft Lauderdale inlet, not knowing how rough it was. We had that little rib almost 90 degrees in the air over some waves. It was pretty fun.
That's how they keep things interesting, right? 😄
Well, at least the broaching yacht had two fenders out port-side - so they had _that_ going for them!
Captains should be whipped for taking people out in those conditions just to grab the fee.
Also great idea for the website too , i'll have to break out my hobie cat and try to take on haulover lol
The camera will be rolling... just give us a heads up.
Is it a Hobie 16? This I would like to watch (I sailed a 16 more than 20 years ago).
The big difference between haulover in the USA and these capitains is in USA those who can afford to buy a boat just buy it and sail it without training but here in France you need a license to operate a boat and a captain license to operate a non pleasure craft. Those operating these fishing boats are real captains not just with the title of captain because they are operating a boat without license. That's the difference between a boat competency certificate and a proper boat license.
We in the USA don't surrender like some do
I have flown planes, raced motorcycles and skippered boats. Always the same - activities that are dangerous start with healthy fear - then you gain a little confidence - and that is where you get whacked. Stay fearful - it’ll take you to expert level
Where's the "terrible storm" ?
This is not a storm. It's a normal day in the North West of France. Judging by the view it's for sure somewhere in Bretagne probably in Finistère or La Rochelle pour or St Malo. These people aren't like Americans who buy boat because they can afford it. In France a boat license is required to operate a boat and the exam is very hard. I had to study 6 moths to get mine.
Check North West Atlantic near Scotland you will see the true waves with storms. I am a former R.N.L.I rescuer . This water won't ever be erased in my memory
@@hayatel2557 You think licenses aren't required for boats in the US? And what's licenses got to do with the video?
Really nice and fun to see
What a time for that people
Excellent video! Excellent skills, I am really jealous. Best regards to all involved.
Thank you very much!
Yikes! Basic rule is never let the following waves catch up and roll under you.
Parabéns pelo vídeo 🇧🇷
My fear isn't drowning. I can swim and keep myself afloat. My fear is what is swimming in those waters, and getting bit. Don't the people in this video think about that?
That’s terrifying to think about. But I don’t know because they might have some adrenaline
All Stores Please Lower the price of all Military and Local for all Brands of Boat Products and Accessories and Production Cost Now That's too much $$ The Whole World Now 🙏🙏🙏
Some of these captain's have some skills made skills to
La passe de Capbreton en France ,pas facile .🥵
Jet ski boi was looking for his shades!!!
Complete insanity to go out in these conditions, in my opinion.
an inflatable,too.
@@blueterrace Many without life jackets as well. It doesn’t matter how good you can swim. In those conditions, wear life jackets.
Well, they are french sailors, for them it's fun.
Almost always more dangerous to enter a harbor or restricted inlet than to ride out a storm at sea.
That little sailboat at 09:27 appears to be smoking is auxiliary power to death, there is no water coming out of the exhaust just smoke.
You would need a 5 point safety harness racing car seat to be strapped into to survive that!
A picture is worth a thousand words as the saying goes, this video explains perfectly why blo botes are dangerous.
Yo no entraría apuerto con una tormenta de ese tipo, esperaría lejos de la costa capeando el temporal y después que calme entro a puerto. Una locura lo que hizo este barco
First sailboat... No life jackets, no tethers, but sure glad he has his fenders out, LOL!
Dude was in the cockpit. WTH does he need a life jacket or tether??? Was he going up to the bow??