Solo Sailing Sapphira
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Newfoundland to Greenland on Sailing Yacht Zora, Transatlantic Expedition
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I join the crew of Sailing Yacht Zora to help Rhys complete his transatlantic circuit. We sail from St John's, Newfoundland, to Qaqortoq, Greenland. Whales, Cod fishing, Icebergs.
Galway Harbour to Rossaveel
มุมมอง 1.3K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
A video from earlier this summer, sailing from Galway to Rossaveel.
Very brief introduction to my new boat
มุมมอง 2.9K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
My new to me Sadler Starlight 39, Williwaw
Channel Update - Probable new boat! - Details to follow
มุมมอง 1.3K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
I'm probably buying a new boat
Single Handed Sailing - Inishbofin to Galway
มุมมอง 3K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
Sailing Sapphira from Inishbofin, Co. Galway, to Galway Harbour. Dolphins, cruise ships, etc.
Single handed Sailing - Cahersiveen to Inishbofin, opening passage of 2024 season
มุมมอง 1.2K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
Dolphins, future plans, aurora on Inishbofin
Completing Singlehanded Sailing Transatlantic Circuit - Azores to Ireland Part 2
มุมมอง 6Kปีที่แล้ว
I finish off my solo transatlantic circuit, arriving back to Dingle after 14 months away from Ireland.
Single Handed Sailing - Azores to Ireland Part 1
มุมมอง 8Kปีที่แล้ว
The final leg of my voyage around the Atlantic, I sail from Terciera, in the Azores, to Dingle, in Ireland. A broken gooseneck adds some drama to the passage.
Gale at anchor and engineless sail from Flores to Horta, Faial, Azores
มุมมอง 3.1Kปีที่แล้ว
Gales (up to 50 knots possibly) at anchor in Faja Grande, Flores. Sailing to Horta.
Transatlantic #2 - Singlehanded Sailing - Bermuda to Azores Part 3
มุมมอง 4.4Kปีที่แล้ว
Third and final part of my second transatlantic singlehanded sail. Bermuda to Flores, Azores.
Transatlantic #2 - Singlehanded Sailing - Bermuda to Azores Part 2
มุมมอง 4.6Kปีที่แล้ว
Second part of my second transatlantic singlehanded sail. Bermuda to Flores, Azores. More windy weather, I catch a Cory's Shearwater, hit some strong currents, and fix my stove. Sailing around the atlantic on my Halmatic 30, Sapphira for 1 year.
Transatlantic #2 - Singlehanded Sailing - Bermuda to Azores
มุมมอง 6Kปีที่แล้ว
First part of my second transatlantic singlehanded sail. Bermuda to Flores, Azores. Some windy weather, some wind vane issues, but relatively smooth sailing!
Single Handed Offshore Sailing-St Marten to Bermuda-2nd transatlantic crossing-squalls-lightning
มุมมอง 8Kปีที่แล้ว
I sail single handed from St Marten in the North East Caribbean to Bermuda, 860 miles north in the North Atlantic. The first leg of my second transatlantic crossing. I'm heading home to Ireland via Bermuda and the Azores. Lots of squalls, seasickness, lightning, and motoring!
Sapphira in the Caribbean
มุมมอง 1.5Kปีที่แล้ว
A short video to update on our Caribbean trip
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 3
มุมมอง 18Kปีที่แล้ว
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 3
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 2
มุมมอง 29Kปีที่แล้ว
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 2
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 1
มุมมอง 96K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Single Handed Sailing Transatlantic Part 1
Single Handed Offshore Sailing - Canaries to Cape Verde
มุมมอง 30K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Single Handed Offshore Sailing - Canaries to Cape Verde
Sailing the Canaries and Prep for Cabo Verde Passage
มุมมอง 4.8K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Sailing the Canaries and Prep for Cabo Verde Passage
Exploring Madeira - Sailing Offshore - Madeira to Lanzarote 280NM
มุมมอง 3.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Exploring Madeira - Sailing Offshore - Madeira to Lanzarote 280NM
Sailing Cascais to Madiera - 480 mile passage - Dolphins, I catch skipjack tuna, Porto Santo arrival
มุมมอง 5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Sailing Cascais to Madiera - 480 mile passage - Dolphins, I catch skipjack tuna, Porto Santo arrival
Sailing Portugal - Póvoa Do Varzim - Porto - Gerês National Park - Motoring South to Cascais
มุมมอง 2.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Sailing Portugal - Póvoa Do Varzim - Porto - Gerês National Park - Motoring South to Cascais
Vigo - Islas Cies - Povoa de Varzim - Sailing Spain and Portugal
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Vigo - Islas Cies - Povoa de Varzim - Sailing Spain and Portugal
Sailing Galicia Part 2 - Ria Pontevedra - Ria Vigo - Ria Aldan - Barra
มุมมอง 2.8K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Sailing Galicia Part 2 - Ria Pontevedra - Ria Vigo - Ria Aldan - Barra
Sailing Galicia - Camariñas - Muros - Ria de Arousa - Wildfires - Rock Pools - Engine Trouble
มุมมอง 4.5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Sailing Galicia - Camariñas - Muros - Ria de Arousa - Wildfires - Rock Pools - Engine Trouble
Biscay Crossing Part 3 - Single handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
มุมมอง 31K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Biscay Crossing Part 3 - Single handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
Biscay Crossing Part 2 - Single handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
มุมมอง 60K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Biscay Crossing Part 2 - Single handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
Biscay Crossing Part 1 - Single Handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
มุมมอง 94K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Biscay Crossing Part 1 - Single Handed Sailing Ireland to Spain
Baltimore - Biscay Planning - Engine Checks - Grab Bag prep - Solo Sailing Ireland
มุมมอง 3.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Baltimore - Biscay Planning - Engine Checks - Grab Bag prep - Solo Sailing Ireland

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  • @viajahtur
    @viajahtur 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Congratulations!!! Well done.

  • @MISCIFMAKER
    @MISCIFMAKER 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Your riden middle of the 7 N n 14 north , on west line few miles North or south along westal direction on May find more wind .

  • @lloydbrown9327
    @lloydbrown9327 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow! You were here in Fogo? I wish I knew, I live across the harbor from the Fish plant. I own the 27' Mirage sailboat, that was tied up to the dock. I sailed her from Whitby Ontario to Fogo in 2021, it was a great experience and adventure! Where are you now? Stay safe from Fogo Island, Newfoundland!

  • @quadswallop2713
    @quadswallop2713 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First channel I have seen where someone talks about the psycological affects of being alone and tired, not just relavant to sailing, but to life .... very honest and real vidoes.

  • @SailingSingleminded
    @SailingSingleminded หลายเดือนก่อน

    Subbed in the first 30 seconds! I love the rawness of this video…thank you!

  • @lloydbrown9327
    @lloydbrown9327 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A great video! Some advice.....I wouldn't be that close to those icebergs, if they break and roll over, you wouldn't have a chance! It happened to us while fishing. We were pulling our cod nets, getting closer to iceberg, about a mile away when it broke apart and rolled over. We threw the net overboard and ran away from the 6' wave and the ice coming towards us! I decided to turn into the wave, instead of it coming over the stern. Good thing, the wave was 6' high and the ice bits were running past the boat like a river! Very scary at the time. You don't know the dangers it can cause, until it's too late. Also with a sailboat you don't have the speed to get away fast enough! Believe me I know! I live on the east coast of Canada in iceberg alley! Just some good advice! Take care and safe sailing!

  • @mrpiloni7345
    @mrpiloni7345 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always a great vlog mate. One life Live it

  • @lanceleader8891
    @lanceleader8891 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome 😎

  • @andrewlocke1637
    @andrewlocke1637 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow great video.

  • @SailingBritaly
    @SailingBritaly หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cracking video Mark, what a wonderful place to explore by boat. I had a very memorable stop off in Nuuk while working on an offshore vessel. We climbed the highest peak adjacent to the city in trainers (mountaineering boots & crampons would have been more appropriate) and the views were spectacular! It's surreal that such a small city is the capital, with around 18,000 population and no roads going in or out. Beautiful, pristine country. Send my best regards to Rhys. God bless and fair winds, Chris 👍 p.s. We share the same surname. :-)

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Chris! It's a really spectacular country for sure. We couldn't believe the lack of roads, boat and helicopter being really the only ways to get around. Interesting, looks like the comments section is 90% Barr so far 😁

  • @annebarr9314
    @annebarr9314 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the non melodramatic commentary while you do dramatic stuff.

  • @paulbarr1804
    @paulbarr1804 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3 times you promised hot springs and not 1 hot spring was seen. 1 star

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol there were small children in it all day so couldn't video. It was not massively hot but hotter than the sea

    • @paulbarr1804
      @paulbarr1804 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @SoloSailingSapphira okay I suppose that's a good enough excuse 🤣🤣🙈🙈

    • @SailingYachtZora
      @SailingYachtZora หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's on the onlyfans

    • @paulbarr1804
      @paulbarr1804 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @SailingYachtZora 🤣🤣🙈🙈

  • @gregdamario5808
    @gregdamario5808 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are made of steel, thus very impressive. I am generally a loner, an introvert but there are limits. I would not have wanted to do an extended voyage like yours without a competent sailor wife. Ya, I'm married. But, great chanel. I am enjoying it. I have done my fair share of coastal sailing at night, one, two or three days between anchorages. What I don't understand about solo sailors crossing oceans, is that you and almost every other soloist sleeps at night and is awake during the day. Any emergency at night is going to be worse than the same emergency during daylight. You probably have AIS but not all other boats have AIS, certainly rogue logs and errant shipping containers do not. And then there are possible wind changes, rigging and through hull issues. It just seems to me it would be safer to be awake at night and nap during the day. But, you were the one who did it and lived, so what are your thoughts?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Greg thanks for watching and for the kind words. I do end up sleeping a lot at night when far offshore, my body just seems to fall into that rhythm. It's more pleasant being on deck during the day, and when you're down below, if you're not cooking or eating you might as well be sleeping. When far offshore the chance of hitting a boat without AIS seem pretty slim to me, and the chance of seeing a log or shipping container even during the day while keeping a normal lookout seem vanishingly small in the typical offshore swell, let alone at night. I sleep as much as I can day and night, but as I say, when I really need to catch up on sleep, nothing beats that time between midnight and sunrise, my body just seems to crave unconsciousness around then. I have once fallen asleep while waiting for a wind shift around then and ended up going in the wrong direction for 4 hours, but apart from that nothing bad happened while asleep. The ocean is vast. As I say, thanks for the thoughtful comment

  • @Leonwhu73
    @Leonwhu73 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question. What’s the largest boat you can sail solo? (I know bugger all about sailing!). 🫡🇬🇧

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for the donation Leon! A lot depends on how the boat is set up and your appetite for work and risk. I've heard people say up to 42 foot, no problem, over that, more difficult. But people single hand 70+ foot racing yachts around the world non stop, so it's possible, but it becomes more of an athletic and sailing skill issue

    • @Leonwhu73
      @Leonwhu73 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ Thank you. Where are you now?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Leonwhu73 I'm in Sligo on the North West coast of Ireland. Sapphira is in Galway, and I've bought another boat, Williwaw, in the South of France. I just got back from my first short cruise on Williwaw, excited to do some more of that.

  • @thekeenangler1902
    @thekeenangler1902 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow the whale footage

  • @daviastube
    @daviastube 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dear friend, it happened to me too ..and I did something like that

  • @ViajerosPorMaryTierra
    @ViajerosPorMaryTierra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was awesome 😎 congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 And to my previous question of dates, i got ghe answer here, December you crossed. We doing it end of january im calculating 💪🏼🌎⛵🏴‍☠️⚓❤️🍻

  • @ViajerosPorMaryTierra
    @ViajerosPorMaryTierra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching part 2 here 💪🏼 What day and month did you leave Mindelo ? Well done M8 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ViajerosPorMaryTierra
    @ViajerosPorMaryTierra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, how did the Aries wind vane behave ? I have one, never used it still (only sailed the boat by wind 1 week) and late January we cross the Atlantic if plans go to plan 🙏🏻❤️⛵🏴‍☠️⚓🌎

  • @fozalinko
    @fozalinko 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how much sailing experience do you need to do something like this?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Single handed, on your own boat, a fair bit. There's a lot of years of preparation that go into getting a boat ready for the passage, and in that time you'll be doing a lot of coastal sailing to see what works and what doesn't.

  • @stephenconway4976
    @stephenconway4976 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Living the dream right there. Saw Zora return down the North Channel off the Mull of Kintyre when we were out training on the Lifeboat. Great achievement, congratulations to all.

    • @SailingYachtZora
      @SailingYachtZora 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome, thanks for the hard work you lads and ladies put in. We felt a great sense of security once we got back in RLNI range!

  • @Frank-E
    @Frank-E 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulation

  • @DonKealy
    @DonKealy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing

  • @30thcenturyman15
    @30thcenturyman15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh Mark, this is an especially lovely video. There's something so romantic and mysterious to me about high-latitude sailing, and this video captured it: the harshness, the isolation, but also the seemingly untouched raw natural beauty. An adventure of a lifetime, to be sure.

  • @tomfisher7900
    @tomfisher7900 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Rys. Which of you mad buggers went swimming amongst the ice?

    • @SailingYachtZora
      @SailingYachtZora 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be Mark the nutter

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha that was me (Mark). Not as horrible as you might think

  • @Richard_Cunningham
    @Richard_Cunningham 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Crazy Son of a B!t(h, You Did It

  • @irishharmon
    @irishharmon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sitting in the marina in Greystones with the crew go Zora and you dropped this WOW. Great photography.

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, the credit for the nice shots goes to Rhys, great drone footage. Great that you're hanging out with the lads!

  • @SailingYachtZora
    @SailingYachtZora 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such epic memories with the best crew a fella could ask for. Absolute legends

  • @pauldent7067
    @pauldent7067 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning😎

  • @richardslaiter3030
    @richardslaiter3030 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for coming back missed you, stunning icebergs.

  • @HP-qj4gz
    @HP-qj4gz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!

  • @brianseage5452
    @brianseage5452 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done! Have not followed all your videos so, what size and type of yacht is she. Looks like a Contessa. What wind vane steering do you have. Fair wind and weather!

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Brian! She's a Halmatic 30, not dissimilar to the contessa. Long keel but with transom hung rudder. My wind vane is an Aries.

  • @leecowell8165
    @leecowell8165 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice boat. Don't know what it is but I see a wind generator there (AND its mounted where you can actually service it while under sail). Do you have any solar? Coupla things I noticed.. Tiller steering maybe this is a long keeled boat (lotta ocean crossing cruisers are... safer). I don't see any solar though. And NO spinnaker those things are nothing but a pain in the ass. Also noticed that you're mostly on a reach.

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Lee. I do have a small solar panel, 100w, that and the wind gen kept me mostly topped up in windy west Indies anchorages, and underway in the tropics. Was tight enough for power as I got further north. She's a Halmatic 30, long keeled.

  • @Chloe-g2c
    @Chloe-g2c 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How’s Meabh mark It’s chloe

  • @paulmulligan2895
    @paulmulligan2895 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant again, some of those waves looked scary!

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Paul, yeah coming in to the Azores was intense enough!

  • @paulmulligan2895
    @paulmulligan2895 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant man, can hardly imagine what it must feel like to do this!

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers again, yeah it was one of the best feelings 😁

  • @paulmulligan2895
    @paulmulligan2895 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this, be great if there was a chronology (or playlist) so we could follow the entire Transatlantic voyage in sequence? thanks

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did put all these in a playlist, should be under my channel page and playlists, solo sailing Sapphira all videos

    • @paulmulligan2895
      @paulmulligan2895 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SoloSailingSapphira thanks Mark will check it out!

  • @paulmulligan2895
    @paulmulligan2895 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Epic trip man, massive respect! Looking forward to following you on future voyages, best of luck!

  • @paulmulligan2895
    @paulmulligan2895 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what exactly was the departure point?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I set off from Baltimore Co Cork, Paul. Good departure point for Spain as you can cross the shelf in deeper water than further east

  • @ianmcsweeney433
    @ianmcsweeney433 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats on the new boat

  • @shakesmarley4754
    @shakesmarley4754 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my absolute dream mate 😍

  • @denisconnaughton2923
    @denisconnaughton2923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tried contacting you on instagram.......did you see the Halmatic?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apologies Denis, don't know if you got me in the end. Another Halmatic in Galway?

  • @joeltatham5673
    @joeltatham5673 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gorgeous boat, lovely form, great adventures new await!

  • @jq2639
    @jq2639 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What brand/type of boat is this?

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's a Halmatic 30, long keel sloop

  • @Kitiwake
    @Kitiwake 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sinead and the kids?

  • @Kitiwake
    @Kitiwake 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats on your passage.

  • @Oceans_Sail
    @Oceans_Sail 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a good looking hull shape! A beauty!❤

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, yes I'm delighted with her, can't wait to get sailing 😁

  • @davidegan2587
    @davidegan2587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see that no matter where you go. St. Patrick's Day always ends the same way. 😂

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup, dancing and drinking in the street 😁

  • @stevetunnicliffe1283
    @stevetunnicliffe1283 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see you back 👍

  • @svliberte9625
    @svliberte9625 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice trip, nice marina and ⦿ to TH-cam algorithm 😉

    • @SoloSailingSapphira
      @SoloSailingSapphira 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hehe thanks for that, always appreciated 😁