This is why I appreciate your content so much James. Nothings exaggerated or dramatized. You don’t try to show us anything other than the truth. Sometimes you’re in a beautiful location and everything is peaceful and amazing. Other times you’re stuck in a rough sea state with a broken tiller. As someone currently saving for a boat of my own, I appreciate you tremendously for allowing me to experience sailing vicariously through your videos.
@@SailorJames watching this, I feel like I need a sea sickness pill .... I could only handle so much of that before I started counting my passage pounds, then haul out to figure a galvanic stable way to bolt up the rest of the spare poundage in lead, to the bottom of the keel fin. ( if it was within +10% ) ....have to swap in fresh keel bolts first.
"25-30. Supposed to be 15". LOL we have a saying in the Sounds 'Norswesterly; variable 50'. And if the forecast is ever 'variable 10' that just means that the forecast (or hindcast) will vary every 10 mins. The wind in the Sounds can come from anywhere, anytime at pretty much any strength... Nice work.
As for action, the spectacular lighting and color of both sea and sky makes this one of your most gorgeous thrillers --- expertly handled!!! Beautiful film
Love your energy through the sketchy swells & breakage!! It’s all in the person & you sir are a stellar sailor!! I’m sure the real life experience was intense & you, SOLO… had it in you to film it while fixing it!! To our crossing on the blue!! Be blessed & continue to inspire!!!
Well played recovering from the broken tiller - especially so close to land!! It's a reminder to us all about always having a Plan B at the ready. I have wheel steering ... if one of the steering cables broke in that same situation, I'd have to quickly install my emergency tiller (attaches the rudder head via a panel in the cockpit floor) ... your video makes me realize I'm gonna want that unit ready at all times when near near land - not stowed on a semi-accessible shelf in the quarter berth where it is now 😕
Yeah wheel steering is far more susceptible to failure than tillers because there are so many more parts and they are all in very hard to reach places. You should also install the emergency tiller and test it out while sailing or motoring to see how difficult it is to use, I know leverage is a big issue with most of those emergency tillers
Yeah wheel steering is far more susceptible to failure than tillers because there are so many more parts and they are all in very hard to reach places. You should also install the emergency tiller and test it out while sailing or motoring to see how difficult it is to use, I know leverage is a big issue with most of those emergency tillers
you're right. It's a bit fiddly to install (I have practiced), and I've ready that, in conditions when you really need it - strong winds - it can be hard to generate enough force to overcome the poor leverage.@@SailorJames
Great to see Vagan in a couple of shots at the beginning. You are not the first to get in trouble coming into Queen Charlotte Sound. Wind Funnel is crazy.
Thst is awesome seamanship. Thank you for sharing. I still don't know how you managed to install the hydro vane tiller with all that water pressure from the wave action. but you managed to do it. I was on the edge of my chair watching you do that. Glad you made it to the mooring safely. Your sailing exploits are really terrific for a lake sailor like myself.
now THIS is what captains are made of!! my respect for you is even higher than it already was, James! your grit and ability to deal with stressful situations is astounding (also, hydrovane for MVP!!)
Well done James. Top job. Marlborough Sounds can be a bit of a bugger at times. Last time I came into Queen Charlotte sound the weather was very much the same as what you had but our tiller didn't break. It is hard to describe how big those waves are and how rough that area gets. Well done on a great bit of seaman ship. 🐟
Another great episode mate, exciting sailing conditions and bravo on keeping calm and controlling the situation. 👏 Got to love the weather forecasts 😂😂far winds mate
Haha!Nice one, mate!! And I'm worried about picking up my swinging mooring solo in the confines of Poole Harbour, southern England in over 20 kts! Good job, brother!
Good effort skipper. Interesting to watch you in a “situation”…..have been, like most sailors, in these moments and was good to see you pause and think carefully for few moments, then act. That pause moment while sails are flowing or rocks are getting closer is the bit that experience brings: what’s urgent, what’s important, what’s the real risk. Good on you for showing that well.
Wow. You're an. amazing sailor.. looks like you were flying super fast through those white caps then chaos which you fixed. Awesome how beautiful blue the ocean is there
Well my opinion on this is great job. Like everything you do in life. It throws a curve ball sometimes.. was awesome to see your intelligence overcome that obstacle great inspiration for obstacles that do happen
I feel kind of terrible I enjoyed this so much! Your misfortune definitely provides great viewing and also grateful to you for sharing your experiences so that if I ever face a similar situation I will have your experience to draw on. Ngā mihi and kia kaha.
You are the man. exciting to watch, You had my attention when you were hanging over the Stern Working to get control of your Sailboat. Good job, captain.
Hi games, wow what a crazy rodeo that was felt like I need to jump through the screen to help you and had me on the edge of my seat. Anyway glad you’re safe brother keep up the good work. Love the videos from Queensland Australia
And thats why i follow your example and install a hydrovane on my boat. Glad to see all went well, and you were able to fix it next day. Best of lucks James !
As someone who has spent a lot of time near the Cook Strait and crossed it many times on the passenger ferries, it always demands respect. 13kt can become 30kt very quickly, and near a bluff it's often faster. Sea state can change just as quickly. I used to sail an 18ft-er with my dad, and things would go wrong, as they always do. I admire your calm, because I know what 'not-calm' looks like. I was extremely glad when you were able to get away from land. Had you been closer it could have been very serious. Another day, another set of experiences under the belt!
This demonstrates just how bad it can get - a 500ft ship being thrown around like it's a sailboat. Thankfully nothing that bad on your passage! th-cam.com/video/RPjWMDAYWZs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfWTWx7isD9XUg-Z&t=161@@SailorJames
One of yr best posts! It aint all.plain sailing. Hope u got to see Cooks stream where he sourced his fresh water. Recommend Cpt Cooks diary audio books describing this part of the world. Harae ra
11:42 right here I literally started screaming in the studio "Drop the main! Drop the main!" 180+ degree round up is nutty on its own but having it happen that close to land will pucker anyone's starfish.
Wow. That was one of the most legitimate captures of danger I’ve seen on video in real time. That was serious danger and could have ended in disaster. You kept calm and did a great job handling it. Also the music as you navigated those crazy waves was some good editing. Jeesh.
Yikes!! That went downhill and got scary really fast! I've been a fan forever (used to love your jaunts out to Catalina) so I knew you would stay calm and work through even the worst of it, but you were moving pretty fast trying to get Wanda Jean hooked up - LOL. Great job as always - you never disappoint!
Now that got the blood pumping a James , Cook Strait bits again. I've crossed a few times in a 34ft MS and HUNDREDS of times on the ferry, even the ferry has healed over in Queen Charlotte Sound in a good blow, as you would know "Mr WIND" really can pick up over them big hills. Great to see you still had time/balls to film it. Cheers from MS Matakana.
@SailorJames Heya James, a little history, My dear "Matakana " was a reserve lifeboat for the "Wahine" an InterIsland ferry that sank on approach to Wellington Harbour 1968 and then gifted to Outward Bounds Anakiwa Picton where she was fitted out as a support vessel to tow there cutters in Queen Charlotte Sound, 50 years later when they retired her I purchased and refitted as a pleasure craft and still improving. One thing she came with is emergency Tiller thank goodness. Cheers
Rudder gone - sorted. Tiller gone - sorted. You are ticking all the "OH SH*T" boxes that are the stuff of sailor nightmares. Thanks for giving us all a preview of what can happen and what to do about it! For you it's not "fixing boats in exotic locations", instead it's "fixing boats on the way to exotic locations". Much harder work! What's next on the gonna-break list? ^_^ I hope it's all smooth sailing for you. Thanks for awesome videos.
James! That was freaking insane!!! Way to keep your cool though. You didn’t turtle and worked the problem till you were safe. Ever since your Hawaii rudder fail, I have been hyper fixated on getting a hydrovane. Even before you got one. I just felt like the redundancy of a spare tiller and rudder made it a no brainer. But after this video, if every captain isn’t actively saving for a Hydrovane, they are stupid;) Anyway, another epic video.
Wow James that some of the nastiest waves Ive seen you go through! I know the camera doesn't do it justice. You handled the tiller break well also. Cheers Captain 🍻⛵
You were very very lucky the lords not ready for you yet. Your tiller should be made of Hardwood, with an already fitted spare. Jolly good seamanship no panic, well done.
Heck, these are my home waters and the small boat I sail has a spare rudder built into the joinery, with pintles and gudgeons pre-made, and a spare tiller. Also built into the joinery are spare anchors, we carry drogues, and a folding floor inflatable with CO2 bottles and a canopy, a centreboard and a sailing rig, which means that with flippers, water containers and fishing gear we have a fighting chance of self-rescue if and when the sailboat sinks. There are parts of our coast (not many) where you can go a week and not see another living soul, let alone a boat or a habitation.
Hi James.. phew man your good. Improvisation adaptation and guts of steel top man. Love your channel man. Have subscribed. Take care bud. Good job. Dave and catherine. U.k.
Glad you got control back, it’s never just one thing, and in this particular situation it’s stunning how quick things got progressively worse simultaneously, wind, waves, boat speed and the coast getting closer. Please try not to scare the holy crap out of us, please, I know and am pretty sure you’ll never get yourself caught in a situation like this again. Stay safe and keep doing what you’re doing! Fair winds to you sir.👍🏼
Excellent episode. Around Cape Jackson an incoming tide flows out, west towards Tasman Bay, and an outgoing tide flows in, towards Tory Chanel, so back to front to what you expect. Wind against tide, as here, normally to be avoided. I go around 2 boat lengths out from the point, missing most of the turbulence. Bit late to tell you now so well done.
the video of you hanging off the stern reminds me on a near identical video I shot of my friend holding the legs of the skipper an a warrior 34 when he was bolting a cabin door onto the hydro vane with u clamps after the hydrovane rudder dropped off and our main rudder had seized 200 nm off Portugal on our way to Madeira. we had to heave to 3 more times and rebolt the door an a different corner as the door delaminated, still got us 400 NM without using anymore cabin doors.
You are good at mitigating/navigating unforseen circumstances. Been a while since I stopped by your channel. Glad to see you're still out there living the dream. I remember when you did the first sit down with Sam Holmes. You said then that you would be doing a circumnavigation. I never doubted you for a second. Though I did think for a moment that trio to Hawaii may change your mind. 😂
Damn James, that looked incredibly gnarly!!! For a moment i thought you were not going to be able to survive that but luckily i was wrong... on the upside, great content James! 😉
This is why I appreciate your content so much James. Nothings exaggerated or dramatized. You don’t try to show us anything other than the truth. Sometimes you’re in a beautiful location and everything is peaceful and amazing. Other times you’re stuck in a rough sea state with a broken tiller. As someone currently saving for a boat of my own, I appreciate you tremendously for allowing me to experience sailing vicariously through your videos.
Thanks 🙏🏻 yeah I don’t do click bait, I just share my life as it happens, I appreciate your comment 🙏🏻
Agreed.
Spot on my friend
@@SailorJames watching this, I feel like I need a sea sickness pill .... I could only handle so much of that before I started counting my passage pounds, then haul out to figure a galvanic stable way to bolt up the rest of the spare poundage in lead, to the bottom of the keel fin. ( if it was within +10% ) ....have to swap in fresh keel bolts first.
"25-30. Supposed to be 15". LOL we have a saying in the Sounds 'Norswesterly; variable 50'. And if the forecast is ever 'variable 10' that just means that the forecast (or hindcast) will vary every 10 mins.
The wind in the Sounds can come from anywhere, anytime at pretty much any strength...
Nice work.
Yep, here in NZ you just need to say “ crossing Cook Strait” for the crowd to go quiet… nice work James, it’s a beast that’s easily roused..
facts. that was a nice day.
When sailing turns into surfing 🏄♂️ 🤠
It’s a lot of fun…. Till it ain’t 😂
As for action, the spectacular lighting and color of both sea and sky makes this one of your most gorgeous thrillers --- expertly handled!!! Beautiful film
James this content was literally nail biting!!!!
This episode was as close to accurate to how it felt onboard of any i have filmed
That was a helluva great episode!! I couldn't believe that you kept filming while dealing with your situation!! You amaze me! 😄
Yeah I always try and film the struggles as much as the successes
Epic episode. Rugged conditions, survival measures and repairs. Awesome work my friend.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Love your energy through the sketchy swells & breakage!! It’s all in the person & you sir are a stellar sailor!! I’m sure the real life experience was intense & you, SOLO… had it in you to film it while fixing it!! To our crossing on the blue!! Be blessed & continue to inspire!!!
It was an intense experience for sure
Watching with my kids, you had us on the edge of our seats ✌️
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Your peaceful understanding of the situation you are in and your total calmness pronounces you as a Great Shipman
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Well done, brother. NZ sailing is a tough call sometimes, and you just earned more stripes.
Us kiwis can relate
👍You are very brave to fight crazy weather and pray for your safety.💪
Well played recovering from the broken tiller - especially so close to land!! It's a reminder to us all about always having a Plan B at the ready. I have wheel steering ... if one of the steering cables broke in that same situation, I'd have to quickly install my emergency tiller (attaches the rudder head via a panel in the cockpit floor) ... your video makes me realize I'm gonna want that unit ready at all times when near near land - not stowed on a semi-accessible shelf in the quarter berth where it is now 😕
Yeah wheel steering is far more susceptible to failure than tillers because there are so many more parts and they are all in very hard to reach places. You should also install the emergency tiller and test it out while sailing or motoring to see how difficult it is to use, I know leverage is a big issue with most of those emergency tillers
Yeah wheel steering is far more susceptible to failure than tillers because there are so many more parts and they are all in very hard to reach places. You should also install the emergency tiller and test it out while sailing or motoring to see how difficult it is to use, I know leverage is a big issue with most of those emergency tillers
you're right. It's a bit fiddly to install (I have practiced), and I've ready that, in conditions when you really need it - strong winds - it can be hard to generate enough force to overcome the poor leverage.@@SailorJames
How quickly could you reduce sail? @@neilquigley1030
" I will never make that mistake again" - boy have we all been there before 😂 BS makes skilled sailors - nice job working it out
Great to see Vagan in a couple of shots at the beginning. You are not the first to get in trouble coming into Queen Charlotte Sound. Wind Funnel is crazy.
Wild!!!!!!
Blown away by your footage of those rough seas. Maybe your most dramatic and gorgeous video yet. Just wow.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thst is awesome seamanship. Thank you for sharing. I still don't know how you managed to install the hydro vane tiller with all that water pressure from the wave action. but you managed to do it. I was on the edge of my chair watching you do that. Glad you made it to the mooring safely. Your sailing exploits are really terrific for a lake sailor like myself.
I was amazed at how easy it was to get the rudder on, Neptune threw me a bone with that one 😂
Your best content mate, raw grit, adapt overcome.
James, That was absolutely incredible.
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now THIS is what captains are made of!! my respect for you is even higher than it already was, James! your grit and ability to deal with stressful situations is astounding (also, hydrovane for MVP!!)
Hydrovane most certainly MVP
THAT’S why they pay you the big bucks, Captain! 😉 Outstanding outcome!
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In the Cook Strait area, it can blow like a mad banshee... Great sailing when the boat is not a little bit busted up... Great pictures...
It gets very very spicy there for sure 😂
Well done James. Top job. Marlborough Sounds can be a bit of a bugger at times. Last time I came into Queen Charlotte sound the weather was very much the same as what you had but our tiller didn't break. It is hard to describe how big those waves are and how rough that area gets. Well done on a great bit of seaman ship. 🐟
Easily the most challenging place I have ever sailed but also one of the most beautiful
Your channel has inspired me to do the same as you and I can’t wait to begin my wild journey sailing around the world. Fair winds and following seas!
We only get one life to live !!!
Another great episode mate, exciting sailing conditions and bravo on keeping calm and controlling the situation. 👏 Got to love the weather forecasts 😂😂far winds mate
Always an adventure 😂
Reminds me when you lost steering , with a broken rudder , Always impressed on your ability to work under pressure, bloody good sailer
Yep yep
Haha!Nice one, mate!! And I'm worried about picking up my swinging mooring solo in the confines of Poole Harbour, southern England in over 20 kts! Good job, brother!
😂😂😂 picking up swing moorings alone is also stressful
Good effort skipper. Interesting to watch you in a “situation”…..have been, like most sailors, in these moments and was good to see you pause and think carefully for few moments, then act. That pause moment while sails are flowing or rocks are getting closer is the bit that experience brings: what’s urgent, what’s important, what’s the real risk.
Good on you for showing that well.
As you mentioned, the pause, thinking things through and not rushing, it is the most important thing to do when all hell is breaking loose.
James, Wow! Quite the rollers entering. Thank goodness for the hydro.. I've had to use a 2x4 for a tiller ;) Thank you for keeping it real. Be well.
Those waves at Cape Jackson were insane
Wow. You're an. amazing sailor.. looks like you were flying super fast through those white caps then chaos which you fixed. Awesome how beautiful blue the ocean is there
Wow! Very impressed by how you manage to handle that extremely stressful situation! "Live" update as well! Inspiring!
Well my opinion on this is great job. Like everything you do in life. It throws a curve ball sometimes.. was awesome to see your intelligence overcome that obstacle great inspiration for obstacles that do happen
That’s one hell of a Hydro Vane ad..glad you guys alright
Absolutely!
I feel kind of terrible I enjoyed this so much! Your misfortune definitely provides great viewing and also grateful to you for sharing your experiences so that if I ever face a similar situation I will have your experience to draw on. Ngā mihi and kia kaha.
😂😂😂 I strive to make my misery as helpful as possible 😂😂😂
You are the man. exciting to watch, You had my attention when you were hanging over the Stern Working to get control of your
Sailboat. Good job, captain.
Yeah not ideal conditions 😂
Hi games, wow what a crazy rodeo that was felt like I need to jump through the screen to help you and had me on the edge of my seat. Anyway glad you’re safe brother keep up the good work. Love the videos from Queensland Australia
It was one hell of a ride !
You're a lightening fast analytical thinker, and as someone else here said, 'with guts of steel'. Oh god, that was intense.
Thanks 🙏🏻 I do well under pressure
And thats why i follow your example and install a hydrovane on my boat. Glad to see all went well, and you were able to fix it next day. Best of lucks James !
They are worth their weight in Gold
As someone who has spent a lot of time near the Cook Strait and crossed it many times on the passenger ferries, it always demands respect. 13kt can become 30kt very quickly, and near a bluff it's often faster. Sea state can change just as quickly.
I used to sail an 18ft-er with my dad, and things would go wrong, as they always do. I admire your calm, because I know what 'not-calm' looks like. I was extremely glad when you were able to get away from land. Had you been closer it could have been very serious. Another day, another set of experiences under the belt!
It is a deadly serious bit of water for sure !
This demonstrates just how bad it can get - a 500ft ship being thrown around like it's a sailboat. Thankfully nothing that bad on your passage! th-cam.com/video/RPjWMDAYWZs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=AfWTWx7isD9XUg-Z&t=161@@SailorJames
One of yr best posts! It aint all.plain sailing. Hope u got to see Cooks stream where he sourced his fresh water. Recommend Cpt Cooks diary audio books describing this part of the world. Harae ra
11:42 right here I literally started screaming in the studio "Drop the main! Drop the main!" 180+ degree round up is nutty on its own but having it happen that close to land will pucker anyone's starfish.
Wow. That was one of the most legitimate captures of danger I’ve seen on video in real time. That was serious danger and could have ended in disaster. You kept calm and did a great job handling it.
Also the music as you navigated those crazy waves was some good editing. Jeesh.
The thing to remember about video is that it’s 10times gnarlier than it ever looks on video 😬 it was a wild day for sure
Yikes!! That went downhill and got scary really fast! I've been a fan forever (used to love your jaunts out to Catalina) so I knew you would stay calm and work through even the worst of it, but you were moving pretty fast trying to get Wanda Jean hooked up - LOL. Great job as always - you never disappoint!
I was amazed at how easily I was able to get that hydrovane rudder on ! Wanda Jean saved the day!
Now that got the blood pumping a James , Cook Strait bits again.
I've crossed a few times in a 34ft MS and HUNDREDS of times on the ferry, even the ferry has healed over in Queen Charlotte Sound in a good blow, as you would know "Mr WIND" really can pick up over them big hills. Great to see you still had time/balls to film it.
Cheers from MS Matakana.
Yeah it is a very serious area you guys call your local cruising grounds 😂
@SailorJames Heya James, a little history, My dear "Matakana " was a reserve lifeboat for the "Wahine" an InterIsland ferry that sank on approach to Wellington Harbour 1968 and then gifted to Outward Bounds Anakiwa Picton where she was fitted out as a support vessel to tow there cutters in Queen Charlotte Sound, 50 years later when they retired her I purchased and refitted as a pleasure craft and still improving. One thing she came with is emergency Tiller thank goodness. Cheers
Yr a bloody legend James nice work mate great recovery !!
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Massive props for filming through that. That took some serious nerve. Scary stuff. Skill & more than a little luck but that's how it works. Well done.
Love your Aura man... huge fan of your videos. Keep up the content brother. Sending good vibes from Iowa!
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Rudder gone - sorted. Tiller gone - sorted. You are ticking all the "OH SH*T" boxes that are the stuff of sailor nightmares. Thanks for giving us all a preview of what can happen and what to do about it! For you it's not "fixing boats in exotic locations", instead it's "fixing boats on the way to exotic locations". Much harder work! What's next on the gonna-break list? ^_^ I hope it's all smooth sailing for you. Thanks for awesome videos.
Hoping to never have the experience of fixing a dismasting
Holy crap…James! That was crazy!
That was incredible, lessons learned is correct, great job of not losing your mind & getting control of your boat 👍
A little TOO thrilling, James! I am very impressed by your calmness in the situation. I would very likely have freaked out..
The color of those huge swells is amazing. Great film, James. This is why your adventuring is the best.
Thanks 🙏🏻
James! That was freaking insane!!! Way to keep your cool though. You didn’t turtle and worked the problem till you were safe. Ever since your Hawaii rudder fail, I have been hyper fixated on getting a hydrovane. Even before you got one. I just felt like the redundancy of a spare tiller and rudder made it a no brainer. But after this video, if every captain isn’t actively saving for a Hydrovane, they are stupid;)
Anyway, another epic video.
Hydrovanes are worth their weight in gold
It's blowing 25 to 30 constant... it was supposed to be 13. Must have been a weekend!
James, once again you are one hell of a mariner.
Wow James that some of the nastiest waves Ive seen you go through! I know the camera doesn't do it justice. You handled the tiller break well also. Cheers Captain 🍻⛵
That rounding was easily the most intense near shore waves I have ever been in
@@SailorJames Awesome Footage! ⛵
Crazy conditions and a dangerous situation handled expertly.
Absolutely brilliant James. Raw sailing.
You were very very lucky the lords not ready for you yet. Your tiller should be made of Hardwood, with an already fitted spare. Jolly good seamanship no panic, well done.
Most tillers are laminated, then they don’t warp
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Maybe get one bent up in thick Al tube and wrap the Handle up in cord... You can also use it as a general leaver .. if a need arises.
Loving your videos! It probably doesn't need to be said, but never underestimate the Cook Strait!
go james, great example that on long sea voyages you need to have a "spare everything"...AND the skills to make-do
Heck, these are my home waters and the small boat I sail has a spare rudder built into the joinery, with pintles and gudgeons pre-made, and a spare tiller. Also built into the joinery are spare anchors, we carry drogues, and a folding floor inflatable with CO2 bottles and a canopy, a centreboard and a sailing rig, which means that with flippers, water containers and fishing gear we have a fighting chance of self-rescue if and when the sailboat sinks. There are parts of our coast (not many) where you can go a week and not see another living soul, let alone a boat or a habitation.
Hi James.. phew man your good.
Improvisation adaptation and guts of steel top man.
Love your channel man.
Have subscribed.
Take care bud.
Good job.
Dave and catherine.
U.k.
Glad you got control back, it’s never just one thing, and in this particular situation it’s stunning how quick things got progressively worse simultaneously, wind, waves, boat speed and the coast getting closer. Please try not to scare the holy crap out of us, please, I know and am pretty sure you’ll never get yourself caught in a situation like this again. Stay safe and keep doing what you’re doing! Fair winds to you sir.👍🏼
If the forecast had been correct I wouldn’t have been caught in that situation at all 👍🏻
Yacht club was a great idea!!!
Dude! Always fun stuff with you. I got to spend a passage with you man, I need excitement. Hahaha Yeah Captain James!!!
Bro, it was a wild one !
Way to stay calm‼️I was losing it just watching from the safety of my sofa!!! 😱‼️
Can’t wait for more adventures with your Rhonda!!! ❤️
😂 thanks 🙏🏻
Wow I’m impress with your skills and your ability to remain calm yet alert.
Great footage and thanks for bringing us along! My adrenaline was pumping!
Watching this from my leaky tent during a storm in Florida. Makes me realize I need to stop complaining. I could be at sea with no way to steer!
Holy hell brother!! You better start bailing water or get out while you can!! 😂😂
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@@SailorJames Thanks for stopping by bud!
Imma bout to be in same boat except I got brand new tent and 2k mountain bike and hate living with my mom 😂😂
Great job managing and overcoming a scary situation!
Most awesome Man. Greatest respect and totally humbled by his journey
You are cool under pressure.
You putting a link to hydrovane.com while your elbow deep in the ocean KILLED ME. Comedic genius
I do my best 😂
I always fantasize about the sail life, then get these reminders I’m not built for it 😅
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Sounds sailing!!! 10 t0 40 knots in the blink of the eye. not for the faint hearted.
Im glad You werent stressed, because I spent most of this video yelling Damn! repeatedly. I hope you had calmer winds leaving. 13=30 yeesh.
😂😂😂 this comment made me laugh out loud
Excellent episode. Around Cape Jackson an incoming tide flows out, west towards Tasman Bay, and an outgoing tide flows in, towards Tory Chanel, so back to front to what you expect. Wind against tide, as here, normally to be avoided. I go around 2 boat lengths out from the point, missing most of the turbulence. Bit late to tell you now so well done.
I would have never gone that close to land in those winds , just asking for shipwreck
Staying out is definitely the right decision. I'd take sea state and wind over a narrow margin for shipwreck every time. @@SailorJames
Nice sailing under pressure James. Well done 👍👍👍👍👍
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Merci!
Thank you 🙏🏻 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wow, I was impressed how you managed that situation! Much love bro
It never shows up on camera, but I can tell those conditions were a shitshow! Well done captain and carpenter.
Super gnarly
Total respect for James, wow that was stressful even to watch. Hats off to
the video of you hanging off the stern reminds me on a near identical video I shot of my friend holding the legs of the skipper an a warrior 34 when he was bolting a cabin door onto the hydro vane with u clamps after the hydrovane rudder dropped off and our main rudder had seized 200 nm off Portugal on our way to Madeira. we had to heave to 3 more times and rebolt the door an a different corner as the door delaminated, still got us 400 NM without using anymore cabin doors.
Love the Santa Cruz hat James 🤘🏼man that was a rough watch I can’t imagine how choppy that must have been now you have another great story to tell
Easily the wildest near shore seas I have ever steered through
Great job hanging on to her James. Nice work buddy. Way to move!!!
It was a wild ride !
You rocked it! Well done.
Great work and great content James.
Thank you for sharing!
Take care,
John
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Another good one James.
You are good at mitigating/navigating unforseen circumstances. Been a while since I stopped by your channel. Glad to see you're still out there living the dream. I remember when you did the first sit down with Sam Holmes. You said then that you would be doing a circumnavigation. I never doubted you for a second. Though I did think for a moment that trio to Hawaii may change your mind. 😂
I am always level headed in high stress situations, it’s small talk at house parties that terrifies me 😂
@SailorJames I have three sons and consistently tell them panic will get you hurt or killed. Calm and composed you will sort it out.
Hahahaha you remind me on myself a. LOT. .Interesting watching you. GOOD LUCK and Fair sea James ☺️💚
This content is so good..thankyou for your efforts.
Well done mate you are a weapon. You can survive anything! Keep up the great footage it’s the best.
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Very good content James! way to go!
After watching this - I definitely picked the wrong week to quit biting my nails. Holy blow.
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You are major inspiration in my life
Damn James, that looked incredibly gnarly!!! For a moment i thought you were not going to be able to survive that but luckily i was wrong... on the upside, great content James! 😉
Yeah it got hairy for a while there
Amazing footage
Love yah. That was very real
That was intense. Even though I knew you had to have survived it because I'm watching the video from it, it was pretty suspenseful.
It was a wild ride !