EP 56 Sailing Solo From Madeira to Bermuda - Part 2
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- In low winds, I turn off the electric autopilot and experiment with 'sheet to tiller' steering; I show tools/spares brought along to ensure a reasonable level of autonomy; I show the wide variation in suggested routings and discuss the basic underpinnings of navigation on sailboats; Sargasso seaweed is a perpetual problem - I demo my technique for clearing the fouling. I did not film the arrival, because I arrived at 0230 on a very dark night. I ask: was this passage an ordeal, or an adventure?
We, Portuguese call the men of our maritime history, like Bartolomeu Dias, Zarco, Fernandes Labrador, Gil Eanes,Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral and Fernando de Magalhaes (Magellan) not mariners but navigators(Navegador). On this trip, you were a "navegador". You were not looking for pepper or cinnamon but I believe you found the spice that enriches and flavors your life. And somehow managed to share some of it with us. That just like pepper in the 16th century that was sold in Lisbon at the weight of gold is priceless. Well done. Muito obrigado
Well said! We applaud the Portuguese "Navegador". My wife and I are headed to Horta at the end of the month, eventually sailing to northeast Brazil.
Beautifully said. Amen !
We Dutch have our stories as well :)
Excelente colocação 👏
I really like that... "the difference between an ordeal and adventure is attitude." Well said Patrick.
Perhaps applies also to 'Life in general' . Sound philosophy Mr Laine.
Patrick is a great inspiration to us guys who are getting a bit long in the tooth.
These videos are a rare treat; lessons in simple navigation, and the efficiency of simplicity. You seem totally comfortable in your small performance boat. We really don’t need much more to sail…
He's such an inspiration, isn't he?
What a small ocean to cross paths so close to you last week on our sail from Bermuda to Newport! It was the highlight of my trip to be able to hail you on the VHF and have our short chat (that was us on Libra who called you on Wednesday). It was my first ocean crossing and you (and a couple of other TH-cam sailors who I had the fortune of meeting in Bermuda, including Sophie & Ryan, Atticus and Zingaro who were all there as well) were my inspiration to finally try to get out there an make an ocean crossing (albeit a much shorter one than you have been doing this summer). You are an inspiration for us “over 50” crowd and although we had 4 on our boat, I now have even more of an appreciation for what doing it solo must be like. Thanks for sharing your journeys with us. -Brian
Thank you, Patrick, for another companionable passage as phantom shipmate. So appreciated by us all.
I just discovered your channel Patrick. Thank you! You show how sailing is a matter of thinking 10 miles ahead of the boat and fixing whatever breaks along the way. You have a gentle, non egotistical demeanor and unafraid to show that you don't know everything. As a retired airline captain I see similarities in your successful approach to handling machine and nature. No room for cowboys. Cheers to you!
Many thanks FG. As a former aviator, fully agree that this is not the place for cowboys! Descend and maintain 8 feet, slow to 5 knots, squawk VFR, monitor ch 16, QFE 1013.
Well said, there is something about Patrick which makes for easy viewing, no irritating music but simple chat and just ease on the boat, when things go wrong or tough on my boat I will try to remember Patrick before I start swearing and cursing and have a dry smile.
Beautifully done & narrated Captain, most enjoyable. Your friend Henry may be a billionaire, and if he’s a friend of yours then he is surely also a good man. However they say that most of us will be remembered not by how much wealth we accumulated while on this earth nor by the size of our houses or cars, but instead by how we made those around us feel, while they were in our presence. And I think I can speak for most of your followers when I say that you make us all feel pretty darn good whilst being in your company here on your travels. Your wealth includes 48,000+ followers, so you must be doing something right. Thank you for taking us along for the ride, & cheers! ☺️👍🏻👏🏻⛵️💥🙏🏻
Well done Patrick, so pleased you're back, sailing talk not tourist talk, not flogging the latest freebie - I'm talking myself out of sailing adventures at 60 because of my age you inspire me!
I'm 79. never quit.
The incomparable, unflappable, philosophical, Patrick Laine 👏
I've seen some sailors move from a big yacht to a smaller one, while others move from a smaller boat to a larger one. I hope you will address this topic in one of your videos. I am really curious about your insights into all the aspects involved (advantages and disadvantages), and also your personal motivation for the move. Really appreciate your pragmatical view.
Patrick is such a hottie. His boat is neat and tidy and clean. He's always well groomed even when he's alone on the middle of the Atlantic. His electronics are well maintained and functioning. He knows his stuff because he used to be a pilot.
I'm impressed.
I don’t know Henry however I can tell you that your adventures and mindset is worth more than $7Bn. I wish I have your frame of mind when I get to your age. Félicitations !!!
Wow. What an incredible trip. Sooooo nice. Man when I started doing this stuff, the only weather we had was the scratchy voice on an SSB radio, Hi Seas Radio Weather Report. You listened as hard as you could and made notes on a plotting chart, a front from latxxx and logyyy moving eastward at zz. Kts. You drew it out and prayed. Wow. No GPS or plotters. And if the skies weren’t clear you just guess reckoned.
Yes! I was amongst the first to buy a crude GPS. But is was like magic. And later we got Herb, on South Bound ll out of Bermuda. He would give rough routing instructions when you could get through to him on SSB. Again, painted with a very broad brush. Ha ha. Amazing what we have today. Don’t know how we did it then.
No question which of you Americans in Wales turned out the winner, Patrick. Money is simply an enabler. *More* money is not much use to you once you’re enabled. I hope your friend is wisely giving his fortune to people who still need to be enabled. Meanwhile, your voyage has been inspiring, and will in turn enable others.
In terms of the sailing, yes the sliders under the boom should be fixed in optimum places, so that they don’t zing along unexpectedly and alter the loading on the boom or - worse - clout you sideways as they move.
Huge congrats on the sheet/tiller arrangements. That’s a world-class lesson in seafaring skills.
Go well, shipmate! 😎
Patrick
You never cease to inspire, there are a small number of you on TH-cam who really captivate us mortals, thank you. I have today just completed my first ever solo sail in my 42’ yacht, 35 miles and loved every moment. Would I have done it without watching you, Kevin and Eric, probably not, so thank you.
Hi I've watched many of your episodes and I can't get over how comfortable you always look.
By the way your mate maybe rich, but I feel you have had the better life. Your very life has given you the richest life and pleasure.
Stefan
Catballou.
I am in full admiration of your sailing tenacity for a man of your age. You are certainly an inspiration to us older sailors who have stopped sailing due mainly to physical restrictions, like double knee replacements, shoulder surgery and ankle fusion. I circumnavigated the world from 1975-1979 on a 47" Chevy Lee Bill Luders design. I had crew, most of the time 3 others, but have always admired you single handers. Its so interesting to me now how sailing has evolved over the years. Now you can get weather updates and can plan your route. When I went around the world, all I had were paper charts and a sextant. I relied on a barometer and my own built in savvy to predict the weather. My routes were planned by drawing a straight line between A and B and I stuck religiously to that course line. I would imagine it helps tremendously to be able to see what lies ahead with all the new technology of today. Continue your amazing sailing adventures for as long as you can!
I really appreciate the little tips here and there for us beginners. They are priceless. Merci beaucoup!
Patrick, your videos are outstanding!!! that is exactly what sailing is about....
Quite right about the IGPW routing. I'm faintly interested when under five days to go. Patrick! To make a boat move in light winds and for so long is much harder to do. Absolutely brilliant. Chapo! An uneventful passage is what we all want to achieve. It means it's been a safe passage. Rest up proper for the next leg. Stay safe James
"The difference between an adventure and ordeal is attitude" - love it. Life is a journey not a race !
Haven’t read his book yet but you and your friend Henry are great inspirations to your followers. You are both equally amazing successes in my book!
You, sir, are an inspiration!! ⛵️
You are an encouragement to me. I am a landlocked 75 year old, who enjoys your adventures.
You’re one of my favorite YT sailors. Always educating your viewers. I appreciate it. 👍🏽
I put this in my ‘watch later’ folder and I am ashamed to say it got buried while life got in the way! However, I am delighted that I rediscovered it (along with four more of your videos).😀
I love your understated style and you always have interesting things to say.
A sailor’s sailor.
I've been a great admirer of you and your channel for some time and I applaud your abilities and your tenacity. I'm an ex Cardiff boy with salt in his blood but family and life in general has kept me from the sea for far too long.
I long for the day I get back on the water and you continue to inspire that dream. Don't stop!
One another note, I'm flying into La Rochelle on July 14th with my bicycle and cycling back to the UK. Its said that one shouldn't ever meet their hero's, but if you had an hour free, I would be happy to provide a nice glass or three of Chateu Neuf Du Pape with you.
Stay safe.
Richard
Attitude. Number one on the pre trip checklist. Thanks for sharing so much.
Patrick thank you so much for your wonderful videos. I don't say it enough.
It is always wonderful to hear your little excerpts from the more poetic songwriters of our times, especially Robert Plant and Phil Collins.
I'm an antiquity myself but am only just starting to learn about sailing. I'm currently refurbishing my project boat, a 1970 Halcyon 27, bought specifically because I want to spend my twilight years taking in sights such as the vastness of that spectacular firmament, something I hadn't really appreciated until a mate and I were pretty plastered on his back lawn by the sea in rural Auckland, New Zealand and looking up at the astonishing spectacle of the Milky Way, milkier than I had ever dreamed possible. We'd hit the Blue Sapphire pretty hard that evening - I was visiting from the UK - and will never get over how fabulous the view is if you just look upwards from the antipodes. Laying on a fresh-mown lawn during a warm February evening gazing up and contemplating the vastness is something I'm sure has fascinated humans for hundreds of thousands of years.
But mainly I want to thank you for always explaining various interesting aspects of sailing (like sheet-to-tiller!!!), something that makes your videos enjoyable for people who know very little on the subject (like me) right through to the experts who upon hearing various points can pontificate and expatiate to their hearts' content, something we human males thoroughly enjoy doing, except with you it isn't ego-driven, but simply a desire to give a helpful leg-up to those who may enjoy finding out. Long may you continue helping us, as there really aren't many people who do so without overcomplicating matters. The artistry in this field is to explain complicated things to make them sound simple, and not the reverse. Thank you and au revoir mate.
Good luck on the refit of your Halcyon. Hope you have many great adventures in it.
I'm new to your channel and really enjoy it. I am not a sailor, but I'm totally fascinated by it for some reason. Please don't think that there is nothing to say... it may be a long voyage, day after day for you. But there is a person sitting on chair in California hanging on every word. I'm completely intrigued by any little detail. Especially with your boat, lines, windows, storage, pulleys, sails, knots, and so on. Godspeed! I'll be watching and learning, thank you!
You a very clever Patrick. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
"Fun: Infinite" LOL Thanks for taking us along Patrick. It's always a pleasure sailing "with you". Cheers, Matt
Thanks for taking us along. I can always count on learning something,
what a treasure trove of information for us new(1 year) sailors - thank you so much!
Success is not defined by money.
Being in peace within, healthy and happy is the biggest success in life.
Happy sailing ⛵ sir.
Hi Patrick, Greetings from the Principality of Wales. (Cardiff) I remember your pal Henry starting up his company and later moving into our offices. Great company. Last year sold our Moody after many adventures so I'm looking forward to yours.
Great to see you back and in jolly good health.
Being 57, I hope some day I will be as young as you Patrick :-)
You are such an inspiration !!
Très bien fait!! Merci de nous faire donner l'envie de réaliser nos rêves. 👍
I don’t sail (wish I did), but I just love living my sailing life vicariously via Patrick’s adventures at sea. Many thanks for bringing this land lubber on board Patrick! Safe sailing amigo.
Well done Patrick! For sure that uneventfull passage is not just due to luck but to a lot of knowledge and experience put together. Good winds for you!
You are spoiling us two videos in two days. Loving the sailing, and of course the videos
Ride like the wind thanks for the showing the speed in that little boat
I‘m so impressed and full of reverence of the way you do your things. They always seem so smart in thinking deciding and then also explaining why you did this or that. It’salways a lesson for me to watch you. Thanks a lot for taking us with you. Fair winds and following seas 🌬
Well done on the vid, thank. You for the practical tips the More I read about ocean navigation the more confused I got, your right about the weather! Fair sailing,rgds Chris
I have been a fan of yours since I came across you sailing in Northern European waters and your travels in your Bavaria. I love the no nonsense way you explain why you do what you do and look forward to seeing more of your adventures
Patrick, I'm from Madeira, I hope you liked our island, and I must say I am impressed by your personality, your simplicity, the educated person that you are,. thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you for sharing this journey and your reflections, musings, and the odd technical discourse. Your comment about sailing to the wind and not fixed waypoint is so true, it was never discussed when I studied for my maritime master’s certification, that course was all about non sailing craft!
Thanks Patrick for showing us how to explore by sail!!
Success it's not about money as i'm sure you know really glad to see you back at the helm Patrick
You just look happy Patrick! Thanks for taking us along once again. It's a real joy to watch! Oh, and the years ahead of us, we can spice up with the experience of the past.
Enjoy Bermuda I did it for 4 years and met my wife to be there she stayed 9 years in all. A couple of must do is Horseshoe Bay and have a Rum Swizzle at the Swizzle Inn near the airport. Enjoyed your Vlog!!
It’s an absolute pleasure listening to you, fair winds Sir
For me Patrick, this was not an uneventful passage.
You made it interesting.
You put the spice into the video.
I love your humour and I love the work that you do putting these videos together.
Well done !
Sitting in my chair in Haarlem, Holland enyoing your trip and your message: keep it simple and enjoy life as long as your are possible
Nice, very nice. Good luck Mr Patrick.
Thanks Patrick for that great adventure
Cheers from Uruguay👏👏👏👏☘️
Good for you..congratulations! Hope to follow in your footsteps soon! I’m glad TH-cam suggested your channel. Thank you
You are the success! Doing what you love.
Great to see 100% pure sailing content in your video(s)!! Thank you for sharing 👏👍
Patrick, if you make your way up the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland crabs are a must and will be my treat! Safe travels
Another inspiring voyage...thanks and fair winds!
Well Patrick, yet another brilliant video, thank you.
Wonderful! Bravo et merci, Patrick!
Trop gentil. Merci.
I think both you and your good friend Henry are obviously both extraordinary in different ways.
Thanks for two lovely episodes. Your mindset when it comes to sailing is so inspiring. Again, thanks!
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Patrick, love your Dancin in the Dark allusion. DitD is one of the Boss' most misunderstood songs. You might enjoy reading Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher and comparing it with the themes Bruce is working with in DitD. The disco-y beat of the song is very incongruous to its dark themes. Consider this homework for your next voyage. Your videos are therapeutic for many of us! Thank-you.
It is strange how this song, with its 'down and out' lyrics, marries so uniquely with the upbeat music which accompany them. Bruce is indeed a genius.
A great military proponent of the KISS acronym, well done.
This is so inspiring ! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Great videos…glad you enjoyed our passage and looking forward to more….
On your question on the main sheet if it is possible to move the main sheet to the fixed bales on the boom. The moveable bales I think are adjustable to fit where the reef lines go t around the boom. FYI lots of racing just transitioning to do some offshore sailing.
Congrats on your transat! Event free is its own triumph! I spotted Phil Collins and streets of Laredo lyrics. Safe onward passage!
Thanks Patrick! I enjoy watching your videos and they do inspire me. I recently bought a sailboat in Guatemala and will be starting my "new life" end of this year. Keep it up, you're still young.
Love your videos. You are lucky to have had that extra 10 days on the water! The world can wait.
The best sailing video's ever ,we can learn so match from it,and That from your firts video's!!! And i am 71 TOP
Nice to see you on the move again,and I feel inspired to keep going forward so I can also set sail someday soon.You are 100% correct on the subject of staying relevant as our best years disappear on the horizon.its about staying relevant to ourselves..thanks for posting your adventures,they are always nice to see .
Hi, Patrick you made the decisions , then did it your way . Arrived safe and sound , with Lucy at hand to help ,thinking on your feet as you go along .Well done . Admiral Insurance OK by us , paid out twice for my daughters , miss adventures on the road . Thanks for the video and your ever engaging thoughts .🤔👍
Once again, thoroughly enjoyed your vlog. Thank you so much for posting these.
You are my hero and example for the future
Best years are ahead
Merci Patrick pour ces deux vidéos. J'apprécie que vous nous fassiez également partager vos réflexions philosophiques avec tellement d'humilité et de sincérité.
Keep going et bons vents !
Absolutely brilliant Patrick! What a journey and a great adventure, even if it wasn’t (by your definition) too problematic. Enjoying the journey is the thing, because that’s why you are sailing. 👍
Absolutely fantastic way of doing this! Planning, sailing, changing course, stay positive, filming, telling good stories, looking happy, down to the waves discussions, giving proven advice etc. You are a role model Pat!
I never get tired of your videos Patrick. Brilliant stuff.
Thanks, informative and inspiring. My boat is about ready and likely I'll be alone most of the time. From the Texas coast, Ron
Hi Patrick, good to see you’re out there again. Thank you for the video’s, just what I needed… Stay safe and enjoy yourself! 🍷🍺
Patrick I have followed your journey from the very beginning and really the only word to some up this latest trip is “Inspirational”.
I too will be out the shortly!
All the best Richard SV_Zonda
.Lovely. and;; "the difference between an ordeal and adventure is attitude."
Thank you again Patrick, it was lovely to get both these videos close together, really enjoyed them both.
You´re as bilionaire as your dear friend Henry! The value of what you do is countless! Still waiting for you here in Cabo Verde!
This trip caught my eye because you went to a smaller boat, rather than vice-versa, as did I (32 to 28 ft). The sliders on the mainsheet boom connection is an interesting puzzle, I'm going to take a stab and say its intended to have an adjustable track lock: move it aft to get more leverage downwind, move it forward to flatten the sail upwind. Another racing fine tune adjustment ?
I agree. Slide stops like you might have on a traveler might be useful. Also, the two blocks can be spread apart to distribute the load on the boom, perhaps
Congratulations Sir on a great passage. It is with admiration that I watch. Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Patrick, thank you. Absolutely brilliant videos. Fair winds.
Great to see your videos again! Thank you for sharing your passage and allowing us to vicariously take the journey with you.
Thanks for the great video. I hope you are happy with the new boat and looking forward for your upcoming adventures.
It just gets better every upload !
That is one amazing passage that would make any sailor envious, myself included !
Fantastic attitude to life and all that it has to offer. We are blessed to be part of your journey. Swing by Ireland on your way home for a Guinness.
u r funny man, that joke about henry and the airplane ticket, priceless. thanks for sharing. take care!
Dear Long Lost Family Member, Thank you for all your inspiration and insight. Your adventures are filled with metaphors that us landlubbers need to hear post pandemic and on the verge of midlife crisis. Thank you! We look forward to meeting you one day and cooking a meal for you (given how much you loose each journey).
Hello Scott. Not too many Laine's out there. Perhaps we are. :-)
Just subscribed... there are many sailing channels out there, Yours and Christian Williams' especially as he solos to Hawaii is unique! Thank You for that!
What a fantastic sail ... enjoy every minute of your comments and thoughts .... thanks to share them ... Fair winds Patrick and cheers from Muros !! I'm sailing tomorrow to the north coast of Spain and probably to LR !!! I'll ask for that famous wine you have in every port !!!
Fine post. Wishing you a safe passage, Skipper 👍👍👏👏