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?
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.
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 👏
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?
Patrick is a great inspiration to us guys who are getting a bit long in the tooth.
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.
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.
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.
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 !!!
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.
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
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.
Attitude. Number one on the pre trip checklist. Thanks for sharing so much.
Thanks for taking us along. I can always count on learning something,
You a very clever Patrick. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.
You, sir, are an inspiration!! ⛵️
Ride like the wind thanks for the showing the speed in that little boat
.Lovely. and;; "the difference between an ordeal and adventure is attitude."
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!
"The difference between an adventure and ordeal is attitude" - love it. Life is a journey not a race !
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'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!
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
Your old pal may be a billionaire..but I bet he'd swap a few bob to skate along with you awhile Skipper. Magic. Many, many thanks from a proud phantom shipmate (and I thought you were only going to the Canaries!) 😂😂😂. Fair winds, sir, and thanks again.
Well Patrick, yet another brilliant video, thank you.
Just Basic Sailing 101....AND I LOVED IT, TOO!
Henry, you have a life that money cannot buy. I hope the voyage is going well.
The modern Montissieur of 2022 . Kudos
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! ☺️👍🏻👏🏻⛵️💥🙏🏻
This was actually a short route to the Bermudas. Most sailors lose time when they make the full detour through the caribbean islands;-)
Love it.... Ha!
Success is not defined by money.
Being in peace within, healthy and happy is the biggest success in life.
Happy sailing ⛵ sir.
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!
A great military proponent of the KISS acronym, well done.
This is so inspiring ! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
u r funny man, that joke about henry and the airplane ticket, priceless. thanks for sharing. take care!
Another inspiring voyage...thanks and fair winds!
what a treasure trove of information for us new(1 year) sailors - thank you so much!
Love the no drilling holes in our boat option
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
There goes my hero...watch him as he goes!
Henry might be a great guy... But I'm watching you. 👍
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.
Attitude is everything.....
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
Success it's not about money as i'm sure you know really glad to see you back at the helm Patrick
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.
UFO behind you @15:22 !
Another great video BTW. Wishing you fair winds.
Being 57, I hope some day I will be as young as you Patrick :-)
You are such an inspiration !!
Good for you..congratulations! Hope to follow in your footsteps soon! I’m glad TH-cam suggested your channel. Thank you
You are an encouragement to me. I am a landlocked 75 year old, who enjoys your adventures.
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 🌬
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.
The incomparable, unflappable, philosophical, Patrick Laine 👏
You’re one of my favorite YT sailors. Always educating your viewers. I appreciate it. 👍🏽
Nice, very nice. Good luck Mr Patrick.
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! 😎
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.
"Fun: Infinite" LOL Thanks for taking us along Patrick. It's always a pleasure sailing "with you". Cheers, Matt
Thanks Patrick for showing us how to explore by sail!!
In my opinion Patrick, you're the success.
Thanks for the compliment on our G-Nautics products. Happy sailing Jan van Buuren G-Nautics / Nautics Europe
Patrick, if you make your way up the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland crabs are a must and will be my treat! Safe travels
It's 5 in the AM, I can't sleep but I AM impressed with sea-person Lucy Lastic's helming. She was a little slack and laid back, but then even among her profession's peers, she's renowned for that and of course it's only to be expected of crew so hastily recruited from their landlubber day (or night) jobs.
But Lucy showed that she had some useful transferable skills and the never ending energy to keep going and working for you all night long with you tucked up in bed.
Of course unquestionably and non-critically taking all orders, not answering back and immediately owning and apologising when she got things wrong are rare 1st mate qualities that possibly made her better than usual ship's company?
👏👏👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣
Patrick, regarding the book and your friend. I believe this is really good example of life success. But you present another great example of life success. And, it is you my idol anyway :-)
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
Congrats on your transat! Event free is its own triumph! I spotted Phil Collins and streets of Laredo lyrics. Safe onward passage!
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!!
PredictWind 2 : Big issue with PW routing is those damned polars!
For a start, they seem to be based on hull shape when sailing THOUGH the water - but you sail essentially a “skiff” designed to sail ON the water. Wherethe hull shape keeps you on the plane , sail trim, the keel fin and rudders they’d to control things - not hull contours.
But these polars seem to be derived for displacement vessels, in calm conditions with no waves - like in the Med on a good day. It seems that wave size and direction are hugely influential and there really must be a whole series of boat polars for each displacement boat - factoring in wind bearing…. wind strength… wave height… wave direction… wave spacing… - and presuming you use optimum sail setting, trim and balance! This just aint gonna happen in practice.
On my crossing from Portugal direct Curacao, I found the trades and 5 metre seas produced so much rolling on my HR38 that my polars became a complete nonsense and PW routing just became a complete fiction. The rolling also made it unsafe to pole out my headsail (heavy enough to take my head off) and I sailed no deeper than about 150 in that seaway and the following trades. In the end, I emailed PW in Auckland and asked them to alter my polars such that the predicted speed, at any wind speed and direction deeper than 145 was zero - and BINGO! Now I get PW routing to produce tracks I can mostly match in heavy conditions. I now use routing like building a “mini race” where I can even beat the “6 boats” if I can sneak as deep as 160, which makes me smile. So I use PW as a mini guide race for 7 boats - where I aim to win!
My point here is that it’s essential to set your PW polars to reflect the performance you are likely to derive in the conditions you sail in, rather than the textbook, “super accurate” figures published to so many decimal places. It makes no sense to have polars for directions for nearly dead downwind, setting 2 headsails wing-on-wing if that’s not safe, let alone possible to do. Again, PW blindly uses those polar curves, as deep as you define them, regardless of whether that’s practically safe and possible to set sail and course that deep.
Now, about to set sail across the Pscific, I must alter those polars for extremely light conditions too as I expect little wind between Panama and at he Galapagos.
Formidable, je suis très content pour vous. Avant la pandémie, vous aviez le projet de venir a Terre-Neuve, c'est juste un peu plus au nord... 😀Et je vous avais promis une bouteille de Chateauneuf du pape si vous veniez jusqu'a Quebec, l'offre est toujours valide. Bon vent et félicitations encore.
Love your vids. I wanted to make a comment with respect to your friend Henry. You said” which one of us is a success”. I’m not sure about Henry because I don’t know his story and I would never measure success on one’s bank accounts or successful business but I can comment on you. Although I can only base this comment on what you shared in your videos .
I would have to say your a huge success. Look what your doing. Your doing what we are intended to do. Your living life. So few do. What if you had billions of dollars and hated every day because your money and success didn’t bring you happiness and fulfillment? Some of the most successful people I know have very little but live life to the fullest. A wise man once said, “You have one life to live. Now go live it”
I really appreciate the little tips here and there for us beginners. They are priceless. Merci beaucoup!
Très bien fait!! Merci de nous faire donner l'envie de réaliser nos rêves. 👍
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.
Yeh but Henry is not making videos on TH-cam giving so many of us much joy, even ones like me who doesn’t even sail.
Brilliant job of sailing. Thankyou for the video.
You are spoiling us two videos in two days. Loving the sailing, and of course the videos
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!
You are spoiling us with the 2nd part the same day!
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.
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.
Quoting Led Zeplin! Love the Channel and the anecdotes!
Thanks for the kind feedback Mike.
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.
Thanks for two great videos.
Wasn’t expecting a Gödel reference from the North Atlantic 😎
Thanks for two lovely episodes. Your mindset when it comes to sailing is so inspiring. Again, thanks!
Patrick, your videos are outstanding!!! that is exactly what sailing is about....
Congrats and thanks for sharing, well done!
Seagull photobomb at 15:21 like, hey, what'cha doin. lol
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!
Great videos. Hope you keep them coming.
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. :-)
Looking forward to the rest of the story.
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
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
I think both you and your good friend Henry are obviously both extraordinary in different ways.
Thanks, informative and inspiring. My boat is about ready and likely I'll be alone most of the time. From the Texas coast, Ron
A very warm congratulations Patrick for sharing your 31,5 day roundabout over the most common element and bonding memories into new ones.
Did i hear you say, "bring less to read"?:)) Don't know what Terry and Eliot think of that;))
It’s an absolute pleasure listening to you, fair winds Sir
Thank you for your video. I hope you make it to Annapolis. A bottle of Chateauneuf awaits.