1700miles in a tiny speedboat - Part1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- After months of restoring the old rigid inflatable speedboat we are attempting to go all the way around the UK. Circumnavigation is 1700 miles, which is a long way in a boat that's only 4m long.
We start in London and head along the River thames before heading South East and down towards Margate, Ramsgate and on to Dover and Eastbourne.
We stop to look at the wreckage of the SS Richard Montgomery, a sunken world war 2 ammunition ship. More on that here:
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More coming in part 2.
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What a stupid idea - absolutely love it!
Lol
Mike Bike There are people every year in the US that sail the Great Loop, so I think it’s a great idea but I would take something much bigger with sleeping quarters.
You crazy bastard. Stay warm and stay safe.
No other reason to do it!
DAM8658 that would make it to easy the whole point is the hardship of the challenge
found this channel 3 months ago, watching you clearing out foam in a boat, love it
Same here! Great channel.
Same!
Same lol
Now it's really starting to look like a proper room.
Very inspiring channel and content. Life is full of possibility.
Not sure whether you left on the 2nd part already, but I advice to haul it out and check the bottom aswell. It WILL have sustained damage from beaching on a rocky beach. In general beaching is a very last resort, and even on a sandy beach you want to avoid it at all cost.
The problem with waves smashing over the side you will have with even no wind. there will always be waves near the coast, and you where lucky it was only this much.
You may think this went as bad as it could go, but get this from an experienced sailor, you where extremely lucky.
Tip for next time, do not trust the anchor. No matter how big or small the boat, none of us do trust it, no matter how small or big, all other boats have someone awake in shifts watching whether the boat moves.
Wow, very interesting. Thank you for injecting this reality check.
Yep, lucky guys they were!
Yup, I usually set two alarms, one for position, the other for depth. Even then, check every two hours....
I found out the hard way and the expensive way, going out on the ocean is a steep learning curve ,but it gets in your blood it hooked me 28 years ago ,when everything is going well it's just the best
yeah, have woken up to a dragging anchor and had to reset it in the middle of the night in strong offshore winds. Leaving the boat anchored, expecting the ocean to play nice with it while your gone, no knowledge of the local conditions and coastal currents. If they persist they are going to see a hell of a lot worse as they get out of the protected short fetch areas to exposed coastlines. I really do hope they dont die, from my experience working commercial sea urchin boats, around 28 foot and with internal foam flotation and fiberglass hulls specificly for working near shore waters safely, it is a very likely outcome that they feel 'safe' in sight of land, and die floating in water with waves all around them unable to even see which way land is. It happens, all the time, they have no idea what they are into here. I had a guy with 30 years experience teach me to pilot a small craft in rough weather, swam varsity and went to league championships, have rescued several people from drowning while surfing and just being 'that guy that is always at the beach or harbor' and nearby when those unfamiliar with the ocean were in trouble. I would not try this trip in that boat, if I had to I would expect it to take months for clear weather for sections, or accept I was risking my life in a boat and ocean not designed for each other where the boat simply may be overwhelmed by conditions that can arise in a minute or two. it really is just a horrible idea, that so many encourage it with no personal experience is just more signs that humanity is done, is rediculous, bent on its own destruction through showing off and talking sh!t without any real life experience or courage to actually accept what we dont know.
I am very sorry to have say this, but this guy here is so absolutely clueless about boating at all 😱
Kudos for the balls to try this adventure in the first place! But with this kind of seamanship, you can be happy if you (and your crew) survive it at all.
Speaking of beaching: not only that this really is a terrible idea in the first place - you also throttled forward until the motor hit the ground 😱
In 9.9 out of 10 cases, this will wreck an Propeller immediately!
Yes Sir, but we are English so please do not leave sleep over it
Boatbabes xxx No, we’re not, but some RYA training would clearly be money very well spent here.
Hey there.... Well, I am glad it all went relatively well, since you broke your toe and not your neck. Just a friendly advice here, from a fellow small-boater: When you approach a beach and you have long or high waves, you will never ever get to keep yourself dry if you approach it with your bow. Whatever you do, and I really mean WHATEVER you do, the next wave will hit your stern/side and it will flood it, then it gets really heavy and you know the rest. Try approaching by throwing the anchor for stability, then backing up as much as you can, then lifting the motor and finally letting the waves move your boat for the rest of the distance, while slowly letting some rope and thus controlling your speed, until you reach the point where your hull doesn't hit the sea bed. By doing this, your bow always faces the weather and it cuts through the waves, instead of letting them hit a perpendicular surface. Then you're on foot. You unload the boat, making it lighter, then you decide to bring it back deeper or finding a better approach to pull it into the beach while not having to worry about expensive equipment. If you want, I can draw it for you and send you the sketch. I know that this route is longer, but it is the safest. Believe me.
Installing a new prop takes about 2 minutes. Do yourself a favour and don't drive around with a broken prop - if you hit smth, trim the engine up ASAP as you might have damaged the axle as well. If you drive around with a bend axle - boom, your gearbox is wrecked. I've worked on boats a lot and these problems were very common but also very avoidable.
Anyways, have a nice trip mate 😀 cheers
I love how your “having a go” mate! The boats probably not the most ideal choice to get you round the country but that just makes the story better. I’m hooked. 👍
"... not the most ideal..." That's an understatement. Naive or foolish? How about both!
@@ncmartinez_his Well, the searider proved itself during the round of britain and other events, so in the 4m range he certainly picked the best option!
Yes i think the seas could get very hairy the farther north he goes but thats what makes this special
As smaller boats go... this seems like a decent option.
Multiple independently inflated compartments with what looks like (and I’m assuming) is a rigid hull. I don’t think it gets much better than that, for the size, in fair weather.
pretty sure thats the whole idea hence the name "tiny speedboat" in title.....
Man do your videos relax me....
That music...
That atmosphere...
I can’t tell you how much I would love to do this, beaching it though may be the worst thing you ever did unfortunately, I’m 1000% wanting you to complete this, if you get to Poole give me a shout would love to help, I’m an engineer on Superyachts and look after all the tenders and outboards and ribs, aswell as a powerboat instructor!! I’m also a videographer and photographer if you come past the piers at Bournemouth and Boscombe I could get some shots for you! Keep going mate love this channel
So did he contact you chris?
cant beat poole! my home
Peli cases work fantastically... If you remember to close them!
A small inflatable canoe as a tender might save you a lot of swimming when you moor up! Looking forward to seeing the next parts!
It's funny you should say that, Sam said the same thing.. stay tuned for part 2!
Isn't that what they are in? 😂😂
Or you could learn how to anchor out with a line tied at the shore..... You then use the line to pull the boat back to you.
Cool to see ,I been to several places myself last summer
Quite bazaar that having taken the trouble, rightly or wrongly, to haul out onto the beach you then put the boat back in the water simply to anchor overnight taking 2x tricky swim trips into the bargain. Why not leave the boat ashore and put it back in the morning?!
6:21 "Fish Tickler III". What a name.
I love it when a plan comes together, best video I have seen in ages!
Thank you for the jazz in the music breaks. Every single one of these adventure videos has the same “millennial” song over, and over, and over. Made the viewing very enjoyable.
Your prop broke when your friend drove the boat over the rocks when you decided to beach. i had to laugh when you said the classic line.... "Eastbourne.... party town!"
The ridiculousness of it all is just perfect!
Everything about this is great, your narration, the music is perfect and the adventure is amazing! Nicely done my friend :)
you're an absolute madman! I love it!
Hope the trip went okay, guess I'll just wait till the next video to find out.
Hard to imagine something more annoying than such a loud motor sound for 1700 miles :OO Happy someone invented sailing
12:25 ouch.... Outboard leg up before beaching please. I felt every judder as it bounced up the beach. Keep it up though, me and all the UK boaters are with you.
Great to see the project finallty coming down to the actual trip ! :-)
Hope you don't break anymore toes.
Please avoid drowning ^^ Great shots and editing, as always
You are nuts - love it. Great video 🙌
I’ve just come across this series, loving it a Harry! Thanks for sharing
Possibly the best thing on TH-cam, inspirational
Your friend looked absolutely miserable….lol. Definitely contemplating his life choices there for a bit. Maybe friend choices as well. Great video and adventure my friend. I would do the whole thing with you if If I had the time. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Safe travels.
Eastbourne .... party town! .......brilliant ! Next episode please ! Love it
Being a pilot I'm more interested in what's in the sky more than what's in the water, however you have converted me. I'm hooked. Bloody well done. The concept is brilliant, the editing is fantastic and you make each video a pleasure to watch with you're great sense of humour. We'll done. You have a fan.
Fantastic editing and an epic journey. Reminds me of my childhood and going sailing with my dad in wales for several summers .alas now i live in miami where the waters are warm and the women beautiful but you can beat the uk in many ways ,i miss it alot.
Brilliant. I have a 6m speedboat that, about 10 years ago, I had a plan to sail, as a summer project, from the Thames to Greece via the Canal Du Midi. My wife dissuaded me for a raft of sensible reasons. Part of me regrets not doing it but, having been out in deep, rough waters with it quite a bit, most of me is very glad I didn't. Rough, noisy, sometimes terrifying, expensive, often deeply uncomfortable, wet and tiring. Hats off to you for giving it a go!
Jesus that is a small boat....engine looks bigger...mind you well done for doing it.
Total madness - and totally beautiful: full of inspirational spirit and dreams... like finding a deserted beach, swimming ashore and camping for the night. Who thought that was possible in the UK? Thank you so much, Gents! :-)
Great Video, really enjoyed it. 😎👍
I thought i recognised that Avatar....bus mans holiday Tristan? You and Harry are all I need for entertainment these days. Still in Croatia 🇭🇷?
Totally bonkers. I love it.
You are my kind of crazy. Bravo for one of the most amazing, ridiculous attempts of anything I've ever seen.
Wow! What an amazing adventure! Can’t wait for part 2 and the rest.
I must say tho, you’d dare not jump in the water on dusk in Australia. Especially if seals are around.
“Black water, white death”. 🦈
Good job you are good at fixing things 😀, you need to trim that motor up near the beach. Nice work, great videography 👍
As someone who loves boats but with little experience in them, this sort of adventure appeals hugely. Although as a windsurfer in my youth, I know very well the power of the sea and always have tremendous respect for it. I wish you good luck, common sense and knowledgable shipmates on your journey. I will be watching your exploits with Interest and a little envy, although perhaps not in such a small vessel. Harry, please take care on your travels- hoping to see you back in London safe and sound.
Great video been watching from start of your journey keep up great work can’t wait see more videos very soon
Great place to beech.
Find the biggest shore break and head straight for it with the engine still down and running 🤣
Omg I would go with you. But we should bring my 21’ open fish mako. I think you broke the prop when you pulled into the beach. Always switch those aluminum props with ss, much stronger and can be bent back. I’ll be waiting for part 2. I wish you and your mate oily hair and gin clear waters! South florida watching!
Harry, are you carrying a PLD (personal location beacon)? Just in case something (else) goes wrong...
Shut up nerd.
@@MmmChipotle hope your kidding.... hard to tell nowadays.
yea he needs an EPERB.
@@MmmChipotle You Sir are a Bell End.
What a wonderful adventure, wishing you all the best and I shall watch with intrest x
Didn't disappoint. Was fab to watch, I could feel the pain and frustration. Onwards and upwards.
Speaking as a lifelong small boater, you're nuts (wonderful - but nuts). When you get re-started, you might want to pack some ocean-style foul weather gear or a wetsuit - much more comfortable when you're soaked and in the wind. I wish you a safe, fun, and memorable passage.
I am really excited for this Serie! Keep the good work up mate👍
It's good you've had a nice gentle start with almost calm seas to gently ease you into the trip. Before long you'll find some rough water. Be sure to avoid overfalls when the tide is wrong.
Just found this video. Fantastic adventure. As a sea kayaker for 16 years, this is right up my street. My area is the Kent and Sussex coast. I watched episode 2, brilliant. Looking forward to lots of fun watching all the others.
Wow.. It was only 2 night ago I was speaking to my other half about doing this.. Then boom I found your channel.. Just watched the first 1..will binge watch tonight..
Great video.
I salute you for actually having started this trip and oding it and for sharing it with us. More of a sailboat guy here, but I love this kind of stuff. Two men, a seal and a rubber motor boat at a deserted beach. You can not top this! :-)
I'ts always nice watching people enjoying small boats! Not always bigger means better! You're so brave sailing Goodwin offshore! Sorry about the problems you got... all of them fixable!. Waiting for part II.👍
Yes! Been looking forward to this.
Wow!
This is bloody fantastic, propper boys own adventure, love it .
Damm Dude keep trying.As a life long boater it's great fun watching.
Round the UK is on my bucket list, so hats off to you. I wont be doing it in a small rib though. I have subscribed on the basis that I can't wait to see how far you get. You might be filming your own demise if the cameras ever get recovered. :) No experience, no sea sense, no boat skills, no dry suits and no dry bags. I can see the Coast Guard, RNLI and the RYA having sleepless nights from now on in. You just about survived the first stop in the channel. Good luck in the Irish sea and off the coast in North Scotland in a gale! I really mean that. You might want to get some oars, the depth gauge and your charts working correctly. Forget the fish finder. They will be finding you.
Trying to beach the boat is fraught with danger....even ghe small breakers are buggers....and the sea always wins.
Full respect to you buddy, I have loved every step of this project.
What a great idea, great vid, what a nice boat. I bought myself a zodiac futura GT last year in an impulse, found out that I need a license, got my license, paperwork for boat etc, and starting to get some experience right now. Great inspiration.
You must have balls of solid steel😂😂😂
Love this video😁👍
This is amazing cannot wait for the rest. You are a legend.
I found your channel a week ago. I love these sorts of adventures, it’s wonderful, and so brilliantly shot and edited.
There’s so much more to life than 9-5 .
john boss Comes to us all .
Live it while you can . Respect to the bloke for doing it with his heart in it and not just talking shit about doing it forever .Legend
Second time round watching these vids Harry really entertaining and a right chuckle at the same time, good luck to you.
when you learn that another guy made this journey, but without the boat.
At least they aren't irritating...
Doing it in a boat seems like the more sensible approach. You'd probably get wet without one.
Harry! That's a a fucking batshit idea and I totally salute your madness.
Bring on the next section
Just found your channel (pun intended)...awesome being an ex Brit 50 years) now ( I am Canadian ) in Vermont.I took my teenaged kids to Bleak House in 2001. Yeehhaa !!! Love the shingle...recalling Southsea beach in the 50’s.
Great video - shame about your toe, cameras and the prop 😞 Sam looks like he was stoned most of the time so did he notice much? 😂 Can’t wait for part 2 👌🏼😎
Brilliant. Just bloody brilliant.
I enjoyed that fair play for having a go.
Top tip, if you get salt water into electronics, first remove power supply then give it a good rinse with fresh water before you dry it out then your not left with salt corroding everything, some times you’ll get away with it. 👍🏻
His spine has no disks left in between the bones
What?
ELZ _06 really? The way the boat bangs relentlessly on the waves can’t be good for you’re spine. It was a joke
joke? what does joke mean? this is all very confusing
Jose Díaz the pathetic videos with 10 views you post are a joke 👍
I've read all the comments to see what the experts say, and I remain convinced I would like to join you on a leg of the journey around the northwest of England, so anywhere between North Wales and Cumbria. Thanks Pete..
Bonkers, totally mad, I love it .🇬🇧
Oh my God! It excites me even more, seeing this video, thinking of the trip around Europe (around 7000 n.m.) that I intend to do next summer starting from Piraeus (in Greece) on board a 6 m, r.i.b.
Great job guys! Your r.i.b. is nothing less than an Avon I think. Maybe one of the best (if not the best) r.i.b. in the world, considering its size of course.
The 6m boat sounds very comfortable. Where are you starting from?
@@harrydwyer From any marina of the west coast of Attica. Maybe Anavyssos.
The boat is rather "big" for such a trip, I agree. I wanted to do it on a 4,99 m, rib but the manufacturer failed to supply me the rib in question. Therefore I did not have another choice. I have made long trips on board inflatable boats in the past, such as Piraeus- Inverness - Piraeus (1991) in order to participate in the Round of Scotland Rib Race, Piraeus - Gibraltar - Piraeus on board a 5,6 m. rib in 1986, the Round of the Azores on board a 5 m. Bombard rib in 1996 etc.
Wow, sounds like fun. Greece to Scotland, how long did that take!?
1:14 thats a real moment!
i hope you find what it is your looking for my man! shoutout to everyone else trying to find their place in this crazy world :(
you can see in his eyes he's lost:((((( i hope you find peace too my mans!
Hi Harry, was chatting to Rosie in Ecuador and she pointed me to this video. All I can say is wow! It’s wonderfully entertaining and I was totally hooked! Great to see Sam not overworking for a change! We have met before at Rosie’s Mum’s at Xmas (I’m Tom’s best mate Gaz). I’ve just started creating some content on TH-cam myself, can’t match your subs, amazing! 😂 Keep up the fantastic work, really looking forward to the rest of the trip! ☺️😘
Fantastic mate! Glad you are fulfilling you dreams. Love your videos and this epic journey. Keep up the great videos and sense of adventure. Best of luck from the USA.
You have a real trooper in Sam. Crisis, what crisis...
What a great video. You've done a good job restoring the boat and now you're off on a proper old school adventure, be safe and enjoy. Looking forward to the next episode.
I'd go on a trip like that in a heartbeat
EPIC, a legendary adventure, Drake, Cook, Chitchester and now Dwyer
Harry Dwyer........the eternal optimist.
Fantastic to see at a time when doom and gloom appear to be on the rise.
Keep safe in your adventures.
A madcap adventure and one that is really nicely edited together with some smashing footage. Hope that we’re going to see the whole saga unfold to the same visual/storytelling quality as Part 1. A wee bit nostalgic for me, as our first boat was a 4m Sea Rider, almost identical to yours, but would never have dared to embark on this journey.. please keep them coming.
I've been waiting so long for this Video😊
What a doss! And great storytelling
Can't wait for part 2 - yep that prop is knackered but don't let it stop you!!!!!
Since I found your channel and your art of making these beautiful videos I am listening to "Another World" in repeat. Greetings from Germany! Keep going!
Epic stuff right here 👍👍👍 Can’t wait to see what’s next........good luck😋😋😋😋
This is very good entertainment. Please get the material stuff sorted out and keep on. Best wishes from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Herbie goes ... on a Rib round the UK! Great film. looking forward to Part 2!
when you beached it did you just beach it with the outboard down? haha it sounded terrible
I was surprised he didn’t break it then after hearing all that noise. Not to mention how in the hell do you leave the endless sandy shores for an area full of rocks
My thoughts exactly, and hitting the stones against the 50 (or however many) year old hull!
Agreed - And then when at Eastbourne dock side, after the damage is done, he shows us its got electric tilt - from the helm position. Priceless.
@@SlinkSquash327 the boat is from 1977 so 43 years
As a boat owner I was yelling ‘trim! Trim! TRIM!
So much fun bindge watching the series.
You could get a bunjie anchor system. Basically the anchor is on a long bunjie cord. After you've beached and unloaded the boat, you leave a long stern line attached to shore and motor out to your anchor point. Then you set anchor, and either your buddy or you pull yourself back in to shore to get off, the bunjied anchor will then pull the boat back out. This way you don't have to swim and you have a safety line attached to shore.
I think you're fine with beaching the boat, just pick Sandy shores, but always pull the motor up before you make landfall. Depending on how long you ran your motor on the damaged prop, you might have drive line issues, double check it before you go out. Also get a spare prop when you replace the broken one, always a good idea to have one onboard in case of situations like you just had.
Finally please consider wearing survival suits while youre in the skiff, especially in semi rough seas, hypothermia kills fast at your latitude, even faster the farther north you go, a survival suit will at least keep you alive till someone finds you. Plus they should be equipped with epirbs in case of emergency.
I think what you're doing is awesome but please take your safety more seriously, I want to see more videos from you
You have a great attitude, Harry. I would have been mad as hell on multiple occasions!
What a cool idea! Now if only there was a large island near me to circumnavigate.
Just begun watching this series, so amusing and also interesting. What a great way to explore the UK! I’m about to watch Ep 3…
3 good things to take away:- It was an adventure; You learned a lot; You survived. You're very brave to publish this. Looking forward to more.
Great rock beach landing pulling the motor up wow. Great adventure
That is a very small boat. I've fished in similar offshore in Lake Michigan and after a day of that your body is a mess. Hell of a journey, guys. Congrats on doing the UK Loop.
The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans. I have helped people on the river make the trip up (Memphis) and I have always wanted to do it in a small riverboat. Love the trip you are making.
cannot wait for part 2. and so on. Especially looking forward to you passing my area on the north east coast of Northumberland, a place called Druridge Bay, miles of beautiful sand, not stone like Brighton, Go for it, you know you want to!!!
So... Day three, and you're close to DIW (Dead In the Water).
Inauspicious start! We can hope you planned your finances for such calamities as this-- shit happens on boats-- especially when you beach to camp rather than making for a civilized mooring. That seal may have been trying to tell you something!
LOL... Anyway, I think this is a fascinating endeavor, and I hope you press on and make the whole tour. And, hopefully, you won't beach the boat on a rocky shore again!
Best of luck! I WILL be following this!
You are crazy, cant wait to see the rest of this adventure. It puts to shame my own in 2010 when I drove around the coast of the UK.