Maybe the captains are good seafarers , as some comments say, but in this case no way. To know of a thunderstorm and react when its above the ship, is bad seamanship at its best! Everybody was confused and I saw some serious danger situations. storm test faild.
Once again music in the background is ugly and perfectly useless … The ship's noises, the battering of the waves on the hull and the thunderstorm alone would have made a much better effect with the video.
Hope you got the chance - Captains Doug and Linda Lee have sold the Heritage to Sean Grimes and Ben Welzenbach (Ben was the Mate when I sailed on the Heritage - a great guy!). I wish them both all the very best of luck!
Referring to a schooner as a "windjammer" is something of an overstatement. Also, letting your main jibe uncontrollably whilst passengers are on deck? Simple BAD SEAMANSHIP.
dude the heritage is one of maines original surviving fleet of WINDJAMMERS..... do some research before slandering captain Doug and Linda Lee, they have decades on you and are to of the most capable captains when it comes to the maine windjammer fleet.
What a terrible captain, just waiting till the storm hits. Then in a stressful condition taking in the sails.: Very bad seamanship, specially when you see the thunderstorm is about to reach you.
Their appears to be a lack of prudent ship handling and overall seamanship displayed, along with a captain of marginal talent and experience. They should be wary of video recording their outings, Because the way things look their videos my end up as evidence in a Coast Guard Court of Inquiry.
Doug and Linda Lee are two of the most experienced Captains in the Maine Windjammer fleet with decades of experience sailing these beautiful vessels. The retired Coast Guard Commander interviewed in the piece about their performance in these conditions at the 7:27 second point in the tape, said they did an excellent job. Lots of excitement, but handled professionally. I agree.
This is an old thread but.....I have known Captains Doug and Linda for many year having sailed on the Heritage twice over the years...My family and I are booked for a third trip with them this coming summer. With certainty, The Captains are much more than just experienced and much more than simply capable. Having constructed the Heritage themselves, they know every square inch of Her.....having sailed Her for decades. there's no aspectof Her handing of which they're unaware...And they are as or more experienced than any Captains in the Maine Windjammer fleet. They know the waters in which they sail like the backs of their hands. There is zero chance...no chance... that they would endanger their vessel, crew, or passengers in any way. The comment regarding the 'terrible captain' is one borne of total ignorance. It just goes to show that, in the 'Age of the Internet', it takes no real effort whatsoever for any simple idiot to find a video online about a subject of which they know absolutely nothing (...and a well done video at that) and to present an uninformed commentary that serves only to prove their ignorance and make a horses ass of themselves all in one fell swoop. Pitiful, really...
Nothing wrong with the seamanship. But the video yes. It makes an almost tragedy of a non event. The more so the crew is uselessly frantic as they seem to be mostly rookies … Nothing to blame the skipper about…
PS. A good example how inexperienced the crew seems to be : look at two of them trying to untangle a coil that should never have been tangled in the first place !!!… I told you : rookies !!!!… ;))))
Well, they knew, they would get hit by a thunderstorm. So, the first thing would have been, to reduce the sailarea. Put some reefs in. Then they jibed, without having any downholes or boomvang, which is very dangerous, too. They were lucky that ther was a safe anchorige nearby, which was very handy ! All in all, a bad captain, bad trip.
willy mueller: you speak a lot of what you don’t know. I’ve sailed 14 years aboard HERITAGE in almost every possible weather condition. Capt. Lee knows his ship, Penobscot Bay weather and seamanship well enough to be among the most highly regarded mariners in the Northeast. I wonder how well you’d do maneuvering a 145-foot schooner amidst conflicting currents, tides and winds. Not so well as Capt. Lee, I suspect.
willy mueller , I was a first officer on a 250 t 45 m tall ship and have not heard of a down holes , and can not find out what it is, can you inform me, please.
@@davidhardwick3816 anything but yellow yellow is considered badluck on vessels (traditional old school) letting a bird land on the boat,setting sail on a friday ,whistling, letting hatch covers lay flat, marine superstition!
Although... I've looked everywhere I can online, and talked to several very experienced sailing friends of mine and none of them had ever heard of the "no yellow foul weather gear" superstition. Interesting...
Maybe the captains are good seafarers , as some comments say, but in this case no way. To know of a thunderstorm and react when its above the ship, is bad seamanship at its best! Everybody was confused and I saw some serious danger situations. storm test faild.
I always wanted to experience being on a sailboat during a raging storm... dream on.
Once again music in the background is ugly and perfectly useless …
The ship's noises, the battering of the waves on the hull and the thunderstorm alone would have made a much better effect with the video.
Can't wait to take a trip with them!!!!!
Hope you got the chance - Captains Doug and Linda Lee have sold the Heritage to Sean Grimes and Ben Welzenbach (Ben was the Mate when I sailed on the Heritage - a great guy!). I wish them both all the very best of luck!
That's why it's an adventure.
Referring to a schooner as a "windjammer" is something of an overstatement. Also, letting your main jibe uncontrollably whilst passengers are on deck? Simple BAD SEAMANSHIP.
dude the heritage is one of maines original surviving fleet of WINDJAMMERS..... do some research before slandering captain Doug and Linda Lee, they have decades on you and are to of the most capable captains when it comes to the maine windjammer fleet.
Yeah, looks real relaxing for the passengers.
All those hands, still not ready, lubbers!
What a terrible captain, just waiting till the storm hits. Then in a stressful condition taking in the sails.: Very bad seamanship, specially when you see the thunderstorm is about to reach you.
Their appears to be a lack of prudent ship handling and overall seamanship displayed, along with a captain of marginal talent and experience. They should be wary of video recording their outings, Because the way things look their videos my end up as evidence in a Coast Guard Court of Inquiry.
Doug and Linda Lee are two of the most experienced Captains in the Maine Windjammer fleet with decades of experience sailing these beautiful vessels. The retired Coast Guard Commander interviewed in the piece about their performance in these conditions at the 7:27 second point in the tape, said they did an excellent job. Lots of excitement, but handled professionally. I agree.
This is an old thread but.....I have known Captains Doug and Linda for many year having sailed on the Heritage twice over the years...My family and I are booked for a third trip with them this coming summer. With certainty, The Captains are much more than just experienced and much more than simply capable. Having constructed the Heritage themselves, they know every square inch of Her.....having sailed Her for decades. there's no aspectof Her handing of which they're unaware...And they are as or more experienced than any Captains in the Maine Windjammer fleet. They know the waters in which they sail like the backs of their hands. There is zero chance...no chance... that they would endanger their vessel, crew, or passengers in any way. The comment regarding the 'terrible captain' is one borne of total ignorance. It just goes to show that, in the 'Age of the Internet', it takes no real effort whatsoever for any simple idiot to find a video online about a subject of which they know absolutely nothing (...and a well done video at that) and to present an uninformed commentary that serves only to prove their ignorance and make a horses ass of themselves all in one fell swoop. Pitiful, really...
Nothing wrong with the seamanship.
But the video yes.
It makes an almost tragedy of a non event. The more so the crew is uselessly frantic as they seem to be mostly rookies …
Nothing to blame the skipper about…
PS. A good example how inexperienced the crew seems to be : look at two of them trying to untangle a coil that should never have been tangled in the first place !!!… I told you : rookies !!!!… ;))))
"HIGH DRAMA" a little rain??
out there a "little rain" can be a big problem especially for a ship with no engines
What a clusterfuck!
Mi ma !!!!!
Well, they knew, they would get hit by a thunderstorm. So, the first thing would have been, to reduce the sailarea. Put some reefs in. Then they jibed, without having any downholes or boomvang, which is very dangerous, too.
They were lucky that ther was a safe anchorige nearby, which was very handy ! All in all, a bad captain, bad trip.
willy mueller: you speak a lot of what you don’t know. I’ve sailed 14 years aboard HERITAGE in almost every possible weather condition. Capt. Lee knows his ship, Penobscot Bay weather and seamanship well enough to be among the most highly regarded mariners in the Northeast. I wonder how well you’d do maneuvering a 145-foot schooner amidst conflicting currents, tides and winds. Not so well as Capt. Lee, I suspect.
willy mueller , I was a first officer on a 250 t 45 m tall ship and have not heard of a down holes , and can not find out what it is, can you inform me, please.
Not enthusiastic about the crazy jibe
Yellow foul weather gear REALLY?? Never going on this boat
Why, what color would you have preferred?
@@davidhardwick3816 anything but yellow yellow is considered badluck on vessels (traditional old school) letting a bird land on the boat,setting sail on a friday ,whistling, letting hatch covers lay flat, marine superstition!
Also that way crazy jibe is enough to not sail with this skipper
@@waynebrady7439 You learn something new every day!
Although... I've looked everywhere I can online, and talked to several very experienced sailing friends of mine and none of them had ever heard of the "no yellow foul weather gear" superstition. Interesting...