~ OCTOBER POTTER (part 1) ~ A North Sea Sailing Adventure in a Force 9 Storm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2022
- Part one of a "fairly eventful" cruise in a 14' 0" West Wight Potter from the Isle of Wight to Kloster Fjord, Sweden October 12th to November 17th, 1965.
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Stanley T. Smith, October Potter, West Wight Marine Ltd., (published in 1967).
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Before beginning this true sea story based on the personal account of Stanley Smith's intrepid voyage, let us first briefly dive into some details about the boat and her skipper.
Stanley Smith had already made a name for himself crossing the Atlantic in a 20' boat he and his brother had built for themselves. Flushed with this success, Stan went on to design his beloved West Wight Potter 14, pictured here.
This diminutive vessel, just 14' long and with a retractable keel, was built of plywood, and represented what many would consider to be nothing more than a simple dinghy for messing about on a small lake, or other protected waters. However, Stanley knew better of his design. His deep knowledge of what makes a boat seaworthy and indeed seakindly was expressed in the form of the Potter 14's hull, a fact that was to be borne out in the journey to come.
To get some sense sense of the very limited dimensions and accommodations of this little ship, imagine the cabin accommodations. There is no galley and no heads. Just two 6’ 6" berths side by side, and not much else. The cabin sole to deck head height at the aft end of the cabin is slightly less than four feet, and there is sitting headroom in the bunks themselves.
With a depth in the water of only a few inches and being only 5' 3" wide, she was to be dwarfed by the mountainous seas presented in a force 9 gale.
#sailing #singlehanded #solosailing #seastory
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I'm on the edge of my seat! You have the gift of a great story teller John. Can't wait for P2...
Wow, thanks!
@@johnjordansailing Yes sir, we're all waiting
What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for such a nice comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Please do subscribe (if not already) to be notified of part two.
Many thanks for your efforts in putting this together, John; much appreciated.
My pleasure!
Plywood is excellent boatbuilding material. Strong light waterproof.
Thanks for the comment Tom. I believe you are correct. The Globe 5.80 boats are a testament to that.
This guy should be a narrator on the Discovery channel. Proper
Awesome story!!!..........⛵⛵⛵
Great story telling. I'm in the grip of the unfolding drama. Thanks for creating.
Thanks for the comment and the wonderful feedback!
Very happy to subscribe. Your narrative brings great detail to the simple charts of the voyage. Especially interested in the next chapter.
Awesome, thank you!
I never knew the early Potter had a mizzen. Good story. I subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you!
What a great story, thanks for sharing
Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands 🏝 ⛵
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
well done. exciting and full of suspense.
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Learning To Sail is Learning To Live!
You got that right!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
A man made of steel a boat of plywood!
Booi to booi (5.03)? Is this what it's come to? I liked the rest, though.
Ha! Thanks for your comment. "Booi" is the American pronunciation. I live in the United States and the majority of my audience is here too.
Interesting story. One note, PLEASE compress your audio track. Some parts are very LOUD.
Thanks for the comment.
👍👍👍🏝️🏝️⛵⛵
I’m buying a potter 15 now and I’m gonna sail my lake and pretend I’m at sea.
They are great boats and can achieve much in the right hands. Have fun!
I have watched all three video / episodes, and it is a fantastic story of human will and determination. I have couple of observations though. The credibility of the story suffers when video clips are included that are not from Denmark, or England, or Sweden. Clips from the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast of the US take away from the story, as does a shot of the destination city, Varberg in Sweden, in 1965 there were no high-rise buildings.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Maybe AI will do a better job than me creating video in the near future!
Stan should not be making decisions on sailing..he made bad decisions..
He took a risk with the weather in October, and encountered a fierce storm that lasted longer than he anticipated it would.