The sails Ziggy, the sails, never mind the anchors, never mind the picnic basket..... the sails Ziggy, the sails.... Good adventure though.... Jolly good show !!!
luckily the sail repair bill was only $200. I've replaced the stock furling drum with a Harken continuous line furl system so that will never happen again.
Very nice report that prooves a lot of pleasure with a small sailing boat. More save in this situation than with a much bigger boat. And a good comfort with the tent on the beach h with fire. Not possible to do that in France.
What a video Ziggy! We were anchored and saw the 3 storms converging into a crescent around us. Decided to play it safe too and got home ASAP. Crazy how the weather can change so fast and really out of nowhere! Glad you are home safe and like you said, "fair weather doesn't make a sailor". Be well and look forward to more adventures!
Hey Ziggy, new to the Tx200 community. TH-cam randomly popped up a video last week on you guys (Tx200), and I am hooked! I am out of Oklahoma, and sail a MacGregor 26. I am excited that the group you are involved with is as tight and energetic as you all are! Excited to get hooked up with y’all and share the same slip of sticky Texas mud! I look forward to meeting you and others next year for the 2025 passage.
Rock on brother! The Ole Mac 26 is the queen of rides for it. You will have to stick mainly to the icw like most of us. See you there 👍 1st beer is on me.
I have been looking forward to this video ever since you posted the preliminary footage right after the storm. That was a pretty ugly storm, it was pretty smart to fire up the motor and get off the water for your safety. It's too bad that you ran out of time to secure the sails before it hit, but at least you were safe......or so we thought ;) . I really enjoy your videos, the ones where everything goes right as well as the ones where it doesn't, we can all learn something from those. Anyway, I am glad you are home, out of the hospital, getting the boat back in shape and back it! Thanks for sharing Zig! - Bobby Chilek
Daaammmiiiitttt Ziggy! Much respect coming your way from me. Thank Goodness you came out of it safely, as that could have had a very different outcome. You made some very good decisions. Your experience, knowledge, and adventurous spirit is inspiring.
Hey Ziggy, We were on the other side of that storm as it moved toward you. We could see how massive it was and the numerous lightning strikes. We were working our way south to meet up with the Texas200 crowd. I remember thinking how glad I was that we weren't in its path! Glad you made it through ok. Cathy Tomsett
Ziggy, kind of short notice, but our annual 'Everglades Lack of Challenge' is from Jan-08 to 14 out of Everglades City. We sail & camp, generally on board, but some camp ashore. I travel from NC...well worth it!
Wow, I looked it up and it sounds like fun. It aligns with the same dates I go annually to Myrtle Beach for an event every year though. Should that ever change I will keep it in mind. I have ppl in Fla so it is doable. Thanks for the shout, Zig
Still at it I see Ziggy! I think of the time you and I headed out in my dinghy after Boat night in Port Huron and made the loop under the Blue Water Bridge. Running ashore and thinking we were stuck on the sand bar at 4:00 in the morning makes me laugh. We pulled back into Bridge Harbor just as the sun was peaking over the trees! Fun times!!
Well Captain, That a pretty exciting if not terrifying first/last leg of your journey. While sailing on a lake near Ft. Worth many years ago, an afternoon T-Storm came roaring at us, pushing my little Chrysler Pirateer onto the rock dam. It was all I could do to keep the hull from crashing into those rocks! Eventually a small outboard ski boat came to our rescue and That, my friend, was the last time my wife and two kids sailed with me! Ended up selling that 14ft. Sloop not long after. I had a sense of deja but watching that storm racing toward you and prayed for your safe beaching and tie down to ride it out. Too bad about your jib, but those lines were whipping you up pretty darn good!
the video didn't fully capture the intensity of the storm. I felt those whip marks for days. those do or die moments make us better people in the end. thanks.
@@ZiggyLavengood The beatings shalt continue until morale improves!! Good to see you are on the mend. Even after following all the trials and tribulations of the fleet, the Texas 200 next year is the goal for us. Fair winds and following seas, do not make good sailors.
Wow Ziggy! Hello from Lake St. Clair! Thanks for the video and showing us how to keep a clear head in a bad situation. Your boat can be repaired and sails replaced, but you are one of a kind. Glad you made it through that storm to sail another day.
Thank you!. Should have the sails back this week. The cross beam has been repaired and reinstalled. Miss the clear water of lake sinclair. . Want to hit it with the windrider for old times sake.
Ziggy, I haven't been on your TH-cam channel (or the FaceBook page) for quite a while now, but I thought I'd check the coverage of the 200 and saw this video. Glad you are OK and that your boat is all fixed now. Happy Sailing, Wilson
Greetings, Ziggy, from a Hobie Adventure Island sailor in SoCal. New to the channel: MAN, what a first-time video! Will check out the rest of your vids now. Thanks for taking us bastards sailing! All the best from your newest subscriber!
Ziggy! Fabulous video, intense! Julie and I are so relieved you’re well. Dude! Have to say, that storm would have destroyed my boat. Thank goodness the W17 is made from indestructible plastic! Really loved watching. We were so happy for the nice evening you enjoyed after that mayhem. So glad I didn’t make it past San Antonio. Not the year for me. Will try again next.
I took my bent aka cross beam to Midas. they took a half round form from their tubing bender and set onto of the tube and lowered their lift, car and all on top of it a few times and straightened it right out. the sail shop says 1.2 - 2 week on the sails and Ill be back on the water. see you next year!
@@ericdahlkamp6781 weird thing to is the motor's 1 liter tank will run the motor for about 45 minute. I topped off the tank before leaving the beach and ran the motor up to a happy hum and 5-6mph. that 1st tank ran strong for 2 hours!... the second tank died at 45 minutes like they are supposed too.
Ziggy, fellow Houstonian hear. Love your videos and attitude. Also planning on joining more of the TX200 group sails in the future. Been working on getting a Vagabond 17 back in the water. Glad to hear everything is on the mend.
Wow, Ziggy. Sorry that storm kicked up on you like that. Thank Neptune you were able to get to land didn't have to face it out on the water. Next time!
Got hit by one of those out on Galveston Bay in July. But we were on a 47 footer so stayed out in open water. Made it through with just a mess down below but no real damage. That was a close one for you though. Sail On!
I've done similar. Sailing alone to the western tip of Dauphin Island , Alabama. We get the daily storm...winds around 40...sometimes 50...had the 70 mph winds hit at the regatta a few years ago. 6 sailors drowned. I watched videos of it..those boats still had sails up ..got blown over. Difference is...I get my sails down before the storms hit. When you look and see the front coming on the horizon...it may be 15 minutes then that wall of wind hits. I also make for shore. Making decisions in advance makes a scary situation a little better in my case. Usually the storm hits..then within a couple hours is all nice and calm again. I know that the camera does'nt capture the full severity of the storm.....also...I've learned to anchor my bow out from shore....another anchor off stern to beach...boat takes the waves better that way...not much gets in the hull.
Ziggy! Love your vids! Can't understand why you didn't circle to the other side of the island? Certainly, it would've been less chop and kaos, but that just me thinking out loud.
Great video, editing and story! I think you underestimated that storm, actually you got off lightly. That kind of storm could have easily picked your boat up in the air and crash it upside down. I´ve seen that happen a couple of times with catamarans with NO sails. From the moment you can make out the bands of shelf cloud on the inflow of a storm, you usually have 5 to 10min before it hits you. When you see that, RUN and take down your mast if you cant take down your sails. Next nail the boat to the ground. 9 out of 10 times, that will be unnecessary. But then 1 out of 10...
Glad I discovered this channel. Dam exciting to say the least. Your one tough Skipper. I can see all the day sailor's aka salt pussies, in these conditions howling their eyes out, in total panic, screaming mayday on their radios begging the storm Gods to spare them. You took it all in your stride, filmed it, survived and then gave us a final summary. Bloody awesome. Rock on Bro. Nothing to dislike about your content.
the furling line comes to the end eventually. when the wind is high the sail furls up tighter taking in less sail.per revolution. the furling line only turns the drum so far leaving the leftover sail hanging out in the wind i replaced that furler drum after that with a continuous loop furler. it will spin the drum endlessly until all the sail is rolled up.
EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! Terrible truth: the worst experiences make the best stories. It's to your credit that the recording kept going. Wrangling a squall-tossed sailboat with stuff unfurled - It's a cluster f*ck of very specific viciousness that most people can't imagine until they are there (or until they get to watch this.) A wind-shook sail whipping a sheet and some tackle is a freakin' blind dragon striking out randomly to kill. It's almost a little sick but really great to see a body manage through it. Three years ago I got caught beach-catting in a Chesapeake supercell. Boat flipped on the beach, lightning close enough to smell. Even the umbrella I crouched under got took away. I'm pretty sure that experience is always with me now, even when I launch on the gentlest new day. Something lays down a marker on the table. Just so, eh? "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." Winston Churchill facebook.com/dmydlack/posts/10103765503662455
After leaving Port Mansfield, it took me and my sailing buddy almost 8 hours to make Campsite 1 (formally #2) in the land cut. Going against a NE wind made for a long day. Day 2 was more of the same with a lots and lots and lots of tacking in the land cut and after almost 12 hours of sailing we had only made it to the south side of Baffin Bay. Around 5 a.m. on Day 3, we were checking the weather and the maps and realized that the winds were still going to be NE to N, and that it was going to take another couple days just to make Corpus Christi, we decided to to reverse course and head back to Port Mansfield. Needless to say, the return trip gave us favorable winds and we arrived back in Port Mansfield after about 7-1/2 hours of sailing. Sorry that we didn't get a chance to hook up with you, but maybe later this summer after you've had a chance to heal and make repairs to your boat, we'll get another chance.
yeah the northern bounders had it rough. I went from the top do to logistics of docking in PM. next year I'll start looking at slips earlier. I'm always up for a good sail, We'll hook up.
Ziggy, I sail the same boat with some other boats, mostly on the FL west coast. I've been concerned about the jib not fueling completely. I can bring the screecher completely down, but that jib worries me. I think I'll put it on a halyard. Where did you get your sails replaced? I'm in need of a batten that I lost.
@@ZiggyLavengood Great, hope you can do a short video about the damage to the boat itself and how you repaired that....or at least explain what you did. If I understood you correctly, one of the ACA's got bent or something?
About $200 bucks fixed both sails. I replaced the furling drum with a continuous loop furling drum so I can get the jib fully rolled in in a high wind, and the bent cross beam was straightened out by midis muffler for free.
I am doing this next year for sure...I have a TI....I will buddy up with yall. I only have an electric drop in so it will not last as long as your gas powered....maybe I can bring mine and run it till the battery is drained and then an extra five gallons of fuel and you can tow us if needed.....anyway...three small catamarans would be cool traveling together. I am game wind rain or snow...as long as it is not hailing. Let me know if you are game I wanted to do this years run but got deployed to Kuwait.....so next year for sure!
Glad you made it back safe. Good story. Agree - 2.5 Suzuki outboard saved your life! Sorry you lost the jib. Question - it seemed like both sails were not furled prior to the winds picking up and you chose to place anchors out first (vs. pulling in the sails). Any reason why you kept the sails out? Any damage to the rudder or rest of the boat from the wave pounding? Been in similar blows off shore....with my Hobie TI....always furled the sails and fired up my Suzuki 2.5 hp outboard and hauled a** for shelter and rolled the TI up on to the beach out of the waves.... Love the shots of the storm rolling in on you as you pushed for shore. Glad you made it to the beach before the big wind hit. Glad the waves did not increase in size.
I furled the jib as far as the line in the drum allowed. The sail wrapped extra tight in the wind thus took less sail in per wind leaving a tail hanging out. In a standard storm that wouldn't be a problem but in that blow it was enough to pull the furling line through the clam cleat and let the sail out. I pulled the line all the way back in but the big winds wrapped the sail even tighter leaving more sail exposed even though the furling drum was fully furled. I'm looking at a continuous line furling unit so I don't have that trouble in the future. About $400. The main was down and in the laxy jacks. Also good enough in a standard strength storm. I had the sail tie right on top of the gear strapping the buckets together so it was in easy reach. That's what I was fighting to get when I had to bail out due to the lines whipping me in the face. I put the anchors at top priority to secure the boat. Then the plan was to tie down the main. I didn't expect a problem with the foresail. The mainsail damage was cause by the jib lines whipping against it. If the jib had not blown loose all would've been fine just as it sat. The boat has survived several storms just like that in the past without issue. My bigger concern at the time was securing the boat and getting clear of the mast due to the lightning. A big advantage to the TI is weight and no keel. There is no dragging a loaded WR up onto the beach. In the end the jib repair and the small patch on the main only cost $200. The AKA repair was free thanks the the generosity of the guys at the midas shop.
@@ZiggyLavengood there's definitely another star in your captain's hat :-) I was told by the Coast guard that a similar storm was the next night. Tuesday. Right at sunset. I was offshore of Sargent, delivering a Westsail 32 from Kemah to Palacios. It went from perfect flat seas with a soft gentle breeze to a 70 mph gusts and 15 ft waves in one second. All the sails were out. The boat healed over, a knockdown, the mast head 10" off the water. It was all we could do to get 2 of the 3 sails down to upright the boat and start surfing the huge whitecaps. The 3rd (foresail) tangled half way down and stuck on the forestay like a mini parachute. Can help to the boat scared straight in the surfing. It all happened just as the sun went down and the storm pulled a dark curtain over everything. Every second was a lifetime. No forecast or weather warnings. We watched the storm go from a few puffy clouds to nearly capsizing is in less than 3 minutes total. 8;45pm till 4am with out let up. 7 hours on a ancient style thousand pound wooden tiller and rudder. My mistake was underestimating the "mares tail" clouds, 2 hours earlier. I've never seen them in Texas in Late June before.15 miles offshore. No time for drouge or trysail. The foresail wrapped the stay about like yours did. We came into the matagorda ship channel at sunrise after circling the channel opening for about 2 hours waiting for the time to slack and the wind and waves and the channel to diminish. Coast guard said don't answer matagorda Bay because there were 20-ft rollers in there Tuesday night. But we made it to palacios. Thank you for recording your adventure. And I'm glad you're okay. I'm 57 and about 50 lb overweight myself. Slept for 2 days and so in places I didn't know I even had. Sailing for 40 years and those days don't come along very often in a boat that you don't know very well. I've been following you for a while I love what you do. Stay safe. Hope to see you after on the water
It's clears your mind of all things and gives you a single purpose. Most ppl never push themselves hard enough to ever experience the Zen survival mode.
How far off shore would you feel safe taking your windrider 17? It looks just AWESOME and I love camping so why not sail and camp? Sorry to hear about the damage the boat took.
The cross beam is already repaired and the sails are in the shop. there are some oil platforms about 24 miles off shore from my cabin that is on my to do list. very weather sensitive. I have sailed 65 miles off shore a cpl of times on a larger mono hull before. I found the thought of being that far offshore less odd then knowing there was over 800 ft of water under us. and boat camping rocks. I spent my life on my 34 ft sailboat going marina to marina and that rocks. But, getting there without the luxuries and finding a place to camp etc is much more satisfying. thanks for the shout brother, Zig
Hi, I’m in Scotland and my Windrider 17 insurance gives a limit of 15 miles. That not to say you have to follow the coast. You could for example cross a river mouth 30 miles wide.
@@ZiggyLavengood would you go to the Exumas or even to the Bahamas, or is crossing the Gulf Stream too much for that size vessel? I am very happy to hear that the boat is getting fixed. That was a heck of a blow.
@@bradmottishaw467 I know a guy that sailed one from Florida to the islands, although most ppl would find him to be a bit...."Eccentric".... I don't think I would try such a sail at my age. in my 20s or 40s, I would've looked at it... because I was braver then or wiser now? a little of both I guess. I would say the boat would pop out of anything you hit as far as waves and storms. whether or not the skipper would is another question. I think the proper answer is no the boat is not big enough for such a crossing. but you know there's always THAT guy....
Hit and miss. Depending on how close to a town you are. I've sailed up the ICW for days without a signal. I carry a Garmin inreach so I can let ppl know where I'm at
Videos hardly capture the intensity of a storm. Pity you couldn't get the jib furled upon arrival on shore but at least you made it to some mode of safety rather than being caught on the water in that stuff.
Yup. Replaced the factory furling with a continuous loop furler. Now the jib completely roll up in higher winds no matter how tight it wraps. With my current furler the jib would be secured b4 landing leaving me plenty of time to secure the main.
With a storm like that every piece of fabric should be off the boat. Only bare poles should be left. I do not understand why a large flag would be left flying nor what purpose it serves.
The sails Ziggy, the sails, never mind the anchors, never mind the picnic basket..... the sails Ziggy, the sails....
Good adventure though....
Jolly good show !!!
luckily the sail repair bill was only $200. I've replaced the stock furling drum with a Harken continuous line furl system so that will never happen again.
Dang! Sorry for your injury, glad you were able to recover from it!
yeah, those Vibrio infections are crazy! I almost lost my leg. all from a small insect bite open to the water.
Very nice report that prooves a lot of pleasure with a small sailing boat. More save in this situation than with a much bigger boat. And a good comfort with the tent on the beach h with fire. Not possible to do that in France.
it's always an adventure! thanks for the shout, Zig
Damn Ziggy! Glad you're ok after that - talk about an adventure!
I got invited to sail this in 2022, this looks like a blast. Can't wait
Awesome!, see you there.
This is so epic! Thank you for taking us along for the ride.
Thanks, hope it never happens again but you know it will....
What a video Ziggy! We were anchored and saw the 3 storms converging into a crescent around us. Decided to play it safe too and got home ASAP. Crazy how the weather can change so fast and really out of nowhere! Glad you are home safe and like you said, "fair weather doesn't make a sailor". Be well and look forward to more adventures!
What could possibly happen? Hehe. Thanks.
That was quite a storm. Glad you made it home OK.
I love the layout of your boat. Your boat is easy to handle with the outrigger boards, jib furling, and foot rudder. Nice boat.
Thank you, Zig
Hey Ziggy, new to the Tx200 community. TH-cam randomly popped up a video last week on you guys (Tx200), and I am hooked!
I am out of Oklahoma, and sail a MacGregor 26.
I am excited that the group you are involved with is as tight and energetic as you all are!
Excited to get hooked up with y’all and share the same slip of sticky Texas mud!
I look forward to meeting you and others next year for the 2025 passage.
Rock on brother! The Ole Mac 26 is the queen of rides for it. You will have to stick mainly to the icw like most of us. See you there 👍 1st beer is on me.
Ziggy that was intense, glad you are getting better and thanks for sharing this adventure.
More to come!
I have been looking forward to this video ever since you posted the preliminary footage right after the storm. That was a pretty ugly storm, it was pretty smart to fire up the motor and get off the water for your safety. It's too bad that you ran out of time to secure the sails before it hit, but at least you were safe......or so we thought ;) . I really enjoy your videos, the ones where everything goes right as well as the ones where it doesn't, we can all learn something from those. Anyway, I am glad you are home, out of the hospital, getting the boat back in shape and back it! Thanks for sharing Zig! - Bobby Chilek
Daaammmiiiitttt Ziggy! Much respect coming your way from me. Thank Goodness you came out of it safely, as that could have had a very different outcome. You made some very good decisions. Your experience, knowledge, and adventurous spirit is inspiring.
and some luck in there too, hehe
Sweet matching yellow Gamma bucket lids!!!!!!
way better than dry bags.
Hey Ziggy, We were on the other side of that storm as it moved toward you. We could see how massive it was and the numerous lightning strikes. We were working our way south to meet up with the Texas200 crowd. I remember thinking how glad I was that we weren't in its path! Glad you made it through ok.
Cathy Tomsett
That storm hurt me. But it's all behind me now categorized with the other bar tales, hehe
Great video. Wow! Quite a storm for that little boat!
the video doesn't do it justice. Thanks, Zig
Ziggy, kind of short notice, but our annual 'Everglades Lack of Challenge' is from Jan-08 to 14 out of Everglades City. We sail & camp, generally on board, but some camp ashore. I travel from NC...well worth it!
Wow, I looked it up and it sounds like fun. It aligns with the same dates I go annually to Myrtle Beach for an event every year though. Should that ever change I will keep it in mind. I have ppl in Fla so it is doable. Thanks for the shout, Zig
Texas talk
It don’t get much better than that. Good job great T200 video
Still at it I see Ziggy! I think of the time you and I headed out in my dinghy after Boat night in Port Huron and made the loop under the Blue Water Bridge. Running ashore and thinking we were stuck on the sand bar at 4:00 in the morning makes me laugh. We pulled back into Bridge Harbor just as the sun was peaking over the trees! Fun times!!
Drunken dingy capers.... I should write a few of those up! We hit the beach pretty hard, hehe
I do miss that clear fresh water.
Вы отличный капитан, Сэр. Храни вас Бог. ❤
Большое спасибо!
Well Captain, That a pretty exciting if not terrifying first/last leg of your journey. While sailing on a lake near Ft. Worth many years ago, an afternoon T-Storm came roaring at us, pushing my little Chrysler Pirateer onto the rock dam. It was all I could do to keep the hull from crashing into those rocks! Eventually a small outboard ski boat came to our rescue and That, my friend, was the last time my wife and two kids sailed with me! Ended up selling that 14ft. Sloop not long after. I had a sense of deja but watching that storm racing toward you and prayed for your safe beaching and tie down to ride it out. Too bad about your jib, but those lines were whipping you up pretty darn good!
the video didn't fully capture the intensity of the storm. I felt those whip marks for days. those do or die moments make us better people in the end. thanks.
@@ZiggyLavengood The beatings shalt continue until morale improves!! Good to see you are on the mend. Even after following all the trials and tribulations of the fleet, the Texas 200 next year is the goal for us. Fair winds and following seas, do not make good sailors.
Wow Ziggy! Hello from Lake St. Clair! Thanks for the video and showing us how to keep a clear head in a bad situation.
Your boat can be repaired and sails replaced, but you are one of a kind. Glad you made it through that storm to sail another day.
Thank you!. Should have the sails back this week. The cross beam has been repaired and reinstalled.
Miss the clear water of lake sinclair. . Want to hit it with the windrider for old times sake.
Ziggy, I haven't been on your TH-cam channel (or the FaceBook page) for quite a while now, but I thought I'd check the coverage of the 200 and saw this video. Glad you are OK and that your boat is all fixed now. Happy Sailing, Wilson
Thanks for checking up on me.... someone needs too, hehe.
Righteous channel Ziggy. Not as good as having you just right down the dock, but it is entertaining! Thanks for taking this bastard sailing!
My world of sailing has really changed since then....
Wow, glad you made it out alive. That was crazy watching that wind come in.
Yeah. I'm not in Tawas bay anymore...
Just another part of the adventure. I will soon be out there sailing with you. I was recently given a Balboa 26. It needs work but I like a challenge.
Sweet boat. Shallow draft and room to hideout in the cabin!
I like it.
Greetings, Ziggy, from a Hobie Adventure Island sailor in SoCal. New to the channel: MAN, what a first-time video! Will check out the rest of your vids now. Thanks for taking us bastards sailing! All the best from your newest subscriber!
welcome aboard brother, Zig!
Ziggy! Fabulous video, intense! Julie and I are so relieved you’re well. Dude! Have to say, that storm would have destroyed my boat. Thank goodness the W17 is made from indestructible plastic! Really loved watching. We were so happy for the nice evening you enjoyed after that mayhem. So glad I didn’t make it past San Antonio. Not the year for me. Will try again next.
I took my bent aka cross beam to Midas. they took a half round form from their tubing bender and set onto of the tube and lowered their lift, car and all on top of it a few times and straightened it right out. the sail shop says 1.2 - 2 week on the sails and Ill be back on the water. see you next year!
Excellent outcome! You’re so lucky body and boat survived as well as they did - motoring in was your salvation.
@@ericdahlkamp6781 weird thing to is the motor's 1 liter tank will run the motor for about 45 minute. I topped off the tank before leaving the beach and ran the motor up to a happy hum and 5-6mph. that 1st tank ran strong for 2 hours!... the second tank died at 45 minutes like they are supposed too.
@@ZiggyLavengood the Lord loves even you Ziggy 😆
that umbrella breaking... the foreshadowing
Ziggy, fellow Houstonian hear. Love your videos and attitude. Also planning on joining more of the TX200 group sails in the future. Been working on getting a Vagabond 17 back in the water. Glad to hear everything is on the mend.
hope to see you out there. Zig
Glad you're ok. Hope your next one goes smoothly.
Thanks, in Florida exploring mangrove tunnels this weekend.
Wow, Ziggy. Sorry that storm kicked up on you like that. Thank Neptune you were able to get to land didn't have to face it out on the water. Next time!
Got hit by one of those out on Galveston Bay in July. But we were on a 47 footer so stayed out in open water. Made it through with just a mess down below but no real damage. That was a close one for you though. Sail On!
took a cpl of months but I got her back out on the water! thanks for the shout!
I also learned the hard way,...now I always tie off my roller furler so it doesn't get blown open like that.
That escalated quickly. Holy. shit!
Auto inflate vest twisted up on you right shoulder Zig! LOL
that's funny, I hadn't even noticed.
I've done similar. Sailing alone to the western tip of Dauphin Island , Alabama. We get the daily storm...winds around 40...sometimes 50...had the 70 mph winds
hit at the regatta a few years ago. 6 sailors drowned. I watched videos of it..those boats still had sails up ..got blown over. Difference is...I get my sails down before the storms hit. When you look and see the front coming on the horizon...it may be 15 minutes then that wall of wind hits. I also make for shore. Making decisions in advance makes a scary situation a little better in my case. Usually the storm hits..then within a couple hours is all nice and calm again. I know that the camera does'nt capture the full severity of the storm.....also...I've learned to anchor my bow out from shore....another anchor off stern to beach...boat takes the waves better that way...not much gets in the hull.
Second count when the poop hits the fan.... I switched to a continuous loop furling after that incident.
Quick release on the forestay and drop the lot?
dropping the mast by hand is difficult enough with no wind on the trailer.......
Ziggy! Love your vids! Can't understand why you didn't circle to the other side of the island? Certainly, it would've been less chop and kaos, but that just me thinking out loud.
it's Matagorda/San Jose Island. They are long thin barrier islands combined to be about 55 miles long. I'm at the halfway point.
Great video, editing and story! I think you underestimated that storm, actually you got off lightly. That kind of storm could have easily picked your boat up in the air and crash it upside down. I´ve seen that happen a couple of times with catamarans with NO sails. From the moment you can make out the bands of shelf cloud on the inflow of a storm, you usually have 5 to 10min before it hits you. When you see that, RUN and take down your mast if you cant take down your sails. Next nail the boat to the ground. 9 out of 10 times, that will be unnecessary. But then 1 out of 10...
True, true....
Glad I discovered this channel. Dam exciting to say the least. Your one tough Skipper. I can see all the day sailor's aka salt pussies, in these conditions howling their eyes out, in total panic, screaming mayday on their radios begging the storm Gods to spare them. You took it all in your stride, filmed it, survived and then gave us a final summary. Bloody awesome. Rock on Bro. Nothing to dislike about your content.
Thank you, Zig
Couldn't you have disconnected the sheets from the jib clew and just hand wrapped it around the forestay to keep it from flapping in the wind?
the lines were whipping so bad that I chose to keep my fleshy bits out of harms way instead. Thanks for the shout!
@@ZiggyLavengood You gotta sheet in a bit to stop the flapping first, then follow the line up and you are good
I'm confused, why couldn't you furl the jib?
the furling line comes to the end eventually. when the wind is high the sail furls up tighter taking in less sail.per revolution. the furling line only turns the drum so far leaving the leftover sail hanging out in the wind
i replaced that furler drum after that with a continuous loop furler. it will spin the drum endlessly until all the sail is rolled up.
EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! Terrible truth: the worst experiences make the best stories. It's to your credit that the recording kept going. Wrangling a squall-tossed sailboat with stuff unfurled - It's a cluster f*ck of very specific viciousness that most people can't imagine until they are there (or until they get to watch this.) A wind-shook sail whipping a sheet and some tackle is a freakin' blind dragon striking out randomly to kill. It's almost a little sick but really great to see a body manage through it. Three years ago I got caught beach-catting in a Chesapeake supercell. Boat flipped on the beach, lightning close enough to smell. Even the umbrella I crouched under got took away. I'm pretty sure that experience is always with me now, even when I launch on the gentlest new day. Something lays down a marker on the table. Just so, eh?
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." Winston Churchill
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well said, Zig
Good call to head in ,just in the mic of time . Sail on zigmond !!!
Hey brother! Hope you're doing well in retirement.
Do those platforms come with the windrider?
2x10s, now replaced with an aluminum deck. Check out a more recent video. Even a how to of building them
bet you keep a full first aid kit aboard now, dont ya, sure glad you came out ok, too bad bout cancelling the 200, but better safe that sorry Ron
I always carry a big 1st aid kit in my emergency kit behind the seat with the flares etc. A must have.
I even have a small kit in my bicycle pouch.
After leaving Port Mansfield, it took me and my sailing buddy almost 8 hours to make Campsite 1 (formally #2) in the land cut. Going against a NE wind made for a long day. Day 2 was more of the same with a lots and lots and lots of tacking in the land cut and after almost 12 hours of sailing we had only made it to the south side of Baffin Bay. Around 5 a.m. on Day 3, we were checking the weather and the maps and realized that the winds were still going to be NE to N, and that it was going to take another couple days just to make Corpus Christi, we decided to to reverse course and head back to Port Mansfield. Needless to say, the return trip gave us favorable winds and we arrived back in Port Mansfield after about 7-1/2 hours of sailing. Sorry that we didn't get a chance to hook up with you, but maybe later this summer after you've had a chance to heal and make repairs to your boat, we'll get another chance.
yeah the northern bounders had it rough. I went from the top do to logistics of docking in PM. next year I'll start looking at slips earlier. I'm always up for a good sail, We'll hook up.
Were you in a group on Lake Somerville last year?
yes I was.
@@ZiggyLavengood your rig is cleverly built out.
@@thomasbuzzi3234 thank you. I made changes in the furling system after that incident.
Ziggy, I sail the same boat with some other boats, mostly on the FL west coast. I've been concerned about the jib not fueling completely. I can bring the screecher completely down, but that jib worries me. I think I'll put it on a halyard. Where did you get your sails replaced? I'm in need of a batten that I lost.
I had the torn section replaced at C&C sail makers in Houston. I've had other work done there too. I really like the place.
@@ZiggyLavengood Great, hope you can do a short video about the damage to the boat itself and how you repaired that....or at least explain what you did. If I understood you correctly, one of the ACA's got bent or something?
@@jeffm470 Bent AKA, easy to remove the arm from the boat. the rest I explain in this video. th-cam.com/video/cF2Acdx9OyI/w-d-xo.html
nice video! not often is the camera still running when the shit hits the fan. Hope you got those sails repaired looks like a fun boat!
About $200 bucks fixed both sails. I replaced the furling drum with a continuous loop furling drum so I can get the jib fully rolled in in a high wind, and the bent cross beam was straightened out by midis muffler for free.
@@ZiggyLavengood great to hear!
I am doing this next year for sure...I have a TI....I will buddy up with yall. I only have an electric drop in so it will not last as long as your gas powered....maybe I can bring mine and run it till the battery is drained and then an extra five gallons of fuel and you can tow us if needed.....anyway...three small catamarans would be cool traveling together. I am game wind rain or snow...as long as it is not hailing. Let me know if you are game I wanted to do this years run but got deployed to Kuwait.....so next year for sure!
there is a whole group of TIs that do this run every year and a few WR17s. you will fit right in.
Nunca deixe a vela panejando , pois ela vai rasgar toda ... Tire do barco ⛵😃
Umbrela ⁉️🙈😁😁😁
i would like to own and sail a boat like yours! + WindRider 17!
find one and do it! I'm trying to be the Trent Palmer and Tucker Gott of boat camping, hehe.
Muito bom 😃😃 good
Thanks for taking this bastard along with you . 👍🍺
Thanks for joining the adventure.
Damn, that would have scared the hell out of me. Cheers 🍻!!
Also, does the gulf off of Florida (Tampa area) have something similar to the Texas 200?
The everglades challenge (ETC110).
Just WOW!
Glad you made it back safe. Good story. Agree - 2.5 Suzuki outboard saved your life! Sorry you lost the jib. Question - it seemed like both sails were not furled prior to the winds picking up and you chose to place anchors out first (vs. pulling in the sails). Any reason why you kept the sails out? Any damage to the rudder or rest of the boat from the wave pounding? Been in similar blows off shore....with my Hobie TI....always furled the sails and fired up my Suzuki 2.5 hp outboard and hauled a** for shelter and rolled the TI up on to the beach out of the waves.... Love the shots of the storm rolling in on you as you pushed for shore. Glad you made it to the beach before the big wind hit. Glad the waves did not increase in size.
I furled the jib as far as the line in the drum allowed. The sail wrapped extra tight in the wind thus took less sail in per wind leaving a tail hanging out. In a standard storm that wouldn't be a problem but in that blow it was enough to pull the furling line through the clam cleat and let the sail out. I pulled the line all the way back in but the big winds wrapped the sail even tighter leaving more sail exposed even though the furling drum was fully furled.
I'm looking at a continuous line furling unit so I don't have that trouble in the future. About $400.
The main was down and in the laxy jacks. Also good enough in a standard strength storm. I had the sail tie right on top of the gear strapping the buckets together so it was in easy reach. That's what I was fighting to get when I had to bail out due to the lines whipping me in the face.
I put the anchors at top priority to secure the boat. Then the plan was to tie down the main. I didn't expect a problem with the foresail.
The mainsail damage was cause by the jib lines whipping against it. If the jib had not blown loose all would've been fine just as it sat. The boat has survived several storms just like that in the past without issue.
My bigger concern at the time was securing the boat and getting clear of the mast due to the lightning.
A big advantage to the TI is weight and no keel. There is no dragging a loaded WR up onto the beach.
In the end the jib repair and the small patch on the main only cost $200.
The AKA repair was free thanks the the generosity of the guys at the midas shop.
Captain Ziggy, so that was Monday evening?
Yes it was.
@@ZiggyLavengood there's definitely another star in your captain's hat :-) I was told by the Coast guard that a similar storm was the next night. Tuesday. Right at sunset. I was offshore of Sargent, delivering a Westsail 32 from Kemah to Palacios. It went from perfect flat seas with a soft gentle breeze to a 70 mph gusts and 15 ft waves in one second. All the sails were out. The boat healed over, a knockdown, the mast head 10" off the water. It was all we could do to get 2 of the 3 sails down to upright the boat and start surfing the huge whitecaps. The 3rd (foresail) tangled half way down and stuck on the forestay like a mini parachute. Can help to the boat scared straight in the surfing. It all happened just as the sun went down and the storm pulled a dark curtain over everything. Every second was a lifetime. No forecast or weather warnings. We watched the storm go from a few puffy clouds to nearly capsizing is in less than 3 minutes total. 8;45pm till 4am with out let up. 7 hours on a ancient style thousand pound wooden tiller and rudder. My mistake was underestimating the "mares tail" clouds, 2 hours earlier. I've never seen them in Texas in Late June before.15 miles offshore. No time for drouge or trysail. The foresail wrapped the stay about like yours did. We came into the matagorda ship channel at sunrise after circling the channel opening for about 2 hours waiting for the time to slack and the wind and waves and the channel to diminish. Coast guard said don't answer matagorda Bay because there were 20-ft rollers in there Tuesday night. But we made it to palacios. Thank you for recording your adventure. And I'm glad you're okay. I'm 57 and about 50 lb overweight myself. Slept for 2 days and so in places I didn't know I even had. Sailing for 40 years and those days don't come along very often in a boat that you don't know very well. I've been following you for a while I love what you do. Stay safe. Hope to see you after on the water
It's clears your mind of all things and gives you a single purpose. Most ppl never push themselves hard enough to ever experience the Zen survival mode.
How far off shore would you feel safe taking your windrider 17? It looks just AWESOME and I love camping so why not sail and camp?
Sorry to hear about the damage the boat took.
The cross beam is already repaired and the sails are in the shop. there are some oil platforms about 24 miles off shore from my cabin that is on my to do list. very weather sensitive. I have sailed 65 miles off shore a cpl of times on a larger mono hull before. I found the thought of being that far offshore less odd then knowing there was over 800 ft of water under us. and boat camping rocks. I spent my life on my 34 ft sailboat going marina to marina and that rocks. But, getting there without the luxuries and finding a place to camp etc is much more satisfying. thanks for the shout brother, Zig
Hi, I’m in Scotland and my Windrider 17 insurance gives a limit of 15 miles. That not to say you have to follow the coast. You could for example cross a river mouth 30 miles wide.
@@donaldpaterson5827 my boat coverage extends up to 75 miles offshore.... Plenty.
@@ZiggyLavengood would you go to the Exumas or even to the Bahamas, or is crossing the Gulf Stream too much for that size vessel? I am very happy to hear that the boat is getting fixed. That was a heck of a blow.
@@bradmottishaw467 I know a guy that sailed one from Florida to the islands, although most ppl would find him to be a bit...."Eccentric".... I don't think I would try such a sail at my age. in my 20s or 40s, I would've looked at it... because I was braver then or wiser now? a little of both I guess. I would say the boat would pop out of anything you hit as far as waves and storms. whether or not the skipper would is another question. I think the proper answer is no the boat is not big enough for such a crossing. but you know there's always THAT guy....
... what do we learn from it ?
1. Respond in time
2. No metal fittings on sails and halyards
... to be continued ...
Live to sail another day.
Do you have cell service on the icw?
Hit and miss. Depending on how close to a town you are. I've sailed up the ICW for days without a signal.
I carry a Garmin inreach so I can let ppl know where I'm at
ive always wanted to do this but really intimidating heck im still looking for a boat.
what could possibly happen? hehe
Ziggy, Sailors plans are written in the sand....
I like that, Zig
I got caught in a micro burst storm last summer……broke the mast on my CL 14.
yikes!!!
Yikes, that head sail didn't want you touching it.
I fought the sail and the sail won....
Do not abrir a umbrela ⁉️ 😱😁😁😁, vc poderá decolar com ela inflada. ... 😁😁😁
like Mary Poppins. Fly out to sea, hehe
Abaixe a genoa em caso de tempestade ( storm )
Videos hardly capture the intensity of a storm. Pity you couldn't get the jib furled upon arrival on shore but at least you made it to some mode of safety rather than being caught on the water in that stuff.
yeah the video doesn't capture the shear power of the storm. the cameras also showed the event to be brighter than it was. it was dark and foreboding.
...furling... not fueling...
That wind came out nowhere
Lessons learnt?
Yup. Replaced the factory furling with a continuous loop furler. Now the jib completely roll up in higher winds no matter how tight it wraps. With my current furler the jib would be secured b4 landing leaving me plenty of time to secure the main.
Deixar a genoa panejando poderá danifica la ...
With a storm like that every piece of fabric should be off the boat. Only bare poles should be left. I do not understand why a large flag would be left flying nor what purpose it serves.
A 30kn wind the Miles not exist in nautical😂😂😂 only onthe road😂😂
I agree but the vast majority of my viewers have no idea how far or fast a naughtical mile is.
Fhising with me in bali island with you trimaran
sounds like one of MY adventures !!!!