What's the best offshore racing mini boat? - Ep134 - The Sailing Frenchman

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  • @markomarkomarko
    @markomarkomarko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks for making these videos in English (:

  • @papounet4842
    @papounet4842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Never seen so much water splashing my face except of course when I'm having a shower ! I understand why the blue water racers modify their boats to seek some shelter. It makes sense to take care of the skipper, too. Your stable dry boat sure has a relevant design. Very interesting review.

  • @mattn7415
    @mattn7415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Pogo looks like fun on a day sail but being soaked constantly on a long race wouldn't be so great

  • @soulewh
    @soulewh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You weren't joking about that boat being wet, I,d almost want to say it was more swimming than sailing

  • @esvarwyn
    @esvarwyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool boat geek-out thanks Hugo. Maxi for the win

  • @garethbarker9498
    @garethbarker9498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love your sailing

  • @treborultime
    @treborultime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello Hugo and many thanks for this another beautiful video. Encore une belle video qui fait rever, merci bien.

  • @adam8642
    @adam8642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great recovery at 3:55. Great video too. I really love the minis though the prototypes seem a handful.

  • @reloadncharge9907
    @reloadncharge9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Like sailing an Imoca! Wet! Thx, Andrew

  • @fbouf2000
    @fbouf2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So nice, so interresting. Thanks

  • @danknox9986
    @danknox9986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s a very wet boat in 15-20. With a lot of weather helm. It’s a handful.

  • @theyacht40
    @theyacht40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the footage especially with the drone !! Great action

  • @klemenprezelj
    @klemenprezelj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That was some wet ride. Was tge companion way open,it looks like it. Did u get any water in the boat?

  • @owenpotter2459
    @owenpotter2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hmm. That prototype looks like it's another "wet" boat. You certainly seemed to be working harder on it too.
    These boats remind me of how people talked about the Contessa 26 and 32 boats. They were often described as "subnarines with sails". LOL

    • @flroadie7885
      @flroadie7885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heh, funny. C32 from what I've seen is bone dry compared to that thing.

  • @GarryAP
    @GarryAP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That prototype looks a lot like the last gen pre foiling IMOCA boats but a tiny version. Is your offshore racing career heading for a go at the Vendée Globe one day?

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well it's a dream many have.... but let me finish the Mini Transat first :)

  • @mitfreundlichengrussen1234
    @mitfreundlichengrussen1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hard work - stay safe and healthy - thanks for sharing.

  • @voiliersagittaire
    @voiliersagittaire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not sure if these are boats, or washing machine ! o.O as usual, amazing footage. This is sailing !

  • @armypilot94
    @armypilot94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It seems P3 is more submarine, then boat :D

  • @serafinflorendo340
    @serafinflorendo340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That look so fun🤗

  • @WillemAsselbergs
    @WillemAsselbergs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing. Great overview and detail. Especially on the Proto. What a ride.
    You really make us realize just how hard, and challenging this will be on long, solo, trips.
    Curious to see how this will evolve when foils are added/applied.
    Thinking about more automation, electronics, to make this more "sustainable" and stable.
    A bit like the Imoca Occitane. Wide foils, with a very deep cut to give is lift with stability.
    Power and computer presence are required (and for now costly still).
    Obviously, the power should come from the sails, not just for speed, but also for the computers. Using the rig, stays, pressure on the foils, and movement of the boat as a way to generate electricity. The is still a great future for the Mini's.
    It takes people like you to drive the passion.
    Merci.
    Greetings from Port-la-Foret.

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely things to consider, but keep in mind also that the class rule regulates the electronic you can have onboard. For example on the imoca class, foil trim (in french it's called "asservisement des appendices") can't be controled by a computer.

    • @WillemAsselbergs
      @WillemAsselbergs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSailingFrenchman Thanks. I wasn't aware of this.
      Just curious, do you have ambitions to participate in the Vendee Globe next time round?
      I know it is not the Caribbean Cruising we all love, but it seems to me you are pretty addicted to the competitive aspect, the Tech, and in sharing your adventures.
      Personally I think it is crazy not to spot anywhere though. There is just way too much to see, enjoy, and share along the way.
      Again thanks for sharing you insight, experience, and passion with us all.
      A+

  • @erikvictor
    @erikvictor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for your videos! Question, we see you often hand steering. When you are racing, how much time do you hand steer, and how much on autopilot? The imocas are 99% of the time on autopilot they tell me.
    thanks and fair winds!

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it depends on the conditions, but when racing I would say 50/50

  • @roadboat9216
    @roadboat9216 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you vids. Thanks.

  • @Opium1960
    @Opium1960 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good choice to get a glider. You get less wet -;)
    My surfboard was a glider, a HiFly 444. When it came gliding (around 3 1/2 to 4 bft) it wa really fast.
    Problem was less then this.

  • @LEGOWENTV
    @LEGOWENTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome stuff…looks so fun. Thanks!

  • @fabienh3943
    @fabienh3943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bête question, mais sur un voilier aussi moderne, pourquoi s'amuse-t-on avec des bouts dehors orientables plus qu'avec un bout dehors amovible? Juste pour le spi symétrique?

  • @lejardindekasper
    @lejardindekasper 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Voilà de bien beaux bateaux, rapides et bien agréables pour naviguer mais honnêtement je préfère ton maxi. Merci pour ces bons moments. Marc

  • @leonlevstik
    @leonlevstik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see that pogo 3 and prototype are super wet. For the race OK but have it also for fun with friends and family during summer, hm don't know, too wet for my taste. But who I am to judge. 😉

  • @lambert5864
    @lambert5864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting and wet! Do you think with more time on it you could sail a proto like that more stable over longer periods of time?
    Also, what would your ultimate mini be? Scow bow with balast tanks and swing keep? Or even with foils?
    The scow boat you currently use, how does it handle shorter and steeper waves? Can you keep the speed up?
    Best of luck with your campaign! Please keep making these videos, they are great!!

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well the Maxi 650 is definitely the best mix for me, since it's fast, stable and reliable. I like the equivalent in the proto class, which is really similar design, just lighter (carbon fiber) and more powerful (bigger mast, bowsprit, quanting keel...etc), but I like to be in the production boats because you compete with others with the almost exact same boat.
      For now I have never been on a foiling boat... but maybe on day :)

  • @darrinpearce9780
    @darrinpearce9780 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As much fun as it looks, I think if I was crossing the Atlantic the Series is the boat for me ;)

  • @DialedN_07
    @DialedN_07 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey there Hugo. I'm much more familiar with catamarans than the monohulls. But on our racing cats, when the nose wants to dive downwind we try to add a little more mainsheet to pressurize the rear of the boat and turn more downwind. It seemed in the videos that the boat was rounding up into the wind under higher pressures.
    I was hoping you could provide some feedback on this.

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well for me it's the other way round, I don't know much about cats (the racing ones, I've done a lot of charter on floating caravans, but that's not sailing).
      On the mini's, if you have to much main sheet when hauling downwind, in case of a dive or overpressure, the variation in apparent wind speed makes the wind push the mainsail that pushes the bow to windward, like a pivot point around the mast and keel

  • @cesarmuttio506
    @cesarmuttio506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    gracias por compartir , me gusta tu bote

  • @stuartmaxwell5562
    @stuartmaxwell5562 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's amazing...❤

  • @rcpmac
    @rcpmac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Impressive sailing but I prefer having the water stay in the ocean. My 24’ Martin 244 has a high freeboard and a shoebox hull to deck joint that creates a lip which helps keep the water off the deck. I’m not a racer but a recreational sailor on the Salish sea so I’m happier when dry.

  • @melee401
    @melee401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very interesting boat. LOTS of work though. Ballast tank, tilting keel, lee boards to drop and raise. It will broach a LOT. You have to come onto a half point of sail at best or something until the tanks, keel and lee boards (whatever) are proper before you take to your needed to point sale. So yeah, lot's to do on that one tacking. Lots of lines and other stuff in the cabin too to get in the way. Just wondering about how the ballast tanks dump and fill each other? How long does the pumping transfer take? Open tanks to the cabin" Now you're shitting me.

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, all valid points.
      For ballasts you can fill more than half of it on the leeward side before changing tack, then it's about 10 minutes pumping to finish filling it. Then you can use gravity to switch from one to the other

  • @EnJoinSailing
    @EnJoinSailing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you describe and show how does water-ballast tanks work? What is the value inside of it. Super interesting comparing MAXI and P3! Go forward! ;)

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I'm not sure when I'll go back on a proto, but the idea behing it is to optimize boat balance. So you can add weight where you need it and when you need it (and not have weight when you don't need it, reducing drag in light air for example)

  • @fabienh3943
    @fabienh3943 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Passionnant

  • @sailingcitrinesunset4065
    @sailingcitrinesunset4065 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video

  • @martineyer5336
    @martineyer5336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mate stick with your boat, way better design 😄👍 P3 is way less comfortable for longer sail.. I am all for comfort.

  • @gesperrteruser5223
    @gesperrteruser5223 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like more the maxi and the vector both seem to be very similar except price.

  • @erikholmbom4276
    @erikholmbom4276 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats the name of the prototype model? is it a Vector 650? Ofcet? Wevo?

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vector, Ofcet, Wevo... all production boats :)
      Don't know the architect of this prototype

  • @karuenordburry1829
    @karuenordburry1829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Déjà qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup de place dans le proto j'imagine pas ceux qui ont des foils. Par contre les etraves rondes c'est quand même l'avenir du mini, en tout cas pour la transat où il y a énormément de portant.

  • @inixio11
    @inixio11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice.

  • @jaumemarti6290
    @jaumemarti6290 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, which type of 6.5 will you choose for the next mini transat?

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's already choose, it's the Maxi 650 (the one on all my other videos but this one)

  • @mosca3289
    @mosca3289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top

  • @mhensen1
    @mhensen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    On a longer race, how tiring would a wet vs dry boat be, in terms of single handing for lets say the mini transat?

    • @freefinancialadvice
      @freefinancialadvice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go take a cold shower haha

    • @mhensen1
      @mhensen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freefinancialadvice and then another...and another, I think dry is better...albeit maybe smelly

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I'll tell you this after the transat, but for me a dry boat can definitely be an advantage on the long term, especially if it happens that the trades are a bit stronger than average

    • @mhensen1
      @mhensen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSailingFrenchman Hugo, you bored with the shutdowns? Never seen so many responses lol, so dude when does mini start and when do you get to really get training again. I personally can’t wait to see you become the next Boris Herrmann, well spoken, English speaking, funny with good sense of humor, I think sponsors could get behind that! Best wishes and get that damn Patreon working!

  • @0100111011101
    @0100111011101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Eh ben ça rince un P3 !!

  • @PA-jh5vi
    @PA-jh5vi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    C'est vrai qu'il a l'air très humide ce fameux Pogo-3; à la longue cela doit être usant...
    Il y a t'il un pogo-4 en préparation (avec une carène plus tendue et une étrave plus ronde)?
    Naviguer en proto est une autre philosophie; un budget bien supérieur, davantage de réglages, et moins de confort (le bruit et les ondes de chocs)...

  • @diogonpbrito
    @diogonpbrito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rounded bows all day!😬

  • @theosphilusthistler712
    @theosphilusthistler712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    your boat - nice.
    Those boats - nasty.

  • @weiniesail
    @weiniesail 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    CardiB made a song about it
    WAP (wet ass Pogo)

  • @jonshaw4344
    @jonshaw4344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    can foils be added to these boats ?

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hardly, foils put a lot's of stress on structure and the whole boat should be designed to foil in the first place

  • @brucekratky7993
    @brucekratky7993 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ufda!

  • @voilemontagne
    @voilemontagne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    quelqu'un aurait un avis sur les vector 650? leur prix pour un scow est très intéressant!

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Design intéressant mais pour l'instant ils n'ont pas réussi à se faire une place compétitive sur le circuit

  • @kevinskwirz9120
    @kevinskwirz9120 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sailing submarine

  • @dw4956
    @dw4956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like a very diffficult boat to sail.

  • @randomtraveler3363
    @randomtraveler3363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A drier boat is a better boat and less fatiguing to sail.
    I think you have the better of the 3 designs.

    • @TheFlyingPlectrum
      @TheFlyingPlectrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a racing series. The fastest boat is a better boat. The results are what counts.

    • @mhensen1
      @mhensen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheFlyingPlectrum if a dryer boat has a less fatigued skipper, which is faster on a long race? Interesting.

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah agreed, I think the rounded bow has the advantage on the long run on the P3
      The prototype is a bit of a different class so not really comparing the racing to that one

  • @cranegantry868
    @cranegantry868 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are like submarines.

  • @sergetheol3992
    @sergetheol3992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tu parles français tu soutitre en anglais ou le contraire il faut choisir

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Les sous-titres sont disponibles en français et en anglais, il suffit de choisir en cliquant en bas a droite du lecteur sur CC. Bon visionnage dans la langue de votre choix

  • @TheShorterboy
    @TheShorterboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wet boat means a lot of energy wasted moving water places it shouldn't go

    • @daveamies5031
      @daveamies5031 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or just not enough freeboard for the waves/swell, my Hobie TI is a very wet ride too especially in anything over 0.5m swell.

    • @TheShorterboy
      @TheShorterboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daveamies5031 well you should tell boat engineers putting those bulbs on the front to reduce bow waves are pointless they would love to know, just add freeboard.

    • @daveamies5031
      @daveamies5031 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheShorterboy 🤣🤣🤣 There are many considerations that go into a boat's design, as they say every boat is a compromise, no design is "wrong" as long as it achieves what it set out to achieve. I suspect adding a bulb to the bow is a lot cheaper than adding more freeboard to the length of a ship.

  • @mennomanschot9178
    @mennomanschot9178 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the music is not reflecting the action! Holy Sh*t!!

  • @fergusferguson8536
    @fergusferguson8536 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thats one wet boat..

  • @tannerkelting-massaro4669
    @tannerkelting-massaro4669 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should make a tiktok account

    • @TheSailingFrenchman
      @TheSailingFrenchman  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha, should I? I already have a lot's of work, not sure I can handle another social media platform

  • @Servant_of_Christ
    @Servant_of_Christ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is getting boring, you need to head out on a lap of the globe man...