OUR BIGGEST NAVIGATIONAL ERROR YET!! Portland bill, Sailing Around Britain Episode 31
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- In this episode we finally leave Swanage Bay after waiting for the right weather window and make our biggest navigational error EVER!!, Portland bill was not very nice
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I’ve waited 60 years to see actually what that race looks like when it’s running. Phew, not nice. This clip deserves wide appreciation. Possibly unique on YT.
Thanks Josephine, not nice around there, just imagine if it had been windy 😳. Lesson learnt we think, documentary perhaps 😉
Was holding my breath waiting for the spinnaker to be swept over and fouling the prop. It’s how we learn our lessons. Well done for being out there and experiencing the power of nature.
Leaving it on deck was ridiculous, it seemed to be one mistake after another there Daniel 🤔
I also would have closed off /sealed the cabin entrance and put on safety lines in case the cockpit took a wave. Good on you guys for also making some good decisions and carrying on through safely.
A little tip for tea and coffee making. Washout a squeezey tomato ketchup bottle and fill it with the milk. The milk only comes out when you squeeze it. No mess and I've found it to be really useful on passage. I also put the mugs in a saucepan on the gimballed stove so any missed mug hot water tends to go into the saucepan useful in a rolly seaway.
Thanks Eddie that is some really good advice, especially the squeezy tomato ketchup bottle filled with milk, great tips thanks 👍
Wow, OMG I would have shit my pants , good on you two for not panicking. That looked 😨 scary.
It was a very scary 😮
Fantastic footage from the Portland Race - your experience is benefitting so many of us, thank you for that.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Thanks for the good advice about ways of best avoiding the race.
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I think the only mistake was leaving the spinnaker sail lying on the deck, as it could have been washed overboard, and around the prop !!
Yes, it should have been packed away, we just weren't thinking straight 🙃
Your boat is more than capable of handling seas like that boys .
Just remember the more times you F up the better you get.
Keep it up fellas
She is an extremely strong boat this was nothing for her. You always learn from mistakes ✌️
Actually your boat took care of you! From my armchair, but having been caught out in similar situations : did you take the tidal coefficient into account before setting off? That can make a huge difference, and you are lucky you didn’t have even a slight breeze against the tide...! and if I may, next time close the hatch and make sure you are safely attached to the boat. Take care, keep up the nice videos!
Atlas sure did take care of us Bruce, TBH we should have done a little more research before setting off, sometimes our rooky sailors shows. We have been through there before a handful of times a little offshore and it was fine. We decided to take the inside route and completely messed it up. Lesson learnt, it could have been much worse. Yes we should have been harnessed in to. Thanks for the comment Bruce 👍👍
Glad that Spinnaker was not drug over the side... Wow stay safe guys!!
Yeah, should have taken it below decks 😬
@@TheSailingBrothers All good at least it did not get pulled into the sea. watching it i was like please no dont go in the drink... just stay on deck... sheesh...
Well done lads, the honesty of sharing mistakes is very refreshing! So glad you had the camera running through them waves, was exciting for your armchair crew too!!
We set up the camera on the the solar arch when we knew it was going down! Lesson learnt 🙂
Great footage , probably some of the best footage of rough seas. Overfalls and cross seas, put it out as a short vid it will smash it .. Thanks.
Really glad you enjoyed this piece of footage we took when we got it very very wrong 😔
I think all has been said in the comments, but don’t beat yourselves up too much your still afloat and no damage. Great video
Well thanks Nobby 😁😁✌👍
Absolutely great to see you go through the Portland Bill overfall and not chicken out! You may consider it a mistake, but for me with no knowledge about overfall and tide currents I actually learned a few things! Again thanks for great videos!
Yeah, I suppose to look on the bright side, people can learn from our mistakes 🙃 overall a interesting experience, but not wanting to do it again, next time offshore 👍
When you were going through the race I couldn’t take my eyes off that spinnaker on the foredeck! Really enjoyed the video and series
Leaving the Spinnaker on the floor deck was he big rookie mistake, we just weren't thinking straight. Glad you have been enjoying the series 👍
Yeah, I was watching it closely too!
Portland Bill is a mess! However, mistakes can always be corrected when at sea! This is the beauty of being at sea!
Great video Adam and Luke!
Fair Winds!
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Thanks James, much appreciated mate 👍
Portland looked nasty, like sailing in a washing machine! Well done.
Tip for the tea making when rough. Boil the kettle and make your tea and put the rest in a flask or one of those thermos coffee pots for later, you can get them from Lidl for about £6 to £8. Cuts down on the number of times you need to boil the kettle and the second and third cup of tea is quicker and it will stay really hot for hours.
Thanks Paul, that is a really good idea, we shall look at getting one 😀👍
..and that was the race on a calm day!
A friend of mine who, at the time, used to make his living from fishing for bass with rod and line around the Bill and the Shambles, once took me fishing in the race. It was a foggy day with zero visibility. The only thing that gave you any sense of direction as we drifted, was the sound of Portland Bill lighthouse’s foghorn - trouble was, one minute the sound would come from ahead of you, then it would be behind you, then to your left, then right…well you get the picture! Very lumpy, and seasickness on my part cut the trip short.
Yes that was on a calm day count imagine what it would be like in some weather. Sounds like you had quite the experience 😉
@@TheSailingBrothers an experience for me, certainly, but my mate’s expression as we headed back to Weymouth made it very clear that I was being a complete wuss, and the conditions were very much ‘business as usual’ for him and his colleagues! (Mind you, he has had a boat swamped by a wave in the race which snuck up on him from an unexpected direction. The lifeboat was called out, they tried to tow it in, but it sank part way home)
The video actually doesn’t show how difficult it became , the crossed sea must have been horrendous. You kept calm and obviously worked together. All the very best for your next amazing adventure. Ade
Thanks Adrian 👌, the wind dropped off to nothing and we were getting pulled sideways at around 5 knots straight into the belly of the beast. Nothing we could have done, just ride it, horrible confused sea 😐
I’m glad I already knew you were safely in Pembrokeshire when watching that 😮
Safe and sound Sam 😁😁
Well done guys getting around Portland. Also, being positive, this will be a great learning curve for your Atlantic crossing 😊😊
Definitely John, lesson learnt there 😬🙂
Watched many boats and yachts. Struggle to. Round Portland watching the sea boil is terrifying well done !👍
We know how bad it can be round there, we messed up big time, should have been offshore Levi. Thanks mate 👍
I was at Portland bill about 2 weeks after you but standing on the rocks. Two yachts came.past on the inside passage so close we had a brief conversation with each! Now that's close! Lesson for all of us thanks to your honest report of your error.
We have heard of the inside passage before, but never taken it. We were told to basically hug the cliff to stay out of the rough stuff, it was an error we never want to repeat, thanks Nick 😊
Wow great job getting around Portland sheesh confused seas indeed...
We will definitely learn from that Thoughtful Wander
@@TheSailingBrothers That is all that is needed we all live and learn guys! Never stop learning :) those that do are usually dead hehe :)
Wow 7:45 the cheese hits the fan, that was intense "Portland Bill" - "Portland Bast**d" would be more fiitting. Atlas and her crew did well. :)
The cheese hit the fan, love it 😀, it was an experience 👍
You need the music from Spartacus (the Onedine line) to accompany your trip on the oceans a very lovely piece of music.
If we could get it without copyrights Rob 🤘
Holy crap chaps, dragged over the shambles!!!! Really good footage of a dodgy patch, I spent a couple of days bouncing over there testing the shock absorbers of new lifeboat seats, it’s always rough.
Love the sea but it can be scary, well done
Testing the shock absorbers on new lifeboat seats, really interesting Jason. The sea can be really scary once you get it wrong
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We were testing the difference between the RNLI designed seat and the nato anti-IED seat for sustain shock absorbing, the RNLI seat came out best!!! That bit of water was the test bed, it’s mean.
Ps. It was brilliant fun :)
Been there done that! Not at PB but at the western end of Pembroke when I chickened out of Jack Sound and went through Broad Sound instead (single-handed) and got caught in Wild Goose Race - I got beaten up for about 45 mins! A lesson learned and experience gained. As they say "All's well that ends well" 👍
We have sailed around that area as well. Been through Jack sounds a couple of times. The tides are extremely strong around there a lot of of overfalls. It's all a learning curve
Well done for surviving! We went round the Inner Channel a couple of years back, we came from Weymouth and it was easier to keep out of the tide. We used NCI to check on the status of the sea at Portland Bill before we left. In terms of mistakes, you cut the corner too much and should have headed further north closer to Grove Point or further north. After that, getting the Spinnaker stowed away, having your life jackets on, use life lines to attach to the boat and close the barge boards and hatch to keep any water that swamped the cockpit. You know this now, but it looked like you went through there on a fairly calm day - the Race can be awful & sink boats. Glad you survived!!
Yes that was a big mistake however we do count ourselves as being lucky it was not on a bad day, thanks for your information
All boats have different set ups, but personally I’d like to see more Boom Vang tension when you guys are sailing downwind. The tension will control the top of the mainsail and keep it working, it will also help keep the mainsail off the stays and will help prevent rubbing and chafing of the sail. Chafing and sails rubbing causing sail damage is a big issue on long legs especially on the same tack.
Enjoy your channel,stay safe.
Thanks for the info, we shall bear this in mind
Peter Lawless, an Irish sailor planed for two years to non-stop around the world. Replaced, checked double checked everything, disappointingly he’s currently in Tenerife doing steering repairs. Plan for the worst, be comfortable in your plans but expect issues along the way. Some sailors forget about protecting their sails from rubbing on the mast, stays or lifelines.
@@richardcampbell-burns9378 Good points Richard. Adam and Luke, as you know if you've got that far in the book, my stitching went a few hours out of Grenada. That was from 24 days of mainsail rubbing against the spreaders downwind.
We passed Portland in downwind F6 a week or so before we met you. We were 2.5 miles south of the Bill and caught the tail of the race, in the dark! Much less confused and mostly following sea but still quite entertaining :-)
That brought back memories of going through the Alderney Race backwards at 9 knots. We had no wind and the engine had over heated so we lost steerage in the crazy strong tide that races through between Alderney and the French rocky coast. Luckily we had a good self draining cockpit as we got swamped a few times. Very worrying as there is bugger all you can do about it except look at each other like rabbits caught in lights and wait it out lol. Great video thanks
Wow that must have been scary, you are exactly right just hold on for the ride
Yipee! Seventh to view! Brilliant job, please keep filming, keeps us grounded in reality.
No problem at all Roger, thanks for watching buddy 👍
I wonder if putting up a trisail or double reefed main might help dampen the sloshing around. Maybe even assist with a bit of sail power. I would hate to be in that without a motor though. Good thing that spinnaker never washed overboard!
If we would have had the main up it would have helped a little with the rocking. We were very lucky the spin never washed overboard, that would have been a complete disaster 😬
It would have helped a lot....
The sea looked almost malevolent, well handled lads.
Cheers JFB ✌
look like fun well done
🤣🤣 thanks Michael
I’m sure the camera didn’t really show just how bad that was, but it still had my heart in my mouth. Top marks for getting through it 👏
It was pretty damn bad and there was no wind at all. Can't imagine what it would have been like with wind over the current 🙄
well done skippers👍no mistakes to see, just more experience added to the logbook
That's one way of looking at it, thanks Steffen 👍
From home it looks doable, but I wouldn't like to be in that spot at that moment. Huge fan or yours brothers ;-)!
Thanks for your comments Carlos. It was a huge navigational error that we would not want to repeat, but a good learning process.
what a journey !!! every sail is a learning curve !!! I lived in Falmouth for many years !!! Great place ... Fair winds West ... Cheers from Muros
To right it's a learning curve, thanks as always 🙏😊
At the end of the day you survived and no damage……it’s a win!, well done. DB
It is a win DB 🏆
Another fantastic video, hats off to you guys for being so brave, made my stomach churn just watching you guys going around Portland 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮
The passage was pretty good overall, except for that error 😬👍
Atlas shrugged it off, but it’s a wake up call and a lesson learnt.
I’ve drifted over that a few times flattie fishing and it gets mightily confused at times.
Don’t come to Burry Port, it can be worse than that due to the sandbanks and strong tide. It makes your ring pucker up when you only have a metre or two under your keel.
Definitely a big lesson learnt !!
We have heard of shifting sand banks in Burry Port 😱
I bet it's really scary when there is not much water under the keel
Great video quality getting better and better the scary bit was so much like the “rip” coming out of Melbourne to head across Bass strait very confused sea’s, your boat handled it very well that should give you so much confidence for your next great adventure,well done. Cheers from down under.
Very confused Tony, not nice to be in at all. Atlas handled it pretty well
Well done Adam and Luke! You handled Portland Bill well, yes it’s scary, but you have a well found yacht in Atlas, even the best can get caught out.
Thanks James 👌 we never expected that to happen. We had it all planned out and well the s##t hit the fan, totally wrong
@@TheSailingBrothers would you consider extra crew for your longer passages? To the Cannaries and across the Atlantic, to give more time off watch?
I did the reverse route earlier in the summer. I was being soooo clever and took it wide but turned in too early and got smashed to bits in seas higher than the coachroof. I won’t be doing that again in a hurry! So you have my sympathies chaps.
Thanks Brian, I see it has happened to a lot of people, that makes us feel better 🙃🙃😁
good effort i fish the race on my little 13foot dory I also have an evolution 22 lifting keel planning my round GB leaving Portland April 23, love the channel
Wishing you all the luck in the world for your circumnavigation Guy🤘
Those waves were huge! I was afraid just watching. It all turned out fine.
It's all turned out fine in the end but at the time we were ******* ourselves
Nice vid again chaps. Don’t beat yourself up too much about Portland Bill, we all make mistakes and you got some great film footage!
Mistakes can be learnt from, so yeah won't happen again around there
Look on the bright side, you got the deck washed!!!!
A good wash Paul 😌
Nice one . Just remember anything with bill after it say well away lol
we most definitely will next time
@@TheSailingBrothers you two have done so well on your trip around Britain. It has been grate watching your videos very informative . Wish you both the best of luck on your next adventure
@@joannarline6972 Thank you
Love the honesty, a little rough but great to see brothers doing things together!
We completely messed that up!! 😭🤣👌👌👌
bloody hell boys those waves were bad eek, I would have needed my brown trousers!, we all make mistakes, glad your both safe, looked lovely and calm later on though, fair winds boys :)
Tell me about it 😒 what a nightmare, oh well 🤷 mistakes can be healthy, had some lovely sailing after that though Chris 😊
Hello chaps...me and my mate are heading west to Exmouth from Weymouth tomorrow...I've just shown my mate this video...he wanted to take the inside track...he now agrees with me, and we're going to go south of the Bill bt 10 miles or so...😂
Haha good decision. Hope you have a fun safe passage
Us local sailors pass a BISCUITS TOSS off Portland Bill. You got it wrong but well done to traverse the race safely. Capt JB
thanks for the info
Work eat sleep will be the routine. Lots of treats to keep you entertained such as fruit cake, etc. You’ll be fine you have a sound boat and you have plenty of experience. As I’ve mentioned before it’s safer, no land to run into! 😀
Cheers Richard ✌, routine is key, we will get into the swing of things, hopefully be amazing sailing
@@TheSailingBrothers in the Tradewind we had our kite up for 5 days in a row, non stop day and night. But just be sure if you have two spinnaker halyards to change which one is working over regularly and check for wear and to stop the U bolt at the mast head heating up and breaking.
Thanks for the tips Richard, has given us someting to think about
@@adammartin5629 hi Adam you might want to think about all the things that rub metal to metal eg the cringles on the corners of the spinnaker and the shackles at the end of ropes. We used to make loops out of dyneema and fitted to the cringles (put two on if you are unsure) so there was very little that can chafe. They are super strong. I guess the other issue is spares, for the windvane, engine and heads! You can also put a couple of loops on the u bolts at the top of the mast and fit the block to them so there is no metal to metal up at the top. Cheers, good luck with your preparations.
Great stuff. Portland race is my back yard for sailing ⛵️
hopefully your on your way to Warmer climates already. ☀️☀️☀️⛵️🌎
Forever best wishes
to you both and all
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We are getting near now, looks to be high pressure next week, then we will be off south 😀👍
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Amazing your be catching fresh fish 🐠 all the way for supper.
Wishing both
Truly amazing future adventures
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Scary stuff boys! It should give you some confidence as to how seaworthy your boat is! I hope your washing didn't get wet and salty!!!!!🌊😲
We got pretty wet and salty Stefan, but Atlas got us through our huge mistake 😔
Another great video lads, some nail biting stuff ! Gutted you didn't stop at Plymouth , I was keeping an eye out for you guys at a popular anchorage just inside the sound 😂 oh well maybe another time 👍 can't wait for your next big adventure 😃💨⛵
It's a lovely anchorage in there Kevin, been there lots of times, nice little village and pub 😀
A very honest account of a completely honest mistake (or two!). Been there, done that, many years ago. Now, I always do the inshore route, a couple of hundred metres off the rocks. But as you discovered, aim well north before heading south!! Alternatively, head at least 6 miles off, but that can be quite a detour … and it’s a matter of choice.
Just one other thought …. it’s almost always better to have the main up (even if reefed) …. tightly sheeted, it will reduce the danger of excessive rolling in a seaway. Go well, guys ….
Hilaire Belloc (Cruise of the Nona) wrote almost 100 years ago: ... "Portland Race is a terrible affair ... dreadful, unexpected, enormous, unique ... marvel of the seas ... never trust any man unless he has gone round Portland Bill in something under ten tons ... " !!!
Tep we headed for the inside, but as you said we got it completely wrong, we will definitely learn from that. Offshore route we think next time, and leaving the Spinnaker on deck was ridiculous. Thanks for the advice Roy 🙏👍
Mistakes ? We all make mistakes, said the Dalek climbing off the dustbin 🤣 The Atlas crew did very well !! At least you weren’t Pooped, half a ton of water crashing down on the boat is no fun. Make sure all hatches are closed and the washboards are in if there’s a chance of that happening.
Inshore passage is great fun, chatting with the anglers on Anvil Rock as you pass by. If you have the wind angle, Swanage direct to Falmouth or the Helford River is a cracking sail. Kind Regards, Barnacle Bern SY Cadbri SW Wales 😎
Yeah a big mistake Bern, 😕 we will definitely learn from that one, stay offshore next time or get it right. We should have closed the hatch just incase, it would have been nice to get on the inside but wasn't to be. Thanks Bern 😁😁
"not too bad though" @6.02 - Never say that at sea ! 😉
Oh dear 🤭😬
Watching this on TV on my boat. One of the best videos of overfalls I have seen on TH-cam. We have loads of severe ones around Northern Ireland and the Western Isles of Scotland. A great warning for me. I think I would have headed out into the English Channel. Great episode. ⛵️
If we pass through this area next time we will go offshore and avoid the area completely. We had similar conditions around Scotland. We did everything wrong, hopefully people can learn from this 😁
That was scary stuff gentlemen 😳 a good experience though, well done gentlemen… 👍🏻👍🏻
It was Andy, generally an interesting experience 🤔 oh dear 😃
I was there at Portland Bill a couple of weeks ago, sailing west to east. Aiming for a stopover at Weymouth and with light winds taking us ages to get across Lyme Bay, we arrived at the Bill just as the tide turned against us. We experienced a horrible sea, similar to the one in your video, so headed for the inner route very close to the lighthouse. It was much calmer there, but on turning the corner to head north ran straight into a 5/6 knot tide. And it was almost Neaps. We were stuck for a couple of hours...stationary and at one point going backwards with full sail and the engine on full blast. Eventually the tide slackened and we eventually made it to Weymouth in the dark. As you say, it would be better to stand off at least 5 miles and make absolutely sure that the tide is with you. Thanks and respect for a very brave bit of filming - shows exactly what the Race is like, even on a relatively calm day.
Thanks for the story, made a very interesting read. It just shows its quite easy to get it wrong 🙃. We will definitely take the offshore route and avoid the area. We should have planned it better, but we all can learn from our mistakes. 😁😁
I laughed lads tbh , glad you didn't lose the headsail and as you said we all drop clangers, can think of better places to get it wrong though ! I think I'll be rubbing against France when I head back ! Great honest vid lads , thoroughly enjoyed it . Mike.
Cheers Mike, we sure did mess that up and we were very lucky not to lose the Spinnaker over the side in the process, next time it will be very different, we will head offshore. We were thinking of not publishing this huge error, but it's what happened at the time, hopefully people will learn from our mistake 😃✌
@@TheSailingBrothers yeah the sail getting fouled in the prop would have rounded it off lol. 13th Aug 79 we were sailing west through Hartland races when it blew up , turned them into a boiling pot in 10-15 mins, wind v tide . Boat took it well I thought , she's a nice dry boat that Rival . No one can be too harsh on you for that lads good of you to put it up for others to see/learn from. I could see the caps as you were approaching and thought "this is gona be interesting bare poles," I'd have deffo kept the main up as a stay sail though . 👍🏻
Boiling pot, sounds about right, Its funny how things like that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Atlas did take it well TBF, stayed pretty dry. We were thinking of not publishing that bit but we are glad we did, people can learn from our mistake. We took the main down as it was stealing the spins wind, probably would have been better with it up.
@@fannyschmeler223 how's the yacht restoration / refurb coming along mate?
@@landraver90 oh hello mate 👍🏻 . Long story but I'm moving yards as soon as Richardson's make some space . I've changed plan not finishing it in Wales , can't get a slot on the hard anywhere suitable so I'm finishing it in cowes . Did you sell yours ?
That got a bit exciting for a while. Glad that you showed how it can go a bit pear shaped out there. You handled it well and got through. Glad you got support for your wishlist.
It certainly got exciting Graham. That's how not to do it 😉. We had amazing support through Promarine, everyone has been so kind 💙
Can't believe I gave up going to see the Bond movie for this! It turned out to be totally worth it.
And it free 🤣 oh dear we really messed that one up, but Hay we will learn from that 😁
Great video guys, A distant memory now I'm sure, scary stuff.
A distant memory but we always remember that day. Sorry for the late response your comment got held back by TH-cam for some reason
@@TheSailingBrothers No worries, I'm still catching up on your great videos.
Our hearts were in our mouths watching you go through the waves - not so much about the size of them, your boat can take it, but the spinnaker on deck!!!! If that fell into the ocean and around your prop in that race . . . .curtains!!!! Take care, as others have suggested, jack lines and safety harnesses for the big crossing. Hope to see you in NY some time and we will show you Hell Gate! Spinnakers on night passage not good either!
Yes we left the Spinnaker on Deck, that's was a huge mistake, that could have ended in disaster. We have now setup Jack Lines, hopefully we will get to New York one day that would be great
The Mull of Kintyre is often just as much fun as that....
A great day had by all 😁, we were lucky there was no wind, it would have been really bad
Nearly fell out of my hammock !! 🇦🇬
Nearly fell out of the boat 😆
Blimey, we literally just gone round there a few hours ago with similar conditions. We did the inside passage and it was alright. I’m happy I didn’t see the video until after as I would’ve been pretty scared lol.
You did the right thing going on the inside. As you can see we completely messed it up 😭
Glad you got through and for the awesome footage. Your video footage of the seas is right up there with the likes sailing Uma etc. I know it was much more intense than what we see, but I could feel the seas! Back to the video… thanks as always.
Thanks very much 😀, very kind words it never looks as bad on camera, we were scared and it's takes a lot to do that while sailing ⛵
That was a hard rounding of the bill, goes to show even on a calm day the tide can kick up be a nasty sea. Good work, and happy sailing👍
Imagine getting it wrong in a gale 😲
@@TheSailingBrothers I guess that's the reason for the large number of wrecks dotted around the seabed even in 30-40 meters of water.
@@samsails9820 most probably
No worries about that experience. Mistakes are good learning opportunities. The main thing is that both you and the boat got through it ok. As always things could have been a lot worse.. As others have said, good experience in advance of your Atlantic passage adventure.
That exactly right David, I'm sure we will encounter much worse, hope we don't 😬🤔😁😁
@@TheSailingBrothers Indeed so, hope you guys have a really great passage with no major storms or issues.
Thanks for charing your eperience!
Your welcome 👍
Well done. That sea state was filmed well, it really gave a sense of the confused sea state.
Cheers Christopher, we set up the camera on the solar arch, when we knew we were in some bother 😬😄
Absolutely brilliant video guys it helps me understand the real situations out there… thanks very much for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Our pleasure!, thanks for watching
It's a scary place!!! Was in exactly the same place 5 weeks ago!!! Which is exactly the place NOT to be.... great to look back on though 😀😀😀 never again! Good to see you lads pushing on and learning how to handle yourselves 👌 fair winds ⛵🏴☠️
Thanks for the encouragement Matt 🙏 it sure was a ridiculous situation to be in, we really are kicking ourselves. How was your passage through that?
Thank you for the video. It was scary to watch it. Fair winds!
No problem 👍, it was an experience to say the least
Haha, I bet it was! :)
Guys your a great inspiration, i watch all your episodes and following your adventure , looking forward to your Atlantic crossing !!
Thank you so much Anton, we are looking forward to it to
Omg - I was planning on having a boat at Portland or Weymouth but didn’t because I’d heard about Britain’s Cape Horn! Well done on holding your nerve - that’s truly scary.
We got it very wrong however it's very safe on the outside 👍
I just wanna say that I think it's awesome that you point at stuff with only your middle fingers... LMAO
😅🤣, my pointy, boney fingers
I was a little concerned when I saw the spinnaker snaking around and spotted you had the hatch open and no wash boards in.
Great video though
Yes you are totaly right, lots of mistakes there
You guys handled that pretty well!
Thanks Luke 👌
Amazing footage of the race! Been past the Bill many times but always well offshore. Looked like the worst was over quickly but imagine that with any wind!
Thanks, with wind and in the dark, nightmares
Bloody hell guys she's a good boat ah well it is what it is ! Fair wind cheers n beers Marty Australia
Cheers Marty we love Atlas she is great, will be in Australia one day
Ooer. That looked properly scary. I like the chatter though …‘I don’t know what to do'…'steer into it'… If you are fans of the old black and white film The Cruel Sea (if you haven’t seen it…it’s a must war film) there is a sequence of the Compass Rose (the Corvette anti sub warship in the film) in rough sea, and it was filmed off Portland.
It was pretty damn scary at the time. We got that very very wrong. Just steer into it 😜
Haven't seen the film but it's on our list now to be downloaded ✌️
That beats any fairground ride, and gave the boat a good clean 😀
Sure dose, she had a nice salty Bath 😀
You are really lucky having a long spell of N.E winds. Prevailing winds are Westerlies which would be on the nose. Fair winds. Capt JB
totally agree, thanks for watching
Cool porpoises!! Awesome! Pretty graceful swimmers aren't they?
Sure are 😁
Thanks for showing the Portland Race with me settled in my armchair. Great to learn from other people's mistakes. Been through one before but wouldn't go near that in my 21fter.
I wouldn't fancy going through there in a 21 Mark. Glad you enjoyed the experience 👍
Nice one guys. Portland Bill…. a piece of cake for a Rival, no problem' nothing to worry about there. Not far to go now and then it will all be about the Atlantic. Andy UK
Atlas handled it just fine Andy, but next time it will be different. Atlantic is calling ✌
@@TheSailingBrothers Indeed, getting close to setting off I imagine. You will need a good set up for long downwind sailing. Have you thought about twin poles out headsails? Not sure if you have twin grooves on your furler foil to take a second genoa or a second head stay you can use a hank on sail. There is a great video of Cherry Ripe a Rival 38 sailing across the pond worth watching. Also done forget chafe protection as your mainsail will suffer being on the shrouds a good deal of the time unless you go with headsails only. Good luck and look forward to next time. Andy UK
Well that was exciting! Glad you're ok. Nice work lads
Thanks 👍
Well done lads, I've gotta do the same passage in my 22ft seal as soon as the spring tides pass. This video is a real eye opener, glad you made it through the other side. I went straight through the middle of the point past swanage in a 5 the other day and that was scary enough 😳😬
All we can say Kenneth is either go offshore around the buoy or stick uncomfortably close to the cliff. We completely messed it up and got sucked through the middle. You really have to respect the tide around the UK ⛵😁
@@TheSailingBrothers thanks for your reply, is that the cardinals off the shambles?
I'm hoping to do the in shore route when the springs pass. Hope you boys are enjoying yourself where ever you are 🙌🏼
Here in New England we’ve got a few places like Portland. One spot in particular is called simply, “The Race”. This is where all the water in the Atlantic Ocean wants to fill up Long Island Sound (~160 x 32 km) where ocean depths go from over 90m to about 7m at Valiant Rock. From shore it looks just like a washing machine and woe be to any valiant sailor who didn’t check the current chart, especially with current opposing winds.
In your case it was worse because of the 5kt current dragging Atlas inevitably toward the overfalls zone. In the case of The Race hapless sailors have a choice when and whether to pass through, sadly in your case the forces of nature conspired to put you there. Glad you made it through all right without incident.
Wow Cathy, that made me tremble reading that, sounds terrifying 😳😢 We sure did mess up royally there, should have done a lot more research and should have really gone off shore, stayed out of the overfalls
Now that was rough and you handled it well. Excellent video 👍
Thanks Mike, it was a little scary 😨
Yes, after a barrel of beer in Weymouth and while cooking a steak and onions feast in total darkness I was wondering why the 50’ steel trawler we were delivering to Kerry was bucking madly under our feet when I remembered about the tidal race, too late but survived to tell the tale. It’s a lot safer in daylight! SkipRay, Kerry, Ireland.
Not just some pretty scary even in a steel trawler. It's always a bit more worrying at night, darkness makes everything worse. Hope you had a good delivery to Kerry and you enjoyed your steak and onions 🧅🤤
Man, that was intense! Glad it worked out. Was watching that spinnaker rolling around on deck hoping it stayed out of the water for you.
It shouldn't have been on deck Colin, we were lucky it stayed there.
Christ I did a wee just watching you guys tackle Portland races. Brilliant eye opener into sailing which I’ve never done, but it does look fun. Thanks for sharing your journey. 🍻
That is how not to do Portland Bill. Next time we will go offshore for definite, thanks for the comment
I remember going around Portland Bill in a small RIB as one of the most exhilarating white knuckle rides Ive ever ridden.
In a small RIB, balls of steel 😅😁