This is the best big-sea sailing footage anywhere on the internet. I go sailing and think I have been out in some half decent sea's, then when I get back and review the footage I filmed, it looks almost flat calm. The seas here look huge on video which means in the flesh they must have been absolutely mammoth. Great job.
@@omarrodrigues900 never heard that...a superstition that cant be older than the invention of the widely available personal video recording device...I thought we had evolved past making up nonsense but i guess not.
Indeed, I had some not so pleasurable sail with small craft and baby on board this summer and even though we did not get the worst parts on video, it looked almost completely flat on video. Seeing this mountains on camera I can not even imagine what it had to be onboard.
@@Patriot2499 depends on the point of sail and swell. Easy to fall off waves and bury in a trough if they're tight , hard to tell when over powered compared to a mono, so can put a shit load of undue force on a rig. I wouldn't wana take a cat on seas like that, bigger balls than me!
Even in stormy weather I imagined the ocean as featureless. Far from it, it is filled with moving mountains and valleys called waves. This is my favorite video on TH-cams. Scares me right out of sailing myself
I have just bought a Leopard 39 and although I have absolutely no intention of taking it anywhere near conditions like this it is nice to see that in the right hands the boat is very capable of it. Great video, thanks.
Thrills my ass. You are rolling and pitching every which way, and up and down, and on and on forever. And you know that there is no such thing as being sea sick. The sea and the sky don't give a fuck about your illusions and stupidities.
There are lots of attempts made on youtube to capture the awesome power of the sea in heavy weather. This is the only one I've seen that really demonstrates how crazy it can get. And of course in reality the waves are three times larger than they look on film. The laughing off-camera is very telling, while most would be terrified, these guys are having a blast. It just goes to show, you really have to be somewhat unhinged (in a good way) be in that situation. Great footage.
On a cat like that that averages 6 knots and in such a big ocean there is only so much you can do. However scary as it may seem, believe it or not the low pressure point might just as well be 500 nm away or more...and while that's some fairly big seas you see no breakers so it's still a helluva ride but you're not in imminent mortal danger.
Really impressed, thanks for sharing! I am also amazed by the performance of a Cat in this kind of conditions. This is a proof for all skeptics at this style of boat...
Sailing at sea is a dream that I will never stop dreaming about, aye, and a blow of the wind in my hair, the feels, the smell of the sea. Makes me feel pirate.
And to think I was getting a bit apprehensive up in the Columbia River Gorge this past weekend on my Paceship 23 in some moderate wind/waves. You put it ALL in perspective with this clip.
Just finished “Voyage of the Madmen” re the 1968-69 round the world, solo, non-stop race (only one finished). This brought it to life. Thanks for sharing.
The best thing about this is the title "Sailing the southern ocean" no hysterics about worlds biggest waves, or near death in 65 knots... may have well have said "Popping to the shops to grab some milk" no drama no fuss just sailing... excellent!! Quick question from a novice does that tiny bit of jib sail make a difference to stability?
I've realized that everyone is different. I delivered a 60-foot Ferro cement boat up to port Owen on the west coast of South Africa. there was 6 on board and everyone had is own impression or opinion of stress. some were quite some were dying with fear. its all a matter of how you see it. I was the skipper and I enjoyed it because I was the most experienced sailor and love wave bashing.
Great video. Been there, done that...same cat, same office, different route (to Turkey) but we still got into hurricane Xynthia along the way in the northern Atlantic. Watching this made me feel a bit like being there all over, and I loved it! Salute!
Wow! Last time I can recall something similar to this was on a U.S Navy Warship, sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed It is my lifelong goal to revisit the seas. Cheers!
Hi kenneth, I have ended up being the owner of this Leopard 39, (I think). Back tracking the delivery time and port I can only surmise its the same boat. I think it was one of the last Leopards to be water delivered. It gives me great comfort to see its seaworthiness. I have no intention of repeating this sea state while I am skipper but if I do I hope my seamanship is to your standard. I take my hat off to you delivery skippers. Bloody big gonads and whatever big the girl has ;-)
Hi Roger, good to hear from you and that the 39 is still going strong. It is a very stout boat. There were times when I thought for sure that she would just implode but she always pulled through. I looked back at my paper work to see if I could find the hull number to confirm it is the same boat but I couldn't find it. I think there may have been some distinguishing marks though left behind from our crossing so send me an email to khoiem@yahoo.com and I'll send you a picture. Cheers, Kenneth
Looks horribly scary, but the warp seems to be doing its job and the boat seems to be handling nicely (for bare poles). Well done for having the balls to get down there and zoom along in the 40s. The Leopard seems to be a nice boat.
They're some big-ass waves, and video footage never gives the proper perspective, so they're even bigger than they seem! Great to see you smiling, you look comfortable. Interested to know what kind of drogue you have out the back. Fair winds.
Just began reading Tim Zimmerman's 'The Race' +google brought me here. Reading about this ocean reminds me of that movie Captain and Commander. You guys are nuts! ;) , I recently got on a roller coaster and felt ill the rest of the day I don't think I'll be making that kind of trip ever in this lifetime. :( , good luck and stay seaworthy in all your voyages!
My 32' ft cat turtled running in 20-25' seas, 40-50k winds, bare poled and dragging lotsa warp to help steer and slow down. A confused wave bombed it on the aft quarter and spun it beam on, and it was all over before you could blink. Just a little too small for those conditions.
Hi Kristy -yea, we were concerned about that happening pretty much every day...the boat tracked surprisingly well bit I think we had a bit of luck too. Glad you made it to tell the story! K
Hi Jared, I can't remember details but we thought the water was rising pretty quick, maybe 30 minutes max. No one really knows how far down they will settle until it happens.
Hi David - There's an article in the August 2010 Latitude 38 called "Funhouse Ride from Hell" where they did a really good job of getting the facts together. Other articles that were written were largely speculations. - Kristy
I would say a 37 foot cat has no business being there, however with such supurb seamanship and massive stones you have proved me wrong--------much respect.
Awesome footage respect to the sailors those waves look big on camera but to actually witness them there must have been much larger enjoyed the sound of the wind too
Darn some brave souls to be out there for sure. Some of those waves as they peak in the background look like distant mountains. No amount of money in the world could get me to brave those giant hills of water..
That movie makes my heart pound . I would love to experience the rush. I once was sailing in waves (against them to get out of them) that were giving me roller coaster stomach butterflies for hours. I could hardly take it any more and made it to the lee side of an island. What did those waves feel like when riding down the back sides of them.
Most pitch poles are caused by sailing to slowing when directly before the wind. The vessel is overtaken by a sea, her stern lifts and then she drives her bow under. Sure drag a drogue, if you are of that mind, but do not get over taken.
Is that a Jordan Series drogue? Nice! Don't think I'd feel safe with that huge sliding glass door there (and the jerry jugs) waiting for a pooping wave though. Yes, I'm a monohull'r. :-)
@@dabbbles I'm not that brave to be out in seas like that. I'm not a strong swimmer, so I would be terrified, even if I was only a 1000' freighter. I'm impressed that others can do it. Id love to circumnavigate but I'd do it in a 65'+ monohull, like an Oyster. I'd also take a different route than the southern oceans.
@@epistte I would too. By nature and age I'm a person who needs a purpose to do things (eg. getting from point a to point b), which going around in circles doesn't achieve. But I remember my first trip (about 50 years ago, from Cooktown to some island off New Guinea was a stunning experience. We had a swell of 30-odd foot ~ but not the least bit rough ~ and once land was out of sight all one could see were the peaks and the small patch of sky between them. Felt like the only person in the universe, particularly at night. Stunning! Done a few different trips since, and struck some REALLY wild weather in Bass Strait . But that was aboard a fishing boat, which was built for it, and with a crew that was used to it. No fear: but an almighty bitching about why it didn't stop once the point had been made! At my age now consequences no longer matter, so I've been looking at boats recently with a view to visiting a couple of spots on opposite sides of the world that have always intrigued me. Will see.
Yes, serious ocean heavy weather sailing and on a small cat. Looks like that leopard hold control on those conditions really well. Or of best I ve seen. Thank you for sharing. Which you have more footage. Love it best luck.
I once knew a sailor who sailed around Cape Horn in a mono-hull in rougher weather than that. He wasn't hauled to. with a drogue at his stern, he was fighting the wind and waves head on. He told me the cresting waves were so high the entire boat would FALL, straight down 30 feet before hitting the water again.
People may not realize but it is extremely difficult to render the state of the sea and sailing conditions in general. The fact you didn't budded the video with elevator music certainly helped. However all the merit is yours. Congratulations !
You went through the 40º S!? Or you went trough the north of australia? This video is amazing!! I'm just reading the journey of an argentinian guy who went in 1942 through the roaring forties all around the globe and back to Buenos Aires on a 30ft sailboat, and we talks about his way from capetown to australia like the most frighten water he ever sailed. I couldn't even imagine how it was, so i searched for videos and got here. Amazing. Makes me love more sailing. Good luck!
Quetu Bonomi Hi Queto -yes I know the story, his name was Vito Dumas, a great sailor and an extraordinary journey during a difficult time.....and yea, we took the same route out of Cape Town, heading south-east until we hooked into the westerly winds, then it was downhill from there all the way to the Bass Straits! Thanks, Kenneth
That sea looks anything but forgiving. The fear of losing my footing on the deck and getting pitched into that water would shroud the exhilaration of being there.
A great video that once again demonstrates the precise tracking of two hulls together across a v/rough ocean. Of course the vid is taken from the rear deck and on a cat that is 3+ metres above the water. So the rollers are substantially larger than they appear. A serious demo of just how seaworthy these modern cruising cats are. But I would still be scared. Thanks for the video. Greg
looks terrifying - but i guess there's not much you can do in these conditions except make sure the drogue is secure with a back-up available and keep the back end pointing at the waves - were the rudders being worked?
65+ is ok, but the gusts you may or should I say would get can be on 100knts good choice on the sea drogue and no cloth up! Been down there myself in 80+ and 11 meter swell with near twice that wave conditions, but on a 120 foot steel fishing boat, I must say I actually enjoyed it as I’ve never been sea sick and so long as nothing breaks or dies especially power I’m at home with it. As stated very nice job on a 39 Leopard!
What type of Drogue are you towing there ?? Long lined series ? Must be a damn good one because one broach in a cat in those 30/40ft pushers would have your sugar scoops to the sky !!! Good Sailing Mates,,, quite impressive control !!
These are very serious conditions, your drogue/drone line snaps, big trouble. Just holding your mind together during these conditions is taxing, if you are a real sailor, you know what you're looking at here. Like the lady says 'serious shit' going on here!
Pretty rough weather sailing! looks awesome! Does the drogue really helps? on steering the boat while surfing?, big difference if there is no drogue? Im just a sunfish sailor. Thanks for sharing the moment!
Hi MachTuck. Yea, the drogue makes a big difference, it slows you down but more so it keeps the boat on track during the big surfs and prevents the boat from going sideways into the the trough at the end of the ride. Thanks.
I grew up sailing in the south and I thought the ocean was like this in the rest of the world and thought Everyone else was just made of sterner stuff to go out into open ocean for a nice little trip so casually I am glad I’m not the only sailor to be slightly terrified of the roller coaster that is the open ocean round here 😊😂❤️
Depends on what your concerns might be, or if you even have any concerns about these beauties. The fact is, there is simply nothing to fear. Q: What is the worst that could possible happen? A: You sit at home and spend your life watching youtube videos of others living life. Death, loss of limbs, boat or other do not concern me. Not being able to risk it all concerns me. Bring the big ones.......
During that trip we encountered a 34kn surf down the fact of a giant ... i will never for get that silent pause before it hurtled us down - I kept one eye on the GPS speed and the other on the line we took ... We actually named the boat "Drop-in" too
my full respect kenneth!! don't you prefer planing instead of towing to slow the boat? you consider that slowing is safer to maintain the full control of the boat in that situation?
+andrea di palma Hi Andrea -planing is good but only up to a point, once you hit 20kts and more, it becomes difficult to control the boat and you risk wiping out.
I love the vid. I am looking into a sail boat.and I am going to learn to sail or die trying. What is it you are towing behind you I have a gut feeling this knolage will help me one of these days
Awe-inspiring, terrifying. But while lots of comments reference the size of the swell, what really gets me is the remoteness. Do you recall where this was? I’m assuming thousands of kms from landfall and with thousands of metres of ocean beneath you. Now that’s scary!
This is the best big-sea sailing footage anywhere on the internet.
I go sailing and think I have been out in some half decent sea's, then when I get back and review the footage I filmed, it looks almost flat calm. The seas here look huge on video which means in the flesh they must have been absolutely mammoth. Great job.
Thanks Kristoff -it was a quite a ride!
a lot of people don't like to film waves and storms
in the sea
reason bad lucky
we sailors are a superstitious lot aren’t we 😂
@@omarrodrigues900 never heard that...a superstition that cant be older than the invention of the widely available personal video recording device...I thought we had evolved past making up nonsense but i guess not.
Indeed, I had some not so pleasurable sail with small craft and baby on board this summer and even though we did not get the worst parts on video, it looked almost completely flat on video. Seeing this mountains on camera I can not even imagine what it had to be onboard.
I can't believe you did that on a Leopard 39! A boat that's been consigned to coastal charter fleets. Hats off and huge respect!
It's a catamaran. They are pretty stable. But that's scary as hell man
@@Patriot2499 depends on the point of sail and swell. Easy to fall off waves and bury in a trough if they're tight , hard to tell when over powered compared to a mono, so can put a shit load of undue force on a rig. I wouldn't wana take a cat on seas like that, bigger balls than me!
It could just as easily have gone the other way, mate. They got lucky.
@@mangore623 oh for sure, that's what I mean. It's pretty wild
The Polynesians crossed high seas in canoes. The Leopard is more than capable. It's the quality of the seaman that's more important.
Even in stormy weather I imagined the ocean as featureless. Far from it, it is filled with moving mountains and valleys called waves. This is my favorite video on TH-cams. Scares me right out of sailing myself
I have just bought a Leopard 39 and although I have absolutely no intention of taking it anywhere near conditions like this it is nice to see that in the right hands the boat is very capable of it. Great video, thanks.
Exhilarating and frightening at the same time. What an adventure. Thanks for sharing.
My palms were sweating for 3 minutes straight...I had to go have a bourbon to settle my nerves. I'm glad you made it through.
Absolutely thrilling and amazing. Those swells are the largest and steepest Ive seen anyone sail.
Height of the waves ?
@@yyaa2539easily 15 m waves
Thrills my ass. You are rolling and pitching every which way, and up and down, and on and on forever. And you know that there is no such thing as being sea sick. The sea and the sky don't give a fuck about your illusions and stupidities.
There are lots of attempts made on youtube to capture the awesome power of the sea in heavy weather. This is the only one I've seen that really demonstrates how crazy it can get. And of course in reality the waves are three times larger than they look on film. The laughing off-camera is very telling, while most would be terrified, these guys are having a blast. It just goes to show, you really have to be somewhat unhinged (in a good way) be in that situation. Great footage.
All real sailors are unhinged. you have to be.
A normal person would lose their mind when confronted with the awesome power of nature.
I'd guess 8-10 . That's balls out, and perhaps too dangerous. They should have planned and adjusted their course?
On a cat like that that averages 6 knots and in such a big ocean there is only so much you can do.
However scary as it may seem, believe it or not the low pressure point might just as well be 500 nm away or more...and while that's some fairly big seas you see no breakers so it's still a helluva ride but you're not in imminent mortal danger.
RE Marketing agreed. Every bit of 20. Some reaching 30. Those are some very large seas.
I guess it has to be really crazy for it to look crazy which doesn't normally get captured on video ...
Some guts for this kind of adventure. Good footage, hope your journeys are amazing and safe
Really impressed, thanks for sharing! I am also amazed by the performance of a Cat in this kind of conditions. This is a proof for all skeptics at this style of boat...
Bullshit.
Sailing at sea is a dream that I will never stop dreaming about, aye, and a blow of the wind in my hair, the feels, the smell of the sea. Makes me feel pirate.
And to think I was getting a bit apprehensive up in the Columbia River Gorge this past weekend on my Paceship 23 in some moderate wind/waves. You put it ALL in perspective with this clip.
Just finished “Voyage of the Madmen” re the 1968-69 round the world, solo, non-stop race (only one finished). This brought it to life. Thanks for sharing.
JUST RIDING THE WAVES BABY! Absolutely INCREDIBLE!
The best thing about this is the title "Sailing the southern ocean" no hysterics about worlds biggest waves, or near death in 65 knots... may have well have said "Popping to the shops to grab some milk" no drama no fuss just sailing... excellent!! Quick question from a novice does that tiny bit of jib sail make a difference to stability?
How exciting is this!!! Strap yourself in- take some 'refreshment' and enjoy!!!!
this never gets old!!!! love it
I've realized that everyone is different. I delivered a 60-foot Ferro cement boat up to port Owen on the west coast of South Africa. there was 6 on board and everyone had is own impression or opinion of stress. some were quite some were dying with fear. its all a matter of how you see it. I was the skipper and I enjoyed it because I was the most experienced sailor and love wave bashing.
Great video. Been there, done that...same cat, same office, different route (to Turkey) but we still got into hurricane Xynthia along the way in the northern Atlantic. Watching this made me feel a bit like being there all over, and I loved it! Salute!
It's stuff like this that makes me want to get into sailing! This is just awesome!
Wow! Last time I can recall something similar to this was on a U.S Navy Warship, sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed It is my lifelong goal to revisit the seas. Cheers!
Making good speed, under bare poles! Awesome, folks!!
Obviously very confident in your boat's ability, and your own.
Truly mountainous seas! Superb ocean filming.
Very impressive. You guys are really brave. Well done!
Awesome, thanks for taking the video and sharing it. Looks like an absolute blast.
Wow , can't believe a small cat can handle that sea state . Spectacular !!
Excellent choice for the conditions, Made for a much less stressful passage with a reasonable ride in big seas.
This video is, without a doubt, the best film 'capture' of huge seas that I have ever seen!!
Incredible video.............Great post..!!
Nice to see the serial mini drogues in action. Real comfort against pitchpoling. Oh, and respect brothers - that is some sea!
Hi kenneth, I have ended up being the owner of this Leopard 39, (I think). Back tracking the delivery time and port I can only surmise its the same boat. I think it was one of the last Leopards to be water delivered. It gives me great comfort to see its seaworthiness. I have no intention of repeating this sea state while I am skipper but if I do I hope my seamanship is to your standard. I take my hat off to you delivery skippers. Bloody big gonads and whatever big the girl has ;-)
Hi Roger, good to hear from you and that the 39 is still going strong. It is a very stout boat. There were times when I thought for sure that she would just implode but she always pulled through. I looked back at my paper work to see if I could find the hull number to confirm it is the same boat but I couldn't find it. I think there may have been some distinguishing marks though left behind from our crossing so send me an email to khoiem@yahoo.com and I'll send you a picture. Cheers, Kenneth
Looks horribly scary, but the warp seems to be doing its job and the boat seems to be handling nicely (for bare poles). Well done for having the balls to get down there and zoom along in the 40s. The Leopard seems to be a nice boat.
They're some big-ass waves, and video footage never gives the proper perspective, so they're even bigger than they seem! Great to see you smiling, you look comfortable. Interested to know what kind of drogue you have out the back. Fair winds.
Totally agree. Waves are much larger then on film or photo.
Height 3 meters ?
Scary video but a GREAT thing to see for those of us who will never experience it. Thanks for the post.
Just began reading Tim Zimmerman's 'The Race' +google brought me here. Reading about this ocean reminds me of that movie Captain and Commander. You guys are nuts! ;) , I recently got on a roller coaster and felt ill the rest of the day I don't think I'll be making that kind of trip ever in this lifetime. :( , good luck and stay seaworthy in all your voyages!
My 32' ft cat turtled running in 20-25' seas, 40-50k winds, bare poled and dragging lotsa warp to help steer and slow down. A confused wave bombed it on the aft quarter and spun it beam on, and it was all over before you could blink. Just a little too small for those conditions.
Hi Kristy -yea, we were concerned about that happening pretty much every day...the boat tracked surprisingly well bit I think we had a bit of luck too. Glad you made it to tell the story! K
Thanks Kenneth. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about it.
Hi Jared,
I can't remember details but we thought the water was rising pretty quick, maybe 30 minutes max. No one really knows how far down they will settle until it happens.
Kristy, where can I read about your incident?
Hi David - There's an article in the August 2010 Latitude 38 called "Funhouse Ride from Hell" where they did a really good job of getting the facts together. Other articles that were written were largely speculations. - Kristy
Wow. That must have been a hell of a trip. Those are some big waves and bare poles.
Bare poles down wind with a Jordan series drogue deployed I would assume? Looks pretty hefty to me! 💪
I would say a 37 foot cat has no business being there, however with such supurb seamanship and massive stones you have proved me wrong--------much respect.
Thank you, Friend
Wow, Holy Moly those are massive waves. Brave.
Awesome footage respect to the sailors those waves look big on camera but to actually witness them there must have been much larger enjoyed the sound of the wind too
wonderful video the sea and waves are fantastic so glad youall are safe. thank u for this video really wish my dad could watch this bed love it
Beautiful video. Congratulations. Not everyone is able to sail in the south oceans with your maestria.
Darn some brave souls to be out there for sure. Some of those waves as they peak in the background look like distant mountains. No amount of money in the world could get me to brave those giant hills of water..
One of the best real high seas on a yacht! Great video! Well Done!
Moving mountains. Impressed w your skills.
That movie makes my heart pound . I would love to experience the rush. I once was sailing in waves (against them to get out of them) that were giving me roller coaster stomach butterflies for hours. I could hardly take it any more and made it to the lee side of an island. What did those waves feel like when riding down the back sides of them.
Wow. I take my hat of to the crew. Very few cruising catamarans have done this passage. Amazing stuff.
The seamanship coupled with the integrity of our vessel allowed across the 40's. Thank you, Peter
Most pitch poles are caused by sailing to slowing when directly before the wind. The vessel is overtaken by a sea, her stern lifts and then she drives her bow under. Sure drag a drogue, if you are of that mind, but do not get over taken.
Actually, this is John. I don't know I ended up osting under my wife.
Hey Peter! Good to see you! So, I finally decided to go for it and quit the rat race. My L45 is #138 in the queue :-)
This heavy weather! Nice to see your relaxed
Looks nice that boat on that condition! And the crew fully trust the boat. In a monohull its shur not so confy..... love cats!
Is that a Jordan Series drogue? Nice! Don't think I'd feel safe with that huge sliding glass door there (and the jerry jugs) waiting for a pooping wave though. Yes, I'm a monohull'r. :-)
Holy crap those are
some big waves....
Size is irrelevant: the point is to stay on top.
@@dabbbles That easier said than down. I've been on some 2 meter waves on the great lakes in a 35' sailboat but that was a picnic compared to this.
@@epistte Yep. Should've gone in a large hollowed-out cork! ;)
@@dabbbles I'm not that brave to be out in seas like that. I'm not a strong swimmer, so I would be terrified, even if I was only a 1000' freighter. I'm impressed that others can do it. Id love to circumnavigate but I'd do it in a 65'+ monohull, like an Oyster. I'd also take a different route than the southern oceans.
@@epistte I would too. By nature and age I'm a person who needs a purpose to do things (eg. getting from point a to point b), which going around in circles doesn't achieve.
But I remember my first trip (about 50 years ago, from Cooktown to some island off New Guinea was a stunning experience. We had a swell of 30-odd foot ~ but not the least bit rough ~ and once land was out of sight all one could see were the peaks and the small patch of sky between them. Felt like the only person in the universe, particularly at night. Stunning!
Done a few different trips since, and struck some REALLY wild weather in Bass Strait . But that was aboard a fishing boat, which was built for it, and with a crew that was used to it. No fear: but an almighty bitching about why it didn't stop once the point had been made!
At my age now consequences no longer matter, so I've been looking at boats recently with a view to visiting a couple of spots on opposite sides of the world that have always intrigued me. Will see.
Oh my! I NEED to sail these waters! You all make it look so easy! Just subscribed!
I am most comfortable on land watching these videos in my couch. That is close enough to that stuff....
Yes, serious ocean heavy weather sailing and on a small cat. Looks like that leopard hold control on those conditions really well. Or of best I ve seen. Thank you for sharing. Which you have more footage. Love it best luck.
OMG my biggest respect , that is some big seas and some serious seas !
Wow! Testament to the stability of catamarans (and a smaller one at that). Incredible conditions.
My fav southern ocean big wave clip on the net
Magnificent footage and balls of steel.
You guys are awesome.... Salute....
This is the type of video I been looking for!!!!! Yeah
I'm happy to see someone living the dream...
Kind of perfect weather in it's powerful way.
I once knew a sailor who sailed around Cape Horn in a mono-hull in rougher weather than that.
He wasn't hauled to. with a drogue at his stern, he was fighting the wind and waves head on.
He told me the cresting waves were so high the entire boat would FALL, straight down 30 feet before hitting the water again.
I find it hard to believe that sailors' balls would float being there're the biggest balls in the world
People may not realize but it is extremely difficult to render the state of the sea and sailing conditions in general.
The fact you didn't budded the video with elevator music certainly helped.
However all the merit is yours.
Congratulations !
Scary the waves are big and obviously even bigger to the crew awesome footage !
You went through the 40º S!? Or you went trough the north of australia? This video is amazing!! I'm just reading the journey of an argentinian guy who went in 1942 through the roaring forties all around the globe and back to Buenos Aires on a 30ft sailboat, and we talks about his way from capetown to australia like the most frighten water he ever sailed. I couldn't even imagine how it was, so i searched for videos and got here. Amazing. Makes me love more sailing.
Good luck!
Quetu Bonomi Hi Queto -yes I know the story, his name was Vito Dumas, a great sailor and an extraordinary journey during a difficult time.....and yea, we took the same route out of Cape Town, heading south-east until we hooked into the westerly winds, then it was downhill from there all the way to the Bass Straits! Thanks, Kenneth
Hi Guys, wow. IS that a Jordan drouge that you are dragging?
Are you towing a sea anchor there? Makes sense!
Are you pulling a Sea-anchor to reduce your hull speed? Thats a good idea if you are!
Yea, pulling a 300 foot warp with a bight on the end to try to slow the boat down on the surfs!
That sea looks anything but forgiving. The fear of losing my footing on the deck and getting pitched into that water would shroud the exhilaration of being there.
Good practice would have you in a harness clipped to a line.
A great video that once again demonstrates the precise tracking of two hulls together across a v/rough ocean. Of course the vid is taken from the rear deck and on a cat that is 3+ metres above the water. So the rollers are substantially larger than they appear. A serious demo of just how seaworthy these modern cruising cats are. But I would still be scared. Thanks for the video. Greg
That looked very exciting.
beautiful ocean:)
So beautiful waves. I have no sound on but the view alone has silent beauty :) superb!
looks terrifying - but i guess there's not much you can do in these conditions except make sure the drogue is secure with a back-up available and keep the back end pointing at the waves - were the rudders being worked?
Pffff 65+ knot is crazyyy. Good work!
65+ is ok, but the gusts you may or should I say would get can be on 100knts good choice on the sea drogue and no cloth up! Been down there myself in 80+ and 11 meter swell with near twice that wave conditions, but on a 120 foot steel fishing boat, I must say I actually enjoyed it as I’ve never been sea sick and so long as nothing breaks or dies especially power I’m at home with it. As stated very nice job on a 39 Leopard!
After watching this, I had to lie down on my back on the firm, solid, horizontal, stable ground of my home for 5 minutes and be thankful for solidity.
at what point does one take in their laundry?
Brubeck Desmond LOL some pretty aggressive clothes pegs
When it's dry, I suppose
That's the rinse cycle now. next came spin.
great video. beautiful swells!
what is being pulled behind? something to stabilise the boat?? Flipping awesome waves!
What type of Drogue are you towing there ?? Long lined series ? Must be a damn good one because one broach in a cat in those 30/40ft pushers would have your sugar scoops to the sky !!! Good Sailing Mates,,, quite impressive control !!
Hi Chris -just a long anchor rode with a bight at the end, didn't want to slow down too much and get swamped. Worked well.
These are very serious conditions, your drogue/drone line snaps, big trouble. Just holding your mind together during these conditions is taxing, if you are a real sailor, you know what you're looking at here. Like the lady says 'serious shit' going on here!
Bonito
Pretty rough weather sailing! looks awesome! Does the drogue really helps? on steering the boat while surfing?, big difference if there is no drogue? Im just a sunfish sailor. Thanks for sharing the moment!
Hi MachTuck. Yea, the drogue makes a big difference, it slows you down but more so it keeps the boat on track during the big surfs and prevents the boat from going sideways into the the trough at the end of the ride. Thanks.
I grew up sailing in the south and I thought the ocean was like this in the rest of the world and thought Everyone else was just made of sterner stuff to go out into open ocean for a nice little trip so casually I am glad I’m not the only sailor to be slightly terrified of the roller coaster that is the open ocean round here 😊😂❤️
Waves like mountains. Scares me looking at it. How far from land are you? Or rescue?
That's calm for down there. Land? Land is dangerous.
Love it. They never can be too big.
Depends on what your concerns might be, or if you even have any concerns about these beauties. The fact is, there is simply nothing to fear. Q: What is the worst that could possible happen? A: You sit at home and spend your life watching youtube videos of others living life.
Death, loss of limbs, boat or other do not concern me. Not being able to risk it all concerns me.
Bring the big ones.......
We sailed the easy way from Cape town to Brisbane, through the Suez on a leopard 42, I think we followed you by a month or so, respect man !
Suez canal???? They went to Brisbane, not Lisbon.....or were you lost?
Hahaha
Awesome 👍 I can guess these waves are much larger than appears on camera. Will love to do this. Is it always windy there too
Vir Lekker, did the same trip on my Dean cat Lunatic. my record was a 28knot two wave surf. keeps you on your toes down there.
During that trip we encountered a 34kn surf down the fact of a giant ... i will never for get that silent pause before it hurtled us down - I kept one eye on the GPS speed and the other on the line we took ... We actually named the boat "Drop-in" too
absolutely breath taking!
is that what you call a sea anchor dragging off the stern? learning..
wow, those are some serious waves!!! i'd feel a little bit uneasy out there. is it just a line you'r dragging behind or a drogue anchor?
Looks like good drying weather, nice breeze
This ocean feels like they’re on a totally different planet made of water. Looks crazy.
I saw something like that under sunny sky and sailing south through the Florida strait towards western Cuba. Piver 38 lodestar.
That waves are simply scaring.
Why are "the waves simply scarring", because you think it is a smart thing to say that?
my full respect kenneth!! don't you prefer planing instead of towing to slow the boat? you consider that slowing is safer to maintain the full control of the boat in that situation?
+andrea di palma Hi Andrea -planing is good but only up to a point, once you hit 20kts and more, it becomes difficult to control the boat and you risk wiping out.
I love the vid. I am looking into a sail boat.and I am going to learn to sail or die trying. What is it you are towing behind you I have a gut feeling this knolage will help me one of these days
+Michael Neely Hi Michael -got a 300ft warp trailing to slow us down. Good luck on your sailing!
if you don't mind may I ask the difference between planing and towing
Awe-inspiring, terrifying. But while lots of comments reference the size of the swell, what really gets me is the remoteness. Do you recall where this was? I’m assuming thousands of kms from landfall and with thousands of metres of ocean beneath you. Now that’s scary!