Radio Prepper Maritime Mobile. I Survived!
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- Sailing from Benicarló Spain to Antibes France through the "Golfe du Lion." I bring back my boat Ragnar while trying to make HF contacts from the cockpit, which turned out to be very difficult. I spent 40hrs at the helm in force 7 winds but arrived safely in Antibes after a nine-day trip.
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Ham radio and sailing go together like Peanut butter and jam. Welcome back. Love it.
Hi Gil, I'm glad you got home safely. I hope you enjoyed it! And I don't like contests, they have no respect for others. A lot of times I canceled SOTA activations, they take over the whole band and you can't do anything.
73, take care!
👍Glad you made it back OK Gil. I followed progress from your GPS tracker, I tried calling you many times and listened for hours while I was working on 14300/10123. What an adventure! I am surprised that you had any time for radio given the demands of sailing. Well done for logging some contacts.
On a less positive, I remember that day the contest was on and heard contest stations on/around 14300 here in GM-land. I think you have to feel sorry for them- after spending all that money on a tower, beam, linear amplifier and latest flagship transciever, perhaps some of these contest ops have no money left to buy a copy of the bandplan 😄 ?
I know I lose subscribers with my rants, but I'm right!
Yay! Home safely.
"Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill."
Robert Louis Stevenson, "Requiem"
. . . except in your case, not a requiem, so it's now PARTY TIME! 😊
Gil you are very sympathique and feet to earth - would love to sail with you a week and do some ham radio as well!
That looked like a great adventure! Honestly, I originally subscribed to this channel for the mobile radio, but I'm loving the sailing too :)
I am starting a sailing channel!
I look forward to more videos combining the both. : )
Congratulations and greetings from Poland from the sailor and radio amateur. 73 ... sp3rnf
Thanks Gil well done I did check your GPS spot a couple times so glad you made it.
Me too!
I enjoy these sailing videos I am going to be buying me a boat in about 4 months from now and live part time on it
Glad you made it Guy, welcome back :)
Good to see you made it. Keep your radios dry. Hope to see more from the boat.
You should win a Nobel Prize for that adventure. Quite amazing.
👍Agree
Wow very impressed Gil, Much respect what you did. I followed the tracking everyday. Good that you are back alive.
Thank you!
Awesome adventure.... Glad you made it 👍 73
Very nice. Looking forward to more sailing videos.
Hello Gil ! Hallucinant ... je ne vois plus/pas le temps passer ... 2 ans déjà ! , j'a toujours voulu te demander si tu avais fait une petite video , mais jamais materilisé ! , connaissant très bien avec détail ton périple , tu as réeellement réa:lisé un superbe exploit au péril néanmoins de ta vie , et grace à Dieu ... la chance malgré tout était avec toi , il faut bien le reconnaitre .. tes coups de tabac , tes problème de chauffe moteur etc etc etc .... et avec tout ca tu reviens le sourire aux lèvres !!!!
Felicitation félicitations félicitations ... tu es un vrai téméraire !!! voire guerrier !!! et tu sais te battre !!!!! 73's +++++++
Merci Marco, oui, le temps passe et on veillit vite.. Peut être qu'il est temps pour une nouvelle aventure...
Fellow Ham living on sail boat in UK, I've subscribed. Great video and rock star points for your Dead Cat Mic cover !! Makes the video a pleasure to watch.
Much easier on the ears!
When I saw you deviate from your original plan of sailing the coast I became concerned. Glad you made it safe..Even though ssb marine radios draw a lot of current on receive it would be a good idea to have one on board with plenty of battery power for the sake of safety.. Great video..thanks.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing your experience
Well done Gil, was watching on the Garmin map as well as listening on HF. Glad to see that you had a safe journey! Hope to work you one day!
Great adventure in my birthday 21.07.1960 I like it very much
Happy birthday!
listening to Gil is just so relaxing. I for one look forward to more content like this.
Great video you crazy French man🤣🤣🤣I like my feet firmly on the ground 😜
Hi Gil,
Glad you made it back to Antibes. Hope the Minion can be repaired. Stay safe. 73 WB3BJU
I have watched this again and as a sailor you have my respect. That was a big passage for a very small boat. If I honest I don't think I have the stomach to cope with large seas in a 20ft boat let alone keep watch for 40hrs. As I say, you have my respect.
Thank you Kevin :-)
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Glad you made it Gil! 73
They do say, if it flies, floats or fornicates, rent it, it's cheaper in the long run ;-)
Most certainly ;-)
Boat= bust out another thousand.
So bloody true!! Hahaha!!!!
@@cheifreal Poseidon & Amphitrite demand their sacrifices in the form of boat maintenance/repair!
Nice sharing, great video!
Good to see you made it back Gil, you're a braver man than I taking to the sea, especially at night. I managed a ferry up the Bay of Biscay from Spain to Portsmouth in heavy weather and I felt awful so couldn't embark on your trip. Well done Gil, looking forward to the next one.
Fine line between brave and stupid ;-)
You may need to burp the cooling system, could be air-bound which is causing over-temp on the engine. You get a chance, check the sea strainer, see if it is gunked-up, clean it off.
Just rewatched this after 7 months. Epic adventure after not sailing for years.
Thanks for the coffees Phil! Hopefully I can get my boat out again soon..
I worked for a radio store where I lived. Sailors bought either the high dollar Icom marine with SCS Pactor TNC to get their Grib files, or they bought Icom 718 and Signalink to get Messages etc. 73 va7dgp
On the hot windless motoring days top tip.. large umbrella cable tied up sun to the rail.
Great video! Glad you made it back safely, sounds like it was a proper mission to get her back!
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us, Gil. What a test! We were cheering for you and nervously following you and your updates the whole way. Happy you made it safely home, and now the real enjoyment of the new boat can begin. Congratulations! :)
Well done . Great video
bravo! Quand même il faut un sacré courage pour partir seul en mer. J'aime ta passion pour les ondes radio, j'adore quand tu es sous la tente en altitude à cailler mais essayer de copier quelqu'un!
Merci!
Wow! That is pretty amazing! Your boat is only 6' longer than my little 14' sailing dingy and you are going in open water! A lovely boat, (if one with room for you to improve) and remarkably spacious for a 20' double ender! I haven't attempted to take any radio on the water yet. Of course, in Kansas we are about as landlocked as you can get, but we do have some fair-sized artificial lakes.DE AD0MU.
BTW. the PRC-320 is waterproof :-) and you can use ist as an anchor or as a dead weight :-D
I have one waiting to go in..
I am glad you made it! 7Bft on such a small boat. Hard job! I did sailing during my time in the navy and in the 90s Mostly in the Baltic Sea and arround Korfu. I followed your trip on the Garmin web page, and also followed the weather forecast :-) What a great trip! 73, Stephan, DF6PA
Thanks!
Congratulations 👏 Gil
Bon Bon voyage! 73
Great Stuff Gil, looking forward to more of your maritime adventures - N1EZZ
Delighted you got back safe and sound Guy. Sailing in a storm is all about being safe, not making headway! I had a similar experience bringing a 36ft boat back along the southern Ionian route with the family on board. Scary stuff! Stay safe. 73 Bruce G4ABX
Thanks! Great video! I live *almost* full time on my sailboat and it's a great place to play with radios!
Great effort single handed mate. That's a lot of miles in a small boat single handed. Looked at the forecast and thought you were going to cop 25+ knots for a bit. Welcome back. 73's
Thanks. I sure did!
Very exciting! Glad you shared that !
Have so many questions about your motor and also would your clansman manpack have been a good choice for the situation ?
I will install a PRC-320 aboard.. Volvo Penta single-cylinder 10hp diesel. 1 liter per hour :-)
Epic journey! Congrats on making it and thanks for sharing it 🤗
Great Fun! I have done several offshore runs in an S2 7.9. Sold my boat a few years ago can agree it can take time to get back into it. I am not there yet. Loved watching your delivery back. Thanks for sharing.
Restoring a 38ft steel Bruce Roberts, should make a good ground plane
Steel is best. Good design. I am a fan of the Tahitiana.
God to c u again and good luck with a boat. Looks like you lost a little weight...
🙏🏽 so glad your trip was successful and you are safe look forward to watching this later..73😎👍🏽
Ciao Gil,
Many tnx to share with us your nautical adventure.
See you soon.
73 de IU5ASA
Nice one Gil, good job on the delivery trip! Now for the never-ending boat projects too begin😥. I'm packing my tools away after refit and getting ready to get my boat ready for chasing the sun south next week 😄. Using a WSPR beacon as a crude tracking device on-board the boat 👍 M0VIK/MM
Right, I just dropped 200 on two new batteries... Oh boy, it starts already!
@@RadioPrepper it's only money... (Says the tight fisted Scotsman!)😂
Hi Gil! That was very interesting. Gripping... at times thinking of you being out there all alone! One slip? You took a risk brother and Made it . Congrats! Excellent video!
Without the time/quarantine constraints I would have been better prepared..
@@RadioPrepper Still.... braver man than me! Great job.
Congratulations
Wow! I really, really enjoyed this video. You have a lot of guts to do that alone. Gives me inspiration to do something like that. Closest I have been was a 340 mile canoe race/trip with my Dad. It was hard but we had support all the way so not as dangerous. Good job. Enjoy your videos!
Thanks David.
Very happy you made it back in good shape and hope you get the rest you deserve.
Thanks for documenting your adventure, Gil! Glad to see everything went as well as it could for you.
Gil, Happy to see you made it back home. Thank you for all the content, I enjoy both the radio and adventures.
Very nice to see.
Wow completely awesome Gil, what a trip. Full of admiration for you even considering taking on such a trip 🙌👏👏
You captured the drama well. Well done on your exploits Gil and glad you’re back home safe 👍🏻
Good to see ya sailing again!
Chameleon Antenna will be sending you a BRAND new MPAS 2.0 with some EXTRA new components and parts to try out! Give us few weeks as we're still waiting for machined parts and antenna components!
Much appreciated Carl!
Gil, well done. Enjoyed your story, many more to come I am sure.
Yes!
Thanks for sharing, I’m glad you made it ok.
Thanks for bringing us on your adventure great video.
Well done Gil, glad you're safe! Sailing, 4WD and Radio, excellent channel! Thanks.
What an endurance test!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us
Fantastic adventure Gil. Welcome home to you and your new sailboat. Superb fun.
Hi Gil maybe next time try a delta loop with 450 feeder you may find it better for maritime really enjoyed your sailing 73s EI5EN
Good you got back to Antibes. When I listened 14MHz was dead and 10MHz local vdsl QRM. I hope the Ile de Porquerolles break was good! 73 Bob G0IMB
Good though expensive!
@@RadioPrepper Thanks. I expect it's very expensive!!
Welcome back !
hey my friend nice job you now sea wolf terrific congratulations good job enjoy 73 from kb2uew God Bless old sea wolf jejeje you good boy thanks
Sailing and radio. This is a lifestyle channel :-). I'm glad that you had a safe passage and look forward to future adventures.
Glad you and your boat made it safely back to France.
Glad you made it back ok. Interesting to hear about how you're going to combine sailing with radio. HF in small spaces with a harsh environment!
Gr8 effort. Appreciate giving us a window into tour trip. Keeping transceiver inside with extended keyer and head phones good idea.
Awesome little adventure! Great weather too!
Good video...
Great adventure Gil!!
Good to see you made the journey. Looking forward to more. Best regards and 73's Lee.
This is a great video. I know it is but a glimpse of the big picture such a trip entails. Thank you for sharing !
glad your safe! that's seems scary to me !
Very Very well done Gil. I followed you via the link from your gps and did notice the battery voltage being low and the overnighter that you did.
I take my hat off to you mate, I have always dreamed of sailing my own boat and living on board but never did manage it. Great to see you arrived safe and sound.😊👍👍.
I am sure there will be many more adventures to come. Cracking little boat.
Best of Luck.
Thanks, I am sure too!
Happy your back on the water! Your nautical challenges will give us all an appreciation, and zeal for living an adventure. I love to sail, and I’ve known the excitement and thrill it brings. I’ve been a fan off your survival radio operations for several years. I have a KX2, a MTR3b and the ‘dual-bander.’ Half-wave end fed, speaker wire doublets, and random wire antennas are what I use... as high up as I can manage.
72! and following seas!
Rand. KD7UXQ
Thanks Rand!
Glad you are back safe 👍
I followed the map program and could see where you were at any given time. I definitely understand that you could not spend time making radio contacts. You had your hands full sailing that boat. I can't imagine how exhausting it was to be at the helm the whole time and not get any sleep. If there was two of you one could rest while the other sailed. I would of been worried about getting thrown overboard from a large wave. You have a lot of skills to be able to sail that boat that long distance. I enjoyed hearing about your sailing adventure. And am very glad you made it safely.
Thanks. I did manage to doze off twice ten minutes.
amazing adventure Gil - well done...and thanks for sharing - really enjoyed this...
Great job Gil! Wishing you all the best with the boat! 73 de W3DNQ
Looks like an epic journey!! Very happy you made it back safe. Some new batteries a run through of the electrical , and some TLC and she will be good as new.
Just bought two tonight!
Hi Gil. Respect from here for all the adventure, but specially crossing the gulf. And yes, in my opinion was a shame those disrespectful hams contesting on 14.300. I was also hearing them while calling to you in your way from Vilanova to north of Barcelona. I was QRP with the ft818 and an EFHW on my flat building roof.
Thank you for sharing your adventure, and enjoy the boat! 73 DE EA3HVG.
Thank you for trying!
Great video, new subscriber here, love the content! It always amazes me how the personality of the radio operator often gravitates towards radio/sailing/model trains. I have all 3! 73 and fair winds!
No model trains but yes :-)
Watching you on the high seas makes me yearn for it again. Although, I wasn't piloting it and was with 5000 other shipmates. :) Glad everything worked out! 73 de KB2SDR
Very nice . Love this kind of adventures.
what is the link for your sailing ch ?
Good job.You have more guts them me to take a trip like that.
Or dumber..
I am with you. I have done the cheap old boat, making do.
Fabulous Gil, a great adventure..
Thanks Gil. I Enjoyed the Video nice one 73 de G6JMX