Lovely video! Great story-telling and some cracking shots of over-powered racing yachts. Loved the inclusion of the Cornish Crabber towards the end, plodding his way around, totally under control and most likely beating many of the top-end racing yachts on handicap. 👏👏👏
Thanks. I have to say I love the style of those Cornish Crabbers and Drascombe Luggers, ...but I can also see the appeal of those small but fast trimarans such as the Dragonfly and Astus.
@@alexandermenck6609 Hare and the tortoise. I bet the Crabber finished faster than the one that lost its mast. And as for risks, the RNLI is funded by charitable donations, the air ambulance is supported by donations, and the Coast Guard are paid for out of our taxes. All of those are conspicuously present at this event because of people taking risks.
@@alexandermenck6609tell that to the guy that got run down by the supertanker in Cowes week 2011. There’s a boy taking risks his wallet couldn’t afford.
Absolutely love this video. I could just keep watching it. It is the best I have seen of the round the island races. So many facets, land and spectator shots along with the crews of the yachts working hard, not just watching a procession. You should win some sort of award for your hard work. I only found your videos a couple of months ago, so many types! and now always look forward to watching your videos.❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. I can't spend as much time as I'd sometimes like on honing my filming skills, but I'd like to think I'm steadily improving as I go along.
Fabulous video. Very beautiful and dramatic and exciting. Great photography. I lived in Ventnor for eighteen years and love the Island. Thank you so much. Congratulations.😂😂
@@britlooking Panasonic Lumix GH5 camera with Nikkor 300mm 4.5 lens (equivalent to 600mm lens in 35mm terms)for all the 'long' shots, mounted at all times on Manfrotto 190B tripod fitted with a 502ah 'fluid' head - to assist with smooth panning. Also used 50mm Nikkor lens and GoPro Hero 8 for a handful of the other shots.
I am still knackered after 2 days recovery. We started with 2 reefs but by the time we reached Yarmouth I was grateful. Stephara had her best finish at 141st - next year - new plan of attack...
@@richardsracingmad 'Only once been on a Hobie cat or similar - a long time ago, and I was impressed at the acceleration in the conditions. Previously dinghy sailed and windsurfed a bit but I have to say these look the bees knees.... Yours (or mine) for around £80,000 + it seems! 😁
Thank you so much for this. Filled heart from afar. In the future, would you please consider putting this as 3 x 2:30-minute shorts? It might highlight offshore sailing, the IOW, and specifically Ventnor even better, especially for those with limited awareness of any or all, in context or not! Great job though. Thanks again.😊
🙏 Thanks, ...'glad you enjoyed. I'm a 'Ventnor Boy' myself and love the south side of the Island, ...but if conditions are favourable, I plan on spending some time over at Cowes first week in August and capturing some of the action over there during Cowes week.
Nice video, lovely views from the shore. We were on the other side of the lens though, and I can assure you that what look like “lively” sailing was in fact an utter shit show. 5 dismasting ( that I know of). 18 MOB situations, but thankfully no fatalities. Lovely day, but not for sailing, unless your hull speed exceeded wave speed. Been sailing JOG for years now, and that was probably the most nervous I’ve been on a downwind reach under kite.
Interesting to hear your take - someone who was actually out there on the water. With my own limited knowledge of sailing (some dinghy sailing and windsurfing from years ago!) I could see from a low down angle and looking downwind through the long lens that there was quite a following sea, which I understand wouldn't take much to induce a 'broach' (?) if the helmsman isn't constantly correcting the rudder... especially if there was a lot of sail area up. A day of action and incidents for sure then, but as you say, thankfully, no fatalities.
Agreed. The video doesn't do it justice. I was out there with 3 of us in a 33ft legend and it was intense to say the least. Probably the most dangerous thing I've ever done in my life but loved it just the same. A 60ft boat capsised that we saw. Also had a massive tanker come through all the boats towards the finish. We broached once on the downleg as we don't have the keel for this kind of weather, had a unintended tack as well as a near miss from someone not knowing the rules while we are screaming "starboard" at him
I was out there and it was ...interesting! Been sailing JOG for 20 odd years and wisdom has finally arrived - no spinnaker this time but still hit 15 knots! We found it exhilarating, but it could so easily have gone differently.
Excellent video. It's one of those races I'd love to take part in. Don't the yachts carry their engines? Yeah some needed assistance like the dismasted ones but others looked like, with an engine, they could make their own way back.
If they have no way to cut away the rigging. The mast and sails just become sea anchors. The yacht that was dismasted probably is motoring. But because of the massive drag. They'll be going really slow.
Nah mate, that sea state was a nightmare. Wind against tide, wave interval of less than 10seconds. Following sea, following wind, 15knts gusting 23kts (true). Just could not keep the boat on a steady course, kites just kept collapsing all over. Boats broaching left and right, forcing others to manoeuvre to avoid,forcing more collapses. Was really rather unpleasant.
Lovely video! Great story-telling and some cracking shots of over-powered racing yachts. Loved the inclusion of the Cornish Crabber towards the end, plodding his way around, totally under control and most likely beating many of the top-end racing yachts on handicap. 👏👏👏
Thanks. I have to say I love the style of those Cornish Crabbers and Drascombe Luggers, ...but I can also see the appeal of those small but fast trimarans such as the Dragonfly and Astus.
Slow remains slow and racing means taking risks. If you want to do a cruise, fine. But that‘s no racing.
Shrimper.
@@alexandermenck6609 Hare and the tortoise. I bet the Crabber finished faster than the one that lost its mast. And as for risks, the RNLI is funded by charitable donations, the air ambulance is supported by donations, and the Coast Guard are paid for out of our taxes. All of those are conspicuously present at this event because of people taking risks.
@@alexandermenck6609tell that to the guy that got run down by the supertanker in Cowes week 2011. There’s a boy taking risks his wallet couldn’t afford.
Absolutely love this video. I could just keep watching it. It is the best I have seen of the round the island races. So many facets, land and spectator shots along with the crews of the yachts working hard, not just watching a procession. You should win some sort of award for your hard work. I only found your videos a couple of months ago, so many types! and now always look forward to watching your videos.❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. I can't spend as much time as I'd sometimes like on honing my filming skills, but I'd like to think I'm steadily improving as I go along.
@@paulknights3701. I realise now that you are well known for your films. I just thought you were an islander with a lot of hobbies.
@@bittybottybutty9661 🤣...I am just an Islander with a lot of hobbies! (filmmaking happens to be one of them)
A great video and fun to see us on the Dragonfly 25 trimaran at 2:48. Thanks for sharing it
What a lovely view of the yacht race well done 😊
Thank you
Fabulous video. Very beautiful and dramatic and exciting. Great photography. I lived in Ventnor for eighteen years and love the Island. Thank you so much. Congratulations.😂😂
🙏 Thank you. Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Fabulous footage, well shot and edited. Great vid.
🙏 thank you very much... makes the late night of editing worthwhile
Superb video, thanks.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed
Look a little gnarly out there!
Lovely video, thanks.
Thank you 🙏
Wonderful to see this video as my son and his daughter completed that race. I think they did well in winds and waves like that👌👍
Great video, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching Chris
Amazing video Paul,I was there on holiday.Glad the crew that lost their mast got rescued.Going to paint a few scenes based on the photos I took.
Great video that captures the race well. (Participated on a 38ft yacht). Lively and unforgiving conditions this year.
Thanks. Yes, it looked quite fresh at times... I was happy to be on shore
Witnessed race from Ventnor and this video is fantastic. Brilliant.
Thank you 🙂
@@paulknights3701 may I ask what equipment you used to film
@@britlooking Panasonic Lumix GH5 camera with Nikkor 300mm 4.5 lens (equivalent to 600mm lens in 35mm terms)for all the 'long' shots, mounted at all times on Manfrotto 190B tripod fitted with a 502ah 'fluid' head - to assist with smooth panning. Also used 50mm Nikkor lens and GoPro Hero 8 for a handful of the other shots.
@@paulknights3701 Pro stuff
Just great!
🙏 Cheers!
Absolutely fantastic footage, was definitely a tad breezy ⛵💨
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
🙏 thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed
Nice job. That's some serious wind, I am surprise so many chose to run their kites.
I've seen photos of a Farrier(?) tri and a big Gunboat 66 cat inverted, but plenty of mono-hulls in trouble here too.
I am still knackered after 2 days recovery. We started with 2 reefs but by the time we reached Yarmouth I was grateful. Stephara had her best finish at 141st - next year - new plan of attack...
Hardcore sailors not taking reefs and running spinnakers to boot! Great gybes captured on film, and a good save of that kite by the crew!
Lovely footage, Paul.
Thanks Robin 👍
Excellent footage
Thank you very much!
Wish I was crew on the cat! Looks awesome! Great conditions
if you mean the Trimaran (Dragonfly with orange spinnaker at 2 mins 50 secs?), I'm with you on that 👍
@@paulknights3701so it is a trimaran! Looks awesome. I have done a bit of Hobie 16 Cat sailing…loads of fun
@@richardsracingmad 'Only once been on a Hobie cat or similar - a long time ago, and I was impressed at the acceleration in the conditions. Previously dinghy sailed and windsurfed a bit but I have to say these look the bees knees.... Yours (or mine) for around £80,000 + it seems! 😁
That's our Dragonfly 25 Sport trimaran, what a fun ride with the kite up
Loved it !!!😊
🙏 🙂
Thank you so much for this. Filled heart from afar. In the future, would you please consider putting this as 3 x 2:30-minute shorts? It might highlight offshore sailing, the IOW, and specifically Ventnor even better, especially for those with limited awareness of any or all, in context or not! Great job though. Thanks again.😊
🙏 Thanks, ...'glad you enjoyed. I'm a 'Ventnor Boy' myself and love the south side of the Island, ...but if conditions are favourable, I plan on spending some time over at Cowes first week in August and capturing some of the action over there during Cowes week.
Fresh day !
Nice video. Great pictures. Had to mute the annoying music and was then worried that I might be missing some commentary.
Some cracking shots. We’ll done. IAN MCFARLANE
Thanks Ian. All the best with your new adventures.... (enjoyed your vlog - th-cam.com/video/RRwKCeIfPbw/w-d-xo.html) 👍
It looks very windy 25 to 35 knots but not a singgke boat with one reef, many where dismasted .
We saw lots reefed and were on our Dragonfly 25 trimaran, shown at 2:48 on Paul's video
Nice video, lovely views from the shore. We were on the other side of the lens though, and I can assure you that what look like “lively” sailing was in fact an utter shit show. 5 dismasting ( that I know of). 18 MOB situations, but thankfully no fatalities. Lovely day, but not for sailing, unless your hull speed exceeded wave speed. Been sailing JOG for years now, and that was probably the most nervous I’ve been on a downwind reach under kite.
Interesting to hear your take - someone who was actually out there on the water. With my own limited knowledge of sailing (some dinghy sailing and windsurfing from years ago!) I could see from a low down angle and looking downwind through the long lens that there was quite a following sea, which I understand wouldn't take much to induce a 'broach' (?) if the helmsman isn't constantly correcting the rudder... especially if there was a lot of sail area up. A day of action and incidents for sure then, but as you say, thankfully, no fatalities.
Agreed. The video doesn't do it justice. I was out there with 3 of us in a 33ft legend and it was intense to say the least. Probably the most dangerous thing I've ever done in my life but loved it just the same. A 60ft boat capsised that we saw. Also had a massive tanker come through all the boats towards the finish. We broached once on the downleg as we don't have the keel for this kind of weather, had a unintended tack as well as a near miss from someone not knowing the rules while we are screaming "starboard" at him
I was out there and it was ...interesting! Been sailing JOG for 20 odd years and wisdom has finally arrived - no spinnaker this time but still hit 15 knots! We found it exhilarating, but it could so easily have gone differently.
What country? What island?
Isle of Wight, off the south coast of the UK - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Island_Race
Excellent video. It's one of those races I'd love to take part in. Don't the yachts carry their engines? Yeah some needed assistance like the dismasted ones but others looked like, with an engine, they could make their own way back.
I wonder if maybe the rigging and sails got tangled around rudder and props?
If they have no way to cut away the rigging. The mast and sails just become sea anchors. The yacht that was dismasted probably is motoring. But because of the massive drag. They'll be going really slow.
Yeah, and there is the risk of broken mast getting caught by a wave then punching into the hull.
Brilliant video - a bit too much sail in some cases!!
Thank you - glad you enjoyed.
I guess it's finding that balance - speed advantage of extra sail area versus risk of loss of control?
It's way too short, too short!
Wow this video clearly shows a number of crews that shouldn’t have been taking part due to incompetence
Nah mate, that sea state was a nightmare. Wind against tide, wave interval of less than 10seconds. Following sea, following wind, 15knts gusting 23kts (true). Just could not keep the boat on a steady course, kites just kept collapsing all over. Boats broaching left and right, forcing others to manoeuvre to avoid,forcing more collapses. Was really rather unpleasant.
@@TheJamesthe13 I feel ya James. Was out there in a 33ft non-race boat. Race for us lasted over 11 hrs. Last leg was super hard graft.
Not sure incompetent crews take part it was seriously challenging conditions and gear failure happens.
How can you super like or amplify appreciation of a post? If I knew, I would with this one. Point.
@@TheJamesthe13 At 3:44. look at GBR 73R on the right side of the screen. Human gybe preventer is never recommended, especially in those conditions.
Mayhem!
organised mayhem! 😄
@@paulknights3701 Indeed..great Vid.
@@paulknights3701
To many over powered ! Bad sailing judgement !!