To learn to sail from scratch and solo sail the atlantic in a tiny boat is impressive and shows what can be done with just the basics, your mental strenth must be off the charts , You have inspired me , Much respect to you
Yeah I was considering RYA certification in sailing the dinghy but after watching this video ... damn it I will learn everything myself as use the saved money towards 2x buckets! 🤣
This is definitely ballsy..when crossing panama to new zealand our whole flotilla heard about an amazing 75 +/-year old UK woman who had crossed the pond in her 18footer and was being held up in Colon City because she only had a 15 hp outboard or something and couldnt reach even the minimum speed for the canal. I forget how she was helped out but I think someone actually took time to help her shop for a bigger engine and in the end we heard about her arrival some months later in the Marquesas. Singlehanded badassery. Wish I had met her. Godspeed brother, great quarterlife crisis management
He is a mad lad for sure - but I love it when people do stuff like this - because people like this show the rest of us what can be done. It's good for our species. Also I exist in my safe but boring apartment in Sweden - but this man actually lives life.
I am glad to have a 26 footer, so no reason to worry if i want to cross the atlantic ocean… 😂 What a story! What a brave man! Congratulations! Oliver, SY Wilma
I know Shan Acton's Book... read that book and bought a Westerly 22 from 1965 straight after... left Germany to the Canary Islands in 1998. best decision i ever made.
I got a free boat two years ago. I lucked out and got a serious gem (in the rough, though). I've spent two years refitting it, and seeing this inspires me to both not be too hesitant but also to prepare and plan as carefully as possible. I'm already very confident and comfortable with my 27, I know the boat from the top of the mast to the bottom of the keel. Sailing is what keeps me going.
Likewise.....Shrimpy was the first sailing book I read and it inspires dreams . I still haven't bought a boat or sailed the world but Shrimpy and all these great sailing channels certainly keep the dream alive.
Hurleys are great little boats, really tough and very affordable. I exchanged satellite messages with Nicolas when he was mid-atlantic to wish him well. Great guy, great adventure.
Recently got laid off and was honestly torn between selling my boat or refitting and setting sail and this video really egging me to go with the latter. Amazing story, congrats and thanks Nicolas!
When covid hit florida I used my savings and bought a balboa 26 and sailed it around Florida with no experience then Hurricane Ian sunk it but now I have a hunter 27 best thing I ever did was get on a sailboat! It's not for everyone but I love it. I've been thru 3 Hurricanes while living on them 2!
👍....Struth, All I can speak in admiration as to what so many others have previously said! Another RARE SAILOR to assist educational and amusing us safe in out homes...Cheers Fella !👍
David Blagden crossed the atlantic in a Hunter in about 1976 - as part of the Observer transatlantic Yacht race - Willing Griffin was the boat's name it was truly a feat of human endurance and tenacity. Good to see others following. 19ft boat - Hassler auto pilot, and vesta curry .. David died in the Fastnet gales several years later. He was a hero and real pioneer.
I have a hurley 700 and the dream to take it over the atlantic. really happy to see another hurley sailer with the same type of keel, really motivates me to take it further!!
I just today finished watching all Nick's videos of both crossings. He did what I dreamed of doing 60 years ago, but I let life get in the way. The boat of my dreams was a Columbia 22. I bought one in 1988 near Seattle and sailed it home to Port Angeles. I sold it a few years later when I was too busy to sail much. I still miss it, and I still have the logbook.
Fn idiot was my first thought but i was wrong. He was amazing his "can do anything" attitude just blew me away. So basically from scratch and just a thought of i want to sail and all the hurdles he had to face absolutely fantastic! Its inspirational
I love how he said “it’s not like everyone says go for it, everyone was saying you are crazy” haha and he still did it and made it work for him. Very inspirational
Brave man taking on the ocean with just a yellow belt. However, after this sucedsful adventure, he EARNED his black belt. Well done. 👍👍👍 May the LORD guide you safely through your journeys.
Love it, a true story I don't think this guy would even enjoy a similar trip with a 2million dollar Yacht, imagine the stress! Something really humbling and beautiful about doing it on a shoestring, so many TH-camrs nowadays getting dragged down wanting the rich image, but this guy is a real pirate!
From a 78 year young sailor_______WELL DONE !!! I miss the sea and think about it often, but memories can never be stolen. Best luck to you always young man !🐬🐬🐬
I have a 1968 Coronado 25 that I'm refitting now and plan on doing the same thing kinda ..but I'm in Florida and will be doing the Gulf of Mexico for my kiddy pool training and then the Bahamas and then the Atlantic crossing !!! Great adventures heads !!!
Good little boat, tough sailor. I used the same twin-headsail setup until I broke the mast attachment for the pole. I used electric autopilot for a successful 10,000 mile Atlantic Circle from Canada - but got through four of them! My 24- footer was a lot bigger than this although the actual living space wasn’t much different, but I was at least able to get everything below deck and out of the cockpit. It was faster, too. Obviously 18 feet is enough. Well done!
That must have been a great adventure as well Jim! What kind of boat did you have? Windvanes are definitely the way to go for these kind of solo trips. Way more reliable and fixable.
@@Boatlifeisbest I had a Luna 24SL - basically a quarter ton racer! Not the most likely boat but it did the job well. This was back in 96: I started and returned to Lake Ontario. 23 days las Palmas to Antigua. I only once got really stuck with the pilot, had to steer by hand 20 hours nonstop into Cascais Portugal. Otherwise just used the spare. I was always going in the right direction!
Very cool and 23 days is a very respectable speed for a 24 footer. Doing everything in 96 definitely ads to the difficulty factor. Can’t just have your phone with gps and navionics to navigate everywhere 😅
Inspiring. A novice can actually sail a small boat around the world. I thought that was impossible except for experts. I guess you must have had pretty good weather.
Every expert was once a beginner. You become an expert by practicing a lot. Nico didn’t just cross the ocean. He sailed all the way from Greece to the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic. As many sailors will tell you sailing the Mediterranean Sea is a lot harder and more unpredictable than sailing the Atlantic in the right season for crossing.
I was given a Jaguar 25 as a gift. I don't plan on crossing an ocean with her, but it's nice to see that it's possible with small boats. It gives courage in difficult circumstances and puts into perspective my complaints about the lack of luxuries and my constant excuses about the lack of money. Thanks for the insight
Highly impressed and at one time, this kind of thing was a dream that I nursed. I purchased and restored a 1962 Pearson Ariel and included a 14 hp inboard engine and sailed it in Oklahoma but my wife lost interest and I had to sell it. That boat was around 27' and it would be perfect for 1 sailor and poss 2 but if I were going to cross the pond I would want a larger boat, simply for the comfort. A 32' Cape Dory sloop would be ideal. :)
I want a sailboat so bad why because I have a passion for it I watch videos like these like the video I’m watching rn and it’s fun and it’s unbelievable and fantastic (:
Congratulations!! I was on the Atlantic offshore solo sailing in 23ft boat a couple of months ago, but had to abandon ship after making a total rookie mistake: I was way over-canvased in a storm and the extra effort broke off the rudder. Still beating myself on the head for that... I'll have to get a lot of flowers to my wife before she lets me go out there again!
Breaking of the rudder sounds more like a faulty rudder to me. It should not break even when over canvassed. But be careful the oceans and seas are not to be taken lightly
Did the same thing got a Albin Vega 27 want crossthe ocean..but never go anywhere problem problem problem haha after 3 years I managed to go around Nederland. Anyway now my boat is for sale. I will get a camper will see
It can definitely happen with a boat that’s had poor maintenance to end up into the fixing, fixing, fixing spiral. Hope you have better luck with your campervan!
I don’t believe Nico was seasick. But the preferred remedies are very personal. I don’t suffer from seasickness either. Probably the reason why we both love sailing so much 😅 but you’ll have to find out what works for you. His sleeping schedule was shorter sleeps on coastal waters in the Mediterranean like 20-60min naps. On the ocean he slept full nights. I would not do that without an ais transreceiver though.
Unbelievable!!! However i am an oceangoing chief officer, i wouldnt dare to sail solo on atlantic with anysize boat. It is risky. Anyway I congratulate you on your courage. Be safe, Greetings from Turkiye
I admire his courage, I have been sailing all my life , planning to go around the world. 18 feet is pushing your luck, like he said better a 26 to 28’ , but one very important thing that his boat have is a full keel. I will never go across the oceans in a small boat if it is not a full keel.
This guy is brave well done mate it can be done its people like you what make you tube Shackleton cook all the great explorers to risks like you did all the best man great stuff and great achievement 👏👏
This was a great interview and a great adventure for Nicolas. Does anyone in the audience know about Acrohc? Designed, built (low budget ) and circumnavigated by Serge Testa. ~30 years ago. Acrohc is now in the Queensland Museum collection. Acrohc is ~12 foot long.
i would like to know his list of supplies he took with him on his westward to americas. and i love the cradle cooker that is inspiring especially in rough conditions.
In my mind the perspective comes in with my surfski, it's 14'. Mind the sailboat is quite a bit wider, but still. I'm surprised your steel balls didn't slow you down. Good sailing captain.
Definitely the endurance part is a major factor in this adventure. Enduring 30+ days non stop in a very confined space that’s rolling and moving like crazy.
Robin lee Graham sailed solo around the world in a 23 ft sloop called "The Dove" at 16 yrs of age.. Gregory Peck made a film by the same name in 74, off the book written in 72.. I'm unsure when he actually sailed it.. I saw the film in 76.. after returning to Australia from sailing in the Coral and Bismarck seas as a young lad with my mum .. I've yearned to return to sailing ever since.. Soon.. hopefully.. :) Watching this just makes that yearning much stronger.. keep the wind in your sails and water out of your boat.. all the best for your future sails..
Been on the Atlantic in gale and and full storm force winds. I can just wonder how many of this kind of sailors just disappear. Think about a 6 or 7 meter wave rolling over a tiny yacht like this. I guess, one such occasion can be managed, but again and again for days. Still, I appreciate these people. They know the risk and take it into account in two ways: by making plans to avoid the heavy weathers and accepting the possibility of the worst. Sailing is not precisely a hobby or a life style you choose because it is fashionable or something like that. Some people clearly have a deep rooted need to sail, wander wildernesses, fly gliders, live deep in forests, do things that are not wise or sane. I happen to have an Avance 24 yacht, made in 1976, which costed 3000 euros. It is, actually, in quite good condition. With some modifications, it will definitely be capable of ocean cruising. I'd lift the cockpit floor and diminish the cockpit volume, change the hatches and thing like that. Made by myself, 1000 euros would be enough for the most of the structural modification for the yacht, maybe even all. And thank Poseidon, it does not have any kind of an electric system currently, so a simple, professionally designed and built system should not be that expensive, either. And then a small hint: this kind of yachts are far cheaper in Scandinavia than in central or western Europe...
Did you avoid using the main 1) for safety, and 2) because you already had good speed without? I'm learning, and still have the idea that more sail means you go faster :)
More sail area is generally faster up to a certain wind speed and angle. When the wind starts blowing harder and you are already getting close to hull speed the boat gets overpowered. This can lead to broaches, too much heeling and other things. When sailing deep downwind in higher wind speeds some boats are very stable with just the (reefed) headsail. And it is easy to control sail area with the furler. Sometimes this is done in low windspeed as well, as otherwise the main blocks the wind to the head sail and it can flap around more with the added weight of the boom etc.
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Anyone who crosses an ocean in a sailboat has my enviable respect.
its not that hard .
Evet saygı göstermek o kadar da zor değil...
@@gtxoiltastebad how do you mean ?
@@Krpasava Its not hard to cross ocean. Pay me and i'll do it SOLO
@@gtxoiltastebad shut up please
"Washing bucket...and other bucket" 😆
The Other bucket is customarily red.
The chuck-it bucket.
@@q.e.d.9112 The lee rail is best for chumming, but few on such voyages have need.
To learn to sail from scratch and solo sail the atlantic in a tiny boat is impressive and shows what can be done with just the basics, your mental strenth must be off the charts , You have inspired me , Much respect to you
"Chamber Bucket".....lol
Yeah I was considering RYA certification in sailing the dinghy but after watching this video ... damn it I will learn everything myself as use the saved money towards 2x buckets! 🤣
This is definitely ballsy..when crossing panama to new zealand our whole flotilla heard about an amazing 75 +/-year old UK woman who had crossed the pond in her 18footer and was being held up in Colon City because she only had a 15 hp outboard or something and couldnt reach even the minimum speed for the canal. I forget how she was helped out but I think someone actually took time to help her shop for a bigger engine and in the end we heard about her arrival some months later in the Marquesas. Singlehanded badassery. Wish I had met her. Godspeed brother, great quarterlife crisis management
good to know
Dear sir you misspelled stupid.
Might as well put it on a truck instead of going through the canal
@@Surfsail o god not one o thoze
@@stallion78 im sure the idea was to go around the world so understand a boat just an affront to a proper water woman 😂
He is a mad lad for sure - but I love it when people do stuff like this - because people like this show the rest of us what can be done. It's good for our species. Also I exist in my safe but boring apartment in Sweden - but this man actually lives life.
I agree. All of our ancestors in the past lived an exciting life. Cheers
Följ med mig bror jag sparar till en båt just nu
@@whata86 May you live in interesting times. Chinese curse, i am told.
don't be afraid to leave your apartment
Hasta que hay un accidente. Luego vienen los lloros.
I am glad to have a 26 footer, so no reason to worry if i want to cross the atlantic ocean… 😂 What a story! What a brave man! Congratulations! Oliver, SY Wilma
Haha, suddenly you feel abundant with your 26 footer 😅 But as they say a ship is as seaworthy as its captain.
I have a 26ft boat too, thats a nice sice for one or two people.
I know Shan Acton's Book... read that book and bought a Westerly 22 from 1965 straight after... left Germany to the Canary Islands in 1998. best decision i ever made.
Yes it’s a brilliant book ..👍
Boa sorte amigo pretendo fazer um dia@@spacebase305
I got a free boat two years ago. I lucked out and got a serious gem (in the rough, though). I've spent two years refitting it, and seeing this inspires me to both not be too hesitant but also to prepare and plan as carefully as possible. I'm already very confident and comfortable with my 27, I know the boat from the top of the mast to the bottom of the keel. Sailing is what keeps me going.
This man has nerves of steel, I think he should be awarded a medal or a financial reward for his spirit of adventure.
This is one of the most badass things, and bold actions I have ever seen, he has my utmost respect
Does the channel count ha
How that boat didn’t sink with balls as big as an elephant’s is beyond me! Amazing courage!
its not that hard to do. I'll do it blindfolded
I'll do it backwards, without a map.
I claim you don't even know how to swim, but you're crossing the ocean in front of the keyboard. @@gtxoiltastebad
@@ArazQizilbash put your money where your mouth is and bet then
They worked as ballast. That’s how it sailed so well.
I have so much respect for small sailboat people on big water
And without an engine! Lots of respect for sure
@@Cheeseandcrackers2222
Shàne Acton "shrimpy" was the first sailing book i read. Round the world in an 18ft caprice. Absolutely inspiring.
Likewise.....Shrimpy was the first sailing book I read and it inspires dreams . I still haven't bought a boat or sailed the world but Shrimpy and all these great sailing channels certainly keep the dream alive.
Hurleys are great little boats, really tough and very affordable. I exchanged satellite messages with Nicolas when he was mid-atlantic to wish him well. Great guy, great adventure.
Recently got laid off and was honestly torn between selling my boat or refitting and setting sail and this video really egging me to go with the latter. Amazing story, congrats and thanks Nicolas!
Definitely be inspired and go for it! What kind of boat do you have and where are you located?
Live life with no regrets mate. There is nothing worse than at the end of your time saying "I wish I had"
Don't do it! Get another job and work extra hours
When covid hit florida I used my savings and bought a balboa 26 and sailed it around Florida with no experience then Hurricane Ian sunk it but now I have a hunter 27 best thing I ever did was get on a sailboat! It's not for everyone but I love it. I've been thru 3 Hurricanes while living on them 2!
Teach me to sail
👍....Struth, All I can speak in admiration as to what so many others have previously said! Another RARE SAILOR to assist educational and amusing us safe in out homes...Cheers Fella !👍
David Blagden crossed the atlantic in a Hunter in about 1976 - as part of the Observer transatlantic Yacht race - Willing Griffin was the boat's name it was truly a feat of human endurance and tenacity. Good to see others following. 19ft boat - Hassler auto pilot, and vesta curry .. David died in the Fastnet gales several years later. He was a hero and real pioneer.
I have a hurley 700 and the dream to take it over the atlantic. really happy to see another hurley sailer with the same type of keel, really motivates me to take it further!!
I just today finished watching all Nick's videos of both crossings. He did what I dreamed of doing 60 years ago, but I let life get in the way. The boat of my dreams was a Columbia 22. I bought one in 1988 near Seattle and sailed it home to Port Angeles. I sold it a few years later when I was too busy to sail much. I still miss it, and I still have the logbook.
Fn idiot was my first thought but i was wrong. He was amazing his "can do anything" attitude just blew me away. So basically from scratch and just a thought of i want to sail and all the hurdles he had to face absolutely fantastic!
Its inspirational
I love how he said “it’s not like everyone says go for it, everyone was saying you are crazy” haha and he still did it and made it work for him. Very inspirational
Brave man taking on the ocean with just a yellow belt. However, after this sucedsful adventure, he EARNED his black belt. Well done. 👍👍👍 May the LORD guide you safely through your journeys.
Love it, a true story I don't think this guy would even enjoy a similar trip with a 2million dollar Yacht, imagine the stress! Something really humbling and beautiful about doing it on a shoestring, so many TH-camrs nowadays getting dragged down wanting the rich image, but this guy is a real pirate!
From a 78 year young sailor_______WELL DONE !!! I miss the sea and think about it often, but memories can never be stolen. Best luck to you always young man !🐬🐬🐬
I have a 1968 Coronado 25 that I'm refitting now and plan on doing the same thing kinda ..but I'm in Florida and will be doing the Gulf of Mexico for my kiddy pool training and then the Bahamas and then the Atlantic crossing !!! Great adventures heads !!!
Cool! Some amazing cruising grounds close bye!
Fantastic journey, I followed most of it on YT and can only say I take my hat off to him.
Good little boat, tough sailor. I used the same twin-headsail setup until I broke the mast attachment for the pole. I used electric autopilot for a successful 10,000 mile Atlantic Circle from Canada - but got through four of them! My 24- footer was a lot bigger than this although the actual living space wasn’t much different, but I was at least able to get everything below deck and out of the cockpit. It was faster, too. Obviously 18 feet is enough. Well done!
That must have been a great adventure as well Jim! What kind of boat did you have? Windvanes are definitely the way to go for these kind of solo trips. Way more reliable and fixable.
@@Boatlifeisbest I had a Luna 24SL - basically a quarter ton racer! Not the most likely boat but it did the job well. This was back in 96: I started and returned to Lake Ontario. 23 days las Palmas to Antigua. I only once got really stuck with the pilot, had to steer by hand 20 hours nonstop into Cascais Portugal. Otherwise just used the spare. I was always going in the right direction!
Very cool and 23 days is a very respectable speed for a 24 footer. Doing everything in 96 definitely ads to the difficulty factor. Can’t just have your phone with gps and navionics to navigate everywhere 😅
Hurleys are the best budget yachts, encapsulated keels with skeg rudder, heavy for their size.
Great and very seaworthy pocket cruisers!
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It looked like a very seaworthy vessel on the trailer.
very nice to hear your experiences. thanks! for sharing. and good luck!
Great story! Congratulations! ... looking forward to your next voyage.
Way to go, sounded like fun....Do when you are young and enjoy..
What an adventure. Well done indeed. Lovely video.
Inspiring. A novice can actually sail a small boat around the world. I thought that was impossible except for experts. I guess you must have had pretty good weather.
Every expert was once a beginner. You become an expert by practicing a lot. Nico didn’t just cross the ocean. He sailed all the way from Greece to the Canary Islands before crossing the Atlantic. As many sailors will tell you sailing the Mediterranean Sea is a lot harder and more unpredictable than sailing the Atlantic in the right season for crossing.
I was given a Jaguar 25 as a gift. I don't plan on crossing an ocean with her, but it's nice to see that it's possible with small boats. It gives courage in difficult circumstances and puts into perspective my complaints about the lack of luxuries and my constant excuses about the lack of money. Thanks for the insight
Yes, a jaguar is, yes, indeed, a jaguar
Just need to step outside your comfort zone, to reap the rewards most people won't.
Highly impressed and at one time, this kind of thing was a dream that I nursed. I purchased and restored a 1962 Pearson Ariel and included a 14 hp inboard engine and sailed it in Oklahoma but my wife lost interest and I had to sell it. That boat was around 27' and it would be perfect for 1 sailor and poss 2 but if I were going to cross the pond I would want a larger boat, simply for the comfort. A 32' Cape Dory sloop would be ideal. :)
That's a nice boat! I just bought H-boat for my next summer adventures. Got some storage solution inspirations from this video.
Well done, Nicolas!
Crossed fingers for your next projects.
Well done!
I remember the 1965 crossing of the “ Tinkerbelle”.
I havnt even watched yet and i can allready say your crazy as heck to do this WOW
Wow…just wow! Gutsy sailor. Very impressive.
Respect for this man ! That takes guts to do that! Bravo buddy ! 👏🏼 🍻
Could be worse. He might be traveling in terror with a child, depressed seas-sick wife and broken air conditioner.
You're crazy but in a good way. I wish I had your courage! Best of luck in your future adventures.
Amaz8ng level of ourage. No one is helping you in the middle of the Atlantic. It's all on you. Respect...
Petit bateau, grand plaisir!
Gros bateau, gros soucis...
I want a sailboat so bad why because I have a passion for it I watch videos like these like the video I’m watching rn and it’s fun and it’s unbelievable and fantastic (:
Start small and simple and go for it!
Congratulations sailing ⛵️ on a very tiny sailboat .Greetings from Patagonia Chileana, Punta Arenas Antarctica
Small sailboats are great.ive got plans for a west wight potter 19 or 21
Congratulations. , crossing the Atlantic ocean.Greetingd from Brazil
thanks! informative for small boat sailing and first timers
great common sense ideas
I'm glad you found the video helpful!
Wow, just wow! Big water, bigger Captain - hat's off to you!
Congratulations!! I was on the Atlantic offshore solo sailing in 23ft boat a couple of months ago, but had to abandon ship after making a total rookie mistake: I was way over-canvased in a storm and the extra effort broke off the rudder. Still beating myself on the head for that... I'll have to get a lot of flowers to my wife before she lets me go out there again!
Gonna be funeral flowers if you don't train better. Be careful~!
Breaking of the rudder sounds more like a faulty rudder to me. It should not break even when over canvassed. But be careful the oceans and seas are not to be taken lightly
If you broke the ruder, you were doing it wrong. You were fighting it.
Very well organized little boat.
Did the same thing got a Albin Vega 27 want crossthe ocean..but never go anywhere problem problem problem haha after 3 years I managed to go around Nederland. Anyway now my boat is for sale. I will get a camper will see
It can definitely happen with a boat that’s had poor maintenance to end up into the fixing, fixing, fixing spiral. Hope you have better luck with your campervan!
NICO, I am curious if you had any trouble with sea sickness?? And if so, whay did you do? What was your sleep schedule like??
I don’t believe Nico was seasick. But the preferred remedies are very personal. I don’t suffer from seasickness either. Probably the reason why we both love sailing so much 😅 but you’ll have to find out what works for you. His sleeping schedule was shorter sleeps on coastal waters in the Mediterranean like 20-60min naps. On the ocean he slept full nights. I would not do that without an ais transreceiver though.
Well done mate. It's a tough time out there somedays you have to be tough and have nerves of steel
Unbelievable!!! However i am an oceangoing chief officer, i wouldnt dare to sail solo on atlantic with anysize boat. It is risky. Anyway I congratulate you on your courage. Be safe, Greetings from Turkiye
I admire his courage, I have been sailing all my life , planning to go around the world. 18 feet is pushing your luck, like he said better a 26 to 28’ , but one very important thing that his boat have is a full keel. I will never go across the oceans in a small boat if it is not a full keel.
Legend! Well done, mate. Just getting started myself 👍
I had a 28 ft Columbia. You sir have Giant cajones.
This guy is brave well done mate it can be done its people like you what make you tube Shackleton cook all the great explorers to risks like you did all the best man great stuff and great achievement 👏👏
30 days!! That is like crossing the spanish sea (pacific) in a normal sailer!! You are great!!
This was a great interview and a great adventure for Nicolas.
Does anyone in the audience know about Acrohc? Designed, built (low budget ) and circumnavigated by Serge Testa. ~30 years ago. Acrohc is now in the Queensland Museum collection. Acrohc is ~12 foot long.
😊tak for rolig god og mega inspirerende video , jeg er selv ved at ombygge min bandholm 27 til længere ture 🙋♂️👏✌
Hi, doing the same to my Allegro27. Making her seaworthy to go to the Azores and beyond.
i would like to know his list of supplies he took with him on his westward to americas. and i love the cradle cooker that is inspiring especially in rough conditions.
Hurleys are Solid. good choice
what a story well done sir
Great story, great video 👍
Good evening..
I have a Hurley 22r and I was wondering what manufacturer of wind vane did you use?
Thank you..
I believe this is a model from windpilot
It is a Windpilot Pacific Light. Have the same in my 27' boat. Works very well
Thank you guys..
Amazing an Inspiring!!
I want to try but have never sailed !!
Go to your local sailing club and see if you can join some people for a sail. Or book a beginner course and get some lessons.
Incredible story. What a guy 👍
In my mind the perspective comes in with my surfski, it's 14'. Mind the sailboat is quite a bit wider, but still. I'm surprised your steel balls didn't slow you down. Good sailing captain.
Well done, sir. As much a feat of endurance as well as sailing skill.
Definitely the endurance part is a major factor in this adventure. Enduring 30+ days non stop in a very confined space that’s rolling and moving like crazy.
I now have the inspiration. I am going cross the Atlantic in my 12ft tinny and I owe it all to you.
Skip the tinny go with a log raft so much more of an adventure 😂
@@patrickday4206 Sharks!!!
@@patrickday4206 Sharks!!!😰
I own a 24 foot sailboat, and you inspire me a lot! :-)
Just awesome! Great adventure and fair winds! ⛵
Robin lee Graham sailed solo around the world in a 23 ft sloop called "The Dove" at 16 yrs of age.. Gregory Peck made a film by the same name in 74, off the book written in 72.. I'm unsure when he actually sailed it.. I saw the film in 76.. after returning to Australia from sailing in the Coral and Bismarck seas as a young lad with my mum .. I've yearned to return to sailing ever since.. Soon.. hopefully.. :) Watching this just makes that yearning much stronger.. keep the wind in your sails and water out of your boat.. all the best for your future sails..
❤❤ I love it buddy. Nice
Niko - that boat must be in a museum - please write email to Koç Museum at Istanbul -
i m very sure
This brother is seriously badass. I could do this if I knew beans about sailing and wasn't scared to death of water.
He was extremely lucky to have good winds and no mayor situations, like hitting a container ship... Fortune favors the bold! well done!
If you plan the season right, like Nicolas did. The trade winds are very consistent and there is a very small change of big storms.
With a barometer and a SW receiver, you see them coming days in advance. Plenty of time to move out of their path.
Inspiring. I’m preparing for my adventure.
You can do it!
:) Well done. Great setup, definitely for a young person.
❤ great video. Great experience. Wiuld likd to sail on 6 metres bost from South Africa to Britian. 15 000 km.
What a legend of a dude, very inspiring
Been on the Atlantic in gale and and full storm force winds. I can just wonder how many of this kind of sailors just disappear. Think about a 6 or 7 meter wave rolling over a tiny yacht like this. I guess, one such occasion can be managed, but again and again for days. Still, I appreciate these people. They know the risk and take it into account in two ways: by making plans to avoid the heavy weathers and accepting the possibility of the worst. Sailing is not precisely a hobby or a life style you choose because it is fashionable or something like that. Some people clearly have a deep rooted need to sail, wander wildernesses, fly gliders, live deep in forests, do things that are not wise or sane.
I happen to have an Avance 24 yacht, made in 1976, which costed 3000 euros. It is, actually, in quite good condition. With some modifications, it will definitely be capable of ocean cruising. I'd lift the cockpit floor and diminish the cockpit volume, change the hatches and thing like that. Made by myself, 1000 euros would be enough for the most of the structural modification for the yacht, maybe even all. And thank Poseidon, it does not have any kind of an electric system currently, so a simple, professionally designed and built system should not be that expensive, either.
And then a small hint: this kind of yachts are far cheaper in Scandinavia than in central or western Europe...
This story is incredibly inspiring 😊
Amazing.................simply amazing...................... A+
Very Inspiring. Thank you for your story.
I really love this adventure
Heh my parents owned a Hurley in the early 1980's (800?, it was 8.3 metres I think), pretty good boat
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Hi ) what papers did you take with you during transit and entering with boat to Greece ?
Amazing, especially considering the wind vane cost more than the boat.
Cruzaste el Atlántico con cerveza Dorada, ¡Que puntal!
Did you avoid using the main 1) for safety, and 2) because you already had good speed without? I'm learning, and still have the idea that more sail means you go faster :)
More sail area is generally faster up to a certain wind speed and angle. When the wind starts blowing harder and you are already getting close to hull speed the boat gets overpowered. This can lead to broaches, too much heeling and other things. When sailing deep downwind in higher wind speeds some boats are very stable with just the (reefed) headsail. And it is easy to control sail area with the furler. Sometimes this is done in low windspeed as well, as otherwise the main blocks the wind to the head sail and it can flap around more with the added weight of the boom etc.
You could have choosen the hurley 22, which also a fantastic ocean going ship - great story
I feel a very important question was not covered . Do you train and solo in their aircraft? Or do you have to have your own?
Are you talking about the work Nico does as a paragliding instructor?
Many people have done this on very slightly larger yachts. If a boat floats you can do it
yes, i guy once did it on top of a bottle cork... but he was a midget
and a moron too!@@c.c.1197
What are you doing with boat in the mountain?
This winter I'm going to take it skiing.
This is awe inspiring
Amazing adventure!
Good job!! Congrats!!
Amazing trip!!
Fair winds!!
Ricardo S/V Lampejo from Ubatuba Brazil ⛵️🌊😎🎉🍻