Caught at Sea in 50 knot winds!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Sailing in 50 knots of wind! We sailed from Mykonos to Koufonisi in Greece and the winds were much stronger than expected. Some of the crew got a little worried and scared but the Beneteau 62 handled the conditions well and we made it safely!
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With your experience, absolutely. It was exciting to watch. This was one of my favorite videos of recent. They are all so good!
That was so good and all handled the sail so well as so good.
Bobby, I’m very impressed with the way you actually sailed in the weather instead of just waiting for slack winds and motoring point to point. Being Captain means being proficient in all conditions and when you have a tremendous boat like this Beneteau Oceanis 60, it can definitely handle it! Your seamanship has improved in leaps and bounds…you seem meant to have a sailboat…one of these big monohulls is such a seaworthy vessel and provides great views for your followers! Well Done! I loved it!
Agreed. Anyone that didn’t enjoy that moderate challenge with a fantastic boat which is made to handle all conditions, may it serve them to realize it’s a privilege and a responsibility to crew for a good captain who knows his and the boats limits. Nice test for you Atlantic or Pacific cross.
Real Nice job Bobby, good to se you sailing instead of motoring. Hook ‘Em!
Enjoyed the video!! Was in the Great Lakes one time on a 32 foot power boat in 8 to 10 footers and we rode it out !! Fun but a little scary on that boat!!
@@jefflewis9073 I used to sail my Challenger 35 Ketch on lake Ontario for almost 20 years from April 1st to November 1st as we lived aboard her. She was beautiful in every wind and wave combination. In the really big stuff I just wanted to keep her way far away from a lee shore. Safety was always paramount.
as a professional instructor - and former Principal of a sailing school - you are sadly misguided on the competencies on display here. the yacht wasn't prepared for the sea that well - the novice crew wasn't wearing any form of restraint even though they were knowingly going into gale-force winds. Worse the owners of the yacht would be having a fit - the soft covers should have come down instead of flogging to death. Apparently "Bobby is the brains trust" yet he was not clipped on. that is just a massive fail nor was he wearing the simplest of vests. Moreover - if he happens to be "charging for these trips with the ladies" he falls under commercial rules. If something went south (under those conditions) he would be in a monster world of hurt. - professional indemnity etc, etc. - Couldnt really care what Bobby does with consenting adults - but please don't put him up as a shining light of competency
Enjoyed this!
1st real day of sailing. Crew: "AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"
YOU WERE DOING 92.6KMPH THAT WOULD BE FLYING IN A BOAT.
Yeah definitely needed to go out. A hit of proper sailing and sea conditions makes you appreciate the flat water. 👍👍
You got that right!
I'm really impressed with that boat. Aesthetically pleasing and capable. With your experience and a boat like her there's plenty of room for adventure.
You're on a boat built for more severe conditions than you were in. Sure, it's a little less comfortable, but certainly not dangerous if you know what you're doing. You're on vacation, can't just sit for a week waiting for a weather window. This happens a lot to us during crab and salmon season in the Pacific northwest....If we waited for good weather we'd miss most of the season.
Good episode! I can't comment on the appropriateness of the sailing conditions, but I did enjoy seeing the rough seas. Kind of easy to do from my patio in South Florida! 😎
Do it again! That was really exciting, and the yacht could clearly handle the conditions easily in your hands. Much more, please! 😎
I don’t argue with the decision to make that passage- Bobby and the boat were clearly capable of handling it and there were other crew that were experienced.
What I do take issue with is the apparent failure to use life jackets and lifelines. In the conditions, these were a must, even on a boat of this size.
First thing i noticed to when leaving port. Man overboard in those conditions would have been a big prob !. With that boat i would have loved that sail.
Yes, I agree entirely even Steph said she would grab a cushion if the boat tipped over. But it is not going to tip over but round up and maybe Bobby could have reduced her fears by showing how it rounds up if overpowered.
Surprised Booby did not check Windy just before departure because it would have shown the strength of the wind. André in Sydney
I'm surprised you didn't have your crew put PFD's on.
Great video,beautiful boat,beautiful capable crew and a well experienced skipper makes for a fun sail in high winds and the thrill of the power of nature..love it! :-)
thank you!
im not sure how capable that crew is. Bobby and maybe the other guy having sailed in those sort of conditions b4? but its a pretty safe boat im sure Bobby could have single handed it if required. another story if the wind was on the nose !
ps. u got the forecast right too 👍
@@rhett7716 If the young crew all want to be sailing throughout their lives, then they have to get occasional peaks at difficult conditions, and as you said, wind direction could have been far more challenging, and of course boat could have been smaller as well. Lucky crew, next outing in 30 knot should seem no biggie.
I have to agree with others here that all crew should have life jackets on for a rough sail like this. It's a thrilling sail for sure! Steph was so afraid of these sailing conditions that she wanted to go back to shore.
With your experience & with some experienced crew to help, I would say you were fine making this sail.👍💯❤️🎥
Looks like you made it so no harm no foul. The ladies need to have more faith in you.
Her incessant whining would drive me crazy. Go hide somewhere if you're that scared. Lol
Looks like a very capable boat, go for it... Bobby did look a bit nervous before the turn to Port. Question - are there limits put into the contract with Navigare re sailing conditions?
A fine sail. Hope Steph learns to enjoy such rides.
So awesome to see you guys working in such a great team to get off the dock and everyone having there own duty to help. Good job. Go Team Doodles!
You should have had life jackets on, especially when forward. Maybe lined in too.
Hey Bob,
Sailing days like that in high winds gets your blood pumping and reminds you how enjoyable the fair weather sailing is.
Plus it's nice to show your crew how good of a sailor you are once in awhile😁 Capt K
Well said, the blood was flowing just watching the power and the calm of the captain.
Its Not always Sunny Days and Calm waters. Everyone on Board should use life jackets and lifelines, you never know what can happen. Safety First !
Hey Bobby, where is your lifejacket/PFD and where is your safety line to keep you in the cockpit and steering the sailboat?
Rough seas? Whaaat!!! You should come sail here in South Africa. That vessel is more than capable of that sea state.
Or anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere low latitudes.
Learnt to sail in 25+ knots in waters off Tasmania Australia.....best buzz you can get flying down wind....spinnaker out.......woohoo
Other than a bit of crew whining 😉, it all seemed good. The dolphins were, as you said, a reward for the adventurous spirit of the sail. That is one beautiful yacht and seemed to handle the challenging conditions well.
With those conditions, did The Sea Sickness jump on anybody? Also who was the other guy. Was he with the charter company?
I was making 17 years charter with my sailingcata kalamazoo. If weather forecast is more than 25 kts, add another 10 for the real wind coming. If you go up north do it early hours. Retired now, living in Türkiye, but still on the sea.
disappointed in your princess crew - or are they passengers now? I'm sure Bob was at the helm wishing for a partner but glad he was having a blast. You got the boat - sail it. It handled the seas easily, it was the crew that failed.
I liked the music in this one! A little drama makes for some excitement!
thanks
Experience and not your boat. Good job. Nuff said.
Looks like you had a great sail! I have only sailed on fresh water with a 26', and that's as fast as we can go in high winds, heeling over with water splashing into the cockpit. That's what those floor drains are for.
can't sail with out wind .love your adventures
Are you planning to go to Lesbos? Steph might like that.
This is where you want Bobby in control ! Fun........That boat 10ft draft is made for !
That was exciting. In most cases it's wise not to go out in such strong winds. On the other hand given the three day forecast the conditions were going to get much worse in Mykenos and being in an unprotected harbour can be much worse, so I think you made the right choice. You had three highly experienced sailors on board, a sound sailboat and most of the sailing was downwind, which greatly reduces the speed of the apparent wind. Clearly, where you ended up offered much greater protection in the lee of the island, even for having to anchor outside the harbour. Hopefully you will get a mooring the next day.
Light winds won't make a sailor.
This is where Bobby separates the Salty-Dogs from the Polly-Wogs! OUTSTANDING VIDEO!
Come on Ulysses you can make it. Plug your ears and ignore the Sirens' call. Sail on to your destiny.
Honestly not a lifejacket to be seen? No harnesses? Reckless
Wow that looked like fun, it’s what sailing is about & a great excuse to put the yacht to what it was designed to do, lm sure you really enjoyed the experience Bobby 🇬🇧
I know you guys are super cool but 'm pretty sure thats the kind of weather you're supposed to be wearing your life jackets. Even if fine, you never know.
Captain Bobby showing us masterful sailing skills. One hell of a captain.
Another well produced video that took us along your journey. It looked like you and your crew handled the winds and seas nicely. The dolphins swimming along the boat was a real treat for the crew. They are amazing how they will come up and swim with the bow of the boat. I did feel bad for Steph. She looked truly scared as the wind picked up and she went down inside. Stay safe and look forward to the next one.
Great sailing, refreshing with a lot of wind in the sails, I have sailed a lot around the Greek islands and over to Turkey. Since I live in Norway and have sailed ofen far north in strong wind, I can sign that the wind especially east of the Mediterranean can be very strong and capricious.Very well handled captain Bobby:)
For the American's Quay is "key"
Nice having a backup captain for days like this. LOL @ steph welcome to sailing. Bobby looking happy w/ the sporty conditions.
Looks like it was important to have good crew with getting off the dock with that wind. Steph was quite scared.
Steph's not a "sailer". Bobby needs to consider that for the future... Panic's not an option
Sorry to say but she will never be ready. Nothing wrong with that, your either cut out for it ..... or not. Cheers!!
On a 62 foot sailboat, uou could have left in much worse conditions except for your all woman crew.
Bobby had a number of capable female crew members in the past; think of the young woman who started it all off with him. Unfortunately, his current crew don't appear up to it- Stephie most of all. A pity.
Bobby, Nice daysailing adventure in an amazing vessel. This video rocks not even a danger but great fun, glad to see you sailing
again.
👍☑️🏝️ Mother Nature Rocks!
Testing your boats ( and yours ) ability is always a decision we always need to make.
Guys - why no lifejackets/harnesses? I mean fine when the sea's flat, but man overboard would not have been funny...
No problem the yacht handled it very well so did the Crew awesome thanks 🙏😇👍 LoL 😁😂
I don't think Stephanie cared much for that. But man 42 knots is impressive. The boat sure handled it well.
Great sail in tough conditions. Would have been good to see crew in life jackets though.
Gran temple como capitán Bobby,cómo siempre, excelente vídeo,las chicas espectaculares, todos hacen un equipo grandioso!!!! Abrazote !!!!! desde Buenos Aires Argentina!!
Bobby, you know your stuff. I just wish yall had put on life jackets.
Essential and maybe even the skipper should have clipped on.
Thx for the videos. Ya all looked calm and handled the ride well. I’m sure the vid doesn’t capture the wave. Keep the vids coming
I was sad to see Steph get so spooked, hopefully she will gain confidence! Looked like an exhilarating sail !!😀👍
She'd have been better to stay up on deck in the fresh air......and to experience all the sensations of high speed sailing.....she'll enjoy it next time........its fun flyin down wind......
@@colinvandenhoff6343 Yes!👍
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Absolutely it was the right thing to do and go sailing. Yeah, some of the crew might not have liked it, but you boys had it fully under control and the boat was handling it in its stride without being overpowered. Great sail and great video. Been a long time since we have seen some really good sailing on your channel Bobby, so please keep them coming.
Great job
That is what the boat is made for
No problem man
Did anyone check on Steff when she went downstairs, she looked really scared
Ladies those boats are designed to lean . Going down stairs was the worst plan of all. If the boat was to capsize you dont wanna be trapped down stairs inside the boat
and more chance of sea sickness !!
Yeah im no sailor but I think I would rather be topside in those conditions
That boat can’t be capsized in those conditions. If it got overpowered it would just round up and maybe shred a sail if they do something stupid. There was very little sea to pitchpole or barrel it. But seasickness is less likely topside than down below.
Adventure sailing in the Greek islands. Love this series of videos. More! Love the Mediterranean.
Nice day for a sail. I am sure the boat is capable of conditions much worse than you were in. Your crew can now start to call themselves boaters and sailors. Glad they now have this experience to build upon. Great job Bobby.
This is one of your best videos ever. Awesome photography! While a camera never does justice to the size of the waves you clearly had the right amount of sail and were under good control at all times. Awesome.
Meltemi…… a couple of days every month. 🤣😆🤣😆
I will be sailing this route late May-early June 2024. When I bareboat I bring my own jacklines, tether(s), pdf(s) with harnesses built in. In heavier weather, It's nice to worry a bit less about a MOB and You forget you're wearing them anyhow.
Nice background music, not overwhelming the narrative !
You show to the Community what this vessel is able to and safe !
Yes you should have gone out. What kind of sailing does fair weather sailing make of the sailor, just saying. If you can't sail the big stuff what happens when you out at sea and the big stuff hits you. WHat you gonna hit the eject button? Boats don't have eject button. You could heave to or put the boat in irons but again what kind of a sailor does that make you. Bobby you guys did just the right thing. A fun day at sea see....! I would love to join your crew for a real sailing trip one day. I just completed my Transportation Canada NBSS competency exam and hopefully by next weekend have completed the Simply Sailing Basic Cruising Skills. The goal is IYT as quickly as I can manage so I can competently sail with any crew anywhere in the world. So don't be surprised when I come knocking on your door for experience miles/hours for my log book so I can get through the requirements of the course. TAke it easy love watching you guys esp. in Greece what a place to be sailing. BONVOY and smooth sails.
You get used to sailing the calm waters and think you're actually a sailor..
When I think of heaven on earth, I watch your channel.
Thank-you.
With Love.
Hi Bobby welcome to the MED. This is what you have to be expected in this part of the seas. very nice ride Captain. quote
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Great vid. Only thing I would say is that if I were on board I would be wearing my life jacket and Harness. Love your Channel though.
57 MPH is pretty rough, but Bobby you handled it very well, How is Megan she seemed to not like it as much. Hobie had us fishing Santee Cooper at 32MPH in kayaks and it was rough. Great job my friend enjoy the adventures.. Be safe and keep floating away.
Gald everyone was safe. Sometimes it takes some trouble to really emphasize how great your life really is. Grateful I can share in your adventures!
The boat is built to take those sea conditions, the limits are the crew. Looks like the crew did a fine job.
Not a single piece of safety gear!
I can't see a single piece of safety gear at this video, despite the conditions. What about wearing PFDs, safety belts or run a safety line from bow to stern. All those should be a must in these conditions. Especially when the crew is in fear.
Climbing out the boom just to see the dolphins ... high risk.
Well handled ship but poor seamanship in terms of crew safety
Now that's sailing.
30+ kts seems a bit edgy, but it looks like you didn't have much fetch, so the sea conditions didn't deteriorate too much. Happily the charter company kept the rig in good condition and nothing broke. Putting out a handkerchief-size jib made sense - just enough to give some directional stability. You did scare the bejesus out of some of your crew, which is a negative. And I think tying in to the boat in these conditions would have been advisable. As always, the boat was up to the challenge. The question would be whether the crew was as well.
I think Flor is the most adventurous. The windier and rougher it gets, the more she smiles.
See no reason not to have sailed. Made sense to head for a place with a better forecast. That boat is more than seaworthy for ocean sailing.
Excellent footage of your sailing super enjoyed it
Enjoyed the ride today. Not sure it's up to us to judge if you should have gone. It's up to the captain to know the capabilities of their ship and crew and add a safety margin to make the call. I think you have enough miles under sail to know. Since you had another experienced captain, I would have gone for it. That's what reefs are for, except I would have insisted on lifejackets on deck and been tied off if you had to go forward.
Nice one Bobby. You should start a sailing channel lol 😆
Jokes lol . Was good to see you handling some 🌊 again .
You know in aviation we have a name for this. Gotta get there syndrome.
But in this case it actually looked like fun.
Cheers🍻⛵️
Finally, a real sailing video,thank you! Watching you with what looks like high school age girls eating burgers is getting old. Maybe get some women of your age to join you? Just sayin...
I have raced in 50 knot winds what a Rush. Them Ladies need to get more adapted to what needs to be done if Bobby is Hurt. Make it a video for all to see! Fun is fun. But life can change in a few minutes! Also funny to see no Drinking in this video!
My most memorable sailing has been 40kts plus, if you get it right. It's hard to forget. It's a bit like "I hope we get in soon" but then it's like "man, how awesome was that!!"
No lifejackets and nobody clipped on. Foolhardy on the extreme.
I like to watch heavy weather sailing ever since I watched S.V. Delos sail the east coast of Africa. I also watch lots
of Eric A. Taking the boat out in 40+ knot sea was worthy of a true captain. The video showed that some of the
girls got a little worried about the conditions however I believe the Beneteau could handle twice the conditionds.
Great video as always! Loved seeing the catamaran ferry as they are made in my home town in Tasmania, Australia. A company called Incat build them to go fast in any weather, and just pierce through the waves! Impressive vessels!
World class vessels
Would not have been worth it if you lost the crew or the boat. No Life Jackets in those seas. How silly. Steph was right to worry. She needed to put on safety equiptment. Holding onto a seat cushion would have been impossible.
Love the lines of that vessel! Kudos to the designers!
Great video, just one thing missing, life jackets ? Ah , just me being a wimp, 🤔
Yes Bobby, should of gone out, exciting and showed your level head as boat captain, great episode 🍺👍🍷👌💯
Tuff Call Bobby. If you thought you were going to get all beat up staying, then you made the right call. Good job to you and the crew. Stay safe.
42 knots and not a life jacket to be seen. Tsk Tsk. I'm not usually one for the safety police but its clear that given the reactions of the crew to a mild heel that they aren't experienced in these types of conditions.
Its not all sunshine and rainbows , sometimes you have to do what you have to do ,I would have gone out..........