Travers Atlanticul cu o singură mână! Mindelo spre Martinica. Câteva vânturi mai calme, apoi vântul bun, apoi iarba sargasso care se prindă de girouța din Berbec și mă înnebunește încet. Partea 2 din 3
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Navigație transatlantică cu o singură mână, partea 2
I really like your matter of fact totally undramatised approach to your videos, I think I’ve said it before but here it is again !
This is fantastic and a real inspiration – alone in the middle of the Atlantic, heaven.
Great video, all looks very well organised and seaman like.
Enjoyed the video. The sargasso weed seems to be getting worse. 👍
Wow Mark ! What an off the scale adventure. Finally got to watch all the vids over the Xmas break just in time to be somewhat current with your travels.
The videos are great.
Will have to get you spearfishing over the summer when you're back in Ireland. May come in handy when you're not completely in the middle of the Ocean.
Really enjoying travelling vicariously with you.
Many congratulations Mark. You have obviously reached Martinique! Lovely video with a focus on weed, which I have not seen mentioned before with mariners crossing the Atlantic. So good to know. Seems relatively trouble free apart from the weed.
I am in awe. ⛵️
The trim tab Autosteer windvane I had on my old Halmatic would have no problems with the weed. I sailed up the South American coast on a long keel yacht and one dark night, somewhere off the Amazon, me on watch, went over a log or maybe a whale and the servo blade of the Aires caugnt after we had ridden over whatever it was. It continued to steer the course and in daylight we found the strong alu mounting tubes bent up. Quite a testament to the Aires gear.
It’s terrific to see a real sailer out there enjoying the challenge.
Two yellowhammers arrived in the feeding area of my garden today. I bet you cant seen yellowhammers out there on dwater in dadlantic. Poor you. You being alone in such a vast space reminds me of my time assigned to a convent full of virgin nuns,,240 of them. Twas in Caracas ..There I was,,an innocent banker (rhymes with) surrounded by nuns,,shur I might as well have been doin what your doing..I felt very much alone ,,all those nuns in their bondage habits prayin about the place, singin to the high heavens and the all chose to leave me alone,,,just as alone as you feel out there on dwater. Anyway,,I was out of me dog collar in the kitchen teachin a few novices how to make a coddle,,a Dublin dish,,didnt one of them make all sorts of suggestive remarks about doirish sausages I had,,shw was comparin them to chorizo,,the chorizo was winning out until I dropped my honourable member on the table and told her,,,thats a real Irish sausage,,,we are married now with 3 land maggotts , all with snotty noses speakin a mixture of Gaelic English and Spanish. my feeling alone in that convent brought forth the fruit of life,,,as you read this,,you are back with huge grown up land maggotts.
Very nice.
I'm enjoying the videos thank you.
Great stuff – an inspiration for me to stop procrastinating!
Watching this in the middle of winter gives me both a relief from the cold and an envious feeling. Thanks for posting these, I'm loving them.
Wow mark very envious, hope your enjoying the the Caribbean now.
“ l hooked two big Mahi Mahi at the same time but unfortunately the lines got tangled and they both got away” a true fisherman’s tale 😂
Great progress mate. Lovely hearing a man mention Sligo bay while he,s sitting in mid Atlantic. Hoping to sail up into Sligo town in 2024. Great video.👍👍💪🇮🇪
Never used to be any Sargasso weed down there…. been blooming since 2012ish.
It's a major environmental problem no one talks about
14:38 that be the Kraken, yarr! Seriously though, great stuff. That weed looks like awful stuff
Buy yourself a very fine file… and keep those fish hooks sharp… you will catch a lot more fish with sharp hooks
All that trolling – the lure bumps into bits of floating stuff all the time, and the point of the hooks slowly blunt
Another good one Sir. Setting aside ‘weed’, you’re handling it well & I’m left eagerly awaiting 2 things; a) the next instalment & b) spring.
Cheers
JohnL
Doing fantastic Mark
Sit back and enjoy the ride, it will be over quickly and then you’ll miss the adventure of being out at sea alone.
Cool vid. I really got to feel the tension of being in the middle of the ocean. What boat are you sailing on?
Вы молодец но говорите профессиональным языком. Для ютуб надо говоритть как блогер. Больше молодых людей дослушает
Agh well done lad…I must go down to the sea..
Brilliant stuff Mark ‘clearly not that bright’ 😂
Thank you for sharing..Is Sapphira a Nicholson 31?. These are not common boats here in the U.S. Would like if you can share your thoughts on her ( This model) so far being in the middle of the Atlantic . Did you feel entirely safe and confident in her seaworthiness during your voyages. ( Bay of Biscay crossing included) Congratulations on your safe and successful journey looking forward to see more.
Mark B from the point is that you.
Hey Mark, just found your channel recently, its awesome. I hope to be crossing the atlantic on my own boat in the not too distant future. Can you share some info about your furling boom? Is it original, or an upgrade?
O! ,'HAPPY NEW YEAY' & Good luck. Enjoyed the vids. Thanks, Maurice.
Wonderful, I really don't have an interest in boats and sailing but have loved watching all your videos Mark.
Just found your channel and subscribed . it’s great to see a smaller boat doing this passage I’ve wondered about doing it in my 27ft Albin Vega that used to have rolling boom reefing like yours but it’s now slab .
It’s good to see you talking about how long it is alone I honestly think that’s the biggest thing about this crossing. I also wonder if it’s something that for me would be better with my other half or something best done alone? Would his trip be too much for a couple on a small boat? Does the size of the boat make much difference ?
I think not probably . But my other concern on a small boat doing this passage with two people would be the capacity to carry enough water and food for two of us.
Now you’ve done it what do think?
Lovely sail ….perfect wind and sea state!! Thanks for sharing…… big cheers from Muros
Im enjoying your trip thanks for sharing it 👌
what a fantastic & beautiful atlantic passage you had, thanks for sharing your experience with us land lubbers, i'd love to do this even tho the sea can be very unforgiving at times..to finally cross the ocean and be surrounded by lush green islands with exotic plants & flowers whilst humming birds buzzing about..Its a totally different world . Enjoy this very special occasion in your Life .
Heading down to Cabo Verde from Tenerife in the morning. Fishing has been very good so far but want me some.mahi mahi instead of tuna for a change. 🙂 Looking forward to turning and burning westward in about 10 days. Take care mate.⛵⛵
Very nice job. You are now in a fairly small club as a single handed sailor with an informed opinion. Every voyage I learn something new. Also have the same vexing challenge with sargasso on the servo blade of my Cape Horn windvane—so you are not alone. Cleared it with boat hook same as you. Also very fatigued waking up all night to clear it after rounding up/gybing. The only solution I can see is auto pilot steering through main rudder at those times. Not an option for me—too much power required. Increasing sargasso since 2010. Different theories for why. Luckily seems to be limited to mostly Cape Verde through Caribbean to Central America. Seems other oceans not as affected.
Have fun this winter!
Hello Mark. Gary on Katy here. I just got back from Antigua a couple of days ago. Our voyages shared such similarities as we left the same day. Do we go as far as 12 south? Do we put the engine on? Bloody weed everywhere!!! I got in to St Lucia on 21st so Cant wait for part 3 to see your arrival. Well done and a shame we didn’t meet again in Caribbean.
Just found your channel! Great stuff! I think the halmatic/barbican 30 are such a great solo boats! Is there anything you think the fall short of? I think it is just the perfect size for a solo to manage everything alone. Cheers!