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 !

Great video, all looks very well organised and seaman like.

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.

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.

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.

I'm enjoying the videos thank you.

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.

“ 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 😂

Never used to be any Sargasso weed down there…. been blooming since 2012ish.
It's a major environmental problem no one talks about

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

Doing fantastic Mark

Cool vid. I really got to feel the tension of being in the middle of the ocean. What boat are you sailing on?

Agh well done lad…I must go down to the sea..

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.

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?

Wonderful, I really don't have an interest in boats and sailing but have loved watching all your videos Mark.

Lovely sail ….perfect wind and sea state!! Thanks for sharing…… big cheers from Muros

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 .

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!

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!