Început dur! Outremer 55 Atlantic Crossing – Partea 1

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2. Great shooting, that's how it looks on board. I think shooting through parts of the boat and crew on board, using the camera sensor to keep the image horizon level seems to be part of capturing the waves. You can dance on a catamaran in seas, just don't lift your feet doing it. How I stayed awake the last hour of my night watches.

3. That Diesel ain't coming out of your pocket!

4. That was a really good analogy, learning a lot from all these experiences.

5. Love the "Nickname" Captain Crunch 😅 I think that'll stick.

6. The dynamic between you and the Captain was fascinating. You knew your information favored the southerly route, while the captain held his to “gut” or to SW,,until it became disadvantageous. He clearly had marching orders from Outremer to make haste and so took the chance on the more direct route, at least for a time. To his credit, he adjusted accordingly. There appeared to be a high degree of mutual respect between you both. I did wonder if the majority crew decision to speak only French, while half in jest, wasn’t an actual demand. 😮

7. Hey Nick, I'm really shocked at this "Captain"!
   Not using models for routing!?
   Is this the stone age or what!?
   My sailing mentor that thought my how to be a skipper 24 years ago, he's french and over 75 years old now btw, uses everything he can get his hands on to rout all sea journeys to the best of his ability.
   This guy is like, let's fly a plane with no instruments in IFR conditions and use my gut feeling…!? WTF!?
   Plus his overall attitude towards the mission that is the crossing, I'd never sail under a skipper so unprofessional and clearly so unskilled.
   It's one thing to know how to sail a boat, it's a completely different story knowing how to skipper it.
   I'm at awe how Outremer hired a person like this! Are they this desperate to find skippers!?
   Hope you've made it in one piece!
   All the best to you and Megan.

8. it's a lot more fun with Megan on board. I love your jokes together.

9. I think that dolphin bit wd b an amazing add for Outremer.

10. Nick: I suggest this route.
    Captain: No. We are taking this route.
    Nick: Do you know who I am?
    Captain: I don't care, you young whippersnapper.

    Just teasing Nick (and Captain). That is quite a boat. I cannot see a couple making a long passage on it without a crew.
    Great video, as usual. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

11. Guys, You guys get some money from YouTube and I send you cash occasionally and always LIKE to support you and have been for years. But I pay YouTube a pretty decent amount of money every month to have ad free videos. But then you interrupt the videos with long advertising that has nothing to do with sailing. I was very happy, anticipating the sail across the Atlantic and I’m sorry that Megan is not there. I had no problem when you were promoting a certain stainless steel chain or a certain sail because it was your honest feelings about a sailing product. But if you keep interrupting your sailing videos with long intervals that have nothing to do with sailing I’m gonna have to bail. I understand that you’re running a business. I have run businesses myself and I understanding in the end the ultimate thing you’re selling is trust. With what you’re doing you’re starting to lose my trust.

12. Being a meteorologist Nick is the expert that should set the route. Guts are meaningless.

13. I have been saying this since Megan got off in the MEd… I would never buy an Outreamer.. And I knew you were just waiting to get your stuff off the boat. I never thought for a minute after they switched captains that this would end well for them.. IN fact you had the boat moving faster.. I cant wait for you to get your stuff and get back to Megan … I knew it I knew it…. You rock bro.Also I cant WAIT to see how the new captn lost the Spinnaker….. OMG. (If you fall just get back up) who would have thought.. " I knew it….." ("I do it old school, by feelings") Literally uses a Lick of the finger in the air … the old way… Switching a meteorologist for a old way on a futuristic boat.. ……. OMG MAN… Im surprised you weren't vomiting in that washing machine ocean current. WOndering now if the boat will even make it at all!

14. @TheOKellys… Ok, I have to provide this feedback at the risk of jinxing it for all.
    The last 3 videos were simply amazing. They are the type of videos you produced few years ago.
    They are about sailing with tons of education.
    That what I was after and finally got it back.
    No a big fun watching videos of people walking the forest…
    But this series…. Pure gold. Looking forward to the next one.

15. That captain looks old because he’s been bouncing around in rough seas all his life, if only he had technology to assist in routing 🤦‍♂️

16. I am a bit floored that the Captain didn't use your expertise as a meteorologist and weather expert. The number of miles to where you are going doesn't matter as much as the speed you will be able to travel over those miles. It kind of seems he missed the mark, and might make you all late!

17. Hey Nick…..buddy…..I've been following for a while now….and that does not look like 'a little swell'. That's rolling 3 meter seas.

18. I've made that passage before aboard TeVega that is now called DEVA. Such a fun time being out at sea like that for so long. Great dolphin shots.

19. Great video of the crossing. I was amazed that the delivery captain uses intuitive passage planning as opposed to real time data from PredictWind used by a Blue Water cruiser and meteorologist. You are a patient man. The boat is awesome!

20. haha « 35 », you’re such a youngster 😉

21. Nice episode guys, thanks. Funny to see you sailing out of Las Palmas past that big Sail For Jesus ketch. She was there when we left aboard Komotion a couple of months ago. Quick question: I noticed you had a few rolls in the jib when things were a bit fruity rather than switching to the staysail. Personally I hate sailing with my jib furled since the shape is pretty crap, especially when you're trying to go upwind. Any reason you didn't opt for the staysail instead? Wishing M a speedy recovery.

22. 23:00 I wonder how noisy trimaran amas would be in that weather.

23. We've been watching you for years, thank you! Megan, look into using colloidal silver for cold and even to spray on cuts or burns for fast healing! Silver was used for many, many years very successfully prior to antibiotics. My mom and other friends have been using it for 20+ years and now it's our "go to" at the first sign of sickness! Great ocean crossing, I can relate with not being able to "capture" the size of waves on my trip home from Bermuda to Marblehead. 🌊🌊

24. Nick, could you please remind us, do you get Predict Wind data using Iridium or Starlink?

25. Can you make a video for us newbies on how we should go about plotting a course while including the weather? It would be huge to understand what routes to take and why. You mentioned in this video that the other route wouldn't had been so rough can you please explain this as well.

26. Great episode ‼️ Nick m with your current few conversations,especially in this episode, I'm getting a hint that the goal you started with of a real performance cat, may be shifting…..just a bit. The word comfortable is coming up a ton. And that's OK. See you next time. ✨ 🌊 💨 ⛵️ 🏝️ 👙 🌞 ✨

27. Yea, sorry but you are acting "young"… =]
    Your seeming "dependence" on electronic devices is very "millennial-esque"… I say that because there is actually not "an app" for everything.

    YES, all of the devices and apps are very very HELPFUL… We too have Starlink and we use Navionis and Windy. etc., etc. …
    But, and I am REALLY curious… what is your backup plan if you lose all electrical systems and power generation at sea? What then?

    I wonder if you own a sextant…? IMHO (and 60+ years on the water) any competent skipper does and knows how to use it too.
    And they have a good compass, and an accurate wind up clock" (yes, I said an accurate "wind up" clock…) and paper charts, and charting tools and tables, etc., etc. … I have all of that, do you?

    CJ&JD
    SV Rocinante
    currently Hampton Va.

28. 🤠👍

29. Kinda gut feelings when you have the best data available on earth, time to learn buddy. A closed mind to ocean sailing is not good, if you don’t want to learn, use a weather router. Question, why don’t you have Starlink, I got rid of my Iridium, too slow and too complicated and susceptible to glitches.

30. 🌬⛵🌏👙🩱🩳🩴🕶🎣⛱🐚🤿🐋🐟💧🦈🐠☀️🇦🇺

31. Nick, your explanation of weather modeling is very well done. I always copy your url, paste into a word doc and put in its corresponding folder. I have over 100 folder of which the O''Kelly's occupy the majority… Thanks again for all you do, I am sure I will see you on the water someday.

32. Thankyou 👍

33. What super video skills with the Dolphin 'slowmos'

    Thank you

34. It's nice to see our local weatherman make another appearance! Thanks Nick

35. What an annoying arse, I'd throw him off at the dock, he's not the captain, he's not needed.

36. As ever totally Brilliant

37. Dolphins are so beautifully shot!! Wow. 🎉🎉

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