There is something very therapeutic about (vicariously) sitting in the cockpit with you as you steam through the ocean. I feel your pain as you hit every big swell, and (strangely) wish I was there! Ha ha! Thanks for the video! 🙂
Those Bertram 35 are working horse in those seas!! We that kind of seas mostly the entire year here in Aruba. I would have put some more speed to it for a better ride.
Seems to me he could lick it up a bit and have a nicer ride! Bert 33 true sportfish owner here, Love Bert's especially the older ones, I own a 77 model 33 SF and a 69 offshore hull early Bert's have been my favorite for many years. Reliable always and always maintained well. Lol cannot afford New ones!
The captain will never learn to run his boat if ya'll keyboard savior's keep reassuring his inability. He was running a Bert 35! EVERY Bertram owner cringed watching this. Yes I'm 5 years late, but then the You Tube algorithm gave me this late! lol
I have a Bertram 31 in the SF Bay. Those are "rough" seas that appear to be exacerbated by coming out of the ship channel and heading south across the South Bar. If you're ever in the Bay Area again, you'll have a nicer ride heading all the way out to the end of the ship channel and then heading south. Uncomfortable, but never in doubt in a Bertram!
Shit. I heard RTA put a distress call out so I googled them. Saw this vid and was like WTF? Rods all over like a yard sale. Some dude in socks?!?!?! Holy crap that was a shit show charter. Good job 9 yrs ago though.
With 50 years on the Great Lakes, on a 118' yacht, a 700 ore carrier, and other size vessels and yachts, I would agree that is a tough sea. Also, they are "confused" seas, not nicely on the bow. I am surprised the skipper did not change course to bow on for the bigger seas, though. Great video for sure...but four years old now (2017). Plus he running "slow". That hull loves to run the seas!
Now I don't have to post what I was going to. LOL Sometimes you don't get to go the direction you want to go, even in a sportfish. At least quarter the seas for a while, then swap quarters until you get to where you're going or the seas calm down. Inexperienced capt.
After seeing this video I don't know how many times....it's still awesome to watch! "Hold on!--Splash---****!" Had to been rough but at least you got it on video. I wish I could have a boat like this.
I LOVE EVERYONE GIVING THEIR 2 CENTS IN 30 YEARS OF OWNING AND RUNNING MANY DIFFERENT SIZE BOATS YOU DONT KNOW REALLY WHATS GOING ON UNLESS YOUR THERE! YOU MADE IT BACK TO PORT SAFE IN MY BOOK THATS A JOB WELL DONE ! MOST OF THE PEOPLE MAKING THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS I BET NEVER EVEN OWNED A BOAT OR SKIPPERED ONE . I ENJOY WATCHING THESE VIDEOS THANKS .
Lot's of keyboard captains on here commenting not knowing the circumstances. Here in Donegal we don;t call that rough, more uncomfortable. At times it's better to give it some wellie and keep her head up, but only if you are in the position to do so. We once put a leg out in a much heavier Northwesterly and we were only making 7-8knts in our Cyfish 33, not pleasant but she tooks us to dafety. This captain had to work with what he had and he took it nice and handy for that reason. Awesome boats those Bertrams!
What time of the year did you do the trek? I am looking at a 37 Bertram in Wa and would need to move it to Huntington Beach...and fuck the nah sayer's...those are some rough seas. Steep and short intervals! Good job!
you call that heavy seas, god damm, thats calm sea with a BERTRAM, 1800rpm, 2500rpm is better, you surf, cruise & enjoy the ride, we chace & spear mahimahi in that such called heavy sea...
That's "smooth" for that section of ocean. Sounds like 6-71's doing about 1100rpm. Should have tried getting up on plane. Bertrams deep V's are known for enjoying fast in rough.
