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When we left the Maldives at the end of May 2013, we had no idea that sailing across the Indian Ocean would be the hardest thing we have ever done. It nearly broke us, and our sailboat. If you've ever wondered what it's like to cross an ocean on a sailboat, we let you in on the secrets and reality in this video podcast.
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In this retelling of the HARDEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE in our lives, we cover:
⚈ Losing our autopilot
⚈ Hand-steering over 1000 miles
⚈ Losing our foresail
⚈ Rescuing turtles
⚈ Catching a booby
⚈ Piracy
⚈ Breaking the main outhaul
⚈ Sailing with back-to-back squalls
⚈ Sailing through lightning
⚈ How we kept two-hour watches
⚈ Hypnagogia and hallucinations
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⚬ Original Footage of us sailing downwind in the Indian Ocean - • Sailing downwind in t...
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⚬ Maldives Knockdown and Force 8 Storm: Worse Things Happen at Sea - followtheboat.com/worse-thing...
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@stephenauty2402 3 месяца назад

Sounds like a life changer and saving those Turtles is like a ray of sunshine..brilliant story

@johnperry7534 7 месяцев назад

Nice thanks , those auditory hallucinations are frequent with me too I think its the brain trying to recognise sounds from the boat and make sense of them

@evinwhiteson4902 7 месяцев назад

Its about the boat. A well prepared and maintained seaworthy boat will make or break the ocean crossing experience. As a solo sailor its all about autopilots .because its a boat its going to break. So spares are where its at.

@deborahdoyle6743 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your story.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for listening and commenting, it's much appreciated. Liz 🙏

@steviegekko01424 6 месяцев назад

hi Guys great podcast . you really brought it to life. well done saving the turtle's. its ashamed you where not vloging then , maybe next time LOL are you still thing of going to Japan?

@flomads9037 7 месяцев назад

Such an excellent conversation. You two rock.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Cheers, fella! 🙏🤓Liz

@24hourtravellers 7 месяцев назад

The story i have always wanted to listen to. ❤

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Just for you 🤗

@24hourtravellers 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat just finished watching this with Rene. You both are the reason why I wanted to buy a sailboat. The stories you wrote on your blog I read over and over. Thank you for sharing this way coz you're both great story tellers. This story didn't need B roll. The saving of turtles, hallucinations, wall of fire, squall after squall, hand steering all the way, Indian and Andaman and then Melaka straits .. fuyoh ⛵ not for the faint hearted. Simply Amazing. Another story I admire about FTB is the crossing of the Red Sea. When anyone says Red Sea we have visions of pirates and ransom. To prepare yourselves for the crossing, to actually go through it ... That's another truly brave experience. You guys have really earned your sailor stripes. 💘

@danielwardin3609 7 месяцев назад

That you told this story in your usual understated manner adds to it -- only in narrative art do I believe that less is more. (That sounds so friggin pretentious but I believe it entirely.) One question not addressed: how did Millie react to all this? I'm quite stingy with my internet time but your hour long poscasts are always time well spent. Best regards.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the positive comment, Daniel. Millie stayed below nestled in cushions for most of the journey. She was a trooper and a brave, salty sea cat. I miss her. 😔 Liz

@PatricCTT 7 месяцев назад

Well told and equally well handled at the time!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thank you 👍👍

@Cptnbond 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing. What an ocean crossing. I love your podcasts. Cheers.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for listening, I'm so pleased you enjoy our ramblings. 🙏 Liz

@stevebutterworth1937 7 месяцев назад

Life’s memories eh!…but what a life, well done! You talked about saving turtles ( 👍🏻)… My biggest regret has been to see an owl in the middle of a motorway and not being able to save it!…it’s a memory that just sticks!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Oh no! That's so sad, and would stick with me too. 🦉❤😔 Liz

@kayhutton222 7 месяцев назад

A while ago I saw cars dodging an object on the motorway ahead of me… by the time I got there I saw it was a swan… I will never forget the forlorn look on it’s face and I will always wonder what became of it…

@Andre-yu3qs 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

So happy you liked it, thanks for the comment! Liz 🙏

@marklchapman2785 7 месяцев назад

Really enjoy your videos thank you so much I just bought six months ago a Westerly 33’ ketch i’m not sure I’m ready for that kind of a journey yet👍

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Enjoy your beautiful sailboat. Did you watch our episode on why ketches are the best? 👍🤓 Liz followtheboat.com/ep-196/

@johndixon5097 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video. It was very informative and accurate, with references to your body and mind. The ability of the body and mind to adapt to stressful conditions. Keep up the great videos. Fair Winds!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind feedback, John. The body can do amazing things.

@faircompetition1203 7 месяцев назад

Hmm , I do not think I would cross an ocean or sea short handed with only one working autohelm . In fact I would want two independent ones working on a different system if I could . Now fully crewed maybe I would. My boat has just one right now , but new to me and I am not crossing oceans . I am planning two systems independent of each other , one a hydraulic ram existing and I think the other an octopus drive . Both sets of electronics will be able to drive the other one's drive adding additional redundancy and a 2nd emergency steering system assuming you do not lose the rudder . I would be able to steer with the octopus drive if the hydraulics go down or of course the emergency tiller . What I do need to work on is an emergency rudder next .

@terryturner5780 7 месяцев назад

Wow, you guys are awesome. In so many ways. Cheers!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Hahaha, let me count them... Thanks so much for the positivity. Liz 😘

@peterrahill9263 7 месяцев назад

105th subscriber LIKE, 647th view about to set sail...

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Hope you enjoyed the ride... or at least were entertained! Liz 🙏

@timphillips9954 7 месяцев назад

When I was in my early twenties I was working long hours and night classes plus running, anyway I used to see hallucinations on the windscreen of my car like Noel Edmonds Mr Blobby!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

OMG. That is the stuff of nightmares. Noel Edmonds 😨

@priscilanienov5815 7 месяцев назад

❤such I lovely story. Just got me imagining everything that u v been through! ⛵️

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

I hope it was atmospheric enough for you!

@nautichunt84 7 месяцев назад

The black dog 😮 most of my uncle's were interstate truck drivers before logbooks started and they could drive as long as they liked and they all had stories about the black dog. Always thought they were taking the piss

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

The black dog I know is depression. I prefer the seeing the shaggy type to be honest.

@nautichunt84 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat long enough without sleep people lose their minds, maybe when you get to the point of seeing things you are depressed without knowing it or something like that

@dougmarder 7 месяцев назад

Ghost (mad) dogs and Englishmen. Great story!

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

😅😅

@cooksuncookingtahirali 7 месяцев назад

Like 👍👍hi hello , nice to meet you 💕🎉🌺. I enjoy sharing great videos . I support you 💯 🎉❤🌺 ☕267

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Thanks and welcome!

@timphillips9954 7 месяцев назад

I am planning to take a boat from the UK to my home in Thailand so I will have to face this at some point.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

If your boat is well found and you have a working autopilot and functional sails, it shouldn't be a problem, Tim! It's a fast crossing until the edge of Sumatra, by which time you're almost on the home stretch.

@timphillips9954 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat Easier said than done I think, lol.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

😅

@amandad7121 7 месяцев назад

Love to be a crew member if you ever want another helping hand, if you do a distance crossing again ⛵

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

😃👍

@pandapack6960 7 месяцев назад

Couldn’t you rig up a steering system using your emergency tiller?

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

The steering was fine, it was the autopilot and wind vane systems that failed. Cheers! Liz 🙏

@davidcahill3104 7 месяцев назад

Did you consider heaving to and what is your thoughts on sea anchors.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

We did, and we talked about it in the episode. If/when we cross another ocean we plan to take a series drogue system on board. Cheers! Liz 🙏

@charlesbird7921 7 месяцев назад

I’m interested that you say you relied on your main and mizzen. Was that because of the issues with halyard wrap on the genoa? I sail a 40ft ketch and if the weather turns gnarly, sail on genoa (or staysail on inner forestay) and mizzen.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Same here, the "jib and jigger" school of ketch sailing. 🤓😁 Liz

@charlesbird7921 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat Absolutely! The joys of sailing a ketch. Easier sail handling when short handed. Many thanks, by the way, for the hard work you put into the channel. Much appreciated!

@nooneanybodyknows7912 7 месяцев назад

Someone wrote I don't believe the story. Watching now. 🤔

@oliverhansen2784 7 месяцев назад

the old Greeks had tales about hearing the Sirens during gruesome sea conditions. There is a reasonably recent video about an old sailor who is quite famous among insiders for doing a lot of crossings between continents with a very simple and relatively small boat, just sitting at the tiller for very long time periods day and night. He also talked about hearing things that do not exist. Yet these are the most crazy stories I´ve heard regarding this topic. Maybe Followtheboat are just the most frank and open in talking about it.

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

We don't make up stories. This is real. 🤓👌🙏 Liz

@nooneanybodyknows7912 7 месяцев назад

@followtheboat I believe every word and love your channel.

@johnq.public2621 7 месяцев назад

😯🌧🌬🌊⛵ 🐻

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

🌬⛵🌊🐢🐟🗻🤓 Liz

@jackflap 7 месяцев назад

Just a bit of feedback on the title. There's a joke in there- the reasonable and the absurd.. the reasonable is that sailing across the Indian Ocean nearly broke your boat.. the absurd is that it nearly broke you too The absurd part is the punchline of the joke, but you put it before the set-up. The brackets after the statement should have said (and us), not the other way round..

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

Yes, I had it that way round at first, but swapped it back to get the whole first part visible to anyone scrolling. Liz 🙏

@perfstaas7188 7 месяцев назад

I dont belive the story,,,,

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

I don't believe you don't believe it... Liz

@nooneanybodyknows7912 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat 👍

@perfstaas7188 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat The reason i dont belive is to-fold : No film AND that you are to easygoing. Handcontroll 2of 2 on fore 14 days? No,,,,,I dont belive it....Remeber the seastate : )

@followtheboat 7 месяцев назад

@perfstaas7188 Did you listen? This was pre our RU-vid channel, before we did much filming. As we say in the episode, there are a couple of blog entries we wrote at the time, which include images and screen grabs. They are linked in the description. Nine days of hand-steering, not 14. Just because you can't imagine it, doesn't mean it's not true. Jamie posted a short clip from the crossing 10 years ago, check the date in this upload: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5mw_okFkkF8.html Liz

@perfstaas7188 7 месяцев назад

@@followtheboat Just one more question: Why deed you nott rest during this 9 say 24/7 sail?