Sailing from Punta-del-Este, Uruguay to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands then toward the Antarctic Peninsula to arrive in Cape Town aboard the Fiona, a 42' Westsail, Part 1.
Ah.. That brings back memories! Back in the day, I completed a 40,000 mile east about, singlehanded circumnavigation in a Chatham 33, steel, pilothouse cutter and spent ~5 months total in the Southern Ocean. The first time was a passage from Saldana, S. Africa to Tonga in the S. Pacific at 45 degrees South and the second time was a passage from San Diego to the Falklands via Cape Horn. It was an unforgettable sailing experience especially since I was totally alone with no long range communications equipment. It was just me and the albatross.
Excellent video. I circumnavigated the southern ocean four years ago single handed on A 1979 Ecrison 35 from Galveston, Texas. Loved it. I never could find anyone who wanted to sail the southern ocean with me so I said to hell with it and planned for a year and went solo. I would have to reread my log book but I think the longest stretch of isolation was 43 days without seeing or hearing another vessel. Yes, there were some uncertain times, but that is expected when sailing the southern ocean. Frankly, it made everything else dull and boring.
its funny how sailing in heavy winds on a broad beam for a couple of days can make you complacent and the winds become a new normal. Then when you get back to civilization and friends ask you if you want to go sailing in 10-15knt winds with no destination and you ask: why?
The pleasure to hear these winds broken by that music.. Not arguing about music tastes, but for these latitutes there is no need at all. Pure Wind and Wave sounds are enough.
I don't mind the music, i'll just turn down the volume a bit ;) seeing the ocean waves 20:00 onwards is amazing....southern ocean is soooo magnificent....
red jacket/yellow hat guy at 33:00. I'm a landlubber & even I can see the need to be tethered/harnessed up at that point so you don't get jacked overboard by a wave. Other than that scary bit its a cool adventure vid.
That`s a human being.. rather than a human doing right there.. Beautiful, telling video, well done to all! Next year I`ll be doing the same, Just cannot wait..
Would have been cool to show wind speeds and boat speeds during this video. Sea's were quite high... why not put up a dodger? And while its your life and fun, a safety harness going forward, or even in the cockpit would have been mandatory on my boat. But since turning around to pluck someone out of the water would have been a disaster for all, maybe not. Great video thanks for sharing.
they reefed* the main to make it smaller so that the wind wouldnt push the boat to hard, stress the rig too much, and possibly turn the boat ....over..lol
Really awesome video! Gets the juices flowin' for sure. But really (approx. 30:00 mark), working on the deck in those conditions without a harness? If the guy fell overboard and I was at the helm I wouldn't even bother trying a rescue, would just figure, oh well, he must have had a death wish anyway.
''Voyage ended on November 29 two days after leaving the Falkland Islands' Any modern weather station, like perhaps is on the Falklands? (or even a functional barometer) would easily show a "massive low pressure cell" nearby. Why did you leave port? a death wish?
No PFD+tether in those seas is some seriously questionable decision-making. While I enjoyed the video, I'd never want to be on a boat that invited MOB scenarios.
There are literally thousands of sailing videos with no soundtrack at all.....for the whiners. Thre rest of us love this excellent video WITH an excellent soundtrack.
@@houseofwonders1 good for them.. I would also, but I was asking if they sought permission from the United Nations to cross south of the 60th parallel...the Antarctic Treaty since about 1959 forbids independent travel. The penalties for independent exploration are seizure of vessel, heavy fines, and even a custodial sentence..
Even less of an excuse for exposing the crew on a boat not well rigged for safety. No safety harnesses in the southern ocean? That's pretty hard to explain in the accident report.
Crew is bad representation of safety in sailing especially in those latitudes....where the hell are the safety harnesses...yeah about 33min into one has one on....near the end the idiot that goes to the mast to adjust whatever..no harness....fools!! Good video otherwise.....shut off the music....will you.
Nice boat! Good rigging! Poor seamanship safety! Where are the safety harnesses?????? Fools......Especially at the end where the guy is fooling at the foot of the mast, auto-vane steering (could go bust at any time!).....violent broach in those seas!!!! Get real!
This elevator music is horrendous. When it comes to sea, live sound is better. And again, if I want to listen to the proms there are thousands of videos on You Tube for that, when we watch a sailing video that's to get away from them. Slow mo, isn't a good idea either : one just doesn't grasp what the boat and crew is going through. It can only be guessed by the sea state (always a bad guess when it's in photos or videos) and the sail trim. Oversaturated images make most of images garish and make the high latitudes look as tropical seas !… This is really too bad, images in themselves are great, you had all it takes for an excellent video. Glad you made it anyway.
