Ep 5, Heavy Weather: Solo on the North Atlantic in a Small Boat with Whales

Episode 5, Part 2 of my solo voyage across the North Atlantic. Heavy weather tactics and sailing with whales.
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  • @tomschmitt8561
    @tomschmitt85613 жыл бұрын

    5:23 “the starboard port” love boats... Great channel, enjoying immensely!

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome aboard!

  • @rjensen256
    @rjensen2564 жыл бұрын

    Not only is your seamanship outstanding, your camera work rocks as well!

  • @harbourdogNL
    @harbourdogNL4 жыл бұрын

    8:54 WOW! I see whales all the time where I live, but not 20 feet away. How humbling! What a great thing for you to experience.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    A memory I will hold dear. Unbelievablely lucky to have captured it on video

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Viscous Shear Will wear my rain gear next time

  • @johnryan2193
    @johnryan21934 жыл бұрын

    Great piece of advice for any aspiring sailors ,very well produced ,thank you !

  • @kruben4473
    @kruben4473 Жыл бұрын

    I love the organization & composure!

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @warrenbfeagins
    @warrenbfeagins4 жыл бұрын

    The footage of those dolphins and that whale.....JESUS.

  • @georgeward4637
    @georgeward46374 жыл бұрын

    Alan You certainly know what you are doing. Thank you so much for sharing. George & Sue From Yorkshire

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear from you guys, hope all is well.

  • @tempomento5736
    @tempomento57364 жыл бұрын

    All in all, very good presentation. Thank you and stay safe & dry.... Regards, Silvano. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

  • @jamiemccarthy4495
    @jamiemccarthy44954 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Allen, thanks again for sharing. Very interesting and pretty cool. Take care.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jamie and thanks for the escort out of Summerside Hbr. Hope all the boats at SYC fared well during the recent storm.

  • @jabjab1010
    @jabjab10104 жыл бұрын

    Love your weather proofing hatch! My biggest fear. . .but those hatches are hard core. . .love it.

  • @Ob1sdarkside
    @Ob1sdarkside4 жыл бұрын

    That's incredible! Found your channel yesterday, love the vids.

  • @dasimparmy2289
    @dasimparmy22894 жыл бұрын

    Love it no frills sailing.

  • @jamesmulholland3274
    @jamesmulholland32744 жыл бұрын

    Mom& Dad very interesting sailing Alan ,

  • @archeravelin545
    @archeravelin5454 жыл бұрын

    The job’s not done until the tools are put away. Also: every place has its tool and every tool has its place. Well done!

  • @MrTerminator911
    @MrTerminator9114 жыл бұрын

    What a start alan amazing

  • @timphillips9954
    @timphillips99549 ай бұрын

    Great advice, I am going get one of these or something very similar in the next couple years.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    9 ай бұрын

    Go for it!

  • @timphillips9954

    @timphillips9954

    9 ай бұрын

    @@SailingWaveRover I have done a number of crazy things in my Life and I really fancy this. There are always reasons not to do things. The worst that can happen in life is to die with regrets. We can do most things in life if we really want to and don't let fear stop us.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    9 ай бұрын

    Well said@@timphillips9954

  • @patrickwhite6792
    @patrickwhite67922 жыл бұрын

    Wow amazing. I really enjoyed the video. What an amazing adventure. Respect to you.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @MrSmithToday
    @MrSmithToday3 жыл бұрын

    I have been watching and enjoying these videos doing what an experienced sailor can do with 26 foot. Just imagine if he had a 60 footer

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be something!

  • @antoniogutierrezespejo6774
    @antoniogutierrezespejo67742 жыл бұрын

    Season 1 Episode 5 is very real!!!! It is very challenging and alone!!!! Thank you

  • @MrSmith-mc6hf
    @MrSmith-mc6hf4 жыл бұрын

    cool, mate! on your place I be able only to cry: Mom, take me home, pleeeeeeeeaaaaaseeeeeee

  • @Interdiction
    @Interdiction4 жыл бұрын

    Cute boat and a very nicely set up boat too

  • @roxyknight4909
    @roxyknight490911 ай бұрын

    Love your setup

  • @rimasmeleshyus9486
    @rimasmeleshyus9486 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing voyage, and stormy sea.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it was!

  • @norml.hugh-mann
    @norml.hugh-mann4 жыл бұрын

    You know, a pretty good chunk of "saves" attributed to harnesses are during good weather or just not conditions where some might consider "harness worthy"...I'm glad you have a survival suit and you should practice donning it in different conditions when your bored, what else you gonna do?

  • @dreed7312

    @dreed7312

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. He's gone if he goes over. He should live in it.

  • @Bikerbob59
    @Bikerbob594 жыл бұрын

    Interesting channel thanks for sharing.

  • @BreezyRider66
    @BreezyRider664 жыл бұрын

    Wow that whale was as big as WR. Once encountered a whale shark during a scuba dive & I know exactly what you mean when you describe seeing the whale. Literally & metaphorically makes it very apparent very quickly how small & insignificant we are...

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    I actually think the whale was much bigger than Wave Rovers 26 ft. And you are right the whale and the ocean quickly remind you how small we are.

  • @davidhartmann5492
    @davidhartmann54924 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel! Can you talk about your self-steering design and build? Fair winds and following seas!

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will do a dedicated video about the gear in the next few weeks. Thanks for the comments.

  • @whileysea
    @whileysea4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent work all around. Very nice and tidy, your boat. I have to secure my dingy similarily as yours. But need ideas. Dont worry about the NO sayers or those who know all better. You are on a journey and things evolve as it happens. I sail in january from spain to the caribbean. And I am alone and do not give a rats ass about all those, who cannot say things in a helpfull or nice manner. Thats why I will do no webpage or video unless for myself. Chers from another Canadian. Anxy

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's very gratifying to read your comment. Thank you

  • @msf60khz
    @msf60khz4 жыл бұрын

    Very informative video. I was thrilled to see the whale broaching. The warps seem very effective; I think you said 200 feet. I am looking out for details of your jib reefing.

  • @thatguy2408
    @thatguy24083 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff as usual.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @JimD410
    @JimD4102 жыл бұрын

    Amazing sir.I just found your channel. This is a dream of mine but I would never have the time.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome aboard!

  • @todmills
    @todmills4 жыл бұрын

    I have not yet finalized the companionway design on my Tartan 26. I was considering something similar to what you have, but am reluctant to give up my favorite seating arrangements: either on a bridge deck with feet inside the cabin (pleasant weather, great place to read a book, with the sliding hatch pulled back to block the bright sun from the pages) or athwartships on the bridge deck, feet against the leeward coaming.

  • @bapet5614
    @bapet56143 жыл бұрын

    such a relaxing video

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed

  • @billhanna8838
    @billhanna88384 жыл бұрын

    Its always at 2 in the morning, Something about close encounters with whales . Felt terribly sad when we hit one in the Tasman sea once , stopped us dead from 9kts , He was bleeding as he swam away , Prayed he would be alright - Again at 2 in the morning , We followed him with the spotlight , didn't seem to slow him down any & no damage to us . I was on a 68 foot ketch , I think the rudder skedge did the damage , thank god it wasn't a spade rudder .

  • @robfraley4210
    @robfraley42104 жыл бұрын

    A Toilet Paper Damper... 4:30. I love it and the Whale 8:45. Looks like a Blue🐳 I was thinking 🤔 you might want to Number your videos like others have been Doing of late, Makes it way easier to know where you’re at when Binge Watching. 😳🤓 You know, like WR0013... WR0174, etc. 😎👍✅

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great idea on the numbering.

  • @robfraley4210

    @robfraley4210

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sailing Wave Rover , Ha, I noticed you did That this morning, Great 👍 The folks that WILL come on in the next few months that go back to the Beginning to catch up (and everyone else) will appreciate the Numbering...!! ✅

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@robfraley4210 This is a steep learning curve for me, thanks for the great suggestion.

  • @reinhardheirman7699
    @reinhardheirman76994 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN
    @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN4 жыл бұрын

    seeing that whale must have been amazing :)

  • @Roucasson
    @Roucasson4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting channel. Can you stop the music when you speak ?

  • @danahsutton101
    @danahsutton1014 жыл бұрын

    Great videos. Very informative. What did you do in the Navy? I was a Quartermaster. I read Dove when I was young and sailing has always been a dream of mine. Good luck. Dana

  • @johnybondo
    @johnybondo4 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! Very well done and great series. I’m still new to sailing, why heave to Vs tacking/beating into the wind?

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    In this case the seas and wind were quite strong and from the direction I wanted to head. I knew that in a few hours the wind would likely back or veer to a more favorable direction and I could continue. Good luck with your sailing.

  • @homefront3162
    @homefront31624 жыл бұрын

    Damn... another channel I need to sub and follow.... 👍🏻

  • @GaryARahn
    @GaryARahn4 жыл бұрын

    Sailing along side a whale that is bigger than your boat. Awesome

  • @adventureswithgrandpa

    @adventureswithgrandpa

    4 жыл бұрын

    Enjoying the videos

  • @paulmjolsness6482
    @paulmjolsness64824 жыл бұрын

    I agree with David Hartmann, do you have anywhere on a website where you have the plans you used in building your wind vane?

  • @mikemichaels1875
    @mikemichaels18754 жыл бұрын

    Loved the whales

  • @sailingNicari
    @sailingNicari4 жыл бұрын

    OK 5.42 caught my attention. Are you preferring to sail with out securing pins in you`r rigging screws/ turnbuckles ? but still a good Chanel keep it up.

  • @azoresmarine
    @azoresmarine4 жыл бұрын

    Obrigado

  • @Mikinct
    @Mikinct4 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Could you explain how you went about adding water tight hatch on your boat. Buy certain parts or jerry rigged project? Great job

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    I built it out of plywood along with the dog house. And very happy I did as I just sailed through a gale enroute to Lanzarote in the Canaries. It was a cold wet passage on a small boat and I was happy to conduct my watches from the inside

  • @tartansailor
    @tartansailor4 жыл бұрын

    What was your position when you were heaving to? do you have a record of that information? Cheers, Richard

  • @edwardcieleszko3823
    @edwardcieleszko38234 жыл бұрын

    Scary with unpinned turnbuckles.

  • @edh7658
    @edh76584 жыл бұрын

    Enjoy the videos and your boat, I don't know anything about sailing but could not understand what you meant when you said you put the wharp in. Is it just a loop of rope behind the boat and what does that do, slow it down? Thanks

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Running with warps is just running out a long loop of heavy line used to slow the boat down and keep the stern into the sea.

  • @georgebetar923
    @georgebetar9234 жыл бұрын

    What brand of air vents did you install in your cabin roof? Have they remained water tight? Do you recommend those vents?

  • @vechnyak
    @vechnyak4 жыл бұрын

    No cotter pins in the turnbuckles or does it just look that way??

  • @tomharrell1954
    @tomharrell19544 жыл бұрын

    If you had 1/3 size sails you could stay under way

  • @phillipbrewster6058
    @phillipbrewster60584 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha that whale was bigger than your boat

  • @guidojt
    @guidojt4 жыл бұрын

    I’m worried you put your charging converter in your bilge. One big wave and it’s toast. Why not up by your radio?

  • @paulgush
    @paulgush4 жыл бұрын

    As far as I know, “hove to” is the past tense of “heave to”.

  • @paulcollins9397

    @paulcollins9397

    4 жыл бұрын

    beachcomber... “Hove to” is past, present, and future. “Heave to” is a modern linguist rule incorrectly applied by those who don’t sail... and it “stuck.” I prefer the old usage.

  • @paulgush

    @paulgush

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@paulcollins9397 Not so. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaving_to kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4WIscino5m1mrg.html

  • @hyperfilmprod
    @hyperfilmprod4 жыл бұрын

    Great video series from a fellow Canuck! What is a warp? How does that work exactly? Is it like a sea anchor?

  • @iainlyall6475

    @iainlyall6475

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes a warp is similar to a sea anchor, but how this guy(forget his name :-( ) uses one is new to me. i hope he explains it in more detail

  • @Garryck-1

    @Garryck-1

    4 жыл бұрын

    A warp is a heavy rope. The warp is attached at both ends, to strong-points each side of the stern. Thus, it gets towed in a shape like a big letter 'U', which creates drag, slowing and steadying the boat, and keeping her stern-on to the waves. The effect is similar to a sea anchor, but with considerably less drag.

  • @deegiancola6372

    @deegiancola6372

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Garryck-1 Thanks for the clarification JAFO! But wouldn't it keep her bow-to the waves?

  • @Garryck-1

    @Garryck-1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@deegiancola6372 - No.. the wind is what pushes the waves along, and also pushes the boat in the same direction. To keep her bow to the waves, the warp would have to be deployed from the bow.

  • @markkuiper5233
    @markkuiper52334 жыл бұрын

    Im sorry, do you mean you deployed a sea anchor with sails down?

  • @dundeedolphin
    @dundeedolphin4 жыл бұрын

    It seems your boat heels a lot and pitches almost continuously. Is that correct?

  • @thegram9207
    @thegram92074 жыл бұрын

    Survival suite next to the toilet- all about floaters

  • @akathesquid5794
    @akathesquid57944 жыл бұрын

    cool video, cool story. now pedantic squid...: you stated "I should hove to" >> Heave To, you should Heave To, once done you are Hove To, in the past you have Hove To, in the future you can Heave To, when you are doing it you are Heaving To. End of english lesson :-) Carry on and fair winds.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that and the next time the wind is howling I will try to recall this lesson.

  • @bicmac333
    @bicmac3334 жыл бұрын

    your journey looks a bit like a bottle mail... ;-)

  • @adventureswithgrandpa
    @adventureswithgrandpa4 жыл бұрын

    How do you like the Inreach?

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's been great so far

  • @GreenMntMoto
    @GreenMntMoto3 жыл бұрын

    I like whales 🐳

  • @Mikinct
    @Mikinct4 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I thought when a sailboat Hove To you need to keep the foresail or jib sheeted over while the mainsail & boom swings to leeway, then you turn and lock the rudder to keep the boat safely stalled. Seemed like all you had out with a main sail. Like the idea of water tight door into below deck. Never knew why even todays high end sailboats still don't offer a water tight wash boards. Why do you think they don't?

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are quite right on the Hove To and generally I have to do what you described but under those conditions she steadied up nicely about 60 degrees off the wind and the motion was greatly improved without losing too much ground

  • @scottmcdonald3019

    @scottmcdonald3019

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SailingWaveRover I don't think being hove to means sailing 60 degrees off the wind. Being hove to means heading into the wind with the jib backed and the main out.

  • @hf8550
    @hf85504 жыл бұрын

    "I'm currently in the middle of a gale" ???

  • @daddyndaughter6106
    @daddyndaughter61064 жыл бұрын

    How many feet is this boat?

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    26

  • @markkuiper5233
    @markkuiper52334 жыл бұрын

    BTW, its good to find a sailor here NOT begging for Patreon money. Gets very tiresome.

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504

    @wolfthequarrelsome504

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's started one recently

  • @godiskungen27

    @godiskungen27

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with Patreon. He provide value and if he can get back on giving value giving ppl chance to give back nothing wrong with that. At all. How the world works. Bye

  • @jabjab1010
    @jabjab10104 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, late to this party (which I love) but I’m watching you main sheet hit your life lines. . .again! How can you sleep knowing you have chafe on your mainsheet?? It literally slams onto your port lifeline. . .I’m cringing. . .and worried for mid Atlantic chafe! Minor but sticking out for me as a guy who has done this kind of thing. . .not alone mostly. . .

  • @jessehorstman

    @jessehorstman

    Жыл бұрын

    Where could the lines have been anchored to avoid the chafing you have been pointing out? Would you have removed the life line cable railing? Some of these boats also have a canopy over the cockpit, how does that work with lines running right through it? @JAB

  • @jaksongoischolze6844
    @jaksongoischolze68444 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sir, I see your wind pilot, and it appear to be simple to amateur construction, or at least cheap to buy. May you please send me some information (brand, link) By. Jakson from Brazil South

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    4 жыл бұрын

    Check out my video on Dec 13th

  • @madridpunch
    @madridpunch4 жыл бұрын

    It’s “I will heave to” or “ yesterday I hove to”. Hove = past tense heave.

  • @Garryck-1

    @Garryck-1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hove can also be present tense.. "I am hove to".

  • @adambrickley1119

    @adambrickley1119

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're both wrong, its Brighton actually.

  • @madridpunch

    @madridpunch

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@adambrickley1119 Ha!

  • @madridpunch

    @madridpunch

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Garryck-1 Thats a correct usage although strictly not present tense, but now we're start to get very pedantic. I will heave to I am heaving to I am hove to I have been hove to all day Yesterday I hove to

  • @talktech1
    @talktech12 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy most of your content. But I must add that music just adds distraction to your narration and natures sounds.

  • @SailingWaveRover

    @SailingWaveRover

    2 жыл бұрын

    Noted!

  • @waterboy8999
    @waterboy89994 жыл бұрын

    That looks more like a left over sea than 30+ knots, not a lot white horses around......

  • @hwntwww
    @hwntwww4 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea what the weather systems are doing so you can choose an optimum course

  • @anthonyellis9804
    @anthonyellis98044 жыл бұрын

    Boat hove video is useless, it's just images of boat floating on water. Now if you had added narration and shots of what rigging tactics to hove to; it would have value.

  • @doughum8894
    @doughum88944 жыл бұрын

    KILL THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!