THE STORM VIDEO
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2023
- Sorry that it's been a while folks. Im out at sea having more adventures and only made land (and internet) yesterday.
Know many have been waiting for this episode so here it is. Please note that the events featured here happen back a few months ago. Im running behind due to illness bad weather but hope to catch up soon. Hope you enjoy
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Boat:
White Shadow is a Van De Stadt ‘Seal’ 36 (11 metres). She is hand made in steel, 2004, with a round bilge (hull) and a modified coach roof. This makes her a ‘one off’ and in my opinion the most beautiful Van De Stadt 36 ever built.
The camera gear:
Main camera is a Panasonic Hc- V700 with a Rode External mic with a sponge and dead kitten attached.
Action, underwater scenes and small blogging is done with two Osmo action cams. Some boat shots are done with a Dji gimbal camera.
Editing:
Final cut pro on a Macbook. Most of the material for each video is filmed over a period of several weeks or so and the editing of each episode is normally done over a day. This process can take longer if original music is used or permissions are needed for copyrighted materials etc. Much time is spent sorting out technical problems. In this case I normally get the help of a younger person who understands computerie stuff!
There are also times when filming, editing and uploading is not possible due to being at sea or in locations with no internet access.
Content:
I have found that filming and releasing material over a period of time is better than doing ‘vlog’ style videos and trying to make episodes out of whats happened in a week, regardless if it’s good content or not. By filming over a period of time I can be more selective in what goes into each video. My aim is to avoid ‘bland and mundane’ and have at least one or two exciting and interesting events in every video. Every video has to be entertaining.
Comments and being at sea:
I love reading your comments. Most weeks Im able to read everyone. I cant reply to everybody but I do read and enjoy them. Keep them coming! There are times that It might seem I'm not on the internet for certain periods, this is normally when Im at sea on passage. While Im out on the Ocean I have completely no communications with the outside World.
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Hey Barry, I have said this to you before and will say it again. You need a PROPER squared away boat with a dependable diesel. Those old Perkins are great old engines. I put 20, 000 hrs on a 4-236. But a dependable engine with plenty of fuel, is SO important to your situation. If you had one you would have been in long before the storm, instead of sitting becalmed waiting to get clobbered. A younger person or better yet 2 on a really good sailing dependable boat ( dependable a big word on a boat ha ha ). Would have a different outcome. All of my cruising was with my wife as crew. A huge difference. And in tens of thousands of miles of cruising, my engine only broke down once ( tranny went out) that I couldn’t fix myself with the parts and tools I had onboard. I love your sprit and and your amazing videos, but more than that, I’d love to see you stay alive! Capt Fred, another old sea dog.
I can’t love this comment more! Exactly!! We are heading out south from Canada to Mexico as a retired couple and we are over preparing
@@lizgizmo1385 Yes, I love Barry and his videos. But am concerned for him. Some of these younger guy and ladies single-handing on smaller simpler boats seen to do much better. But they have one huge thing in there favor, YOUTH.
@@lizgizmo1385 Have a good trip. Have made it myself. Once past point Conception, things get a lot nicer. Loved Mexico and the Sea of Cortez. Spent 2 yrs there.
I think part of the issue is that steel boat is very heavy and therefore very slow. Steel is OK in bigger boats and/or if you plan on encountering sea ice (or colliding with coral) but it really is not a good choice if your goal is to eat up miles.
90% likely it is not the engine but the fuel. The trouble with dirty fuel is that iI sits at the bottom until it gets stirred up, most obviously in bad weather (ie in the most inconvenient time). The only solution is a stict regime of fuel additives and fuel polishing.
I'm always amazed at the risks sailors take to help each other out. Shows one of the best sides of humanity.
Glad to see your safe mate
Speaking as a lifelong sailor, having lived aboard, cruised, raced and earned a living on superyachts.
Those of us for whom the sea is our life don’t question whether we should give assistance to anyone in peril, only whether we can without creating an even more complex or life threatening problem.
If we can, we do.
The most difficult thing of all for the person in trouble is to recognise that one has reached the point of requiring assistance.
Barry made the correct decision at the right time. He could no longer keep his boat underway with directional control, his direction of drift was towards an area of steadily shallowing water in which the sea-state would become progressively worse with shorter wave periods and steeper breaking waves, likely from more than one direction due to reflections from the shoreline, he still had searoom to enable a rescue, he was becoming exhausted and his physical ability to perform the functions required had already reduced past a reasonable threshold.
Huge respect to Mark the Fisherman and to the crew and staff of the Bundaberg rescue service, they are shining examples of THE best side of humanity, selflessness.
It always amazes me how they are supposedly in such danger, or a dire situation, they still are able to record it on camera.
@@dboboc He didn’t film for many hours. Trust me, those conditions when solo, becoming exhausted and near land are not a joke.
Barry did the right thing at the right time.
I am glad to see an upload from you because that means you must be somewhere safe. I'm glad that you made it through your most recent crossing.
Recent?? I thnk Barry filmed this almost or more thn 10 months ago !!!!
@@andrewbell8050I didn't mean this passage to Australia. I meant his most recent one, when he left Australia. I checked his Facebook a little while ago and there was quite a gap in posts.
I worry about him too, he's what I want to be when I grow up.
@@andrewbell8050 If he posted it, that means he's okay. Doesn't matter when the content was created. We are worried about him, not his content.
The boat is a mess. So poorly maintained. Not surprised with his troubles.
You were a first responder in your younger years, you've earned a rescue! An inspiration to us all! We all live a story and yours is epic! Thank you for living it and bringing us along! A well earned tip of the hat! Glad you are safe and able to continue the story/adventure!
I am a fan of Barry but must call this out as poor seamanship... he did not need to continue his course into this bad weather... just changing course for 24 hours would have meant Marine Rescue Volunteers would not have needed to risk their lives... but full marks to Barry for his honesty
Land lover here. So I don't know strategy, but should barry have went further out to sea ?
I wondered it that was an option or ? thanks. @@sundeeradventures
@@crazywisdom2 Nothing is black and white in these situations and perhaps Barry had extenuating circumstances that he did not disclose but... if he was tracking the storm, he could have assessed the direction it was heading and its approximate speed. With that information, he could have decided to stay where he was (heave to) and let it pass, sail parallel to the path of the storm and increasingly away from it, or sail in the opposite direction to its path. Perhaps he could have chosen a combination of these options. I'm not here to preach and I wasn't there... I just felt sorry for the volunteers who came out to help him...
No worries my friend. No judgement here. I was just curious about the strategy. all good. @@sundeeradventures
nobody is aware of the situation he was in at the time
short of funds for maintenance
short of food
very exhausted from worry
no one thinks perfectly clearly at the moment
You paid your dues, Barry, you deserve the help, man. Love you, Captain!
In nasty weather, I have attached a bouy to my tow line and let it float away from the boat. It makes it possible for another vessel to pick up my tow, without risking collision. Love your videos Barry. You are the man.
That's a brilliant and simple idea. I saw my dad do exactly that many many years ago, which shows that good ideas are timeless.
Glad you made it skipper! Crazy! What an epic adventure. Sorry to hear about Capt. Mark. Hope he heals quickly.
Good onya mark Marty Yeppoon cheers n beers
A big thank you to VMR Bundarberg and to all volunteer marine rescuers out there, for keeping our sailors safe. For going out to sea to rescue those in need in conditions that nobody else would dare to face. Thank you.
Glad you got the help you needed. Your ordeal demonstrates the need for a fully reliable engine as well.
Now this episode was certainly an adventure of an old sea dog.
I went through this exact scenario a few weeks ago. I tell you what though, no way on Earth could I have managed to film my ordeal. Barry, you sir are Badass!!!
I’m guessing you dont live off a CZcams channel as your income, storms and dangers get clicks.😊
Correct.@@buzz5969
@@buzz5969...as your primary income...
As a local south east coast of Queensland, Australia yachtsman, I have to say, All the keyboard warriors having a crack at Barry for calling out the VMR - that is exactly what they are there for. And anyone who hasn’t sailed those waters should just shut up, you can see 4 knots of tide running onto the spit off the north of Fraser that’s faster than Barry can actually motor anyway, saltier sea dogs than Barry have needed to be rescued off there, 40 plus knots of wind against tide could see 6-8 metre seas off there, anyone, and I mean anyone should never feel ashamed to call for help in those situations.
Thanks for that
Praise God that you are still afloat and breathing.
Times like this after radioing rescue call a prayer comes next.
Prayer many times changes things.
Wow Barry, that was a very rough night. But glad you made in safely with the tremendous assistance of Bundy Rescue. Those guys deserve medals for risks they take. Three cheers for them, and very glad to know that you’re safe and well and ready for the next passage. Cheers, Dan. ✌️⛵️🇨🇦
Blimey new to your page and what an introduction! was intense and gripping to watch. Big shout out to those volunteers, balls of steel all around
Very emotional, was teary at the end with the volunteer rescue service.
Thank you. Wish I was out there with you.
Welcome to Australia. I am the skipper of "Hustler".
Whenever I feel I "should have been more adventurous" with my life choices a video like yours reminds me I never had/gained the skills required to survive! I think you are braver, cleverer & altogether "more" than you give yourself credit for. I salute you!👏👏👏
Very good point Vicky. These are learned skills. If you did the training you would know how to survive out there. The average person doesn't, and you don't get this from CZcams. One the best teachers is experience. Requirements for ocean yacht racing is that a percentage of the crew must have current Safety at Sea certification. Should be a requirement for solo sailors too.
Good to se you safe! You handled it really well. You are a cool seadog and have many of nautical miles to go!! The best of luck to you!!
Greetings from your home port Poole. Glad you made it through with the help from those fantastic volunteers. Take care mate 👍
thankyou for having the courage to post this - your a brave and inspiring man - so glad your safe and well
I shuddered watching this. Being able to capture this in those conditions was amazing.
A big reach out to the Bundy VMR for their courageous work and skills. Fan(bloody) tastic!
Glad that u and everybody is safe , and mark's arm will heal 100% kudos to the rescue team.❤
Legendary Status achieved ! Thanks for your creations Barry. You're a warrior.
The channel continues to get better and better.
Hi Barry, well done to you for filming what you could in those conditions
Great to see your rescue went well and your safe!
Fellow yachtie here ive also been rescued by sea rescue, such a relief and many thanks to them all for being there for us all
Cheers mate, and fair winds
Such an ordeal and such lifesavers are the VMRs. I'm very grateful you got through. I have heard you emphasize options in previous videos so i can imagine the icy feeling you felt inside when you realized you didn't have any. Thanks for posting and great camera work, considering!
You are a brave man Barry. Good luck on your future adventures.
Incredible episode and very much worth the wait. Thanks Barry!
So Happy You Made It Barry And That Rescue Came To Help You While Being All Alone On That Big Sea, I Praised Them And You For Being Of Such Courage, Much Love And Respect, Wendy
We all need a little help from time to time. Good to see you and the volunteers safe and sound.
Thankful that you got through the night. Incredible video.
Wow !!! god bless all that sail and those that rescue them when they are in dire straits . Frank from down under
Your little additions of 'that night' or distance to shore really helps me follow the story. Great work, Dorset will welcome you back when you're ready. The groundwater level is +100m right now! PEACE
Glad you're safe Barry, and it's so amazing to live in a country where we have a marine rescue who do such a great job.
Thank you rescue folks! I had to use them too when i lost my rudder! Great video! Thanks!`
Thanks again for your great videos. JDS in AZ usa
Wow! Youre safe and shady still floats! Thise volunteer boys are heros. The fisherman was unreal i hope hes safe
Bloody hell Barry, that was too close. We're very pleased you're able to tell the story.
Wow good job, glad to see help was available and you're safe.
Crazy wild experience Barry. Thanks for sharing. So glad you are safe. Hope you get your engine and boat back in tip top shape.
Glad you are back Barry!!
Holy shit Barry. I was waiting for this video. When this happened and you posted on FB about it I donated a few bucks to the rescue org on your behalf. Seeing this, I should have sent more. So grateful for folks like this.
Glad you were close enough to land to call for assistance! What an experience!
Glad your ok.. best of luck with the storms! Stay safe 😊
So nice to see that everything went well in the end, and thanks for sharing everything that didn't go so well. It is so educational for us who are thinking of going out and sailing like you. For example, I've learned that if the engine doesn't ALWAYS feel reliable, it will let you down just when you need it most. And that applies to all equipment from sails to self-loadings and yourself. Thank you so much for everything Berry! And fair winds 💕😄😃
Barry glad you made it in safely. You had a lot of people worried for you. Top marks to Bundaburg rescue and all lifeboat crews around the world of which you were one 10 out of 10🙏
Well I think you handled that pretty calmly and professionally if I may say so Barry! Great to see you safe and sound and all credit to the volunteer rescue team.
Good to see you safely back in Australia, Barry. A great rescue by the VMR Bundaberg . Cheers Michael
Wow Barry,I’ve been following you for years now and that was the most frightening experience you’ve ever encountered. God only knows the turmoil you went through.I had a tear in my eye when I saw that Angel come to your rescue. What a journey you travel and thank you for the raw emotions you shared with us. Many blessings ✨💫🫡
Barry, that was hard to watch. You were as close to capsizing as possible without going over. Thanks to Captain Mark and then to the Volunteer Marine Rescue. Thanks for sharing.
Blimey .. Barry that was an insane exoeriencec !!! Glad you made it ... Hats off to those extraordinary Sea rescue guys.
Great job, they have saved your life, incredible moments
I love Bundy Rescue. Thanks for all you do...❤❤❤
Damit you made me cry..love you crazy Barry..
Thanks so much
That was incredible! And terrifying! The VMR volunteers perform such a great service at risk to their own lives. As a Queensland local and boatie I am really happy to pay my annual subscription to my local VMR. Never called on them but you just never know when you'll need them.
So glad you were safe and a big shout out to the fishing boat and the successful rescue team! We really need each other in this crazy world!
God bless your rescuers and happy you happy you got to Auzzie and your safe and sound!
Great sailing video! Mike from Missouri
It is a sigh of a wise man that calls for help when they need it. I'm so very happy that you made it a shore safely. It to rest and then repair and then continue the adventure. God's speed Barry
Glad you're safe Barry, and a salute to the Bundy Rescue crew!!! thanks guys for your service!
WOW Barry what an episode from the Old Seadog. The tension, fear, and angst, and joy were evident as you made it through the night and the Bundy Sea Rescue came through with flying colors. A pretty emotional tale and although it was a few months ago I bet it still gives you a haunting night or too. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you are safe Barry. Hats off to the Bundy crew. Heading into danger when everyone else is heading for safety.
Glad you survived that ordeal Barry and you made it to Australia . Stay safe and i hope your having a big rest :-)
So glade your OK. Keep up the good work and hang in there. You're living the life a lot of us have wished for...
I don't fully understand your situation. Was the wind offshore or on shore? It looked as if it was offshore. Could you not heave to or run off away from shore? Do you not have a drogue? In any case, I am glad you and the boat made it.
The noble and courageous seafairing community live on in an age of increasing selfishness! Salute to all involved! Thanks for staying human.
Barry, I liked the quiet times sailing cuts…..the best narrators know when quiet is powerful. This was hands down your best production…honest, gripping emotion.
Thanks for sharing your exciting journey with us
Big round of hands goes to Bandeburg rescue team. God bless them and many other Rescuers around the globe like them. This was truly a terrifying adventure Barry and you managed to come through it in one piece. Thank you for surviving the storm to tell us your epic story. You are a remarkable man and a very good Captain. I salute your indefatigability and courage. You put a tear in my eye while watching the whole rescue operation. I hope Mark will recover in no time. Happy sailing and enjoy Australia. Best wishes. 😊
Welcome to Australia Barry. You've got soooooooo much to see and do here, but, first things first, a cold Bundy rum and coke to settle the nerves from a near tragic arrival. Big love to VMR and Mark the skipper of the fishing boat, hope the arm heals quickly mate. Cheers, BobbyB.
Awesome episode, Barry, so glad you made it to the other side. A proper and good sailor, grateful, but in no mood to smile about having to make that call.
Wow, lots of drama, emotions, and a great volunteer boat service. Well done to all.
Capt'n Barry .. You shoud be congratulated for getting all your ducks in a line in preparation .. anticipating the worst possible case .. accepting the Good Samaritan attempts .. then your experience kicked in, and called the Bandaberg Volunteers .. Good show mate ! ..
I don't know about Telegraph ? .. I'm "Old School" with technology .. Thanks for sharing your most adventurous episode to date .. Stay well.
OSG, I started watching your channel when you had less than 20k subscribers. You have held that engine together with bubblegum and duct tape for as long as I can remember. I hope that this brush with disaster compelled you to rectify the situation. You were literally in dire straits. I post this with the utmost respect for you. We would like to keep you around. 😎👍🏻
Glad you're oke Barry, what an video this time.
Wish you wel.
Wow! Fascinating video! Glad you're OK!
You've got great perseverance...but, from another ocean cruiser:
The time to start the engine was when the winds went light and you needed to get behind the headland berfore the arrival time of the front.
I'm gonna bet the engine troubles would not have shown up the same because the up/down revving of the engine is vacuum starvation from clogging filters or fuel pickup line. Fuel problems are always 90% of engine problems, and fuel polishing rarely works - it's the accumulated algal residue on the tank surfaces that start to come loose when the boat starts bouncing that clogs them up.
I regularly do heavy upwind bashing on sailboat deliveries from Florida to the Virgins, and since I learned to add the startron tank cleaner to every boat during the pre-delivery inspection at least a month before departure I have never needed to change filters.
Next point is don't be locked into a destination, always be willing to bear off and run down to an alternate - Bustard Bay may have seemed a long way off, but 10 miles bearing off is better than 1 mile bashing into steep chop.
My final point is that you really must learn to heave to. It's such a simple technique with such amazing results. I regularly heave to simply to make a meal, wait out an arrival time for tides or light and definitely for bar crossings. Play with your boat during light to moderate conditions and you will find you can heave to at a variety of angles to the wave train by adjusting jib and main angles combined with the rudder and control any forward speed - usually with easing the rudder from hard over to only partially. Again on truly nasty caribbean deliveries I have stayed hove to for days while slowly creeping forward at 1 knot but never getting thrown about in 4 metre head seas.
The winds won't always be fair - it's our job to learn to use them.
Good comment. That was my first question as I watched this. He waited for trouble
It's odd the number of sailors that are oblivious of heaving to! I once went out to a 40 ft sailboat calling mayday! I was in a 15 ft rib,,, got on board. Told his missis to put the kettle on while I hove to! They'd been sailing 10 years, and it was the first they knew of it
At least he got to taste some bunderberg,
An embarrassing situation,,
If offered a ride from this guy, no thanks I’ll swim.
Don't believe the bs in this video,, Life at sea can be amazing.. Too many folks on yt posting sensational crap 😢
Well done Neil. Enjoyed your video. Look forward to next one 👍
Good to see you safe. and good see other sailors come and help each other out. Lovely to meet you in Bundaberg on the hardstand
-Sam, Cait, & Charlie
Happy to see you again!
Lessons learned..prepare your boat well in advance, make every thing ship shape and in good fashion.
I too am relived that you are back on the Utube i've become fond of your stories
Like everyone else, I'm so glad you made it through, a moving and salutary episode indeed.
i have kept my mouth shut for quite some time but rnough is enough! You have a vessel which is falling apart. You are under powered (when there is power). How old are yur sails? How well do your bilge pumps work or do they? Time to stay close to shore and i won't say (old man) because i too will be sailing th high seas soon and am not that far behind in age. The diffeence, a properly equipped and sturdy vessel! God bless !!!!
its money. barry has little so his boat is garbage.
Glad you made it through Barry. While watching this I couldn't help but recall the quote from recently departed sailor and boat builder / designer Paul Johnson, “Heavy weather doesn’t bother me or my vessels. In fact, I rather enjoy being scared. It makes one feel alive.” And known for his motto in life: “Never be afraid to be terrified.”
You're a lucky man, not just for the tow but for being able to experience a real adventure. I'm glad you and your boat made it to see more adventure.
Barry, just real life of sailing long passages, you- you know it - are not the only one. Thank you to all rescue crew and bravo to you...hope you'll quickly surpass this sailing trauma. Thank you to share these events with all of us.
Barry we all know you are a great sailor but we do worry about your safety glad you made it.
Take on an allotment Barry, much safer. ❤ Glad to see you are doing fine now. All the best.
Great video, so glad your safe Barry x
Big hello from Croatia, God bless you.!!!❤😉
The rescuer becomes the rescued. Life comes full circle. Now just gotta close the circle on the voyage. What an adventure, Barry! Hats off, Cap'n!
I have a few things;
The fact that you were able to do all that while filming is amazing!
Also, how in the blazes do you get a rope over in seas like that? Is it really just a matter of throwing until it succeeds?
I've watched your channel for several years now and I'm always glad to see a new post. Those dolphins were giving you their blessing. I'm glad you made it through the storm, have fun down under!
I was afraid for you!!😮 I'm so happy you are safe and thankful for the rescuers❤
First again! Love following your adventures! Barry, in my haste to be the first post on this episode, I did so without first watching. Oh, my goodness! So glad you came out on the other end safe and sound! And thanks to the rescue crew who helped you. Peace be with you and the Buddy rescue association.
Barry glad you’re good..always enjoy your videos very much!
Any clues on the engine issue(s)?
Clogged/ dirty fuel, bad pump?
Thanks again
I always learn a bit from your stuff.
Thank you
Be safe
Well done to you and your rescuers. There are times when we all need help or assistance in one way or another and thank god there are the right types out there who always answer the call! Fair sailing, stay safe. SkipRay, Kerry.
Glad you are safe Barry. Hats off to the VMR Bundaberg. Sterling job.
I understand we all love to sail, because we are sailors. But if a storm is approaching, I would be motoring, until I get to safety! Why put yourself in danger when it isn't necessary? Stay safe 🙏
That's what I was wondering too
Exactly if it is that dangerous out there and with sea state calmish before the gale surely put the Donk on for a few hours and get you out of the worst.....unless of course you have no fuel🤔
This video isn't recent, I think it was awhile ago, when he left NZ and ended up in Australia, due to the storm!
Totally agree for me it looked as though Barry was in real trouble there. I could not understand why he did not start his engine when he could have motored closer to safety. He really needs to sort that engine in particular and generally Shaddy is looking less than optimal. For me Barry is really pushing his luck recently I think he needs some R&R away from the boat otherwise his great adventure is not going to end well.
@@chris-yale I suspect that may have been the real issue. Unfortunately Barry is at the more marginal end of YT sailing channels and maybe needs some revenue generating schemes advertising, merch, etc etc.
I actually tightened up physically when that wave broke across. Best of luck Barry! You’ve earned it.