Riding Out Cyclone Gabrielle on a Small Boat on the North Island of New Zealand
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2023
- Episode 310 : Season 10 : New Zealand - Aotearoa
Hello Friends,
On this episode I head for Opua from Paihia ahead of an approaching Cyclone. Cyclone Gabrielle turned out to be the costliest cyclone ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone...
I was happy to have been able to get a slip at the marina to ride the storm out.
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I have been through so many Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. There is something exciting about them even though they are devastating. Being in one makes you feel more alive! Thanks for sharing!
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I like that. Good to hear.
Thank you James for all your super videos! It has really inspired me to save and get my own boat! I particularly enjoyed the step class mini series you did recently, please do more... I love them! May you always be safe and may the winds always be with you Brother🏝⛵🌍😎🐬🔥💜🙏
Watching this in June 2024. I held a farm based dirt track motorcycle event during this cyclone in the Bay of Plenty. My car ended up completely drowned and the engine locked solid the same weekend. The event actually went alright. More people arrived than I thought. Very interesting to see Gabrielle from another viewpoint. It's a shame you didn't get around more of the North Island's east coast but love all the Kiwi videos. Caught up with the latest videos so I'm working my way back through the other uploads. I found you years back with the initial sailing to Hawaii video and you popped up again a couple of weeks ago in my recommendations. Anyway. Looking forward to seeing your route through South East Asia. As you'll see from my channel I've spent a bit of time up there. Stay safe James and Rhonda! Kia Ora from Tauranga, New Zealand.
Great video James! What a crazy storm, glad you were in the marina (as you pointed out) and able to ride it out safely! Sad to see/hear there were lost boats. The way that wreckage was strewn all up and down the coast was a good reminder tho of the power of mother nature. Thanks for sharing! May fair winds be with you my friend!🌬⛵
I took your advice and I drove down to the local marina asking around for a lesson. I got on a 21-foot boat and picked up sailing right away. I Joined at the local yacht club which gives you access to the Hobie cats with a membership. I fell in love with even raced last weekend. Loved it. Cheers
Hell yeah that is awesome!!!!
That is awesome
Love what you do, much love from India, James.
As always great video, we were on a mooring in russell, our boat uncle albert, we sure you might have anchored beside us after the cyclone, anyway we've enjoyed your adventures, and look forward to seeing more,bummer about weather its been the worst we,ve seen in the last 6 years or so,our regards,phil,emma,and nelly our dog
I had panic disorder about getting into the ocean for years… I had to start off very slow ( whale watching for 45 minutes) Imnin love with the ocean now. Love to watch these videos!
Great vid. Thanks. I am currently at 35 degrees latitude also. Went through a very bad hurricane here in NC. USA. Ha ha. We survived hurricane Florence here. And yes, I also booked in advance for a haul out for the storm. No damage to boat but heavy damage to our house. (Yes, we finally have one of those). Glad all ok for you and so fortunate that you got the slip. Besides, it’s hard to order pizza when out on the hook in the middle of a hurricane/cyclone!
Captain James..... Greetings from NC! God bless ya man. 🐟🐟🐟
Thank you James for another awesome episode mate! Looks like you had a good time riding out there!!! Enjoy mate !!
Love the channel, James! I always wanted to sail----I've been doing the off-grid van-life the past year with a small square-drop camper that I pull behind my car. It's 9 feet long by 5 feet wide. I know sailing & boating is unique but I think there are some parallels that I relate to. Love the channel, brother. It is a breath of fresh air seeing different dwellings & seeing you happy & living your best life.
Sincerely & Respectfully,
Matt
Thanks for showing, describing this cyclone experience so clearly. Well done!
Thanks for showing storm footage. So many channels just never bother to show bad weather or even small storms at sea. Glad you made it ok.
ain't that the truth, I just mentioned that to a certain you tube yachty who said he could've died during a storm, yet he didn't get 1 second of it. I fronted him about this and he said he couldn't record it because of the chaos, yet in the clip said he was hiding in the cabin hove to for it. Yet he didn't have the time to push a button on one of his 5 go pros or his expensive digi camera. I understand it must be hard to continually make content when just sailing, but resorting to BS tales is even worse than boring repetitive content
When i started talking about getting a sailboat, thats the first thing everyone says. "but what will you do when a hurricane comes?". from what ive seen from researching the issue, if you are prepared for the storm and have a solid hurricane hole or well build marina like this, and know how to secure the lines to allow for surge etc. a boat actually comes through the storm better than most houses right on the coast.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I admire your abilities and adventures! Fair winds!
You’re awesome brother truly appreciate your contacts. I’m glad you’re all good through your rough ride and wet weather. Love it.
Love watching your channel before bed. Very calming. Cheers brother!
Always great stuff! Thankyou for taking us along for the ride!!! Hope to meet you on the water someday!
Glad to hear all went well through the storm. Thanks for the videos!
Great episode, thanks for the in detail commentary !
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing brother!
Bravo , it was a good decision to take shelter in the marina 👍. I am glad that you are all 😀
Amazing Vid. So glad that you rode this one out. No time to be playing games out there. As always, great content~
That’s exciting. Be glad you weren’t out at sea. Up in Northern California we get some big winter storms. It amazes me of the power they have.
Awesome. Sailing is quite an adventure and lifestyle.
Very good advice about " looking forward" to see what your future holds. Lessons learned.
Thanks, Again another brilliant Video
Really enjoy watching your videos. Learning alot too. When your rudder stopped working and you sailed with the drouger, that was pretty ingenious method. Also now living with no engine to with the dingy on the hip. Yes you know your business when it comes to sailing small boats.
Glad you got out unscathed. Great video James
thanks for the video
Thank you for sharing this with us. So glad you and your friend's are safe and doing well. Be careful with debris and hidden stuff in water and land.
Thanks for sharing! Be safe my friend
Good video. Thanks!
Awsome lingo . Safe travels man
Been through several tropical entities myself. One of the things that I always found interesting was the speed the clouds race through the sky.
The wreck of that tri is heartbreaking, the brutality of the ocean under wind is an awesome thing indeed. We had a couple of good blows here in Florida this past year, Ian, and the next one that wiped out Daytona and Ormond. Lot's of very nice boats washed up on the rocks at Titusville. Every one with a broken anchor rode still hanked firmly on the cleat. Your recantation of waking up half-dreaming and seeing the boat next to you in the slip, not aware yet that you were in a marina, is something that has happened to me on numerous occasions, coming out of the fog and trying to seize control of a situation that I had no current idea of. Keep at it brother, I love your journey.
'the sea is your friend; it's the hard stuff around the edges that will kill you."
Glad you were not out at anchor. Great video. Thanks!
Should have gone out on a mooring and had a LT Dan moment. Think of the content! (kidding obviously, glad you and your boat are safe)
Cheers James 👍😊
Iv Just came accross this channel and I love it! 👌
Thanks ! This video is excellent. The currency of time is being aware.
New viewer, old sailor. Great hearing you mention the importance of hipping under power to the mothership. Very hip to the art of the hip. Be well! 🥂
Excellent video, James! Thanks!
Wow big storm, good on you James for your thinking ahead of time and getting the good ship Triteia and yourself in to safety, it sure would not be fun being out in that kind of storm. So sad for that boat that got destroyed, that's something one does not like to see happen but just goes to show the power of nature in all her glory. Great video, well captured, you got the atmosphere of it down perfectly. Be safe out there bro ☘
Always Great content James!!!! I hope to cross paths out there someday when I set sail
I love what you do. I watch every video.
Best sailing channel. Best intro !
Hi James nice to see you Love your channel thank you ❤
very happy you got a slip and weren't out on a mooring ball. i just keep thinking about that smashed up rubble. ugh. glad youre all good
What a storm, thanks for taking me along in your pocket. I'm a camera friend, meta friends from another angle.
"...Chain plates are well backed..." - best laugh I've had in a long while. Not to poopoo other's misfortune, but you are an objective and witty human being indeed, brother!
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Thanks for sharing the storm.
Very cool video ✌️
⚓Always luv watching your content. luv the older style⛵yachts & boats, take care bro🏴☠
Sad to see someone's boat lost like that!! Glad you made it out alright and safe! Much love from the coast of Maine 🤙🤙
great video
You are lucky my friend 😀
Just started watching your videos, and subscribed. Thank you for the great content.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Glad you came out OK James! Your a modern-day Joshua Slocum. Cheers🍻
Very interesting
That trimaran was insane, can't believe how many little bits it was smashed into, I live on the Coromandel Peninsula and that cyclone was pretty unpleasant here, thought the roof was going to come off my shed.
nice adventure
I like the straw hat in the background!! The Nautical New Mexican Cowboy!!!!!! I love it!! Be safe my man and keep putting those videos out.
Amazing amount of wreckage on the beach, hope no one was hurt? Glad you were safe and followed your intuition
I have seen some wild weather in storms in the Bay of Islands, 1.5m seas off Matauwhi Bay (I was on anchor), boats and moorings dragging and general mayhem in the middle of the night. Russell Wharf can be a good spot. Relatively cheap and it will not move.
Maybe i am your first subscriber from Maldives lot's of prayers from my side keep going
I'm working my way through all of your videos on CZcams and feel like I'm getting to know you as a person. Through your videos, I have come across, and now have, "the logs from the good ship Triteia" and "Six Days on the Hook at Santa Cruz Island". Your story "to date" is fascinating, entertaining, and educational. I hope, actually assume, that you are working on some more "prose and cons" (I love that line) about your current and future sailing adventures. Thank you so much for sharing!
I don't know how you can call that a cyclone. Maybe a bit of a blow. I certainly didn't see a wild rough storm. Come over to Aussie and we will show you a bit of rough weather.
Great advice on hip dingy passages. I’m about to do one.
It works great 👍🏻
you hit that slip just like you knew what you were doing. well done.
Nice place you ate that pizza! Also must be stressful sleeping in boat while storm.
That was interesting..
Having spent the last 20 years in Florida I've sat through many many typhoons and hurricanes, but I'm also new here..
I'm glad to see that you have quality relaxation time in between travel events it makes an individual such as myself appreciate the fact that there is time when a person could be at peace while traveling
From destination to destination around the world .
I think personally?
The part that scares me the most is traveling out of the Port of Los Angeles Marina del Rey or having the excursion start from somewhere near the Miami area and having to travel if my starting location is in Florida around South America and have a heading out into the Pacific Ocean to traverse over to the Polynesian Islands or whatever comes first I haven't seen the cartography..
I'm not fond of the idea of traveling around South America or around the Cape Horn or anywhere near Africa..
I don't know..
That's just me
personally..
Good video
Every time I've been in a storm with gusts of over about 50, 55 knots (3 times) I've seen boats in the marina lose their furling jibs. In one storm I rescued 4 jibs, one of them getting pretty dangerous with the whipping sail and sheets after I got on the boat. (Wasn't sure I could safely get off the boat even.) The wind gets in behind the leech and inflates the sail, then they billow out and stretch or part the furling line and they're off to the races. I think the low % jibs are more prone to it because they wrap the leach at a higher angle so they billow open easier. Personally, I think it's better to take them down if you're there and can prep.
Crazy storm❤
Barry was gone when this happened (MaiKai) so I didn't get to see any video. I've since discovered Windy Infra Red which shows a lot. One is about to try to hit Hawaii (next week) and I'm not sure it has a good aim or not, but the Europeans think it is going to have a very good aim and 75 knot gusts at least ! WOW 19:47 does that solar panel work ? It looks bent ... Every time I see a hurricane I'm reminded of Captain Rick and his special anchor set up (marina would have been a disaster) , you've got to see what he did with two Class 4 hurricanes back to back !
Stay safe👍
Weather Man James reporting from New Zealand ⛈️🌪️🌊☔🏄😂
Amidst all that chaos, you came through the other side all cleaned up.
Glad you made it out of Gabriel safely and didn’t get smashed to pieces like that trimaran!
Most stuff closes in S FL when a hurricane is predicted to make a direct hit. I’ve also found it to be beneficial to have much more than 3 days of food and water. I always make certain to have a months worth. Lots of battery operated candles. I’ve seen boats similar to yours tossed about in the marinas just a box of match sticks. Not something to take for granted. This looked nothing like what I’ve seen, you are lucky.
Greetings from Wyoming!
35-55 knots of wind so about H Irean, IMO just a little blow double your dock lines add shaffings have third set of lines prepped. You’ll be ok 👍 earplugs ready for sleep when you get the chance. I’ve ridden out three hurricanes and never adhered to force evacuation. My boat is my home I will not abandon her when times are tough, she has never abandoned me either.
Learning was good
H 28 are pretty good sailing boats!
Wait that wasn’t slow. 😂 Sorry I couldn’t resist.
Great video as always; TY 4 sharing. I would really enjoy hearing your thoughts/review of the Ballad 30 (Albin) sailboat.
Never sailed on one
The water has completely changed color from turquoise to muddy brown ! Crazy !
Wow, mad storm.
The weather in NZ looks worse than the UK.
Just rewatched your hard dodger build… amazing work, beautiful lines.
Hope you get your engine sorted..
I missed a video somewhere. Thought your boat was out if commission from engine failure. Love your videos.
I talk about it at the beginning of this video, there is no engine installed which is why I am moving it with the dinghy 🤷🏼♂️
auckland had a massive flood on the friday the week before
When Hugo hit Charlotte in 1989 I helped clear the trees at the Raintree Country Club. There were over 300 trees down around the golf course, many that size and larger. The thing people don't expect is that hurricane season is late in the year and the bees are hibernating. There were bees and wasps all over the place and they were not happy.
Cyclone Gabrielle created devastating damage & loss of life in New Zealand, specifically the East Coast of the North Island was hit the hardest, over $13 billion dollars in insurance cost, around 300,000 landslides had been analyzed throughout inland Hawkes Bay Region and a vast area of the Kaingaroa Plantation Forest was also decimated, so it really just goes to show how a relatively small country can be so impacted so much by climate change 🤷
@@harpyhill El Nino and La Nina are what controls hurricane and cyclone strength.
Thank God you made it to shore before that happened….
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It must be nice having a small jazz band on board. The piano must take up some room..
Moving to the marina was 100% the right thing to do.
Dry run is smart
That was a crazy storm! Last fall we had gusts of 170 kms/hr. It was sad to see that trimaran in pieces. That shows you the power of mother nature! Hopefully you get the motor soon. What is your next destination? Stay safe..from the east coast of Canada 🇨🇦..Lloyd
I might have gotten a room. Do their storms last long enough or what ? Remember - if youre still onshore in Ca. you wanted to get some bigger plates. Having that foul weather gear sure came in handy ! That tree looks like it may have been Cedar, they often split or fall in high wind. Noisiest restaurant ever.Thank you !
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