Crossing the Drake Passage by sailboat
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- čas přidán 28. 01. 2015
- This video was taken on board a 54 foot steel hull sailing yacht as it crossed the Drake Passage, 500 miles of some of the worst seas in the world between Cape Horn and the Antarctic Peninsula.
www.sailantarctica.com
Just imagine Shackleton and his men travelling 850 MILES across these seas in a ROWBOAT- just insane
And the ship "Yelcho" that actually rescued the people who were in Elephan Island!
A ship that wasn´t made for something as the Drake Passage nor the Antartic waters.
The Captain Luis Pardo was smart and knew what to do, in the middle of Antartic winter!
Dat is een prestatie roeien,met zo'n mega boot is dat toch geen noemenswaardige prestatie.
Half-witted morons.
That was a different breed bro
Oh, corssing Sea of Hoces, spanish, 1526.
The pirate Drake did't passed it, he got back.
y'all are brave to sail a small boat like this in this kind of storm!
This isn't a storm, It is just the Drake passage on a normal day
@@hades2679 Poseidon is scary for sure!
Those people deserve my respect for traveling through those very troubled waters
Man if there was ever something that would have me believing in blessings this
i would so do this! this guy sounds like a crusty old salt who knows what hes doing and loving it.
The best feeling in the world is when you made it through and reached calmer waters. It all catches up with you and you can breathe again! ... take that shot of whiskey!
I took a sailboat down the west coast of the U.S. and Mexico, and spent three days in gale-force winds, with seas 18-22 feet. Nobody on board slept the entire time, but once we anchored, we slept for more than 24 hours straight.
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico.
I really wanted to make a side trip to Antarctica when I rounded Cape Horn eastabout, but alas, it was already too late in the season and I was worn out from the rough seas and very cold temperatures with hail and snow on a regular basis. The seas are really wild down there. It is sailing's ultimate challenge and a test of both boat and boat. I was in a Chatham 33', steel, pilothouse cutter. Thank goodness for the pilothouse - unheated, but at least I could get some relief from the wind and wet.
One of the most greatest video all the time, I love your video. Bravo sailor. Thank you
I can smell the salty ocean in my living room dammit
Amazing. But bloody scary. Good work.
Looks like fun was in 30 & 40ft seas in December 1980 Gulf of Mexico 180mi. offshore in a 40ft yawl built of wood. She was in her element💙
I wish you have clip of when you finally reached Antarctica. It must be breath taking and otherwoldly
salute to you bro. i traveled to antarctica through cruise and that is already hard enough
JUST A M A Z I N G ! VERY GOOD JOB!!
Mate, I could watch that all day! Got more?
You have courage my friend ❤
I love sailing and would love to go to Antarctica but I am not sure I would do that, but I am tempted.
I'd be scared shitless.
same
Great stuff mate , did the storm cause the teak decking to lift ? Or was I just seeing things .
I think it would be amazing to take the Drake passage. (On a Big ship) I think you must be a little crazy to do it on a sailboat! Good for you. You have bigger balls than I do.
man... what a video!
This guy has GUTS. My God!
You're brave...
Is he sailing this alone?
Is it just my perception or is the boat listing heavily to one side?
Its not just your perception..i also felt the same..😊😊😊😊
sail boats do that,they are counter balanced with a weighted keel blade. If that ever breaks,the ship will instantly flip,and your screwed.
monohulls sail like this
@@rodsilva80 only if you have you sail up ofcorse
What is the purpose of the drums of rope immediately in front of the bimini (e.g. 1:07)? I have seen them on other ocean sailing videos.
They are mooring lines for tying off the boat to a land based obstruction vs dropping an anchor.
The worst part about all this, is that these are extremely minute waves compared to when we brought an aircraft carrier through, and we were walking on the bulkheads of the ship
I never sailed in the south, leave alone the Drake passage, but I suspect the current must be wild as an open ocean is getting into a bottleneck. All I know is the Detroit of Messina and with deceivingly small waves you get sucked in towards the rocks.
Sirocco same thing, small waves but relentless and if you push too hard you'll nosedive.
GUTS , man !!!
"Cabo Horn"? onde é isto, chama-se Estreito de Magalhães...
Fearless this man is.
People dont realize a camera doesnt show the severity of the storm ...its much worse than it looks
Oh wow!
30kts isn't too much... I normally sail in 25-35knots of wind
now thats real seaman balls rolling at drake passage
Hola 800km por el mar que impresionan , olas gigantes good, kisses from Monica ✨♥️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌠🌠🌠
I did that once in an open canoe.
eh,i did it one on a pool floatie
I swam under water.
I did it on a waterbike...
Amateurs, I floated
That's nothing, I did it in my budgie smugglers.
That's a small boat... why are you there!! 😱😱
I think I would be scared, but also exhilarated.
Wow...
Ahah! Good way to hell.....but, to sleep in this time is marvellous....
I bet thats what it was like for Chris Columbus
Wish he did not make it :(
FUCK YES
A mixture of insanity and bravery ❤
Seems like a logical thing to do when you have nothing else to live for...
No if you have nothing else to live for you cave diving or cave crawling
@@swigword Yeah....That too...
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Wow, this sailor is Charlie Flesch from Brazil! He got a very good You Tube channel called Homo Zarpiens. If you wanna learn something about sailing, I really recommend!
nop he is a sailor but the skipper is henk boersma mi dad, in his boat name sarah worwerk. charli learnt a lot from henk he was like a crew member for long time there he learned
Very scary
two words: No thanks!!!
I'd only do that with five cases of Depends.
Cape horn rollers...aka greybeards
Is it really the Drake? Not very convincing.
yep
strait of magellan, not the drake passage
If just one cotter pin...
Step 1. Don't boat on any lake with a low head dam. It's like swimming in the calm spot on the beach (rip tide). There are plenty of lakes without them.
No thanks. I'd rather HALO jump than do this.
I was on a larger vessel through the Caribbean. I couldn't measure the waves, but they seemed like a hundred feet high. It still wasn't comfortable regardless of the vessel length and weight.
I could do this. However, I choose not to.
But if u would sail with a 26 foot sailboat. It woulnd't be a funny trip...
thats small mate