Take the main out, shut the engine. 20kts of wind on the beam is perfect with full sails, and gives less roll. Having said that I know on HR's it's tempting to motorsail 😁🙃
Looking back, I wish we had. We were still on the continental shelf and it was so rolly. Nothing a good preventer couldn’t have helped 👍🏼. We sailed most of the way after this. Wind direction prevented us from getting the westing we needed.
Thanks for not adding stupid "music" as all the other sailing channels. Dream boat for us poor Swedes, high quality. HR has basically one model that they improve year after year, step by step. In the Med, wind is either hard or none at all. The in mast furling will be handy.
RUclips recommended I watch - just going back over your video diary. Firstly, sailors (especially with offshore experience) will appreciate your matter-of-fact presentation style; I like hearing about the decision making, as much as some of the challenges (and pure enjoyment!). Second, a great endorsement of the HR 44 as a new owner - probably my dream boat. And the N Sea shakedown must gIve you and your crew massive confidence in the boat design and performance - video will never quite do justice to a sea state and wind strength. Last, kudos for answering some of the shite comments in a positive manner - a true skipper. Looking forward to more tales….
Another great video really appreciate the honest content, i sail in the North Sea and the camera always flattens out the sea state which a lot of people do not appreciate, Keep up the good work and i am already looking forward to the next episode
Thomas, you might be one of the few sailors to say, 'Beautiful rock formations ...' Ha! I, for one, have never really appreciated the look of rocks from the deck of my boat. 🙂
Hi, thanks the videolog! I would to ask by the "orca situation", what preparations do you have against them (if you meet a pod)? I mean that "orca actions" seems like a play from them, searching the weakest point and attacking the rudder. Hallberg-Rassy's one goal is (by their brochures) to strenght the rudder (with metal inside), but still don't known how sturdy fixed it to the hull at all. Do you talk about it with Magnuss Rassy? What else could be fixed or done to avoid a bad result? Thanks again and fwfs!
The rudders are made by Jefa blades. Although these are the best spade runners in the market. I don’t think they would hold up too an orca. OK the trick is avoidance. We paid close attention to the telegram and orcas.pt site. Once we knew where the hostile pod was located, we avoided that area by going offshore near the traffic separation zone. The rudder attachment is quite sturdy. If you look at the handover video published earlier on this channel, there are some scenes of the quadrant and the rudder bearings. Thank you so much for watching and for the nice comment. 😊
We had to expedite our crossing. The forecasted winds left us with a narrow window to get across before unfavorable and headwinds would be developing in the Bay. The winds were at about 150°. Given the sea state over the continental shelf and the need to maintain our course heading into the night, it felt safer to go with headsail alone. We eventually unfurled the main when the sea state settled down. Thanks for watching and the comment. 😊
I wonder when you say at 9:30 that you can`t really do upwind in 22-25 knot`s it`s to much slamming in this boat so i wonder is that because of the hull shape? And is it in this particular boat and is it more slamming compared to other boats? I really like your vids and look forward to the next one!!!
Motoring upwind is very slammy. However, if you put some main out and motorsail 30° off the wind it’s a bit more tolerable. It doesn’t completely stop the slamming, but it is less severe. It’s definitely related to the hull shape. I’ve been on older sailboats with more “V” and they will slam, but it’s less frequent and not as severe. Some of the slamming can be bone jarring and scary. It’s hard on the boat, the rig and the people on board. Thanks for watching!! 😊
I have to agree with others, I don’t understand 20kn wind on the starboard quarter and going with only headsail + engine. Also, plenty of option there to head-up a little and to keep well off the cape and so not get headed at the end. Biscay was known as a graveyard for square-riggers that would struggle upwind and so get caught by Biscay, ending up being driven further and further toward Biarritz before finally running out of sea. Presuming you take her over the the US someday, you’ll have 2,800kn and 18-20 days from The Canaries to the Windwards, and you will not be able to run with genoa + engine for that distance! Having the main up would have likely stabilised the boat, albeit with more heel and at hull speed, i.e. engine would do nothing but burn diesel
Well @@sailinghaldis on that transat video, you'll see our rig in 25kn trades (which are constant), twin foresails and main, albeit main sheeted in more than normal for a run to keep it off the spreaders ... 18 days of friction wear on expensive sails 😲
Thanks for posting. I am enjoying your journey from taking ownership at Ellos to sailing to the Med. How are you handling the EU rules for American flagged yachts staying in EU waters?
@ You MUST do it. We love Europe, the coastal cities and the people are wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about Cadiz and also the Ballaeric islands. The anchorages are quite nice. Our plan is to sail Sardinia and around Italy next year to Montenegro. 🇲🇪. Remember you’re only allowed in EU for 18 months at a time.
Thank you, I really appreciate that comment. It’s been my goal to avoid that sort of thing with this channel, no matter how boring it may be. People who sail understand the inherent challenges and risks of this sort of trip.
Congratulations on your crossing. It is super hard. The fellow that was with me, considers biscay crossing his daily commute. He’s done it so much. He was quite adamant that we keep our speed up because he said the weather can change so fast. As we finished our crossing and were dealing with the headwinds above A Coruña, the weather in the middle of the bay turned nasty. This was not predicted on predict wind and a delay of 12 hours would have been a problem for us.
A tip for Europe is ‘gasoline’ is an unused term. It’s ‘petrol’ in the ‘UK’, ‘essence’ in France etc., and in any case, you’re running a diesel and so need diesel fuel, or gasoil. If you ask for “gas”, people will think you mean cooking propane/butane, not ‘engine fuel’ 😊
Yes! I was a lost soul that day. Unfortunately, we never saw an actual docking area where we could potentially fill with diesel. I’m so glad we went to Porto. I would like to get back there sometime. It was an incredibly vibrant area with a lot of music and boats, parading up and down that estuary. We only stayed for about 40 minutes.
I actually did have the pilot guide . There are pictures from it in the video. I don’t want to say that the guide was inaccurate, but we could not see the fuel dock. Plus, it was shallow and Porto was right down the coast so we hightailed it out out of there.
Póvoa is not Spain.. It is Portugal... And I know how to say New York, so, you should also learn to say Póvoa do Varzim, and not the way you say it, which is impossible to understand... :-)
i promise, it was a multinational decision as I was sailing with a Latvian and a Scot. 😊 The goal was to get across as quickly as possible as we had a very narrow window before the wind would turn southwesterly. The weather during the trip was so contrary, and we only made progress by taking advantage of brief periods of fair winds. Thanks for watching!
@@ThierryLarnicol I love Brest and the whole Brittany coast. I have been told that the best sailers are there and I see why. I’m longing to go back and may return in a couple years.
Take the main out, shut the engine. 20kts of wind on the beam is perfect with full sails, and gives less roll. Having said that I know on HR's it's tempting to motorsail 😁🙃
Looking back, I wish we had. We were still on the continental shelf and it was so rolly. Nothing a good preventer couldn’t have helped 👍🏼. We sailed most of the way after this. Wind direction prevented us from getting the westing we needed.
Thanks for not adding stupid "music" as all the other sailing channels. Dream boat for us poor Swedes, high quality. HR has basically one model that they improve year after year, step by step. In the Med, wind is either hard or none at all. The in mast furling will be handy.
I couldn’t agree more. The sound of wind and waves is what I enjoy the most.
RUclips recommended I watch - just going back over your video diary. Firstly, sailors (especially with offshore experience) will appreciate your matter-of-fact presentation style; I like hearing about the decision making, as much as some of the challenges (and pure enjoyment!). Second, a great endorsement of the HR 44 as a new owner - probably my dream boat. And the N Sea shakedown must gIve you and your crew massive confidence in the boat design and performance - video will never quite do justice to a sea state and wind strength. Last, kudos for answering some of the shite comments in a positive manner - a true skipper. Looking forward to more tales….
Thank you for the kind comment and for watching. There’s more to come including a dumb mistake. Overall, it’s been such an amazing experience!
Another great video really appreciate the honest content, i sail in the North Sea and the camera always flattens out the sea state which a lot of people do not appreciate, Keep up the good work and i am already looking forward to the next episode
Thank you 😊. I miss the North Sea already. Too much motoring in the Mediterranean. There’s either too much wind or too little!
Nice update, I’m following along to see how the boat fares since the HR44 is on my shortlist.
Thank you for watching 😊
You living the life. Have fun
Thanks Efi!!
Thomas, you might be one of the few sailors to say, 'Beautiful rock formations ...' Ha! I, for one, have never really appreciated the look of rocks from the deck of my boat. 🙂
@@SailingSnowGum True! They’re much prettier when you’re sailing away from them.
Hi, thanks the videolog! I would to ask by the "orca situation", what preparations do you have against them (if you meet a pod)? I mean that "orca actions" seems like a play from them, searching the weakest point and attacking the rudder. Hallberg-Rassy's one goal is (by their brochures) to strenght the rudder (with metal inside), but still don't known how sturdy fixed it to the hull at all. Do you talk about it with Magnuss Rassy? What else could be fixed or done to avoid a bad result? Thanks again and fwfs!
The rudders are made by Jefa blades. Although these are the best spade runners in the market. I don’t think they would hold up too an orca. OK the trick is avoidance. We paid close attention to the telegram and orcas.pt site. Once we knew where the hostile pod was located, we avoided that area by going offshore near the traffic separation zone. The rudder attachment is quite sturdy. If you look at the handover video published earlier on this channel, there are some scenes of the quadrant and the rudder bearings. Thank you so much for watching and for the nice comment. 😊
Hi - I don’t get the logic here. 20 knots of wind at 110° just headsail up and motor on?
We had to expedite our crossing. The forecasted winds left us with a narrow window to get across before unfavorable and headwinds would be developing in the Bay. The winds were at about 150°. Given the sea state over the continental shelf and the need to maintain our course heading into the night, it felt safer to go with headsail alone. We eventually unfurled the main when the sea state settled down. Thanks for watching and the comment. 😊
I wonder when you say at 9:30 that you can`t really do upwind in 22-25 knot`s it`s to much slamming in this boat so i wonder is that because of the hull shape? And is it in this particular boat and is it more slamming compared to other boats? I really like your vids and look forward to the next one!!!
Motoring upwind is very slammy. However, if you put some main out and motorsail 30° off the wind it’s a bit more tolerable. It doesn’t completely stop the slamming, but it is less severe. It’s definitely related to the hull shape. I’ve been on older sailboats with more “V” and they will slam, but it’s less frequent and not as severe. Some of the slamming can be bone jarring and scary. It’s hard on the boat, the rig and the people on board. Thanks for watching!! 😊
Yes,It lost me on that one.
Boat well laid out but hull
Could be a bit flat to get
Good speeds on certain
Tacks.
I have to agree with others, I don’t understand 20kn wind on the starboard quarter and going with only headsail + engine. Also, plenty of option there to head-up a little and to keep well off the cape and so not get headed at the end. Biscay was known as a graveyard for square-riggers that would struggle upwind and so get caught by Biscay, ending up being driven further and further toward Biarritz before finally running out of sea. Presuming you take her over the the US someday, you’ll have 2,800kn and 18-20 days from The Canaries to the Windwards, and you will not be able to run with genoa + engine for that distance! Having the main up would have likely stabilised the boat, albeit with more heel and at hull speed, i.e. engine would do nothing but burn diesel
I agree we should have “wested” a bit more and doused the diesel. It wasn’t too long though.
Well @@sailinghaldis on that transat video, you'll see our rig in 25kn trades (which are constant), twin foresails and main, albeit main sheeted in more than normal for a run to keep it off the spreaders ... 18 days of friction wear on expensive sails 😲
I think the starlink mount could use some improvement...
@@IWANVOLLEBREGTHa! You noticed. In Palma I rigged up suction cups and mounted it on the rear hatch. Much classier looking. 👀
Thanks for posting. I am enjoying your journey from taking ownership at Ellos to sailing to the Med. How are you handling the EU rules for American flagged yachts staying in EU waters?
Thank you ! It hasn’t been a problem. 18 months in EU. Next stop is Montenegro 🇲🇪
Wow! Love it! We have toyed with shipping our HR36 to the Med and sail for a year.
@ You MUST do it. We love Europe, the coastal cities and the people are wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about Cadiz and also the Ballaeric islands. The anchorages are quite nice. Our plan is to sail Sardinia and around Italy next year to Montenegro. 🇲🇪. Remember you’re only allowed in EU for 18 months at a time.
I really appreciate real sailing videos without all the bikini bimbo nonsense and manufactured drama. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Thank you, I really appreciate that comment. It’s been my goal to avoid that sort of thing with this channel, no matter how boring it may be. People who sail understand the inherent challenges and risks of this sort of trip.
This state of sea does not associate with 22 knot of wind. Maybe the instrument is calibrated to km/h?
I think the instrument is ok but a back up is a good idea. The weather was pretty volatile in June and didn’t follow the Cornell patterns at all.
its really hard to get sea state on video I just crossed Biscay month ago similar conditions it just does not show on video..
Congratulations on your crossing. It is super hard. The fellow that was with me, considers biscay crossing his daily commute. He’s done it so much. He was quite adamant that we keep our speed up because he said the weather can change so fast. As we finished our crossing and were dealing with the headwinds above A Coruña, the weather in the middle of the bay turned nasty. This was not predicted on predict wind and a delay of 12 hours would have been a problem for us.
@@sailinghaldis I have crossed Biscay for the 3rd time Atlantic twice I love these crossings!
@ I do as well. Being a sea is awesome.
A tip for Europe is ‘gasoline’ is an unused term. It’s ‘petrol’ in the ‘UK’, ‘essence’ in France etc., and in any case, you’re running a diesel and so need diesel fuel, or gasoil. If you ask for “gas”, people will think you mean cooking propane/butane, not ‘engine fuel’ 😊
Yes! I was a lost soul that day. Unfortunately, we never saw an actual docking area where we could potentially fill with diesel. I’m so glad we went to Porto. I would like to get back there sometime. It was an incredibly vibrant area with a lot of music and boats, parading up and down that estuary. We only stayed for about 40 minutes.
Yes, Porto is a beautiful spot @. I’m guessing you didn’t have a pilot guide as you need a lot of guides to get you all the way around to the Med 🙂
I actually did have the pilot guide . There are pictures from it in the video. I don’t want to say that the guide was inaccurate, but we could not see the fuel dock. Plus, it was shallow and Porto was right down the coast so we hightailed it out out of there.
@iainhunneybell I just watched your transat video. Nice job!!
Checking up on me now @ 😂❤️
Would have been nice with a time stamp... :)
Good idea. I will add to the comments. Thanks for watching. It’s June 20-22, 2024
Ask for " Gasoleo " in spain please.
Póvoa is not Spain.. It is Portugal... And I know how to say New York, so, you should also learn to say Póvoa do Varzim, and not the way you say it, which is impossible to understand... :-)
Sorry! I misspoke. Of course it’s Portugal. 🇵🇹 I’m recording these ad lib at sea so there will be mistakes. Sincere apologies. 😊
Please stop being so cartoonishly “American” and burning oil when you don't have to.
i promise, it was a multinational decision as I was sailing with a Latvian and a Scot. 😊 The goal was to get across as quickly as possible as we had a very narrow window before the wind would turn southwesterly. The weather during the trip was so contrary, and we only made progress by taking advantage of brief periods of fair winds. Thanks for watching!
@@sailinghaldis 🤣🤣Excellent answer. 👍Your boat is beautiful. And you were at my place in Brest, so all's well. Bon vent.
@@ThierryLarnicol I love Brest and the whole Brittany coast. I have been told that the best sailers are there and I see why. I’m longing to go back and may return in a couple years.
That's not sailing, you expect
To drive in a straight line to
Where you want to be.