That’s one of the most honest and insightful accounts of when it goes bad at sea. The boat having problems, the weather getting worse and the stress. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, Peter, your comment touches me. I always share 1:1, how I feel, how things go and how it effects me. So I am very glad that, that is what you experience too whilst watching. Thank you!
Oh man oh man, wat een spannende situaties. En je hebt alles gewoon opgenomen..! Dat is nog het meest lovenswaardige aan dit alles. Verstandig om terug te gaan. Trouwens wel een heel ruime machine kamer heb je, met sta hoogte. Veel succes verder en behouden vaart……
Ja, doe stahoogte heb ik overal. Was een van mijn 32 eisen/wensen toen ik op zoek ging naar een schip, en dat is gelukt, zoals je ziet. Soms is singlehanded varen ook fijn. Je drukt op [rec] en begint te lullen. Dat gaat me aardig af. Als ik iemand aan boord heb, klets ik daar tegen en niet tegen de camera. Beter voor de relatie, minder goed voor dit kanaal. ;-)
You went to sea unprepared. First thing is of course to secure everything before leaving. Second thing your stern was getting pushed around partially because of all the skirting that you left up which turned the whole boat into a huge sail. Thirdly I think that stabilizers would help you a lot with your seasickness. Hydraulic would be the best although most expensive. I hope this helps and that we see you sail away to where the sun always shines, wherever that is. Make sure your air conditioning is in good shape.
Hahaha with all the aftermarket add ons you suggest, the boat becomes twice as much and she is not worth it. So a trade in for a 2010 38ft+ would be nice. By the way… it is your opinion that the boat is not capable, but she is. As long as the water stays out, stuff can fly around, but the boat will reach blue waters for sure. In editing I thought many times to cut things out, but hey, as you can see in the other comments, people love to be entertained. And… yolo. Let’s go.
@@MVLadyLiselot I didn't say the boat was not capable. I wouldn't have suggested stabilizers if I didn't think it was capable. What I said was with all of the canvas you have wrapped her up in she will not handle quartering waves with a strong wind also hitting her. You found that out yourself.
I am enjoying your vids. I have been to Ramsgate many times & love it. Just go to the Royal Temple YC & have a beer to relax. I have done 79 trips to Ostend alone so I know how rough it can get. So all sympathy to you. I have sails. Engine failure must scare the hell out of you.
Oha, Henk-Jan! You were in heavy, heavy trouble. Of course this was not funny - but you did your job very well. I‘m looking forward to your return to Blankenberge
I feel your emotions. Everything is fine when the weather is fine. The last month I got my vaarbewijs with CBR in Rotterdam and I sailed ⛵️ for the first time in my life in the Adriatic sea 🌊 . Also I was a bit scared when I returned because there start big waves. All the best to everyone !!!
Respect ! Thank you for sharing this experience. I’ve just started single handing a 36 ft motor boat - and have learnt so much from watching you. Great seamanship.
In this video the cause must have been salt water on the throttle connections. Bu t if you mean whit that, what I face at the moment posted on FB and Insta, the damage is catastrophic.
Hi Henk-Jan, I think you did all the right things considering the circumstances. If you want to live your dream, then you need courage. Courage comes with experience. You get experience by doing things (right or wrong). This was a hell of experience…. And you did just fine! I do hope you will find your spot in the sun.
Henk-Jan, wij hebben ook een waterverplaatsende motorjacht waarmee wij vaker op zee zijn geweest. Ik kon me zeer goed inleven in deze ellende. Jij hebt het prima gedaan, jongen. Chapeau!
Exciting...Perfect storm kind of motoring...I now can feel the loss of control boat captains must have when things just go wrong beyond their control and all are lost at sea....I just wanted to motor around in the canals of the Netherlands...many stops and long stays eating and drinking my days away...I would leave the open ocean for when my days should be over and it's time to move on....
@@MVLadyLiselot Update , I got some good news...If I stay on canals and lakes in Holland the license to get that is easier to obtain thus insurance and the right to be there....GOOD NEWS ! ..I wish , I am an American and from what I can find out even If my Dutch sweetheart would take me back and marry me so I could stay , the boating rules , regulations and permits and and licenses need to operate a boat might exceed my limits and money...I live on the Central Coast of Calif sun shines most the times...lol...long boat run for you to get here...maybe Spain or Tenerife is the better idea ....There are several cool people I know living on boats down there....On Colvic Watson Pilothouse motorsailers ....Thank you for posting this video and the other one in which you had trouble...makes it real.....
Well done Henk-Jan, you did a fine job keeping it together in a tricky situation. That is stressful a/f. It has been a very poor summer for boating in the UK, I had 5m waves on the bow off a headland in Devon in frankly light winds. I rounded it with blood pouring down my face from hitting the ceiling and the crew screaming. L/L might not be the best oceangoer in those conditions though. All the best, keep going, those days are rare 🤛🏻
Jeez, hitting the ceiling? Lionel Richie was not with you on this trip, was he? He could have learned you to dance on the ceiling, causing less hurt. From the comments on my posts on FB and Insta from other boaters from the UK, I understand that this year El Nino is causing strange weather.
Spannend. Als je zelf al eens zoiets hebt meegemaakt zit je met klamme handen naar deze aflevering te kijken. Mijn hemel. Goed besluit genomen! I hope you enjoyed this video, I did not. Good closingwords. Ik voel met je mee Henk-Jan!!!!
Looks like your boat is not made for the sea at this moment. I had the same problem, we are cruising in the Med and seas are a lot worse than the North sea, can tell you it is not fun at all. So I decided to install stabilizers, electric ones so I can have stabilization on anchor and also in port. Trust me, it makes a world of difference. So if you really want to go South with your boat............to where the sun shines, you will need stabilizers. That way your sea sickness will also be a thing of the past. In any case, good decision to turn around, better safe than sorry. We have done it as well and still have to do it when the weather forecast is far off again. When they predict 2 Bft and you find yourself in 10 Bft. Welcome to Greece is what that means. 😀
You have some experience, I see. Great. I rented a sailboat in Greece a couple of times and friends of mine are liveaboards there now. I am heading for Greece for sure. From 2Bft to 10Bft I die not face, but 2-6 almost on a regular basis. At this point I think the € 70k-€80k for aftermarket magnus stabs is too much, but proof me wrong. And the gyro needs the genset running all the time using almost 4kw per hour, and there is no room for a 400kg box of 70x104x72cm. So please send me an email (info in the ‘about us’ tab on YT channel page) to share your experience.
@@MVLadyLiselot I went through exactly the same process as you did. Our boat was rocking and rolling to the point where everybody onboard was seasick except me. It came to either selling the boat or doing something about it. So I started my research. I wanted something that would also work at anchor, I did not want to have the generator running all the time and I did not want to have the engines running all the time, nor did I want anything that would guzzle precious amps. That took all the hydraulic and pneumatic stabilizers out of the equasion as well as all gyros. The latter have a long spool up time, take up a lot of space, guzzle electricity and need maintenance every 3000 hours. After talking to many manufacturers I ended up at CMC (Italian) that make electrical stabilizers which don't guzzle electricity, that work on anchor, in port and underway, where you can decide how sensitive the system should be and which would not use up enormous amounts of space. Spoke with people who had them installed, asked them about the most common problems and asked them about their opinion of how they function in real life. On the advise of the guys of MY OLOH (also RUclips channel) I chose one size larger than advertised, for the simple reason that the stabilizers are calculated at 10 kts and we do only 5 to 7 kts. That means less efficiency of the stabilizers, so one size larger. Very important to me was to be able to run them off the solar panels and off the batteries, which I can. Underway the alternators provide all the necessary electricity, on anchor the solar and the batteries take care of that. At night I can have the system on, press power save and it enters a mode where you save 60 % in electricity. I can send you pictures of the actual assembly on the in- and outside of the boat, it uses almost no space whatsoever. Noise is minimal, we can easily sleep with it and the ER remains the way it is. The control box in the ER is the size of 2 shoe boxes. Underneath the instrument panel in the pilot house I have perhaps 1 shoe box and up in the fly bridge is a small box containing the gyro for measuring roll and pitch. That is the size of 1 decent tuna can. It is indeed not cheap, but it is below the price you mentioned. If you are not born with 2 left hands (as we say in Dutch) you can do the installation yourself and save a lot of money. For us the result is perfect, the roll of the boat is minimized and on anchor or in the marina we are now lying steady. In the past we had to hold on for dear life when a wave would roll in. All boats were lying quiet, but we would rock and roll immensely. Those days are over and as a result the sea sickness of all onboard (wife and dogs) is over. No more puking, no more hanging overboard and actually enjoying sailing from one island to another. It is an investment, but for us it was this or selling the boat. In the Med there are no canals, no rivers with calm waters, it is always the sea and most of the time that sea is quite rough. If you send me your e-mail I can send you pictures of what we have installed. If you ever make it to the Med for a holiday give us a call and you are welcome aboard to experience it first hand. We have a Defever 49, which is roughly the same size and set up as your boat.
Thank you very much @@davedavids9619. This is important info. I will look into CMC. I also looked into Paravanes, but from what I have seen it's nog usable at this point in time with Dutch canals, rivers and fixed bridges. Do you have Insta of FB and what is your account? Would love to follow and we can have contact easier. Mine are instagram.com/mvladyliselot and facebook.com/mvLadyLiselot
Good news, good news! That escapade was very frightening for you I imadine. What are your immediate plans? Are you having proper repairs done on the windows in the engine room? I hope so. Are you remaining in GB or are you returning to Europe? I voted REMAIN by the by so you see where my sympathies lie! I've followed all you episodes to date and I would like to have an understanding how you found Lady Liselot and what attracted her to you and what other boats you looked at. Very many wishes for good luck to you n the future. Thanks for your company.
As I watched you suffer with "Mal De Mer" and then go through rough seas to boot all I could do was ask myself why you didn't, as the very first step in having to deal with it all, put on your life ves? we both know that the ACCIDENT is something no matter how much we plan the journey the accident is not planned for, so precautions need to be taken. I am happy you successfully made it back to port giving you a secure place to consider all that went array and steps to avoid it in the future. Also: I ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS and having stepped ashore for good about 10 or more years ago, you make me sorry that I did so. So, time to let go of the bowlines and start the next leg of your adventures. THANKS. I only offer the advice for wearing the vest as a suggestion and not in any way a criticism.
In some of my vids you will see me wear the vest, in others not. Cannot explain why it not always pops up. Once on the move and on ‘big waters’, I do wear it when I go grab things on deck. I think it’s the protected area’s on board make me think I can do without.
I liked it man! what a difference between a SV and a MV. that is assuming you were right in saying that you would've continued on a SV. I am having a hard time judging how much of a near disaster it was. 30 degrees tilt doesn't seem like a lot to me but then you don't have a giant lead counter weight underneath. sea state is always hard to judge on camera and on top of that your pov is much higher then most channels i watch. This is just a suggestion but maybe you could put up a list of horrible crucial things like broken bones? man overboard? no rudder? no engine? and then you can look at the list and see that you are relatively fine. I might be missing a dangerous factor of the journey, but it seemed that you're mental state was a bit too much and it didn't help you. I think you had a pretty good alternative escape ready as well. loved the video really felt for you in that last shot, it seemed you were thinking it can't be done to sail to the sun. But i believe in you mate! you'll find a way. maybe it's stabilizers or another boat who knows.
I have done many singlehand deliveries on the 36ft X we used to race with. Delivery sails up, scepters in the water, and go. But that boat was almost empty, so no weird noises. And... from s Sailboat you know she loves that state, but from this trawler it did not feel ok. And... the ship is as seaworthy as it's crew. So case closed.
That was a real adventure and reminds me to our tour over the Ijsselmeer 2 years ago. Lucky that you got back safely and nothing happened to Lady Liselot 👍🏼. You‘ll get another chance another time - never give up! What about going to the Canarian Islands, where the sun always shines?😊
Hey Peter, a friend of mine has a house on the Canaries. He stays there during the Dutch winter season and then on his boat in the Netherlands in summer. I want to be all the time on a spot where the sun always shines, and come back two weeks per year, max in necessary.
Takes me back to my days as a yacht delivery skipper. Also, my last boat, 48ft Classic wooden Rampart.. the issues would fill a decent sized volume. Have you thought of a trip through the French canals? Leisurely, wine on every night stop.. no Biscay or Portuguese coast problems.. Sunshine awaits... maybe the boat is a little too large for that though.. I've done most of my sailing alone but it's always good to have an extra hand when things go pear-shaped.. which they will!
Well done and thanks for the video. Lots of armchair critics but in my view (51 years seegoing experience), you dealt with the situation calmly even managing to keep on filming! Shit happens and you dealt with it. Motorboats can be more uncomfortable than sailing yachts in poor weather especially in a following or beam sea, just a fact of life. Roll on the next trip.
An English cliché - "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". You are wiser for your experience - you know more about how you manage in difficult conditions and you have a clearer idea of what conditions you can and can't manage; the fact that you learnt the hard way strengthens the learning. You might wish to think about your decision to return to Ramsgate - 1) was it the right decision at the time 2) given the reasons for your choice, could you / should you have made the decision earlier. I don't know the answers, but I do know that asking the questions and answering them honestly will help you in the future. I wish you safe and happy travels.
You are right. I did many singlehanded deliveries of a 36ft X-yacht we used to race for 15 years. I was pit crew and delivery skipper. Delivery sails up, scepters in the water and off we go. But this is not a sailboat. There is always this "Will the weather or the sea state become better in 30 minutes?" and before you know it, you are 8x 30 minutes offshore.
I am sorry to say but this bad seamanship by example : one of your engines is not working , the seastate is bad…why tying to cross the TSS , very dangerous . And why isn’t your VHF not working 4hrs away from Ramsgate . Totally irresponsible action to leave to Blankenberge knowing bad weather was coming I was in Ramsgate at the same time on my sailingvessel….I was surprised seeing you leaving the port knowing the seastate and wind. And why did you not try to relay to Dover Coastguard instead of acting like you are the Dover Straight VTS.
To @pmulder9481, Please be kind and (unless you have never made a mistake at sea) be gentle in your criticism as you help educate those of us with less experience or knowledge.
Funny enough, I faced 35 knts visiting Blankenberge X-mas ‘22 and it all went smooth. I did relay in this trip but did not record that. Be aware that in editing I am the one who decide what to share and what not. I could have deleted this footage. I did not. I decided to share and to entertain people. I saw a dutch sailboat come into Ramsgate the other day. They picked a berth close to me and I saw his speed was too high for docking. The sound from his bow hitting the jetty hard proofed me right. The damage on his greyish bow too. These things happen. Oh, and the guy from Dover Coast Guard who did relay with the Vessel I had contact with (MV Ben Nevi) saw my post of returning to Ramsgate and complimented me about the actions taken. Am I a saint? Hahaha if that was the case we would be family.
If I didn't know any better I would swear it appeared as if your engines cutting off was due to the rough seas stirred up sediment from the bottom of your fuel tanks.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound like "I know better," I was just offering a suggestion as to what it appeared to be to me as I watched you just stare at your controls and have no idea what was going on. In your video, you gave absolutely no indication it might or might not be a fuel issue as you didn't even mention fuel. Because I can't read your mind and I don't know what you do every day, I didn't realize your tanks were in perfect condition. How dare I not know that. Again sorry. Usually, when two different engines intermittently cut out independently of each other several times on a boat during waves and weather, fuel integrity is one of the first things many people think of. How silly of them and me, my bad. Sorry, I promise I will try not to comment in the future.
hahaha @@RebelAngelkiller62 , please be aware that English is my 2nd language, and Dutchies do not need many words to express themselves. Now let me apologize to you, for responding 'a little to much Dutch'. You wrote ..."If I didn't know any better..." so I responded (please read it with previous in mind) "I am glad you know better". not meaning that you do know it better, but it was... allright, hope you get it. Please do not kill all angels, but be a rebel. Cheers!
I navigated a wooden Grand Banks 42 with "flopper stoppers" for stability .... a simple rig that never broke. They look ugly but they work. If you do not have hydraulic stabilizing fins consider gyroscope stabilization. I never trusted those "electronic" engine controls.
Would love the Gyro, also because they are the only one who work in zerospeed situations, but the 1m3 is way to large for the interior. The guys from CruisingSeaVenture have these vins also. They seem effective.
Hooooo... That was a tough one! I know the feeling! But as a comfort I would guess that of all sea areas you would have to negotiate in your plan of sailing to the sun, the english channel and the north sea is probably one of the worst due to the shallow water and trafficzones etc etc. If you can handle that area, other seas will probably be easier😊
Electric throttled systems .. fancy but no good for reliability. I love cables and or air driven system. So lessons here is .. have a back up system. There are multiple events recorded of electric throttle fails. Just wonder why aircraft have multiple channels with independent power source. Why is that not a must on yachts. You do not have to cross a traffic lane at 90degree if that is not safe for your ship. Just let them know you can’t make it. That’s good seaman ship. Well done sir, 🎩 off for you.
I used to work on pilot boats that have knocked up thousands and thousands of engine hours with electronic throttles (without back up or dual stations) and they never failed. Yet, I have driven boats with morse cables and they were a nightmare!
A very unplesant run w/o stabelizer. Respect - and more respect for the decision to turn and going back to Ramsgate. Good decision. Your boat is capable of such weather - but how she is rolling when waves are comming from the side or stern....uiuiui.... I'm a little suprised about you're info, that you could not get the VHF from the coastguard. You really need to get safe 20nm+ range on a vessel like yours, in any sea state. Communication is the only way to get help and to warn others - especially when you're alone. AIS Class A transceiver and a good VHF both with long/high and seperate Antennas. I don't want to play here the "I know it better" - but I'm just a little worried when looking at that video. BTW: Let us all know when you know where to go for the sun. The Med can also be very unplesant....the Atlantic as well.
I have two antenna’s. One for AIS and one for VHF. Both on 7m above the water. I too was surprised that with the squelch off I die not catch DCG. The vessel relayed. This info missed in the video. The channel will publish all my journeys, so also the one leaving and heading for new horizons. Not until 2025.
@@MVLadyLiselot Thx. 7m...but quite short antennas as far as I coud see in some pictures. I was suprised when I did a range check a few years ago on my old boat 🙂. Just let us know when you start your way into the sun. I'm actually dreaming of an Atlantic crossing to the Bahamas. We will see how that goes and if I find another motoryacht to join the crossing.....
Beste Henk-Jan, negeer s.v.p. al die onzinnige negatieve reacties van stuurlui aan de wal. Volgens mij heb je reeds voldoende ervaring op zee opgedaan. Op de motor kan het in zeegang een stuk lastiger zijn dan onder zeil! Groeten, Jelle
Jelle, als 'creator' van dit kanaal, heb ik een extra optie tot mijn beschikking: "remove account from channel'. Die 'power' is zo fijn, dat ik de meeste beeldschermzeilers gewoon lekker hun dingetje laat uitkramen. En, inderdaad, zeilen in deze omstandigheden is een stuk makkelijker. Ik heb singlehanded een flink aantal deliveries gedaan met een 42ft en een 36ft X, en die liet ik lekker met de scepters door het water slepen. Niets leukers dan dat. Bedankt voor je reactie.
I see from AIS tracking you're safely back in home waters now. It's fun getting to know how boats behave in different conditions, and good experience for the owner. I'm going through the same process. Did the weather forecast give any hint of what the wind and sea state might be?
How is the stability of the boat. Bottom of the boat is quite flat and it seems to me that recovery from heelin was quite slow when heelangle was bigger. Maybe it is worth to get some professional to invest which is AVS of the boat.
This style of trawler is a wonderful live aboard boat because it is so roomy. They do catch a lot of wind though and they are a bit top-heavy and tend to roll a lot in heavy seas.
Ik snap dat je het benauwd kreeg! 🙂 Ik zat bijna mee te zweten. Ik zat gisteren nog een korte documentaire te kijken over een enorm drijvend booreiland dat op deze manier ten onder is gegaan, doordat er zeewater een porthole in stroomde en de elektronica lamlegde. Mooi kak, dit! Succes met je volgende poging. Groetz, Wim
Poeh, jij maakt samen met Anja nog nachttochtjes. Die zag ik overigens maar een minuutje van, en daarna was het weer dag. Ik zou de nachtdiensten in het ziekenhuis ook vreselijk vinden. Vooral als jij gewoon gaat liggen maffen. hahaha
Following you a long time now, one word : WOW ! I know your reasons to sail alone even for these trips but man you are a dare devil sometimes.. I should have returned right away at the first engine failure. Nevertheless great experience gained and some good stories (afterwards). Stay safe !!
Pff henk jan. Het had zo makkelijk geweest om dit niet te publiceren. Alle respect man. Grappen over hoe je kapsel er uit ziet met tegenwind gaan we maar niet maken😊 . Kan niet anders zeggen dan petje af, en met aanwezige kennis en materialen perfect gehandeld. A lesson well learned, en met de opgedane kennis ook wwer stukje weerbbarder geworden. Hoop dat de technische problemen allemaal herkend en herleidbaar zijn zodat je wèer met trots en vertrouwen de (soms een bitch) Lady stuurt naar alle bestemmingen die je wenst. Groet Erik motorjacht Caspita,
@@MVLadyLiselot ondertussen nog veel gekkere dingen gezien op je socials. Sterkte man, ben helaas te ver uit de buurt om wat voor je te kunnen betekenen
Alles richtig gemacht. Zurückfahren war eine gute Idee. Tolles Video extrem spannend. Ich hoffe das wir im September einen guten Tag erwischen um unser Boot zu überführen. Wir freuen uns schon aufs nächste Video 😅
I know the feeling this is no fun but priceless experience to work out what to do next. Either wait for calm weather or head south cross closer to dover (shipping lane is much narrower) and take the channel along duinkerken which has less waves. It is good seamanship to change course to a safe heading which goes above the 90 degree rule, just communicate with Dover Coastguard on ch 16. I find them very helpful. Good luck getting back. Ernst from sailing petite lune.
Hi Ernst, I have thought about that the other day. But still I would have had waves from astern. Even thought about going through the locks of Dunkirk or Oostende, but the fixed bridges on the inland canals are to low. I need 5.3 minimum.
Henk respect to you!! Anybody that has had a boat and ventured across big seas has experienced this it’s definitely not nice ! And much worse when your on your own! I have experienced this several times on my boat so that’s why I chuckled to My self watching you breathing heavy 😂😂 Put it down to experience u had a bit of bad luck with port hole but you will be better next time I guarantee it 👍 Thank you for your honest and genuine video 👍 most would not have shared the truth 👊👊👊
stabilizers would help somewhat..or paravaines to a point...with sea state that rough and the course you have to steer..it is difficult and along with those electronic controls kicking out all the time, there is a problem with them as they have acted up prior to this voyage...
Goed zeemanschap begint bij een goede reisvoorbereiding, je had dit vantevoren kunnen zien aankomen. Er zijn tegenwoordig zoveel hulpmiddelen, gebruik ze dan ook.
Congratulations on making the tough decisions and also making repairs etc underway to the window. You could see the pressures you had from the video but the experience will only make you stronger and more ready for further adventures. Having watched your channel and having a motor boat myself I have often been envious of your electronic throttles (I am the older morse non electronic throttles) but perhaps I am now glad of the older simpler technology. Love watching your travels and look forward to more to come. I see form AIS that you’ve made the crossing successfully so respect in heading back out and stronger for it. Keep the videos coming look forward to seeing your preparation for your trip to the sun.
Just watched this video and would say you are a safe skipper and kept composed when many may panic. You did the right thing and come back to safety. Good luck in future (skippered a Northshore Ranger 36 for 17 years) We all have issues at some point
i laughed all the way through knowing that you made it to safety. But gosh matey, why oh why did you do that with engine issues. is your ship sea worthy?, you could of lost your life bro !!!!!!. and also i see you fixed your seat too. I was waiting for it to do a fly by. phew untill the next one eh !.
Check out the stories where sailors went into a liferaft because they thought that was safer. The boat was found on a beach a couple of weeks later. So, as long as the water stays outside the boat, she is seaworthy. Perhaps not a pleasant place to be, but as ling she stays dry, she a safe place.
Hi Henk-Jan, Unfortunately, one of your best videos. My hats off to you, sailing single handed is tough many times, but especially when at sea, with all the little gremlins causing problems around the boat. I don't know of anyone that could have done better than you, under the circumstances. I've been in similar circumstances, on well crewed boats, and when the problems start arrising, you will NEVER have enough hands for all the problems.
@@MVLadyLiselot One trip heading from the Straits of Juan De Fuca, hauling a load of Military vehicles to San Deigo, CA, we got caught in an out of season Hurricane, we were taking 30-40 foot waves (blue water) over the bow. I had 5 HMMWV's in the front of the deck. After over 4 days of the storm, the HMMWV's were pretty much destroyed - 1 pretty much flattened due to all of the ton's of water. Most of my crew were sicker than dogs, and unable to perform anything more than basic tasks. That was an interesting trip.
Henk, I am so impressed. Your knowledge and skills are only superseded by your courage. Thank you for sharing this difficult video. If ever I find myself in a difficult situation on my sailing vessel, I will remember your courage and let it bolster me.
Wow, thank you for you kind words. Too much honor. On the other hand… perhaps I print the thumbnail of this video, frame it and sell it on my channel so every one has a ’reminder’ for moments you mention. In religion, people also have all kind of stuff around their neck and in their house. (You notice by this silly remark, that ‘I am back’)
De spanning en de stress waren op je gezicht te zien 😮. Juiste beslissing genomen! Maakt natuurlijk wel een mooie vlog. De zonnige lokatie zal nog even op zich moeten laten wachten vrees ik.
Tja, dat is het voordeel van ons leven; we kunnen alleen maar vooruit en niet achteruit in tijd. In gedachten en dankzij video beleven we het allemaal nog een keer, maar "uiteindelijk komt alles goed." Dat is niet zo, zo weet ik inmiddels, maar het is een leuke Calvijnse gedachte. hahaha
I cannot say I liked this video....I felt your destress....but it is a great tutorial though. One thing by the way Henk-Jan....your boat can handle more then you can, so if you stay within your own boundaries....you will be fine! Lady Liselotte will take care of you!
Gnarly conditions out there. Not suited to running downsea in a sedan-style motor yacht with a wide flat transom. Your boat may be termed a trawler yacht but is it truly designed and built for rough ocean conditions? Most trawler-style yachts are nothing more than a normal motor yacht in terms of sea-keeping ability and build strength.
Henk, you performed so well when things were against you, the throttle fix and the porthole fix underway were superb. When bad weather hits unexpectedly then the sequence of things going wrong is a challenge, you handled it very well, and I feel for you as have been there too, take care!
Thank you very much Andy. When I tell people about the fact that I carry half a hardware store's stuff, they look a bit incredulous. I've been through a lot of moments where it worked out really well. This was such a moment.
I’ve been watching your videos to gain knowledge about my future in a boat. I plan to buy a similar size boat to explore the pacific NW of the US, up to Alaska. Watching you in the misery of swelling seas has me convinced I will have gyro stabilization on my boat. Thanks for your videos, even the negative experience ones.
If money is no issue, buy a boat with stabs. Gyro or outboard, bot will do and gyro has also the benefit of ‘zero speed stability’. BUT in an old boat (the Lady is from 1980), a unit of 1m3 is difficult to place aftermarket. The interior layout makes it almost impossible.
That was some experience. Well done on getting safely back to port. The Ocean is an unknown beast, it's never the same and can turn rapidly into a very dangerous place.
Hello Henk-Jan, seems you experienced Murphy's law to the fullest and I must say you managed it bravely. Great respect ! Hope you recover quickly. All the best to you my friend. 🙏🏼
Perhaps you could persuade a couple of your subscribers (With experience) to accompany you on your trip to the med. just to help you to crew your boat and arrive safely. It would be less stressful.
mmm I am too much of a loner. Saw other boaters invite unknown crew on their boat. But perhaps that's the difference: this is home, and that's their boat.
Henk Jan, ik zou de brandstof controleren. Onderin de diesel tanks zit meestal wat water. Door de golven wordt dit door de diesel gemengd en loopt de motor slecht of slaat af. Als een water scheider in de brandstof leiding hebt controleer deze regelmatig en tap het water af. Voor vertrek ook de aftap kraan van de tank openen om water af tappen. De diesel moet helder zijn.
As with many things in life: when do you stop and when is the best to continue what you are doing? Also in this case the boat could handle it. She would have arrived on the spot as planned, but the crew became uncertain. Again… as in real life.
Well, the entire event can be turned to your advantage. First and foremost the vessel needs to be prepared and secured for sea. Cruising the calm waters of the canals of Holland will not reveal how your vessel performs at 30+ Deg of roll. Next the engine/throttle control system needs to be hardened / toughened to ensure a higher level of reliability. Next, a 50ft vessel is okay for open water however you might do well to consider fitting stabilizers ( I suggest DMS Stabilizers of the Netherlands). Noting your sea legs are not the best, reducing the roll of your vessel might be a life changing experience for you; but you will still need to cope with pitch. Lastly, as one with 20 years at sea in Navy Patrol Vessels, in rough weather it is normal to reduce speed, run on one engine at around 6/7 knots and when required "stem-the-sea" (which means point into the sea with just enough power to maintain effective helm/course). My only other observation about your boat (which I think is a Taiwan built Clipper) is that not all fittings (eg scuttles/portholes, cleats and standing rigging) are of tensile strength or high quality castings, these need to be upgraded. The Clippers are a very comfortable boat but also very "tall" and hence the centre of gravity is not as low as one would prefer; active stabilizers can greatly resolve this condition. You did well as the traffic lanes are probably the busiest in the world.
Hey Joseph, the quote from DMS is more than one year old. €80k is way too much for after market stabilizers. So at this point “no way”. A 40 yo boat needs attention, and the previous owner did a good job, but he and I, later on, cannot see, know and handle all maintenance necessary. I have seen boats on RUclips that were in worse condition and still sailed the world. Saying that, I am not that stupid nor adventurous. So. I have a plan, and I am checking if boat and/or crew are capable to stick to it. The crew wants it. So it’s the boat who is the weak link in this. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot Hi, one cheaper solution might be to look at what trawlers do to keep their drag net open. With booms port/stbd (from midships position) held out at 90Deg and pulling a small sea anchor or drogge some 60 metres astern on each side stabilises and significantly reduces roll. The prawners use this to good effect and this enables them to stay out in some pretty rough weather.
I presume the best option is the inland route to the Mediterranean via the French rivers and canals? You’ll have to watch that you don’t get fat on all the French food? The Mediterranean can get choppy though to once your on the Croatian coast you’ll be in heaven? I like your vlogs, cheers
Duur jacht… maar blijft een motorboot en dus rollen en stampen. Ik vraag mij af wat er nou eigenlijk aan de hand was, is toch heel normaal? Is de bouw zeewaardig??
Tja, wanneer is een bouw of een boot zeewaardig? Er zijn mensen die met een roeiboot de oceaan oversteken. Zo lang er geen water in de boot komt, de motoren blijven draaien, komt ze een keertje aan. Ik ben blij dat jij er nuchter naar kijkt.
hey Henk Jan, zulke beelden zag ik al voor me toen ik zag dat je er uit ging, zonder de problemen met je motor controle dan. Eigenlijk is het controle systeem veel te gevoelig voor op zee, er gaat in dat geval niets boven een directe meganische bediening met een morse kabel. Zou het actuele probleem ook niet een electronische oorzaak kunnen hebben, dat je smeerolie verlies een afzonderlijke constatering is die niet direct de oorzaak is van het stil vallen?
In Ooltgensplaat zitten de experts op het gebied van Perkins, David. Ik heb uit beide motoren water in het carter aangetroffen. Haal vanavond beide oliekoelers er af en die gaan we morgen op druk zetten om zien of daar een lek zit. Langzaamaan elimineren we de problemen. De pech is, dat ze vrijdag as 2 weken dicht gaan, en ik buiten lig omdat het geultje wel heel smal is om naar binnen te slepen. Maar hé… als we dit Zeetje weten te bedwingen, dan is een geultje van 800m een aardappelschil. ;-)
Ha Henk Jan . Ik heb vorig jaar ook een lekke oliekoeler gehad. Maar omdat de oliedruk hoger is dan de waterdruk krijg je dan olie in je koelsysteem en geen water in je olie. Je bent je olie vervolgens ook snel kwijt wat de nodige problemen geeft (niet fijn als je net op het Amsterdam Rijnkanaal vaart) Wel vreemd dat er water in je carter zit, dat is in ieder geval niet OK
@@MVLadyLiselot idd zo is het maar net. o ik zat met volvo in mijn hoofd. Perkins is Kemper en van Twist in Dordrecht voor onderdelen. de hoofd importeur geloof ik.... ik ben er alweer 15 jaar uit, dingen veranderen snel.
Thanks for sharing your experience, a very welcome insight into the other side of sailing. It brought back happy memories of long ago being hove-to in the middle of the night halfway between Zeebrugge and Harwich in a little 26' sloop with a blown-out mainsail. A Dutch patrol boat loomed out of the murk and stood-by a few cables away until we had re-rigged and got underway - but we had a crew of three! No messages were exchanged at the time (we didn't have a radio) but afterwards, a letter of sincere thanks for the perceived security they provided was posted to your Navy. A NW'ly gale of a few days earlier had moderated to a Beaufort 5 by the way. Before you ask, pressure of work meant we couldn't wait any longer for the seas to calm.
It’s not nice watching you worry that way, but you managed the adventure well and you’re in a safe harbour again. You were kind enough to share the tough times with us, I hope you make it to bluer waters and enjoy the sunshine you deserve. Thank you.
Beste Henk-Jan heb toch wel met zweet in mijn handen naar deze video zitten kijken. Goede keuze om terug te gaan! Nou zat ik mij te bedenken zijn DMS stabilisatoren niks voor onder Lady Liselott?
Vooralsnog veel en veel te duur. Heb 1,5 jaar geleden een offerte aangevraagd. Voor wat dat kost, kan je duizenden zeeziektepillen en 70x geheel nieuw servies kopen.
I think you made good choices. I am glad you made it back to a safe harbor. Thank you for sharing this. It is good to see the hard part of living on a boat, not just the fun bits.
That’s one of the most honest and insightful accounts of when it goes bad at sea. The boat having problems, the weather getting worse and the stress. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, Peter, your comment touches me. I always share 1:1, how I feel, how things go and how it effects me. So I am very glad that, that is what you experience too whilst watching. Thank you!
Oh man oh man, wat een spannende situaties. En je hebt alles gewoon opgenomen..! Dat is nog het meest lovenswaardige aan dit alles. Verstandig om terug te gaan. Trouwens wel een heel ruime machine kamer heb je, met sta hoogte. Veel succes verder en behouden vaart……
Ja, doe stahoogte heb ik overal. Was een van mijn 32 eisen/wensen toen ik op zoek ging naar een schip, en dat is gelukt, zoals je ziet. Soms is singlehanded varen ook fijn. Je drukt op [rec] en begint te lullen. Dat gaat me aardig af. Als ik iemand aan boord heb, klets ik daar tegen en niet tegen de camera. Beter voor de relatie, minder goed voor dit kanaal. ;-)
You went to sea unprepared. First thing is of course to secure everything before leaving. Second thing your stern was getting pushed around partially because of all the skirting that you left up which turned the whole boat into a huge sail. Thirdly I think that stabilizers would help you a lot with your seasickness. Hydraulic would be the best although most expensive. I hope this helps and that we see you sail away to where the sun always shines, wherever that is. Make sure your air conditioning is in good shape.
Hahaha with all the aftermarket add ons you suggest, the boat becomes twice as much and she is not worth it. So a trade in for a 2010 38ft+ would be nice. By the way… it is your opinion that the boat is not capable, but she is. As long as the water stays out, stuff can fly around, but the boat will reach blue waters for sure. In editing I thought many times to cut things out, but hey, as you can see in the other comments, people love to be entertained. And… yolo. Let’s go.
@@MVLadyLiselot I didn't say the boat was not capable. I wouldn't have suggested stabilizers if I didn't think it was capable. What I said was with all of the canvas you have wrapped her up in she will not handle quartering waves with a strong wind also hitting her. You found that out yourself.
I am enjoying your vids. I have been to Ramsgate many times & love it. Just go to the Royal Temple YC & have a beer to relax. I have done 79 trips to Ostend alone so I know how rough it can get. So all sympathy to you. I have sails. Engine failure must scare the hell out of you.
Oha, Henk-Jan! You were in heavy, heavy trouble. Of course this was not funny - but you did your job very well. I‘m looking forward to your return to Blankenberge
“That and more, in the next episode”
I feel your emotions. Everything is fine when the weather is fine. The last month I got my vaarbewijs with CBR in Rotterdam and I sailed ⛵️ for the first time in my life in the Adriatic sea 🌊 . Also I was a bit scared when I returned because there start big waves. All the best to everyone !!!
I sail for over 45 years now, have had several (sailing) boats, did 15 years of match racing in ORC2 and every boat acts differently.
Respect ! Thank you for sharing this experience. I’ve just started single handing a 36 ft motor boat - and have learnt so much from watching you. Great seamanship.
Glad I could help!!
From the USA. Glad you're safe. Enjoyed the video very much. Sorry about the pot and pans.
I am thinkin’ about starting my own band. It must be possible to create something beautiful from so much different sounds. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot There is a difference between music and noise.
Well done getting back safely. Did you discover the cause of the engine problems?
In this video the cause must have been salt water on the throttle connections. Bu t if you mean whit that, what I face at the moment posted on FB and Insta, the damage is catastrophic.
Thanks for the video and transparency on the unpleasant voyage. Very good to see you sending a security message, repeatedly.
IRL I transmitted a message every 10 minutes because of my position and speed of vessels behind me.
What a great decision to return, there is always another day. Have the throttles fixed
and go another day. Happy boating
Thank you, the boat is as seaworthy as its crew… well you saw what happened.
Hi Henk-Jan, I think you did all the right things considering the circumstances. If you want to live your dream, then you need courage. Courage comes with experience. You get experience by doing things (right or wrong). This was a hell of experience…. And you did just fine! I do hope you will find your spot in the sun.
Thank you!
Henk-Jan, wij hebben ook een waterverplaatsende motorjacht waarmee wij vaker op zee zijn geweest. Ik kon me zeer goed inleven in deze ellende. Jij hebt het prima gedaan, jongen. Chapeau!
Thanx. Inmiddels met twee kapotte motoren in Zeeland. Intern defect. Niet mijn stommiteit. Dat scheelt. Dat en meer in een volgende episode.
Exciting...Perfect storm kind of motoring...I now can feel the loss of control boat captains must have when things just go wrong beyond their control and all are lost at sea....I just wanted to motor around in the canals of the Netherlands...many stops and long stays eating and drinking my days away...I would leave the open ocean for when my days should be over and it's time to move on....
Well, the Dutch canals are waiting for you!
@@MVLadyLiselot Update , I got some good news...If I stay on canals and lakes in Holland the license to get that is easier to obtain thus insurance and the right to be there....GOOD NEWS ! ..I wish , I am an American and from what I can find out even If my Dutch sweetheart would take me back and marry me so I could stay , the boating rules , regulations and permits and and licenses need to operate a boat might exceed my limits and money...I live on the Central Coast of Calif sun shines most the times...lol...long boat run for you to get here...maybe Spain or Tenerife is the better idea ....There are several cool people I know living on boats down there....On Colvic Watson Pilothouse motorsailers ....Thank you for posting this video and the other one in which you had trouble...makes it real.....
Well done Henk-Jan, you did a fine job keeping it together in a tricky situation. That is stressful a/f. It has been a very poor summer for boating in the UK, I had 5m waves on the bow off a headland in Devon in frankly light winds. I rounded it with blood pouring down my face from hitting the ceiling and the crew screaming. L/L might not be the best oceangoer in those conditions though. All the best, keep going, those days are rare 🤛🏻
Jeez, hitting the ceiling? Lionel Richie was not with you on this trip, was he? He could have learned you to dance on the ceiling, causing less hurt. From the comments on my posts on FB and Insta from other boaters from the UK, I understand that this year El Nino is causing strange weather.
All my respect to you. You really struggeld to deal with the situation.
Thank you.
Spannend. Als je zelf al eens zoiets hebt meegemaakt zit je met klamme handen naar deze aflevering te kijken. Mijn hemel. Goed besluit genomen! I hope you enjoyed this video, I did not. Good closingwords. Ik voel met je mee Henk-Jan!!!!
Dank je, Jaap.
Looks like your boat is not made for the sea at this moment. I had the same problem, we are cruising in the Med and seas are a lot worse than the North sea, can tell you it is not fun at all. So I decided to install stabilizers, electric ones so I can have stabilization on anchor and also in port. Trust me, it makes a world of difference. So if you really want to go South with your boat............to where the sun shines, you will need stabilizers. That way your sea sickness will also be a thing of the past.
In any case, good decision to turn around, better safe than sorry. We have done it as well and still have to do it when the weather forecast is far off again. When they predict 2 Bft and you find yourself in 10 Bft. Welcome to Greece is what that means. 😀
You have some experience, I see. Great. I rented a sailboat in Greece a couple of times and friends of mine are liveaboards there now. I am heading for Greece for sure. From 2Bft to 10Bft I die not face, but 2-6 almost on a regular basis.
At this point I think the € 70k-€80k for aftermarket magnus stabs is too much, but proof me wrong. And the gyro needs the genset running all the time using almost 4kw per hour, and there is no room for a 400kg box of 70x104x72cm. So please send me an email (info in the ‘about us’ tab on YT channel page) to share your experience.
@@MVLadyLiselot I went through exactly the same process as you did. Our boat was rocking and rolling to the point where everybody onboard was seasick except me. It came to either selling the boat or doing something about it. So I started my research. I wanted something that would also work at anchor, I did not want to have the generator running all the time and I did not want to have the engines running all the time, nor did I want anything that would guzzle precious amps. That took all the hydraulic and pneumatic stabilizers out of the equasion as well as all gyros. The latter have a long spool up time, take up a lot of space, guzzle electricity and need maintenance every 3000 hours.
After talking to many manufacturers I ended up at CMC (Italian) that make electrical stabilizers which don't guzzle electricity, that work on anchor, in port and underway, where you can decide how sensitive the system should be and which would not use up enormous amounts of space.
Spoke with people who had them installed, asked them about the most common problems and asked them about their opinion of how they function in real life.
On the advise of the guys of MY OLOH (also RUclips channel) I chose one size larger than advertised, for the simple reason that the stabilizers are calculated at 10 kts and we do only 5 to 7 kts. That means less efficiency of the stabilizers, so one size larger.
Very important to me was to be able to run them off the solar panels and off the batteries, which I can. Underway the alternators provide all the necessary electricity, on anchor the solar and the batteries take care of that. At night I can have the system on, press power save and it enters a mode where you save 60 % in electricity.
I can send you pictures of the actual assembly on the in- and outside of the boat, it uses almost no space whatsoever. Noise is minimal, we can easily sleep with it and the ER remains the way it is. The control box in the ER is the size of 2 shoe boxes. Underneath the instrument panel in the pilot house I have perhaps 1 shoe box and up in the fly bridge is a small box containing the gyro for measuring roll and pitch. That is the size of 1 decent tuna can.
It is indeed not cheap, but it is below the price you mentioned. If you are not born with 2 left hands (as we say in Dutch) you can do the installation yourself and save a lot of money.
For us the result is perfect, the roll of the boat is minimized and on anchor or in the marina we are now lying steady. In the past we had to hold on for dear life when a wave would roll in. All boats were lying quiet, but we would rock and roll immensely. Those days are over and as a result the sea sickness of all onboard (wife and dogs) is over. No more puking, no more hanging overboard and actually enjoying sailing from one island to another.
It is an investment, but for us it was this or selling the boat. In the Med there are no canals, no rivers with calm waters, it is always the sea and most of the time that sea is quite rough.
If you send me your e-mail I can send you pictures of what we have installed. If you ever make it to the Med for a holiday give us a call and you are welcome aboard to experience it first hand. We have a Defever 49, which is roughly the same size and set up as your boat.
Thank you very much @@davedavids9619. This is important info. I will look into CMC. I also looked into Paravanes, but from what I have seen it's nog usable at this point in time with Dutch canals, rivers and fixed bridges. Do you have Insta of FB and what is your account? Would love to follow and we can have contact easier. Mine are instagram.com/mvladyliselot and facebook.com/mvLadyLiselot
That was tense HJ, i appreciate you share this with us. I think you need a beer!!
THANK YOU VOOR THE COFFEE !!!!!
Good news, good news! That escapade was very frightening for you I imadine. What are your immediate plans? Are you having proper repairs done on the windows in the engine room? I hope so. Are you remaining in GB or are you returning to Europe? I voted REMAIN by the by so you see where my sympathies lie! I've followed all you episodes to date and I would like to have an understanding how you found Lady Liselot and what attracted her to you and what other boats you looked at. Very many wishes for good luck to you n the future. Thanks for your company.
So many questions. Not for now. Perhaps I will answer them in another video.
No, quite right; far too many questions. @@MVLadyLiselot
❤
Thanks!
THANK YOU!!!!!
As I watched you suffer with "Mal De Mer" and then go through rough seas to boot all I could do was ask myself why you didn't, as the very first step in having to deal with it all, put on your life ves? we both know that the ACCIDENT is something no matter how much we plan the journey the accident is not planned for, so precautions need to be taken. I am happy you successfully made it back to port giving you a secure place to consider all that went array and steps to avoid it in the future. Also: I ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS and having stepped ashore for good about 10 or more years ago, you make me sorry that I did so. So, time to let go of the bowlines and start the next leg of your adventures. THANKS. I only offer the advice for wearing the vest as a suggestion and not in any way a criticism.
In some of my vids you will see me wear the vest, in others not. Cannot explain why it not always pops up. Once on the move and on ‘big waters’, I do wear it when I go grab things on deck. I think it’s the protected area’s on board make me think I can do without.
That fridge would drive me crazy.
That makes two of us.
I liked it man! what a difference between a SV and a MV. that is assuming you were right in saying that you would've continued on a SV. I am having a hard time judging how much of a near disaster it was. 30 degrees tilt doesn't seem like a lot to me but then you don't have a giant lead counter weight underneath. sea state is always hard to judge on camera and on top of that your pov is much higher then most channels i watch. This is just a suggestion but maybe you could put up a list of horrible crucial things like broken bones? man overboard? no rudder? no engine? and then you can look at the list and see that you are relatively fine. I might be missing a dangerous factor of the journey, but it seemed that you're mental state was a bit too much and it didn't help you. I think you had a pretty good alternative escape ready as well. loved the video really felt for you in that last shot, it seemed you were thinking it can't be done to sail to the sun. But i believe in you mate! you'll find a way. maybe it's stabilizers or another boat who knows.
I have done many singlehand deliveries on the 36ft X we used to race with. Delivery sails up, scepters in the water, and go. But that boat was almost empty, so no weird noises. And... from s Sailboat you know she loves that state, but from this trawler it did not feel ok. And... the ship is as seaworthy as it's crew. So case closed.
That was a real adventure and reminds me to our tour over the Ijsselmeer 2 years ago. Lucky that you got back safely and nothing happened to Lady Liselot 👍🏼. You‘ll get another chance another time - never give up! What about going to the Canarian Islands, where the sun always shines?😊
Hey Peter, a friend of mine has a house on the Canaries. He stays there during the Dutch winter season and then on his boat in the Netherlands in summer. I want to be all the time on a spot where the sun always shines, and come back two weeks per year, max in necessary.
Takes me back to my days as a yacht delivery skipper. Also, my last boat, 48ft Classic wooden Rampart.. the issues would fill a decent sized volume. Have you thought of a trip through the French canals? Leisurely, wine on every night stop.. no Biscay or Portuguese coast problems.. Sunshine awaits... maybe the boat is a little too large for that though.. I've done most of my sailing alone but it's always good to have an extra hand when things go pear-shaped.. which they will!
The good news, 10K. Congrats
YEAH!!!!!
oh yer its sunday ive made my coffee and im watching my fav guy henk jan
This is the one video you have been waiting for.
@@MVLadyLiselot im always waiting for your trips and adventures
Thanks
THANK YOU!!
Better to be in a port wishing you was out at sea than to be out at sea wishing you was in a port.
Well done and thanks for the video. Lots of armchair critics but in my view (51 years seegoing experience), you dealt with the situation calmly even managing to keep on filming! Shit happens and you dealt with it. Motorboats can be more uncomfortable than sailing yachts in poor weather especially in a following or beam sea, just a fact of life. Roll on the next trip.
Thank you for this support! Much appreciated.
Given the sea state lucky that you spotted the leaking portlight before it caused too much chaos. Well done, a good learning experience for you.
I had to go to the ER to see what happened. Thank you.
Nou dat is wel heftig. Enorm stressvol om daar in te zitten. Goed besluit om terug te gaan. Goeie instructiefilm. Geen tijd voor geintjes.
For sure, Ben.
It’s not a failure to return. Sometimes it’s the best choice. You have your machinery and yourself to think about.
Very honest!
Thank you
An English cliché - "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". You are wiser for your experience - you know more about how you manage in difficult conditions and you have a clearer idea of what conditions you can and can't manage; the fact that you learnt the hard way strengthens the learning. You might wish to think about your decision to return to Ramsgate - 1) was it the right decision at the time 2) given the reasons for your choice, could you / should you have made the decision earlier. I don't know the answers, but I do know that asking the questions and answering them honestly will help you in the future. I wish you safe and happy travels.
You are right. I did many singlehanded deliveries of a 36ft X-yacht we used to race for 15 years. I was pit crew and delivery skipper. Delivery sails up, scepters in the water and off we go. But this is not a sailboat. There is always this "Will the weather or the sea state become better in 30 minutes?" and before you know it, you are 8x 30 minutes offshore.
I am sorry to say but this bad seamanship by example : one of your engines is not working , the seastate is bad…why tying to cross the TSS , very dangerous .
And why isn’t your VHF not working 4hrs away from Ramsgate . Totally irresponsible action to leave to Blankenberge knowing bad weather was coming
I was in Ramsgate at the same time on my sailingvessel….I was surprised seeing you leaving the port knowing the seastate and wind.
And why did you not try to relay to Dover Coastguard instead of acting like you are the Dover Straight VTS.
To @pmulder9481, Please be kind and (unless you have never made a mistake at sea) be gentle in your criticism as you help educate those of us with less experience or knowledge.
Funny enough, I faced 35 knts visiting Blankenberge X-mas ‘22 and it all went smooth.
I did relay in this trip but did not record that.
Be aware that in editing I am the one who decide what to share and what not. I could have deleted this footage. I did not. I decided to share and to entertain people.
I saw a dutch sailboat come into Ramsgate the other day. They picked a berth close to me and I saw his speed was too high for docking. The sound from his bow hitting the jetty hard proofed me right. The damage on his greyish bow too. These things happen.
Oh, and the guy from Dover Coast Guard who did relay with the Vessel I had contact with (MV Ben Nevi) saw my post of returning to Ramsgate and complimented me about the actions taken.
Am I a saint? Hahaha if that was the case we would be family.
Have a look on my reply. I don’t take those comments to seriously.
If I didn't know any better I would swear it appeared as if your engines cutting off was due to the rough seas stirred up sediment from the bottom of your fuel tanks.
I am glad you know better. Clean tanks and filters. No water, no smudge.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound like "I know better," I was just offering a suggestion as to what it appeared to be to me as I watched you just stare at your controls and have no idea what was going on.
In your video, you gave absolutely no indication it might or might not be a fuel issue as you didn't even mention fuel.
Because I can't read your mind and I don't know what you do every day, I didn't realize your tanks were in perfect condition. How dare I not know that. Again sorry.
Usually, when two different engines intermittently cut out independently of each other several times on a boat during waves and weather, fuel integrity is one of the first things many people think of. How silly of them and me, my bad.
Sorry, I promise I will try not to comment in the future.
hahaha @@RebelAngelkiller62 , please be aware that English is my 2nd language, and Dutchies do not need many words to express themselves. Now let me apologize to you, for responding 'a little to much Dutch'. You wrote ..."If I didn't know any better..." so I responded (please read it with previous in mind) "I am glad you know better". not meaning that you do know it better, but it was... allright, hope you get it. Please do not kill all angels, but be a rebel. Cheers!
Giving up and returning to a safe place is NEVER a failure.
Amen to that
Goed gehandeld! En (achteraf) een geweldig avontuur om op te halen tijdens het borreluurtje. Experiences like this make you feel you’re alive.
En zo heb ik nog wel wat avonturen waar ik over kan vertellen. “Vroeger, toen ik nog geen filmpjes maakte, toen…”
Heftig avontuur.
Goed dat je in veilige haven bent.
Zeg dat wel.
I navigated a wooden Grand Banks 42 with "flopper stoppers" for stability .... a simple rig that never broke. They look ugly but they work. If you do not have hydraulic stabilizing fins consider gyroscope stabilization. I never trusted those "electronic" engine controls.
Would love the Gyro, also because they are the only one who work in zerospeed situations, but the 1m3 is way to large for the interior. The guys from CruisingSeaVenture have these vins also. They seem effective.
Hooooo... That was a tough one! I know the feeling! But as a comfort I would guess that of all sea areas you would have to negotiate in your plan of sailing to the sun, the english channel and the north sea is probably one of the worst due to the shallow water and trafficzones etc etc. If you can handle that area, other seas will probably be easier😊
Well, at least I have added to extra experience to the list. ;-)
Well managed Henk, you need a stiff drink after that captain.
I went to bed and slept 14 hours. ;-)
Electric throttled systems .. fancy but no good for reliability. I love cables and or air driven system.
So lessons here is .. have a back up system. There are multiple events recorded of electric throttle fails.
Just wonder why aircraft have multiple channels with independent power source.
Why is that not a must on yachts.
You do not have to cross a traffic lane at 90degree if that is not safe for your ship.
Just let them know you can’t make it.
That’s good seaman ship. Well done sir, 🎩 off for you.
I used to work on pilot boats that have knocked up thousands and thousands of engine hours with electronic throttles (without back up or dual stations) and they never failed. Yet, I have driven boats with morse cables and they were a nightmare!
Pros and cons on both systems. I agree.
Drive and Fly by wire. It works.
There's nothing like the feeling of making it into a safe harbour after rough seas! Great video
A very unplesant run w/o stabelizer. Respect - and more respect for the decision to turn and going back to Ramsgate. Good decision. Your boat is capable of such weather - but how she is rolling when waves are comming from the side or stern....uiuiui.... I'm a little suprised about you're info, that you could not get the VHF from the coastguard. You really need to get safe 20nm+ range on a vessel like yours, in any sea state. Communication is the only way to get help and to warn others - especially when you're alone. AIS Class A transceiver and a good VHF both with long/high and seperate Antennas. I don't want to play here the "I know it better" - but I'm just a little worried when looking at that video. BTW: Let us all know when you know where to go for the sun. The Med can also be very unplesant....the Atlantic as well.
I have two antenna’s. One for AIS and one for VHF. Both on 7m above the water. I too was surprised that with the squelch off I die not catch DCG. The vessel relayed. This info missed in the video. The channel will publish all my journeys, so also the one leaving and heading for new horizons. Not until 2025.
@@MVLadyLiselot Thx. 7m...but quite short antennas as far as I coud see in some pictures. I was suprised when I did a range check a few years ago on my old boat 🙂.
Just let us know when you start your way into the sun. I'm actually dreaming of an Atlantic crossing to the Bahamas. We will see how that goes and if I find another motoryacht to join the crossing.....
It might be more comfortable in the canals but a boat ain't a boat till it's rocking and dancing. 😁
That might be true, but I prefer the gentlemans version of boating, if you don’t mind. ;-)
Bedankt
HARTELIJK BEDANKT!!! / THANK YOU
Beste Henk-Jan, negeer s.v.p. al die onzinnige negatieve reacties van stuurlui aan de wal. Volgens mij heb je reeds voldoende ervaring op zee opgedaan. Op de motor kan het in zeegang een stuk lastiger zijn dan onder zeil! Groeten, Jelle
Jelle, als 'creator' van dit kanaal, heb ik een extra optie tot mijn beschikking: "remove account from channel'. Die 'power' is zo fijn, dat ik de meeste beeldschermzeilers gewoon lekker hun dingetje laat uitkramen. En, inderdaad, zeilen in deze omstandigheden is een stuk makkelijker. Ik heb singlehanded een flink aantal deliveries gedaan met een 42ft en een 36ft X, en die liet ik lekker met de scepters door het water slepen. Niets leukers dan dat. Bedankt voor je reactie.
I see from AIS tracking you're safely back in home waters now. It's fun getting to know how boats behave in different conditions, and good experience for the owner. I'm going through the same process. Did the weather forecast give any hint of what the wind and sea state might be?
Back in Dutch waters, but with 2 dead engines. Next episode...
@MVLadyLiselot Oh no! That's an expense you won't need. Thinking of you my friend. Take Care.
How is the stability of the boat. Bottom of the boat is quite flat and it seems to me that recovery from heelin was quite slow when heelangle was bigger. Maybe it is worth to get some professional to invest which is AVS of the boat.
The moment you know it's theoretical stability, one will not go out anymore. The days with 5-15knts of wind are rare.
This style of trawler is a wonderful live aboard boat because it is so roomy. They do catch a lot of wind though and they are a bit top-heavy and tend to roll a lot in heavy seas.
yep...
Ik snap dat je het benauwd kreeg! 🙂 Ik zat bijna mee te zweten. Ik zat gisteren nog een korte documentaire te kijken over een enorm drijvend booreiland dat op deze manier ten onder is gegaan, doordat er zeewater een porthole in stroomde en de elektronica lamlegde. Mooi kak, dit! Succes met je volgende poging.
Groetz,
Wim
Poeh, jij maakt samen met Anja nog nachttochtjes. Die zag ik overigens maar een minuutje van, en daarna was het weer dag. Ik zou de nachtdiensten in het ziekenhuis ook vreselijk vinden. Vooral als jij gewoon gaat liggen maffen. hahaha
Your beautiful trawler yacht is actually quite seaworthy ........as long as everything works.....😉
I think that rule counts for every equipment in life, don’t you?
Following you a long time now, one word : WOW ! I know your reasons to sail alone even for these trips but man you are a dare devil sometimes.. I should have returned right away at the first engine failure. Nevertheless great experience gained and some good stories (afterwards). Stay safe !!
Good stories and good footage also. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot😂
Pff henk jan. Het had zo makkelijk geweest om dit niet te publiceren. Alle respect man. Grappen over hoe je kapsel er uit ziet met tegenwind gaan we maar niet maken😊 . Kan niet anders zeggen dan petje af, en met aanwezige kennis en materialen perfect gehandeld. A lesson well learned, en met de opgedane kennis ook wwer stukje weerbbarder geworden. Hoop dat de technische problemen allemaal herkend en herleidbaar zijn zodat je wèer met trots en vertrouwen de (soms een bitch) Lady stuurt naar alle bestemmingen die je wenst. Groet Erik motorjacht Caspita,
Dank je, Erik. Ja, dit was me het tochtje wel.
@@MVLadyLiselot ondertussen nog veel gekkere dingen gezien op je socials. Sterkte man, ben helaas te ver uit de buurt om wat voor je te kunnen betekenen
Alles richtig gemacht. Zurückfahren war eine gute Idee. Tolles Video extrem spannend. Ich hoffe das wir im September einen guten Tag erwischen um unser Boot zu überführen. Wir freuen uns schon aufs nächste Video 😅
If you and I must believe the armchair sailors, then we should not go. But you and I know better. ;-) Good luck on the weather!
Pittig!
En een schat van een havenmeester om een sprintje te trekken op die schoenen😉
Je hebt er leuke tussen zitten. ;-)
I know the feeling this is no fun but priceless experience to work out what to do next. Either wait for calm weather or head south cross closer to dover (shipping lane is much narrower) and take the channel along duinkerken which has less waves. It is good seamanship to change course to a safe heading which goes above the 90 degree rule, just communicate with Dover Coastguard on ch 16. I find them very helpful. Good luck getting back. Ernst from sailing petite lune.
Hi Ernst, I have thought about that the other day. But still I would have had waves from astern. Even thought about going through the locks of Dunkirk or Oostende, but the fixed bridges on the inland canals are to low. I need 5.3 minimum.
Henk respect to you!!
Anybody that has had a boat and ventured across big seas has experienced this it’s definitely not nice ! And much worse when your on your own! I have experienced this several times on my boat so that’s why I chuckled to
My self watching you breathing heavy 😂😂
Put it down to experience u had a bit of bad luck with port hole but you will be better next time I guarantee it 👍
Thank you for your honest and genuine video 👍 most would not have shared the truth 👊👊👊
Thank you, for sure tried to show the whole picture.
stabilizers would help somewhat..or paravaines to a point...with sea state that rough and the course you have to steer..it is difficult and along with those electronic controls kicking out all the time, there is a problem with them as they have acted up prior to this voyage...
Prior to this voyage, I renewed wiring, and they worked almost one year without any problems.
Goed zeemanschap begint bij een goede reisvoorbereiding, je had dit vantevoren kunnen zien aankomen. Er zijn tegenwoordig zoveel hulpmiddelen, gebruik ze dan ook.
joh?
had persoonlijk voor de shipping lane al besluit genomen terug te gaan. Die grote jongens remmen niet zo makkelijk.
Congratulations on making the tough decisions and also making repairs etc underway to the window. You could see the pressures you had from the video but the experience will only make you stronger and more ready for further adventures. Having watched your channel and having a motor boat myself I have often been envious of your electronic throttles (I am the older morse non electronic throttles) but perhaps I am now glad of the older simpler technology. Love watching your travels and look forward to more to come. I see form AIS that you’ve made the crossing successfully so respect in heading back out and stronger for it. Keep the videos coming look forward to seeing your preparation for your trip to the sun.
Just watched this video and would say you are a safe skipper and kept composed when many may panic. You did the right thing and come back to safety. Good luck in future (skippered a Northshore Ranger 36 for 17 years) We all have issues at some point
Thank you, please subscribe, sit back and bench watch my other ‘adventures’.
OK sailor, you have done well! When you don't try, you will leave nothing but dirty socks.
And no stories to share.
i laughed all the way through knowing that you made it to safety. But gosh matey, why oh why did you do that with engine issues. is your ship sea worthy?, you could of lost your life bro !!!!!!. and also i see you fixed your seat too. I was waiting for it to do a fly by. phew untill the next one eh !.
Check out the stories where sailors went into a liferaft because they thought that was safer. The boat was found on a beach a couple of weeks later. So, as long as the water stays outside the boat, she is seaworthy. Perhaps not a pleasant place to be, but as ling she stays dry, she a safe place.
Good work getting her back to the dock Cap. Life at heel is the norm and expected under sail. In a trawler, not so much.
I must admit, it felt a little weird. ;-)
Hi Henk-Jan, Unfortunately, one of your best videos. My hats off to you, sailing single handed is tough many times, but especially when at sea, with all the little gremlins causing problems around the boat. I don't know of anyone that could have done better than you, under the circumstances. I've been in similar circumstances, on well crewed boats, and when the problems start arrising, you will NEVER have enough hands for all the problems.
From what you told me, I only can imagine the situations you have been in.
@@MVLadyLiselot One trip heading from the Straits of Juan De Fuca, hauling a load of Military vehicles to San Deigo, CA, we got caught in an out of season Hurricane, we were taking 30-40 foot waves (blue water) over the bow. I had 5 HMMWV's in the front of the deck. After over 4 days of the storm, the HMMWV's were pretty much destroyed - 1 pretty much flattened due to all of the ton's of water. Most of my crew were sicker than dogs, and unable to perform anything more than basic tasks. That was an interesting trip.
Henk, I am so impressed. Your knowledge and skills are only superseded by your courage. Thank you for sharing this difficult video. If ever I find myself in a difficult situation on my sailing vessel, I will remember your courage and let it bolster me.
Wow, thank you for you kind words. Too much honor.
On the other hand… perhaps I print the thumbnail of this video, frame it and sell it on my channel so every one has a ’reminder’ for moments you mention. In religion, people also have all kind of stuff around their neck and in their house.
(You notice by this silly remark, that ‘I am back’)
De spanning en de stress waren op je gezicht te zien 😮. Juiste beslissing genomen! Maakt natuurlijk wel een mooie vlog. De zonnige lokatie zal nog even op zich moeten laten wachten vrees ik.
“Kolere, Tim”. Dit was er eentje in de categorie “Heul spennend”.
Nou Henk-Jan.. dat was me wel wat!! 😅😅😅…but like you said ; within 15 hours you talk different😂
Tja, dat is het voordeel van ons leven; we kunnen alleen maar vooruit en niet achteruit in tijd. In gedachten en dankzij video beleven we het allemaal nog een keer, maar "uiteindelijk komt alles goed." Dat is niet zo, zo weet ik inmiddels, maar het is een leuke Calvijnse gedachte. hahaha
Henk-Jan we wil call you for now Captain Braveheart.
What a adventure and alone on board. 👏
;-) way too much honors.
I cannot say I liked this video....I felt your destress....but it is a great tutorial though. One thing by the way Henk-Jan....your boat can handle more then you can, so if you stay within your own boundaries....you will be fine! Lady Liselotte will take care of you!
As long as the water stays outside, she will float won't she? The moment I had no speed the 'quietness and ease' was remarkable.
Man, that was a nail-biter, I'm glad that your manage to navigate the vessel back to safe harbour and you are safe and sound
Poh, me myself had no time to bite the nails.
Today i saw your facebook-post and it seems things turn out bad, not to say for the worst, for lady liselot and for you.
Wish you luck and wisdom!
Thank you. The video of that journey will be online soon.
Gnarly conditions out there. Not suited to running downsea in a sedan-style motor yacht with a wide flat transom. Your boat may be termed a trawler yacht but is it truly designed and built for rough ocean conditions? Most trawler-style yachts are nothing more than a normal motor yacht in terms of sea-keeping ability and build strength.
So, now we know this. Is there something useful I and my subscribers can learn from you?
Henk, you performed so well when things were against you, the throttle fix and the porthole fix underway were superb. When bad weather hits unexpectedly then the sequence of things going wrong is a challenge, you handled it very well, and I feel for you as have been there too, take care!
Thank you very much Andy. When I tell people about the fact that I carry half a hardware store's stuff, they look a bit incredulous. I've been through a lot of moments where it worked out really well. This was such a moment.
Thank you for sharing that with us. I'm glad you're safe.
Thank you very much.
I hope the repairs go smoothly. Will you put storm covers on your engine room port holes?
Stormcovers? Never thought about that. No idea how I should mount it around the port holes
Storm covers are metal closures which swing down and fasten over the port holes for added protection. @@MVLadyLiselot
They are mainly to protect against damage to the port hole glass but also add extra security by having more fixings.
I’ve been watching your videos to gain knowledge about my future in a boat. I plan to buy a similar size boat to explore the pacific NW of the US, up to Alaska. Watching you in the misery of swelling seas has me convinced I will have gyro stabilization on my boat. Thanks for your videos, even the negative experience ones.
If money is no issue, buy a boat with stabs. Gyro or outboard, bot will do and gyro has also the benefit of ‘zero speed stability’. BUT in an old boat (the Lady is from 1980), a unit of 1m3 is difficult to place aftermarket. The interior layout makes it almost impossible.
That was some experience. Well done on getting safely back to port. The Ocean is an unknown beast, it's never the same and can turn rapidly into a very dangerous place.
Thank you. This was some adventure.
Sounds like that boat is not a good choice to go blue water cruising on if it cannot handle those conditions.
She is a sister of Marine Traders and they are in blue waters all the time. Perhaps the thing is that I was not in blue but in sandy waters….
Hello Henk-Jan, seems you experienced Murphy's law to the fullest and I must say you managed it bravely.
Great respect !
Hope you recover quickly. All the best to you my friend. 🙏🏼
Thank you very much
wat een tegenslag maar je moet maar denken dit hebben wij weer mee gemaakt
En, door…
Having experienced similar situations in my Motorsailer NORSELA I felt for you with every wave. Regards Michael
From Norway. Great decision/seamanship combined with calmness makes a great Captain.
Welcome!!
Perhaps you could persuade a couple of your subscribers (With experience) to accompany you on your trip to the med. just to help you to crew your boat and arrive safely. It would be less stressful.
mmm I am too much of a loner. Saw other boaters invite unknown crew on their boat. But perhaps that's the difference: this is home, and that's their boat.
Henk Jan, ik zou de brandstof controleren. Onderin de diesel tanks zit meestal wat water. Door de golven wordt dit door de diesel gemengd en loopt de motor slecht of slaat af. Als een water scheider in de brandstof leiding hebt controleer deze regelmatig en tap het water af. Voor vertrek ook de aftap kraan van de tank openen om water af tappen. De diesel moet helder zijn.
No water in the separator, nor in the filter. This was a throttle issue.
dit is helemaal Kees van Kooten, schitterende parodie van een "ervaren zeebonk".
Dit vind ik een groot compliment. Ook ik zette de TV iedere zondag avond om 20:30 op NED3.
I feel you should have turned back sooner.
As with many things in life: when do you stop and when is the best to continue what you are doing? Also in this case the boat could handle it. She would have arrived on the spot as planned, but the crew became uncertain. Again… as in real life.
Well, the entire event can be turned to your advantage. First and foremost the vessel needs to be prepared and secured for sea. Cruising the calm waters of the canals of Holland will not reveal how your vessel performs at 30+ Deg of roll. Next the engine/throttle control system needs to be hardened / toughened to ensure a higher level of reliability. Next, a 50ft vessel is okay for open water however you might do well to consider fitting stabilizers ( I suggest DMS Stabilizers of the Netherlands). Noting your sea legs are not the best, reducing the roll of your vessel might be a life changing experience for you; but you will still need to cope with pitch. Lastly, as one with 20 years at sea in Navy Patrol Vessels, in rough weather it is normal to reduce speed, run on one engine at around 6/7 knots and when required "stem-the-sea" (which means point into the sea with just enough power to maintain effective helm/course). My only other observation about your boat (which I think is a Taiwan built Clipper) is that not all fittings (eg scuttles/portholes, cleats and standing rigging) are of tensile strength or high quality castings, these need to be upgraded. The Clippers are a very comfortable boat but also very "tall" and hence the centre of gravity is not as low as one would prefer; active stabilizers can greatly resolve this condition. You did well as the traffic lanes are probably the busiest in the world.
Hey Joseph, the quote from DMS is more than one year old. €80k is way too much for after market stabilizers. So at this point “no way”.
A 40 yo boat needs attention, and the previous owner did a good job, but he and I, later on, cannot see, know and handle all maintenance necessary. I have seen boats on RUclips that were in worse condition and still sailed the world. Saying that, I am not that stupid nor adventurous. So. I have a plan, and I am checking if boat and/or crew are capable to stick to it. The crew wants it. So it’s the boat who is the weak link in this. ;-)
@@MVLadyLiselot Hi, one cheaper solution might be to look at what trawlers do to keep their drag net open. With booms port/stbd (from midships position) held out at 90Deg and pulling a small sea anchor or drogge some 60 metres astern on each side stabilises and significantly reduces roll. The prawners use this to good effect and this enables them to stay out in some pretty rough weather.
I presume the best option is the inland route to the Mediterranean via the French rivers and canals? You’ll have to watch that you don’t get fat on all the French food? The Mediterranean can get choppy though to once your on the Croatian coast you’ll be in heaven? I like your vlogs, cheers
Duur jacht… maar blijft een motorboot en dus rollen en stampen. Ik vraag mij af wat er nou eigenlijk aan de hand was, is toch heel normaal? Is de bouw zeewaardig??
Tja, wanneer is een bouw of een boot zeewaardig? Er zijn mensen die met een roeiboot de oceaan oversteken. Zo lang er geen water in de boot komt, de motoren blijven draaien, komt ze een keertje aan. Ik ben blij dat jij er nuchter naar kijkt.
We’ll done H - good to see a power guy showing it as it can be when cruising, rather than showing the glamour bits.
Loved the vid.
I tried a bikini to add some glamour, but failed. So I then decided to show boating as I experience it.
hey Henk Jan, zulke beelden zag ik al voor me toen ik zag dat je er uit ging, zonder de problemen met je motor controle dan. Eigenlijk is het controle systeem veel te gevoelig voor op zee, er gaat in dat geval niets boven een directe meganische bediening met een morse kabel.
Zou het actuele probleem ook niet een electronische oorzaak kunnen hebben, dat je smeerolie verlies een afzonderlijke constatering is die niet direct de oorzaak is van het stil vallen?
In Ooltgensplaat zitten de experts op het gebied van Perkins, David. Ik heb uit beide motoren water in het carter aangetroffen. Haal vanavond beide oliekoelers er af en die gaan we morgen op druk zetten om zien of daar een lek zit. Langzaamaan elimineren we de problemen. De pech is, dat ze vrijdag as 2 weken dicht gaan, en ik buiten lig omdat het geultje wel heel smal is om naar binnen te slepen. Maar hé… als we dit Zeetje weten te bedwingen, dan is een geultje van 800m een aardappelschil. ;-)
Ha Henk Jan . Ik heb vorig jaar ook een lekke oliekoeler gehad. Maar omdat de oliedruk hoger is dan de waterdruk krijg je dan olie in je koelsysteem en geen water in je olie. Je bent je olie vervolgens ook snel kwijt wat de nodige problemen geeft (niet fijn als je net op het Amsterdam Rijnkanaal vaart) Wel vreemd dat er water in je carter zit, dat is in ieder geval niet OK
@@MVLadyLiselot idd zo is het maar net. o ik zat met volvo in mijn hoofd. Perkins is Kemper en van Twist in Dordrecht voor onderdelen. de hoofd importeur geloof ik.... ik ben er alweer 15 jaar uit, dingen veranderen snel.
Thanks for sharing your experience, a very welcome insight into the other side of sailing. It brought back happy memories of long ago being hove-to in the middle of the night halfway between Zeebrugge and Harwich in a little 26' sloop with a blown-out mainsail. A Dutch patrol boat loomed out of the murk and stood-by a few cables away until we had re-rigged and got underway - but we had a crew of three! No messages were exchanged at the time (we didn't have a radio) but afterwards, a letter of sincere thanks for the perceived security they provided was posted to your Navy. A NW'ly gale of a few days earlier had moderated to a Beaufort 5 by the way. Before you ask, pressure of work meant we couldn't wait any longer for the seas to calm.
Exactly. Sometime one need to go. So you also have the heave-to experience. It causes really a very calm state.
love your fliming iam learning from from your experince, nice boat.
Well thank you, glad you like it.
It’s not nice watching you worry that way, but you managed the adventure well and you’re in a safe harbour again. You were kind enough to share the tough times with us, I hope you make it to bluer waters and enjoy the sunshine you deserve. Thank you.
Beste Henk-Jan heb toch wel met zweet in mijn handen naar deze video zitten kijken. Goede keuze om terug te gaan!
Nou zat ik mij te bedenken zijn DMS stabilisatoren niks voor onder Lady Liselott?
Vooralsnog veel en veel te duur. Heb 1,5 jaar geleden een offerte aangevraagd. Voor wat dat kost, kan je duizenden zeeziektepillen en 70x geheel nieuw servies kopen.
I think you made good choices. I am glad you made it back to a safe harbor. Thank you for sharing this. It is good to see the hard part of living on a boat, not just the fun bits.
Thank you, you sometimes need a plan, to learn how fat to stretch things.
Gewoon een Pikmeer aanschaffen en een ticket kopen voor zes maanden per jaar naar de zon. Goedkoper, veiliger en veel relaxter.
Lelijk man zo’n pikmeer en ik ga geen 6, maar 12 maanden. ;-)