Having sailed a fair bit of blue water I enjoyed being reminded of what sailing at night is. During the day you can see as far as weather permits, sometimes to the horizon. At night it's like being in a strange, shifting room. There can be swell like rolling hills and all you can see is the glow of the instruments and foam surging past. Sometimes you get vertigo because everything is in motion and you lose your reference in the dark. In our increasingly artificial world I will always say that out at sea is where it is real. You listen to a very deep, ancient voice and once it has spoken to you, you only want to hear more. It's sublime.
I have done a few open water trips never solo and even with a crew I really do not like sailing in bad water at night and I have never been in conditions he is sailing through.
I am almost certain that your boat is not being tossed side to side by the ferocious waves, but rather by the swinging of your massive balls. Sailing that trip is amazing in itself, but capturing it on video and putting together these masterpiece films is just phenomenal.
Dear Erik: Your RUclips videos are a master piece of a single actor with a marvellous scenario as having the North Sea as a a natural backgroung with its DNA. I am retirrd in my 80's that when I was a child thought I could be a sailor following the marvellous ztories of Cristopher Columbus from my history teacher. Nowadays. we arr lucky to have Internet and RUclips the "greats" as you are. Lon time ago I bought a book title The Brendan Voyage written by Tim Severing he who builded a boat of animal skin and set dail with his own crew to prove that long ago previuosly to Columbus and Vikings monk sailors had been landed in what is now known as American continent. . ..." Instrad of zeventh waves...the sea appeared to be collecting its strength in random groups...before no longer support its own mass...avalanche of foam and realeased its energy..." tamen from the book The Brendan Voyage... Erick: I am not a sailor but I have said to myself...I am always with you as a virtual "pazzenger in yor boat followi g your instructions and learning from your experience and sill as you highly profeszional skeeper... I am not a sailor and do not have a sailboat. But if. so allow to contact you .I live in Cali Colombia Best Regards... Hugo Baona Moreno Email: hbmviejo@gmail.com
@@hugobaronamoreno3132 I would really recommend you to remove your mail adress from this very public post. Everyone will be able to write you spam mails.
Riveting. A sailing channel about sailing. No T&A, no white beaches, or stunning sunsets in places we have seen a thousand times before. Just Sailing! Hats of to you Erik. Sail Safe mate. Ant, Cid and the pooch crew.
Brilliant film, and brilliant sailing Erik, my Viking friend. You brought us along with you on a very tough sail, and I could feel the cold, fatigue and pitching of the deck. Thanks for the inspiration. I do think you need to find a better Plan B for your cooking though. :-)
"It's time to relieve you of Caribbean beach partying and snorkel diving." As a Lake Superior sailor, this means something. Consider me relieved and thank you for a wonderful video.
The absolute best sailing channel on RUclips, and among the best channels overall. Won’t be much longer and the subscriber count will skyrocket. Just amazing work, Erik!
Hello Eric My name is Steve I live in Australia. I love you videos. I have learnt so much watching you. I always have a beer while watching you. Keep up the great work mate. From Adelaide Australia
These videos beat the heck out of SV delos. Good story telling. Sailing. Cinematography. Color grading. And you never get bored watching. Thanks for making these my friend. May the winds be in your favor.
To keep the boat moving and the GoPro's rolling under those conditions is a joy to behold while sitting still, upright and warm. The spirit of Ragnar Lothbrok lives on through you.
"Battered but not beaten" as usual Erik. The video is fantastic. Not only are you a great sailor worthy of his Viking forefathers but you are also a great narrator.
Thanks, Erik for taking us on your " little " adventure. . When I see you riding the waves, i recognise the luckiest and happiest man on earth who made the sea his best friend.
Loved and respect brother don't know why but your video brought happy tears 🙏 to my eyes god bless everybody that still has a tradition that moves hearts
This is great. In summer 2019 I sailed from Bergen to Lerwick on the Swan, a restored 120 year old fishing boat based in Lerwick. The conditions were lovely, with a steady southerly F4 most of the way and quite a bit of sunshine, so nothing like your winter crossing. I'm too old to contemplate a winter crossing, but this video is just terrific. Great challenging sailing. My mother was a Shetlander, and for me, there's something special about arriving in Lerwick by boat, especially on a sailing boat. Top marks.
This is not a weekly vlog but always worth the wait !!! Fantastic episode Erik . This is how a sailing vlog should look like . No bikinis and beaches , no other bullshit , just sailing . Thank you for sharing this !!!
A quick ride on the fore deck (in 5C weather and 7C water) is a great way to stay awake and focused, have some fun, and get completely soaked.... LMAO spoken like a true Viking! The footage from that Viking festival was truly amazing...wow it must be incredible to see in person. Thanks for sharing!
I have watched this video 3 times now! I really enjoy, no I love, watching your videos! The heavy weather sailing is exciting. I learn from them and the video shots are great. But I think the biggest thing is your enthusiasm and enjoyment of what you are doing!
YEAH! Time to kick back and watch you duke it out with the North Sea in Winter. You are so impressive and I learn from you every time I watch. Keep it coming!
Another great video Erik the Viking! Keep up your excellent work, I like many others enjoy these exhilarating trips, just brilliant fella! Raising a glass to you!
Skip Novak removes his chain from the anchor and secures them both below. He puts a water tight cap over the anchor chain hole to stop water from coming into the anchor locker. Just a thought.
Aussie Pilgrim Novak got his feet wet in the 1950's, you must be quite the old seadog if you were already doing stuff like that before he set foot on a boat
@@oz2904 Or put a dead pussycat in hole. What do I know... Gorilla tape maybe. Anyway it's bad planning. And yes I have a sailboat. But it is good entertainment.
Nothing a true Viking is afraid from if there is something to drink at the end of the journey. Going to the toilet is really a nightmare in strong winds! Usually I get seasick instantaneously! Another excellent video, was sitting on the edge the whole time when watching it.
10:30pm - I’m about to go sleep and then I find this channel. 12:05am - I’m full of adrenaline, completely awake and binge watching the damn whole thing. THANK YOU .
Well done Eric....Wonderful account of a daring venture. Your strength in adversity is exemplary and your account of the festival was inspirational. Between Patrick Laine and you I am inspired to get back to sailing once more. Best to you ...NIel S. CANADA.
I used to watch all the Nancy sailing channels. You know, bikinis, drinks, snorkeling, the "Oh, the wind is at 15 knots today, we'd better stick to the intercoastal"! Then I found this channel...
I can never get into them , maybe watch a couple of minutes , then get bored . This is what i wanna watch , the sailing , including the bits that can go wrong and often do , along with the solutions . I have tried a few others of this hilt , a guy called Skip being one . He is informative , but not really what i was looking for . His boats ( yes he has 2) are crewed , and to be honest (to me) came over a bit do as i say , not as i do . Purely by chance , i came across Erik , and never left . Among the best , i've never being bored and now safely hooked , just as the channel title says .
Awww!, apart from the bikini (yeah... you wouldn't want to see that!), you just described MY kind of sailing! I like my biggest problem on the water to be 'when did I last put on sunscreen?' I'll cruise along the coast with my ankle slung over the tiller by day... and watch Eric on RUclips at night! Best of both worlds lol.
Amazing Eric and so good to see you strapped in so well, this time I feel like you captured the scariness even better of your feat especially when you reefed the sail after 30 knots. Well done brother just brilliant watching !!
Allways nice to watch some grazy norden sailing! 😎 i know how to drive boat night time in lakes..but that ocean night feeling so grazy. cheers from Finland!
Friggen epic. Knowing how small waves look on camera I can only imagine how this monsters felt. Love the attitude of looking for a good fight. Damn man, good stuff
Its crazy how small waves look on camera. The largest waves I've met were around 7 feet, and that was on a small outboard dinghy. High enough for me, for sure lol
"But man is not meant for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated," Ernest Hemingway. Erik, you are a true Viking! This is the best video I've seen on any sailing channel. Very profound. But fix that leak, or get yourself a battery powered oil change pump with a long hose so you can bilge all that water out.
Omg going to the toilet is my dread. The only time I start to feel sickness coming on. Absolutely love your videos they are raw reality. My friend would love to come with me but her health can't take the beating. This is like therapy for her, watching you 😊
Erik: you are well named: and a true legend: your own Saga will ring through the centuries. I salute you!! And yes, I have also sailed from Shetland: so this is very real to me.
Erik you are one tough dude I must say. I salute you. May God Bless your adventurous life and keep you safe. On your behalf I thank God for his care for you.
Erik! From one Viking to another and incase no one else has yet mentioned it, 'bucket and chuck it' is way faster, cleaner and safer than using heads in rough seas, and get a 5 x 12 x 22cm Jumbo sponge for £1.20 from anywhere you choose, get more than one and keep the spare in the bilges. They can make really quick work of outing water for the bilges mate, especially if its splashing around those delicate electronics! Crikey! Cheers and thanks for taking us on another fine adventure :-)
Another great video! Thank you, sir! :) Agreed w/Taranto on both the bucket and the sponges. You can use the sponges to remove more water quicker than with that cup, and also then *leave them in the bilge* where water collects; they'll work like baffles and cut down on the sloshing and splashing. Fair winds! Kurt and Barque - A30 "Alaula" sailfar.net / plasticclassicforum.com
Maybe next time when you know its going to rough out use some putty clay, the stuff kids play with and pack it around your anchor chain. That will keep 90% of the water out of the boat. And if you really need to use the anchor the clay just comes out. Hope it helps keeping the boat dry next time, and you make some really cool trips out there! Would love to try something like that one day (maybe a little calmer) Hahaha. Keep up the great videos!! i love them! Greets from Holland, The Netherlands.
Your July adventure across the North Sea to Greenland and to various, other destinations along that approaching nautical journey is Keenly awaited. What an adventure to "Helly A" across the "seas" to such an amazing consecration/celebration I have just watched. I rode it with an excellent beer, great, sharp cheddar cheese and whole wheat (no cheapening additives) crackers. After a tough day in U.S. state politics and policy (Colorado), it all proved absolutely perfect tonic and "cinema," truly! Thank you for your recording efforts and their honesty in many regards. I sit where I am in awe and excitement, both. I So love sailing, your videos are not helping my life-choice adherence to living My life out in the U.S. Rocky Mtn. interior West one iota, and I love the challenge to my choices when a late teenager and when completing in my early twenties my graduate education in New York. Sorry, your accounts are So vividly imagic indicative as to key, existential decisions in one's life. Even now, I weigh selling my amazing apartment and purchasing a "right" boat, renovating it, and transforming my life to one sailing the waves and waters, whether mono-hull or catamaran. Thanks again for your efforts, your video efforts are invaluable, trust my view, and those of so many others admiring the nautical challenges you take on with such pure, sheer guts!
I Love your work Erik......Courageous .......Interesting........Inspiring.....Oh My God a Contessa is a beautiful yacht.......so sea worthy and proven time and time again.....what a beautiful shape she has....Much Respect from Australia...from a Prussian/German/Australian yachtsman..........Gods Bless
I think you finally answered the most pressing question us landlubbers always ask: How do you use the head in heavy weather? It's like astronauts on a spaceship. Thank you for the answer
Eric, we are sitting at anchor off the coast of South Australia and have saved your video until this evening when we watch without interruption. your videos are an inspiration for real sailors. Thank you for making them.
Erik, awesome as usual! You should invest in a small portable hand pump like kayakers use, it'll bail a lot more of that water off the cabin sole, easier and faster than a cup! And, have you tried getting a big ball of modelling clay (we call it "Plasticene" here), and jamming it into the hole that your anchor chain passes through on deck? That, or even remove the anchor offshore, and lower the chain down into the locker with just a small "leader line" to pull it back up; and then seal the hole. That would maybe help keep a lot of that water out in the first place.
Actually , that issue was exactly what i suspected could happen with this design of winch , i'm looking at fitting a similar to my new yacht . Like Erik , i like my chain down low , and would prefer my anchor aft to reduce weight in the bow . The problem as i see it , is the navel pipe being built into the winch body itself , certainly aesthetically pleasing , but impossible to seal . I gotta be honest , i'm not convinced plasticine would be the answer , it may cause problems with the winch mechanics , and certainly would be messy . I've being trying to find a similar winch without a chain feed . It would then be possible to use a separate navel pipe , that would be easier to seal .
Need to install some kind of rubber flaps around the hole. They hug the chain but dont let water through (or if they do its most likely just little drips)
I never imagined I would see a Viking in a plastic boat! I recommend the addition of at least one pair of oars and rowlocks to scare the Shetlanders witless! Some form of raised bowsprit is also called for. Given that there appears to be only one Viking on the water now it would be best if he could have a few accoutrements of battle also.
"Hold fast, and stay onboard!" Noted that your homeport in west Norway is south of that Scottish destination. BTW, regarding the water in your bilge from your chain opening on deck, could you fit a simple gland of 3 or 4 layers of, say, neoprene, cut with a + in the center, slightly just smaller than the OD of your chain links, each neoprene layer being slightly offset in rotation from the adjacent one? (I think the English word is "gland") I expect this would reduce if not eliminate the water coming through to your bilge. It's cheap, or free if you have a ruined wetsuit to cut up, and it might work for the conditions you experienced.
The BEST sailing Channel,I have a sailboat 34.2 fts long and sail alone sometimes,Erik you are the BEST! Take care my friend and thank you for share your adventures!!
Thank you Erik for the adventures esp for this Vikling celebration trip I am 85 living in USA. I am in my basement watching you with RUclips . Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA. What a great experiences you provide.
Erik you now are a living legend! You reunited with your ancestors in the way they used to travel and live. I want to sail with you, give me a quote. Thank you and a lot of esteem for you !!!
In heavy weather, I am concerned about a partially furled Genoa unrolling if furling line fails. Have you considered a removable inner stay with a handed on heavy weather sail for those conditions?
Absolutely stunning Erik. Your films show sailing at its best. UK lockdown has stopped me sailing this year as im working with Covid patients in an ICU. Hope to get to my boat soon. Your films help me deal with missing sailing. Thank you.
Thats not a fair comment, their recent sail was pretty impressive. Both are great, but I love sailing boats and Eriks videos are always a thrill to watch. So immersive would love to experience them in VR
I have sailed for 40 years thru 9 boats and you are one tough SOB. Thanks for well crafted story telling. My wife is of Norwegian descent and I think I need to convince her to make the celebration next year.
Phenomenal production, a necessary and vital chronicle for sailors upon seas and armchair alike now recorded for the ages. 4:45 says it all... a man full in his own
Really enjoyed watching it so much that I have seen it 3 times now. Even sent it to a friend who is doing a sailing navigational exam at the moment. Loved your comments at the start Erik about going to Shetland to claim what is mine :) The festival and all the good people you met there footage was the icing on the cake. Loved your reflective comments coming home. Thanks so much Cheers Ian
Eric forget the Viking festival, you just showed us how your ancestors made landfall in the Americas. The love of adventure. You are an inspiration. Onto Valhalla.
Really appreciate the level of production you put into these. For example when you radio the local coast guard them cut to footage of inside and outside of the coastguard HQ and provide some insight into their operations, these are the sort of details that take these vids to another level. The badass sailing speaks for itself.
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Having sailed a fair bit of blue water I enjoyed being reminded of what sailing at night is.
During the day you can see as far as weather permits, sometimes to the horizon. At night it's like being in a strange, shifting room. There can be swell like rolling hills and all you can see is the glow of the instruments and foam surging past. Sometimes you get vertigo because everything is in motion and you lose your reference in the dark.
In our increasingly artificial world I will always say that out at sea is where it is real. You listen to a very deep, ancient voice and once it has spoken to you, you only want to hear more.
It's sublime.
I have done a few open water trips never solo and even with a crew I really do not like sailing in bad water at night and I have never been in conditions he is sailing through.
I am almost certain that your boat is not being tossed side to side by the ferocious waves, but rather by the swinging of your massive balls.
Sailing that trip is amazing in itself, but capturing it on video and putting together these masterpiece films is just phenomenal.
Excellent Video sailing Adventure
A True Viking 🔥❤️🔥
Dear Erik:
Your RUclips videos are a master piece of a single actor with a marvellous scenario as having the North Sea as a a natural backgroung with its DNA. I am retirrd in my 80's that when I was a child thought I could be a sailor following the marvellous ztories of Cristopher Columbus from my history teacher. Nowadays. we arr lucky to have Internet and RUclips the "greats" as you are. Lon time ago I bought a book title The Brendan Voyage written by Tim Severing he who builded a boat of animal skin and set dail with his own crew to prove that long ago previuosly to Columbus and Vikings monk sailors had been landed in what is now known as American continent. .
..." Instrad of zeventh waves...the sea appeared to be collecting its strength in random groups...before no longer support its own mass...avalanche of foam and realeased its energy..." tamen from the book The Brendan Voyage...
Erick: I am not a sailor but I have said to myself...I am always with you as a virtual "pazzenger in yor boat followi g your instructions and learning from your experience and sill as you highly profeszional skeeper...
I am not a sailor and do not have a sailboat. But if. so allow to contact you
.I live in Cali Colombia
Best Regards...
Hugo Baona Moreno
Email: hbmviejo@gmail.com
hugo barona moreno wrong type of comments buddy
@@hugobaronamoreno3132 I would really recommend you to remove your mail adress from this very public post. Everyone will be able to write you spam mails.
OMG best comment ever! 👌😂❤️🥳🥳🥳😎👌
Riveting. A sailing channel about sailing. No T&A, no white beaches, or stunning sunsets in places we have seen a thousand times before. Just Sailing! Hats of to you Erik. Sail Safe mate. Ant, Cid and the pooch crew.
That feeling when some "Viking" at Vikingfest asks you how your flight was.... and you realize you're the only Viking in attendance. 😎
Post of the year so far!!!
I would stay the storm was big enough that he can consider this flying.
Don't be saying that take the boys o' Shetland!😉
Lol. There are no real vikings here in Norway anymore.
Trust me.
Men driving around with masks on. Alone in the car.
Scared of the flu
@JaHei.
Here in the USA the government is dividing the population using the mask mandates… lol
Brilliant film, and brilliant sailing Erik, my Viking friend. You brought us along with you on a very tough sail, and I could feel the cold, fatigue and pitching of the deck. Thanks for the inspiration. I do think you need to find a better Plan B for your cooking though. :-)
And his bailing... maybe a small kayaking hand pump...
Patrick laine hope to see you out soon on the sea,
Plan B start with Aqua Vita double or direct from the bottle 😊
I do think its you both are the best on youtube for single handed, "no bullshit sailing 🤣"
Hi Patrick, long time no see , what is happening hope every thing is fine with you we miss you 😁
Regards
Abdulla
Viking Erik is the most unique sailor. He combines rugged tenacity with incredible narrative and breathtaking visuals. ⛵👌🇸🇯
the best pure sailing channel on YT. northern latitude sailing is the most exciting to do and watch!
I guess you have never been in the southern ocean.. but i agree best pure sailing channel
"It's time to relieve you of Caribbean beach partying and snorkel diving." As a Lake Superior sailor, this means something. Consider me relieved and thank you for a wonderful video.
I've been on lake superior.
The absolute best sailing channel on RUclips, and among the best channels overall. Won’t be much longer and the subscriber count will skyrocket. Just amazing work, Erik!
Hahahahaha I would subscribe, but I tend to stop watching channels I sub to!
And this is just to good to not watch!!!
Hello Eric
My name is Steve I live in Australia. I love you videos. I have learnt so much watching you. I always have a beer while watching you. Keep up the great work mate. From Adelaide Australia
Man I love this video, a real man. I love it when he says, "remember, there is no Plan B, only Plan A". awesome!
After a lifetime of sailing and in my 80th year this is so real, Carry on, Never give up, !
Wow! Nice!
These videos beat the heck out of SV delos. Good story telling. Sailing. Cinematography. Color grading. And you never get bored watching. Thanks for making these my friend. May the winds be in your favor.
To keep the boat moving and the GoPro's rolling under those conditions is a joy to behold while sitting still, upright and warm. The spirit of Ragnar Lothbrok lives on through you.
"Battered but not beaten" as usual Erik.
The video is fantastic.
Not only are you a great sailor worthy of his Viking forefathers but you are also a great narrator.
Writing from Oklahoma. Loved every minute of this adventure! Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Erik for taking us on your " little " adventure. . When I see you riding the waves, i recognise the luckiest and happiest man on earth who made the sea his best friend.
Loved and respect brother don't know why but your video brought happy tears 🙏 to my eyes god bless everybody that still has a tradition that moves hearts
Thank you for reminding us that weather, hell and chaos are there to challenge us and it is a rare opportunity to fight.
This is great. In summer 2019 I sailed from Bergen to Lerwick on the Swan, a restored 120 year old fishing boat based in Lerwick. The conditions were lovely, with a steady southerly F4 most of the way and quite a bit of sunshine, so nothing like your winter crossing. I'm too old to contemplate a winter crossing, but this video is just terrific. Great challenging sailing. My mother was a Shetlander, and for me, there's something special about arriving in Lerwick by boat, especially on a sailing boat. Top marks.
I've never stepped on a sailing boat in my life but really enjoy this channel.
Big fan of both Erik and Patrick - both extremely adventurous in their own way.
This is not a weekly vlog but always worth the wait !!! Fantastic episode Erik . This is how a sailing vlog should look like .
No bikinis and beaches , no other bullshit , just sailing . Thank you for sharing this !!!
He's uploading when there's something to show/tell. Not the other way round like the producers of "content".
Knowing the waves look much smaller on camera than they are in real , hats off to your singlehanded courage.
A quick ride on the fore deck (in 5C weather and 7C water) is a great way to stay awake and focused, have some fun, and get completely soaked.... LMAO spoken like a true Viking! The footage from that Viking festival was truly amazing...wow it must be incredible to see in person. Thanks for sharing!
I have watched this video 3 times now! I really enjoy, no I love, watching your videos! The heavy weather sailing is exciting. I learn from them and the video shots are great. But I think the biggest thing is your enthusiasm and enjoyment of what you are doing!
YEAH! Time to kick back and watch you duke it out with the North Sea in Winter. You are so impressive and I learn from you every time I watch. Keep it coming!
Man, you are one crazy bastard. I love it. Great video!
I subscribed. Absolutely one of the best “real” sailing videos I’ve seen on RUclips. Thank you for sharing.
'Refreshing 30 knot wind' you've got love this crazy Norwegian Viking
Been waiting for this one! No others create content like yours. Your fast becoming a sailing rockstar! Well deserved.
Another great video Erik the Viking! Keep up your excellent work, I like many others enjoy these exhilarating trips, just brilliant fella! Raising a glass to you!
Best episode of any channel yet. That’s what a sailing audience wants and well sailed 👌
Great vid, tough trip. "Claim your prize, take what is yours. And if it's not yours, fight until it is". Now that's a Viking battle cry!
A great sailor yes, but also a great filmmaker. Thank you Erik.
The legacy of the Brave Vikings is safe in your hands...Kept alive by your incredible determination...keep the legacy going Brave man...
Skip Novak removes his chain from the anchor and secures them both below. He puts a water tight cap over the anchor chain hole to stop water from coming into the anchor locker. Just a thought.
That's normal, some of us were doing that before Novak ever got his feet wet.
@@aussiepilgrim8620 Thats good 👍
Aussie Pilgrim Novak got his feet wet in the 1950's, you must be quite the old seadog if you were already doing stuff like that before he set foot on a boat
@@rykehuss3435 it's not a rocket science to put a cap on a hole, people managed to cross the oceans around 1000 BC
@@oz2904 Or put a dead pussycat in hole. What do I know... Gorilla tape maybe. Anyway it's bad planning. And yes I have a sailboat. But it is good entertainment.
Nothing a true Viking is afraid from if there is something to drink at the end of the journey.
Going to the toilet is really a nightmare in strong winds! Usually I get seasick instantaneously! Another excellent video, was sitting on the edge the whole time when watching it.
10:30pm - I’m about to go sleep and then I find this channel.
12:05am - I’m full of adrenaline, completely awake and binge watching the damn whole thing.
THANK YOU .
Awesome adventure!
It's amazing that coastal cruiser endures the water & weather laid before her in your adventures!
"It's time again to relieve you from the Caribbean beach partying and snorkling." :-) Thank you for that!
Well done Eric....Wonderful account of a daring venture. Your strength in adversity is exemplary and your account of the festival was inspirational. Between Patrick Laine and you I am inspired to get back to sailing once more. Best to you ...NIel S. CANADA.
Wow, I am so impressed by your courage sailing out in the North Atlantic!
You're a real viking.A tough,courageous,warrior.Who can single-handedly conquer the roughest North Sea.?Only a Viking.
I used to watch all the Nancy sailing channels. You know, bikinis, drinks, snorkeling, the "Oh, the wind is at 15 knots today, we'd better stick to the intercoastal"! Then I found this channel...
F.ck them!!
I can never get into them , maybe watch a couple of minutes , then get bored . This is what i wanna watch , the sailing , including the bits that can go wrong and often do , along with the solutions . I have tried a few others of this hilt , a guy called Skip being one . He is informative , but not really what i was looking for . His boats ( yes he has 2) are crewed , and to be honest (to me) came over a bit do as i say , not as i do . Purely by chance , i came across Erik , and never left .
Among the best , i've never being bored and now safely hooked , just as the channel title says .
What @@mickey1299said.
Awww!, apart from the bikini (yeah... you wouldn't want to see that!), you just described MY kind of sailing! I like my biggest problem on the water to be 'when did I last put on sunscreen?' I'll cruise along the coast with my ankle slung over the tiller by day... and watch Eric on RUclips at night! Best of both worlds lol.
moncorp1 Inc . And the wind’s a force five so we better double reef the main and put up the storm jib. Whose got the seasick pills. 🤮
Jesus wept. I'm getting myself a smart TV. Watching this on my phone in the kitchen doesn't do this man justice.
Amazing Eric and so good to see you strapped in so well, this time I feel like you captured the scariness even better of your feat especially when you reefed the sail after 30 knots. Well done brother just brilliant watching !!
Allways nice to watch some grazy norden sailing! 😎 i know how to drive boat night time in lakes..but that ocean night feeling so grazy. cheers from Finland!
Friggen epic. Knowing how small waves look on camera I can only imagine how this monsters felt. Love the attitude of looking for a good fight. Damn man, good stuff
Its crazy how small waves look on camera. The largest waves I've met were around 7 feet, and that was on a small outboard dinghy. High enough for me, for sure lol
"But man is not meant for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated," Ernest Hemingway. Erik, you are a true Viking! This is the best video I've seen on any sailing channel. Very profound. But fix that leak, or get yourself a battery powered oil change pump with a long hose so you can bilge all that water out.
Omg going to the toilet is my dread. The only time I start to feel sickness coming on. Absolutely love your videos they are raw reality. My friend would love to come with me but her health can't take the beating. This is like therapy for her, watching you 😊
Samantha Kerridge, well I pee into a cup, then pour into the toilet. It's the only way. But I know that sea sick feeling of going below.
You are the MAN! This one will be a classic. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Erik: you are well named: and a true legend: your own Saga will ring through the centuries. I salute you!!
And yes, I have also sailed from Shetland: so this is very real to me.
Erik you are one tough dude I must say. I salute you. May God Bless your adventurous life and keep you safe. On your behalf I thank God for his care for you.
Erik! From one Viking to another and incase no one else has yet mentioned it, 'bucket and chuck it' is way faster, cleaner and safer than using heads in rough seas, and get a 5 x 12 x 22cm Jumbo sponge for £1.20 from anywhere you choose, get more than one and keep the spare in the bilges. They can make really quick work of outing water for the bilges mate, especially if its splashing around those delicate electronics! Crikey! Cheers and thanks for taking us on another fine adventure :-)
Another great video! Thank you, sir! :)
Agreed w/Taranto on both the bucket and the sponges. You can use the sponges to remove more water quicker than with that cup, and also then *leave them in the bilge* where water collects; they'll work like baffles and cut down on the sloshing and splashing.
Fair winds!
Kurt and Barque - A30 "Alaula"
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@@leaveonlywake yes sponges is what I thought of as well. But the best it would be to find a solution for the water not to come in.
You just need a simple device. Crew. Tell them to get that water out pronto.
Erik the Viking taking everything that nature throws at him, yet refuses to be downtrodden.
Just Amazing love it makes my heart need something I never did. Something in my blood thanks again brother
Mate, that was just awesome. I stumbled upon your adventure by accident and couldn't stop watching anymore!
Not even watched it and I know this is going to be epic. Love this channel! 👍
I love the North Sea especially this video, WOW. The history of the Vikings, you do your forefathers very proud.
Thanks
Maybe next time when you know its going to rough out use some putty clay, the stuff kids play with and pack it around your anchor chain. That will keep 90% of the water out of the boat. And if you really need to use the anchor the clay just comes out. Hope it helps keeping the boat dry next time, and you make some really cool trips out there! Would love to try something like that one day (maybe a little calmer) Hahaha. Keep up the great videos!! i love them! Greets from Holland, The Netherlands.
Your July adventure across the North Sea to Greenland and to various, other destinations along that approaching nautical journey is Keenly awaited. What an adventure to "Helly A" across the "seas" to such an amazing consecration/celebration I have just watched. I rode it with an excellent beer, great, sharp cheddar cheese and whole wheat (no cheapening additives) crackers. After a tough day in U.S. state politics and policy (Colorado), it all proved absolutely perfect tonic and "cinema," truly! Thank you for your recording efforts and their honesty in many regards. I sit where I am in awe and excitement, both. I So love sailing, your videos are not helping my life-choice adherence to living My life out in the U.S. Rocky Mtn. interior West one iota, and I love the challenge to my choices when a late teenager and when completing in my early twenties my graduate education in New York. Sorry, your accounts are So vividly imagic indicative as to key, existential decisions in one's life. Even now, I weigh selling my amazing apartment and purchasing a "right" boat, renovating it, and transforming my life to one sailing the waves and waters, whether mono-hull or catamaran. Thanks again for your efforts, your video efforts are invaluable, trust my view, and those of so many others admiring the nautical challenges you take on with such pure, sheer guts!
How does your boat stay afloat when it has to carry you and your massive balls?
hahahaha
That is just the best thing i read today ROFL
I'm a solo sailor myself and I have to admit I wonder about that myself a lot as well.
dirk bomans You solo sailors are something else, especially the crazy ones who sail in the often tumultuous seas like North Sea and Norwegian Sea
true raw meatballs
I never understood why sailing in cold windy stormy weather is so fascinating to so many people but now after watching a few of your videos I get it.
I can't imagine how difficult and cold that must have been, no way could I eat spaghetti out of a tin like that.
JunkBarny cold spaghetti a la capri is a real proof of manhood.
I Love your work Erik......Courageous .......Interesting........Inspiring.....Oh My God a Contessa is a beautiful yacht.......so sea worthy and proven time and time again.....what a beautiful shape she has....Much Respect from Australia...from a Prussian/German/Australian yachtsman..........Gods Bless
I grew some chest hair by just watching this. 😁😁😁
And this video reminds me of a scene from 13th Warrior.
Absolutely wonderful to see the difficult voyage;, which you managed spectacularly well, to the incredible celebrations. Thank you again.
Erik
IMHO, the charger-inverter in the bilge is controversial idea.
simply the best youtube channel about sailing ... amazing. Inspirational. Thanks.
Brilliant, classy, adventurous, raw, sexy and THE BEST sailing channel that I follow.
Exhilarating Erik!
I need a smoke 😉
A splendid film by the most experienced yachtmaster & an amazing journey at high latitudes albeit short. Wind, wind, wind for Erik!
I think you finally answered the most pressing question us landlubbers always ask: How do you use the head in heavy weather? It's like astronauts on a spaceship. Thank you for the answer
Eric, we are sitting at anchor off the coast of South Australia and have saved your video until this evening when we watch without interruption. your videos are an inspiration for real sailors. Thank you for making them.
Erik, awesome as usual! You should invest in a small portable hand pump like kayakers use, it'll bail a lot more of that water off the cabin sole, easier and faster than a cup! And, have you tried getting a big ball of modelling clay (we call it "Plasticene" here), and jamming it into the hole that your anchor chain passes through on deck? That, or even remove the anchor offshore, and lower the chain down into the locker with just a small "leader line" to pull it back up; and then seal the hole. That would maybe help keep a lot of that water out in the first place.
Good suggestions
Actually , that issue was exactly what i suspected could happen with this design of winch , i'm looking at fitting a similar to my new yacht . Like Erik , i like my chain down low , and would prefer my anchor aft to reduce weight in the bow . The problem as i see it , is the navel pipe being built into the winch body itself , certainly aesthetically pleasing , but impossible to seal . I gotta be honest , i'm not convinced plasticine would be the answer , it may cause problems with the winch mechanics , and certainly would be messy . I've being trying to find a similar winch without a chain feed . It would then be possible to use a separate navel pipe , that would be easier to seal .
Need to install some kind of rubber flaps around the hole. They hug the chain but dont let water through (or if they do its most likely just little drips)
I never imagined I would see a Viking in a plastic boat! I recommend the addition of at least one pair of oars and rowlocks to scare the Shetlanders witless! Some form of raised bowsprit is also called for. Given that there appears to be only one Viking on the water now it would be best if he could have a few accoutrements of battle also.
"Hold fast, and stay onboard!"
Noted that your homeport in west Norway is south of that Scottish destination.
BTW, regarding the water in your bilge from your chain opening on deck, could you fit a simple gland of 3 or 4 layers of, say, neoprene, cut with a + in the center, slightly just smaller than the OD of your chain links, each neoprene layer being slightly offset in rotation from the adjacent one? (I think the English word is "gland") I expect this would reduce if not eliminate the water coming through to your bilge. It's cheap, or free if you have a ruined wetsuit to cut up, and it might work for the conditions you experienced.
The BEST sailing Channel,I have a sailboat 34.2 fts long and sail alone sometimes,Erik you are the BEST! Take care my friend and thank you for share your adventures!!
N B J S. Now that's what I am talking about!!
Thank you Erik for the adventures esp for this Vikling celebration trip
I am 85 living in USA. I am in my basement watching you with RUclips . Greetings from Indianapolis, Indiana USA. What a great experiences you provide.
"my little adventure"...LOL...aye right!!!!!
Erik you now are a living legend! You reunited with your ancestors in the way they used to travel and live. I want to sail with you, give me a quote. Thank you and a lot of esteem for you !!!
In heavy weather, I am concerned about a partially furled Genoa unrolling if furling line fails. Have you considered a removable inner stay with a handed on heavy weather sail for those conditions?
this is not a Genoa, its a storm job, it looks, about the third of the size
Absolutely stunning Erik. Your films show sailing at its best. UK lockdown has stopped me sailing this year as im working with Covid patients in an ICU. Hope to get to my boat soon. Your films help me deal with missing sailing. Thank you.
Erik Aanderaa - The anti-Sailing La Vagabonde.
I'm sorry that they've jumped the shark. Its become the Elaina family channel. I still have hope for the old sea dog though.
@@bronsky1410 He's a fun one, yeah!
@@crstothard yeah and that Erik A-something from the Netherlands or around there. I like the raw type videos over the over produced fake happy stuff.
Thats not a fair comment, their recent sail was pretty impressive. Both are great, but I love sailing boats and Eriks videos are always a thrill to watch. So immersive would love to experience them in VR
@@peter2611 Continue to enjoy! I've unsubscribed from all but a few sailing channels; Erik's vids contunue to be top notch!
Greetings from USA ! You Erik are the MAN ! God bless you my friend, stay safe !
To watch real sailing videos like this, you need to leave your bikinis and snorkeling gear behind...
LOL! But I work hard for my bare beach body! Still, you're right. I'm a puffin guy, love puffins, enjoy stuffin' muffins most when puffins are close.
I have sailed for 40 years thru 9 boats and you are one tough SOB. Thanks for well crafted story telling. My wife is of Norwegian descent and I think I need to convince her to make the celebration next year.
Amazing as always. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your journey with us Erik!
Phenomenal production, a necessary and vital chronicle for sailors upon seas and armchair alike now recorded for the ages.
4:45 says it all... a man full in his own
Really enjoyed watching it so much that I have seen it 3 times now.
Even sent it to a friend who is doing a sailing navigational exam at the moment.
Loved your comments at the start Erik about going to Shetland to claim what is mine :)
The festival and all the good people you met there footage was the icing on the cake.
Loved your reflective comments coming home.
Thanks so much
Cheers Ian
A beauty of sailing artwork! Tough, hard and rewarding!
I pray for you. & thank you for taking me along on your voyage.
Amazed,, once again! THE absolute sailor. The Viking spirit lives on. Thanks for sharing
Simply the best sailing video channel on earth. Thank you very much Erik!
I love watching..I'm exhausted but love it. Thanks Eric:)
Eric forget the Viking festival, you just showed us how your ancestors made landfall in the Americas. The love of adventure. You are an inspiration. Onto Valhalla.
Really appreciate the level of production you put into these. For example when you radio the local coast guard them cut to footage of inside and outside of the coastguard HQ and provide some insight into their operations, these are the sort of details that take these vids to another level. The badass sailing speaks for itself.
Another awesome Plan A .... huge congratulations once again. ⛵️💯🎉💥🤛🏽🍻🥇
Seeing Vikings marching to Scotland the Brave is sort of a trip in itself.
Awesome video as always. Amazing passage.