Crossing the North Sea in a 20 foot trailer sailer! It was an epic adventure!Southwold-Oostende.
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2023
- Sailing a 20 foot trailer sailer (Copland Harrier 20) across the North Sea- Southwold-Oostende and back. It was an amazing long distance cruising sailing adventure.
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A very enjoyable video so thanks for taking the time to film your adventure. I had watched your other vid on boat handling & on both occasions I could tell how much confidence you have in your boat but that's not all. You handle her as if she is part of you & you sail her like you are wearing her as a coat or a cumfy pair of shoes. Good boat-handling is a delight to watch. Have a great season. Chin-chin
Thanks so much for your comment, probably the best comment I’ve had😁it means a lot to me, and I’m happy you are enjoying them. I shall keep going! Many thanks- Ollie. ⛵️
Your video just showed up on my RUclips I liked it I get sick of watching so many boat getting built and refitted when I type in to just watch sailing it's always something different I enjoyed your video I just now subscribed and click the notification hope to see more of your videos thank you watching from California USA
Thank you for the kind comments, yes I know what you mean, I just want to watch sailing vids too!!! Thanks for subscribing, I have some good adventures planned for this season, but I keep getting sucked into watching transatlantic crossings! Not sure if my trailer sailer will do that! She’s in bits on the driveway at the moment, but hoping to be all back together by end of March. Looking forward to getting back out there. Thanks for tuning in. Ollie.
Cool video. Looks like you had a perfect weather for the crossing. Fair winds.
Thank for the comment. Yes it was in that heat wave last July. Slightly on the light side, hoping to have a bit more wind for my next crossing. Look forwards to watching some of your vids later. Would like to go to Cherbourg.
Really enjoyed that mate well done the two of you hope to see more of your voyages next stop the Atlantic 😉
Thanks for your nice comment, glad you enjoyed it. I’m hoping to do some bigger voyages so you never know the Atlantic could be on the list. Mrs keeps pointing out I have a massive hole in the bottom of the boat (keel box) so I might need to come up with a water tight lid for that first! It does sometimes spill out when choppy. ⛵️⛵️
Great vid, just showed up on my stream.
Need to get a hand bearing compass.
Take a bearing on a ship, check it again 3 or four minutes later, if the bearing changes you're missing it.
If the bearing is the same you'll hit it so check again............
Good shout, I’ll get that on my shopping list but I usually eyeball them on stanchions for a collision course. I’ve just installed AIS which will also help. Bit hectic without it, especially in those lanes. 😬
Thanks
lovely !
Splendid !
Well done ,really enjoyed the video ,really omformative and gives people an idea of the many aspects involved in such a crossing ,i e just sailed from almeria south Spain to Melilla North African coast ,Spanish territory within Morocco,,,100 miles due south had know winds ,light winds,strong winds ,a couple of ferries ,,some dolphins ,oh and we got knocked off course by 30miles because of the sea state ,was my first time sailing as the skipper on such a journey,and now feeling a bit more confident and looking fwd to more trips .I’m one of those in a 30 footer , I bought it cheap in almeria as it had been abandoned 14 years
Thanks for your kind comments, great to hear! It means a lot to me.
Sound like you had a good adventure, did it make it more of an exciting trip with all these extra variables to contend with? More to think about? I always think that’s the best way to learn-by reflection. What would you have differently looking back? I did something that I’d totally have done differently on this crossing. It was a decision I made really early on that caught up with me at the very end of the outbound passage. Sounds like you have a sensible sized boat! But still tiny in the mighty ocean! Well done for rescuing her. What is she? ⛵️
What an amazing video, I loved it……please can we have more!
Thanks Paul! Yes you can have more!:)⛵️
Great video and adventure. Wish I had the confidence to undertake such crossings. Would like to see how you made your passage plan taking weather and tides into account. There are thousands of us small sail cruisers, nice to see videos about them rather than the 30ft plus boats which can take these crossings in their stride. Look forwards to seeing more of yours 👍
Hey, thanks for the comment, with a good weather window I’m sure you would be fine, is that a Jaguar in your profile pic? I think it certainly adds to the adventure in a smaller boat, be good to see more small boat adventure videos. As for passage planning, in theory the course to steer is direct in this case, assuming it takes 12 hours to cross-the tide sweeps you one way and then back the other. It took us 3 tide cycles and we left almost mid ebb so again, it took us back to a good track line. The wind headed us slightly so to counter that we headed up a bit for the last 15 or so miles, which eventually we could keep a close reach and still make the Oostende entrance, but then it was dark and all the big boats looked like they were going to mow us down, so we headed south of the Chanel, which did force us to punch some tide in the last bit. Can’t believe how much I learned. Next time I’ll try do a better video of the prep and planning. Also next time I’ll try arrive we’ll up tide of the entrance to get that tidal assist much earlier on. If you would like to see a bit more on this trip, I’ve written about it in my blog boatedout.uk/2022/07/25/southwold-oostende-southwold/
@@boatedout Thanks for the reply, no not a Jaguar, Leisure 23SL. Thanks also for the link to your blog. Had a quick look and there's plenty there of interest. I will have a good read through it . Thanks again 👍
Back in the day I had a 24ft one design "shark" I would have taken that boat anywhere
Super super cool, i love sailing
Me too!😁⛵️⛵️⛵️
Great video and keep Is following your hearts. Blessings to you and yours coming at you from Southern Oregon
Hi, thanks for your comment and for your blessings from so far away! Working hard on redoing the decks and deck fittings and can’t wait to get back in the water for some more amazing “small boat big adventures” I am so excited for this season!
All the best to you- Ollie ⛵️
@@boatedout Many years ago I think in the late seventies early eighties I knew a gentleman named Peter Bird from England. A rowing vessel was crafted for him and he Alone rowed from Sausalito to Australia non stop. Sadly a few years later Peter was lost doing the same thing in the Atlantic.. You and Peter are Are examples of what Western kind has done and will do. Blessings
Excellent weather windows - coming and going.
SV Free Spirit - Tarpon Springs Florida
How lucky were we! Can’t wait for next time, fingers crossed for similar weather.
Well done!
Thank you Paul, I can’t wait for the next adventure!⛵️
Great trip lads. Must be great having all those nearby countries to sail to. I have a Noelex 25 and sail out of Brisbane, Australia. Just got back from a 100NM sail myself around the islands. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Chappy, yes it’s pretty cool, we are spoilt for choice not only across the pond but in Great Britain too! The sun isn’t always shining though! Your adventure sounds awesome, I wish we had islands to sail around where I sail out of. It’s just North Sea!⛵️
@@boatedout Yea I'm not complaining...sailing around the sub tropics and coral reef is amazing.
@@chappy6817 ah I can imagine, I think I was the one complaining!😁gotta love an adventure!
Been pondering getting another boat after selling my Trident 24 last year.
Watching this has made up my mind..... I'm now on the lookout for a Hurley 24/70.
Great vid, thanks for sharing.
You know what, I’m totally
glad I made this vid now! I wanna see pics and vids when you get her!!! ⛵️
@@boatedout definitely
@@KB-ht2uf great boat too by the way, good choice.
Great vid and adventure, lads...enjoyed this sooo much! Will stay here on this channel to see some more footage(s) with a "smal" boat....cause iam having also a tiny and old english vessel: HALCYON 23 (to be seen on my new channel). Would like to finish it and bringing it back to sea this spring/summer. Now its placed in the Netherlands. Would like to pop over to UK with this one...! Best regards from Germany, Linus - Adventures & Travels
Thanks for your comments, really appreciate it. Can’t wait for more adventures this season. Great little boat is a Halcyon 23, sounds like we have a lot in common!:) will take a look at your Channel, when you are heading over pop in at Southwold for a beer in our club. All the best for your adventures!⛵️
Next you're coming to the US, to North Carolina, where I've got full hookups and accommodations ready for your boat.
Well that sounds like an interesting invitation, one day I’m gonna have to sail across the Atlantic in a trailer sailer! Maybe I’ll take you up on that offer! Thanks, Ollie.
@@boatedout You should do it brother! You only have one life to live. I've seen plenty of boats like yours make the journey.
@@dherman0001 yeah and much smaller too! I’m gonna have to do it, I want to sail round Britain first. Thanks for the encouragement and for subscribing. Already been looking at trans Atlantic vids, some big seas in some of them.
Well done boys, great weather for the trip too by the look of it. Do you have to reef by F4 as we used to when upwind in our Hunter 20?
Hi Alex! Thanks for the comment, middle of July was that heat wave we had, very lucky with that weather it was a scorcher. And yes force 4 is reef time, I imagine identical to your medina. Downwind though, full sail up in 25knots. :)
@@boatedout that's the spirit! Look forward to you next vid
Neat video! What boat is that? Do you have an inboard? I would liike to do what you did but don't have enough courage I think! Are you experienced sailors?
Hi, thanks for your comment, she’s a Copland Harrier 20 similar to a hunter medina. I’ve been sailing all of my life but Matt has no sailing experience although he is a commercial advanced power boat skipper. It was a super fun adventure and planning to do a few more crossings this season. Do you sail? You should defo do a trip like this! Pick a good weather window and gets a few bits of vital equipment if not already. Oh, It’s just an outboard motor. ⛵️
what is the name of that wind farm, please?
edit: how many wind farms were spotted during your trip?
Hi, the one we went through is called the Galloper wind farm, you can pass through this one maintaining a safe distance of 50m, the one on the other side I believe it’s called the Taunton Wind farm, you are not aloud to pass through that one. So 2 in total.
Dude,great vid but get a deadcat for your mic. The wind noise is so annoying, thanx.
Thanks! Ah I’m sorry about that. Thanks for watching it though! I’ll do something about that in future thanks for letting me know!⛵️
@@boatedout dead cat, man. Dead cat!
What is your boat, please?!
Hi, she’s a 1984 Copland Harrier 20. If you would like to know a little more about it I’ve written about when we bought her on my blog, there are pictures of what they look like all cut up!😂boatedout.uk/2020/06/06/buying-a-trailer-sailer/
@@boatedout Thanks!!