HEAVY WEATHER and 6m seas in a 40ft Beneteau | Atlantic Crossing Part 3 - EP 15 - Sailing Beaver

Wow, that was intense! I liked how you let the wind and the sea state do most of the talking in this episode. I think it captured the mood onboard

very good video. one of the rare ones that capture the mood and the tension of handling the boat, in high seas and high wind. felt the boat was running too fast and too much sails though, perhaps there was some pressure not to arrive too late. prefer to slow the boat down in high seas and not force her into surfing, slowing helps also to mitigate her breaking out to the side (and then knock down)

A great boat is at her best with a good crew! This is a great video of heavy weather sailing! Great job!

another pathetic sailing channel. STOP THEM,,,,,

Some proper weather there!

This is what sailing is all about.

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Extraordinary video. It's hard to capture wave size on video. Some of those big ones were starting to break. Well done, a fair bit of sailing . You all earned that drink.

I sailed on a Beneteau 40, what a crappy sailing boat, ato pilot didn't work so we had to hand steer, that boat was all over the place no way to keep it straight, sailboat data gives it a comfort rating of 26,33, I own and sail a Bristol Channel Cutter a 28' boat, it has a comfort rating of 37.20 sails like it's on a rail, much better cruising boat

Very real. You captured the intensity, the focus demanded in near-gale conditions, and the incredible joy and relief that comes from making port after a long passage. Excellent work!

Now, that's sailing.😅

what is that orange thing?

Congratulations 🎊

The adage"what does not kill you just makes you stronger " is I think the applicable comment.
You learn a lot about yourself and your boat for going through these kind of experiences.

Good job guys! Fucking love the auzies

How in the world did you have that jib rigged? I counted 6, if not 7 lines coming out of the end of that whisker pole.

If those waves don’t put hair on your peaches I don’t know what would

Just stumbled on this channel. Awesome country intro that was well done,👏👏👏👏 loved every nano second of it

Lovely to see a boat well managed - nice work.

Seem pretty safe saling with a 40 fot Beneteau :)

That was one of the best sailing edits I've seen. Wow! That was intense! I've been following plenty of sailing channels, and I have to admit, your channel is by far my favorite. I very much like the raw sailing mixed in. Especially in these types of situations. Well done! Great editing!

The Quartermaster•
This is the difference between your sailing videos and others who don’t want you to see how they show poor judgement and helm skills when the weather continues to deteriorate and things start falling apart. You guys are truly competent sailors! It’s the price you pay knowing that this is the reality when blue water sailing. Great Job!

Yol, this is mad. Great watch, subbed

Looks like a great downwind sail to me wouldn’t like to be going upwind though

Curious if you tried the autopilot in those waves? Does the 40 heave-to well? Thanks for the great video.

Wow. This is living!

Haha this Drink at the end was really good hin! Well done Sailor

Just wow

Wow! Great job! Best sailing footage I’ve seen yet on all the sailing channels I’ve watched!

You guys have a drogue? I'd have been very tempted to deploy one.. Lucky to have a good sized crew.. I'd also mabe have preferred a less twitchy boat for that sea, but then where would have celebratory drinks when you arrive? Great video.

Only 1 big wave

gnarly

I'll never understand why people exaggerate the sea conditions... In 4 to 6m which equals to 12 to 18 ft seas and would've lose sight of the horizon, which I never saw in any portion of this video... There's no reason to exaggerate when out at sea...

Fun video..maybe adding a little more sail would have help to stabilize the boat so it got close to hull speed. I raced a First 40.7 to Hawaii in 40-45 true and in appearance it looked a lot more stable than yours.

very nice video... big waves ... just the sound of nature as it should be !

This was intense and raw. You all handled it well, kept calm and prevailed. I experienced that sail with you and that is the first time ever when watching a small yacht sailing video. You earned those survival shots at the end!

Amazing production value. Really well done content.

What time of the year was this crossing? We have a small 32' catamaran, and hope we don't get much wind on our crossing. Currently aiming to leave early to avoid strong trades

Hi Nicole and Sam! Wow, that was a wild ride! I just found your channel and now I’m bing watching your episodes to catch up. I watched the Pacific crossing first. Your Atlantic crossing reminded me of watching Elayna and Riley cross the Atlantic the first time when they didn’t have that many subscribers years ago now. I see that you made it to NZ - Congrats!!! Where next? The Indian Ocean beckons… All the best to you both!!!

I’m getting stressed out watching this I can only imagine what it was like for you

Nicely done guys, thanks for sharing this. For those of us who haven't been to sea in ages this is really special. Really great piece of filming too.

This is probably the best video work I've seen on YT depicting rough sea states.

The audio needs work but you guys are all top notch seamen.

Epic hands on sailing. Loved the video and the crew's skills.

how much sailing experience do you all have between you.

Good job the camera never dose it justice 🤘🤘🤘

Watching your video almost made me get a shot of crown royal great video and great job

when do you know to take it from auto/wind vein to manual

best video. I have never seen a better video, thank so much