2013 06 Shear Madness Passage from FL to RI

[@dinacaldwell7522]

I am new to this video despite its age. I wanted to say thank you for making this. Please just ignore the rude know it all folks. Amazing how folks can't appreciate your lifestyle and say "good for them. I'm happy for them" instead of looking for ways to tear you down to try and make their miserable lives somehow important. Ignore envy, whatever the form. Please continue to enjoy your lifestyle that I do envy and hope to live myself one day in the near future.

[@nordhavn72]

Hope you get the chance to go cruising. No worries, I never really intended to have a youtube following and the rude folks don't bother me. We had such an awesome time cruising and I'm glad to have had the chance to share little pieces of the adventures. We've now traded cruising for living in the mountains and that's awesome too!

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

What a super video. You don’t need to be a Spielberg or a Scorsese to engage a viewer, and I just loved watching this. The discipline and attention to procedures is really admirable to watch - you embark on something like this and I guess learn not to cut corners in any respect. A thoroughly interesting watch. Thank you for this window on your world.

[@vandijk1698]

Great vids Kathy, keep them coming... There is nothing wrong with the way you operate your boat. You do a great job and verry safe! All the best to you and your crew.

[@nordhavn72]

Note that we are continually monitoring weather, are aware of conditions, and during the rough spots are inside the pilothouse, taking meds to ensure we are not incapacitated due to seasickness. We take enough crew to ensure we are always well rested and alert and choose weather windows that are safe rather than trying to meet schedules. Are we perfect? No, but we are comfortable with the choices we make.

[@bigbluedaddy5268]

Thanks for posting this, Kathy .. nice job of narrating too .. great to see life at sea on a yacht. Hope to see many more .. Fair winds .. 8D

[@nordhavn72]

Hi Mr CG - I have had other comments on this issue and it's a great topic for discussion. Note that during the fishing scene we were in flat seas, traveling less than 4 knots, and the people on the stern are open-water swimmers. We have throwable PFD's in reach and multiple people on board capable of maneuvering the boat. The 3-person permanent crew also has practiced MOB drills. What we were doing was certainly not risk-free, but falls within our limits as acceptable.

[@jasondohery3128]

Boats like yours and your fantastic video is the reason too buy lottery tickets. a life on the water, how marvelous. thankyou.

[@nordhavn72]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fredkordy]

Glad you arrived before the bad weather. Nice video, very informative. Thanks.

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks! Will do. There are two Nordhavns in Croatia right now that we are following. Looks like great cruising. Hope to get there in 2015

[@nbmiller8]

Kathy...You have done absolutely nothing wrong in any of these videos. You, and your family, have shown safe and appropriate seamanship and, contrary to what MrCoastGuarder has said, a perfect amount of brain. MrCG obviously has not watched your other videos and has made assumptions about people who live their life on the sea. I am going to fall off a boat, I would prefer to do so on the stern because the distance between the props and myself will only grow larger. Thanks for the videos.

[@Bellinghamster]

I enjoyed your video. I hope you post all your adventures on your boat.

[@nordhavn72]

BellinghamsterTrail Thanks! I'll keep making them!

[@j.pierremalette4482]

Thanks for sharing your sea adventure. Love it. Great video, great editing. Well put together. Nice fishing.

[@nordhavn72]

+J. Pierre Malette Thanks for the feedback!

[@hornshwangler]

Great job on the camera work Kathy! And, thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Dan

[@TheJackMac909]

I enjoy cruising the waters through you guys... :-) I did not realize how fast those huge cargo ships where.

[@ericmilchak5101]

Great video work, thanks for sharing.

[@haydne]

You're living the life i'd like so keep doing it and keep safe!

[@michaelwsudziarski6929]

My mouth was watering when I seen the filleted mahi-mahi !

[@MrBalisas]

From a little village in Spain congrats, beautyful boat, good video, wish was there.

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks!

[@roybush6397]

enjoyed the vid.....well done...keep up the good work!!

[@Mr91495osh]

Boy, would I love to be on board. Setting in the Pilot House checking out all the gauges and listening to the engines purr.

[@nordhavn72]

We do miss it! But we are enjoying some mountain time now. Shear Madness is now Alchemy and is in the UK

[@AgentRafa]

Cool combination of glasses and sun glasses at the same time. You Sir are an icon of fashion lol

[@nordhavn72]

Yes, Bradley always sets fashion trends!

[@nordhavn72]

It's good for the engines to run at full load at least once a day. It also may help you to spot anything in the engine room that needs attention as things may be apparent during a WOT run that won't be so obvious at cruising speed. Most Nordhavn's do a WOT run once every 24 hours.

[@realtvnow]

Love these videos, such nice knowledgeable people.

[@SemperFido9915]

Nice shot of you coming into port.

[@brianbavington4665]

Really enjoy this video but got to ask why turn off alternator when ideal the engines got to be a reason it's driving me crazy I can't figure it out

[@nordhavn72]

Hi Brian - these were hydraulic alternators that used to require engines to run above 900RPM or they would overheat. So when we slowed down we would turn them off. The hydraulic alternators we eventually re-designed to eliminate that problem!

[@fedvet]

Been following Sans Souci and Sea Bird which is in Croatia now.. Ken puts up a nice blog which I follow everyday.

[@MinTerGyi007]

Can someone enlighten me what is ( RI ) means ??? Thx 👍🏼⛵🌊💪👍🏽🙏🙏🙏💖

[@KMT15]

Absolutely love Nordhavns. What’s the longest non stop trip you’ve been on?

[@nordhavn72]

Tom - we are talking about two completely different boats and this is not a competition! Our sailboat was a 56-foot Oyster and it was well beyond my capabilities to make a sail for it. Many Nordhavn owners are former sailors - neither option is "right" or "wrong", just a personal choice. No need to get defensive!

[@michae8jackson378]

Hi Kathy. Thanks for answering my questions lately. Here's another. How far off shore do you get tv, satellite internet, etc? As I mentioned another video, I'm a retired airline pilot and my wife and I would love to get into this. Studying Nordhavn for sure they are best for what we want. Don't want to lose all creature comforts, esp college football season lol

[@nordhavn72]

We have a SeaTel for sat TV and we got DirecTV as far north as Lunenburg Nova Scotia and it was fine up to 100 miles or so offshore east coast US. Internet via cell coverage is spotty at more than 5-10 miles offshore. We use Iridium GO now for satellite email and it has not been without signal yet. But no good for web browsing - just weather reports and email. A lot depends on what equipment you invest in and what kind of cruising you want to do - coastal or offshore.

[@michae8jackson378]

Kathy Clark thank you for your answers. I found your website today and am sad that you are considering selling the boat. But I understand. My wife and I think we will start w just up and down the coast. But I'm hoping to take part in an Atlantic crossing much like the video from 04! Then spend some time in Europe on the rivers possibly. I lived in Germany for 13 years so that would be fun. If nothing else the Med and up to England. Again thanks for your responses.

[@nordhavn72]

That's only during the WOT run. Normal cruising speed is about 8 GPH. We previously owned a sailboat and enjoy both options!

[@nordhavn72]

Actually the 18 GPH is only during the WOT run. Normally we burn about 1 gallon per mile or 8 GPH. We are former sailors and know the cost of maintaining rigging and buying new sails - we don't buy the argument that sailing is inherently less expensive!

[@goutvols103]

Hello Ms. Clark - nice video. Just one question that was alittle confusing. When you are slowing down to fish you call out that the alternator is off. What is the reason for this? It sounds like at slow speed your alternator is not efficient in producing power. Thank you in advance.

[@nordhavn72]

We have special Hydraulic Alternators that provide power to charge our house batteries when we are underway. This is an alternative to running the generator. They are efficient at cruising speed, but at low RPM that can overheat. We have had ours upgraded to eliminate the danger of severe overheating, but still turn them off when we will be at a low RPM for any period of time.

[@nordhavn72]

No bulb on our bow and yes, it is the forward pilothouse

[@GoMiGman]

So would you say your 72ft Nordhavn, being a bit more of a trawler style hull, handles the rougher seas better than an Azimuth or any other luxury yacht of equal length and weight because of their hulls that are more V-shaped for planing? Is there an advantage in the hull design of these boats to take on the rougher seas or would you say they're equal?

[@nordhavn72]

I've never been on a large go-fast boat, but I can say that the deep hull and hydraulic stabilizers make for a very comfortable ride. The weight of the boat is also evident when we are at anchor and see smaller boats rocking a lot more than we do.

[@GoMiGman]

"Large go-fast" LOL! Good one. I noticed you didn't really tape much of the 6-8ft seas action going on but from the little bit you had there, it didn't seem that bad. I can only guess the V-planed boats don't handle as well, even if they're heavy they probably bounce around pretty badly. Just trying to learn a bit more about the boats that are better suited for heavy seas. Those pilothouses seem to be the better of the lot and the interiors aren't too shabby either.

[@nordhavn72]

GoMiGman The Nordys are definitely designed for offshore cruising, at least the larger ones. They are not great for the ICW for example, as we draw 8 Ft. But we were completely safe and comfortable going to Labrador and Greenland and are confident the boat can take whatever comes along. We take great pains to avoid situations with rough seas and have been pretty successful, though many Nordhavns have survived some serious stuff. The main thing is to understand what you want to do and pick the boat that is best suited for that. Coastal cruising is different than crossing oceans and having a boat not suited for what you want to do only makes life more difficult. Our boat is perfect for us but may not be for others. Go to our blog at shearmadness72.com and send me an email if you want to discuss further.

[@GoMiGman]

8' draw is a lot I can see why that wouldn't be ideal for the ICW but, for a boat that's 72' that's not so bad and for these coastal trips it works out ok I'm sure. They're superb boats. Thanks for the info. Cheers and safe boating.

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks for your comments. We are comfortable with our safety procedures and don't worry about peope who aren't. We only ask that they not come cruising with us!

[@xpd77]

Please keep making these videos. I love them.

[@cdmm1708]

36 gph fuel burn for both engines at max rpm. What does the generator consume? Let’s say you start with a full tank of fuel. During this cruise you travel 500 miles total and use the generator. No shore power. Besides food stores, how long could you stay on the hook before needing to refuel? Or on average how long do you go before refueling?

[@nordhavn72]

At normal cruising speed of 1100-1200 RPMS the engines consume about 4GPH each. Generator about 1 GPH and it's run about 4 hrs/day when not on shore power. Our cruising range was 4000+ miles and we typically filled up once or twice a year. We could easily go 3-4 months without re-provisioning if we used canned fruits and veggies. But we were almost always able to find some fresh foods, even in remote areas like Labrador.

[@jeffpuha8187]

The engine sounds rather loud in the salon. Is it really that loud, or does the camera's microphone exaggerate it? have you done any sound level readings on your boat? Excellent video.

[@nordhavn72]

Jeff Puha Thanks Jeff. It's generally not very loud, unless we have the stern door open, which we may do in calm conditions. With the stern door closed, you hardly notice the noise - we have heavy Sound-Down beneath our salon carpet which really cuts down the noise. So I think we must have had the stern door open when I shot the video.

[@nordhavn72]

We did cruise on a sailboat for 7 years. Even on a sailboat, you want to clean the salt off - otherwise you will track it inside the boat and that's a pain.

[@dennisbishop6448]

Are you guys still out and about haven’t seen your videos lately

[@nordhavn72]

No, we retired from cruising. Shear Madness is now Alchemy and is continuing her adventures with wonderful new owners. She's in England now and we're living in Colorado - mountain time!

[@nbmiller8]

Also, did you not see the railing that the gentleman was leaning on while hooking the fish? Open your eyes, MrCG.

[@claytonvanthoff8889]

Next time you really want to fish around Hatteras, and rough water often helps hide leaders and tackle.

[@METALITHrevetments]

Very nice video. Your vessel is gorgeous...congratulations! It looks like you have the forward wheelhouse version of the N72...am I correct? Do you have a bulb on the bow or a conventional bow? T

[@stephenbru]

I love you video!!! ..Nice job!!!

[@nordhavn72]

stephenbru Thanks!

[@austinl.2703]

My only problem with this video is the boat is pointing the wrong direction. South has always been a better direction. Then I saw it is posted June 7th so that makes it a little easier to watch. Great boat ! Great video ! I watch MY and SY videos all the time ~ I have learned to skip a few minutes when the fish come aboard...

[@nordhavn72]

We spent time this year in the Caribbean and roasted!! We like north in the summer.

[@jfk64kennedy95]

nothing like the Jamestown/Newport area of Rhode Island, there a reason it's called the 'Sailing Capital of the World'

[@hugocancela1298]

me alegra saber, que por lo menos ustedes pueden disfrutar de estos momentos, cosa que por una u otra razon no todos lo pueden hacer, sean felizes HUGO,

[@nordhavn72]

hugo cancela Gracias Hugo, tenemos mucha suerte!

[@richpickard1680]

Great trip thanks for sharing

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks Ritchie!

[@commander500a]

No, the woman doing the narration seems to be the owner, I dont know,,,,,envious I guess anyway.... Good for her!!

[@ss0073]

I’d be dropping lines WWWWback during those wide open pulls for Wahoo

[@ZEZERBING]

Can you imagine Magellan, Columbus, the Vikings , being able to do laundry on their voyages!!

[@aaronman2000]

Hi Kathy, is it Shear Madness' draft or her air draft that prevents thoroughfare through the ICW? love the uploads btw

[@nordhavn72]

***** It's the draft - almost 8' which means you can't leave the helm for even a minute. Also, you can't move at night, so it's a series of day trips - we prefer to just go outside, stay in deep water, and keep going till we get there.

[@pirate612]

Video is very well done and excellent choreograph of events. by the way, while fishing so close to the stern drives, please ware your life jackets next time. A simple bump by one of your shipmates against the other, or a shift in an unexpected wave and an overboard accident is possible. Sail safe and thank you for sharing our voyage.

[@nordhavn72]

We only fish if conditions are suitable - flat seas, little wind, etc. We slow the boat when bringing a fish in and have plenty of people on hand in case of emergency. If someone falls in (all who fish on our boat are swimmers and divers capable of staying afloat for hours in warm water), we have throwable PFD's and more than one person on board capable of maneuvering the boat. We consider this much less risky than many people in crowded waters wearing PFD's but drinking plenty of beer or rushing about on personal watercraft - to each his own!

[@smokum0]

Looked like a awesome trip

[@prestonhendley4736]

This was such a great video. I would give anything to make a trip like that.

[@nordhavn72]

Glad you liked it. Nothing better than a nice passage in good weather!

[@serennamadi]

Loved the video

[@wgump]

Thank you for the video!

[@lookitcrashed]

Looks wonderful!

[@pikehk]

Loved the video thanks

[@JamesWright1955]

good job Kathy.

[@johnciliberto2942]

beautyful boat i make the trip from flordia to new jersey and back in the fall but in a older fishin boat get my ass kicked around cape hatteras sometimes to

[@nordhavn72]

We've been pretty fortunate going around Hatteras - mostly pretty calm seas! But it can be a challenge. Makes us appreciate the stabilizers!

[@johnnypea5369]

glad the passage went well

[@Regal2800]

Looks good. keep the vids coming

[@jfk64kennedy95]

oh man, i expected some beautiful views as you came into Newport/Jamestown and nothing.....I live here, would have loved to seen the approach

[@greenlightning6971]

I know a similar lenght boat and....at 1850 rpm is blastin on 17-18 knots!! 2x800 hp engines, at 1000 rpm goes 8-9 knots . Northaven is good do, enjoy

[@nordhavn72]

And probably burns a lot more fuel.

[@Artr543]

Beautiful boat

[@jimsbarg]

the only thing I can see wrong with this vid is that I am not there to lend a hand lol keep the vids coming

[@cesarduque5992]

Love this video

[@nordhavn72]

Cesar Duque Thanks Cesar!

[@eyesonmedia]

A yacht effectively transfers money from one part of the economy to skilled workers, usually in large amounts. Thank goodness for super yachts!

[@nordhavn72]

***** And thank goodness for the people who know how to work on them! While we are a far cry from a super yacht, we do appreciate quality work and have been very fortunate to find some great people!

[@neversurrender5798]

+Waldo Pepper 72 feet is hardly super yacht. Impressively large none the less but not really a super yacht.

[@ebbfishing8148]

why aren't you guys fishing as you pass the cape?? Go back lol

[@nordhavn72]

Freezers must have been full!

[@jjaus]

Should it be "SHEER Madness"?

[@deaconandrewkingtheinspira762]

Looks like fun

[@shaunaweisman1119]

Great Video, Let me say this again...GREAT VIDEO! Would you like to know what I luv about you now? YOU DIDN'T RUIN THE VIDEO PLAYING FOOLISH MUSIC! THANK YOU I LUV IT!!!

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks! My inspiration for this was a lovely video set to music by a good friend. I thought it would be interesting to do one without music, so my first one was called "Sights and Sounds of a Passage", specifically because it was the real sounds! So glad you liked it!

[@haydne]

I don't understand why you are standing on the stern just above the water trying to bring a large fish onboard without a life jacket on, an accident waiting to happen!

[@nordhavn72]

haydne We only fish if conditions are suitable - flat seas, little wind, etc. We slow the boat when bringing a fish in and have plenty of people on hand in case of emergency. If someone falls in (all who fish on our boat are swimmers and divers capable of staying afloat for hours in warm water), we have throwable PFD's and more than one person on board capable of maneuvering the boat. We consider this much less risky than many people in crowded waters wearing PFD's but drinking plenty of beer or rushing about on personal watercraft - to each his own!

[@AgentRafa]

Oh so only drunk people use life jackets? You should use a life jacket when landing fish at the stern platform regardless of what other people do.

[@southshoreadventures]

Great video. Thank you for sharing your experience. I subscribed for more. :)

[@nordhavn72]

ProPainC63 Great! Thanks for the note!

[@Mr91495osh]

Download the Coast Guard’s oceanbouy APP.

[@pgreenx]

I love this - guys eating a jimmy dean sausage sandwich on a two million dollar boat!

[@nordhavn72]

pgreenx We love them and they are great for passages. We get a big box of them at Costco.

[@nordhavn72]

pgreenx I saw you asked about Wide Open Throttle, though the comment isn't showing up here. We run WOT for about 15 minutes every 24 hours when underway. It puts more load on the engines and "cleans them out". It is also a time to do a very close engine room inspection as potential problems may show up with the increase load and vibration, allowing them to be fixed before they become a problem at cruising speed. For example, we recently found a small leak between a hose and a fitting during a WOT run and replaced the hose during our next regular maintenance cycle.

[@pgreenx]

thanks - this was helpful.

[@nordhavn72]

As for lobster and caviar, we like them too!

[@michaelprosperity3420]

Very nice. This was a great escape from the riots and looting on the south side of Chicago 31MAY2020 2330hrs. The mahi looks yummy.

[@nordhavn72]

Glad you found a diversion! The ahi was indeed yummy!

[@fatbowe]

...Now everytime I have Jimmy Dean sausage...I'll be thinking of this Video......LoL....;-),,,

[@nordhavn72]

+billy fatbowe LOL, yeah, I always smile when I have one now.

[@voneyman]

Why do you do WOT runs

[@davidriley8590]

Be careful gutting your fish while the boat is in motion, if you hit a breaker you will lose your footing and slip and the knife could end up gutting you?

[@jackhammer4656]

Turn on the Fleer!

[@commander500a]

Ohhh Lord Cleaning the boat underway.... hum... new one....

[@briztia]

5 min lader salts back

[@MattnMathias]

Right and your boats displacement is also no where near this boats...really!?

[@nbmiller8]

Well obviously you have no common sense, as a former BM, Coxswain, and Boarding Officer I see NOTHING wrong with what they are doing. If you think not wearing a PFD is considered unsafe on a boat of this size, with people who know what they are doing, then you need to be in contact with your state senator to make PFD required at all time, for everyone, no matter what. Also, that is quite presumptions and rude to assume these people have more money than brains. Sounds like jealousy to me.

[@michaelplesch]

Fun

[@benjaminchong82]

nice

[@nordhavn72]

Thanks

[@MrHAPPYHAWAIIAN]

Do u have illicit drugs on the boat?🤯

[@nordhavn72]

No. We carried some prescription pain meds as part of offshore medical kit. But nothing illegal.

[@dirkdiggler2507]

captain cool.

[@utahlobster]

Good for you. Would you like a biscuit?

[@MisterUnicornFL]

thats one way to burn $13,000 in fuel

[@mikegarrison889]

fun

[@peggyt1243]

WOW 18 US gallons times two engines equals 136 litres of fuel per hour or about $140. dollars per hour or $3,360. per 24 hour period. Guess if you can afford a multi million dollar yacht, the price is gas is not an issue.

[@nordhavn72]

peggyt1243 Peggy, that burn rate is only when we are at Wide Open Throttle (WOT), usually only for 15 minutes every 24 hours. Normally, we cruise at 7.5 knots and burn 8 gallons per hour.

[@2011blueman]

Kathy Clark Is that 8 gallons total, or per engine?

[@nordhavn72]

Leggo My Ego Total; 4 each engine

[@lowtech81]

Yes your bill is most likely A LOT less since your boat is A LOT smaller. You cant really compare it to a N72 witch is a rather huge yacht at around 240.000lbs and a 7-8ft draft. Compare their yacht to a sailboat a few times larger than yours and the numbers will be different. Like comparing a bike to F1 race teams budget.

[@Mr91495osh]

I don’t motor in the dark. Too dangerous. Ok, I’m a chicken.

[@nordhavn72]

Only when well offshore!

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

Nice boat but must you hook the fish on that nasty curved spear? you are obviously hurting it, it starts to bleed! surely you can reel in the fish, headkonk it and kill it that way and avoid spearing the poor thing. Im not against fishing, just hurting the fish, anytime it bleeds its obviously in pain.

[@nordhavn72]

Lauren - it's called a gaff and it's the easiest and quickest way to get the fish on board. It's not really possible to lift the fish up onto the swim platform with just the hook in its mouth. That would also be quite painful. We only catch what we plan to eat and try to dispatch the fish as quickly as possible. Tuna always have a copious amount of blood, regardless of how they are killed.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

Kathy Clark Can you not scoop it up in a net once its hooked and pull it aboard that way?

[@jaylkeene8236]

Lauren Johnson stfu! it's a fish, get over it...

[@commander500a]

+give me a f break.....

[@mdlclassworker3384]

Ugh this lady's voice , I seriously would jump overboard

[@nordhavn72]

Sorry, just put on mute :)

[@manfredadams3252]

When rich people pretend they are sailors...

[@TheJackMac909]

I enjoy cruising the waters through you guys... :-) I did not realize how fast those huge cargo ships where.