46 The Perfect Storm

Cape to Cape. We sailed from Chile (Cape Horn) via Antarctica, South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha to Capetown (Cape of Good Hope). We had some big storms along the way. This was the biggest one: a hurricane. It was also the best one, because it was somewhat warm and the sun was out most of the time. 68 knots of wind!! Enjoy! :-)

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

No music, no commentary, no manipulation, just a camera (or cameras) and the spectacular sights and sounds of the ship, the sea, the wind and the voices . . . how refreshing . . .

[@Kompressor2007]

This is why she has my sub! Waiting for more content like this.

[@RolandLowhorn]

Enjoy Natural no extra

[@bobiedesierto]

O0p0

[@bobiedesierto]

Pl0p

[@jeanmariekirtz6988]

En même temps, il n'est pas surtoilé les amis ...on reste calme

[@onmybudda]

An issue with facing storms, of any size at sea, is that the tremendous size & ferocity of the waves cannot be truly captured. You have to be there, in it, facing it, dealing with it, to have any real appreciation of the same. I got lucky when I was a young guy of 24, & gained crew selection on an American sloop, called Awahnee, (62 ft) for a circumnavigation of Antarctica. We got hit with a mighty hurricane off the SE Coast of the Continent (Enderby Land) at 65 deg South. The winds got to 104 knots with waves of some 90 ft. We were too damn busy to be scared, but it was surely exhilarating. We had a tiny, bullet proof, storm jib up, & towed a drogue with 7 or 8 car tires attached to our stern. Nothing too fancy by todays standards, but that's how it was back in 1971. The whole 7 month experience helped shape me to the person I am today...now 74!!

[@nessuno1948]

Beautiful.....Reminds me of my youth, sailing the stormy North Atlantic Ocean, up North, around the Polar Circle.

[@YanoshRagauld]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. You have a great smile.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I saved this to my favorites. I have sailed on tankers and container ships and a lot of tiny sailboats and this scared me. But once you are in it there is no time to be scared. I keep thinking there are 7 billion people on the planet and only a tiny few who have been in a hurricane in a square rigger. or around the horn. Thumbs up- I subscribed.

[@frankmiller95]

Don't kid yourself. There's plenty of time to scared, especially when something breaks, or otherwise goes wrong, which it often does.

[@mattwoody1089]

I like that kind of rough water sailing we had many days like on Lake Superior Canada

[@georgekanellis9628]

Amazing ! Thanks for posting it !

[@arnoldcontreras1595]

Cool nice Navegation ,I have passed Cape Horn 5 times it has really touched me with huge waves several times and only once like a cup of milk it is really beautiful to sail through the south of Chile, I am Chilean and I saw the sailboat it brought back memories that are in my retina of the beautiful places and that immensity of the Pacific Ocean

[@huberthavelaar6885]

Great footage,Judith! Thanks for posting this......

[@judithkoning8735]

Hi Hubert! Thats a long time ago! How are you doing? These are great memories!

[@Durnyful]

Looks like she's riding out those conditions very well 👍

[@jaapantheunisse5567]

BarkEuropa, I recognised her at once. Did the same trip in 2009. I see the extra topsail is set and I guess the ship has Tristan da Cunha behind her already. Warm rememberings and thumps up for trainees and professional crew. Great!!

[@johnshields6852]

That is awesome, I would've loved being on that ship, look at how beautiful the ocean is when it's swelled up.

[@kenowens9021]

We in the Navy had to stay inside our modern ships during typhoons. Those in tall ships had no choice but to be out on deck, or climbing the masts, during storms to keep from sinking.

[@chartphred1]

Gorgeous Wx. Love it.

[@saygsen1321]

Hello Captain.. 65 Knot cruising congratulations on an excellent trip. Greetings from Antalya to all of you. ⛵😊👍

[@davidsumner6536]

13.33 she is alive. Everyone should experience this.

[@agui4576]

Nice video, I really enjoy it. All the ropes on the sides remind me the Black Pearl of the Pirates of the Caribbiean.

[@romeuedson8504]

Very nice experience...! Congratulations...! From Santa Catarina, Brazil...!

[@peterbernardthompson8608]

Wonderful!!!!

[@andreasbuttner-land1890]

Look at her face at 6:46 - this is how the really tough guys look like! And the elder people below deck are pretty brave too if you consider, that they have chosen to sail around Cape Horn! Sailing such a ship in a force 12 gale brings people to the point, where they have to fight for their lives. There is no place for fear, if you have to go up into the rigging to reef the sails. I really admire these people for their bravery.

[@skatatataatje]

Fighting for their lives, while chatting with desert in their hands.

[@andreasbuttner-land1890]

Hi Skaatje, if you're travelling by an airliner or a cruise ship, there isn't much you can do in an emergency situation. But aboard an old sailing ship the situation is different, especially, while sailing around Cape Horn. Every minute it can happen, that the captain calls for all hands on deck and all these elder people, who are (as I understand) all very experienced sailors, will be there and help saving the ship. They won't worry about getting wet and cold and I'm pretty sure, that they would even climb up into the rigging, if necessary. I have nothing else, but the highest respect for people, who are sailing around the world.

[@PaddleDogC5]

Cool love rough water.

[@andreasbuttner-land1890]

Hi PaddleDogC5, the open sea is like a magic place and the rougher it gets, the more it becomes fascinating.

[@jsonnichsen]

You are my hero.

[@GD-ns8wf]

Wowww amazing great video

[@sancho7762]

Really a good turn! Not easy i´m sure. Girl be happy thats have´d strong guys on board to make the hardest work. :-)

[@gerardsaint-blancat6208]

Magnifiques images!

[@looking4busbus]

Nice to have you Aboard!

[@susiepittman601]

Great video!

[@CRapt]

Impressive video for strong people!

[@gillesdufaux5519]

Very nice ship, very stable.

[@lon5793]

Hats off to crew, captain and ship. Even an old powerboater can appreciate this. Salty.

[@passinthru4328]

I was just a boy crossing the Atlantic on a Liberty ship in the 50s. During one storm this ship's nose would submerge in the troughs and point way up near the crests. It's hard for videos to capture the size and motion of waves but this one comes pretty close.

[@syvixen4765]

Very nice !

[@tomcarr1358]

Glad you showed the rig and the wake.Nice to have had a still of the barque from a distance. Will look elsewhere for a picture of her. Many thanks for persevering with the wind and spume. For black and white pictures see Eric Newby's record of his trip on the Moshulu: Belfast to South Australia and back to Cork just before WW 2 . " The Great Grain Race".

[@edmondmcdowell9690]

Moshulu was docked at South Street Museum, NYC in the early seventies without rigging as an exhibit. She was then towed to Phillidelphia, PA and turned into a floating restaurant for awhile and was destroyed by a fire. Seen briefly as a prop in Godfaather II.

[@tomcarr1358]

@@edmondmcdowell9690 Yes. For Moshulu there is/was much to be seen on Google of what I thought was her present berth. Strange how many sailing boats were destroyed while docked . They almost lost the Cutty Sark that way.

[@uisguexjack]

Superb footage and editing. For me the first filming which actually captures the scale of very large seas. Congratulations on your filming and wild life experience...

[@kenanderson9199]

You can imagine the old ships running around the horn no engine just wind power great video

[@msf60khz]

More often than not they were beating into it and losing the battle.

[@meekhinglim4829]

it took courage and strong will to sail under this situation, I was a sailor during my younger days and truly see the way life on board was during a stormy weather

[@alyssac8258]

Amazing

[@jurgenblick5491]

Well maintained

[@simonflyboy]

Epic 💜

[@skatatataatje]

Goed bezig. Maar ik ben blij dat ik lekker binnen zit, bij de kachel. Droog.

[@mohdibrahim5169]

Very nice clear video filming with natural sounds of stormy sea waves and heavy winds you are all brave and fearlessnessly inside wooden ship God may protect and safely be reached to your destination.

[@thierryvoisin1210]

Beautifull

[@johnshields6852]

The perfect storm, from the movie, my house was washed out to sea, while we were in it, luckily we escaped out the door before it completely tore apart. 1991, Marshfield, Massachusettes, Brandt rock, beautiful little house, right on the seawall. Only thing left was the foundation and the only thing in it was our king sized bed,lol, which must've weighed a ton.

[@TheIceland2000]

Thank you!

[@norml.hugh-mann]

That would be a dream working vacation

[@petten20233]

I Will love it To do the expérience

[@radeksturm]

nice video , O.K.....thanks..

[@hwh888]

Big seas for sure, they look to be in the 40’-50’ range.

[@valterleao6795]

Deus do céu..,, quanta coragem, é impressionante a formação de ondas, eu confesso que não tenho essa coragem sua!!! Essa parte do vídeo onde foi? Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@danoyes1]

Some of the BEST sailing content on Utube, this is incredible! Thanks so much. Legitimate 25-30 ft seas with some larger... excellent footage. Liked and Subscribed.

[@blablablaacademy872]

Bon rouleur bon marcheur !

[@syvixen4765]

I like it

[@TxokoPirata]

¡¡¡ A 60 nudos llaman al Capitan !!! Buena tripulación At 60 knots they call the Captain!!! Good crew ⛵⛵⛵

[@PeteGriffiths_petegrif]

How much does the boat weigh? How long, beam, draft?

[@user-hz1ew1jr9d]

Удивительные кадры.

[@ericnepean]

Wonderful video! What vessel is this?

[@sav2236]

Thumbs up!

[@jurgenblick5491]

Damn I have seen waves like that in the Atlantic

[@oneupmanship]

Looks like my kinda fun, where do I sign up? I'm 64 but tough as whale bone.

[@hectorezcurra]

Scary!

[@mattwoody1089]

Let’s see more of this crew and vessel please

[@pelukeroloko7557]

Wowwwww

[@laserbeam002]

What catagory hurricane were you in???

[@stefanmuller8571]

What is the name of the ship?

[@MichelCaillat]

Where was it ?!

[@frankmiller95]

"Perfect" is right. You're running off under reduced sail, no big seas breaking aboard, the motion is moderate enough to cook, eat and walk around, below without having to constantly hang on to something with one, or both hands and don't seem especially uncomfortable. That's exactly the kind of storm most offshore sailors would like to encounter, if we have to encounter one at all. That's not to take anything away from skill required to be be that comfortable, but having made a few offshore passages myself, they can be considerably less pleasant that what is shown here. Obviously attempting to make headway to windward would be an entirely different story. One good thing about the square rig, it tends to be relatively comfortable off the wind. One bad thing about the square rig, it's almost impossible to make headway to windward.

[@paulzane5412]

Hi, Basil. I totally agree. You have it nailed. Please check my comments, as well.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Those old sailing ships ride out weather better the further you are from shore. Sinc3 their entire strategy for dealing with heavy seas is different from modern commercial power ships they actually ride seas better in many ways....working WITH the wind and seas instead of beating into the waves...There is a synergy of wind,waves, wood, and will power

[@loobylooroden6176]

Looks amazing, was that 52 knots of wind? Sorry was 68 knots wow.

[@MohammedAli-gi5xy]

Wow

[@jeffbigbear1766]

Wat is die naam van die skip?

[@brunomonaco5419]

What ship is this?

[@gertjanrhebergen3499]

Strak tochtje op de Europa !!!

[@ystelklans8769]

😍😻👍

[@billhanna8838]

I would have thought youd be down to staysail on for & Main mast in 60+ Knots , Not lower mainsail , No netting set up above bulwarks ? Nice camera work .

[@frankmiller95]

Based on the scenes below deck, they seem to be comfortable enough. As you're no doubt aware, insufficient sail, when off the wind tends to create its own set of dangers. They seem to have jacklines rigged for harnesses, so as long as they were clipped in they were okay. Obviously that sail combination is satisfactory for the conditions. Any less and they'd be wallowing and at risk of being pooped. Having experienced just that, with the helmsman thrown into wheel, with serious damage to the binnacle and steering, it ain't fun

[@darrellsimpson6966]

Sail combination looks about right. She's moving well.

[@billhanna8838]

Saying that some of the old t clippers would be laying on more sail .

[@Yeaitstemp]

How can i get a spot on the crew

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Kneepads would help

[@joshiewilnott2368]

I always wanted to go to sea specially I'n a storm like this or worse another dream that won't come true! Need a 5 star chef????

[@josiahholwick6905]

Wow these winds look intense! Love your channel, I'm making a montage of clips of the Bark Europa sailing across the Drake Passage, would you mind if I used a few seconds of this clip? I'll credit your channel Judith Koning. Cheers!

[@juudkoning]

Josiah Holwick Hi! Thnx! It was intense! You van use some seconds if you credit me 😊 And let me know when your montage is finishes. Love to see it!! Did you do a trip on the Europa as well?

[@juudkoning]

Josiah Holwick Btw this is not footage from the Drake. This was a couple of days before we arrived to capetown. But conditions were similar. This hurricane was a bit more intense that our Drake storm. But warmer at the same time.

[@yachtabaco]

Looks like Europa

[@karelatsea]

is dit de europa?

[@JamesTaylor-yh9rl]

wish i was on board

[@TheBluesnbob]

Is that water survivable if you fell in it?

[@judithkoning8735]

Temperature wise: yes! Circumstances: no chance

[@4133EWvianen]

With Force 12 you can not stay on deck!!!!!!

[@josephinebennington7247]

Name of your vessel?

[@skaraborgcraft]

I believe Barque Europa

[@ljubovdavydova4496]

Ващее крутяк! !!!

[@Fumingzeus]

Following seas are the most dangerous, so easy to broach....

[@janpeiris1376]

BRILLIANT VIDEO STERN SEA SPEED GAINED BEAUTIFULLY ROLLING PORT TO STARBOARD VICE VERSA SEXY SEA I REALLY ENJOYED VIDEO WELL DONE

[@jerryanstey7058]

why are there all those old people on that sail ship?

[@juudkoning]

Most of them are sailors themselves. The oldest one on board (the one in the yellow raincoat) had even circumnavigated the world 7 times! But I guess it was mainly because the trip was quiet expensive and laster 2 months. So mostly retired people could effort it and take the time of.

[@wolfeboronian4795]

Some look frail below deck, while steadying themselves by holding on to benches and rails. Only the camera is steady, the rolling motion of the ship appears to make breakfast a wild ride.

[@rigminattanayake1884]

Amazingly beautiful,Thank you for sharing and please if you have any vacancy for a AB Seaman please contact me.I am from Sri lanka and willing to serve onboard your ship.

[@stevemartin4877]

Force 12 ? 12 ? How about 120, a lot of bs

[@Olidrone]

note the way those kids on deck are dressed...not for the job for sure

[@josecarlosjaime3836]

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[@user-cx1fp4jy7l]

попутным курсом идут! ветра более 10ти баллов это ад

[@zamenislongissimus3687]

Błędy są w to wideo. Coś jest nie tak. Nie mogę obejrzeć, bo są jakieś problemy. Płynęliście na silniku jak rozumieć prawidłowo?

[@kevinconnell3970]

this is not a hurricane.

[@passcalou6968]

super voilier

[@johnnya9001]

No thanks.

[@jerryanstey7058]

68 knots is not a hurricane try 200 knots that's a hurricane .Get real !

[@juudkoning]

Its a category 1 hurricane. Check out the saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes

[@user-ik8no8xs9m]

YOU HAVE CONFUSED THE KILOMETERS WITH THE KNOTS .ITS A CATEGORY HURRICNE.

[@arildito]

A Hurricane is and has always been 64 knots

[@volkhardhenschel1863]

Jerry, you are dreaming while sitting on your Couch.😁

[@davecopp9356]

Women at board is always a bad omen.

[@augustobaldassari]

Wow