ARC 2018 on Hanse 675

This is uncut, unedited video from our Atlantic Crossing started on Nov. 25, 2018. We spent 17 days, 23 hours and 10 minutes crossing the ocean from Gran Canaria to St. Lucia in the Caribbean. We were not able to video any of the drama, because of course we were all busy during the drama, but you'll see lots of dolphins, a whale and lots of great sailing. That's pretty much what it was like.

[@larryboles629]

Just had to watch this again, the Hanse 675 is a steller sailboat! On the interior shots I did not hear any moans, cabinets or floor squeeking. The boat was built tight for sure. I do not enjoy boat noise, I do love the sound of the sea as it rushes by. Be happy, be safe.

[@bushcraftsurvivaljackonly7319]

looks so awesome and relaxing

[@bushcraftsurvivaljackonly7319]

@Kyle Jeffery who cares

[@sailingsunlinenorth3154]

Love the footage,... spectacular sailing..thx for sharing this mate

[@derrickclemons2862]

Very Nice...

[@juanpablohernandez5096]

You guys are so blessed to live this opportunity in your lives, can you number the issues you had with the ship?? just to now how well is build by hanse, if you don't mind. You see this is one of my goals in life to own a brand new Hanse 675.

[@mfinlay1967]

The boat performed spectacularly on the Atlantic crossing. We had breakdowns, but they were related to sails and rigging, not the boat. When we took delivery of the boat, we had normal shakedown issues. One problem with a helm station was major, but was repaired by Hanse quickly. All other warranty items were similarly covered without issue.

[@lepgrego7588]

This is it! One day... 💭🙏 #chasingthedream

[@alessandrofrugiuele8989]

great experience, well done. What modifications have you made to the boat for the crossing? did you change the sails? did you have a watermaker?is the radar the standard one, or is it tilting? or is the boat already valid for the ocean crossing?

[@mfinlay1967]

Everything was standard kit with the 675 (which is quite comprehensive). We did purchase a spinnaker which helped a lot of course. We have a watermaker, which was excellent. We even ran the washing machine twice, keeping us all smelling nice!

[@alessandrofrugiuele8989]

@@mfinlay1967 OK, thank you very much for your reply

[@JohnDoe-wy1yd]

RIP speakers

[@brettrun8575]

And my ears.

[@krispress7824]

Love this boat. My wife says she would move aboard as our house. We like the other owners berth layout they make. 😀I can’t afford even with selling my house, cars, other boats. 😢

[@keithmoorechannel]

The T-top looks like a nice option. Nice place to sit and relax as opposed to being completely exposed in a 'normal' cockpit. Any thoughts on the advantages vs. disadvantages of this set-up?

[@mfinlay1967]

As a former racer I find the T Top a bit dumpy looking but the advantages are too numerous to catalogue. I will never go back.

[@keithmoorechannel]

@@mfinlay1967 yes I am a former racer as well and initially thought the same, but I am gradually coming around😁. Once the boat gets big enough the profile starts to look ok, and Hanse seems to do a good job drawing these. Yet another reason to buy a big boat!

[@abhishekparmar6702]

As not a former racer, would either of you two like to tell me more. 😇

[@guenthermichaels5303]

Great video, how fast was this freight train moving?

[@guenthermichaels5303]

Might we see you next time crossing in a Michael Schmidt Y7 ?

[@migaguiar]

I see lots of hand steering, was it by option? or the autopilot couldn't handle the stern rounding? just curious about the behaviour of the boat.. thanks

[@mfinlay1967]

The swell was bigger than it appears in the video, and yes, we had trouble getting the autopilot to handle it, given that we were trying to sail as low as possible without jibing. We could have sailed higher with the autopilot, but it would have taken us longer. If I had to do it over again, I'd have done it with two poles, special headsails and no main. Then you don't need to worry about accidental jibes of that huge mainsail.

[@OhTheGeekness]

You say that you were unable to get video of "the drama" can you tell us about the drama? I mean what exactly happened? As much or as little detail as you choose, of course.

[@mfinlay1967]

There was nothing dangerous, just normal wear and tear for a 3,200 mile crossing. We shredded a Code 0 when it caught on the radar housing in a flog; snapped a genoa sheet in a squall (had to go up the mast to replace because of a very high clew); had a couple of mild broaches while sailing with the chute in big waves and wind; had three unplanned jibes, one of which caused a snapped preventer; and we chafed through the cover of the spinnaker halyard three times.

[@OhTheGeekness]

@@mfinlay1967 thanks

[@sammybulin]

Auto pilot?

[@keithfaulkner1288]

Doesn't that thing have an auto pilot?

[@mfinlay1967]

See answer below!

[@megamilyon6111]

Why were you guys always hand sailing ? Why not use the auto pilot ?

[@mfinlay1967]

Mega, have a look at my reply to Miguel, who had the same question.

[@megamilyon6111]

@@mfinlay1967 thanks for the reply. Disappointing such an awsome boat like that had such an important failing. Seems like alot of work to have to handsail for 3 weeks. However, when you showed the speed a few times it looked like the boat was pretty fast.

[@paulclarke8184]

Why are you not wearing life jackets?!

[@crazyirish__2171]

Did you watch the video? I saw many shots with life jackets on. They inflate when you hit the water. They were also using jack lines as well.

[@jameslittlewood7663]

Pretty sweet looking ride! Apologies for threadjacking but for those interested here's our version, Alicante - St Maarten on a Hanse 545 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXqQm2Bsl7dgqJI