Sailing a SMALL BOAT from California to Hawaii Across the Pacific Ocean - Ep# 37 - 41

25 day sail across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco, California to Hilo, Hawaii, as part of my journey around the world without ever using motorized transport. Watch the whole journey here: • Around the World Witho...
2160 Nautical Miles on a 1968 Alberg 30. My first time sailing on the Ocean.
Hi! I'm Markus, I started this journey in Toronto, Canada in July of 2015 and intend to circumnavigate back to where I started. Enjoy the Routes of Change Adventure Travel Vlog Series and feel free to binge from the beginning here : • Around the World Witho...
In this weekly youtube series (Every Sunday at 4PM EST) I will share my day to day experiences of what it’s like to travel around the earth under my own power (with help from some wind and currents too!). Loads of epic adventure videos I’m happy to share with you.
Your support is much appreciated.
Please consider joining the Routes Crew for community and exclusive behind the scenes access: / routesofchange
To support directly without the middleman send to paypal paypal.me/rout...
SPOILER ALERT:!!
I started the journey in a canoe and have since trimaraned, hand cycled, pogosticked, tricycled, skiied, rafted, kayaked, SUPed, rowed, bicycled, sailed, walked, and danced half way around the planet.
Join Me Around the Planet:
Patreon: / routesofchange
Website/Blog: routesofchange...
KZbin: / routesofchangeorg
Instagram: / routesofchange
Facebook: / routesofchange
Twitter: / routesofchange
Music :
Routes of Change Theme by Ash Ainsworth - / @ainsworththemusician
/ ainsworthmusic
•••••••••••• Music By •••••••••••••
"All the Way out'' and "World From Home"
Music by Jay Man | OurMusicBox
Website: www.our-music-box.com
KZbin: / ourmusicbox
Evolution from Bensound.com Music: www.bensound.co...
"Moments" Music by @ikson
"Up Here" Music by / ikson
"Flywithme" Beats by Greg Ferris
"Wind on my legs" Monplaisir
Impending Doom Film Trailer - Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions
Artist: The Tides | Track: Seclusion
Mystic (instrumental) by Jeff Bauer
Open Space Revisited - Fate Sensor fatesensor.ban...
Cold Blue - Astron
"Rain" Music by / ikson
------------------------------
Talking With You by Artificial.Music / artificial-music
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported- CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/talking...
Music promoted by Audio Library • Talking With You - Art...
------------------------------
a new beginning Music: www.bensound.co...
Stars in her skies by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au
This is my affiliate link to the shoes and sandals that I wear : xeroshoes.com/...
I’d love to share these videos in more languages so please feel free to help transcribe by clicking on this link. Thanks!
www.youtube.com...
Patreon: / routesofchange
Website/Blog: routesofchange...
KZbin: / routesofchangeorg
Respect to you and every other living thing in this universe :),
Yours in adventure,
Markus

[@TheSkydiverphoenix]

Swimming in the middle of the Pacific looks cool and also terrifying at the same time..

[@Routesofchange]

It feels that way too.

[@voornaam3191]

Who the fuck called that ocean pacific? George Orwell? Like, Ministry of Peace? You mean War!

[@Kitiwake]

@Justget Onwithit very wise

[@2timestwisted590]

Sometimes those moments you remember the most

[@catman8670]

I wouldn’t chance it 😎

[@TheChoralist]

Wow when u went swimming it's so beautiful I could cry. That water is the most beautiful sapphire blue 🔵 when u look down u can see nothing but blue. The visibility is crazy. There was nothing around no whales or fish not even a shrimp lol nothing. What an experience I hope to do this one day. I first saw a group of girls who rowed from San Francisco to Honolulu this summer & I followed their social media post the entire journey whenever they could post. & They swam in the same sapphire blue water you did. I've been interested in boating trips to Hawaii from California every since lol now I can't get enough watching these videos

[@Routesofchange]

There are frequently people looking for crew if you put your name out there.. Cheers!

[@nogaffin]

Your living the dream so many of us would love to be in. Good for you. Thank you for the video. Keep sailing

[@westmc45]

dont dream do it that is what I did

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks. Will do.

[@dm9860]

At night keep the northern star 19.7 degree above the horizon and that will be in line with Hilo Hawaii.

[@JG-or9ej]

The North Star is right above Hilo..

[@GSDJONESY]

Cheeper than a flight probably and you don't have to wear a facemask 👌👌🥂

[@MarcoGrandini]

and no sperimental jab required lol

[@graciemurphy1]

I'm not a sailor but I would imagine that walking on land after an extensive journey would be quite the task.

[@Routesofchange]

Sometimes it's a bit wobbly. Sometimes I even wake up days later and feel the whole room is rolling like a boat.

[@scuzzbucket8485]

When you're swimming in the middle of the pacific and you are looking down, that is hands down the creepiest visual ever.

[@rexx9496]

Yes, absolutely terrifying to think that there is miles of water beneath.

[@Avidav]

Totally agree

[@johnryan2193]

The captain is a barrel of laughs ,is he detoxing ?he is lucky to have such a positive personality as a shipmate!

[@josephlarkinsr599]

Love the upside-down shot out in the middle of the pacific, freakin epic!

[@dubbR16_]

On my bucket list to sail to hawaii.. Let me join you first time watcher

[@peterjohnstaples]

You should have been tacking downwind as you sail faster and much more comfortable plus a chance at using favourable wind shifts.

[@Routesofchange]

Not much faster actually. We were sailing at close to hull speed much of the time and it would have added days to the journey if we were tacking back and forth off course. More comfortable for sure.

[@joeblow1942]

Peter Staples Tacking downwind to go faster usually only applies to multihulls.

[@Escapetosea]

Wow just realized how very similar the Alburge 30 is to my Cheoy Lee 27 I am currently fitting out for the same journey.

[@Routesofchange]

Enjoy!

[@tjelky-outside7161]

thanks, I love it, iam here in Sacramenyo, CA, originally from Kwaj, Marshall Islands, been here in Southern Cali for 20 some years and I like it here but will go home some day, so yeah, happy sailing adventures guy, thank again!

[@Routesofchange]

Very cool! Hopefully it's still above water when you get there.

[@Fishingwithjameschoi]

Very cool. Tuna catch was epic !

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks

[@sparkeyjones6261]

I've been living in San Francisco for most of my life... been dreaming about heading out the gate like this for a long time.

[@Routesofchange]

On a SUP or a sailboat? or Both? I have a friend who will take you out check out mayonthebay.

[@sparkeyjones6261]

@@Routesofchange On a sailboat... I almost bought an Alberg 35 last week, but missed out as I was just about to head to the marina to look at it when the owner called and said it sold. Tough luck as it appeared to be really well maintained.

[@sparkeyjones6261]

@@Routesofchange Oh wow, I can't find mayonthebay. Is that your friend's KZbin?

[@neptunesjester4145]

Seems a lot of arm chair sailors critizing the two....pretty easy to do when you're simply watching a video and not actually out there in the elements...

[@Routesofchange]

I specifically edit in bits of poor sailing techniques, "unsafe" behaviour, and clowning, to give people the satisfaction of insulting and feeling intelligent. It's my gift to the arm chair sailing community. I'm not sure if they appreciate it or if it just makes them more angry. :)

[@bennyrobles9194]

35:48, that tasty snack we call “concha” on our island. You need a screwdriver to get them from the rocks. The meat is a bit tough, but super delicious. By the way, we eat the concha raw too. Bon appetite.!! Greetings from the Dutch Antilles.

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks for the tips!

[@petten20233]

35 year a go was looking this video Jean du sud. Never liv my head..last year I finally got a boat. I am in Nederland there is no Halberg here so I gotta Albin Vegas 27 . I prepared the boat next summer all will go direction sud. The Caraibe sea here I come.

[@Routesofchange]

Nice! Enjoy the sail Mario.

[@Atlanticmoonsnail]

Great Boat! I lived in Bolinas and surfed there for years. Farallon Islands = big white sharks....

[@lancesay]

i'd love to do this one day, just to anywhere; hawai'i and beyond would be a plus. thanks for the video.

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks for watching!

[@gabrielmacgregor4276]

I'm a Maine lobsterman a 6th generation lobsterman to be exact, I just wanted to comment on the bananas being bad luck this is taken seriously by most Maine salts other superstitions are you are never allowed to whistle on a boat Also bad luck, you can never use the word pig 🐖 hog, pork or any word to describe a pig another one is that it is considered really bad luck to paint your boat blue 🔵 and never change a boats name if you buy one used, keep the name it has. On a lighter note it's considered really good luck to get pooped on by a seagull or any other type of sea bird. And if you ever catch lump fish in your trap you have to kiss it before you throw it back 😜 I'm not ashamed to say i have kissed many o lump fish! Anyway cool videos 👍 and safe travels guys!

[@Routesofchange]

I don't have anything against people who take superstitions seriously but I tend to only pay attention to the ones that make sense to me and my situation. thanks for sharing all those and happy lump fish kissing! Hope to see you for a lobster feast someday. Cheers!

[@CowboyCasey-m9t]

Its Bad Luck not to be superstitious!!

[@andrewblack7852]

Hilo is waiting for you! My house is very near the harbor as it were

[@Routesofchange]

Sorry I missed yah! I love Hilo. see episode #42

[@jonathanginofilippi]

I wonder if I could withstand that constant up and down? I experienced it in my 9 foot kayak, as i was being pulled out to sea. It was scary. Couldn't paddle hard enough, couldn't rest. I was super glad that coast guard came to rescue me lol.

[@Routesofchange]

You get used to it eventually.

[@tclinn2909]

Yo, I am enjoying your sailing videos and humor. Keep these nice vids coming and nobody gets hurt! ;-)

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks, will do!

[@TurdFurgeson571]

Dolce trolls him and uses his motor the whole time, forcing RoC to stand-up paddle board all the way to Hilo.

[@Routesofchange]

haha. I think I would turn back pretty fast!

[@Skillz514]

First ocean sail!? Uploaded 2 weeks ago, wtf did I watch 2 months ago then... I'm confused

[@colintraveller]

Click bait video title .. nothing more

[@iMatti00]

I might be wrong but I'm thinking this might have been his first sailboat crossing but he is posting the video out of order. If you think about it, it seems he just met Dave, sailed with him, and then rented the boat from Dave for solo sailing. Also, if he started in Canada and departed in this boat with Dave from California, how would he have got to California if he was already a continent away. I'm not sure why he posted it so late but that seems to make sense.

[@Routesofchange]

Very few people watched the original vlogs from this sail (sub 10k). I combined them into one video so that all the folks who didn't know this sail existed can watch it. It has worked...Sorry for the confusion.

[@invaliduser881]

Wow amazing man Showing my love & support from hilo 😂

[@Routesofchange]

Aloha. Thanks man.

[@simonjones7785]

you will never catch me copper ( jame cagney ) quote if I remember it right appologies if its not brain surgury has taken some of my memories

[@curiousnomadic]

This wasn't bad. I liked it. Was hooked the whole time. Subscribed. Did you guys keep yourselves separated to keep from getting on one another's nerves? Also did Dave really ditch you there?

[@darren415]

So cool

[@Scrapla1]

Are their great white sharks in the area of the Golden Gate Bridge? I remember seeing a video from an Alcatraz tourist boat of a seal being eaten by something huge.

[@Routesofchange]

They likely come in there once in a while...

[@toliveforthenow]

​@@Routesofchange More than "once in a while." White sharks definitely inhabit the bay.

[@yonypanofsky2763]

Please Forgive my ignorance. I don't understand why you paddle boarded out of the marina, when the boat was working...

[@mapman148]

He is travelling without motors and the boat needed a motor to get out to sea so he paddled out while the other guy drove the boat out.

[@randomshortvids3111]

@@mapman148 why couldn't he also be on the boat?

[@mapman148]

@@randomshortvids3111 he explains it at 0:00

[@futuristiccavemanofficial]

I knew very early that You and Dave didn't exactly have the tightest bond here. I'm guessing you hitched a ride with him? That's fucked up to just ditch someone literally on one of the most expensive islands on the planet with just a paddle board to get around on. At the same time I can imagine the difficulty in being in a small sail boat for nearly a month with a complete stranger that you'd rather not even be with in the first place. Bring to mind a lesson from my grandmother: "Always have your own". Wish you the best in your journeys bro. Oh and Fuck Dave lol

[@futuristiccavemanofficial]

Dan Foremost I mean a month out at sea... Dave should’ve been quite thankful he got to see some ass... little hairy but beggars can’t be choosers 🤣🤣🤣.

[@Routesofchange]

He wanted help for the sail and invited me. We met in person a couple weeks earlier but had been speaking for about 8 months. We actually got along fine on the sail and he told me I made for great crew (and wasn't lying to make me feel better). Although I was pissed, I couldn't blame him for ditching me. If you want to be alone you want to be alone. BTW Dave is awesome and you shouldn't say bad things about him, especially when you see what happens in the next episodes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJK3hWltd81sZ80 cheers!

[@Routesofchange]

He was sleeping! :)

[@jamesmon3713]

Dave is a drug smuggler whom just attracted to much “heat” to his operation.

[@voornaam3191]

15:09 Somewhere I've read that sea ankers suck. In books they are the perfect solution. On the ocean they are not. They get you parallel to the waves. They are too large. They are too small. They are never good. Better forget sea ankers. Can you two agree?

[@Routesofchange]

I think our issue was not enough practice, not enough wind, and poor setup/deployment. I think when you really need one it can make the difference. On a previous ocean rowing journey we used one frequently and it made a huge difference. Same length boat but with way less windage...I think it really depends on the boat, the seas, the chute, etc... Can't hurt to carry one and be willing to throw it if it doesn't work.

[@TheGolfdaily]

Dude, I just realised that you look just like Vincent van Gogh. Are you related to him?

[@Routesofchange]

Not that I know of. :)

[@nathanday6873]

biggest plot twist the end of this video holy moly

[@Routesofchange]

Have you seen what happens next!?

[@sagebiddi]

You are my kinda crazy man...I was guided to your vid by a group of girls giggling over your "ruggedness " because apparently we have the exact same voice and both love the water ...except I'm a 6'4 Hawiian/Blk guy that's kinda crazy. So basically besides my height we are twins ! Seriously Broseph STAY SAFE man. Be careful take risk but don't bet stupid we ...as in the world...needs folk like you to stick around dude. Other than that thanks for sharing and your patience as I know how mentally taxing crossing can be. Love from the lame ass city of Dayton Ohio

[@Routesofchange]

Cheers Broseph. Were the girls cute? It seems 90% of my viewership is 45yr old men who want to sail across an ocean. I'm actually 6'3' so not far below. Keep making Dayton less lame with Aloha. Mahalo.

[@sagebiddi]

@@Routesofchange indeed they are. Just one is married so I reckon its technically two. And I can kinda understand why so many older dudes are envious of you. I used to fight and was a bodyguard and for some reason I always had older folks thinking I was some badass or it was the life. Nobody ever realizes I'm not at a badass and rarely and I mean rarely even had conflicts or confrontations doing personal protection work and MMA is mostly training and even when I did fight it wasnt some hatred fueled deal and I often was even cool with my opposition. But you are different. You are out there experiencing it instead of watching on KZbin. And you aren't a douche about it and you are even admirable to share this with the world. Of course youd pull envy my man. I'm grateful you exist Broseph . I'm going thru hell trying to figure out how to afford meds and get water back on so believe me you are helping just distracting some of us. So on that note...PLEASE PLEASE stay safe man . And take care of yourself don't take your health for granted. You don't want to end up fighting some nasty term illness. I thought I'd be dead by now so I didn't really take my mortality seriously. Now I do ironically but as I said I can't even fill a script or keep my phone on. So PULEEEEZE stay above ground man. No matter what , know that you are important and awesome and we...the world needs you bub. Even as Europe descends into chaos ...people like you are our best. So. I wish you nothing but calm seas and good health man ! Yeesh. I didn't mean to get all emotional. Well you can't see that but you know what I'm saying. Love and peace kido !

[@Routesofchange]

Love and peace brother. It's good to get emotional. The ocean does that to me every time. I'm always safe my friend, even in death I will be safe. The world will have me in some form or another. I appreciate your words. Thanks man. Here's to some meds and power to keep you rolling. Salud.

[@janelleflagg7154]

How could that dude just leave you like that! Did you pay him? I don't know that sounds pretty shady, where did he go?😟

[@Routesofchange]

See the episodes that follow. :)

[@psychologicalsigma9917]

Ceviche 🤗

[@williambalestreri1605]

I would never risk a boat and crew for someone’s idiosyncrasies.

[@mdcarillo]

How did you learn to sale?

[@Routesofchange]

My dad taught me in a small boat on a tiny lake.

[@patrickgagne8795]

7:45 “goodbye America. Any thoughts babe?” SMACK!!

[@Routesofchange]

Dave, not babe. 😀

[@patrickgagne8795]

@@Routesofchange oh you’re right. Still funny AF

[@beepa5607]

Bananas 😵

[@jcmackenzie6387]

sadly you just need to motor in Harbour super super risky not to harbors are why we have insurance.

[@Routesofchange]

Many harbours do not require it. I haven't had too many issues yet.

[@tipphilips8252]

Bananas make other fruit ripen or rot quicker. Not bad luck just a bad idea haha

[@Escapetosea]

If you ever saw a great white launch out of the water you might have reconsidered the paddle board. They’re not theoretical. They’re out there.

[@Routesofchange]

I surf, so yes, everyone should be very afraid of the ocean and stay far away from it, especially those places where there are good waves.

[@aquaholic4412]

@@Routesofchange hahaha... I feel the same about people and fear of bears out on the Appalachian trail or Pacific Crest. Get Off My Lawn.

[@joeblow1942]

Routes of Change I surf too and I agree. The ocean is a terrifying place with all kinds of scary shit that wants to kill you so by all means do NOT surf - anywhere!🤪🏄🏻‍♂️ P.S. By the way, that side by side rocking motion when going downwind is called “yawing” and is typical of monohulls.

[@fokaspetrogiannis]

👍😊👌👏

[@Young-dy2zc]

What’s with this scary music

[@jessicabhengu894]

I was wondering that too

[@aymansyrisk]

You look like crusaders in mideval ages

[@Routesofchange]

haha

[@aymansyrisk]

33:22 this moment 😂😂​@@Routesofchange

[@jeancharlessabatier7836]

So women are bad luck on boats??7:06

[@Routesofchange]

Not in my world.

[@henrypazos7450]

20:35 f that!

[@tyrastarrweaver]

RIGHT

[@fredosson2638]

RIGHT!?! I got the shakes just watching it, I'm a thousand miles inland! The shafts of light vanishing into the blue deep, 4 effing km down

[@pkc68]

Scary I could never jump in the ocean

[@gregmirr]

Old sailors once said " sailing small boats on the open ocean is like being in jail except you could drown .

[@Routesofchange]

It can feel like that on a bad day but it feels like the complete opposite most of the time. Very liberating!

[@dennis1345]

It must be like not wearing a bra from what I hear

[@rbarker4426]

One thing for sure you'll never have to worry about going hungry there's always some fresh clams for dinner.

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

Your goal of circumnavigation should have begun with your own sailboat rather than hitching rides from sailors. Although it is common for sailors to seek volunteer deck mates for longer passages, it's also common to set them ashore at the first opportunity if they fail to hold up their end, are poor company or for any reason whatsoever. A 30 foot boat requires total comparability and teamwork not often experienced anywhere else. Even loving marriages sometimes go south after long passages as well as boats "for sale" in far-away destinations. I did enjoy the very informative video. Thanks for posting it.

[@Routesofchange]

My goal of circumnavigation started in a borrowed canoe. I was far from having a sailboat of my own.

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

@@Routesofchange Yes, that was, and is, very ambitious of you and brave. I think you'd be surprised how many guys have crossed big oceans with very modest boats, some of them homebuilt and others auction wrecks... There are sea-gypsies even now, scattered all over the world and living on very little and seeing the world too. The main requirement is courage (which you already have) and an old boat (which you can get.) Then it'll be your turn to maroon some disagreeable deck-hand. "Get Real, Get Gone," is a book you might find interesting. I did. Bon Voyage and we'll hope to see you sometime where the sun sets and leaves a shimmering, golden path to follow. You've seen it yourself.

[@Pulaco.Dimantag]

@@jamesbaldwin7676 sea gypsies circumnavigating? Where?

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

@@Pulaco.Dimantag Lots of folks have circumnavigate on next to nothing starting with Joshua Slocum in the 19th century. He was dirt-poor and found his vessel lying, abandoned in a field. He salvaged it, renamed it "The Soray" and sailed away. In modern times, a young teenager, Robin Graham, became the youngest, single-hander to circumnavigate in a 23' boat. The list goes on and today we have many folks continuing to live and sail on limited means. It does require some means, passports, visas, entry fees and such but the world is still open to intrepid wanderers and they are out there now.

[@iMatti00]

James Baldwin - I don’t know that there was any compatibility issues though, I think Dave just went to Hawaii and that’s where his trip ended. Because this guy here (Marcus) is still traveling in Dave’s boat and renting it. That’s at least what I understand.

[@mindrelic]

The way the sun rays create those shafts going down into the deep ocean is super wild, It actually reminded me of aurora. Loved the video dude

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks Josh. Aurora Oceanalis.

[@leonardodiamond4374]

No one: The youtube recommended at 1 am: "I'm leaving north America on a paddle board headed for Hawaii"

[@neilcampion3118]

Sailed many times from HK to Philippines and we would always go for a swim when becalmed. It’s an eerie feeling though

[@captainobvious9188]

I would rather do this than fly coach. I just need to save up like three months of PTO :-P

[@Routesofchange]

Many people think that but realize how much tougher it can be than what they imagined. Videos never do it justice.

[@kentklapstein9879]

@@Routesofchange could you elaborate on the tough parts??

[@Routesofchange]

@@kentklapstein9879 There can be many! Most people have no idea what it's like to live on a rollercoaster. Lot's of things go wrong and it's up to you to deal with them. It can be uncomfortable in many ways. The stress and fear make many a sailors dreams turn to nightmares.

[@nicolasgoldring7128]

I know I'm 2 years late, but I absolutely admire your bravery and willingness to have traveled from California from Hawaii by traversing the vast, majestic, gargantuan aquatic titan that is the Pacific Ocean by boat! It must have been a spectacular journey! Greetings from Dallas, Texas!

[@Routesofchange]

It was. Greetings from another ocean!

[@seanlewis1148]

I wish I had ⚽ ⚽ 's of steel like you to cross a large body of DEEEEEEEEP water like that.

[@spritercramberrydotnet4990]

LMAO SAME😂

[@Routesofchange]

Thankfully I still float....

[@matthewbourgoyne4601]

I would be sooooo worried about something gulping my ass up , shit my heart was racing watching him swim

[@NICKandJAMEScomedy]

Same, terrifying

[@obadiahscave]

My dad was a sailor, he loved the sea.. and I understand why..

[@greathornedowl3644]

The swimming footage was AMAZING, looked very relaxing. Dave should have filmed your swim unless you were all-natural. 🙈 Love the gimble coffeepot, need one for my car

[@Routesofchange]

I didn't feel like asking Dave to do anything else for me. :)

[@willphelps6715]

Too late now, but for others who want to swim off a becalmed boat in the middle of the ocean.... please throw a line with float off the stern. Turning tiller to one side or the other may also be a good idea. If a breeze or current starts to move the boat faster than you can swim, it might save your life. Safety first.

[@leecowell8165]

yeah I noticed that! and it doesn't take much wind if its abeam. made me nervous. should ALWAYS have a safety line.

[@dustinmiller2775]

Or if the guy that can't stand you decides to leave you THEN instead of later.

[@wilharrison8883]

Quite weird that you are in the boat with another human and rarely show them in your video.....bizzare actually

[@Routesofchange]

Captain wasn't interested in being filmed.

[@alexanderthesk8]

@@frankydog7656 damn dude, chill

[@chronicawareness9986]

2.5 miles deep! oh hell naw lol man that creeps me out... but id totally jump in too but if i smoked some cannabis and got paranoid id freak out lol

[@Frindleeguy]

I couldn't hear you talking at first. Then I turned on my subwoofer. Now I can FEEL you talking.... Are you the love child of Optimus Prime and Jon Coffee?

[@Routesofchange]

haha! I don't know who Jon Coffee is but I'm still laughing.

[@Frindleeguy]

@@Routesofchange The guy from Green Mile, played by Micheal Clarke Duncan. "I'm tired boss".

[@NickNottoli]

Going to the mall with this guy must be rough...no escalators

[@Routesofchange]

it's not that bad. I find a staircase eventually.

[@billhanna8838]

Man a lot of negative posts here , Well done , Life is not a rehearsal - Enjoy > Now let the jabbed get back to there couches .

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks Bill. It does hurt a little bit once in a while but mostly I find it amusing and don't take it personally. Some people simply need some love and attention, or they are 10 yrs old and trolling....:)

[@billhanna8838]

@@Routesofchange Well if your ever in NZ gives a call , All ways gotta bunk for a weary traveler , Fair winds & May they always come from arft . Your living they are not

[@Routesofchange]

Cheers!

[@TheCharltonite]

I am currently on a cruise ship doing this route and as I watch this video I have an insane amount of respect for your courage and confidence to have taken this journey. The ocean is a humbling place..

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks Ed. It sure is a humbling place. Exposes my emotions and brings me to tears almost every time I'm on a passage.

[@johnv6608]

Amazing voyage! I would love to do this but from Oregon! Thanks for sharing your trip!

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks. You should definitely do it. Check the following solo sail out too! Sailing Solo across the Pacific Ocean - Hawaii to the Marshall Islands - 21 Days Alone at Sea kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmfSh3uogbKDa7M

[@davymathijssen1421]

I sail to but i nevver wil go swimming White out a rope on bij boat end in mij hands if the wind pick up big waves you can lose mabey your boat end tan your live i see more moves from this Guy hé is deffenly deprest

[@andrewl1097]

Eating the flying fish was horrible until I realized it’s basically just sushi

[@matthewbourgoyne4601]

Yeah , them Canadians must have big balls F that shit , 2.5 miles of have no dam idea , the anxiety just watching was bad

[@Routesofchange]

I'm more scared after reading all of these comments...

[@utoobuser206]

Well look at you..swimmin at 2.4 miles deep.....the whole time hearin duh da.........duh da......duh da....duh da..duh da..duh da..duh da duh da duh da with yer skin turnin into a big prickly goose bump. Duh da! Chummin the the water you are. Creepy....I'd do it.

[@bruceco.8524]

Honestly; I might be scared to swim in that. I'd be scared of the Kracken. In all seriousness, I've snorkelled and scuba in Caribbean reefs multiple times through out my life, sometimes from my own rented boat. I could always see the bottom. I've been down as far as 80 feet, to the bottom. I never thought much about it before, but looking at your video of swimming in the middle of the Pacific; I might be scared to do that. I'm sure I'd do it though, if I was there, looks awesome! Overall it looks like quite an ordeal, good luck to you. Watch out for the giant squid.

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks man. The Kracken is too smart to bother with our crappy meat...

[@Sbestry]

One hand for the man and one hand for the boat. At all times above deck.

[@hebertcentrone6804]

great choice of music, was expecting a sea monster coming after you

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks

[@stoneman93]

Does anyone know the ambient music being played when he went for a swim? Beautiful!

[@digitalflightworks8751]

That was perfect music for that swim..kinda eerie

[@Routesofchange]

I always put all the music in the description. should be there or I forgot....

[@josephvanas6352]

There is so much marine life around the Farallons best fishing I have ever had off the west coast. You couldn't even get your bait to the bottom there were so many rock fish.

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

I wish you a fair winds and following seas 🌊 ⛵ Greetings from the garden island 🏝 Kauai !

[@fredosson2638]

Thank you for sharing this incredible journey. The sailing is my favourite part! You are intrepid, so tenacious, and so chill at the same time, you will certainly achieve your goals! Safe travels!

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks Fred. Best of health to you!

[@rogerbeaird5742]

All of a sudden great white appeared 😃😆😂😂😂

[@Sbestry]

Opposing booms downwind is normally galled goose-winged. Or take a spinnaker.

[@rexx9496]

@ 22:57 looking at the way the light goes straight down into the abyss is both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

[@Routesofchange]

Yes!

[@seanlewis1148]

And at the same time the ray of light gives way to pitch black darkness as the ocean gets deeper and deeper. YEAH....I'LL STAY MY SCARY @@@ ON DRY LAND

[@bobatking7985]

I love watching and rewatching your vids! I live my dreams through them. Thank you!!

[@Routesofchange]

Thank you for sharing this with me. My dream has been altered in a big way in order to create these for you so it means a lot to know people appreciate them. Thank you.

[@meatdog]

What month did you leave for Hawaii? The Pacific is usually calm. I want a Cape Horn, the Canaduan man who designed it was an extremely interesting man. He sailed naked to avoid "boat butt". People don't talk about what happens to the skin and body in general when we are out at sea for extended tines. Being crusted in salt all the time is a challenge. Carrying enough freshvwater is also a challenge. But I prefer being on the ocean everyday.

[@Routesofchange]

We left at the start of May. I never found the salt to be too much of a problem but I have experienced some of the worst boat butt while rowing on the ocean...

[@TheChoralist]

I have a question I hope u can answer it because I can't find the answer. Why do ppl who do this trip almost ALWAYS leave from San Francisco Bay instead of leaving from San Diego which would be pretty much a straight shot to Honolulu Hawaii?

[@Routesofchange]

I don't think you're correct in saying that people almost always leave from SF. Maybe there are simply more people making videos from there (or there are more boats there but I don't think that's the case). The wind usually will have people go south a ways before heading towards Hawaii so it doesn't make any sense to leave from SF over San Diego unless you already have your boat there or somewhere further north. So yeah it generally makes more sense to leave from San Diego if you could choose where your boat was. That said, a straight shot often does not mean it is a faster or better sail. It's all about the winds, and often the currents too!. Cheers!

[@TheChoralist]

@@Routesofchange oh ok thanks for explaining. I watched a row team row from Cali to Hawaii over the summer on Instagram & they left from SF Bay too. Also all of the KZbin videos I've seen of this trip they left from SF. But I know cruise ships & stuff leave from long beach. I just thought there was some special current or something leaving from SF. So it just happens that your boat was there? Or do u live in the bay area?

[@Routesofchange]

@@TheChoralist yeah my friend had his boat there. If you look at windy.com both winds and currents you will get a better idea at what rowers and sailors look at. Cheers

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

Anyone with a sailboat and the courage to cut the dock lines can go anywhere there is an ocean...An that means he whole world!. It has always been this way and the world has always been within the sailors reach, even when they didn't always know where they were after getting there. Engines and modern technology helps but traditional sailing craft and skills are still king, at least for smaller vessels.

[@Routesofchange]

It's amazing how quickly people have forgotten what is possible.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Actually private boat ownership capable of ocean crossings have been largely the past 50 years....before that you could be a sailor but it was not a fun, safe, or wl paid job..private cruising was exclusive to the moat wealthy

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

@@norml.hugh-mann Yes, you're correct. With names like Mointesserier, Hiscock, Pardy and others, pioneering the way and with GPS, SAT Phones and modern building materials including Dacron sail cloth. There are little excuses left not to attempt ocean voyaging. In fact, I would say that now is a golden age and a time for sailors everywhere, to follow their dreams without reservations. Even if you experienced a catastrophic sinking, a life boat should sustain you and an Epirb should summon help.

[@Nicholas.D4611]

I think he found a "Isle to thy self" mabey he needs a "introduction to the snow" hope you see "Black rainbows" follow the "white ball" hope you see no "Murders" and hope you reach so high you get to "space level 7" hope your so happy that "the mind electric" hope you don't get stuck in a "labyrinth" or a "Stranded lullaby" and have "sweet dreams in sea major"

[@Nicholas.D4611]

Hawaii ptii refrence

[@dubbR16_]

Love the tuna catch, great sailing on my bucket list

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks

[@danmoore4933]

What would happen if the wind picked up and you were out of the boat?

[@rexx9496]

Better be a powerful swimmer!

[@Routesofchange]

I was never very far and the sails were down. Usually I'm tied on with a rope. My mate would hear me yell in worse case scenario. Or I would suffer a horrible and slow death. :)

[@bubsd487]

@@Routesofchange you don't fuck around my friend I love it

[@michellegaeb2291]

OMG 😳 I f#cking LOST it when you ate the EYEBALL 👁! Too much for me before breakfast, LMAO 😜

[@nnameriF]

How are you so chill swimming in the middle of the ocean like that??? I'm terrified just to swim 10ft from the beach!

[@Routesofchange]

I'm good at comprehending fear. Much of ours has become irrational. ;)

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

US Navy routinely authorizes "steel beach parties." These are open-ocean swim parties from the decks of ships and surfaced submarines. They post shark lookouts while they swim and proceed to jump from the decks and horse around. I don't think any sailor has ever been lost or attacked. Most of the fear or anxieties are hatched in our heads .

[@rexx9496]

@@jamesbaldwin7676 is there a buddy system to keep track of everyone who jumped in?

[@jamesbaldwin7676]

@@rexx9496 I'll have to ask my sailor-son. I would assume so since everyone on board is a "shipmate." My son is on a carrier and was on "swim-call" a few days ago somewhere on the Pacific equator. It's a forty foot drop from the flight deck to the sea. Small boats are deployed and circle about. The "life guards" carry automatic weapons. Belly-flops and cannon-balls are discouraged.

[@buyerenogurlfwendo2106]

When did you start this journey and when did you end up there?

[@Routesofchange]

2015 and 2016.

[@gerrys6265]

Have you tried the other way...I would imagine though it would be very difficult to do California to Hawaii across the Atlantic or Indian Oceans.

[@disfugginguyyo8440]

Soooo roughly around 19 minutes into this video homeboy starts pumping his kegals. That is the moment I questioned my sanity. Doesn't anyone else notice this? Is this normal? What should I do? Does E still=mc2?

[@Routesofchange]

Nothing is normal at sea...

[@disfugginguyyo8440]

@@Routesofchange lol!

[@Routesofchange]

@@disfugginguyyo8440 but if you see my videos on land you will see that nothing is normal on land for me either.... I'm kegal pumping all over the world ;)

[@disfugginguyyo8440]

@@Routesofchange Haaaahahaha! I love your videos, man. Adventure, daring, humor, and the occasional splash of absolute terror.

[@Routesofchange]

Thanks man. For a second I thought my dancing had turned you into a hater. Cheers!

[@chicanopatriot4322]

Lmmfao! The bit about the bananas... then a guy gets wacked in the head. Aww man! Lol just sayin.🤣

[@Bevsec]

I would love to sleep under the stars on the ocean on a sailboat one day.