Sail Across The Atlantic, July 2010

[@pacbeachlover]

What an adventure - a lifelong dream of mine! Great crew, great imagery, great music. Thanks for capturing and sharing!!

[@MrSeb100]

I'm sitting here in my catamaran with my buddies Jack, Jared, and Nick. We all wanted to say hey and thanks for the inspiration! You're the reason I convinced them to come out with me!

[@dexterbailey5406]

I just came across this video ( in 2021) I sold my Serendipity 43 Samiko hull #26 about 3+ years back after 25 great years of ownership, and still missing her. You fulfilled my dream of doing an ocean crossing. Relative to speeds, our tops was 14.5Kt but I know she was capable of more. Proud to have owned one of Peterson's BEST designs.

[@henrytlozada]

I saw this video on multiple occasions ... I never get tired ... thanks for sharing ... right now I have no sailing boat, however I am making arrangements to take a year. I have always been sailing with others. boat owners ... Good sailing ... and keep safe. Regards, Henry

[@dannie3117]

Beautiful crossing. Looks like you had good weather the entire way! Well done video

[@ralphejohnsonsr]

Just got finished with Sailing from Isla Mujeres to Key West Florida and then on to West Palm beach. Mixed feelings about coming home and the strong desire to keep on sailing. Thanks for your wonderful video. Watching it fills a need and gives me hope to one day do an Atlantic Crossing. Looks like you guys had a great time. I love the pictures of the dolphins. Adios mi amigos

[@michelpellerin923]

reminded me of my days out there in Caribbean!! cant wait to get back out AND you are absolutely on when saying "this is as much fun as a human can probably have"..grrreat video - thanks for sharing, it made my morning!

[@MarkTreacherYachtDeliveries]

I have always dreamt of sailing the Atlantic and its getting more of a burn. I have just found your great video, it looks amazing and set to one of my favorite songs High and Dry. I live on the Atlantic coast in Cornwall Uk and sail out of Falmouth. I won't be leaving this planet with out crossing.

[@andrewahmad]

I just learned to sail and your video has inspired me. I hope one day to get the opportunity to make a similar voyage great video, nice music, thanks for sharing

[@vancefrankamp4635]

Along with everyone else, what a fabulous bit of video, I need to do this so bad, thanks for letting me and everyone else enjoy your adventure. VF

[@jkowalonek]

Terrific and inspirational! I can't wait to do my crossing... and the combination of the music and the video... super edit!!!

[@gotrance7]

You could not picked better musics... I envy you guys... well done!!

[@shevachblack]

Probibly the best UTube sailing video. It made my lench break quite enjoyable. I sail catamarans on the sea of Galilee. If you are ever in Israel look me up and I will take any of you out. ans sail past Tiberias. May you be blessed with many years of good times.

[@Darthbelal]

You guys did what so many dream of! Thank you for sharing.........

[@matrixi4i]

Done this trip many tims - great video , great sound.Good bunch of blokes.

[@metalmedix]

Loved this video ! One of the coolest videos I have seen. Brave soul to go up the mast while underway. Can't wait to try it !! S/V Chiquita

[@762gunr]

Well done video. I always dreamed of sailing around the world.

[@decembercapone8250]

this video is so inspirational...i just want to get back on the water again .

[@bulok69]

Thank you for the share and the great video. I know you didn't really upload this for us but it would be nice to know some background for those of us curious about making such a journey. What type of boat you have and how long the journey took. anyways, great vid thanks again for sharing!

[@bybyrat]

@hansjalv It was only the middle bit from Bermuda to the Azores. But we did haul, 1850 miles in 12 days equals about 150 miles a day. The boat owner and first mate are ocean racers so they had the spinnaker constantly dialed in.

[@Darthbelal]

Bunch of good friends off on an adventure, folks it's doesn't get any better than that!

[@myrtlebeachmohicanxx]

Awesome video!!! Thanks for sharing your fun!!!

[@BillMadeMovies]

Oh, and also the last 5 minutes vocal. Would be nice to have more commentary from Capt. and crew. Weather conditions Vs forecast, current position, who is standing watch over night, what's the food like, who cooked, what preparations were made for the voyage, documentation req'd, how the plotted course progressed, did you see anyone/thing on the crossing, did you talk to anyone on the radio, calmest Vs roughest weather, did you fish, did anyone get seasick, did you get becalmed.

[@craz4mom]

I love your video- Always had a dream for sailing, but realized that if I waited for someone else to invite me it would never happen, so I'm going for it on my own. Hope I can meet up with some people who would want to do like as you did, or if I have to- do it myself!!! Thanks!

[@JoeZip25]

Just bought a Thunderbird 26 [to restore] hope to sail 2015! New to it all but am sooooooooooo xcited! great stuff here and sound tracks and vid plays fine here. Not thinking Atlantic but Pacific rim. Cool...Cool...Cool!

[@KyleYankan]

The equation for most sailboats is 1.34 * (length-in-ft ^ 0.5). That puts a 50 footer at a hull speed of about 9.5 knots. Displacement hulls are slow.

[@sindrefsproduction]

Very nice video! One day I'll cross the Atlantic, too! :D

[@mearcat74]

Fantastic, this really is living a dream!

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Great job.....In 4 years, my lines are getting untied...Great job on video

[@thegelmans]

Fantastic!!! I enjoyed every moment!

[@bybyrat]

@4444Anders Thanks so much. The soundtrack starts with a cover of Closer to Home by Mark Farner. Followed by Gimme Shelter by The Stones and ending with High and Dry by Radiohead. Thanks again for watching.

[@KyleYankan]

There's autopilots that can control the wheel, or a windvane which works well if you don't want ot rely on electricity. however, you should always keep a watch on, so you sleep in shifts. Just poking your head up, checking the sails, the wind, the direction of the boat, etc every 10-20 min.

[@malonefilm]

Many designers have increased the multiplier to 1.35 or even 1.4 in recent years as boats have gotten lighter and resultantly faster. But, you're correct in general, though hull speed is calculated as a function of the square root of waterline length, not overall length. Most 50 foot boats would have a waterline not much longer than 40 feet, yielding a hull speed closer to 8.5 knots.

[@meloz1246]

Great production. Thanks.

[@LadyRanger]

like the idea of stay calm and push the staring wheel back in

[@bybyrat]

@tstadum It was an amazing trip. I split in the Azores but the rest of the crew plus one continued on to Marseilles where the boat is for sale. If we don't sell it, we're sailing it back next year.

[@Jjonathanhart]

Yes, home like is the word. For example: the yacht that villain had in the James Bond movie NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN was really nice.

[@Jjonathanhart]

Very nice video. Bermuda is only 600 miles from New York? You could probably get there within 8 hours traveling on a fast seaworthy yacht.

[@halllwd94]

I prefer a monohull. 1 yes it does right itself. 2. It has a better approachable angle to most big waves. 3 there is no way to go "too fast" with a monohull. Whereas a multihull can go too fast which causes the bow to go underwater and if you don't have netting in the front will flip the boat. Don't have any of those problems in a multihull. And if sleeping with the motion is why you want a cat. Sleep in a hammock.

[@Windlass123]

Brilliant vid ... thanks for posting ...

[@bybyrat]

Hehe...well it's 850 miles from NYC to Bermuda. So for an eight hour run you'd need to average a little over 100 knots. Not out of the question for a jet boat, but I'm too lazy to sail anything faster than walking speed. Thanks for watching!

[@001hamish]

Love the video, I've only built kayaks so far but some day I hope to build an ocean-worthy vessel! What time of the year was this and did you all learn to navigate by sextant?

[@billnolan1411]

Looks like you had an amazingly smooth crossing with the sea cooperating. What month was this? Can you count on those kinds of conditions during that month? How were you able to assemble such a good crew?

[@jimbojims]

i think the price has a lot to do with it, cats are quite a lot more if you compare similar length boats (of course they have more volume though) cats will also never right themselves if they flip over (uncommon but they have been known to pitchpole in rough seas and also cats often pound a lot in heavy confused seas ( im referring to the water being pounded underneath in between the two hulls when the boat has a lot of up down motion) i know there are some design which minimise this though

[@LadyRanger]

nice presentation & great song

[@LivelysReport]

Thanks guys, enjoyed the voyage...

[@Smeatfree]

Forget 14', one guy did it in a 6' boat, 14' is just capacious overindulgence :D

[@bybyrat]

@shevachblack I will definitely look you up. Thanks for the kind words and fair winds to you.

[@badaboomrock]

hey great video how big was the boat looks like a 26 foot hunter :)

[@001hamish]

@bybyrat Pretty good considering your are moving and then there's the square footage of the Atlantic factored in on top of the daily movement of the stars. :D I congratulate you all on your daring and achievement!

[@bybyrat]

@sailgirl100 33' Is plenty big and there is no time like the present! Thanks for viewing and the comment.

[@tkey2tone]

this is AWESOME, gonna have to get a boat and learn ALOT ..looking at a "Cheoy Lee Robb 35" any suggestions would be nice, it's a yawl rigged fiberglass hull, thanks for your video , watch it every day.....fair winds

[@nhojcam]

what a great video! some day... some day.

[@wildebeest3]

great video! Did you find sailing around Europe a bit wet with no dodger?

[@jimma4191]

Thank you! What an awesome video.

[@BillMadeMovies]

what safety routines, esp MOB did you talk about, what did you do on your "time off" What advice can you offer to those yet to make the crossing?

[@dmitri7224]

what model of the boat is it? Great staff!

[@tomstadum]

how did you get the boat back or did you leave it in Horta? sounds like a fun journey!

[@alphasxsignal]

Oh where is the Dodger , would like to have one now.

[@orangejuiceboxes]

I'm crossing in May :) What kind of camera and rigging did you use? Want to capture the moment(s)!

[@KyleYankan]

Most sailboats only cruise at 6-8 knots. That's about 100-120 hours of straight sailing

[@bybyrat]

@001hamish We played with the sextant but only for fun. Closest we got to our GPS position was four miles. Which isn't too bad for a bunch of amateurs. Good luck building!

[@lollop63]

congratulations for the video! could you tell me the make and model of the sextant, thanks

[@utahlobster]

So what happens at night? Some sort of autopilot, or just take the sails down and drift??

[@bybyrat]

@IchiTrois It's a Serendipity 43.

[@bybyrat]

@yokid414 Expect the unexpected? My only advice is to minimize complexity of everything. Working on broken systems in the middle of the ocean is challenging. Especially if you have to tweak a through hull or climb a mast.

[@IchiTrois]

Maybe I missed it but did you mention what boat is being sailed in this video?

[@greenbear3221]

Hi, what size boat and model is this? What do you recommend for globe crossing?

[@nicplat]

Don't forget the reed boats from Ancient Egypt and Africa as well crossed the Atlantic. Explains the braided Olmec Heads in Mexico and Pyramids. ;-)

[@MsAstakhov]

Good film! Only where storm?=)

[@Jjonathanhart]

Then my guess is 6 to 8 knots can be referred to as 6 miles per hour to 8 miles per hour comparing the speed to a car on the road? I'll check that out on You Tube. Thanks.

[@n5ifi]

Love the Grand Funk and the boat.

[@bybyrat]

Thanks @jkowalonek. Send me a link when you do your crossing!

[@bybyrat]

@tkey2tone I'm of the school that all boats are good boats. Just depends on what you want to do. People have crossed the Atlantic in 14' boats.

[@halllwd94]

Just get the Go Pro Hero 3 Black Edition. $399.00 Waterproof. Shock Proof. And can shoot up to 4k resolution. Great for timelapses. Plus it shoots 1080p at 60fps which is faster than most cameras. And can take 12 megapixel stills. Perfect for sailing. Oh and you can mount it anywhere. I especially like when it's mounted on top of the most and the boat rolls (on purpose) As long as it's mounted well it makes for an awesome shot

[@bybyrat]

@tomperanteau I may see you on the TransPac 2013!

[@bybyrat]

@shevachblack Thanks so much! I will do so. And may the blessing be returned to you 1000 times.

[@Jjonathanhart]

Okay, so you're telling me traveling on a sailboat doing 80 knots is equivalent to 92 miles an hour? I find that hard to believe. That would be pretty damn fast for a sailboat. I don't even go that fast driving my car. I'd be pulled over by cops left and right if I did receiving many speeding tickets.

[@bybyrat]

@thegelmans Thanks for watching!

[@bybyrat]

@imunclefilthy Thank you for watching!

[@bybyrat]

@badaboomrock It's a Serendipity 43.

[@Wakeywhodat]

Who is singing this version of grand funk railroad's song?

[@bybyrat]

@ButchPetty Thanks for watching!

[@Simetra007]

Awesome Video....

[@stypkata85]

beautiful boat.cheers

[@surfnfx]

@sailgirl100 33' is more than we had to do our crossing on a 25'! No GPS,sat phone only radio. This was back in '73. I was 14 and with my Dad. If I had the money I would do it again in a Mini Transat boat.

[@bybyrat]

@jkowalonek Thanks! Post back when you do your crossing!

[@bybyrat]

@meloz1246 Thanks for watching.

[@bybyrat]

@TailsBit Fantastic! Good luck.

[@bybyrat]

@henrytlozada Thanks for watching!

[@Jjonathanhart]

All right, you say 850 miles from N.Y. to Bermuda. I'll take your word for it you being into navigation and equipped with sea charts and such. Probably an error listed in the dictionary where it does say on mine that it's 600 miles from New York harbor to Bermuda.

[@bybyrat]

@KevinSails278 Thanks!

[@hansjalv]

You crossed the Atlantic in 12 days? That's quick, no??

[@robertorzech7369]

That music sounds more like Grand Funk Railroad to me.

[@mastrake]

Hull speed on a 50 ft. boat is sqrt(50)*.1.34=9.5 knots.

[@KyleYankan]

I mean, that doesn't change reality. Goto Google and type 80 knots = ? mph. It will tell you exactly how fast that is in MPH. What I'm saying is most sailboat only go 6 to 8 knots.

[@KyleYankan]

Still, assuming a boat to go 80-100knots an hour for 8 hours straight? That's big assumption for someone who says he doesn't know anything about.

[@peter3991]

Why is this blocked for viewing in Australia , something about copyright on the soundtrack, I promise to turn mute on and not listen

[@halllwd94]

Speaking of boat sizes. How big is this boat? I'm lookin at liveaboarding after the Navy and voyaging with my pension

[@solonwoodall2429]

was you sailing east or west??

[@bybyrat]

East. From Bermuda to the Azores.