The Mistral: Our OffShore Sailing Catastrophe with This Ancient Phenomenon

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[@bobsturgis4674]

For a person who had no Sailing experience,and took a few days class.You sure know what to do in any situation.The motor can be replaced,but life cannot.Glad you made it to your destination.Again Happy Holidays,Safe Passages.🎄⛵

[@ronbrennan4632]

You are like 30 years experienced sailors nothing stops your crew sail on God be with you @ your Lil ship ron brennan rdzl

[@Polarbarts]

Ron Brennan Well, if he was experienced, he would make his crew wear life jackets...

[@Polarbarts]

EeeH. ..Lifejackets?

[@spikedhats]

Hang in there, smooth seas never made folks into skilled sailors!

[@CCRiggingSanDiego]

I'm pretty experienced. I own a rigging business. I admire you. You shared some hard learned lessons in an honorable cool way. Share some of the dingy davit design and failure. That would be interesting to see. That is a good boat, you had a great sail plan going. Keep that girl pushing when it's rough, the power helps get across the Terrain. You'll do things differently next time! Best of Luck

[@SVBlownAway]

Hey Dylan and crew , we were in San Carles marina with you (we have the Boxer dog and lent you some tools) glad to see you are making progress in the med, it’s not all plain sailing but you guys are catching on real quick, hope you make it as far EAst as you wanted, safe journey , Ian , Nat and Nelson

[@ryanwynott]

Hey Dylan. Unsolicited safety advice: The ideal jackline setup will not allow you to fall off the boat. It should be two pieces, one on each side, running from somewhere you can reach from the cockpit, all the way forward enough that you can work at the forestay if needed. They should be sized to allow room for tensioning after they get wet and stretch. They should be drumskin tight. Some people have two tethers with clips, long and short. I prefer to just wear a long one (6'), and pass it under the jackline, then clip back to my harness. This has the added advantage being quiet for those below off watch since you're not dragging a metal clip around on the deck. My 0.02. - @trimaranblue

[@maximel7568]

yes!

[@eberbacher007]

plus you don´t scratch everything

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

Thanks Ryan

[@hemsmar]

Dylan, sorry for the advice. Delivery captain here. Building on Ryans comment, take the jack lines and they should be wicked tight. Your tether should not allow you to even jump over the safety lines (which on the video look super slack like my grandmas underbiceps!) as the tether would stop you. Sometimes in super big seas, I send up my crew forward with two tethers one of which is so tight you have to crawl. Next, to add to ryans comment, have the rear cleat with one end and you can if you want cross in front of the mast from the rear side starboard cleat to the bow port cleat and the same for the other side . This allows for work on the mast. And that jack line should be as tight as a guitar string. Now for the real advice. You dont have to be in this situation if you reef super early and let some other sailor take the risk of sails up to the last minute. When you think you should possibly reef in the next hour is when you should have reefed 15 minutes ago. Reef early.

[@dirkdiggler1242]

@@hemsmar sage

[@justinchew6269]

There is so much wisdom in the humility that it takes to share what we have done wrong. So great of you to allow others to learn from this. I'm no expert but my first instinct while watching was ...... heave to....breathe.....think......calmly solve problem ...... carry on. (easily said from my living room, right ? :) Fantastic videos, I love the realness of them. Keep it up!!

[@playfullburito]

Live and learn. You did your best and you’re learning from your mistakes. In the immortal words of dory, “just keep swimming”.

[@MickeyMouse-bo5hj]

In answer to your question Dylan. It was dark out and we were coming around a turn on our bicycles. We saw a car in the middle of the road, it was under an overpass so it was darker at that spot. Apparently a large vehicle hit him from behind, and spun his car, and they left the scene. We stopped and my husband went up to the car, it looked like there was no one in it, until he got to the car. There was a man in the car that was dazed and he could not open the door from the inside, and traffic was still coming in their direction. My husband was able to get him out. I think we were where we needed to be at that time. Things could of been a lot worse, just like they could of been for all of you. Unfortunately only one other person stopped that night. Fortunately your friends were there to help you. Well done, all of you!

[@titojeem5598]

The music made this whole trip as if someone died, for a sailor yes someone has died, out in the sea a motor is as important as someone's life.. I'm no sailor but I could just tell by how much emphasis was given towards presentation of the incident. So much more to learn about sailing... I hope someday I could sail as well.

[@dirkdiggler1242]

Best sailing information gathering site ever

[@bryanfowler9440]

Not knowing anything about sailing but having experience making quick decisions in high-stress situations I can relate. I super enjoy your content. Safe Travels, glad no one got hurt, things easily replaceable.

[@rancheroman3402]

I am interested in sailing, but have only be on a boat one time for the afternoon. I have been watching sailing vlogs for about 3 years. This is the best sailing video I've ever seen. Well done on taking the challenge of the voyage. Well done on getting through struggles. And well done on capturing the story. Many great things are ahead for you three.

[@timwhitrow7975]

Hey mate, just wanted to say I love your videos. So raw and Honest. Keep it up and stay strong!

[@rmontena4583]

I know nothing about sailing but I held onto my chair watching this video. Happy you have survived. Music is GREAT by the way :) Tx.

[@nathanring8112]

Dylan, thank you for making this series. You live an incredibly beautiful and inspiring existence and I hope I too can go on such a breathtaking journey at sea. I've always wanted to sail the world ever since I first went sailing as a young child with my grandfather. You inspire me, and I hope I can go on even half as many of the journeys you have gone on once I finish high school and college . Thank you for doing what you do, Dylan. You inspire us all!

[@JeffinMyrtleBeach]

I mean honestly he took 20 seconds of dolphins and 15 minutes of the dinghy flipping and made the best movie footage I have ever seen in my life I wanted to cry and laugh at the end ... well-done ,👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@van403]

Despite the somewhat shoddy ADR attempt ;) This was an awesome episode. Show'd some of the realities of this life and really carried over what you guys must have felt like the whole way through. Good job and good luck!

[@sugarandpennythepooh1211]

So sorry for the loss of the outboard. But you at least kept the dingy, good job!!! Thanks for another incredible adventure video! 🐬⛵️

[@MakoTheFrog]

I can see the tension and frustration in this video, and i know you probably feel like you messed up, however this was a huge learning experience for you all so cheer up Dylan, you're a true pioneer, focus on what you can learn from all this and what you can teach others through these inspiring videos. Safe sailing dude!

[@belizeguy]

You did far better than I would have here. Sorry it was tough, but you were prepared for issues and stayed safe in the end . Bravo !

[@SC-yj7fd]

Good job to all 3...You made it safely to your destination.You 3make quite a team.Enjoy watching your video’s

[@jacksonhpeters_]

Oof! That was hard to watch again 🙈. Great job!

[@mikeyvlogvagabond1451]

At least you guys made it to France 🇫🇷 that’s the positive outlook 🙏🙏

[@micheltheflambonian]

But now, after this journey, captain Dylan is a real captain and saved his Crew....ay!

[@cjprimata]

Well done good content, a sheared mistaken is a lesson learned, good luck looking forward to see you guys becoming one of the leading sailing channel.

[@sbrichcreek]

Thank God you are all alright! Prayers for a safer journey.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

I could only watch knowing that you survived the journey. I get violently ill from any motion, so I'd never see the appeal of any journey on any body of water. Thanks for making this incredible series of adventures.

[@Property-Club]

These are your best videos.

[@randyeaglebear3197]

Bravo! Safe travels and much adventure.

[@markph0204]

Wow! Your true grit prevailed

[@GNT35]

I’ve sailed for a while now and any time I’m on passages the dingy is on deck...but I’m guessing u know that now lol!! It’s all good and thats how u learn guys. Good luck and have fun guys! Don’t sweat the small stuff!

[@angiepie111]

This might be your best video yet imo!

[@maggiesjourney3877]

I'm loving your adventure. I wish others would give it a chance. I will share with my friends. ❤️

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

Oh man was that a hard sail! What the most recent situation you were in where you needed quick problem solving?

[@eberbacher007]

going down the hills with the motorcycle and realizing that the corner was full of lost grain by a farmer.

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

What did you do?

[@eberbacher007]

@@FloatingOrbProductions Breaked, then realized that I couldn´t get it stopped in time, then tried to take the corner, bike slipped away under me, crashed. Luckily we have a good healthcare system here in Germany, so the 500€s to repair the bike were my only real expenses

[@baileyfogel5026]

Dylan Magaster i was running in the woods and came close in contact with a cayote, we were about 5 feet apart, and we made deep eye contact then i turned and started running from it, it was a beautiful animal but my fight of flight instincts told me to run as fast away as i could knowing i might be near their rendezvous sight, which is potentially dangerous. anyways, tested my human instincts and i can see yours were too on this sail! what a gnarly turn of events!

[@sbroccoli3942]

Dylan Magaster Dylan love the videos but I was wondering how you guys are able to generate income while traveling so much? Be safe guys see you in next video 😁

[@andycocktails]

What an adventure! You're out there doing it man!

[@yaa63]

That looked sooooooooooooooooooo tuff!!!! How hard must it of been...was surely a very dangerous situation...glad you made managed and made it to your destination...lovely music choice as usual.

[@jessecolcott]

Love this style of video. Feels like a mini documentary!

[@txdave13]

Holy crap! That was pretty heavy. Glad you made it through.

[@glennkennedy441]

Wow....nice presentation, glad things worked out for you all.

[@svevergreen3370]

Aaaand this is why I will never have davits on my boat. :0 thanks for showing real life sailing. Its all about problem solving :)

[@maximel7568]

Amazing! DONT GIVE UP!!!!

[@sendersailing7090]

You are the man Dylan! Way to throw yourself into the fire without REALLY risking life and limb. Sailing and the ocean can and will humble the most capable and confident of us. Carry on, cant wait to see where this takes you. If you have some free time, check out our channel and tell us what you think. We can use all the KZbin advice we can get! Cheers

[@suntoon20]

You guys did a great job!! You made it!😊

[@worldadventureman]

You Sir are right in the middle of the school of life. It's a school not many people want to even go to anymore. Brush yourself off and move on to the next class.

[@timothymf7638]

Hi Dylan , love watching your videos. Your a very , very talented vlogger. Keep up the good work and sail safe. BT

[@catboatadventures7208]

Great weather lesson. Loved it. Keep up the good work. Love the videos. Glad to see you are wearing pfds in addition to be tethered in . Have you ever thought of doing a man overboard video? Imagine one of you falling overboard (even fully clothed and tethered). How would you get the person back on board? How would you do it if the person were unconscious? And then add in it happening to you at night. Food for thought. .All the best, Jim Andersen, Cat Boat Adventures, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

[@locomademoiselle]

Was so anxious watching this but so glad you guys reached your destination...seems to me (NOT a sailor) like sailing is a lot of work, problem solving and decision making under stress! Looks worth it though :)

[@wakamolazo]

you guys ! deserve way many views! keep It going!

[@claasriese1036]

Yeah the dinghy. It's such a nice and useful tool to have and such a pain when on passages. Except for stowing the outboard on the big boat, what could you have done differently to avoid this from happening in the future?

[@flyingfalafel7748]

Well that was refreshingly RAW!!!!! AWesome vids man :)

[@powlowful]

These videos are very well made

[@rimonagale1625]

Glad you made it safely. Sad about loss of dingy motor.

[@scottbutler2075]

You're doing great man

[@Binktyler]

Dylan! Beautiful videos man keep it up. You all look defeated because of what happened with the dingy. Trust assured I know despite the incident you Guys are bearing it out. Hope all is well in the med. keep up the good work! Don’t let these minor incidents keep you from realizing your freedom and goals! If there is anything you need at all I’m only a text away man! Keep it up!

[@robfranssen7471]

Great great great song!!!! / nice video too keep it up !

[@tomwalker5555]

Probably would have taken the outboard motor off the dingy and tried to secure it to the bow? Still, everyones an armchair sailing expert on YT aye... Props on getting through it, live and learn!

[@roryormiston6546]

these are aamazing videos. so funny, deserved more views!

[@Zenith-ph7eb]

Safe travels!

[@alexspringer8659]

Keep up the good work!

[@Chris___000]

Love it

[@jaakkotaivalaho4960]

Love your vids

[@maryellencook9528]

Glad you got to France safely. Rookie goofs that aren't fatal, simply expensive, are excusable.

[@anniegeiger1031]

Hated this episode because I felt so bad for you guys =( like “nooooo!” Was going through my head for all your problems, but it’s good to show reality.

[@offtherichter7]

awesome video man! why didnt you wanna put the dinghy on the foredeck? jw

[@nathanring8112]

In the rough seas, it would be incredibly difficult to hoist the dinghy onto the fore deck without a winch. That would have helped them tremendously if they did have one though!

[@offtherichter7]

I was thinking, put dingy on fordeck before you leave on a crossing? Not during. But yea it’s easier with a hoist

[@cjeam9199]

I don’t think I’d ever do that. It’s gonna get so in the way. I’d probably deflate the damn thing before that.

[@scotyfilms]

After 40 years on the open ocean I have yet to see so much mayhem. You guys need to go home while your still alive.

[@mariemorrissey9378]

Hallelujah!

[@AdventureWolfDesigns]

Holy shit dude! Rad.

[@debsmith7050]

Hallelujah 💙

[@TroyaE117]

Things happen, friend. The loss of the outboard is a nuisance, but they are not that expensive. The failure of the manisheet traveler in such moderate conditions is much more worrisome. Sounds like the davit was rather weak too. On a longer haul, deflate the dingy and store it below. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Don't be so hard on yourself. It happens.

[@campingcarjoaen]

Very interesting video. I wonder if you thought about heaving to, or starting up the engine when you were having problems? Anyways, I've spent enough time on boats to know that things happen, but at least no one got hurt.

[@GeneralMills66]

This channel is a breath of fresh air in a youtube full of stale and annoying sailing videos

[@tjonessc]

Bet you will bring in the outboard and mount it on a rail board in the future...

[@jpmichel3424]

You came so close to my city: marseille ❤

[@koolkeith8908]

All Greek to me but that was gnarly bro.

[@jonesesjourneys2299]

Making soup for people was a lot less dangerous, eh? :)

[@versace.mitch69]

These are the stories I'm here for. Thanks Dylan

[@eberbacher007]

so how much is one of those outboard motors?

[@diegodiascamilo9418]

Buen camino mate!

[@patmurphy389]

well, at least you made it!....i had to drive a route that i did not have the rain route for it, the student's had to tell me where to go to get them home today...i had no idea where i was going, or if the student's were leading me on a wild goose chase. Luckily everyone got home safe & sound, at least the student's, i was frazzled by the end of the route & still had to drive an elementary route after that!!!!! One time our radiator belt broke on our U-haul going to Ohio from florida. We were towing our car behind the U-haul. Hubby said we would have to call a tow truck, which we could not afford. All of a sudden, it hit me, why don't we use the radiator belt from the car? He did change it & we made it to our destination, said he wished he had thought of it!!....have you heard "Mistral Wind" by heart? give it a listen, it about compares to what you went through

[@FloatingOrbProductions]

Good thinking with the belt!

[@patmurphy389]

thank you, @@FloatingOrbProductions

[@SailingLearningByDoing]

Pretty lucky the sea-state was mellow while the dingy mess-up was going on. Not the end of the world anyway.

[@roderickmchardy3650]

maybe leonard Cohen ( the late great ) had you in mind when he wrote that song !!

[@slylopez9698]

My dear lad, i'll give anything to sail with you, not because you are a good sailor, but because you have, the biggest BALLS, of any body that i have ever known, fair winds dear boy.

[@josephmagalhaes5445]

Wow

[@roderickmchardy3650]

do you think that Leonard Cohen ( the late great ) had you in mind when he wrote that song...

[@stevemazz3121]

Is it just a matter of money why you don't upgrade and or fix all the items in need of repair before setting sale and putting not only your life but the lived of your crew at risk? Just wondering. How many through the hull items on the vessel you have not checked yet?

[@DylanPiper]

Yo DYLAN I’m DYLAN!!

[@slackerjo]

Are you going to write a book about this adventure?

[@stevecox9714]

Dude. I so wanna be doing what you're doing, but I'm chicken s**t. All I can hope for is to have one tenth the balls you have in order to survive the one one hundredth the risk of me losing a chip down the cushions..... Respect.

[@bigredinfinity3126]

heave to next time and pull the dinghy up and secure it to the deck

[@Bashirbros]

Jackson please put up a video of your cover

[@srqlisa7881]

And then they slept. : ) peace

[@TehPompkinHead]

Have you guys watched Life Aquatic yet?

[@willgregor4392]

Where is the catastrophe? You didn't even lose the dinghy?

[@Lambsear565]

Gods beautiful earth hallelujah! 💗🙏

[@Rose-zg9pu]

Just tie the dingy on the bow, and when sailing put the motor somewhere else, not on the dingy... Enjoyed watching the video though!

[@wombatone5577]

Shit happens at sea. Fatigue is dangerous. But you got there ok.

[@giacomoceruti9617]

good sailors are just sailors who saw a lot of shit and lived trough it

[@tattooedjason]

Farewell dingy motor, farewell. Thanks for showing it’s not all sunshine and bikinis

[@Can_ada_y_ou_tube]

the girl from kombi life