HappyAfloat
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to windward. Bavaria 34 holiday - Single handed 5130nm nonstop from the Caribbean to Germany.
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Bavaria Bashing...
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Dino
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I’ve watched all his videos and they are very good. The boat seems to have been well prepared and equipped. Martin had a very good way about him and he handled it all very well. Certainly shows that the boat was well capable of the trip.
Bajansailor
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I have just watched the first 5 minutes, but have bookmarked it to watch it properly later on.
Just a point of note - this crossing was not recent; he set off in early May this year.
Just a point of note - this crossing was not recent; he set off in early May this year.
Skylark
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Watched it this morning. Absolutely fantastic viewing. Battery switch fire was scary. Well produced video, highly recommended. Top bloke ?
Sandy
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Really enjoyed the video. A cool calm skipper unlike one or two I've seen recently the go into a full on panic mode if the slightest thing happens.
XDC
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32.23 ... loved his water collection system, also the way you could monitor his progress by looking at his ensign?
Very positive guy ?
Very positive guy ?
davethedog
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Wow.... The keel or rudder did not fall off.... Lol
matt1
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Previously watched his outbound trip and enjoyed it. Hadn't seen that he had added the return, so that will be tonight's viewing. Thanks!
TBH with the rubbish on TV these days I often find myself watching Youtube sailing videos in the evenings. Some are really good. Quite a few seem to get the balance wrong eg either too much detail and commentary or not enough. That's clearly a hard balance to strike, or maybe it's just me. Patrick Laine seems to get it about right
TBH with the rubbish on TV these days I often find myself watching Youtube sailing videos in the evenings. Some are really good. Quite a few seem to get the balance wrong eg either too much detail and commentary or not enough. That's clearly a hard balance to strike, or maybe it's just me. Patrick Laine seems to get it about right
Bobc
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Excellent video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't wait to do it again myself (getting itchy feet).
XDC
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Totally agree about Patrick Laine, seems unflappable which given his previous job must have been an asset ??
Blue Sunray
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I note that Patrick (I'm another fan of his videos) has commented on the video in question.
shaunksb
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IIRC Patrick has a Bavaria too.
That‘s two of the boogers going out into the Atlantic!
Are they mad?
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newtothis
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Not only that, but Patrick is a largely self-taught novice without any of the required experience to navigate past Cape Calshot.
Avoiding Retirement Blues
WF36
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Could be confused with an Oyster
BobnLesley
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I doubt that many people in even the bluest of blue water cruisers make a west to east crossing of the North Atlantic in November.
matt1
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He didn't - he made it in May / June. But it was a plucky passage for a pretty standard (relatively) small production cruiser. Hat's off to him, he looked like he enjoyed it
Koeketiene
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Thank you for the link.
I wasn't aware of Patrick's previous.
I too, am an avid viewer of his YouTube channel.
capnsensible
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Thanks for posting. Enjoyed that.
Blue Sunray
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Modest though he is, I'm not sure that someone who has gone through Annapolis and 10 years in the USN qualifies a novice seafarer.
nicho
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Excellent video. Have to confess skipping forward a few times, but he seems to have avoided bad weather. Perhaps our Bav 34 is OK for the Solent after all?
