Stormy weather

Time to change plans... SOON!

That's it . . . . . A waste of time, yours and mine. . . . . .

No experienced yachtsman would agree with you here, heave to us useful for refuelling; but in a storm you have to keep some forward momentum.  If seas are large, it goes quiet in the trough and violent in the peaks. Heaving to would be a broach every wave.

Scary stuff this. Been in a 74ft sloop in heavy weather from beira to Madagascar and decided that sailing boats are not for me. I'll stick to my motor yacht :)

How tall is these waves , any gues?

INTENSE

The safest way to ride a storm in a sailboat if you have searoom is to heave too. Basically have small sails working against each other with a conteracted rudder. Maybe with a sea anchor deployed.

Great vid guys - I wonder who was taking the footage and from where? Was it Coast Guard or someone else having 'fun' out there! Interesting to read the various comments - I'm sure different boats want different tactics, and 'gut feel' in the situation is 'real' - on our cat I like a bit of speed on the boat in rough conditions for as long as one can stay alert on the helm. Well done guys - nicely captured and pleased all are safe - have a safe and happy 2016 :)

do you now the name of this boat?

I have been learning the key to surviving weather like this is to make your sailboat as slow as possible. It is very apparent here! It's all about sail configuration, I'm looking to get a small storm jib and trysail for my next boat.

We are about to be off towards the Caribbean for the cruising season! https://youtu.be/-QpAMvKhFzU

Beyond my skill level.

that looks like a beautiful yatch hope the person didn't bail it and survived that crazy sea.

Fuck you

With following seas and a reach or far reach heading, it may be possible to surf the yacht down the waves ... been there, done that. Each wave will give several seconds' ride. Did this sailing Sol Quest aka Zulu Warrior from Morehead City to Jost Van Dyke, 8 days' passage through the so-called Bermuda Triangle. Ship has 53' lwl, fin keel & skeg rudder. Over 50 years old and at the time of her construction the largest fiberglass yacht ever built, she has returned home to the British Isles after many years in the Caribbean under my father, the late Dyke Wilmerding's ownership. That sail was one of the greatest thrills of my life.

the most epic vid on yt

In heavy seas you sailing into the prevailing wind, to avoid exactly what is happening to them. Sailing into the on coming swells would have kept them from having the stern tossed about. A storm doesn't last for eternity, and yes they could have lost a few days time doing this, but what's a day or three compared to the month they will be at sea. Of course if the crew is underhanded, then fatigue, fear of nightfall, and large waves....Otherwise that design looks excellent for open ocean sailing. The crew quit way before the boat was ready to.

that's scary, I want to someday sail my own ship and I wanna cross the Atlantic even if it kills me....but i still hope i never come across these types of conditions 

Waves go under the boat, usually

Big ocean needs a EF-10A-1 Electronic Flare for when they don,'t

steer that beauty- ride those waves