Out and about

[yachtsman]

A few have emailed lately to see what I have been doing and why I don't contribute much to this forum. Here's why I'm kind of pre-occupied!
http://www.youtube.com/southernoceansailing

 

[Ed Schenck]

So Mark, I am confused. There are two dates at the youtube link, one of Sept. 18, 2010 and one stating it is Feb. 2009. Where are you right now?

Either way that's a hell of a trip. Is the video off the stern of the Maxi 85?

 

[yachtsman]

Hello Ed, The video was taken as we sailed through the Southern Ocean on my way up to Cape Horn last year. As you may know I skippered the 85' Maxi Alye Parusa from my home town of Albany (Western Australia) to Falmouth in the UK via Cape Horn the Falklands, Antigua, Horta (Azores).
That morning I was off watch sleeping in my bunk when there was an urgent call for me to come on deck. Earlier that morning I had the berg on my radar about 18nm ahead and as I went off watch I advised my watch captain to be very carefull as we were going to sail very close to it "if" we remained on the Port tack. We needed to tack well before! You have to look very hard but I guess we were within fifty meters of the berg when I swung to Starboard tack.
I have only just worked out how to open a YouTube account, thanks to my son, and so up-loaded the video at the weekend.
So yes an old video but of interest I guess to a few.

 

[BrianW]

Good hearing from you Mark! Thanks for sharing. BrianW

 

[Jim Seamans]

Hi Mark

Do you still have your H260? Good to see you out and about...
We leave for in October for 8 months headed south on the east coast of US and to the Bahamas and Florida Keys.

Fair winds...

 

[yachtsman]

Hi Jim

Wow that voyage sounds great. Yes I still sail around on the little 260 when I'm not on the maxi. In fact today in Albany is picture perfect. A little breeze, not a cloud in the sky, whales breeching everywhere, 22degrees c of course and I'm about to go for a sail. Fantastic to see some of the "old salts" are still online.