Cruising Documentary - Queen's Birthday Storm

The Heart Light folks - which dimension do they come from? I’m glad they were saved and I’m sorry they, and the others, had to go through such an ordeal, but I kept wondering whether they were ambassadors for a planet around a distant star, or whether a mental illness was involved, or whether they were just pulling the legs of the tv producers. Still, maybe she’s the real thing. After all, her is actively channeling Farrah Fawcett. But, she did seem very pleasant.

Whew damn, those ppl got their azzes kicked, the ocean was not in a good mood.

A clairvoyant and a geezer who cannot steer a sail boat without autopilot , in a force 10 , yeah well that’s as far as I got with this vid !

46:08 Freak!

"Low budget cruisers"...meaning no working radio? That's just crazy right there.

Ok, just a regular day, in the southern Pacific Ocean, is no joke. Your mind simply cannot comprehend the power of large ocean waves. Especially when you're standing on a sunny dockside marina, building or preparing a sailboat. *once you get out there, you understand why everything is necessarily strong, over redundant, not designed for luxury but survival.*

wow that hippy lady is woo af

Kiwi style rescue 👍👏👌

Do not miss minute 45/46!!!

A sailor doing a crossing and has never piloted his boat in heavy seas? Not a good idea

intersting that the small craft lowered off the ships had inboards back then. Probably rare today. At least in America.

Where's the explanation for the mysterious light? The watch were so perplexed they roused up the captain. What was the light?

Got to say surprised some are so. affected by. the loss of their vessels vs how lucky they are to be alive

What an amazing story.

Could have left the psychic out. They saw the danger coming and kept going? Sounds like nonsense to me.

45:30 - what tha...? dang...

Real life... excellent

this is why I won't sail around the world. I rather go by bicycle.

Holey moley, and I was going to learn how to sail interesting upload

wow....

what a wake job

rhw lady is crazy i would have told her to shut the hell up she aks like she was so calm she was screaming her ass off

“The woman was screaming, which didn’t help much”

Diviana wtf?

I don't think an abandoned small to medium size yacht is any real hazard to navigation. My 34' boat weighted only nine tons, which was pretty heavy for its size. Abandoned, such a boat would have almost no way on, it's unlikely to come anywhere near another little boat, and a collision wouldn't even be noticed by a ship. I think sinking an abandoned yacht on the theory that it's a hazard is absurd.

Very impressive story but may I remark that I would've expected a clairvoyant to have avoided this mess??

In 1972 I was in 30 foot seas north of Hawaii. I had to steer by hand for a day and a half, to keep the 35 foot sloop headed downwind. If we had been hit sideways by a breaking wave, we probably would have been rolled, so I made sure we didn't end up sideways to a breaking wave. I was in my 34' junk schooner just off Tahiti in 1977, a cyclone came through. Visibility was just 100 feet, due to the gusts hitting the water so hard that it made dense spray. The wind was very gusty, and I had to constantly raise and lower the deeply reefed mainsail to keep way on without getting overwhelmed. We were just off of the reef. The wind was onshore, so I waited constantly to hit the reef, but we managed to work our way offshore. The next year, 1978, off of New Zealand an unexpected storm came along. It was pitch dark when my wife woke me and said, "I was just standing on the side of the pilothouse." We turned and ran under bare polls. My friend, Shawn Blanchford and his boat Tanya disappeared in that storm. We had no broadcasting radio, and it wouldn't have been useful to have one. IMHO, trying to get aboard a ship from a sailboat in high seas is more dangerous than staying on even a dismasted boat. You really are all alone out there, radio or not, so prepare for the worst. Blondie Hasler, who designed my boat's rig, made ocean crossings in his boat, Jester. He had no radio. People asked him, "What if you are in serious trouble and need help?" He replied, "Then I shall die like a gentleman!" He had been a commando in WWII, and had seen many men die. He knew what he was talking about. As the old Scottish toast goes, "Here's to us, there's none like us!"

In those conditions how could you despatch and board a liferaft?.

1:20:00 Stupid fucks want to hold onto their boats more than they want their lives. Again. "Sir you are not going to survive on your boat. Come with me right now or stay on your boat and die". Glad the guy from the rescue boat cared enough to break him away from his boat. If you are going to go out there you must assume the very real risk that you will lose your boat and your life. To me you've already decided losing your boat may be a reality at some point, and you are OK with that. If not, better stay on land. I feel sorry for their loss, but others have endangered their lives for you to come to YOUR rescue. Don't prolong the danger. Now you are pressing your luck, and theirs. Even after the fact, that selfish prick felt sorry for himself, and was not thinking of his rescuers. Maybe he should have gone down with his boat.

@ 1:08:20 Prompt people who may be in shock from physical injuries to ask for help? "If you want our help you have to ask for it". Is that so hard to ask? Does not setting off an EPIRB indicate that you have asked for assistance? Stupidest shit I've ever heard of in an emergency situation. Start writing on a plastic sheet of paper? You'll all be lucky to get back on the Monowaii or whatever alive. Get on the rescue boat without further injury or death. Then get back on the Monowaii without further injury or death. That is what should be foremost on your mind. Stop fucking around. There seems to be a huge disconnect here. If I come off my safe ship and jump off a tiny boat in 65 foot seas onto your dismasted sailboat, you are coming with me. NOW. And this is how we are going to do it. I'm not asking for your permission, or your opinion. The time to go is now, you can come with me or stay on your boat. But I'm leaving. NOW. PERIOD. That is how you effect a rescue in such conditions.

So what is a good automated tool for cutting a mast in a submerged environment, at sea?

What was their heavy weather sailing strategy? Were they actually trying sail through this? Who heaved to with para anchor? The Forbes, “we’ve always taken the right precautions.” Sails out without radio or beacon.

I caught a chill when the clairvoyant's husband said "We're heading towards a Vortex" "Huge".

Wow! Which part of any vortex is alright!?!

Robert Shaw got nothing on these sailors

1994

So many hero's. So many people did so many things right in the face of danger.

Man oh man that Clairvoyant gal is a certified bag of squirrels wingnut.

The tired jennifer gradually dream because clarinet conformably cross per a xenophobic psychiatrist. guttural H habitual, graceful decimal

A tragedy worth learning from...thank you.

The 20mm would have been a noble way to go down, but isn’t it interesting that they both faced up and accepted that very painful outcome, and then a reprieve came. I found this gentleman’s attitude best deserving of this. Great.

that is the most hippy hippy that has ever hippied.

How many of the abandoned vessels survived just fine? hmmm. Is it the vessel in danger, or the sailors psyche...?

Good doc until those air heads come into it with his pituful cuckness and her vortex tea leaf reading woman nonsense Jeez what a pair of fudwits.

Oh man the couple in the boat Destiny, that story, the audio of the distress call and the animation of the pitch pole and then the role, makes me squirm

I remember as a 14yr old, listening on a shortwave radio to Kerikeri radio scheds during this storm, writing down positions and plotting them.

You should have fixed the boat

It must be tough having a psychic spouse.

NZ search & rescue is incredible!

Respect to the sailors telling their stories....on their new boats! Hell yes I'm going back!

Ahoy!!Enthralling documentary!!! May put my/any dream of sailing on the back burner though!! Love the ship to shore conversations...‘How’s it going?’.....had a few knock downs...hold on a sec just finishing my fish & chips....! Totally makes the ups & downs of land life seem a wee bit more manageable!

Sounds very like a UFO

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so whoever believes in him will have eternal life.

Very well done, thank you.

I live on a small 22ft yacht. it was awesome to watch this and the dangers of the waters. It was very emotional to hear the tales of the sea and I would like to thank all the personal that it took to do the rescue. just awesome

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING REALLY..IN ENGLAND WE SOLDIER ON , REMEMBER " BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES!!!

Incredible work from the monowai team, it was do or die for sure

A true story of the fates of so many,the story of people who go to sea,and the story of those who would risk all to save those in peril.

I never fail to be impressed by the calmness of professional sailors acting under pressure in extreme conditions. Pure grace.

Awe-inspiring story of fortitude in face of the extreme forces of nature mariners take on.

Big Figian hand! God love those islanders.

This is my second time watching this and it is utterly heart-wrenching.Paula is one capable woman, god bless her.

Wow

Ooft, what a watch. Well done as is often he case, the Kiwis.

My farther was in this storm on a 36ft steel yacht, his words “I don’t talk about it much because it’s to hard to get across what it was like”. His radio was not working and no body really knew they were there.

Good christ! This is a gripping yarn!

Damn! That was EXCELLENT. Love sailing and racing big boats but Blue Water sailing offers special risks. My heart goes out to all who lost lives, boats, gear and dreams. Sailors are a special breed. The Hero’s are those who are willing to rescue sailors in distressed. Godspeed to all Mariners.

Fantastic show. Well, I guess unless you were on one of the boats.

She's a nut job....

We sailed 2x to New Zealand in 85 and 87, first time in a nasty gale , second time no weather. It’s common to find gales on the way to N.z. In 86 when we left no problem. In 88 got caught in a bad gale trying to leave, and shipped lots of water due to large waves. We hoveto in the fist gale going to NZ. But when leaving in 88 had to turn back & find shelter on the coast. Always challenging sailing in those waters!

Omg what is she on? I want some 😅

This is why I love FRvid. Hours of rubbish is paid off with a gem like this

That couple Devianna and Daryl...I know someone like her. They have whatever thoughts they have and they believe their thoughts to be absolutely true. No matter how strange the thought, if they want to believe it, then it's true. So strange... her poor husband. He held a straight face the whole time though!

A must watch for any long distance cruiser BEFORE their voyage...but whenever is better than never. It CAN happen to you, new weather "rare" events are happening more and more often...rogue waves are happening right this second somewhere on the oceans constantly every second of every day....know the ocean your on...know all the weather variables and what better informed say about it...and know ypur boat and your own limitations.

45:00 LOL

Having been a former boat owner and need of rescue, the feeling of being safe again is nearly overwhelming. The safety of another vessel in such times is beyond measure. The recovery eventually builds the foundation for courage to go out again. The adventure may be hazardous but the calling is stronger.

Anyone else pick up on the bit about how that sailboat “Destiny” pitchpoled, yet in their PonPon radio message they mentioned they had set a drogue? Doesn’t add up. Seems like they were bow into the waves bc they say the bow free falls over the top. Even the simulation video shows that. So did they improperly deploy their ‘drogue’ from the bow? Video leaves open many unanswered questions for the experienced mariner. Perhaps at that point they had ditched the drogue and were attempting another storm tactic.

So you set to sea with no radio, no EPIRB, and some flares gifted to you . People risk life and limb to save you and the last thing you think about is scuttling your boat lest anyone find it floatIng. These two knobs should be automatic nominees for the Darwin Awards and winners of the “Most selfish sailors of the seven seas “ award. As for crystal lady and her husband, where do these people come from? He’s never steered his own boat in open water because he thinks auto pilot does a better job ? Seriously....???

Thanks for posting. We’ve showed this documentary for many years on our expeditions to demonstrate ultimate storm tactics. At the time we were sailing from Auckland to Tahiti on our first expedition together aboard Mahina Tiare II, our Hallberg-Rassy 42. with 5 expedition members.

“In 16000 miles I never steer the boat, the auto-pilot does a better job” WHAT??!!!

Moon beam is just plain odd. No way I would let her on my boat. Cult stuff right their.

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What Would Larry Pardey Do?

incredible

..".left Westhaven Marina with NO radio and NO locator beacon." Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

Incredible documentary. Thank you. What inspirational rescuers.

get this, there is NO such thing as a rogue storm or wave, they are there a part of sailing offshore, I do remember this event well As I remember white boats white decks, white everything, if the house was painted orange the searching aircraft would find boats easily, but oh no gotta be white Amazin' boats can survive, if their stability is good and they are watertight, they stay afloat no matter how big the seas

A tremendous story of skill, tenacity and dogged will to survive. Bringing incredibly well trained and selfless people together pursuing one objective in the face of grave danger,. Thanks for sharing.a truly a gripping tale.

One of the best documentaries I ever watched.

greg forbes and barbara parks left with no radio and no locator beacon because they are low budget sailors: in other words they're idiots. If no money then collect and cash in beer cans to have enough bread to buy those two items.

"Rarely does the mariner who has experienced a fully developed tropical cyclone at sea wish to encounter a second one." From "The American Practical Navigator," aka, "Bowditch." Many professionally licensed mariners have committed that phrase to memory and anyone who forgets it, even temporarily, does so at their peril. That admonition applies equally to any properly trained mariner who never has experienced a hurricane at sea. The Southern Ocean is no place for amateurs and the waters around New Zealand are very much part of the Southern Ocean. The events chronicled in this video occurred in June, which corresponds with December in the northern hemisphere, not a good time for a pleasure cruise in a small boat. That's spoken as a long time professional mariner, both as sailboat captain and licensed deck officer on merchant ships. The famous old schooner "Nina" was lost with all aboard in these waters in June of 2012.

The clairvoyant couple, LOL.

People are capable of great acts of humanity and never more so than when they are Mariners.

One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen. Thank you thank you!!!

The Thumbnail for this is a Photo I shot from HMNZS Monowai.

Whatever it takes!!!

Incredible story. The will of survival. Tragic loss of life.

55:50 really shows the scale of these waves. Typically it is difficult to get a sense of scale but seeing the yacht go from 50ft below the ship to above the ship really shows what they were up against. Some brave people out there putting themselves in harms way to help others.

Fascinating but tragic story, apart from the woman on heart light at 45:10, that's the last thing I'd want to hear in that situation

Brilliant documentary