Will this guy make it? 1700 miles in Searider
Discussion
Cfnteabag said:
I ended up watching the first video randomly while in a YouTube black hole, been addicted ever since and have even considered getting a boat, but too many debts already and not enough boat knowledge has kept that at bay!
I used to own the same boat, a very easy boat to own / drive… it isnt compulsory to drive it around the UK! lots of fun…I really fancy a RIB - a bigger one than Harry's - but there are so many reasons why I shouldn't get one however each time another one of his videos lands, I'm off again looking at the market.
Thought I found an absolute bargain, and was almost out of the door when I read through the advert again and noted the price was for a 25% share of the boat in question.
I think Harry is first and foremost a film-maker so I assume he'll have another drone soon enough.
Thought I found an absolute bargain, and was almost out of the door when I read through the advert again and noted the price was for a 25% share of the boat in question.
I think Harry is first and foremost a film-maker so I assume he'll have another drone soon enough.
Edited by Mars on Sunday 9th July 11:33
I always thought Cape Wrath would be his biggest problem on the trip. I imagine it’s a case of not knowing how difficult it will be that meant he just got on with it. Will be interesting to see how much damage was caused to the hull; the decision not to press on that day was jolly sensible.
Interesting to hear the chap say they ought to do round Orkney rather than through the Pentland Firth - I guess the currents in the Firth must be pretty serious at some states of the tide.
Interesting to hear the chap say they ought to do round Orkney rather than through the Pentland Firth - I guess the currents in the Firth must be pretty serious at some states of the tide.
Jobbo said:
I always thought Cape Wrath would be his biggest problem on the trip. I imagine it’s a case of not knowing how difficult it will be that meant he just got on with it. Will be interesting to see how much damage was caused to the hull; the decision not to press on that day was jolly sensible.
Interesting to hear the chap say they ought to do round Orkney rather than through the Pentland Firth - I guess the currents in the Firth must be pretty serious at some states of the tide.
It's not the current, it's the sea that builds up when the wind is against the current; there are plenty of videos on yootoob showing the Orkney ferries getting some greenies over the bow in the Pentland Firth and they're ships hundreds of feet long.Interesting to hear the chap say they ought to do round Orkney rather than through the Pentland Firth - I guess the currents in the Firth must be pretty serious at some states of the tide.
outnumbered said:
If anyone was watching AIS, did he get any further than Thurso this year?
I think so. MarineTraffic suggests he's almost finished the Scottish leg of the trip, with arrival in Dunbar in September. I wonder if he stopped overnight on the Isle of May?Hopefully there are a couple of episodes still to come this year.
StephenP said:
I normally find the episodes relaxing to watch, but that can't be said about parts of that video!
100% agree. Those black cliffs rising out of the sea are terrifying to look at, and the way the boat slammed down across the bigger waves reminded me of a boat trip I took which made me very ill. 
It is the point at which you start to feel very insignificant amongst the grandeur and power of the waves / cliffs / etc.
I have sailed in that / worse in a dinghy once and you feel at points that you are at the bottom of the sea and everything is towering above you, it is simultaneously the most scary thing I have done and one of the most exciting... however we were in the solent with an easy option to head for shore, not sure I would have taken my searider through it, a bigger boat sure, but that searider is a very small boat!
they have done well - one of the best 'tv' shows around at the moment...
I have sailed in that / worse in a dinghy once and you feel at points that you are at the bottom of the sea and everything is towering above you, it is simultaneously the most scary thing I have done and one of the most exciting... however we were in the solent with an easy option to head for shore, not sure I would have taken my searider through it, a bigger boat sure, but that searider is a very small boat!
they have done well - one of the best 'tv' shows around at the moment...
Mark-insert old BMW said:
Stumbled upon this in the early hours and am 5 episodes in now. Really enjoyable watch. They're just reaching Falmouth so I'd best take a break and take the dogs out.
I'm all caught up now.Love a Series to binge but frustrating when you hit the current wait!
Viewed up to Ep.18
I don't really understand why that boat place went to all the bother of spending hundreds of man-hours getting the finish on the hull just so, but didn't remove the inflatable rim.
Either, that's a massive oversight, they are quite incompetent, or; the whole excercise was a synical view grab and they cut the corners to give a good perception, but actually only slapped a bit of fibre glass on and called it a day.
If that was a vehicle restoration / fix it would be akin to a respray without removing the windscreen.
The transom looked quite tidy, but the state of the lip would surely be your first port of call after removing any rot.
Big job I'm sure. But they were 80% there through what they did already. Bizarre decision making.
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