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September 11, 2024
Erik Aanderaa
August 13, 2007 SAILING YOUTUBERS
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Follow my adventures across the North Atlantic ocean as I sail my little boat alone wherever I go, seeking strong winds and high waves. I guess Im not another typical sailing channel with all the beach parties, snorkle diving and hot water cruising.
Im here to give you the best of what the icecold North Atlantic solo sailing can provide- this is all about sailing, therefore: NO BULLSHIT JUST SAILING
Erik
Follow my adventures across the North Atlantic ocean as I sail my little boat alone wherever I go, seeking strong winds and high waves. I guess Im not another typical sailing channel with all the beach parties, snorkle diving and hot water cruising.
Im here to give you the best of what the icecold North Atlantic solo sailing can provide- this is all about sailing, therefore: NO BULLSHIT JUST SAILING
Erik
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Crossing the North Sea to a remote bay on Shetland. Chapter 1
Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/erikaanderaa - It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! So here we go again! Join the first chapter on my fourth attempt at reaching the icy coast of Scoresby Sound, Greenland. T...
Expedition Greenland 2024 – a little teaser..!
Hi everyone! I am now safely back in Norway after 2 months onboard Tessie, to make a fourth attempt to reach the vast, icy and dangerous coast of Greenland. And you know what? I did it! Here is a little teaser about what is to come in a series of 12 video...
Could this new system prevent COLLISIONS at SEA?
Check out WATCHIT Smart Prevention Collision System here: https://watchit.ai/ Hi everyone! Join me onboard as I install and test the brand new WATCHIT Smart Collision Prevention System! This is a system developed purely to prevent collisions at sea. It m...
Tessie got a new eye! Testing the Raymarine FLIR M300C lowlight and zoom camera.
Check out the Tessie's new enhanced vision as Raymarine let me test their FLIR M300C low light and 30 x zoom camera. This is a big lift for my singlehanded navigation. The camera sits 4 meter up the mast on its Scanstrut support bracket, and is connected t...
Crossing the cold NORTH SEA MID WINTER. Bad idea…!
Get 4 months extra on a 2 year plan here: https://nordvpn.com/erikaanderaa - It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! 29th of January I set sail across the feared North Sea. And to do it wintertime does not make it any better. I was about t...Watch Erik Aanderaa From The Beginning!
Extreme Sailing Conditions, Huge Waves, Stormy Weather!
Extreme sailing on the west coast of Norway the day after hurricane "Tor" swept over most of the country. This is one of the most demanding conditions I've been in so far and I loved every minute of it. Hope this inspires you to strech your limits just a...
Solo Sailing to Shetland Part 1.
This is the first part of my North Wind Expedition 2016. I will cross the North Sea over to Shetland, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the Faroe Islands to show people my passion of ocean sailing. Everything will be covered in beautiful pictures filled wi...
Solo Sailing to Shetland Part 2. Welcome to my World.
My solo journey continues towards the great Shetland Isles, as the northerly winds flushes me through the Nort Sea. The boat is messy and dirty. Im seasick, wet and cold but still having the time of my life. This is what I do. This is what I love. Wel...
Solo Sailing to Shetland, Final Part 3. An Island in the Horizon.
The final part 3. Finally, after 36 hours of open ocean the Shetlands Isles occurs in the horizon. Its just as special and fun everytime i realize I have crossed a big ocean all alone. It makes me feel proud and alive! The weard thing is, when I tie ...
How to fly a Phantom 3 Professional drone from a Sailboat
A lot of people wondered how I did my droneshots from my "Solo sailing to Shetland" trilogy videoes. Here is how I do it :) I fly it and steer it from my boat. The easy part is lift off, the hard part is landing. I would not recomend doing this from a b...
Sailing Intro. In an Ocean of Chaos- Let me Inspire You!
Hello! Welcome to my channel of sailing! I make videos when Im out sailing my boat- a Contessa 35 named "Tessie", alone on the open oceans outside my town, Haugesund, situated on the west coast of Norway. Im trying to capture an authentic image of my ...
HUNTING A STORM
Weather-reports said a storm was coming so the first thing I thought was to get in a posision to take advantage of that. 15 miles straight out from my hometown Haugesund, in the roaring ocean, there is an beautiful, peaceful island called Utsira. Accuall...
Phantom 3 Professional Captures Sailboats Arriving During Regatta
My first video mission! I got asked from a norwegian sail-magazine called "Seilmagasinet" if I could make some drone footage of the first arriving sailboats in a regatta called "Seilmakeren Doublehanded", where there is only two crews aloud on each boat. ...
My Camera Tutorial, Gopro, Nikon and Phantom 3 Professional
Questions and answers day! An often asked question is what cameras I use and how do I get the mast top shots. So here it is! Gopro Hero 2 and Gopro LCD + for action shots around the boat from different angles. Gopro Hero 4 Silver for when I talk to the ...
Contessa 35, an open ocean Boat Tutorial!
As promised, a little tour on my boat "TESSIE". There has been a lack of wind the last few weeks here now. Suddenly it came, and instead of making a dry, boring tutorial in port, I thought why not make it in some rough weather, in the right invironment :)...
Almost Lost My Phantom 3 at Sea! Demonstration of “FOLLOW ME” and “FOCUS MODE”
Some more dronefun at sea. Some questions about what modes to be used while flying. As I am bad with instruction videos, I will ofcourse give it a try anyway. And It almost ran out of battery during to many tries to recover it onboard..! Erik T-shirts ...
Crossing the North Sea Alone- Wintertime. Challenge completed! Pt 1.
So here it is, my biggest challenge in my sailing career! Sailing solo across the North Sea from Haugesund, Norway- to Lerwick on Shetland the 26th of January. This made me and Sigurd the first ones ever to have crossed the North Sea solo to join the Up...
Crossing the North Sea Alone pt. 2- The Long Way Back
Hi Everyone! Finally the circle is closed! Ive crossed the North Sea wintertime alone to see the Up Helly Aa festival! And now Ive got my boat back from Shetland to Haugesund, Norway. And here is the evidence. All though it wasnt to much wind Ive tri...
Status update. Rope in propeller ripped my engine off its feet…!
Hi everyone! Yep, still alive! :) Heres a little update about whats going on.. As I was about to manouver into my harbour to moore up, a big rope got jammed in my propeller and ended up dragging my whole engine off its suspension. That take some powers...
Sailing Alone To FAIR ISLE #pt. 1 The Crossing
Cheers everyone! So here it is, my new solosailing adventure to the beautiful island of Fair Isle. Production vise, this is the biggest challenge Ive had until now. 2 weeks of sailing and shooting, over 570 NM logged. Then 4 weeks of editing. The sailin...
Total Engine Breakdown. Hauling it out by hand. + next video teaser :)
Hi guys! Everything not going according to plan..! My old stubbern Volvo Penta 2003T eventually broke down after 32 years of serving. I was lucky the breakdown happened after 10 days of sailing over 340 NM on my summer holiday with my girlfriend at the so...
Sailing Alone to FAIR ISLE #pt 2. – All or Nothing.
Hi everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting, but finally, here is part 2 of my solo sailingadventure to Fair Isle! In this video my drone got striked by a bird and got destroyed. This was in the middle of shooting the southern lighthouse on the island. And i...
Sailing Alone to FAIR ISLE #pt 3. Time to go home, but first- Out Skerries
Finnaly the circle is closed! Here is my third and last video covering my Fair Isle trip. I have got everything I came for. Ive seen Fair Isle, gotten a new drone on Shetland after the bird attack. I even got to shoot the MUckle Flugga lighthouse, the mos...
New Engine, Navigation, and much more!
Hi again everyone! Here is an update video from what Ive been working with on the boat the last four months: Ive done a full refit of the engine room- new engine/gear and foundation, hoses and sound isolation. New lithium battery pack charged with twin...
Climb your mast Alone!
I have for years wondered how to get up my mast alone, without bathering anyone winching me. It is important when you do solo sailing, to have access to all parts of the boat, especially the mast if something gets loose or need fixing up there. I finnal...
Crossing the North Sea Singlehanded. WINTERTIME.
Hi everyone! The 26th of January at 10 o'clock I set sail again to cross the furosious North Sea for Shetland to experience the Up Helly Aa vikingfestival. Strong winds up to 40 knots, heavy snow and a very long periode of complete dark rushed my little...
Sailing from Shetland to the Faroe Islands
I am so thrilled to share this experience with you! 3 years ago I started this YouTube channel, because I wanted to make videoes about my sailing journeys around the cold waters of the North Sea. I couldnt find anything related to singlehanded winter sail...
Encountering Storm Force 10
Hi everyone! I would never believe the most scary yet beautiful sailing experince in my 27 years of sailing would happen in the waters right outside my hometown! I want to state that I under no circumstandses encourage anyone to head out in a storm force...
Preparing for Greenland Pt. 1 -Equipment Walkthrough
Hi everyone! Here comes an update video covering all my new equipment! Thanks to my Patreon supporters and ad-earnings I have now been able to get all the gear I need for my upcoming challenge. Next year I will cross singlehanded over the of the enormous...
Preparing for Greenland pt. 2 – Safety Equipment
Back again! This time I will go through all my safety equipment I have in hand if I a life threatening situation should occur, forcing me to evacuate my boat- during my Greenland adventure. Jan Mayen and Greenland is pretty far from any rescue services ...
Crossing the North Sea Wintertime- for a Vikingfestival
25th of January 2020 I set out again for another North Sea crossing to get to Shetland and the impressive Up Helly Aa vikingfestival. With 4 degrees celsius, gale winds on the nose, and 4-6 meter waves it is all set for a real battle agains the elements. T...
A very Stormy Yacht delivery & Preparing for Greenland pt 3
Hi everyone! First of all jump onboard and join me on a very stormy yacht delivery, were I supricingly got caught in another fullblown Force 10 storm outside Lindesnes, the south cape of Norway, wich is one of the seven worst open coastlines along my cou...
Sailing Haugesund to Lofoten- Around the Norwegian Sea pt.1
Here is Chapter 1 of Sailing Around the Norwegian Sea! This episode covers the sail from my hometown Haugesund and all the way up to Værøy in incredible Lofoten. Dream away while we visit all the beautiful islands and sliding slowly through the archipel...
Sailing Lofoten to Jan Mayen- Around the Norwegian Sea pt.2
Hi everyone! Welcome back to chapter 2 of this Norwegian Sea Saga! In this episode I really had to man up to encounter the 490 NM towards the incredible Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. A lifelong dream is taking shape as I plounge into these cold, arctic 3...
A Wild North Atlantic Crossing – Jan Mayen to Iceland- Chapter 3.
Greetings! Join my wild raid across the furosious oceans from the incredible Jan Mayen to Iceland, another huge vulcanic spectacle in the cold North Atlantic! 360 NM claused hauled for 3 days takes its toll on most of us. But when facing adversity, rememb...
Sailing from Iceland to Faroe Islands. Gale force Chaos! Chapter 4.
Back again! Now follow my wild ride proceeding from beautiful Iceland to the marvel of Faroe Islands. Being held on Iceland by King Neptuns weather-reports for 10 days, I even got to have a real sightseeing around this volcanic landscape- before getting t...
Faroe Islands- Foula- Haugesund. Final Chapter 5.
Then we are at the final chapter 5, sailing the last miles towards back home to Haugesund. On my way I visited the beatiful island of Foula, west of Shetland before crossing the North Sea back home again. Its been together a 2400 NM trip for a 5 weeks sai...
Sailing with Rolly Tasker Sails!
So proud to be partnered up with Rolly Tasker Sails, the world largest producer of offshore cruising sails! They made me a heavy weather jib to be installed on a cutterstay, and an A5 gennaker made to take on stronger winds. Even Sèlden Mast contributed ...
Full Raymarine Refit, updates & sailing plans!
Sorry all the waiting but its been a lot of work getting the boat ready for new solo sailing endavours! I have partnered up with Raymarine wich has provided me with the coolest setup ever! Its so nice to get all this recognition and to be appreciated for ...
Sailing to Greenland with OSCAR Navigation!
Hi again! Im proud to partner up with Oscar Navigation wich let me try their Oscar Advanced 640 anticollision thermo camera! This thing can detect objects in the sea in front of you wich a conventional radar can not. When it "sees" something it uses Artif...