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A very Stormy Yacht delivery & Preparing for Greenland pt 3
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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 country! And enjoy the 3rd and last part cove...
Crossing the North Sea Wintertime- for a Vikingfestival
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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. Toughest North Sea crossing so far! :) This ...
Preparing for Greenland pt. 2 – Safety Equipment
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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 so I could get in a situation were I will ha...
Preparing for Greenland Pt. 1 -Equipment Walkthrough
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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 Norwegian Sea, to experience Jan Mayen and ...
Encountering Storm Force 10
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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 10. On the other hand I will say that this ...
Sailing from Shetland to the Faroe Islands
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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 sailing so I desided to start making it myself. ...
Crossing the North Sea Singlehanded. WINTERTIME.
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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 boat through huge waves all the way to...
Climb your mast Alone!
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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 finnaly caught up with a methode called "sit-...
New Engine, Navigation, and much more!
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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 alternators from the engine. New 220 syste...
Sailing Alone to FAIR ISLE #pt 3. Time to go home, but first- Out Skerries
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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 most northerly point of Shetland and even Great...
Sailing Alone to FAIR ISLE #pt 2. – All or Nothing.
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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 it happened just before I was ready to walk t...
Total Engine Breakdown. Hauling it out by hand. + next video teaser :)
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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 south part of Norway, 7 NM from my homeport......
Sailing Alone To FAIR ISLE #pt. 1 The Crossing
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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 sailing is the easy part, making the story is the ...
Status update. Rope in propeller ripped my engine off its feet…!
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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, never heard about it..! I have also been...
Crossing the North Sea Alone pt. 2- The Long Way Back
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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 tried my best to capture the life onboard my sa...
Crossing the North Sea Alone- Wintertime. Challenge completed! Pt 1.
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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 Helly Aa- festival on these beautiful islan...
Almost Lost My Phantom 3 at Sea! Demonstration of “FOLLOW ME” and “FOCUS MODE”
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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 and merch: Facebook: Instagram: Patr...
Contessa 35,  an open ocean Boat Tutorial!
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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 :) I have found out making tutorial...
My Camera Tutorial, Gopro, Nikon and Phantom 3 Professional
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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 camera, cause the camera itself can be place...
Phantom 3 Professional Captures Sailboats Arriving During Regatta
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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. They sailed from Askøy...
HUNTING A STORM
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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. Accually it is the smallest comunity in Norway with...
Sailing Intro. In an Ocean of Chaos- Let me Inspire You!
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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 trips, and how sailing is seen thr...
How to fly a Phantom 3 Professional drone from a Sailboat
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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 boat before you have sufficient tra...
Solo Sailing to Shetland, Final Part 3. An Island in the Horizon.
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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 my boat up after such sailing, after 5 minut...
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