Could YOU Escape Hurricane Mitch? — Be The Captain LIVE | Be The Captain Podcast Ep. 2
📖 English ("Be The Captain"): https://bethecaptain.com/
🇪🇸 Español ("Sé el Capitán"): https://a.co/d/08yiAfse
Tonight, you sit in the captain's chair.
October 26th, 1998. You command the S/V Fantome. 282 feet of riveted steel, 31 crew, 7 knots on her best day, drawing 13 feet. A Category 5 hurricane is stalled over the western Caribbean, and the forecast keeps changing its mind. I'll give you exactly what Captain Guyan March knew, advisory by advisory — real positions, real forecast text, real clock. Chat votes on every decision. Then I show you what he actually chose… and what Mitch actually did.
No hindsight. No spoilers until you've committed. Let's see if you'd have made it out.
▶ THE FULL STORY (watch before or after — your call): https://youtu.be/p0Oc8njxsxk
Also tonight: I'm answering your best comments and theories from the Fantome video — and at the end, one sentence about next week's episode. Just one. It involves a ship that couldn't sink.
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📚 Further reading: The Ship and the Storm by Jim Carrier · NHC 1998 Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Mitch
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📖 English (“Be The Captain”): https://bethecaptain.com/
🇪🇸 Español (“Sé el Capitán”): https://a.co/d/08yiAfse
Tonight, you sit in the captain’s chair.
October 26th, 1998. You command the S/V Fantome. 282 feet of riveted steel, 31 crew, 7 knots on her best day, drawing 13 feet. A Category 5 hurricane is stalled over the western Caribbean, and the forecast keeps changing its mind. I’ll give you exactly what Captain Guyan March knew, advisory by advisory — real positions, real forecast text, real clock. Chat votes on every decision. Then I show you what he actually chose… and what Mitch actually did.
No hindsight. No spoilers until you’ve committed. Let’s see if you’d have made it out.
▶ THE FULL STORY (watch before or after — your call): https://youtu.be/p0Oc8njxsxk
Also tonight: I’m answering your best comments and theories from the Fantome video — and at the end, one sentence about next week’s episode. Just one. It involves a ship that couldn’t sink.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
⚓ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL
⚔️ Inner Circle on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/bethecaptain
🍺 Buy the crew a beer: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/svzingaro
📖 Be The Captain — my maritime field manual on seamanship, leadership, and crisis at sea (unlocks 10% off Defender Marine + 20% off PredictWind):
English: https://bethecaptain.com/ · Español: https://a.co/d/08yiAfse
🧰 Free downloads in the Captain’s Locker: https://bethecaptain.com/locker
📚 Further reading: The Ship and the Storm by Jim Carrier · NHC 1998 Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Mitch
#HurricaneMitch #Fantome #BeTheCaptain #Sailing #MaritimeDisaster #Livestream #bethecaptain
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⚓ RECOMMENDED GEAR & PARTNERS
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• Defender Marine — Outfitting boaters since 1938 with trusted marine gear, expert advice, and refit supplies:
👉 Shop Defender Marine: https://defender.com/en_us/
• PredictWind — The world leader in offshore marine weather forecasting, routing, and departure planning:
👉 Check out PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/
🎁 Exclusive Reader Perks: When you grab a copy of Be The Captain, unlock 10% off Defender Marine + 20% off PredictWind forecasts:
📖 English (“Be The Captain”): https://bethecaptain.com/
🇪🇸 Español (“Sé el Capitán”): https://a.co/d/08yiAfse
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