Hylas 56 - A Yacht Delivery from Cape Town To St Helena
6 February 2026 · 11 min · 35K views · approaching St Helena
Hylas 56 sails wing-on-wing across the South Atlantic
What this video covers
A professional delivery crew departs Cape Town aboard a Hylas 56, bound for Annapolis via St Helena, on a passage of roughly 1,650 miles to the first waypoint.0:27 Pre-departure checks cover pallard blocks, shackles, tricolour light, wind vane, anemometer, and radar — where a bird's nest is cleared before leaving.1:07 Customs clearance happens the night before departure.2:03 The crew picks up southwesterlies shortly after leaving and holds a running sail plan — poled-out headsail and mainsail wing-on-wing — for most of the crossing, covering 1,000 miles in five days.5:28 Boat speed runs around 7 knots in 15 knots of breeze from the southwest.6:07 A container ship detected on AIS prompts a VHF call; the ship alters course and the vessels pass starboard-to-starboard.6:49 A loose washer found on deck leads to the discovery that the boom's gooseneck pin is missing its split pin, which the crew repairs underway.8:35 Wind fades in the final 200 miles, forcing motor-sailing into St Helena.9:11 The island is reached after 1,650 miles, arriving at sunset.9:49
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