SOLO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD
30 January 2026 · 26 min · 456K views
What this video covers
Barry Perrins completes a solo circumnavigation aboard his boat, crossing his outward Atlantic track — sailed from the Cape Verde Islands to Barbados eight years earlier — in the waters near Barbados and Antigua to officially close the circle.14:36 The moment is marked with a toast to his grandfather Lancelot Bassett, who introduced him to sailing in the 1960s, and libations to King Neptune and Poseidon.15:12 The passage covers the final Atlantic leg toward Trinidad and Tobago, then Antigua, with persistent challenges: a non-functioning fridge kept cold with a wet rag, no watermaker, beer cans smashed loose in rough seas and stored in empty water containers, two ropes jammed in one block, windlass cover blown off requiring a safety-line foredeck trip, and canvas damage from constant bashing.2:08 Power management becomes critical in the windless final days — the AIS risks shutting down as batteries drain despite running the engine for an hour and repositioning solar panels.18:23 Passing Guadeloupe, Barry skips a planned rest stop and presses on.21:46 Sail flogging in light wind and swell off Guadeloupe's leeward side nearly exhausts his patience before the final run downwind to Antigua.23:50 A circumnavigation is officially claimed when the outward and homeward tracks cross.
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