Sven Yrvindvideo
12 June 2025 Disastrous leak
11 June 2025 · 18 min · 2K views
What this video covers
Sven Yrvind repairs a persistent leak in his boat by grinding down a fitting to ensure a flat surface for an O-ring seal.▶ 0:23 He notes that cotton rags absorb water more effectively than microfibre for drying the bilge during repairs.▶ 2:13 The video also recounts a 45-day solo passage from Norway to Madeira.▶ 17:26 After a crew member departed due to seasickness, Yrvind sailed north of Scotland toward the Shetland Islands, where his jib boom shattered in heavy seas.▶ 8:33 He subsequently encountered three weeks of continuous gale-force winds that pushed his course as far north as 62 degrees latitude near Iceland.▶ 11:50 During these conditions, the boat suffered an 80-degree knockdown, and Yrvind relied on lashing himself to the mast to reef the trysail in breaking seas.▶ 12:28 He eventually reached Madeira, having survived on a diet of fire-damaged canned meatballs.▶ 16:58 The experience confirmed that maintaining sail area and balancing the boat are essential for self-steering and progress in heavy weather.▶ 16:30
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