Thunder Childs World Record circumnavigation of Ireland via Rockall

so we're heading off on Thunder char this morning to do our world record attempt we have a bit of a weather window here now and without having a crystal ball and it looks like the best chance we'll have this month at the long range outlook is for continuous frontal systems moving over either the onset we all right they're supposed to look anyway 95 p on how to concern where I might end up yeah maybe Center angling you at the moment we've an anticyclone centered over island with winds rotating anti-clockwise that's the luck guide that a good run again there's a bit of weather along the South on West Coast this morning so rather than head west to be punching into it we've decided to head eastward and travel anti-clockwise that way running along the south coast and up the East Coast will have the scenes behind us the forecast for wakil is about as good as we can expect realistically with waves of only one meter forecast for the nine with low Wings will be punching it to the swell from poor trash out to rock on but once we round rock on would have it on the beam and the Seas that were up now on the west coast should have died down by then and we should have a reasonably calm passage down the western south coast coming back into cove around 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow Thunder child was designed to be able to deal with rough weather and tested extensively during this winter obviously we plan the run to avoid any bad weather but it's reassuring to know that should we have comments I get caught out in the North Atlantic by the approaching gal due to hit local Wednesday afternoon Thunder child would be able to keep us safe the crew of trained for worst-case scenarios as well now were the most important thing is to cross the finish line we must look up the Thunder child and not wake up that's it we will pressure as hard as we can to try to set a good time okay so we're at the start line not can tell of the old head of kinsale now there's just two or three minutes before ten o'clock and the plan is to this head off at ten shillings and the quick conversation with the guys at 96th fm and then we'll be ready to go how you do me day I'm just talking to this crate coordinated air sure so I just have to give them there is no patent attorneys no justice I thank you Justin all of it so this eyes of the south will survey analysis across Lincoln radios solutions and completing hpro routers of the Salazar's or in all the staff and now we'll just really don't ever be Adam or Eve Santa must have a speed 42 much this is looking quite hard if we've got 1.5 maybe touching two meters of it's we're here a week this is about like about sports for running downwind about 45 knots but we are annotated away so we are jumping a lot of Mexican well they're hoping when we turn members all these will get lighter passes so we're just coming up to the southern side of the parlor wind farms hung up the East Coast conditions are great really to be honest we have a bit of an incident we did luminously a hydraulic oil reservoir an electro hydraulic pump for the Falcon and that flooded the forepeak with hydraulic or so we're just air that compartment now and our shore-based team is alerted on basically when we make for rush during the refueling stop we'll have to send them in there and have a clean of the earth not a major issue because it's not fundamentally important for the boat the bow fencer really does smoke operation it's big following season without expecting any big following season so it's not a major issue you [Applause] [Music] welcome side down and see what about guitar please everybody repentant underneath we're back with our without laughter is in the earth [Music] which is sort of felt off because now we get to whether Tyson put - turn around pools full of costas 12 where the gang saga comes down to 28 30 knots here now I'm scared for six o'clock now where we like the bus unexpected way wrong ankle I do now a complete recap rather than look at that one [Music] so we're now entering Portrush our plan is to refuel the boat with around five thousand liters of fuel more than enough for the long leg out of local we also have to get our ground crew aboard clean the spill hydraulic oil in a forward cabin it's important because that's where the toilet is the guys on cattle bellow are going to come aboard and check over the engines but they haven't missed a beat so I don't expect them have much to do still it's great to have them here just in case [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] pop dilemma now from daylight here heading out the wall so now our powers in our ear 159 so that you got we got Charles on the hill now the part of my comfort rubbing upon they're not right not at the moment right from that's who I am now my Popeye - Rocco this is the pretty good clothes I Drive down til no much witness another quick break here now we're going to tell [Music] we all set for the my father's chair there lost a trader said yes trying to move on though but we feel into this course the topknot customs here we have Mary on the helmet three in the morning actually what she's been training for few months with God for part of our during the night Hospital during French here we have Sleeping Beauty ticket for the table well as leaving busted yeah I'm going to get any sleep I tried popularity pretty nonstick married yes passages going well now must be rewarding the inside now that we got there now long about 32 33 not you confess from the positive Donegan side chuckles wait a minute [Music] [Music] you Oh [Music] here we are 4:30 in the morning we're just coming up to walk all down and I'm Autolite and it started leaving went around it was like a cigar box come on for five minutes [Music] in getting our inflatable thing you ready so here we are Hakan this is a reason we come all this way planet Felucia here to the dinging get close to the rock and then swim over and try and get on it also try get some photographs of undercharge with the rock in the background but this is a pretty nice F there's a bit of a smell running too much wind but the wind is big enough so do you need to get this done it's fabulous sunsets I've ever seen just wanna come with his life well this is some rights [Music] the map you have to access I could [Music] [Music] [Music] we can't go in there okay here much it is prom page however the rocks on the other side I will appear against my better judgment you know causing thingy doctor thrown up against that Oh [Music] you while I was successful hi we will provide that one a look at Harry they're talking yes she was first of all you need it just to touch it there are two men in this world of plaster so okay prepare our sleepeth or yeah pump it up [Music] so we're leaving Bali glass now having refueled again we've only had to take on a couple of thousand liters this time as the run home is the shortest leg the guy from the IANA life who came out to meet us were great giving us some grub and a cup of tea at their station but we do need to push on now I do we want to do a special stop on the way home so we're laying this wreath in honor of the crew of rescue 1 1 6 the tragically Paris's fun [Music] okay an exhale and authority head would be harder core support alone in a harlot course of 11.2 rhythm and throughout the trip they've been bold and say we recover absolutely no faults with the engine and throughout the trip and be great I've nothing to contend with on the engine side and over all the bows and handles or really well so we're on the final leg now to the first month in the mission justice visit head and we can see past that ahead of us we have pushed on part our will increase speed to about 45 46 not still only gotta pay 3% on the engine load which is inside the entity back if we could get there just before I even from just under 30 per hour really nicely now we got absolutely black on these like a mirror so serving something that happened south completely set up we combine successful record attempt in often 34 else the perfect [Music] there is Bernhard all day now stop stop [Music] over there congratulations on your on your epic journey in air and the occasion and sort of when I found out earlier [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music]

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Keywords: world record, circumnavigation of ireland, thunder child, safehaven marine, power boat, patrol boat, wavepiercer

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Length: 25min 14sec (1514 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 24 2017