On my voyages around the world, I have witnessed firsthand how nature has changed. The biodiversity has narrowed and continues to do so; there are fewer birds, fewer fish, fewer sea mammals. All the trash in the sea and the smog above the shipping routes are giving a strong signal.
As someone who loves nature and the sea, and also speaking as a grandfather, I want to take action to preserve this beautiful planet for generations to come. In my future projects, I want to work in cooperation with companies and organizations that are part of the solution, not part of the problem. I want to promote innovations, concrete solutions, and ways as to what we can do, to keep our planet clean, diverse, and viable.
We still have time to put it right!
Quite exactly two years ago I had the narrowest escape in my life, when about two weeks into the Golden Globe Race I didn't wake up to my three alarms after having passed out exhausted of having been awake for over 30 hrs for the landfall & interview between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. I woke up six hours later as the movement of the boat had changed in the cross seas and realized that the wind had backed and I was sailing dead (almost literally) downwind towards the cliffs of the southern tip of Fuerteventura only ca 200 m ahead of Asteria with the genoa poled out. One unsuccessful tack and below Ville Norra's computer image of Asteria accelerating towards the cliffs for the second attempt in which I managed to tack the boat to port tack only a couple boatlengths from the rocks and breaking seas. Read the full story in my book "Selviytyjä", soon to be translated also into English.
Looking forward to the English version!
Jane and I were monitoring this track on the YB tracker with some concern ....which you can still see on the live tracker on the GGR 2022 website.....if you run it back on video replay...and we immediately sent a message to Tapio to his onboard tracker when it was clear he was headed into a dead end.. 🙁...in 2026 GGR a special loud electronic alarm clock will be approved for use...
I never knew that a fellow skipper came close to experiencing my disaster.I'm saying my yard on the rocks in Fuenteventura
So happy with my decision to go down the East side of Fuerteventura. Also pulled away from Abhilash who went to the West. Safe travels to all at sea
Wow … fuerteventura could have caught 2 GGR boats
That's when am engine is needed
Siis onko tuo aito kuva tilanteesta? Miten se on otettu?
You had better luck than Alex Thomason did in Route du Rhum where he ran ashore at Guadeloupe
Thank goodness you were safe otherwise I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of sailing with you in Punta del Este 🥰
Having read the book I have to say it's a must for every sailor.
Tykkäys selviytymiselle, ei tilanteelle.
Can’t wait your book’s translation in English 🤗
That is really a narrow escape! And what people say, solo isn't always safe...
So much we as observers never realized. Excited to read your book.
Bloody hell Tapio Lehtinen! Ville Norra how on earth did you get that shot??
Whew, great tack Tapio 🥂
Huh,huh ihokarvat nousee pystyyn kun yritänkin asettua asemaasi tuossa tilanteessa. Varjelus ollut matkassasi ja toiset sanoo sitä tuuriksi. jokainen olkoon asiasta omaa mieltään.
And with the Genoa poled out not so simple to tackle away …
et oui quand on navigue fatigué proche au vent d'une cote , il faut vraiment pas dormir , , il faut etre toujours trés prudent ou des alarm puissant pour se réveiller
Seems scary, but I have ever since it happened thought it must be the scariest experience you could have that day in November 22 when your beautiful Asteria found her way to the bottom of the sea.
Huhhuh, joo ihmettelinkin sitä trackerin viivaa silloin. Noinko läheltä tosiaan piti?!
Oops!
Ups...close call ⛵️👈
OGR 2023 -kilpailusta kertova "Kippari Lehtinen ja uusi sukupolvi"-kirja ilmestyy 23.10. Kirja perustuu Tapion lokikirjan ohella koko tiimin päiväkirjamerkintöihin. Nyt tilaamalla ehtii isänpäiväksi tai pukin konttiin.
Tilaamalla ennakkoon tämän linkin kautta kirja.fi/discount/KIPPARI20?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fkippari-lehtinen-ja-uusi-sukupolvi-9789520460358 saat "Kippari Lehtinen ja uusi sukupolvi" -kirjan 20-prosentin alennuksella. Kirjan toimitukset ilmestymispäivänä 23. lokakuuta.
Saman linkin kautta voit tilata myös 2022 GGR -kilpailusta ja Asterian uppoamisesta kertovan "Selviytyjä"-kirjan. Ja löytyy sieltä itse asiassa vielä 2018 GGR -kisasta kertova "Yksin seitsemällä merellä" -kirjakin:)
Will there be an English version also?
Cannot wait to have it in English!
Hienoa! Kirjaa odotellessa. Spurs.
I have done 2,3 circumnavigations using the Horizon Ultra sextant, a fantastic German precision instrument made in Bremerhaven with optics second to none. Thank you Cassens & Plath!
See below Ian Herbert-Jones' (GGR 2022 and OGR 2023 on Spirit of Helsinki) nice article on traditional navigation.What happens when the screens go dark? Although this seems pretty unlikely in today’s world of über-connectivity, what if a lightning strike or corrupted software update suddenly disables all your navigation systems?
Golden Globe Race and Ocean Globe Race competitor Ian Herbert-Jones gives his 7 rules for navigating a yacht without electronics.
Read more at the link in the comments below.
yes but now the sextant is with capitan Nemo , or in an other word🥲
Traditional Navigation is definitely useful and a fun tool in todays world of plotting a course on a paper chart just in case the batteries or GPS dies knowing you're last Fix ...But never fix as where you are,, That is where you used to be..i useful saying
Kun normi veneilijällä loppuu sähkö, alkaa tulla ongelmia jos ei ole perehtynyt perinteisiin navigointimenetelmiin