On February 18, 1952, two oil tankers broke in half off Cape Cod in the same storm. One got her mayday off, and the entire Coast Guard of New England went to her. The other, the SS Pendleton, never got a call out. Her crew stood on half a ship and listened on a radio that could only receive while a full-scale rescue was run for somebody else. That night, four Coast Guardsmen took a 36-foot wooden lifeboat over the Chatham Bar in a 70-knot nor'easter, at night, in a snowstorm. Their own station thought they were going to die. They came back with 32 men. This is the true story behind The Finest Hours, and it's not the Hollywood version. The movie left out the part that mattered most, and it got one of the most important moments completely backwards. You'll hear Bernie Webber tell it himself, in his own voice, from a 1967 radio interview. And you'll hear about the second rescue nobody talks about: a chief engineer named Ray Sybert who took command of 32 frightened men on a broken ship and fought to keep her off the shoals with no bow, no radio, and no reason to believe help was coming. I've been on the receiving end of a Coast Guard rescue myself. This is the greatest story I've ever told. 👉 Lifeboat House Project: https://www.orleanshistoricalsociety.org/cg36500-lifeboat-house-project 👉 Keep her afloat: https://cg36500.org/Afloat-CG36500.html ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱ CHAPTERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 0:00 — The Greatest Rescue Story Ever Told 1:06 — SS Pendleton Breaks in Half: No Mayday 3:01 — Bernie Webber's 1967 Interview: The Sources 4:35 — Why T2 Tankers Broke in Half 7:02 — The Nor'easter of February 1952 7:56 — The Fort Mercer Mayday 8:44 — How the Coast Guard Found the Pendleton 9:48 — Ray Sybert: The Rescue Nobody Talks About 10:50 — A Captain's Lesson: Give Your Crew a Job 11:38 — What The Finest Hours Movie Got Backwards 13:35 — Bernie Webber Watches Another Crew Go Out 15:01 — The Breeches Buoy Plan 16:26 — "Go Out and See What You Can Do" 17:01 — The Crew: Fitzgerald, Livesey and Maske 18:50 — Daniel Cluff's Impossible Order 21:38 — Why Fitzgerald Wasn't Scared and Webber Was 24:17 — "Proceed as Directed" 25:03 — Rock of Ages and Harbor Lights 26:02 — What Is a Bar? Why Chatham Bar Kills 29:27 — Crossing Chatham Bar With No Compass 30:20 — Andy Fitzgerald Thrown Overboard 31:20 — Why the CG-36500 Self-Rights 35:30 — Bernie Webber's Heavy Weather Technique 37:27 — The Engine That Kept Dying 38:42 — Lost at Sea: Searching for Pollock Rip 39:44 — Finding the Pendleton Stern 41:31 — The Jacob's Ladder 43:09 — 36 Men on a 36-Foot Boat 45:58 — All Live or All Die 46:45 — George "Tiny" Myers, the Last Man 50:36 — The Gold Lifesaving Medal and What It Cost 51:39 — Running for the Beach Blind 52:44 — The Radio Argument Hollywood Rewrote 54:18 — Back Over the Bar to Chatham 55:39 — The Heroes Who Got No Medals 56:38 — What Became of the Four Men 57:28 — The Last Words on the 1967 Tape 58:49 — How the CG-36500 Was Saved 1:04:29 — Why It's the Greatest Story Ever Told 1:05:42 — Thank You to the Coast Guard 1:06:43 — Help Keep the CG-36500 Afloat ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☕ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Help us keep uncovering and telling these stories: ⚔️ Join the Inner Circle on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/bethecaptain 🍺 Buy the crew a beer / one-time tip: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/svzingaro ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚓ RECOMMENDED GEAR & PARTNERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ - Defender Marine — Outfitting boaters since 1938 with trusted marine gear, expert advice, and refit supplies: 👉 Shop Defender Marine: https://defender.com/en_us/ - PredictWind — The world leader in offshore marine weather forecasting, routing, and departure planning: 👉 Check out PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📖 THE TRUE STORY — FURTHER READING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chatham: The Lifeboatmen — Bernard C. Webber The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History — Capt. W. Russell Webster, USCG (Ret.) The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue — Michael J. Tougias & Casey Sherman Be The Captain by James Allan Evenson — Winner of the 2026 Eric Hoffer Award. A definitive field manual on offshore seamanship, survival, and command. 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss the next one. 🎙 Bernard C. Webber interviewed by WOCB News (Wes Sidstone, Gordon Caldwell, Ed Semprini). Recorded off the air in 1967 by William C. Ryder of Chatham. 📷 Archival photographs courtesy of press/public archives. If you hold the rights to any image used here and would like credit or removal, please contact captain@bethecaptain.com ✂️ Edited by Alex Sennett ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TAGS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #TheFinestHours #SSPendleton #CoastGuard #CG36500 #BernieWebber #FortMercer #ChathamBar #RescueAtSea #TrueStory #Shipwreck #MaritimeHistory #CapeCod #BeTheCaptain

Check out this recap of the week from the 2026 NYYC Women's International Championship Presented by State Street Investment Management and SPY, including racing highlights, onshore memories and winning moments.

Options copes with challenging conditions while crew retreat below. Otranto is a gem, but has a chequered and gruesome history. Orikum provides welcome shelter and chance to repair the sail. Schengen Shuffle 90/180 clock stops while in Albania but passports aren't stamped. Albania is not a popular cruising ground yet for European Sailors - will we find out why? #sailing #albania #italy S3 Ep20: Italy to Albania - 66 Acknowledgments and links: Otranto: https://www.portodiotranto.it/ Otranto Cathedral: https://www.mosaicodiotranto.com/en/history-of-the-cathedral/ Castello d'Otranto: https://www.salentome.com/en/blog/luoghi-e-attrazioni/aragonese-castle-otrantos-sentinel-by-the-sea Orikum Marina: https://marinaorikum.com/ Albanian Clearing agent: Mikel Hyskaj +355688044929 MrAlex Tech: www.youtube.com/@MrAlexTech Navionics: https://www.navionics.com/gbr/apps/navionics-boating Navily: https://www.navily.com/ Google Earth: https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/index.html #sailingadventures

24-28 Οκτωβρίου 2026 Ναυτικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος Λαυρεωτικής © Copyright Hellenic Sailing Federation - For any reproduction or presentation to the public of the above video, the permission of the Hellenic Sailing Federation is required © Ελληνική Ιστιοπλοϊκή Ομοσπονδία - Για οποιαδήποτε αναπαραγωγή ή παρουσίαση στο κοινό του ανωτέρω βίντεο, απαιτείται η άδεια της Ελληνικής Ιστιοπλοϊκής Ομοσπονδίας Website: https://www.eio.gr/ Facebook: / hellenicsailingfederation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenic_sa...

Welcome to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2026. This year, BENETEAU brings together eight models across the Flyer, Antares, Gran Turismo, and Swift Trawler ranges. In this welcome, the spotlight is on: • Flyer 30, FLIBS Premiere • Antares 9 • Antares 11 Fly • Antares 12 Coupé And across the BENETEAU display: • Gran Turismo 35 • Gran Turismo 40 Open, FLIBS Premiere • Gran Turismo 50, FLIBS Premiere • Swift Trawler 54 Beneteau Join us throughout the show and experience the latest from BENETEAU firsthand. 📍 G/H Dock, BENETEAU Booth 📅 October 28 to November 1, 2026 Designed to Be Remarkable. #BENETEAU #FLIBS #Flyer30 #Antares #GranTurismo #SwiftTrawler

A professional crew can shape a charter around your preferences. Lauren explains the roles aboard and how guests help plan their experience before departure. #bareboat #sailing

A surprise destination, better weather and smiles all around! ⛵ Day 3 of the 16th Catamarans Cup took our fleet from Poros to Achladitsa Bay, our much-awaited Surprise Bay! Racing action, happy crews and a beautiful setting to end another day together. 💙 Three days in, and the memories keep coming! 🙌

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My name is Mara, and I am currently sailing alone around the world without a GPS. I am now on week 4 of the Golden Globe Race - the worlds most brutal sailing race. This week I prepare to cross through the doldrums - a trough around the equator where trade winds meet and die. If you're new to this journey, we still have a long ways to go - approximately 7 more months, alone at sea. There will be many ups and downs along this journey, and I invite you to follow along. ------------------------------------------ ⚓ Life on the Showgirl is my journey toward one of the toughest solo sailing races on the planet: the Golden Globe Race — sailed solo, non-stop, and without modern technology. Follow along as I learn, prepare, and chase a dream that feels bigger than me. ------------------------------------------ New videos EVERY week ------------------------------------------ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!!: https://www.patreon.com/classicmara ------------------------------------------ Follow Mara: https://www.instagram.com/classicmara_/ __________________________ Support me: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/helgamarielk Vipps: 39088 - Classic Mara Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/griedy1 GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/173a9a5e6 Buy Me a Coffe: https://buymeacoffee.com/classicmara __________________________ Affiliate links: Dakota Lithium Batteries: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79634&awinaffid=2732466&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dakotalithium.com Orca Navigation System: https://getorca.com/?via=classicmara PitViper: https://www.pitviper.com/discount/CLASSICMARA?redirect=%2F&utm_campaign=money%2Bcounters&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=upfluence

Discover the NEW Fountaine Pajot FP55 — Full Luxury Sailing Catamaran Walkthrough! Step aboard the Fountaine Pajot FP55 with BMYacht, an official Fountaine Pajot dealer, and explore the next generation of luxury sailing catamarans. Join us for an exclusive FP55 yacht tour, showcasing its stunning design, spacious flybridge, elegant interiors, beautiful cabins, and exceptional outdoor living spaces. Designed for luxury cruising, long-distance sailing, and unforgettable adventures, the FP55 combines innovative engineering, comfort, and the freedom of life on the water. More than just a yacht — your private floating villa, wherever you choose to sail! 💰 BUYING A FOUNTAINE PAJOT FP55? GET OUR BEST DEALER OFFER! Interested in owning the FP55 or another Fountaine Pajot catamaran? Boatmarket Corp / BMYacht is an official dealer of Fountaine Pajot Catamarans and Dufour Yachts. Contact us for: ✅ Exclusive dealer discounts and competitive pricing ✅ Personalized FP55 quotations and configurations ✅ Latest yacht prices and delivery availability ✅ Private ownership and charter management options ✅ International yacht delivery and after-sales support Request your personalized offer today — discover the best available dealer discount for your dream yacht! CONTACT BMYACHT Website: https://www.bmyacht.com Email: info@bmyacht.com 📱 WhatsApp USA: +1 201 747 0740 📱 WhatsApp Europe: +33 6 25 19 05 23 Our BMYacht team will be happy to answer your questions and help you find your perfect catamaran! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE LUXURY YACHT TOURS! Explore the world of Fountaine Pajot with BMYacht! Subscribe to our channel for full yacht walkthroughs, detailed catamaran reviews, new model premieres, sea trials, and exclusive insights into luxury sailing. 👍 Like this video if you love the FP55! 💬 Comment below: What's your favorite feature of this catamaran? 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss our next yacht tour! Best Prices. Best Service. Your Dream Yacht. BMYacht — DOCK YOUR DREAM! #FountainePajot #FP55 #LuxuryCatamaran #SailingCatamaran #YachtTour #BMYacht

Inspiré du Leopard 42, maintes fois récompensé, le Leopard 43 associe performances sportives sous voile, grande réactivité à la barre, confort exceptionnel et parfaite continuité entre les espaces intérieurs et extérieurs. Soumis à des essais en mer dans les conditions exigeantes au large du Cap, le Leopard 43 a été conçu pour naviguer avec assurance dans une grande variété de conditions météorologiques et d’états de mer. De ses étraves inversées et ses coques à redan optimisées à son gréement agrandi et sa surface de voilure accrue, le Leopard 43 réunit puissance, efficacité et facilité de manœuvre. De vastes baies vitrées entourent le carré, offrant une vue panoramique à 360° et baignant l’intérieur de lumière naturelle. Les portes vitrées coulissantes encastrable créent une transition fluide entre le carré et le cockpit arrière, transformant cet espace en un lieu idéal pour recevoir, se détendre et profiter pleinement de la vie sur l’eau. Le Leopard 43 est proposé en configurations trois ou quatre cabines, toutes équipées de leur propre salle de bains. La version Propriétaire à trois cabines réserve l’intégralité de la coque tribord au propriétaire. Elle comprend un lit central, un bureau ou espace coiffeuse, de nombreux rangements et une spacieuse salle de bains privative. En savoir plus et découvrir les disponibilités près de chez vous : https://www.leopardcatamarans.com/fr/catamarans/leopard-43 🔗 #Leopard43 #LeopardCatamarans #Catamaranavoile #Catamaran #Voilier #Catamarandecroisiere #Vieencatamaran #Navigation

For 50 years, Fountaine Pajot has been driven by a passion for the sea, innovation, and a constant desire to reinvent the experience of sailing. From our shipyard in La Rochelle to oceans around the world, generations of passionate people have imagined, designed and built catamarans made to go further. Step inside the Fountaine Pajot shipyard and discover the people, expertise and vision behind 50 years of history. 50 years of passion. 50 years of innovation. And the journey continues.

Cap sur la **Cantabrie** \! Après avoir quitté les Asturies (Ribadesella), nous poursuivons notre navigation le long de la magnifique côte nord de l'Espagne à bord du voilier Martineke. ⛵ Au programme de cet épisode : - ⛵ **De Ribadesella à Santander :** une belle navigation sous spi, une petite régate improvisée et une arrivée animée dans la baie au milieu des cargos et ferries. - ⚓ **Escale à Laredo :** navigation au calme le long des falaises et mouillage abrité derrière le mont. - 🇪🇸 **Coup de cœur pour Castro-Urdiales :** amarrage sur coffre au port, ambiance festive en ville un soir de grand match et balade en taxi des mers au coucher du soleil. Une belle étape qui clôture notre passage en Cantabrie avant de mettre le cap vers le Pays basque espagnol et le retour vers la France \! ----- 🗺️ **Retrouvez toute la série Espagne 2026 :** - Épisode 1 (Traversée du Golfe de Gascogne) : [La Trinité - Gijon, Espagne 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRowyG-Y_0s) - Épisode 2 : [Galice, Espagne 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0AwhH-KDYA) - Épisode 3 : [Asturies, Espagne 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md9s6rNc6CA) ----- ⏱️ **Chapitres :** 00:00 - Introduction & cap sur la Cantabrie 00:32 - Départ des Asturies & navigation sous spi vers Santander 01:40 - Arrivée mouvementée dans la baie de Santander 05:25 - Recherche de la marina & escale 06:40 - Navigation vers la baie de Laredo 08:45 - Arrivée à Laredo 10:02 - Cap vers Castro-Urdiales 12:20 - Prise de coffre au port de Castro-Urdiales 14:30 - Escale à terre, taxi boat & ambiance en ville 17:00 - Nuit au mouillage & bilan de l'étape ----- 🔔 **Abonnez-vous à Voilier Martineke** pour suivre la suite de nos navigations et aventures maritimes \! 👍 N'hésitez pas à laisser un pouce bleu et à partager vos impressions ou vos conseils de mouillage en commentaire. \#Voile \#Cantabrie \#Santander \#CastroUrdiales \#CroisiereVoilier \#Martineke \#EspagneEnVoilier

Join us at Blackrock Yachting for a detailed walkthrough of this Beneteau Oceanis 30.1, a stylish and capable cruising yacht that combines enjoyable sailing performance with practical accommodation. In this 10-minute tour, we take a closer look at the yacht, exploring her layout, key features and specification to help you decide whether she could be your next boat. This 2019 example is finished with a striking Pearl Grey hull and benefits from a number of desirable upgrades, including: ⛵ Yanmar 21hp diesel engine ⛵ Deep cast iron keel ⛵ Upwind and downwind packs ⛵ Spinnaker and Code 0 rigging ⛵ B&G navigation electronics ⛵ Practical cruising accommodation The Oceanis 30.1 is designed to offer an engaging sailing experience in a manageable size, making her an appealing option for coastal cruising, weekends away and longer adventures. 📍 Located at Chichester Marina, available through Blackrock Yachting. Interested in finding out more or arranging a viewing? Get in touch with our team. 🌐 View the full listing and specification: https://blackrockyachting.co.uk/boat/beneteau-oceanis-301 Subscribe to the Blackrock Yachting channel for more yacht walkthroughs, new listings, boating inspiration and updates from our team. #Beneteau #Oceanis301 #SailingYacht #YachtWalkthrough #BlackrockYachting

Racing the Route du Rhum solo means every sail change is yours to handle. As Anthony Marchand prepares for the race aboard Actual Ultim 4, he shares how North Sails and Team Actual work together to develop sails that perform across a wider range of wind conditions. Combining design expertise with feedback straight from the water, it’s a partnership focused on speed in light air and control as the breeze builds. Hear about the teamwork behind Anthony’s confidence offshore. 🌬️ #NorthSails #AnthonyMarchand #RouteDuRhum #Ultim #OffshoreSailing 🎥 Polaryse | Atila Studio --- As the undisputed global leader in sailmaking, North Sails pioneers performance-led design and advanced 3Di engineering across all wind-powered sports. From offshore yacht racing and one-design fleets to high-speed foiling and windsurfing, we build the fastest, most advanced sails and rigs on the water. Discover more at northsails.com. https://www.northsails.com/pages/sails?utm_campaign=general_sailing_page_youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube Subscribe for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/@North_Sails?sub_confirmation=1 ---

40 boats, a competitive fleet and sailors from all over the world! 🌍⛵️ Liam Willis, RS21 International Class Manager, shares his thoughts on the RS21 World Championship 2026 ay Yacht Club de Cannes. From top-level sailors to newcomers, a great mix of talent and experience ready to battle it out on the water! 🔥 #rssailing #sailitliveitloveit

Full frame done! Mounting the transom and Station 13 on our Wooden Shoe wooden boat here in the jungle. Welcome back to JungleRanch. After the 5 stations, the keel with Station 12, nine stations laser-straight and the cockpit sole fixed and screwed, today we finish the frame. Watch Victor and Roca lift, clamp and set the transom, then get Station 13 glued and screwed to the keel for a complete wooden boat frame in the Mexican jungle. In this episode you see the transom support leveled, two full transom lifts for test fit and adjustment, how Victor wants the transom angle dialed in, his English walkthrough of the mount, then Station 13 going in place with glue and screws, plus the final walkthrough of transom and Station 13 together. Have you ever set a transom solo with just clamps and extra hands? How did you keep it square? Tell me below - I read every comment. Chapters: 00:00 Intro - transom + Station 13 today 00:29 Recap - 5 stations to finished sole 01:03 Transom support leveled 01:13 First lift - test fit and lower for adjustment 01:44 Second lift + clamps on 01:56 Setting the transom in place 02:20 Dialing in the angle 02:35 How we mount the transom 03:04 Station 13 - getting it in place 03:47 Gluing and screwing Station 13 to the keel 04:50 Full frame walkthrough with Victor 05:21 Final look - full frame done #wooden boat building #boat construction #wood boat #plywood boat building #boat building projects

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