nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
In 1999, the skipper of Mari-Cha III - a splendid 145 feet modern yachts- called me from Sydney to ask if I was available to come shooting a video of the Sydney to Hobart race on board.
The Sydney to Hobart race is a "classic" race, known for decades by all sailors to be one of the toughest one… in 1998 many sailors were lost during this race because of enormous gales.
However I could not say no. I have dreamed since I 've drink my first glass of salted water to attend this race!
I knew it was going to be one of the biggest experience of my sailor's life, I knew it was going to be tough.
It was.
I have shown you here in OPF for some years now some "idyllic" images of yachts, sometimes, sailing is a different experience, not for the same kind of clientele.
Now's the time to show you the life of real yachtmen in the high seas.
Now, you should fasten your seat belt and sea what a 45 meters yacht can be in rough sea, running 32 knots with more than 45 knots of wind and big waves…
I have been cold, I have been wet, but I have been happy and never felt anxious, thanks to the international professionnal crew (British, Swiss, Frenchs, Australians and New-Zelanders) 18 strong guys ready to beat the record. Which they did.
This film has been shot by me before my son Romain took the hand on the video thing in our agency. I also did the editing, trying to let the spectator feel the calm but full of pressure time of preparation, then the long runs at sea and finaly the relief in Hobart.
This race started on December 25, 1999. I arrived from France on the 24 in Sydney and left Hobart on the 27. Too short! I promised to myself to come back there for a longer trip, Tasmania looks incredibly wild and beautiful.
Enough talks now, relax, prepare yourself a glass of your favorite drink, forget the rest of your life for a short while, you gonna experience something you never did before.
Enjoy! here
PS the 1st images shot from helicopter during the arrival of the Atlantic record have been shot by http://www.pplmedia.com/
The Sydney to Hobart race is a "classic" race, known for decades by all sailors to be one of the toughest one… in 1998 many sailors were lost during this race because of enormous gales.
However I could not say no. I have dreamed since I 've drink my first glass of salted water to attend this race!
I knew it was going to be one of the biggest experience of my sailor's life, I knew it was going to be tough.
It was.
I have shown you here in OPF for some years now some "idyllic" images of yachts, sometimes, sailing is a different experience, not for the same kind of clientele.
Now's the time to show you the life of real yachtmen in the high seas.
Now, you should fasten your seat belt and sea what a 45 meters yacht can be in rough sea, running 32 knots with more than 45 knots of wind and big waves…
I have been cold, I have been wet, but I have been happy and never felt anxious, thanks to the international professionnal crew (British, Swiss, Frenchs, Australians and New-Zelanders) 18 strong guys ready to beat the record. Which they did.
This film has been shot by me before my son Romain took the hand on the video thing in our agency. I also did the editing, trying to let the spectator feel the calm but full of pressure time of preparation, then the long runs at sea and finaly the relief in Hobart.
This race started on December 25, 1999. I arrived from France on the 24 in Sydney and left Hobart on the 27. Too short! I promised to myself to come back there for a longer trip, Tasmania looks incredibly wild and beautiful.
Enough talks now, relax, prepare yourself a glass of your favorite drink, forget the rest of your life for a short while, you gonna experience something you never did before.
Enjoy! here
PS the 1st images shot from helicopter during the arrival of the Atlantic record have been shot by http://www.pplmedia.com/
