Hey guys, just to clarify, 1 shackle is 15 fathoms. Some people are always over eager to jump on you when you make a mistake.

Thanks for the shout out Tristan! Great video, interesting to see AWOL at night!

I worked the nightshift for years when I served in the U.S. Air Force. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing what it's like to work at night onboard a superyacht!

Always appreciated the nightshifts on board. Felt like you had the world to yourself 😉

One old captain says " Anchorage is best navigation "

IF I was ever in the position to do so, this is the yacht I would hire for a week. IF I was ever in a serious position to purchase, this is the yacht I would want to buy, the Captain, Chief Engineer and the Chief Stew as integral parts of any deal. Love this Captain given he treats the yacht as if it's his own. AWOL owner is well-served. Good luck with the sale.

Thanks for the welcome into your space, Captain.

The term "anchor watch" always reminds me of a daytime standing watch while on a single stern tie on the leeward side of an unmanned oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, approx 10 miles south of Galveston TX. I was operating a 135 ft crew boat in the oil fields. We rarely anchored. We had time to kill waiting for orders. The rest of the 5 crew were down below in the galley. Scanning the horizon on the windward side of the platform I saw a ridge of water. I first thought a large vessel had passed. There was no white water. It stretched horizon to horizon. It was advancing quite quickly. It dawned on me there must have been an earthquake in the Gulf. This was a mini tsunami advancing. I alert the crew below, just before a 3-4 ft tsunami rolled under the platform. Of course it passed under the stern and then the bow. The boat pitched wildly twice. I stared at the line, expecting the shock load to part the line or rip a cleat out. No damage except a shaken crew. There had been an under sea earthquake aprox 150 miles away off the coast of Florida.

It's amazing and wonderful to see a lifestyle that without technology and willingness of a person I/we would have never been able to see and experience. Thank you.

But Captain, you left out the most important duty, raiding the galley... much respect and gratitude Sir.

A very realistic video, I had to put on a helmet also when visiting the engine room 😂😂😂😂, Then, a very restful calm, it must be superb to see this landscape at night.A big thank you Tristan 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Nice to see you back in the water. And doing what you do best.

Can just imagine the crew of SOLO saying "Wow look over there, its the super yacht AWOL. There's a cool award wining boat. One day we will be at that level"

And we're off,hope you all have a great season. Look forward to watching the new content.

Thanks for showing us the nighttime watch on AWOL.

Great Light 🕯️🕯️🕯️

Thank you for the night tour Captain. :)

Was great to see what happens during night!

great video tristan .and i really love the sound of big diesel engines. best sleep medicine ever .

Good Night Captain. Thanks for Sharing Your Night Shift With Us. Stay Safe Tristan. Greetings from Trinidad 🇹🇹

I part-time work on a sailing charter yacht as a technician/engineer and although we don't have that many systems running on anchor there are similarities. Question do you have guests on board that are interested in the how to off the vessel? Personally I would be all over the engineer, picking his brain about the how and why about the yacht.

SOLO is gorgeous

Im very jealous of your job Tristan! Wonderful insight into one of your duties. Thanks for the upload👍

You always make me dream with your great vidéos.

Love to see the in-depth work onboard. Preparing for my 200GT exam in July. Your channel together with David his channel are for me the most interesting. I do understand your 'nice and quiet alone time' during the anchor watch. That would also be my fav. time too.

Very cool night watch video thanks for sharing.

Great episode! I remembered that a "shackle" was 27.3 meters of chain from that Below Deck episode where Bobby got chewed out by the skipper!

Every 30 mins this is very thorough wow it’s impressive it’s my plan to be able to charter AWOL one day I really enjoy your channel

Love it!

that was verry interesting many thanks for that

Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

Tristan: It's going to get loud Me: [leaves volume at full] It gets very loud Me: holy crap, he's like some kind of psychic!

Very interesting 👍👍👍👍👍

Always interesting Tristan

You are a Pro. In USA 34 people died on the dive boat Conception when it caught fire off the coast of Santa Cruz. All paying passengers died as they were sleeping. They could not escape because of one small exit to upper deck blocked by fire. The paying customers were all sleeping below deck in a large galley of sleeping bunks when a fire broke out. They could not get out and all parishes. None of the crew was on watch as they should have been. The crew above deck survived.

Enjoyed that Tristan!

It's also referred as a shot of chain (90') in the United States.

Great video!!!!

Hey Tristan love your channel, could you do more location videos, the places you visit are beautiful. Thanks

Watching every videos you make from avol 😀 watch your videos from norway 😀

The difference from my times in sailing one generation or more before the present time is this: in my times it was a pleasure, today it is an incubus and we did not relay on electronics (prone to failure) but simply on the old art of navigation and watch keeping with your eyes, senses.

30 kW, sitting at anchor at night, that is just an outrageous amount of power to be consuming. I guess most of it is for aircon.

cool

So, Tristan, we went over and watched the SOLO video. We dropped your name in the comments section. Thanks. Watching from Los Angeles, CA Steve Miller.

You really need to be careful leaning over the railing at night like that! Everyone that does that in the movies gets in serious trouble. ;^)

Thanks tristan....Good NightShift... For me, I go now to my bed :) Tchao:)

8:02 holy smokes flag of Order of Malta

Tristan, thanks for taking us on your journey. Great video ! So 108m of chain in 15m of water and guessing your fairlead is 3m above water gives you a scope of 6 ?

Hey! Tristan! Watching from Los Angeles, CA Steve Miller.

Brilliant video, question, do you continue to keep night watch when you are in Port!!

I have been experiencing losing the anchor twice . Once outside klaipeda in an old tanker ship , another time outside rotterdam when the anchor itself got got lose from its mountings . Then outside pireus in greece we didnt manage to hive the anchor because the depth was 90 meter and the hydraulic motor was in bad shape . We had to use the capstan to get it up .

night shift anyway you slice it or dice it are my favorites. ïn security night shifts you have all the time in the world s for studies and have to take breaks at unpredictable intervals and driving home after a night shift is the best thing about it.

Tristan , just seen that the boat has been sold and you are moving on ! What has happened to all the tickets sold to win a trip on awol ??

Night night

1 Lenny of chain is normally 15 fathoms or 25 meters

Should have live video with sound on key bits of the engine room (generators, engine, bilge, etc) to monitor it from the bridge.

Reminds me of doing a night shift on a prison wing. You are alone and have hourly checks to do.

Thanks for your videos! Question: 30kW!? With everyone tucked in for the night, what are the electrical loads?

With the computerization of boats have they created an app you can run on a tablet that would allow you to see all aspects of the boat from where ever you are on the vessel.

I would fancy doing a bit of night fishing for breakfast……..

enjoy your videos, very informative. Question? what is the training needed for a captain to move up in size from say the size you work on to one of say 350 feet, obviously there are docking constraints as not all ports can accommodate super large vessels and the maneuverable ability of the super size boat has different constraints . The responsibility for such a huge vessel seems daunting. Do you have a video on this where this is mentioned?

Tristan I have a question : There are a lot of yachts available in the charterworld . There all great ships with great crew who try to deliver 6 star service so competition must be serios. How do make Awol stand out?

I just realized smaller craft tend to use snubbers on the chain; large craft do not. Also do you have a chain stopper or is the windlass used to secure.

What is the black box that you looked at by the generator’s, and what all does it do? For Gen voltage? Thank you!

how is the bow nose working out for the boat

Mate I am sorry I would so drop a line in while doing anchor watch..lol

What make of engines are the mains on the Boat?

How is this year looking like compare to last year?

How long is an anchor watch? I know in part the length is determined by the number of qualified crew on board to rotate through a 24 hour period while at anchor.

Hey cap! Q: for yachts as big as AWOL, is it mandatory for crew to have the VPDSD credential( Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties ) for night watches like this ?

Great video. Are there facilities on the chase boat since he sleeps onboard?

What was that sound has you walked aft ?

Surprised so many doors open...

How long is each watch ? Do you Rotate watches ?

Do you take it in Turns at night Tristan, or is it always down to you being Captain? If so, when do you sleep?

Glad someone noted the errors in you shackles, fathoms & feet!! Also the national flag should never be left up after dusk. Tristan, do you ever answer / respond to the many emails that request an answer??

How long do you do watch for ?

I I'm wondering how much and how do you pay when leaving port? I have asked this question many times, but no answer. I´m very curious?

how often does someone find something concerning at night?

Was it just dark or did I see the home state flag still up? Is it only when docked it comes down at sunset and back up at 8:00am?

Are you in direct contact with the other watchkeepers on the yachts around you? I am assuming, since it is a small industry, you might know each other and keep each other awake?

since brad is the chase boat captain, does he or can he captain awol boat too ??

Tristan, you need a lapel mic for your walks. Great video though.

I hope you inspected the galley and secured a snack… old nightmare.

Captain, I want you to look up when exactly Napoleon came to Elba, for how long he stayed. Which century was that? 😉😉😎

30kW of power consumption, in the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping is quite something! 😲 Do you secretly recharge the batteries of a Terminator in your basement? 😉 I guess most of it shd be for air conditioning, but still.

When i can join in yacht 🥺

Do you always have channel 16 on standby even when docked or is there sometimes as reason to have the local port channel on standby instead?

have there been rules ever since the dive boat fire* that change like having a nightwatchman just for the night.

Are you able to watch any videos while on night watch? If you get hungry can you make yourself something to eat?

How are you using 30kW of power in the middle of the night at anchor?

1 fathom = 8ft or 6 ft is that correct?

Dude. You're swinging that camera around like a roller coaster. And moving the mic from the front to the back over and over makes the audio levels go up and down all over the place.

How does the watch alarm work if your leaving the bridge every 30 mins?

I so get the Anchor Watch bit. Having been a Prison Officer for 23 years and doing Nights the Prison was so quiet. Silence was and is golden. In the daytime soooo noisy.

Did I see correctly that AWOL has been sold? What are the plans of the crew? You have been with that owner for a long time

Never worked aboard a vessel but I loved night flying and night shifts as a security guard. The world is yours and there is usually no one to give you any static. Curious why you haven't arranged side arm carry permits for at least some of the crew given the dodgey nature of the situation around the med. If you have VIPS aboard and then creepers at night... Second? Why only one anchor? If you want to be secure would you not set at least two? Spaced so you nose into the prevailing wind/current? 3rd? Why not darken ship at night? Leave only required nav lights on that would allow you to more easily see threats moving against you. You might consider goggles below deck to preserve your night vision.

Question, why do you have 4 shackles out when the depth is only 15m? Could it not be dangerous if the wind changes direction and you start swinging or dragging?

"Let me get my torch"..... Me "wait!!! what???"

Why does the chase boat captain sleep on board the chase boat? Is it to stop the chase boat getting stolen or does he not have a bunk onboard AWOL.