Cigarettes, no gloves, no life-vest, no safety lines, Pepsi, ham and cheese this guy is a f&#%ing legend! 😂

Erik, you saved another evening. We don’t watch TV, no Netflix, no prime bullshit - but your sailing adventures. Great cinema as always. Thanks!

Erik, thanks for the amazing video. I'm from Russia. Disturbing news surrounds us and therefore I am very glad that there are still normal problems in the world and normal goals in life. Thank you for a breath of normality and happiness. The feeling of freedom is more valuable than ever. Let's take care of ourselves! And you still haven't tethered yourself on the big waves, I'm worried.

Does anyone else love the irony in the fact that this channel is called no bullshit, just sailing and yet its the most dramatic sailing channel out there? Love it lol

It is heartening to see you show the sail ripping. Through the camera it can be hard to see the intensity of the weather. It's a good lesson in how powerful those spider-silk thin sails can be, when even the smallest thing goes wrong with them. It is also a rare gem that talks about positive mental attitude and can actually use it and find it when something that frustrating happens.

Your channel is so real, that's what makes it fascinating. Reality on a sailing channel is a rarity. Love it.

Your videos improve yearly, and I always look forward to watching them.

Real understanding of Eric's feelings comes only when you have your own experience... Now I have. And your videos are my own lighthouse of what to expect next.

im an Englishman living in Norway (Sande) and i found you when looking for boating adventures and this is brilliant and all i can say is well done so far! i love my little trips on my boat not so far away and so its great to watch these long adventures, good luck with everything :)

Fekk, that escalated quickly! Never mind, you're going to be fine. Sympathy for the jaw issue, I had a complete maxillo facial rebuild on my lower jaw and its never been the same, when I attempt to blow out a candle the curtains close...Well done Erik, this is the one.

Good job Erik! Warm regards from the European South. Wishing you "tail winds and calm seas" (translated Greek expression :) )

Great video again. Regarding the genakker, always keep the jib up and hoist it behind the jib. Host the halyard from the back of the boat so you can immediately pull on the sheet to get the sail under control. Drop the jib as soon as the genakker is under control.

Love it when your mum comes down to see you off. Been and Seen the Shetlands. You'll love the ruggedness Erik. 💖👍 Got to hit the sack friend. Will come back to finish this tomorrow. Have a good weekend from Paul & Kath GB👍 Update: As promised Erik, have watched fully twice now. Wishing you all the best with that inside issue !💪👍

Γεια σας είμαι πολύ χαρούμενος και πολύ ευτυχισμένος που το βίντεο έχει μεταφραστεί στα ελληνικά. Σας βλέπω και σας θαυμάζω. σκέφτομαι τον εαυτό μου να κάνει ιστιοπλοΐα σε αυτές τις θάλασσες με ένα καλό ιστιοπλοϊκό όσο και αυτό. Έχω το πρώτο μου ιστιοπλοϊκό 8.50 μέτρα και γυρίζω στις ελληνικές θάλασσες και συγκεκριμένα στο Ιόνιο πέλαγος. Καλή ιστιοπλοΐα και όμορφα βίντεο όσο αυτά χαρά και καλά να είσαι στην υγεία σου

Well, it was a bit of a rocky start! Looks like you had a good time with the group from the regatta, it’s always nice to see you doing the things you love. There’s a lot of information between low vitamin D levels and autoimmune disorders, please look into it. Nutrition helps lessen many medical problems, mom has the right idea - go mom!!🎉 Well, I know the rest of your videos in this series will be amazing and don’t mind admitting I’m both happy and sad that the first one is already over. It is so good to see you back! Now, listen to your mom so you can be well. Hugs from Texas! ❤❤🌏🔥🤗🥰

From one Eric who offshore sails to another Erik who sails, you are my hero!

23:26 I am sure they are everywhere but I have to appreciate how skillful Erik's editing is!

How DARE YOU make us wait like this!!! (; ....FINALLY!!! Now we get our popcorn and Beers for a night with THE MAD VIKING!!! LOVE IT!!!! Good to see you again BROTHER!!!

Best sailing channel on youtube. My sailing adventures are on a local lake in a 17' DS1 O'Day sailboat, and the other day had a jib wrap around itself around the forestay as we were tacking in a stiff breeze (15 knots). Wound up in irons, and my crewmate had to climb up on top of the cuddy to free up the jib which was flapping furiously. No harm done, but it was what I call "a moment of truth."

You are a good example of overcoming fears.

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Nice to have you back, looking forward for these great documentaries!

Its impressive how you can sail to greenland and back, and handle all the cameras and filming and drones all just by your self

It's a pleasure to sea you again, and continue your navigations. Good winds. We follow you from the Basque Country, the Basque Coast, the Cantabrian sea, Bay of Biscay.

Such a pleasure to have watched your latest adventure!! 30 minutes went by far to quickly. While chatting to my partner this evening about your films, she suggested I to should make a film about my sailing exploits. Titled.....Just Bullshit No Sailing. Looking forward to the next video.

20:38-20:43 In the span of five seconds, the sheet line twice nearly looped around Erik’s neck. I’m a novice and I’ve had it happen. It was terrifying. If I’d gone overboard I wouldn’t be leaving a comment today. Amazing how quickly things can go from sh1t-to-worse at sea, even for pros like Erik. Sailing humbles us all 🙏🏼⛵️🙏🏼

Always an inspiration, no matter how the 🌊adventures🌊 unfold. Thank you⚓

to quote Erik from this excellent vid: “and sometimes the wind change suddenly”. A sudden wind change can come without warning, and can knock a soloist off a boat. clip in bro. like a viking would have lol

Love your channel mate, thanks for showing us a part of the world we`ll probably never see.

I discovered this channel yesterday and I believe this is one of the most interesting KZfaq channels out there. I believe this channel will grow big one day!

Glad your health is better Erik. Another inspirational video.

Erik - still the best sailing channel on KZfaq by far - and you don't even wear a bikini. I love your honest, warts and all approach. Please keep it up.

Hey Eric! Love your adventures. Just a note on the Ulcerative Colitis. I suffered for 25 years and I talked to Mike McCready, the guitar player for Pearl Jam who runs a Chron"s Colitis foundation here in Seatlle, where we both agreed that we had the same experience with ending UC. The secret? We quit drinking alcohol. I believe it kills the bacteria in the human gut. After I quit I had only a few bouts with UC and then it diminished to occasional battles with IBS which are easily controlled with proper diet. Now I have no more problems than any other person. I know it's a giant step. I know there's no science to support it and the story is completely anecdota,l but I believe it's what made the difference. What really clues me in to you is that you, Mike, and I are all the exact same body type. Lean and physical guys who are really mentally aware. Anyway, Good Luck with it. I hope you get better.

Hi Erik, glad to see you onboard of Tessie again, it has been too long.....hopefully your medical condition is good and stays good...myself I had to sell my 51 year old sailing boat due to the crisis and prices going through the roof, as a retired soldier I couldn't afford her anymore...very painfully....but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Watching your videos makes me happy, I really like Tessie a lot and can only imagine how much you must love this boat after all the adventure you had together. Looking forward to part two...take good care of yourself and Tessie...👊🏻🍻

Great to see you back Erik :)) Sorry to hear you've been in hospital. All the best mate and hope you are well. Thanks for the inspiration and the wonderful videos and the incredible footage! Cheers!

Hey Erik been watching your videos for years, and now I finally got my own sailboat and going on my own adventures soon. Thank you for doing what you do o7

Best sailing channel! Thank you for these marvellous videos! Sorry for the gennaker-mishap! Sh*t happens🥲

The one true sailor on youtube at the moment. I so admire your attitude and skill. Sorry about the Genaker but with a sewing machine it should be salvagable in port. A friend of mine is also from Norway living here in the US and I tease him about being a real viking like you. I may be breaking him down to buy a boat himself. If I were a younger man I would love to attempt what you do my friend. I look so forward to the next episode. Don't forget, after Greenland you have to make it to Newfoundland to be a true viking. God speed.

I have the same hernia and just had a flare-up myself - 3 times to the Emergency Room in 4 days, so I feel your pain. Keep sailing my friend.

13:34 "Sailng is all about feeling safe. If you feel safe, you also feel a freedom." (Erik Aanderaa). Great words, Erik Njord. Great channel. Great Video. Regards fr The Highlands & Isles of Skye.

✊Nothing can stop you Erik! Not the hospital, and not the ocean. You got this!!!!!! YEA!!!!

Today I'm sitting on the sofa with an acute Covid infection and your video makes me lift my head for the first time in days. I let the pain impress me and hang me. Your breathtaking video once again gave me goosebumps based on euphoria and not chills :O) Time to get the NBJS hoodie out of the wardrobe and set sail again health-wise! Thanks for that!

To improve gut health, you could try cutting out all processed food from your diet. No Spam and Diet Coke. Cook up batches of food for the crossings and freeze then. Pasta sause, stews, etc. Take the evening meal out of the freezer when you get up in the morning and let it defrost through the day. Then heat it up at night and quickly boil up pasta or rice to go with it.

Segment at 10:29 - nice view of your sail-plan, underway... looking good!! 25:46 - WOW!! Yes - a spectacular sight.

Dude I hope you have entered the competition for best sailing youtube channel. All the other popular channels seem to be after that prize but I think you deserve to win that hands down...really...and why...because there is No Bullshit. Inspiring as always. Thankyou from Duncan, live aboard sailor on the Scottish West Coast. easily and by far the best, most authentic sailing channel on KZfaq! Well done!

I don’t sail, and likely never will do these kinds of sailing adventures because of my job, but I get to live vicariously through you and your amazingly high quality content. Love the channel and thank you!

It has probably been said but you might have been able to save your gennaker had you lowered it to the deck the moment you realized it wouldn’t unfurl, and fixed everything on deck before re-hoisting. But we didn’t see everything that happened so that might not have been possible. Great videos!

Eric you are an inspiration to many, to me you bring back so many happy memories having stopped over in Lerwick on the round Britain and Ireland race, your descriptions of trepidation and exhilaration all at once are so spot on. The Gennaker.. it happens to us all having lost a spinnaker when knocked down outside cork… I feel your pain but we move on and move forward We do it because it’s in our blood .. fear and excitement

3rd time is a charm. Great start to your voyage. I'm glad you sorted out the medical troubles and are back at sea.

The way you describe the fear of heading out and the way it turns to feeling alive and at home is spot on. Shetland is on my bucket list thanks to your videos, thank you once again for being an inspiration.

You are an inspiration to us all Erik. I just love the way you selflessly include any mistakes and just humbly admit to your occasional errors of judgement and then move on. You’d make a great teacher. I do hope that you’re health improves; there’s nothing worse, especially for someone who embraces adventure as much as you! Looking forward to the next chapter. I learn so much from watching your journeys. 🙏🏻

Finally what I have been waiting for, I am happy that you didn't drown out there Erik.

It's so great to see The Tough Viking back, relaxing in your natural element and giving us the best no bullshit solo sailing videos on KZfaq. But I have one big concern for your safety. You really should use a safety harness and clip onto jack lines, especially since your free hand can't hold a camera and the boat at the same time and accidents happen to us all. BTW I'm an old Contessa owner who used to have a Hydrovane both were excellent.

Never a dull moment with you Erik. I enjoy your brave adventures immensely, thank you.

the cinema photography is amazing in the older videos. You are so gifted at creating these videos!

Hej Erik. Nice to see you again. We are a couple of fellows who wonder - what will happen if you fall in the water?? It seem like no security line - nothing of that...is it right? De bedste hilsner fra Henrik, DK👍👍👍👍

The wait for your video was well worth it...you are an incredible person your determination and mindset are to be admired...well done for your epic footage and scenary...simply amazing

Erik Andreas is still the master seaman of them all on you tube.Wonderfull adventures at sea with his very well found Contessa 35 yacht.Keep it up Erik.

You Honor the long tradition of great Norwegian sailors. As Portuguese we know what it means to sail the seas towards the unpredictable. Good trip and good winds...A hug from Portugal

Hi Erik, every single handed sailor needs a snuffer or sock for a genniker/spinnaker sail. Never suffer a “wine glass” foul hoist again. Get your sailmaker to make you one while he’s repairing your black beast. Capt John.

Finally in the way again, I was really waiting for this. But yeah maybe to late as cold weather is coming soon. I am booked now. The coolest sailing channel on earth.

Greetings from Turkiye, Antalya (Mediterranean). While we wait for the summer for sailing, i feed myself with your motivating videos. Good luck and safe sailing!

You are a great storyteller, thank you. Looking forward to next episode. The greatest adventures doesn't always goes as planned, but that's the strange beauty in it.

It’s peaceful, mesmerizing and adventurous watching you bravely sail across blue waters.

I loved that gennaker! Gave you and Tessie a powerful look when you flew it in the past

Erik, te sigo hace mucho desde España y me encanta poder ver tus videos subtitulados en mi idioma. Gracias por dejarnos navegar contigo

Another awsome video, thank you Erik.Living on a boat for years, i definitely can feel through the screen Erik's love for the sea and incredible landscapes . Thx again

Absolutely love watching you sail especially through your battle with your health and inner demons.

I'd no idea you suffered from Ulcerative Colitis, my admiration grows even bigger for you! I have had Ulcerative Colitis for 29 years now, half my life, and I know how debilitating it can be!

I have come to your channel via Patrick Laine's sailing channel, and I love it! I thought I'd start with the latest video to see what you're up to now then I'm going back to the beginning to watch each and every of your adventures in order. But this one really hit home with me! I also have ulcerative colitis so I can assure you I know exactly what you go through when it knocks you flat like that. But what really hit me was the issue with your jaw, the locked jaw, the infected muscle spasm and the realignment/misalignment of your teeth. I'm going through the EXACT same thing right now! I even have the same biteplate from my dentist to sleep with. The painkillers and muscle relaxants aren't helping me, what I really feel I need is to get away, let the wind blast the cobwebs out of my head and let nature heal my soul again. I'm glad you're able to it. By the way, I have not had covid that I'm aware of, but I did have one vaccine injection, it put me straight in hospital, UC flared up like hell and I've had nothing but trouble since, including the jaw problem now. I wonder if it's all related to that stupid virus. Anyway, happy sailing. I'm looking so forward to coming along (virtually) on your adventures. ⛵ Much love from South Africa 🇿🇦

Thank you for taking the broken gennaker back on board, and not dumping it in the North Sea.

Erik, you outlook about challenges in life is great! Most do not challenge them selves enough. I like to feel life also and it makes it worth living. Sailing does make the highs really high but the lows really low. But it fills my spirit. Keep it up!

Thank you Erik for sharing a glimpse of your life and your passion .

Even more amazing than the sailing is that these "National Geographic" quality videos are solely produced by Eric. Eric should put together a resume and send it off to some of these organizations like National Geographic, etc. I'm betting they'd hire him on the spot. Amazing talent, both sailing and videoing.

Next year you will beat Greenland! Can’t wait for more videos. All my life I have been exploring croatian coast with small motor boats, last ten years with panicking wife and two cool kids who I managed to get infected with sea life but you inspire me to try to sail. I will keep trying to get a sailboat and start learning. I know how it is when shit hits the fan and nature is so above you that you fear for your life at some point, and you are a true inspiration, balls so big you have to wear hoodie upside down. RESPECT!

Hold on to your dream, make it true! Can’t wait to see your next episode 🤙🏽

That viking inside of you going on relentlessly! Thank you, Erik.

Always so inspiring. Thanks Erik!!

Looks lie a comfortable boat for one person. Big enough for comfort and safety, small enough to manage alone. Great video stay safe

Brilliant high standard content Erik and interesting to watch .You would be a fantastic contender for the 2026 GGR .The boat is already equipped for that type of journey and your story telling skills would be amazing for the many sailing fans.

So excited to see the new video! Awesome!

Hands down best sailing channel on KZfaq! So sorry about losing the gennaker. RIP gennaker :(

Hey Erik. Great video as always. A little tip about your gennaker. If you hoist it before you take down the headsail it will be hoisted in the wind-shadow of the headsail and you won't have such problems as you did. So hoist gennaker first, then take down headsail. The same applies when taking it down. Do it in the wind-shadow of the headsail. Hoist headsail first then take down gennaker.

Been looking forward to this video for ages! Thanks Erik!

Loved it! Looking forward to the second part!

Awesome content! Can’t wait for more!

Good to see you back!!!

Very nice film Erik! Well done!

Awesome, can't wait to see the rest of the journey!

fantastic Erik! i cant wait for the next video

Awesome video, glad you're back 😊

Great to see you back at it!

It's great to seeing you back!

Well that escalated quickly... bummer about the sail getting ripped up, but looking forward to the rest of this series!

Thank you Erik, I'm waiting this series!! Love your videos, keep it up 😊❤️

Love how real you keep this!

Been waiting for this one!!

Your exciting and action packed videos are always a welcome addition to my evening viewing. You're are one courageous sailor who always captures my attention. I've grown tired of watching sailing channels where they're raising kids....I tune in to watch sailing, not some baby crying for attention. Thank you for what you do.

So glad you’re back

Great stuff Erik, looking forward to the next episode

So good to have you back! ❤