Mat Armstrong ignored advice to ship the 35-year-old yacht, which he bought in Spain, back home, at a cost of some $70,000, and sailed her instead, sparking a sense of adventure with a yacht in poor condition on what he described as ‘the most dangerous ocean in the world’ across the Bay of Biscay.
Mr Armstrong passed through the Bay of Biscay in four days but then was stuck in Brest, France, by Storm Austen and ongoing poor weather.
Last week, on its final journey to Southampton, Capri 1 popped into St Peter Port for a refuelling. It moored alongside the cruise tender pontoon at the end of the Albert Pier.
The yacht’s fuel tanks hold around 4,800 litres and the crew has calculated the cost of the journey at about £60 a mile, but he said he was still ahead of the quote to ship the yacht to the UK.
Mr Armstrong launched his YouTube channel in 2013, starting with BMX-related videos before pivoting to car restoration and custom builds. His main channel has grown to nearly 8 million subscribers.
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