What REALLY happened to Patrick Childress Sailing on SV Brick House!?!? (#66)

Whats the REAL story behind Patrick Childress, sailing the last storm of his life? Whats the future for his wife and first mate Rebecca Childress onboard their 1976 Valiant 40, Brick House, after a near circumnavigation, and the Patrick Childress Sailing Channel here on YouTube?
Patrick and Rebecca Childress have been sailing around the world for 13 years, and recently sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape of storms, to Hout Bay, and then to one of Patrick Childress' most remembered places in the world, Cape Town, where he had visited nearly 40 years ago on his first circumnavigation aboard Juggernaut, a Catalina 27. He had spoken fondly about the Royal Cape Yacht Club for a decade before arriving here. Its interesting that Cape Town turned out to be his final resting place. Rebecca Childress now decides where her liveaboard sailing life will lead her, what to do about her liveaboard home of 25+ years, Brick House, and explains the trauma of getting very sick in a foreign country, and then losing her captain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Special Thanks to Paper Boat Project, Sailing Uma , The OKelley's, Follow the Boat and other sailing channels who helped spread the word of the fundraiser so kindly started by Leanne Coffman and Matt Ray to pay for what health insurance refused to pay. There will be full details of the day by day experience on my blog soon. (sign up below)

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PLEASE watch your favorite video of Patrick’s from down below...and consider sharing it with your sailing friends in his honor:

Weather, Lightning Storms & Sailing the MOST FEARED CAPES of South Africa!
https://youtu.be/2P7Cc2Y61aE

Sailing WILD WEATHER w/ Electronics on the WILD Coast of Africa!
https://youtu.be/A84Eplb7N2c

Propspeed & Coppercoat FAILURE? SUCCESS? Does Antifouling Paint EVER WORK??
https://youtu.be/ekt5mYihdhI

How to Heat a Boat: Our Cubic Mini Wood Burning Stove is HOT 🔥 HOT!
https://youtu.be/PuUYSUITc_A

RUDDER FAILURE on an Ocean Passage? Let’s find out!
https://youtu.be/JF7GfY6UifQ

Is Fixing up an old sailboat w/ 500 ROTTEN BLISTERS even worth it ??
https://youtu.be/9p216qliHnY

500 ROTTEN, FESTERING Blisters!! - Blister Repair on a Fiberglass Sail boat!
https://youtu.be/XA6sL3RRNEg

Our Coppercoat Antifouling Application -DISASTER or SUCCESS?
https://youtu.be/yoRntKgOye0

Cockpit Floor Repairs - Water Drainage - NO WET SOCKS!
https://youtu.be/S65FDoTJ3pA

How to Clean the Bottom of a Sailboat Underwater!
https://youtu.be/4iTec0hV3ZU

WHAT IS YOUR CHAINPLATE ATTACHED TO? (Bulkhead Rebuild / Repair)
https://youtu.be/JHBvkCa6lzI

What if you HIT A WHALE and the WHALE STRIKES back!
https://youtu.be/LviPsmE2iwo

Peeing Off a Boat ... How to Use a Sailboat Toilet /Head
https://youtu.be/7RIVINI07D8

Don’t Buy New Anchor Chain CHEAP! (+ Chain, Windlass, Anchor Chain Locker)
https://youtu.be/A4Qf04exvnw

How to Fix a Sailboat Deck, Repair it BEFORE the Windlass RIPS OUT!!
https://youtu.be/icJCAC-2xIw

How to Rebuild a Battery Box (LEAKING lead acid batteries on a Sailboat!!)
https://youtu.be/8ANe0hA7BXg

Leaking Lead Acid Batteries on a Sailboat! (Battery Box is Destroyed!)
https://youtu.be/WYlhinRAM0I

How to Repair a Heat Exchanger /Insulate an Exhaust Riser:Yanmar Engine-
https://youtu.be/U63KBEo_VDk

Un-Armed Pirates, Intruders, & Thieves:Self Defense for Sailboats
https://youtu.be/DCTaxqQxP70

Sailboat Keel Repair/Problem: SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM OUR KEEL !!
https://youtu.be/z3hujKNVb3c

How to Remove Old Bottom Paint the EASY WAY? Heat gun? Sanding? Sandblasting?
https://youtu.be/ULfJxWhG4_s

How to Prepare a Sailboat for a Haul out in South Africa
https://youtu.be/bXVETNHUy3w

Offshore Sailing Tips: Storms at Sea, Tame the Autopilot + Mainsail Battens
https://youtu.be/asC1koOtS5I

Nothing like a Mozambique Cyclone for some FAST SAILING!
https://youtu.be/ZrGMIlweQAo

STORM & PASSAGE PREPARATION:Sailing Tanzania to S Africa
https://youtu.be/f2iT81mQnvk

MARINE ELECTRONICS: Communications at Sea, Navigation, and Sailing Apps (Iridium Go? Sextant?)
https://youtu.be/2HwX2Ilr2f4

Is Sailing in East Africa Dangerous? Preparing for Passage when DANGER LURKS!
https://youtu.be/TtEQ6YvVJgs

Bluewater Sailboat “How To” Sailing Videos Series
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_GwhMIlAJbgRo86vFzJ887vYObt9wU_

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