Mat Armstrong gets Capri ready for the Bay of Biscay

A costly transport quote sends the yacht project towards a sea crossing, with leaking seals, ageing safety equipment and a troublesome valve to tackle first.

Channel: Mat Armstrong Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

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ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN IN THE WORLD

Tony is looking forward to dolphins. Mat Armstrong has a leaking diesel tank, engine maintenance and a sea crossing to think about before anyone gets that pleasure.

Armstrong's new Capri vlog has drawn roughly 825,000 views in just over two hours. The yacht bought as a non-running restoration project now needs to get from Spain to Southampton, where the full rebuild can begin. Armstrong says professionals advised that it was not safe enough for the journey, but freight transport would cost more than $70,000. He and the team decide to repair what they can and take it across the Bay of Biscay.

That decision turns the opening stretch into a substantial workshop session afloat. Technicians transfer diesel between tanks so they can remove a leaking access cover and replace its deteriorating gasket. Replacement batteries arrive, and the expired fire-suppression system makes way for an electronic aerosol unit. At the helm, Italian switch labels get English translations.

There is also a satisfyingly small explanation for a large mechanical headache: Armstrong finds a misaligned fuel-filter valve that caused the engine to stall during earlier tests. He resets it. "Another stupid fix," he says.

As we reported here, the yacht's inspection revealed problems well beyond its engine. This episode moves from identifying those jobs to doing them, with Armstrong down in the engine room sealing an oil leak and replacing a valve-cover gasket.

The comments offer a reminder that his car audience is coming along for the voyage. One viewer remarks on unexpectedly getting interested in yacht rebuilds; others single out the dolphins. Tony's wish, at least, gets its audience.

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The numbers

Capri's journey has attracted a large audience from its first hours online. The total below is the video's viewing so far, not a full day's count.

subscribers

7,890,000

▲ 30,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,219,506,318

views per day

442,793

typical day: 1,736,082

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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As of November 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.