The conversation revolves around a group of friends who are attempting to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais in a series of modified vehicles. The group includes Jeremy, who has welded the doors of his pickup truck more thoroughly to prevent water from getting into the cockpit, and Hammond, who has parked a van on top of a boat.
Richard, another member of the group, has a cabin cruiser with a collapsible mast, a spinnaker, and a keel. However, he struggles with the vehicle's maneuverability, particularly when attempting to turn the boat around.
The group decides to attempt crossing the channel again, this time with the wind having dropped and the sea being much calmer. Jeremy uses an outboard engine he bought from Hammond, and James serves as the cabin boy. Richard, meanwhile, decides to leave the others behind, riding the waves like a twig.
The group's attempt to cross the channel is influenced by Richard Branson's record of crossing the channel in 40 minutes and 6 seconds. Despite facing challenges such as hitting breakers and the boat tipping over, they manage to successfully cross the channel.
1. Jeremy was the first to arrive at the location.
2. Jeremy's original plan was to bolt a large outboard engine to the back of a pickup truck.
3. The pickup truck rolled over, causing water to get into the cockpit and slosh from side to side in the back.
4. To prevent this, Jeremy welded up the doors more thoroughly.
5. Jeremy fitted big drums as stabilizers, similar to those on a child's bicycle.
6. Hammond arrived next and parked a van on top of a boat.
7. The van was equipped with a flying bridge.
8. Richard had stuck with the cabin cruiser principle and fixed a propeller to the Volkswagen's rear-mounted engine.
9. The vehicle was made of fiberglass and had holes in it.
10. The wheels were also made of fiberglass.
11. Jeremy's boat was sealed around the art with a bit of foam.
12. The boat's hull was predominantly fiberglass and barely weighed over five tons.
13. Jeremy's car had a collapsible mast and a spinnaker, and he also had a keel come center board underneath it.
14. The challenge was to cross the channel to France.
15. The wind had dropped and the sea was much calmer.
16. Jeremy was now powered by an outboard he bought from Jeremy for a million pounds.
17. James was Jeremy's cabin boy.
18. Richard Branson set a record a couple of years ago.
19. The average speed was for in eight knots.
20. They gave it a shot and ballet for watch.
21. They aimed for Calais and messed France is France 20 yards from France.
22. To succeed, they had to get up the boat ramp but that meant going through the breakers.
23. James skillfully got a rope round the front bumper and a gap in the waves.
24. They managed to get up the boat ramp and landed.