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Day to Day life onboard our sailboat - Sailing in Scotland: EP 7
Sailing's not all about constant action. In fact, a lot of the time it can be pretty boring. So, in this episode, we try to show a brief glimpse of how we fill the time in those moments between needing to actively sail the boat.
We leave the Atlantic side of the Outer Hebrides and make our way back through the sound of Harris and down to the Isle of Barra. After making a quick stop to re-provision, we set sail again and headed down to the small island of Staffa. Here, we venture into the majestic Fingal's cave in our little dinghy and capture some great drone footage of the island just before sunset. The sailing continues the following day through the sound of Iona and back towards mainland Scotland.
Music: Flight of the Swift/Saturated Drops/What's the Angle - by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com
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Sailing with Sharks and 50 knot Winds: Scotland's Serene and Savage Coast.
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We are in what can only be described as one of the most beautiful destinations we've ever sailed to. Anchored in this remote bay nestled between 2 small islands in the Outer Hebrides, we explore the island's rugged coastline and cascading waterfalls. From here we continue on our Scottish sailing journey, and head a little south to the Island of Taransay where we experience some strong winds and...
Mastering Downwind Sailing Techniques - Sailing in Scotland EP:5
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As we leave the isle of Rona in light wind. We show you how we use our spinnaker pole, to pole out the headsail and sail wing on wing (goose wing). In this episode, we continue sailing on our journey around the islands of Scotland's west coast and make our way over to the Isle of Scarp on the remote Atlantic coastline of the Outer Hebrides. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Poling out the headsail 08:07 Time f...
Island Cruising: Skye & Rona - Sailing Scotland: Ep4
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And so, we set sail again, this time we're leaving the Scottish fishing port of Mallaig and heading under the Skye bridge to quiet village of Plockton. Then after quick stopover at Portree on the isle of Skye we'll be sailing into the beautiful bay of Acairseid Mhor on the majestic Isle of Rona. 00:00 Intro 00:26 Leaving Mallaig 01:19 Feeling Seasick 02:42 Under the Skye Bridge 04:09 Arriving a...
Spotting Minke Whales & Using Antares Charts - Sailing Scotland: Ep3
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In this episode, we leave Loch Sunart in the rain and make our way up to Loch Moidart where we negotiate a tricky tidal bar and show you how we use Antares chart to help make navigating into anchorages a lot safer. After checking out Castle Tioram and a night on anchor we continue sailing up to Mallaig and spot a pod of dolphins and several minke whales on the way. If you are interested in the ...
Navigating the Sounds of Jura & Mull - Sailing Scotland: Ep2
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As we're making our way through the sounds of the Scottish west coast, we have an overnight anchor in Cuan Sound and stop at the isle of Kerrera for a cheeky beer and to explore the south side of the Island and Gylen castle. We continue north up through the Sound of Mull and pass the boats participating in the sailing race known as "West Highland Week". Facebook: profile.php?... In...
Sailing Scotland's West Coast - Humpback Whale & Mull of Kintyre EP:1
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After a long dark winter, we set off sailing Scotland again in search of some new anchorages. We start the journey with a few spots in the firth of Clyde and an amazing encounter and a rare sighting of a humpback whale. Before we make our way around the Mull of Kintyre, and share a few tips of how we go about passage planning for tricky tidal currents. Music for the video was partly provided by...
Installing Deck Fittings on a Sailboat - Using Epoxy Resin
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This video is all about drilling more holes in our sailboat, as a boat can never have too many holes... I'm fitting a new block to the base of the mast and re-fitting the existing ones in a bombproof way to ensure they stay leak-free. Leaking fittings lead to a wet deck core, costly further repairs and potentially dangerous failures. Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: instagram.c...
Installing A Boat Diesel Polishing System & Inspection Hatches
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In this video, we're cutting open the 35 year old diesel tank on our sailboat, to clean the whole thing out. I'm making my own inspection hatches for easier access and installing a fuel-polishing system to keep our diesel clean and free from diesel bug. Link to diesel polishing layout drawing:- drive.google.com/file/d/1q9eACPelcBKRi19AB4VhHz_vEC2tBjZg/view?usp=sharing Materials list: Inspection...
Applying Coppercoat - Why we said Goodbye to Anti-fouling Paint
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We've prepped the boat and In this video, we go through all the steps of applying an epoxy barrier coat to the hull, to prevent osmosis. And how we applied the epoxy-based Coppercoat anti-fouling. We'll also run through the reason why we decided to go to all the trouble of doing so. Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: svhiraeth?... Materials List:- West System Epoxy...
Fiberglass Failure - Boat Project Creep
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We re-fit our rebuilt rudder, but not before unearthing a nasty surprise with the upper and lower rudder bearing tube supports. Sally reacted badly to the fibreglass, and we managed to prepare the rest of the hull and keel, ready for Coppercoating. Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: svhiraeth?...
How We Rebuilt Our Boats Rudder
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After we pulled our rudder apart, and unearthing a bit of a mess. In this episode we start the hard work of actually putting it back together again. Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: svhiraeth?... Many thanks to Karl and the team at phantommarine.co.uk/ All music for the video was provided by Josh Woodward. Free download: www.joshwoodward.com/ Rudder project mater...
Uncovering a disaster - Why we decided to rebuild the rudder on our sailboat
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Have you ever wondered what the inside of your rudder might look like? Well, we decided to open our wet rudder, and it wasn't pretty.... This is why we decided to do it, and how we went about rebuilding it again. Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: svhiraeth?... Many thanks to Karl and the team at phantommarine.co.uk/ All music for the video was provided by Josh Woo...
5000 miles around the Arctic - Returning to Scotland via the Faroes EP:10
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All music for the video was provided by Josh Woodward. Free download: www.joshwoodward.com/ Facebook: profile.php?... Instagram: svhiraeth?... This is the last video in this series. Where we arrive back in Scotland via the Faroe Islands, after completing a 5000-nautical mile circuit of the Arctic. We find ourselves in the middle of the world's biggest water fight and...
7 Days in the Greenland Sea - Sailing to Iceland
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7 Days in the Greenland Sea - Sailing to Iceland
Sailing to a Soviet Ghost Town: Ep 8
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Sailing to a Soviet Ghost Town: Ep 8
Sailing to 80 Degrees North - Polar Bear Encounter: Ep 7
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Sailing to 80 Degrees North - Polar Bear Encounter: Ep 7
Sailing at the Top of the World - Svalbard: Ep 6
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Sailing at the Top of the World - Svalbard: Ep 6
Sailing to Bear Island - Bjørnøya, Halfway to Svalbard: Ep 5
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Sailing to Bear Island - Bjørnøya, Halfway to Svalbard: Ep 5
Sailing & Climbing in Lofoten, Norway: Ep 4
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Sailing & Climbing in Lofoten, Norway: Ep 4
Sailing Into the Arctic Circle - Glaciers & Fjords in Norway
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Sailing Into the Arctic Circle - Glaciers & Fjords in Norway
Sailing Norway - Exploring the Islands
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Sailing Norway - Exploring the Islands
Crossing the North Sea - Sailing from Scotland to Norway: Ep 1
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Crossing the North Sea - Sailing from Scotland to Norway: Ep 1
Isle of Arran - one day : one minute.
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Isle of Arran - one day : one minute.
Sailing SV Hiraeth - Just the beginning
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Sailing SV Hiraeth - Just the beginning

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  • @dendriloquist
    @dendriloquist 2 дні тому

    love your videos! what would you recommend when waves are high, ? do you tackle the on an angle? turn around and follow? what is best to do? love from Iceland! sad you missed us!

  • @RichardBull4677
    @RichardBull4677 4 дні тому

    Loving the top tips for lazy downwind sailing days.

  • @gargoreg
    @gargoreg 11 днів тому

    Just back from the West Coast myself, I visited some of the anchorages you've featured in this series of videos. Thanks, they were great. I now wished we went ashore on Staffa. We visited the island but just drifted past the cave; It is stunning.

  • @RichieKeane
    @RichieKeane 13 днів тому

    Great film, nice to make the landing lucky with weather. Vests please in the dinghy… you are amazing sailors and sure ye are awesome swimmers but your “influencers” on YT and some donkey will try the same in a F6… ye wear them all the time normally… stay safe and safe home

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 13 днів тому

      Fair comment we do usually wear our smaller life jackets when exploring in the dingy.

    • @RichieKeane
      @RichieKeane 13 днів тому

      @@SailingHiraeth love the films wouldn’t want to loose ye ;)

  • @pietervankoesveld8666
    @pietervankoesveld8666 13 днів тому

    Love your videos. You like what you are doing, you know what you are doing and you explain what you are doing. All in a joyfull way to watch...

  • @themooringscottage8872
    @themooringscottage8872 14 днів тому

    Love the humour brilliant !

  • @kevinbentley1849
    @kevinbentley1849 14 днів тому

    Are you showing your Hobbit feet on purpose!!!! Lol

  • @mrangry01
    @mrangry01 14 днів тому

    Great stuff guys

  • @JasonBellrealestate
    @JasonBellrealestate 15 днів тому

    Really helpful Video.. helping us as we refit our C&C 34 in North Carolina. Enjoy your trip up the western isles!

  • @SuperGed777
    @SuperGed777 17 днів тому

    Love your camera work!

  • @xboxriskyspider
    @xboxriskyspider 21 день тому

    Love the 'real world sailing'. You're not teaching what's written in textbooks, but what works out in the real world. It's important to differentiate between knowledge and experience. Both of which you both seem to share based on this video! Can't wait to see more! Soon to have my own boat out of Troon in the coming weeks. Cannot wait!!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 21 день тому

      Thanks for the kind comments 🤙 Yes we agree everybody sails a boat differently and every boat is different and so the more ways you can learn how to approach and deal with a situations the better equipped you will be when you need to adapt quickly. Good luck with the new boat, happy sailing ⛵️

  • @timothybint4960
    @timothybint4960 24 дні тому

    Looking at doing this to my merc 814 truck Wema do a plastic one around £25 Maybe a good idea to use a magnet or hoover to pull the swarf away ?

  • @timothybint4960
    @timothybint4960 24 дні тому

    Looking at doing this to my merc 814 truck Wema do a plastic one around £25

  • @markdudson202
    @markdudson202 25 днів тому

    As a newbie skipper looking to buy my first boat and having watch a lot of UA-cam channels I have to say I find your style inspirational and instructional, the video and audio commentary of sea state and how to set/adjust rigging (eg preventer) is the best that I have come across combined with the nature filming aspect is a pleasure to watch - well done and thank you.

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 25 днів тому

      Thanks for taking the time to leave your nice comment, if we can inspire just one person to leave the dock to explore it’s worth our effort. Good luck with buying the new boat. We hope you get out sailing soon and keep learning as you go. We try to continue learning new ways to do things, as the more ways you know, the more informed your decision becomes. You also have more options if you need to adapt to a situation or things go wrong.

  • @chevyman2509
    @chevyman2509 28 днів тому

    Great video! I hace some tips to consider. We manufacture for Vetus the fuel filter water separator that you have in your vessel. -never share same inlet line for the engine fuel system and the polishing system.. if there is a problem in that line both systems are useless. -the inline for the polishing filter take it from the drain valve of the tank and install a 3 way valve there. In this way you take the water that sits at the bottom of the tank daily and drain it from the Racor filter. That black mud in the tank is a fungus and it grows in the layer between the water and the Diesel. Taking out the water daily , prevents the growth of the fungus.(Cladosporium resinae) - put a bigger "Racor" filter for polishing like a 900fh . Bigger filtration surface and bigger see thru bowl for collecting water and more internal flow. - the dual Vetus always use one in service and the other in stand by mode full of fuel in case of emergency just open its valves. In every filter change alternate the filter use. (The new one stays in stand-by mode). Change filters every 300hrs or once a year aprox...what comes first. -drain daily, or look for water mostly in the polishing filter.

  • @Cal-Mac
    @Cal-Mac 29 днів тому

    Really enjoying your adventures guys, keep em coming! Love that you take the time to explain how you sail, why you have chosen your course and the charts you use etc… fascinating. Thank you for sharing!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 25 днів тому

      Thanks, so glad you you find them interesting.

  • @thurmansimon
    @thurmansimon 29 днів тому

    Great video! I’m rebuilding my rudder as well on my 1987 Centurion 42 😂 how much of the expanding foam did you use? Thanks!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 25 днів тому

      The short answer is we used 2 tins, we do break the calculations down in the video. Bare in mind that temperature also has a contributing factor to the expansion rate.

  • @carsoncambodia
    @carsoncambodia Місяць тому

    Cuan sound... having read all the navigation notes, we avoided it. didnt even consider using the horth end as an anchorage.

  • @alaneverett2531
    @alaneverett2531 Місяць тому

    Fantastic videos what is your home port? Im from Norwich but my boat is in Southend

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 25 днів тому

      Hiraeth doesn’t really have a home port although we’ve spent the last few winters in Ardrossan.

  • @BlakeNeely-cq4gw
    @BlakeNeely-cq4gw Місяць тому

    Great story telling with some handy sailing tips thrown in.

  • @achnamara
    @achnamara Місяць тому

    Really enjoying your videos. Thanks.

  • @nortonmolly
    @nortonmolly Місяць тому

    For metal hatches. Find a Laser cutting company that will cut the exact shape and size you need

  • @WillN2Go1
    @WillN2Go1 Місяць тому

    Good video. Thank you. My friend's boat needs a couple of blocks added close to the mast for her reef lines. This is really helpful. I've not had very good luck using mold release. A good trick if you're using something like that bolt as a mold: Wrap it in two layers of Teflon plumbing tape. One layer the epoxy might get through and it sticks. Two layers has always worked for me. But it means the threaded hole is oversized. So maybe use a smaller bolt as a mold and then tap the hole. Keying: that's a bit what you're doing with the small grinder. Usually people use 100 grit sandpaper to 'key' a surface for epoxy. If it's hardware and not a hull or deck or something that has to look great, I use really rough sandpaper, 20 or 40 grit. And of course you don't want to wait too long after the first epoxy to soak into the balsa and the final thickened epoxy. Otherwise it might not stick. Good job. I'll share this with my friend and we'll fix her reef blocks.

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth Місяць тому

      Glad you found it useful. Good luck with getting her blocks fixed.

  • @martineckersall1628
    @martineckersall1628 Місяць тому

    Was watching you from ashore yesterday - what was that manouevre you were up to with the anchor before finally dropping it? - just curious! - Martin

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth Місяць тому

      Hi there Martin. We're still here, so say hello if you see us. The wind was only very light at the time we anchored, but the forecast was for it increase to around 30kts over night. So, we set the anchor in the opposing direction to that predicted wind not the then current wind direction. Unfortunately the first time we dropped it, we were not able to let enough chain out without potentially hitting a dubiously place buoy in the middle of the allocated anchorage (the little red one). That's why we pulled anchor, circled around to re-test the depth 50m to the west and re-set the hook there. Without any danger of hitting any of the mooring buoys if we swung around. This might seem like some faff. But, I'm inherently lazy and I don't enjoy getting out of bed at 0300 to move an anchor because I couldn't be bothered scoping It out properly first time.

    • @martineckersall1628
      @martineckersall1628 Місяць тому

      @@SailingHiraeth Many thanks for this Miles - have only just seen it - very interesting! - we are in Pier House 1 - the left-hand of the pair of semi-detached cottages on the bay - am also intrigued by where you were going when you rowed ashore - just being nosey!

  • @ForidaKhatunSetu
    @ForidaKhatunSetu Місяць тому

    Wow great video

  • @Caledonia747
    @Caledonia747 Місяць тому

    Stunning even in the rain. Brilliant that you guys took the time to clean up that beach 👏👏

  • @aidanbyrne7365
    @aidanbyrne7365 Місяць тому

    Great work, I can smell that resin from here.

  • @aidanbyrne7365
    @aidanbyrne7365 Місяць тому

    Those charts look very useful, great work by the guys who produce them. Was wondering if the right to roam applies to the islands etc around Scotland or are some private?, I know access rights are different in Scotland than in England in the main.

  • @aidanbyrne7365
    @aidanbyrne7365 Місяць тому

    Interesting to see how it all works even as a non sailor, glad to see you can still make time for a brew and enjoy it all though.

  • @aidanbyrne7365
    @aidanbyrne7365 Місяць тому

    Great footage and story as usual, amazing to see such places exist in the UK, you just got to make the effort. I would love to see a basking shark up close, just can’t believe these gentle creatures were hunted to near extinction in recent times, what a travesty.

  • @lonnieralston7149
    @lonnieralston7149 Місяць тому

    Good video ..Wife certainly sets on her ass a lot.

  • @TheDoncorleone74
    @TheDoncorleone74 Місяць тому

    Another great video, keep em coming😊👍🏻

  • @corvavw6447
    @corvavw6447 Місяць тому

    Prachtig scotland een en al natuur ,vindt je nergens meer .❤🎉😊

  • @dinasaidso
    @dinasaidso Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful adventure

  • @sv_wavedancer
    @sv_wavedancer Місяць тому

    Brilliant video again ! Good idea checking the max wind and speeds for your log, how do you find that in your Raymarine MFD, I have an Axiom + and haven’t found that option yet… Cheers ⛵️

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth Місяць тому

      For the end of passage log we have a data page set up with 4 cells Max TWS, Max SOG, Avg SOG and TWS Not sure on the Axiom but on ours go to data ~ Menu>customise>create new page>4 Cells>select data category>wind>TWS>Max TWS Hope this helps

    • @sv_wavedancer
      @sv_wavedancer Місяць тому

      @@SailingHiraeth That’s brilliant, I’m sure mines the same, just figuring it all out still ! Happy sailing 👌⛵️

  • @haraldhannelius
    @haraldhannelius 2 місяці тому

    Lovely

  • @gargoreg
    @gargoreg 2 місяці тому

    Another smooth and relaxing video. Thanks. P.s. I'm still sanding and antifouling...

  • @thesophiagibson
    @thesophiagibson 2 місяці тому

    seen our boat in Plockton ❤

  • @PaulHeuschling
    @PaulHeuschling 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations on what you did on that beach! Not everybody would have collected that much rubbish, stuffed it into their - always too small - lazarette and tried to get rid of it later in a marina. Great attitude!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 2 місяці тому

      Thanks, luckily we found a big old tall ship in Barra that was very welcoming of the large bouys to use as fenders.

  • @pollyhowarth
    @pollyhowarth 2 місяці тому

    Great video guys! Gorgeous scenery and so relaxing to watch 🌊💙

  • @Adam-tn8yh
    @Adam-tn8yh 2 місяці тому

    As always your videos are very special. You seem to be able to capture the very best of wherever you find yourselves and your wildlife encounters are awesome and inspiring! Just so depressing seeing all that commercial fishing crap.

  • @SophieSAA
    @SophieSAA 2 місяці тому

    Another great video guys, thanks. What were the odds that I would be anchored at Taransay when you released this video?

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 2 місяці тому

      Wow that’s great, glad you enjoyed the video keep an eye out for those Basking Sharks 🦈

  • @craigbradley1752
    @craigbradley1752 2 місяці тому

    Hello, we have 1988 Centurion 47 in Greece and notice a ‘weep’ at the bottom of the rudder. No doubt in need to the same treatment as you have been through. Would you think it is possible to do without having to remove the rudder itself? Many thanks, we really enjoy your videos

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 2 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed the video. Unfortunately this is probably not the answer you are looking for, but yes you will definitely need to remove the rudder.

    • @craigbradley1752
      @craigbradley1752 Місяць тому

      True, not the answer we were looking for but thanks nonetheless for your honesty 😢

  • @warrenbridge6423
    @warrenbridge6423 2 місяці тому

    More magnificent footage, beautifully edited too, and I like the environmental message. I guess if even one person sees the detritus on the beach and makes an effort to reduce their consumption of single-use plastic then you can consider this video a success. We all want the world to stay beautiful, and we definitely need it to remain habitable, so it's important to show the impact we have that is invisible to most of us.

  • @BlakeNeely-cq4gw
    @BlakeNeely-cq4gw 2 місяці тому

    Such a shame seeing such a beautiful beach littered with all the commercial fishing waste. Loved the underwater and drone footage thanks

  • @peterbooth2804
    @peterbooth2804 2 місяці тому

    I'm not sure that I should say this, but I'm going to anyway. First off, my wife and I love your videos. They are very educational, down to earth, presented in the most unpretentious manner and tugs at our heart strings. Fantastic, thank you for all your work in editing and posting these insights. I know, I know, everyone's a critic!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 2 місяці тому

      Thank you so much and we are so pleased you and the wife are enjoying our videos. We always love reading any feedback both good and bad, as it all helps to keep us motivated to keep documenting life on Hiraeth.

  • @bilbywalkabout2969
    @bilbywalkabout2969 2 місяці тому

    Impressive work, well done - its depressing how poor the original workmanship was on that rudder mount

  • @rodneythetall8877
    @rodneythetall8877 2 місяці тому

    Great tutorial. Thank you!

    • @SailingHiraeth
      @SailingHiraeth 2 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it. I hope you fuel tank isn't as dirty as ours was 😬

    • @rodneythetall8877
      @rodneythetall8877 2 місяці тому

      @@SailingHiraeth Doing research for my future boat for our loop cruise

  • @gargoreg
    @gargoreg 2 місяці тому

    I've never got to the West of the Outer Hebrides. Although I've been in Harris Sound only from and returning to the the Little Minch. I know where I want to go now!!! Love the pace of your videos, together with the sailing, rigging knowledge you pass on, they are great. Thanks.

  • @Paulwilson4362
    @Paulwilson4362 2 місяці тому

    Thanks, loved seeing how remote the anchorage was and looking forward to seeing more on the next video 🏝️