![The Mariner](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 108
- 440 380
The Mariner
Canada
Приєднався 8 жов 2014
‘The Mariner’ covers everything the new or developing sailor might need: boat maintenance, sail trim, coastal & offshore navigation, engine repairs, rope work & safety.
Chris has sailed over 340,000Nm on all kinds of boats from 25’ - 150’ and his passion is sail training.
Uploading two or three times a week this channel runs along side the popular ‘The Mariner’ podcast also hosted by Chris.
Chris has sailed over 340,000Nm on all kinds of boats from 25’ - 150’ and his passion is sail training.
Uploading two or three times a week this channel runs along side the popular ‘The Mariner’ podcast also hosted by Chris.
How To | Raising & Lowering A Roller Furling Head Sail - Part 2
In this video I finish taking you through the basics of working with Roller Furling headsails. This video is the follow on from Roller Furling Part 1.
If you want to support the channel with a few dollars- which will help me make more of this kind of video, please consider helping here on UA-cam, or over to Patreon.com
The 4K version of the video without my intro is already posted on Patreon.
Patreon : www.patreon.com/themariner
Join this channel here on UA-cam to get access to perks:
ua-cam.com/channels/q6ye2Qd2WVPoun_Iks0qVg.htmljoin
I you want to connect with other offshore sailors online - try the 'Offshore Sailors Group' on facebook, or check out, 'The Mariner Podcast' where ever you pick up your podcasts.
If you want to support the channel with a few dollars- which will help me make more of this kind of video, please consider helping here on UA-cam, or over to Patreon.com
The 4K version of the video without my intro is already posted on Patreon.
Patreon : www.patreon.com/themariner
Join this channel here on UA-cam to get access to perks:
ua-cam.com/channels/q6ye2Qd2WVPoun_Iks0qVg.htmljoin
I you want to connect with other offshore sailors online - try the 'Offshore Sailors Group' on facebook, or check out, 'The Mariner Podcast' where ever you pick up your podcasts.
Переглядів: 1 107
Відео
How To | Raising & Lowering A Roller Furling Head Sail - Part 1
Переглядів 1,8 тис.2 місяці тому
This episode we look at some seamanship basics. Whilst not every boat uses roller filling, head sales all the time it is likely you may one day wants to invest in a code 0 or furling gennaker- I hope you can transfer some of this information to your situation. If you want to support the channel with a few dollars- which will help me make more of this kind of video, please consider helping here ...
The Weekender 19 - Affordable Family Fun!
Переглядів 1,5 тис.3 місяці тому
The Weekender 19 - Affordable Family Fun!
How To | Sail Boat Winches
Переглядів 2,5 тис.6 місяців тому
#sailing #yachting #boating #seamanship #sailingadventures #boatyard This is the first in a series sail training videos intended to improve your sailing in 2024 . This episode we look at winch operation on board the my Open 60 'Falcon' . I'm pretty sure most of you won't have EXACTLY :) the same winches on board, but every concept transfers over 100% and I hope that the extra knowledge about co...
Solo Sailing | Docked in St.George's, Bermuda | 40' Trimaran
Переглядів 3,8 тис.7 місяців тому
In this episode I visit Bermuda after deciding I need to make critical repairs to the autopilot & refuel midway through my solo trimaran voyage between Antigua and New England. This week I show a little of the downtown Saint George's area, talk through how to put a whipping on the end of a line with a loop so you can attach it to a messenger line. If you wait around to the end you'll see the dr...
Solo Sailing | Approaching Bermuda
Переглядів 4,1 тис.10 місяців тому
#solosailing #yachting #cruising #trimaran #themariner After 700Nm I am preparing to land in Bermuda, one of my favourite destinations worldwide, BUT also an island in the centre of an extensive reef, in the middle of the Atlantic. A little care is required. If you would like to support this channel please head over to www.patreon.com/themariner Check out 'The Mariner Podcast ' wherever you dow...
Rain Storm at Sea | Solo Sailing | Antigua to Bermuda
Переглядів 3,6 тис.11 місяців тому
This episode, sailing the awesome Formula 40 Trimaran 'Spirit', I pass through a series of squalls, rain storms & areas of lightning as I close in on the Atlantic island of Bermuda. Things are going well. I'm safely 700Nm out from our departure point in Antigua, but with on-going solar charging issues the prolonged overcast weather could prove a major problem. If you would like to support this ...
Swimming in the Open Ocean | Solo Sailing | Antigua to Bermuda
Переглядів 4,1 тис.11 місяців тому
As my journey continues North to Nova Scotia, I finally find the problem with the solar charging system, do a few chores and go for a swim. If you would like to support this channel please like, share and subscribe, and please consider visiting www.Patreon.com/themariner You can also enjoy The Mariner podcast at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mariner/id1502504465
Houston, We have a Problem | Solo Sailing | Antigua to Bermuda
Переглядів 3,8 тис.11 місяців тому
A few days out from Antigua and of course the gremlins have to have their go at disrupting my Zen. This time it seems to be the autopilot and solar charging system that have attracted their attention! If you would like to support this channel please like, share and subscribe, and please consider visiting www.Patreon.com/themariner You can also enjoy The Mariner podcast at podcasts.apple.com/ca/...
Sailing a 40ft Trimaran Solo from Antigua to Bermuda
Переглядів 21 тис.Рік тому
I get the opportunity to sail the Formula 40 Trimaran, ‘Spirit’ once again, sailing this time from Antigua to Bermuda and then on to Boston. If you would like to support this channel please like, share and subscribe, and please consider visiting www.Patreon.com/themariner You can also enjoy The Mariner podcast at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-mariner/id1502504465
#13 | Solo Sailing | Docking an 85ft Yacht
Переглядів 2,6 тис.Рік тому
Docking is often a problem and never more so than when you are low on fuel, don’t know the harbour and you are solo! Luckily this time it’s flat calm conditions- so you would think things would be easy, but then of course there is our ever-present stowaway, ’Murphy’ who is always standing by ready to put a wrench in the works when you least expect it… If you would like to support this channel p...
#12 | Meeting other Vessels at Sea
Переглядів 2,1 тис.Рік тому
Crossing other vessels at sea can end up getting a little stressful at times, I thought a few notes on things I consider and observe, might add to the community’s knowledge. Anything to avoid getting the dreaded 5 blast, ‘Wake Up Signal’, right? If you would like to join the Mariner Patreon community find us at www.Patreon.com/themariner
#11 | Solo Sailing | Mainsail Ripped (2500Nm to get Home)
Переглядів 1,6 тис.Рік тому
After clearing the Pentland Firth the at the very top of Scotland I headed out into the Atlantic and started heading towards Iceland. Unfortunately, during heavy weather my first reef line broke as I was putting in the second reef and the ensuing stress on the mainsail turned a sail that was on its last voyage into a ripped and useless mess. If you would like to learn more check out ‘The Marine...
#10 | Solo Sailing | A Little Mainsail Trouble
Переглядів 3 тис.Рік тому
In heavy weather off the coast of northern Scotland en route to Iceland, I break a reef line in 25 knots and have no options but to sit by as the mainsail flogs through the rest of the storm. Meanwhile, below decks I reflect on the ‘luxury’ this boat affords me with its fancy cushions and speak a little about handling tough times at sea and some simple steps to avoid getting too stressed or dep...
#9 | At Sea Reaction | ‘Encountering Storm Force 10’
Переглядів 6 тис.Рік тому
This episode I do a reaction video - whilst sailing solo to Iceland from the UK - of Erk Aanderaa’s fantastic sailing video, ‘Encountering Storm Force 10’ Here is a link to Erik’s original video, which is well worth watching full screen - it’s incredibly well made and exhilarating for anyone with even a dash of salt in their veins! ua-cam.com/video/VxthF9o9k0Y/v-deo.html I also strongly suggest...
#8 | Solo Sailing | Offshore Supply Vessel
Переглядів 1,4 тис.Рік тому
#8 | Solo Sailing | Offshore Supply Vessel
#7 | Solo Sailing | Jibing a Big Boat Alone
Переглядів 7 тис.Рік тому
#7 | Solo Sailing | Jibing a Big Boat Alone
#6 | Solo Sailing | Passing a MASSIVE Ship at Sea
Переглядів 4,5 тис.Рік тому
#6 | Solo Sailing | Passing a MASSIVE Ship at Sea
#5.2 | Sailing with a Code Zero | (2 of 2)
Переглядів 9 тис.Рік тому
#5.2 | Sailing with a Code Zero | (2 of 2)
#5.1 | Why is it called a Code Zero Sail? | (1 of 2)
Переглядів 13 тис.Рік тому
#5.1 | Why is it called a Code Zero Sail? | (1 of 2)
#2 | Solo Sailing | Tour Before Departure
Переглядів 4,9 тис.Рік тому
#2 | Solo Sailing | Tour Before Departure
#1 | Solo Sailing | Midnight Marina Moves
Переглядів 2,6 тис.Рік тому
#1 | Solo Sailing | Midnight Marina Moves
#8 | Boat Maintenance | Money for Old Rope
Переглядів 1,5 тис.Рік тому
#8 | Boat Maintenance | Money for Old Rope
#2 | Sailing Tools | Electrical Repairs Offshore
Переглядів 1,4 тис.Рік тому
#2 | Sailing Tools | Electrical Repairs Offshore
#5 | Boat Maintenance | Fridge Problems
Переглядів 4 тис.Рік тому
#5 | Boat Maintenance | Fridge Problems
I replaced the cheap dead man tether clip with a soft shackle. Much nicer and no rust. Great video. Cheers
0:37 No offense, but you're mixing up the terminology on this device, and there are differences in these devices. This is not an EPIRB or type of EPIRB. EPIRBs are designed to be installed on boats. The activate automatically, are designed to float, and can transmit longer due to larger batteries. This is a personal locator beacon - PLB. Personal beacons are just that, personal. They're designed to be used by hikers, skiers, anyone in the outdoors who might need to signal for help. PLBs can be used on boats, but most are not specific to boats. The particular model you have there, the ACR ResQLink+ is simply a regular PLB that is designed to float. Unlike an EPIRB, it does not activate automatically. It also does not have any AIS functionality, which is a separate location reporting system that uses VHF radio, and is not related to satellites at all. Also, distress signals from PLBs do not necessarily rely on the receiving satellite traveling "a little further" to relay its message. PLBs can transmit to a varied network of satellites - some in low earth orbit, and some in geostationary orbit, which maintain the the same position over the ground at all times. In the US for instance, there are two geostationary sats overhead at all times. Your PLB can transmit to them very quickly, and most signals are received within 5 minutes. This fact is an improvement over the functionality of something like Garmin Inreach, a 2-way satellite messenger (not a PLB) that can only communicate with a private sat network in low earth orbit, with satellites coming and going about every 100 minutes.
Your clear and concise tutorial was educational and enjoyable!
Great video with many great tips. On your trip you had an autopilot problem. After watching Nick a naval architect from DMS Marine while planing my own all metal hull trimeran it seems everything needs a backup and to be duplicated. Twin diesels, twin water makers and twin navigation computers and instruments etc. Why didnt you have a second autopilot and simply switch out the malfunctioning one? Regards Philip
Would you use a 170N for warm water ocean sailing? Or would you go 275N? With TeamO’s new jackets, what is the weight/size difference between the two?
Good video but don’t test-inflate your life jacket by breathing into your inflation tube; it puts moisture inside the bladder which can encourage damage.
Chris, what made you go for the ACR over the PLB1, please?
Thanks!
I am eternally grateful for this valuable video message. After a day where I was going to quit, I gained the confidence to carry on. I’m a fan. Many thanks 🙏🏼 ❤
ITS THE "HMM" SHIP
Well done Chris
Would the polish style lashing at the end work for lashing a torsion cable on a top down furler to a assymetric?
Yes, thats what I use :)
@@CSMtheMariner Thank you for putting the video together. It's hard to find instruction on the lashing used for top down, so this helps a lot. Cheers.
7:28 Put bi-carb soda in the tanks, about 1 tablespoon per 20L or 5 gallons every top-up. Clean the tank first obviously.
Hello Chris. Thanks for this video, learned a lot. In 32:30 you mentioned demonstrating how to spin the loads off the drum e.g. for a tack. I've been struggling with this ever since we purchased new jib sheets out of high tech line, and they keep getting "pig tails". We must be adding more and more twist with every tack and tired of flaking the lines to get the twist out. Did you ever upload a video that covered this topic, or, have some recommended reading/watching? Cheers!
Beautifully done. I just used this technique to replace my lifelines and they came fantastic. So easy, and much less expensive then buying all the stainless hardware.
Really enjoying your videos. Super clear. I'm new to sailing after motor boating for a few years. Got myself a Westerly Konsort. Whatever happened to yours?? That's how I came across your channel. Lucky I did because I'm now hooked.
Just watched your video as I just bought the torqeedo 1103 LS shaft for my fishing boat. Yes a bit expensive but well worth it. Certainly won't be going back to lifting a leisure battery up a dam wall again with 70 steps.
this is a great instructional video...one of the best i've seen. i have subscribed and hope to learn more. i have one suggestion, which i learned from old books on sailing and rigging...if you put a final turn around the attachment ring before hitching, after you've rove the required number of lashing turns, it's like a turn around a cleat before cleating off. it allows you to easily release the hitches on demand, and lessens the friction of the hitches, which is mostly taken up by the final turn around the ring. after that i love the polish method of hitching alternate sides of the lashing, since that is bound to spread the load the most.
Explaining de-gloving / consequences to clients is brilliant ! Someone hire this man to write some basic life skills lessons for the younger generations. A little more fear of reality would go a long way with them in other areas of life.
This is the way. I call it ‘goofy ears’ my wife calls it ‘dogs bollocks’.
You keep calling that an EPIRB and it is not an EPIRB. It's a PLB, Personal Locator Beacon. And you call yourself a trainer? lol
Hi man, I buildt one a while ago. Sadly, because of family matters, I had sold it, and I miss my sailboat every day. It´s a great and capable boat. Don´t believe to much on the negative comments you may find around, It´s a great sailboat. It´s fast, it´s safe, it´s confortable. Have fun, we are looking forward to see you sailing around with this beautiful vessel. For the mast, I used a tree, a eucaliptus tree, with 4 inches at the base. Unbreakable, and not that heavy, and super cheap solution. The pictures of my weekender are at the Mr. Stevenson website, page 18 I think. Again, it´s a pain in my heart, how I miss her.
I built one of these and LOVE it. Wouldn't be too hard to just make a new mast, update paint and varnish, transition the steering wheel to a tiller, get sails and your off! Hope you're able to bring her back to life!
For now, usually becomes permanent 😊
Hi Chris, great to see these videos of you bringing Spirit back up from Antigua. I also stopped in Bermuda when I took her down to Antigua for the Caribbean 600 race you and I did together with AJ and Viv. I just want to give a sincere shoutout to Steve & Suzanne Hollis of Ocean Sails in St. George's. They are really wonderful people and Steve went way above & beyond in helping me source replacement batteries when the lithium iron phosphates became problematic (the BCU kept shutting everything down and dead-shipping the vessel). Steve also tidied-up the solent batten pockets and bolt-rope with which we had some issues. Anyone needing high quality work on sails and canvass whilst in Bermuda should call Ocean Sails. You might recall me telling you what a fast and furious time my mate Tony & I had sailing between Salem and Bermuda. Top speed was 23 knots and we covered 308nm in a 24 hour period. 560 in 48 hours. After all these years, as Spirit was built in 1990, she is still a fantastic boat to sail shorthanded and never felt out of control at higher speeds. But she is very wet and the saltwater firehose at those speeds made our eyes literally feel like they were bleeding. The little autopilot just couldn't handle the 25-35 kt broad reaching conditions, which was the other consideration (along with the battery problems) that made us want to diverted to St. George's. Thanks for reminding my how much fun we've had on Spirit. I look forward to sailing with you again soon! Cheers, Pete
great to see you looking at something smaller, all your videos are educational but this might be closer to most peoples yachts
Hi there. I'm wondering if there is any other way to start this than an eye-splice. Would you do it with a bowline?
What's not to like? IT'S A WESTERLEY
How did you make it right twist reverse? Mine is right twist forward.
Perfect! I really have to remember "donkey ears" or better "granny's tits". 😂😂😂 Love it! 👍
Excellent!
WTF! You jumped into the ocean with trimaran sails up?!? What if some slightest wind came in? Tied to a line or not - that'd be the end - it would drag you down and drown you. AND no proper swim-ladder -- I'm speechless. You were VERY lucky that day! 3,500 views - congrats! Although tempted, but I refused doing this even 1nm off the coast.
Is there a reason that the boat doesn't have a wind vane as a backup for the autopilot? My dad always preferred an auxilliary rudder type, like a hydrovane. If you were to get hit by lightning and lost your electronics, you'd be stuck with only hand steering. On a passage from Bon Aire to Florida, we got hit by lightning. We lost all the electrics except the house batteries, alternator on the engine, and the backup radio (which we stored in the oven during the storm). We had a Hydrovane, our sextants, charts, a calibrated compass, and good charts . . . so we decided to keep sailing, as Florida was better for repairs anyway. I crossed the Atlantic three times with my dad on a Pearson 39-2 (monohull). We also sailed from Maine to Santa Barbara, CA through the canal and then to Hawaii (my graduation trip). Of course that was before GPS or Solar cells. He and I had a bit of a competition every day, plotting our location and updating the chart, (my lines were Red, his were black).
This is why fools always drown, keep doing stupid shits!
41:35 Is it possible (theoretically at least) to operate a 3-speed winch with 3 people? 2 on the coffee grinder and third person cranking handle at the top of the winch.
I'm a windsurfer for holland and when i surf in a river or lake i always take my phone and an ais beacon with me. The phone is for alarming and the ais to be found. When i go surfing on the sea i also take my Plb with me. Just to be sure.
wasn't expecting a cooking show😂
Because the ancor are going up they use water to take out the seaweeds or mud
So a month later ......... I happily re watched your Utube...No bell rope comments this time.👍. Since then I have been pinged on my Honda 1100 40k over the limit and I think I spat the the dummy a little bit by deciding to stop being an inebriated commentator and a revenue source for a sad State government, and get my arse back to sea whilst I can. So that $1100 ticket (matches the CC of my machine) has been the inspiration to go looking for a boat...... I found one......! But its in SF and I am in Qld Oz, I am ready to make a booking for a flight to inspect but I am in a bind (work commitments) to get it moved (needs new standing rigging B4 moving) to a port for transshipment to the Med. So dear sir, banter about rum and bourbon aside, I would welcome like some sage opinion & advice (39' folding Tri) about getting it either north to Vancouver or south to Costa Rica/Panama for a pick up. I have my own opinion, but a second opinion is more than welcome.
I liked your instruction on positions of your body while turning the winch, but I would like see the same position on a small 30ft boat, while kneeling on the bench.
I thought it's automatic 🤔
Great job, thanks
Learned and Informative; I had few close calls with winch handles.This requires consideration..
You mentioned super b talking about colours of the rope. Were you referring to Superbigou later renamed Medallia for the 2020 vg?
ROPE - Only one rope on a sailing vessel the Bell Rope..........
Dude, I'm really enjoying your comments! Thanks for the sub! But look seriously… this 'only one rope - the bell rope' thing, has to stop :) This is just false maritime news put about by half-inebriated yachties, who don't know the right words for anything on their sports equipment and so call everything 'xyz + LINE'. And then think they've aced the class. Would LOVE to discuss.
@@CSMtheMariner - Half inebriated,....! Way too generous - One of my ol shipmates makes the smoothest bourbon moonshine this side of the Windies ( I use & I like.. : ) )As for Rope I sailed with a "real" old marlin spike sailor for wee while when I was on "Zebu" as part of Operation Raleigh . He knotted up a basic bell rope in about 10 minutes, that was very very impressive, I was struggling with the 5th tuck on a Turks Head. He regaled a story that he had made what for him was an intricate "Bell Rope" and presented it the the Captain of "HMY Britannica" when it was visiting Cairns in the mid 80's. He was invited onboard by the Captain (rare event) and the Bell Rope was promptly put in a display box with about 30 other "Bell Ropes" presented to previous Captains of "Britannica" by old world sailors before him. The Captain promised his rope would be used before the Royal Yacht sailed From Cairns and would go into rotation thereafter. So you were saying.......; ) Don't know how your feed ended up in my recommendations. But I like your approach to sailing and passage making, and happy it did. And as I said I sort of know the vessel you are on in the series I am watching.
I have been watching that boat since it showed up in the Whitsundays (what seems eons ago). I absolutely love Antigua but my last visit was before that boat showed up in the aforementioned neck of the woods. When it was for sale with J & C (in hindsight) I should have been the next owner...... I like your style so subbed. I used to run a HSW70 (004) I ran a crew of 2 + me whilst the sister-ships ran 7 + Skip between West Indies and New England. Less was always better. Cheers. Ps That boat at sea with no fence is like a KTM at full noise dodging kangaroos in the bush near sunset with no fence.
Dude, that is so not a code zero. Code zero measures as a spinnaker, which means mid girth is AT LEAST 75% of the foot length. In IRC racing currently there is a new definition of an oversized jib called a “tweener”. Intended for boats that have non overlapping jibs rather than genoas. There is a rating penalty associated with this sail that a Code Zero doesn’t incur (because it’s actually, technically, a spinnaker). What you are flying in this video may have started life as Code Zero and was cut down (perhaps why the back part of the graphic is absent). But it is effectively now a Jib Top, which has a high clew so it is relatively insensitive to lead position when cracked off a bit. Good close reaching sail.
Thanks for this. Been doing the gasket bit for 50 years (after Dad learned it from somewhere) but had never seen the folding. Looking forward to using it now.
You mentioned that even a slip of a few mm would throw the rigging tunning off, and it sounded like the point of that approach was adjustability, but I don't understand how you maintain the tension exactly where you want it while tieing off the lashing or adjust it afterwards......is there another video that talks about that?