Sorry to be off topic but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
@Nathan Emiliano Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im in the hacking process atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
really well filmed tv channel quality , great narration full of information . you should have a tv program on you , really interesting i love the way you explain the navigation aspects of your trip . almost feel as if im a passenger on your boat , and what a great adventure too have . thank-you for that.
OMG...'ya started out with White Port...our favorite. Having Portuguese Water Dogs for over 30 yrs now we have learned to LOVE the People the Culture and the food & wine. Obrigado
I have just found you! Having watched a number of fantastic sailing channels, I do appreciate your professional style of production. The juxtaposition of sailing vis a vis interviews with fellow sailors is charming. Fair winds!
Great boat. Great videos. I loved the small none tourist villages between porto and lisabon. No one spoke English. I was traveling on land. Of course this was in the 80' s. Portugese, Portugal my favorite people and country for sure. Thank you for your great videos.
Yes even Porto wasn't well touristed until very recently. Our Tuk-Tuk driver was telling us the recent increase in tourism (well before Covid!) was a god send as there she found it difficult even as a graduate to find work.
Great stuff guys, very much enjoy watching your videos and following your adventure. I am 52 and preparing for something like this in about 5 years or so. Great inspiration.
Not a sailing person at all but I am enjoying your videos. As someone who has mechanical background I can appreciate the fix you did to your spool. Nice Job. I thought your wall mural looked fantastic.
Each of your episodes are like a mini sailing/travel documentary. I enjoy the sailing footage and your wonderful, easy-to-like personalities. My new favorite channel. Keep up the good work!
Hi Guys. Well.... stuck in Mar Menor...worse places to be, just a pity about the weather. We cannot quite see you. We are up in the mountains above Garrucha. Luckily we have our own farm so lots of room to move around and not get bored. We did ARC 89 and spent the winter in the Carrib. Loads of fun . I came from a background of offshore racing so being out in bad weather was quite normal. Quite funny to look back at the mess that others got into. Our idea of electrics was a torch. Just navigated with a sextant. Will watch next episode after supper.. Alan and Inky.
Yes we're lucky to be in the relative shelter of the Mar Menor. Strange day today though. Dead calm until lunch time and noe i'm sat up on anchor watch at 1.30 am with 40 knot squalls and thunder storms! Hey Ho!
Assuming you have a spinaker halyard, a second used yankee from bacon sailloft would work a treat. Leave the main down but use the boom as the second whisker pole *wink*
Really beautiful job again! Great music and very nice job of capturing the “feeling” of sailing the coast of Spain and Portugal. Just excellent. Cheers!
Absolutely love your boat. It appears to be exactly what I was looking for. I also love the discovery 48. You guys did a great job of explaining everything and the church, how stunning!!!!
So much to share, but then I read the comments and everything has been said. Congratulations from an old Greek retired skipper. Even though most of my experience was delivering Jeannau sailboats from Marseille to the Aegean islands I did have my shares of near misses. Especially in the Adriatic sea. Bravo again..
Well, long story. We are talking about the 70s and 80s. Only instrument was a compass. And channel 16 radio transmitter. We got our position info from passing tankers. No weather reports. When the Northern winds come at force 8 from central Europe they hit the Alps and come at you from above, perpendicular to the sea ! A few boats and skippers got lost. I mean swallowed by Poseidon...
A funny story .... 2 days out of Marseille, approaching Sardenia. Late night, am at the helm (no auto pilots then), and suddenly out of the sea, at about 250 yards, a huge grey creature jumps out of the water making strange noises. In panic I call out the other 2 experienced skippers who were in deep sleep. They burst out laughing at my terror. It was an American submarine, which I almost rammed, coming up for air !!
Michael Hajipanayis yes I’ve heard lots of stories about the Bora. I will have to read up on forecasting it and warning signs. I gather it’s more difficulties predict that the Mistral and the Tramuntana but I dong know much about it.
Well over 4000 subsciber now, Good quality videos, not only sailing but all aspects of a beautifull trip. Enjoyed the video about maintenance of the hull, hope to seen more travelling pictures soon. Greetings from Holland! Good seas and good winds.
Wouldn't waste your money on the shock wrist strap, not sure if it stops you being sick because it never works properly. It needs total contact with wrist and the backplate of the 'watch' using conductive gel. Might work if you are not sailing and can sit there holding it in place, but as soon as you start to move around, flex your wrist, use a winch or wear clothing it gets displaced, any minor movement and you lose the contact. Not cheap either, got one in a drawer somewhere. I take a tablet early after breakfast and keep busy, if you start to feel ill don't huddle under the sprayhood, don't go down below, you'll never come back up and do something like a turn at the helm. Importantly put your big boy (or girl) pants on when leaving port and soldier through!
Nice setup on the preventer. That's exactly how to do it. If you can find a lower spot to put the line that runs forward to the sampson post, that'll reduce the line's tripping hazard. Otherwise, well done. Love the line management on the whisker pole. I run something similar with mine. As for a downwind headsail, unless you're going to spend a lot of time going nearly dead downwind, I'd look for an asymmetrical spinnaker in a sock. The sock makes dousing the sail quick and safe. Plus, I'd go for a heavier weight like a .75 oz weight or higher. Those asymmetrical spinnakers can get quite loaded up with wind in a hurry! Portugal look absolutely beautiful! I crewed on a Hans Christian 38 for a couple of years on various races here in Alaska. Great boats for passage making. We once were in 4-5 meter seas going downwind and surfing down the waves. That was about the only time I got a little seasick and I've been sailing for 45 years (I'm 60 and recently retired). Cheers!
Great video looking forward to more. I like you style in telling your story. Just bought my boat and will be sailing around Puget Sound and up to Alaska and around Canada for now.
@@michaelbower4245 I use Epidemic sound. You have to pay a monthly fee but it's so difficult to find good royalty free music you have no option but to pay for it on UA-cam if you want decent music.
I was going to make the comment that these videos are so beautifully and professionally produced that one of you guys must be in the media....then I caught sight of the BBC emblem on a jacket and I presume that answers my question?
like your setup for the spinnaker pole. You could perhaps improve it by adding a (snatch)block through which you guide the yankee or genoa sheet. It helps preventing chafee on the sheet
My new favourite sailing channel - Wonderful presentation (I now know why after reading your website!) and your boat is so beautiful, love the wood, colour and layout - Good luck on your adventures and I look forward to following them, I need to binge watch from here!
What would be really useful and something that almost nobody covers properly, is the interactions you have with the authorities in the countries and ports that you visit.
Ha! Yes well we can help you out with that, check out the secret filming we did while being ripped off by the Croatian authorities in Ep 45…. ua-cam.com/video/ur8F5QQNoN0/v-deo.html
I have recently bought a down wind sail for my much smaller yacht; only 10 meters nothing compared to yours. I wanted a spinnaker type sail and went for a furling gennaker. I bought it from Elvstrøm sails. It works really well, simple to deploy and not a “kite of fright” as some call a spinnaker. They also produce a sail that is like a code zero but is two sails joined together and so can be a code zero or spilt into a goose winged larger sail. I think that is more suitable for larger yachts like yours. There service wasn’t great, but maybe I was just unlucky. Certainly there are lots of other sail makers that produce furling gennakers. I really enjoy your channel, it is a pleasure to watch. I hope to follow in your wake in the not too distant future. I look forward to watching your next episode.
Watching past uploads of yours they are great,interesting as well as informative. How do you both get on with the low freeboard?? Did you decide on a sail?? What about a top down furling asymmetrical spinnaker? Be perfect for that bowsprit of yours ??
Thanks Gary. I don’t find the low freeboard to be a negative, we’re still a really dry boat, the only time we’ve got splashed in the dog house was rounding Cape de la Hauge in France & that was 20ft steep waves coming from all directions, it was before we started the YT channel but took a shot at the time, we used it in the old titles. Of course much less windage with the low freeboard too. I think we’ll go for a top down furler but we haven’t been able to work on any of our usual projects since lockdown so big items are on hold for a bit.
Really enjoying your channel. I've never sailed but living near Southampton it's always been a dream and your videos are tempting me more and more. Keep up the great work and thanks for bringing us along.
Love the production value of you "vlog" your previous professional experience shines through, thank you for sharing. You mentioned in this episode the cost of Lagos marina, if you are looking for ideas on what people may like to be informed about, this is certainly something I think would be of interest, i.e. marinas versus anchorages while trying to balance a cruising budget, provisioning, basically hidden costs that new or potentially new sailors may not consider. I have heard of sorts a general rule of thumb of 10% maintenance costs of the value of your craft and would be interested during your journey if this is actually a fair assessment, obviously this is with respect to the maintenance of your boat rather than being inclusive of marina fees. Look forward to watching many more episodes of your adventure. Fair winds !
We will certainly be mentioning cost throughout as that is a big concern to us! I think the 10% rule is probably too much ( depends on the cost of your boat though) We maintain Fair Isle to the highest level but that doesn’t equate to 10%, more like 5%. If you managed to get a bargain boat though & maybe something 20 -30 years old, you probably would end up spending 10% a year to keep her in good condition. If a boat is structurally sound with a good engine the only really large expenses barring an accident is redoing the standing rigging and sails. Rigging would be about 7-8 thousand pounds for our boat. Should be done every 10 years, most people don’t... My fathers boat had the same standing rigging for 35 years! We will have ours done before we do the Atlantic. Other large expenses are really cosmetic or luxury’s really I.e. better chart plotters, watermaker, extra sails new furnishings etc. We will also try and compare cost in different cruising areas. We know the Med will be expensive compared to the Caribbean for instance, but don’t really know how much. The cost of marinas in summer in the Med can be shocking but the 6 months from from Oct. to April seem to be less than prices in the UK. After we have some real world knowledge we will try a do a video just on costs. Steve
You asked for some new sail suggestions. Go for a parasailor (less roll, less difficult to handle, can be used up to +20kts winds) instead of a spinnaker, a code-zero is nice to have as well.
Arh you see I've had so many mixed opinions on the parasailor. Love the idea of one, but to be honest I just think it's too much for us short handed., Would love to be proved wrong! One of the boats on the ARC had one and I was looking forward to seeing the fly it but they never did, mainly because they were short handed. That says to me it might be a step too far? Have you actually used one? Steve
@@svfairisle Yes I have. A family member has a 15 meter yacht equipped with one. When sailing with them it was used a couple of times. I found it a lot friendlier to handle than a classic spinnaker. We got it up and down with delightful ease with two people. I wasn't familiar with that type of sail at the time at all. It just sat up there and did what it was supposed to do without the quirky (and sometimes intimidating) behavior of the classical spinnaker. If you have the chance get somebody with some real practical handling experience to demonstrate it to you. In the meantime enjoy yourselves and watch out (before you jump in to the water) for the (huge) White Shark cruising around Majorca.
Thanks. We bought the boat in 2016. She had been left for a couple of years (owner had died) so things looked bad but I could tell it was mostly cosmetic. So 2 years preparing and we left the UK. We didn’t film the early stuff, didn’t really think we would do a YT channel
Thanks for reply. Currently watching a couple of boating channels,think it’s called Delos who sailed across the Pacific,could it 3000:miles,are you planning such a trip ,think they arrived in Polynesia
What a great find! We'll be following in your wake next spring so all the information is very usefull! I'm not familiar with the Hans Christians and came across the old listing for Fair Isle while having a look see. You've done a LOT of varnish work! It looks like you were in (or very close to) our home berth in Mayflower when you left so we're almost related.. 🤣 Keep up the good work, most enjoyable! Oh and a quick edit. Peter Sanders at Sanders sails Lymington made a great gennaker for me. The sail does exactly what I asked him to achieve and the service was truly excellent. No affiliation just a wholehearted recommendation.
Thanks for the recommendation Jon. I've actually started my annual varnish touch up session today. I can tell you pottering around in shorts & tee shirt in sunshine & 20 degrees makes it a whole different experience to trying to find 3 days in a row where it wouldn't rain between October and April in the UK! You'll love the cruising life, welcome to the party!
Okay well stay tuned! Ep 4 will be going from Bruces yard (right next to Faro airport) down to Cartagena. We've had some recommendations from Miguel, a Portuguese skipper who was on the ARC so we'll be checking them out and any others we get. If you're behind us then hopefully we'll have the episode out before you get here, we're on a fast turn around for the films. When are you aiming to be in Cartagena?
@@svfairisle Hi Guys, many thanks for the replies, yes we will head for Sines on 22nd July, then straight to Lagos, then Faro. I want to head to Cartagena ASAP time permitting, Jane has to be back through August unfortunately so will have to rely on pals etc ! we are eventually leaving 'Julia'; in Barcelona for winter then Sardinia next year. Regards Peter
That ship will point up with the best of them. But, down wind, pretty crap, big fat dragging undersides. Comfortable though. But you need, as you are slightly short handed, a code zero and a symmetrical spinnaker, sock launched. If you are truly "cruising" ie attempting to go downwind with the trades, etc, the yankee is too smal as your head sail. I would use something yankee size or even bigger as your furling 'staysail' and pole it 'it' out instead of trying to use your main for downwind. Your mast is set further forward than a Bermuda sloop, so a secondary track for a storm tri sail should be in place, perfect for beating out of a tight spot in a fecking big blow.
I own a parasailor, a spinnaker and a light wind genua, but on longer downwindpassages especially over night we always use two genuas ore genua and fock with two poles, its much easier to control, especially in the night. The other sails we use on shorter trips during daytime
Your series have been delightful and, of course, inspired a certain envy in this charter sailor. I do hope you get to Cartagena, Spain.My father, who was in the US Navy, was stationed there from 1958-1960. Although I was only 9 years old, l remember it as the time of my life. My parents gave me free rein to explore the city with my Spanish friends. There was a ruin of a castle or villa right near the waterfront, which was known as “ Castillo de Los Patos”. - castle of the ducks. That’s now been made into a lovely park; but at the time it had tunnels underneath to serve as air raid shelters.The harbor is beautiful natural harbor, ringed by hills that have 19th century fortifications. Some were still in use; some had been abandoned.To starboard as you pass the sea wall are two WW2 era submarine pens blasted into the side of the rock. These were to service Nazi U-boats operating in the Mediterranean. The US government converted them into ships’ fuel storage. The city was the landing point for the Carthaginian army during the Punic wars. Apparently a number of ruins from that era have been excavated. The city is not on the tourist route, but you might going it worth the trip. Better-known Alicante and Valencia are not too much further up the coast,
Bruce BECKNER Hi Bruce, yes we’ve heard lots of good things about Cartagena and are looking forward to exploring, sounds like you had a great time doing just that. We are going to drop into Cadiz on the way down too, another big former American navel base and of course we’ll be passing cape Trafalgar where Nelson defeated the joint French and Spanish forces lead by Napoleon. Certainly lots of history! Steve
I forgot to add that Cartagena was/is (?) the headquarters of the Spanish Navy, and there’s a lovely old yacht club at the left hand end of the public quay.
Well I hope so. Just looked at your site and subscribed. Really interested in the synthetic rigging. Are you coming around the corner into the Med? or back across the Atlantic? Steve
Sailing Fair Isle we are going into the Med! We are going to leave the marina around mid September and make our way to Gibraltar. I think we should be in the Med by late October.
Rigging Doctor Well we will be wintering in Cartagena in fact we will be there by Sept as we have family coming out. If you happen to stop off there do look us up. Steve
Sailing Fair Isle very cool, that is in our path! How long will you be there? My parents are coming to meet us in Porto mid September, but after they leave we will shove off and get moving again.
@@RiggingDoctor We will make Cartagena our base for the winter. So will be just doing little trips from there in the Autumn then settling down when the weather gets bad. If you're following in our wake keep an eye on later episodes you can learn from our mistakes in anchor spots on the way down! If we get time we may have a little excursion to Morocco, might be interesting.
Again, nice video. Like the feel of the various interviews of the others in the rally. To me a downwind sail has always been a bit of a bother. It takes skill, and time and money. Better to put up a big genoa and pole it out imo, or a code zero on its own furler.
Arrh well as a ploy to get you to watch another video I can point you towards this one... ua-cam.com/video/mxlMA823pLw/v-deo.html but you could also just go to our website at www.sailingfairisle.com Thanks for watching and for the nice comments about the dolphin shots. Steve
I don‘t know whether you have already done so, but could you show us a comprehensive look of your boat, inside and out. This coupled with some performance data. I subscribed to your channel only yesterday and am already hooked. 👍
Hi Robert, well I call it a comprehensive look, Judy calls it long and geeky. But you've got a point, I haven't said much about performance... maybe I could make it longer! ua-cam.com/video/x8SDb0syCWU/v-deo.html
hi again Peter, sorry doing these in reverse order as I work down the page! We stayed in Oeiras when we were there which is a very nice marina with lots going on. I haven't really got any first hand info on best stops as we did it rather quickly with the ARC. One of the downsides really as you stick to a fairly tight schedule. If I were you though I would head right down to Lisbon. That whole area looks like a good area to explore if youve got the time and we heard good things. Our onl;y other stop on the way down was Sines which is nice, but foggy when we were there! Hopefully the Northerlys have set in now and you'll get a decent sail. Enjoy, Steve
Oh my God you guys are such beautiful people ... and your video is like by professionals! For sure I will be a follower ... unfortunately I don't have the means to support you by way of Patreon but you will get both of my thumbs up forthwith 🙏
It wasn't mooring fees as such as we were lifted and had the boat on the hard for a month. The price was €200 for the lift, same to put back in (Much cheaper than the UK) and €11/day to keep the boat on the hard, which again is very cheap. I know of marinas where they charge you the same on the hard as in the water. By comparison to leave the boat in Lagos was about €80/day. if you're just wanting to visit the Faro area the best option by far is to anchor, which of course is free! Thats where we are now, anchored off Culatra which is lovely. Hope that helps, Steve
Good Lord,Fair Isle is simply a magnificent looking yacht! My search consists, mainly, of newer " push button" types....Discovery, Rassey. I will be visiting Berthon brokerage in several weeks. Have you had any interaction with them?
Enjoying the production values and the scripts. Looking forward to checking out the tech vids too. I was in that yard in Faro (snuck in to look at the boats) and I think I saw Fair Isle there. I remember the unique colours. Stood out. How much did the Arc cost? I can see the security and camaraderie in numbers but being tied to a schedule seems to have forced everyone out in either frustrating and/or dangerous conditions. Do the organisers take that into account? Have you thought about satellite weather updates? Surprised it's not more popular among the fleet. Loathed to tell a cameraman his job but linger at the end of those pans and tilts for just a beat longer please (it's my pet hate - feel free to tell me to shove my advice :) ) Also put some ads on so you can afford a music license. Copyright free stuff is always so cringy and imposing, unless it's really ambient. Love the titles, love the intro, the format, the scripting, the pace, the pair of you clearly work really well together. Very refreshing compared to the raft of bikini-click-bait sailing vlogs. Subscribed and looking forward to more episodes and drone footage. Fair winds.
Hi Andy, thanks for your comprehensive appraisal of our videos! It is strange as after 35 years of producing documentaries for tv I now get 10 times the feed back in one video on UA-cam than I got in broadcast in all that time! When I edit to music I’m usually cutting on the beat or the off beat, I do try to give a mix of slow paced and racier segments. Regarding the sound track I do pay for music and actually you’re the first person to dislike the music choice we’ve had lots of comments saying how much people like the music choice, just shows how subjective it is. What would you like music wise? Remember I can’t use copyrighted mainstream music as it’s far too easy to get caught out with rights issues even if you think you’ve paid for the relevant license. ARC Portugal was a mixed bag. On the whole I think we’re glad we did it, the camaraderie is great, just doing it as a shared experience. But you’ll know if you’ve watched episode two that you don’t sail as a fleet and in reality rarely see other boats from the ACR at sea, you just meet up at port. I think ARC Portugal was £1600, but don’t quote me on that, It’ll be on their website and is dependant on your boat size. Taking into account the ARC payed for all the marinas a lot of dinners and a free bar when you got to port it was certainly good value, and of course they take the hassle out of booking ports. On the down side, yes they run to a schedule and that means you’re not as free to wait for ideal weather. The storm this year was an extreme case though I think, the worst that was predicted was 25 knots on the nose, but the different weather agencies weren’t agreeing so we knew it was basically in the lap of the gods. That might have been enough of a reason to delay if you were planning it yourself but obviously the ARC wants it to run on time if at all possible, an obvious down side to rally’s. Thanks for watching, Steve
@@svfairisle Yeah, sorry. Love you're work. I too worked in current affairs and am famous for giving unrequested feedback in edits. That's the thing about UA-cam: you now have 8000 execs all with notes. Personally I think generic production music is too concentration sapping. If it's not a familiar tune my preference is always some ambienty stuff in the background that doesn't become the center of attention but shapes the mood. Absolutely it's a personal choice. You're channel is doing great guns and I saw the music got good feedback. So stick with what you're doing. And thanks for taking the feedback so well. I've been kicked out of suites before now. Have you looked into a music license for web? I think it's not as expensive as it used to be, and I think youtube do some licensy thing for content creators.
Yes we've heard good things about Cascais, unfortunately we we're sailing with ARC Portugal at that point and didn't have the time to stop in. We would have liked to sail down to Lisbon too. Another time:)
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A sailing channel for grown-ups! Well done. Subbed.
You nailed it!
Why you guys not fans of fake and entitled trust fund babies?
Sorry to be off topic but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
@Camdyn Luke instablaster ;)
@Nathan Emiliano Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Always great videos.
Very good idea sharing experience with others.
Getting skills all the time.
Thank you.
really well filmed tv channel quality , great narration full of information . you should have a tv program on you , really interesting i love the way you explain the navigation aspects of your trip . almost feel as if im a passenger on your boat , and what a great adventure too have . thank-you for that.
OMG...'ya started out with White Port...our favorite.
Having Portuguese Water Dogs for over 30 yrs now we have learned to LOVE the People the Culture and the food & wine. Obrigado
I watch all your shows to see that beautiful boat.. it is such a work of art
What a vessel! I love the hard dodger/pilot house.
I have just found you! Having watched a number of fantastic sailing channels, I do appreciate your professional style of production. The juxtaposition of sailing vis a vis interviews with fellow sailors is charming. Fair winds!
Well thank you, always nice to hear
Your professional background shows in the level of production in this new channel's episode 3.
Its a joy to watch this channel
Great boat. Great videos. I loved the small none tourist villages between porto and lisabon. No one spoke English. I was traveling on land. Of course this was in the 80' s. Portugese, Portugal my favorite people and country for sure. Thank you for your great videos.
Yes even Porto wasn't well touristed until very recently. Our Tuk-Tuk driver was telling us the recent increase in tourism (well before Covid!) was a god send as there she found it difficult even as a graduate to find work.
On lockdown and just watched third in a row. Really enjoying and day dreaming.
Only 13 to go! We don';t mind if you take a break!!
Great stuff guys, very much enjoy watching your videos and following your adventure. I am 52 and preparing for something like this in about 5 years or so. Great inspiration.
Not a sailing person at all but I am enjoying your videos. As someone who has mechanical background I can appreciate the fix you did to your spool. Nice Job. I thought your wall mural looked fantastic.
Loving your channel; informative and entertaining. Thanks.
Great videos. Wonderful presentation and production.
Each of your episodes are like a mini sailing/travel documentary. I enjoy the sailing footage and your wonderful, easy-to-like personalities. My new favorite channel. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Mark, good to hear!
Hi Guys. Well.... stuck in Mar Menor...worse places to be, just a pity about the weather. We cannot quite see you. We are up in the mountains above Garrucha. Luckily we have our own farm so lots of room to move around and not get bored. We did ARC 89 and spent the winter in the Carrib. Loads of fun . I came from a background of offshore racing so being out in bad weather was quite normal. Quite funny to look back at the mess that others got into. Our idea of electrics was a torch. Just navigated with a sextant. Will watch next episode after supper.. Alan and Inky.
Yes we're lucky to be in the relative shelter of the Mar Menor. Strange day today though. Dead calm until lunch time and noe i'm sat up on anchor watch at 1.30 am with 40 knot squalls and thunder storms! Hey Ho!
Well done. Love your story telling vlogs.
Exquisite Imagery, matched with beautiful commentary, totally engaging , waiting for next installment
the narration is perfect, its like you're watching National Geographic. I love the content. so smart! keep it going! :)
And what beautiful photography.....
Probably one of the best Video production of all UA-cam sailing channels 👏 👌
Very pleasant video !
Assuming you have a spinaker halyard, a second used yankee from bacon sailloft would work a treat. Leave the main down but use the boom as the second whisker pole *wink*
Really beautiful job again! Great music and very nice job of capturing the “feeling” of sailing the coast of Spain and Portugal. Just excellent. Cheers!
Absolutely love your boat. It appears to be exactly what I was looking for. I also love the discovery 48. You guys did a great job of explaining everything and the church, how stunning!!!!
Well, you have nailed it for good. Your channel is a sailors treat. Thanks for sharing.
Hi from Oregon USA thanks for sharing great videography and story telling 👍👍
I think that’s the nicest HC sailboat I’ve seen. I have the baby HC 33, love these boats ❤️👍🏻
Loving the musical sound track.
So much to share, but then I read the comments and everything has been said. Congratulations from an old Greek retired skipper. Even though most of my experience was delivering Jeannau sailboats from Marseille to the Aegean islands I did have my shares of near misses. Especially in the Adriatic sea. Bravo again..
I’m interested in why the Adriatic was place for near misses... that’s where we are going next 😳
Well, long story. We are talking about the 70s and 80s. Only instrument was a compass. And channel 16 radio transmitter. We got our position info from passing tankers. No weather reports. When the Northern winds come at force 8 from central Europe they hit the Alps and come at you from above, perpendicular to the sea ! A few boats and skippers got lost. I mean swallowed by Poseidon...
A funny story .... 2 days out of Marseille, approaching Sardenia. Late night, am at the helm (no auto pilots then), and suddenly out of the sea, at about 250 yards, a huge grey creature jumps out of the water making strange noises. In panic I call out the other 2 experienced skippers who were in deep sleep. They burst out laughing at my terror. It was an American submarine, which I almost rammed, coming up for air !!
Michael Hajipanayis yes I’ve heard lots of stories about the Bora. I will have to read up on forecasting it and warning signs. I gather it’s more difficulties predict that the Mistral and the Tramuntana but I dong know much about it.
A pleasure watching, love the content, LOVE the boat, looking forward to more, all the best to both of you.
You have the most beautiful boat, if not the fastest. enjoy!
Well over 4000 subsciber now, Good quality videos, not only sailing but all aspects of a beautifull trip.
Enjoyed the video about maintenance of the hull, hope to seen more travelling pictures soon.
Greetings from Holland! Good seas and good winds.
Thanks Hans, just uploading episode 4 now! Steve
Can tell you have a previous life of reporting and filming....I quiet expect Judith charmers to pop out on deck ,lol xx
Best new sailing channel! Your production and story telling are excellent - keep up the good work.
It is a true pleasure watching your well thought out and perfectly staged videos! I really look forward to seeing more of them.
Wouldn't waste your money on the shock wrist strap, not sure if it stops you being sick because it never works properly. It needs total contact with wrist and the backplate of the 'watch' using conductive gel. Might work if you are not sailing and can sit there holding it in place, but as soon as you start to move around, flex your wrist, use a winch or wear clothing it gets displaced, any minor movement and you lose the contact. Not cheap either, got one in a drawer somewhere. I take a tablet early after breakfast and keep busy, if you start to feel ill don't huddle under the sprayhood, don't go down below, you'll never come back up and do something like a turn at the helm. Importantly put your big boy (or girl) pants on when leaving port and soldier through!
Great professional production makes this a pleasure to watch!
Nice setup on the preventer. That's exactly how to do it. If you can find a lower spot to put the line that runs forward to the sampson post, that'll reduce the line's tripping hazard. Otherwise, well done. Love the line management on the whisker pole. I run something similar with mine. As for a downwind headsail, unless you're going to spend a lot of time going nearly dead downwind, I'd look for an asymmetrical spinnaker in a sock. The sock makes dousing the sail quick and safe. Plus, I'd go for a heavier weight like a .75 oz weight or higher. Those asymmetrical spinnakers can get quite loaded up with wind in a hurry! Portugal look absolutely beautiful! I crewed on a Hans Christian 38 for a couple of years on various races here in Alaska. Great boats for passage making. We once were in 4-5 meter seas going downwind and surfing down the waves. That was about the only time I got a little seasick and I've been sailing for 45 years (I'm 60 and recently retired). Cheers!
Really enjoying your videos. Especially the technical parts and the interviews with other sailors
Great video looking forward to more. I like you style in telling your story. Just bought my boat and will be sailing around Puget Sound and up to Alaska and around Canada for now.
Great to see high quality content and production. Very enjoyable and you two are very watchable. Can’t wait to keep watching the adventures! 👍👍
Thanks Andy, good to hear. Steve
Found you through Sailing Project Atticus and really enjoying watching from the beginning!
Love the Atticus crew
Awesome background rock music instumentals.
Glad you said that, I've had a couple of comments today from people wanting me to cut the music from the films. Was beginning to doubt myself!
@@svfairisle keep the music please do. Where do you get it from? Love to learn more.
@@michaelbower4245 I use Epidemic sound. You have to pay a monthly fee but it's so difficult to find good royalty free music you have no option but to pay for it on UA-cam if you want decent music.
I was going to make the comment that these videos are so beautifully and professionally produced that one of you guys must be in the media....then I caught sight of the BBC emblem on a jacket and I presume that answers my question?
like your setup for the spinnaker pole. You could perhaps improve it by adding a (snatch)block through which you guide the yankee or genoa sheet. It helps preventing chafee on the sheet
another great video, thanks for sharing your sight seeing and creative sailing tips.. I'll be definitely using a preventer line.
My new favourite sailing channel - Wonderful presentation (I now know why after reading your website!) and your boat is so beautiful, love the wood, colour and layout - Good luck on your adventures and I look forward to following them, I need to binge watch from here!
Bravo.,,,, thanks for your videos.
Nice! Thank you!
David said it perfectly. Really nice and interesting, I’m on!
I'm late to your channel. It is now August 2024. I am finding your videos interesting and informative. As of today you have 68.9k subscribers.
Welcome aboard!
Interesting to hear about the cost of Lagos marina, maybe mention costs as you go along, it a big part of' the dream'
yes we will try to do that
really enjoyable lots of varied content you really have skills in interviewing thankyou
What would be really useful and something that almost nobody covers properly, is the interactions you have with the authorities in the countries and ports that you visit.
Ha! Yes well we can help you out with that, check out the secret filming we did while being ripped off by the Croatian authorities in Ep 45…. ua-cam.com/video/ur8F5QQNoN0/v-deo.html
Wonderful production and presenting! A very interesting and engaging series.
How on earth can 8 people dislike this???
If you look at any other blogs there are always dis-likers, I think these people make a life out of it and trawl the web idiotically doing just that.
A really excellent episode. Your professional experience comes through. Am looking forward to future episodes.
Thanks guys. Love the video. Love the boat! I’m sure the brokers will be getting more enquiries about Hans Christians. Cheers
What a beautiful ship.. I love it.
An eccentric spinnaker and an extra smaller whisker pool will do fine.
I have recently bought a down wind sail for my much smaller yacht; only 10 meters nothing compared to yours. I wanted a spinnaker type sail and went for a furling gennaker. I bought it from Elvstrøm sails. It works really well, simple to deploy and not a “kite of fright” as some call a spinnaker. They also produce a sail that is like a code zero but is two sails joined together and so can be a code zero or spilt into a goose winged larger sail. I think that is more suitable for larger yachts like yours. There service wasn’t great, but maybe I was just unlucky. Certainly there are lots of other sail makers that produce furling gennakers. I really enjoy your channel, it is a pleasure to watch. I hope to follow in your wake in the not too distant future. I look forward to watching your next episode.
Thanks David, and thanks for the info. I'll have a Google of Elvstrøm
oh the narrations...splendid!
Judy loves it when people say that!
@@svfairisle well....she deserved all the love for sure
Watching past uploads of yours they are great,interesting as well as informative.
How do you both get on with the low freeboard??
Did you decide on a sail??
What about a top down furling asymmetrical spinnaker? Be perfect for that bowsprit of yours ??
Thanks Gary. I don’t find the low freeboard to be a negative, we’re still a really dry boat, the only time we’ve got splashed in the dog house was rounding Cape de la Hauge in France & that was 20ft steep waves coming from all directions, it was before we started the YT channel but took a shot at the time, we used it in the old titles. Of course much less windage with the low freeboard too. I think we’ll go for a top down furler but we haven’t been able to work on any of our usual projects since lockdown so big items are on hold for a bit.
Brilliant 👍
Really enjoying your channel. I've never sailed but living near Southampton it's always been a dream and your videos are tempting me more and more. Keep up the great work and thanks for bringing us along.
Maybe dont watch Ep2 then might put you off! Ep1 is in your neck of the woods though. Steve
Love the production value of you "vlog" your previous professional experience shines through, thank you for sharing. You mentioned in this episode the cost of Lagos marina, if you are looking for ideas on what people may like to be informed about, this is certainly something I think would be of interest, i.e. marinas versus anchorages while trying to balance a cruising budget, provisioning, basically hidden costs that new or potentially new sailors may not consider. I have heard of sorts a general rule of thumb of 10% maintenance costs of the value of your craft and would be interested during your journey if this is actually a fair assessment, obviously this is with respect to the maintenance of your boat rather than being inclusive of marina fees. Look forward to watching many more episodes of your adventure. Fair winds !
We will certainly be mentioning cost throughout as that is a big concern to us! I think the 10% rule is probably too much ( depends on the cost of your boat though) We maintain Fair Isle to the highest level but that doesn’t equate to 10%, more like 5%. If you managed to get a bargain boat though & maybe something 20 -30 years old, you probably would end up spending 10% a year to keep her in good condition. If a boat is structurally sound with a good engine the only really large expenses barring an accident is redoing the standing rigging and sails. Rigging would be about 7-8 thousand pounds for our boat. Should be done every 10 years, most people don’t... My fathers boat had the same standing rigging for 35 years! We will have ours done before we do the Atlantic. Other large expenses are really cosmetic or luxury’s really I.e. better chart plotters, watermaker, extra sails new furnishings etc.
We will also try and compare cost in different cruising areas. We know the Med will be expensive compared to the Caribbean for instance, but don’t really know how much. The cost of marinas in summer in the Med can be shocking but the 6 months from from Oct. to April seem to be less than prices in the UK. After we have some real world knowledge we will try a do a video just on costs. Steve
enjoying watching your back catalogue ..... filming and narration are BBC quality.....if you are happy with that comparison?
nice video thanks
Another great episode!
You asked for some new sail suggestions.
Go for a parasailor (less roll, less difficult to handle, can be used up to +20kts winds) instead of a spinnaker, a code-zero is nice to have as well.
Arh you see I've had so many mixed opinions on the parasailor. Love the idea of one, but to be honest I just think it's too much for us short handed., Would love to be proved wrong! One of the boats on the ARC had one and I was looking forward to seeing the fly it but they never did, mainly because they were short handed. That says to me it might be a step too far? Have you actually used one? Steve
@@svfairisle Yes I have. A family member has a 15 meter yacht equipped with one. When sailing with them it was used a couple of times. I found it a lot friendlier to handle than a classic spinnaker. We got it up and down with delightful ease with two people. I wasn't familiar with that type of sail at the time at all. It just sat up there and did what it was supposed to do without the quirky (and sometimes intimidating) behavior of the classical spinnaker. If you have the chance get somebody with some real practical handling experience to demonstrate it to you. In the meantime enjoy yourselves and watch out (before you jump in to the water) for the (huge) White Shark cruising around Majorca.
Love the tecky bits ...such a lot to maintain. Xx
Hi Andy, if you like the techy bits have you found Tech Corner on the website? if not take a look www.sailingfairisle.com
I love your boat. Classy.
Just found yr site,reached episode 3 ,so lots of viewing to look forward to!
Did you buy the boat as it is.
Great content too.
Thanks. We bought the boat in 2016. She had been left for a couple of years (owner had died) so things looked bad but I could tell it was mostly cosmetic. So 2 years preparing and we left the UK. We didn’t film the early stuff, didn’t really think we would do a YT channel
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Thanks for reply.
Currently watching a couple of boating channels,think it’s called Delos who sailed across the Pacific,could it 3000:miles,are you planning such a trip ,think they arrived in Polynesia
@@grahamcoffer1720 yes we are leaving the Mediterranean this year to cross the Atlantic, Pacific after that
What a great find! We'll be following in your wake next spring so all the information is very usefull! I'm not familiar with the Hans Christians and came across the old listing for Fair Isle while having a look see. You've done a LOT of varnish work! It looks like you were in (or very close to) our home berth in Mayflower when you left so we're almost related.. 🤣 Keep up the good work, most enjoyable!
Oh and a quick edit. Peter Sanders at Sanders sails Lymington made a great gennaker for me. The sail does exactly what I asked him to achieve and the service was truly excellent. No affiliation just a wholehearted recommendation.
Thanks for the recommendation Jon. I've actually started my annual varnish touch up session today. I can tell you pottering around in shorts & tee shirt in sunshine & 20 degrees makes it a whole different experience to trying to find 3 days in a row where it wouldn't rain between October and April in the UK! You'll love the cruising life, welcome to the party!
1:22 + 23:05 Sagres -- 22:57 Cabo de São Vicente
We are also heading to Lagos, then on to Cartagena ! Happy for any recommendations after Lagos , Bruce's Yard ? not sure where that is ? thanks Peter
Okay well stay tuned! Ep 4 will be going from Bruces yard (right next to Faro airport) down to Cartagena. We've had some recommendations from Miguel, a Portuguese skipper who was on the ARC so we'll be checking them out and any others we get. If you're behind us then hopefully we'll have the episode out before you get here, we're on a fast turn around for the films. When are you aiming to be in Cartagena?
@@svfairisle Hi Guys, many thanks for the replies, yes we will head for Sines on 22nd July, then straight to Lagos, then Faro. I want to head to Cartagena ASAP time permitting, Jane has to be back through August unfortunately so will have to rely on pals etc ! we are eventually leaving 'Julia'; in Barcelona for winter then Sardinia next year. Regards Peter
I recommend a gennacker on a furling roll
2200 a month wow thats 6 months cruising budget in NZ (Not counting shore nibbles) Fair winds.
For a light wind and downwind sail, have a look at the furling code-D sail by delta voiles. Should be ideal.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
@2:50 these are not Gannets, they are Cormorants.
That ship will point up with the best of them. But, down wind, pretty crap, big fat dragging undersides. Comfortable though. But you need, as you are slightly short handed, a code zero and a symmetrical spinnaker, sock launched. If you are truly "cruising" ie attempting to go downwind with the trades, etc, the yankee is too smal as your head sail. I would use something yankee size or even bigger as your furling 'staysail' and pole it 'it' out instead of trying to use your main for downwind. Your mast is set further forward than a Bermuda sloop, so a secondary track for a storm tri sail should be in place, perfect for beating out of a tight spot in a fecking big blow.
Of course there's always the Parasail or Parasailor spinnakers. Expensive but easily handled for long downwind passages.
I own a parasailor, a spinnaker and a light wind genua, but on longer downwindpassages especially over night we always use two genuas ore genua and fock with two poles, its much easier to control, especially in the night. The other sails we use on shorter trips during daytime
Frank Cromer have use used a parasailor though? I’ve had mixed reports of how easy they are to use short handed. Steve
Your series have been delightful and, of course, inspired a certain envy in this charter sailor. I do hope you get to Cartagena, Spain.My father, who was in the US Navy, was stationed there from 1958-1960. Although I was only 9 years old, l remember it as the time of my life. My parents gave me free rein to explore the city with my Spanish friends. There was a ruin of a castle or villa right near the waterfront, which was known as “ Castillo de Los Patos”. - castle of the ducks. That’s now been made into a lovely park; but at the time it had tunnels underneath to serve as air raid shelters.The harbor is beautiful natural harbor, ringed by hills that have 19th century fortifications. Some were still in use; some had been abandoned.To starboard as you pass the sea wall are two WW2 era submarine pens blasted into the side of the rock. These were to service Nazi U-boats operating in the Mediterranean. The US government converted them into ships’ fuel storage. The city was the landing point for the Carthaginian army during the Punic wars. Apparently a number of ruins from that era have been excavated. The city is not on the tourist route, but you might going it worth the trip. Better-known Alicante and Valencia are not too much further up the coast,
Bruce BECKNER Hi Bruce, yes we’ve heard lots of good things about Cartagena and are looking forward to exploring, sounds like you had a great time doing just that. We are going to drop into Cadiz on the way down too, another big former American navel base and of course we’ll be passing cape Trafalgar where Nelson defeated the joint French and Spanish forces lead by Napoleon. Certainly lots of history! Steve
I forgot to add that Cartagena was/is (?) the headquarters of the Spanish Navy, and there’s a lovely old yacht club at the left hand end of the public quay.
Gorgeous boat! We sailed into Porto last week, seems we are following in your wake. Hope to meet up in an anchorage some day ;)
Well I hope so. Just looked at your site and subscribed. Really interested in the synthetic rigging. Are you coming around the corner into the Med? or back across the Atlantic? Steve
Sailing Fair Isle we are going into the Med! We are going to leave the marina around mid September and make our way to Gibraltar. I think we should be in the Med by late October.
Rigging Doctor Well we will be wintering in Cartagena in fact we will be there by Sept as we have family coming out. If you happen to stop off there do look us up. Steve
Sailing Fair Isle very cool, that is in our path! How long will you be there? My parents are coming to meet us in Porto mid September, but after they leave we will shove off and get moving again.
@@RiggingDoctor We will make Cartagena our base for the winter. So will be just doing little trips from there in the Autumn then settling down when the weather gets bad. If you're following in our wake keep an eye on later episodes you can learn from our mistakes in anchor spots on the way down! If we get time we may have a little excursion to Morocco, might be interesting.
What’s the round cylinder object on the bow under the canvas ?
Again, nice video. Like the feel of the various interviews of the others in the rally. To me a downwind sail has always been a bit of a bother. It takes skill, and time and money. Better to put up a big genoa and pole it out imo, or a code zero on its own furler.
Yes that’s what I was thinking specially with a big heavy boat as the sail would end up being quite large.
Grinding and hot works are not permitted I marinas without proper precautions.
Nice job mate !
Your channel commentary is excellent. Past lives and experience? Please tell.
Arrh well as a ploy to get you to watch another video I can point you towards this one... ua-cam.com/video/mxlMA823pLw/v-deo.html but you could also just go to our website at www.sailingfairisle.com Thanks for watching and for the nice comments about the dolphin shots. Steve
I don‘t know whether you have already done so, but could you show us a comprehensive look of your boat, inside and out. This coupled with some performance data. I subscribed to your channel only yesterday and am already hooked. 👍
Hi Robert, well I call it a comprehensive look, Judy calls it long and geeky. But you've got a point, I haven't said much about performance... maybe I could make it longer! ua-cam.com/video/x8SDb0syCWU/v-deo.html
Wonderful, we have just made the same trip in ours, and are currently in Cascaise ! any tips for next leg ?
hi again Peter, sorry doing these in reverse order as I work down the page! We stayed in Oeiras when we were there which is a very nice marina with lots going on. I haven't really got any first hand info on best stops as we did it rather quickly with the ARC. One of the downsides really as you stick to a fairly tight schedule. If I were you though I would head right down to Lisbon. That whole area looks like a good area to explore if youve got the time and we heard good things. Our onl;y other stop on the way down was Sines which is nice, but foggy when we were there! Hopefully the Northerlys have set in now and you'll get a decent sail. Enjoy, Steve
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This is nice. I'll be back💕💖
Oh my God you guys are such beautiful people ... and your video is like by professionals! For sure I will be a follower ... unfortunately I don't have the means to support you by way of Patreon but you will get both of my thumbs up forthwith 🙏
Thanks Peter, and no worries about Patreon, we're not actually on there yet anyway. Enjoy!
Faro is a lovely town. Was there three weeks ago. Do you know before hand the slip or mooring fees prior to your arrival?
It wasn't mooring fees as such as we were lifted and had the boat on the hard for a month. The price was €200 for the lift, same to put back in (Much cheaper than the UK) and €11/day to keep the boat on the hard, which again is very cheap. I know of marinas where they charge you the same on the hard as in the water. By comparison to leave the boat in Lagos was about €80/day. if you're just wanting to visit the Faro area the best option by far is to anchor, which of course is free! Thats where we are now, anchored off Culatra which is lovely. Hope that helps, Steve
Did you try the lovely restaurant next to the fish. Market?
No we missed that one.
IT WAS a nice country.
Good Lord,Fair Isle is simply a magnificent looking yacht! My search consists, mainly, of newer " push button" types....Discovery, Rassey. I will be visiting Berthon brokerage in several weeks. Have you had any interaction with them?
Hi Peter, no direct knowledge of Berthon. We bought Fair Isle in Holland from De Valk, they were very good to deal with. Steve
This production is bbc quality, did you work in tv presenting? Your boat is gorgeous
Thanks Mary & yes 35 years at the BBC and ITN!
Sailing Fair Isle
Yes, the timing is very good amongst other positives!
Enjoying the production values and the scripts. Looking forward to checking out the tech vids too. I was in that yard in Faro (snuck in to look at the boats) and I think I saw Fair Isle there. I remember the unique colours. Stood out.
How much did the Arc cost? I can see the security and camaraderie in numbers but being tied to a schedule seems to have forced everyone out in either frustrating and/or dangerous conditions. Do the organisers take that into account?
Have you thought about satellite weather updates? Surprised it's not more popular among the fleet.
Loathed to tell a cameraman his job but linger at the end of those pans and tilts for just a beat longer please (it's my pet hate - feel free to tell me to shove my advice :) )
Also put some ads on so you can afford a music license. Copyright free stuff is always so cringy and imposing, unless it's really ambient.
Love the titles, love the intro, the format, the scripting, the pace, the pair of you clearly work really well together. Very refreshing compared to the raft of bikini-click-bait sailing vlogs.
Subscribed and looking forward to more episodes and drone footage.
Fair winds.
Hi Andy, thanks for your comprehensive appraisal of our videos! It is strange as after 35 years of producing documentaries for tv I now get 10 times the feed back in one video on UA-cam than I got in broadcast in all that time!
When I edit to music I’m usually cutting on the beat or the off beat, I do try to give a mix of slow paced and racier segments.
Regarding the sound track I do pay for music and actually you’re the first person to dislike the music choice we’ve had lots of comments saying how much people like the music choice, just shows how subjective it is. What would you like music wise? Remember I can’t use copyrighted mainstream music as it’s far too easy to get caught out with rights issues even if you think you’ve paid for the relevant license.
ARC Portugal was a mixed bag. On the whole I think we’re glad we did it, the camaraderie is great, just doing it as a shared experience. But you’ll know if you’ve watched episode two that you don’t sail as a fleet and in reality rarely see other boats from the ACR at sea, you just meet up at port. I think ARC Portugal was £1600, but don’t quote me on that, It’ll be on their website and is dependant on your boat size. Taking into account the ARC payed for all the marinas a lot of dinners and a free bar when you got to port it was certainly good value, and of course they take the hassle out of booking ports. On the down side, yes they run to a schedule and that means you’re not as free to wait for ideal weather. The storm this year was an extreme case though I think, the worst that was predicted was 25 knots on the nose, but the different weather agencies weren’t agreeing so we knew it was basically in the lap of the gods. That might have been enough of a reason to delay if you were planning it yourself but obviously the ARC wants it to run on time if at all possible, an obvious down side to rally’s. Thanks for watching, Steve
@@svfairisle Yeah, sorry. Love you're work. I too worked in current affairs and am famous for giving unrequested feedback in edits. That's the thing about UA-cam: you now have 8000 execs all with notes. Personally I think generic production music is too concentration sapping. If it's not a familiar tune my preference is always some ambienty stuff in the background that doesn't become the center of attention but shapes the mood. Absolutely it's a personal choice. You're channel is doing great guns and I saw the music got good feedback. So stick with what you're doing. And thanks for taking the feedback so well. I've been kicked out of suites before now.
Have you looked into a music license for web? I think it's not as expensive as it used to be, and I think youtube do some licensy thing for content creators.
Thanks for inspiring us madam..sir
I can't believe you didn't stop by in Cascais ?!
Yes we've heard good things about Cascais, unfortunately we we're sailing with ARC Portugal at that point and didn't have the time to stop in. We would have liked to sail down to Lisbon too. Another time:)
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