Ep22. Sailing SOLO to PORTLAND and MESSING UP the DOCKING!
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2023
- Day 3 of my adventure! Heading from Totland Bay to Portland marina. I stuffed the docking up, but survived!
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Day 3 of my adventure! Heading from Totland Bay to Portland marina. I stuffed the docking up, but survived!
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Gotta go to work,I'll finish the rest when I get home , this one kinda makes me want to be late !
it takes a lot of balls to go to sea single handed! you're smashing it. also, looks like your boat slips down those waves very lovelyly
😂 She's a friggin champ! Obviously I have no frame of reference, but it's like she's on rails a lot of the time. I've adjusted the wind vane now, so should do a better job. If I ever leave this port 🙈
You do realise that this sailing stuff is addictive, and there is no rehab treatment 😊
Unfortunately I have 😂😂
Very true, looking for a new adventure right now !
It’s called seahab 😂
@hellohellohello6847 very good 👍🏻
Sailing is rehab.
"Tossed about like a turd in a pisspot" . As Admiral Lord Nelson once said.😂
I believe so! 😂😂
I don't blame you for getting a bit emotional, you are starting to see your dream come to life and realising you are living in it !
You are a quick learner too which is absolutely crucial and also refreshing to witness !
Keep it up lad ! 👍
Thank you!
Love that you include your cockups, really helpful to see for us who are just starting out or interested in sailing. Bravo mate, you're doing it :))
You'll get warts and all on this channel, I'm learning as I go, I'm gonna cock up!
Nice to see someone discover the joy of sailing and being out in nature. I started out 30 years ago but still like to keep it simple and minimalistic to stay in touch with the elements.
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In deed
It looks like the definition of having good time al ways
Ship Happens sent me over to your channel and wow you are very entertaining and a smart bloke in my opinion. Love your humor.
Thank you!
Been following your adventure since the beginning. Very funny. You actually know some shit, getting as far as you've gotten; starting the engine by joumping the starter. You are very funny and I'm sure you will succeed in your plans. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers! And thanks for watching!
Something that would really help a boat like yours is a 'flopper-stopper', easy enough thingy to make from a bucket. I know it's early days for you but maybe have a go at getting sail up in all conditions and relying on it rather than the stinkbox. Once you're moving your sails will damp the movement and a Contessa is a well handy boat to sail in most conditions. Oh yes and.....one of the most important things to learn for downwind sailing is to tack downwind instead of running - it's often faster and a lot less roly poly.
I only used the 'stinkbox' to enter the harbour 👍
The brain and inner ears get used to the sloshing about. I always wondered about couples living the life with chronic sea sickness.
I've isolated it to the drinks I was having. Luckily.
I like to think that popeye is the bad guy and this is bluto's show 😊
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Brutus 😆😆😆
Im so proud of you for living your dream! So your allowed to be emotional! ❤
It was a moment of madness. Normal cantankerous service has resumed 😂😂😂
@@BumblingSailor thanks for the mention to! Xx
A midship cleat is almost essential equipment for singlehanded docking, it makes things so much less frantic. Good improvisation using the winch.
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You’re slowly infusing me with courage enough to untie from the dock!😮 I am very proud of you for some strange reason. 😂
Do it! 😂
Your really getting,it on.Mans stuff.ya proper Sailor.Your pub tough guys don't do this.F well done.
Cheers!
15:40 pull on some kicking strap to take out most (not all) of that of that massive twist in the mainsail then let the boom out.
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Yes, a series of unfortunate events will be shared with a series of awesome events while sailing your own boat on a path of adventure. It’s a hoot to me, that your sharing many of my old own past worries of learning in a small boat on open water.❤️
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You have the best fans!! Beer on arrival?! I need their number 😂😂
I know right! 😂
Keep going Bumbly!
Cheers!
Looks like a great day.
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Spot on mate, your arrived and tied up that's the main thing. Check out Harry Dwyer BTW, 1700 miles round Britain, his film editing is a work of Art.
Cheers, I don't think I've even watched anything on UA-cam for ages!
good improvisation with the docking ,as someone said below for solo docking step onto the pontoon with a line from midships and from bow or stern depending on where the wind is coming ,from tie of midships first ,makes the job easy.
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I took the plunge like you after watching every vanlife video and converted a van to live in, now on second bigger van and been vanlifing for 4 years!! Thing is I've been watching sailing videos for the last year and am saving for a boat!!! 😁 Gonna follow your journey closely 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was my route! I think it's easier to transition into a boat if you've lived in a pretty cramped van first!
Absolutely!! Happy sailing and one day hopefully we will cross paths 👍👍🍻🍻
I have no experience but I’ve dreamed of buying a sailboat for over twenty years. Your videos are both entertaining and inspiring. Thank you.
Cheers!
Damn. You're good at this! Good call to come around again. You did a great job docking!
Thank you!
Blinking Great Episode again ! Thanks for sharing
Cheers!
Hey nice job dealing with the pitching & rolling, I see now just how hard putting a sail up in those conditions is. 😎
Yeah, exciting! 😂
Awesome mate. Takes a northener to say how it actually is lol. Well done.
Your totalling smashing it. Don't be so self critical, we're all learning all the time.
Gemma is why I am here and I'm loving your channel. What you lack in experience you make up for with practical common sense. Well done. Oh! and I lived in Bolton for about fifty years.
Experience is a real teacher. You are learning quick. Glad to see some real English Sailing.
Thank you!
Just started watching and enjoying your videos. Maybe you've already figured this out but the trick to overcoming the prop walk in reverse is to give a blast of throttle in reverse to get the boat moving and then shift into neutral, Repeat as necessary to get where you need to go.
Thanks for the advice!
The coolest boat in the marina 👌
😂😂 Not sure about that!
It's really great watching a novice learn to sail. I've recently started learning to sail, having bought a classic sailing dinghy, but I have aspirations for something bigger one day!
Keep going, and good luck!
Thank you, and best of luck!
I love it. I did offer to lend a hand but you're already well on the way! nice job squire!
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Awesome stuff Terry. Well done all round and thanks as always for sharing your experiences and adventures aboard. You are getting there!
Cheers!
Wow dude! You're sailing. So impressed
Thanks!
Your boat slips along beautifully. Interesting videos mate. Good luck.
Thank you!
Very impressed mate, well done. Really well done.
Cheers mick!
Well done mate!😊
Cheers!
Well done sir. It is good to see someone learning to sail from scratch and handle it.
Cheers!
Another great one. Once again no one died and the boat still fliats so succesful trip. Loving the way the sailing malarchy is starting to come naturally now. I hope to sail the south coast some point this year. Im east coast atm.
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Love your vids!! Great stuff! An inspiration. Stay safe and be well. Look forward to more.
Thank you!
Just brought my boat and I have all this to learn! Thanks mate for the videos they give me hope🎉
Awesome! Fair winds my friend!
The more experience you get now will come in handy later .Very nice to see you getting used to the quirks of being aboard your boat . Really enjoyed this episode .
Thank you!
Keep going nice to watch your learning well thank you for supporting Mark on wilding sailing it means everything to him as it does to rock on Terry
Thanks Kevin!
Downwind days are great. Glad you are out there and loving it. Keep at it! ❤ There is no shame in sailing with no main, especially downwind.
Cheers!
Well done, looked fun. Glad you spotted how useful those winches can be when mooring. It's warming up now, enjoy the rest of the trip.
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Legend!!
Cheers!
I’m just really happy for you.
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The freedom to faff about. Awesome! Enjoying the journey with you. Fin.
Cheers!
ya doing a good job! keep it up bud! and don't forget to enjoy the experience :)
I'm definitely doing that!
You are doing spectacular, love watching you living your best life. You will get use to the docking thing. I always ran a line from the bow down so I could tie the stern, then jump off and pull the bow in by hand.
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Just love watching your progress, but I feel so nervous for you at times. You're a brave guy. Take care, good luck and good sailing
I'll be reet 👍
Excellent and interesting video! You make me jealous. I'm returning to the boat in a couple of weeks and can't wait thx to you ;-) Keep up the good vibe!!
Awesome! Hope it goes well!
It's been a little while since I tuned in to you you're doing great remember we learn by doing and you're coming along just marvelously thank you for the content blessings to you and yours coming at you from Southern Oregon
Thank you!
Great viewing mate, you remind me why I have a motor boat! 😁
Thank you so much! Maybe one day when I grow up I'll get one 😂
Loving it
Cheers!
Hi Terry.
I’m in awe mate. You are kicking its ass.
One question please. What are you navigating by? Is it an Ap or, are you using charts/pilot book?
A combination of my phone/ipad with various apps and markers put into an old gps chartplotter 👍
Nice one mate ! I love Weymouth ,Portland area , I have been going there once or twice a year since the early seventies . I started because my brother was based at the helicopter base there doing SAR . I just fell for the place . I think Weymouth is a fantastic area to bring up a family ,it has everything .🍺
I absolutely love it!
Looks like you are enjoying this sailing malarkey too much despite what you said! lol 😂 Another great video and nice to see your little buddy turning up to make sure you arrived safely and were settled into your new dock 😊
😂😂 Definitely!
Good job mate👍
And grats on reaching 10k subs.
Arse cracks and everything 😅
😂😂😂 Cheers!
Hi Buddy, just came across your “Bumbling Channel” don’t know why but episode by episode I’m really beginning to love it and look forward to it. Your my kinda a guy. Krgds. from an old retired Irish Ship’s Captain, now living in Australia. Fair winds & following seas my friend. ☘️🇦🇺
Thank you! Hope I can keep it up!
I found your channel on a whim, going down the same rabbit hole you did to get started on this dream. Hoping to follow in your steps one day! Just saving up for the right ship!
Awesome! Best of luck on your adventure!
I heard you put on your posh telephone voice when hailing the safety craft 😂
But jokes aside great communication, clear as a bell and your intensions confirmed!
Inspiring to see a man living his dream and making it reality, fair play to you Sir!
Reckon you held a pretty good account of yourself. Well done big fella! Good vid.
Cheers!
Cracking sail!😉
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I would jumped straight in with that dolphin! Rare to see them by themselves. Good work look forward to the next video 👍🏻
I thought about it!
Just started watching your channel and really enjoying it. I was given a good tip for coming alongside when solo sailing, if you don't have a midship cleat tie a rope around the base of the mast instead
So glad l was introduced to you by Ship Happens your a bit like l am when l go sailing on my mates yacht lm now 72 and lve only just experienced motion under sail wow what a game changer. I'm realy enjoying your experiences especially encountering a dolfin eating what was under you mooring bouy evan us blokes can get realy sentimental about situations like that. Looking forward to your next vlog 😎😎😎
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching!
You made a friend
It's was unbelievable!
Man, respect, brother.
Cheers!
You are going to need a summer hat? Not sure if that beanie is going to be comfortable in the Caribbean.
I like to suffer 😂
Wahoo! Loving your channel. I too bought a boat (last summer) with no experience at all( probably less knowledge than you😅)BUT I’m doing it. Still not ready to do it in my own but your vids are adding to my motivation. Thanks
Hi Helen! That's awesome! Just bloody do it is what I say! Keep it up, you'll have a ball!
Growing big UA-camr ❤
We'll see, keep thinking everyones gonna leave soon 😂
Contessa 26 is a lovely yacht that'll take you across the Atlantic, one day I'll have one too. Love what you're doing.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Love it. Like your style. Great stuff Kind regards mike and Fenna. Sv Falcon Holland
Thank you!
I wish I had the bottle to head into the open sea by myself 100% respect to you I have a 16 ft speed boat and I get the willies even hitching it onto the car 😂lovely video
In the right boat and the right conditions, it's a breeze!
Smashing it and your thought processes is spot on.
A few pointers might help up out. Always set up a centre line if you’re on your own so much easier to dock. Then do the standard bow and stern. Wait till you try a med park (stern to) on your own, doing anchor and stern lines and driving backwards.
Get the main up at anchor, having it up and tied to the centre gives you much more control and it’s easier to balance than a head sail. Especially if the engine doesn’t start.
If you want to sail on the jib downwind then keep the main up but centralise it, gives you a lot more options and stops it stealing the wind.
Awesome, thanks so much!
Well done Bumbling, onwards and upwards 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers!
I got battered at St Aldhelms Head, a beautiful spot but not to be messed with.
Agreed!
ROLL THINTRO
Well done, great achievement!
Keep up your reading, learning and sail training 👌the more you practice the easier and more effective your skills will become. If your staying on the long pontoon for a bit, keep practicing, you’ll get to be faster and most importantly be safer for it.
One of the most important lessons to learn on a yacht of any size, is how to “Heave To” ….. I.e. stop the boat!
it’s very simple to do and buys you time to rest, sort a problem out etc.
Yachts can respond differently when you Heave to, based on size, amount of canvas up, wind and tide, keel type etc etc, it would be good for you to know how to do it as an” instant second nature thing” or as you would say thingy 😂
Really enjoying your vids and being with you on your journey 😃👍
Thank you! Heaving to is my kink 😂
❤ hang in there!! ❤
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Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Great to see ♥by the time you get back home you wont be saying "no experience" anymore as you will have had plenty of it by then 👍I gave you a tip on mooring in an earlier video of having a line back from the bow cleat to the cockpit so once you have secured the stern you jump off with the line from the bow and pull the bow into the side to secure it ,can make things a bit easy and controllable👍 ,at least your weather is getting better now for the next stage's ❤.
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A good landing is one you can walk away from . You're still walking ... 🤗
Not after a night on J 😂
You got me thinking that you should set up some clutches on the cabin top for halyards and a downhall for the main. you could also rig up a preventer that would stay in place for when needed. Lazy jacks would be a huge help as well. You could for very little money rig that boat so you'd never have to leave the cockpit.
Consider having enough bow line to go around the outside of your stays and back to the cockpit. When you get to the dock you'll have both lines in your hand. Step off with the two lines and you;re completely under control.
you got this.
Early on, a downwind run might feel a bit uncomfortable, but in the future you'll be hoping for a following sea. Just watch that boom for an accidental jibe. (Preventer)
Fun video. It was like you were on a rollercoaster of emotion. Add a bit of sea sickness and sleep deprivation and you're well on your way to being a seasoned pro.
As always, fair winds and best wishes.
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I visited Fleetwood Marina today looks like lots of mooring berths are available!
You have a very posh radio voice lol ( Great Episode )
😂😂😂 I have to ditch the northern so people know what I'm talking about 😂. I'm actual heading to Blackpool and Fleetwood sailing club. But I will go to the marina for a week if I can afford it, easier for family to visit.
No experience and solo sailing you are doing great.
Cheers!
I spent a night at anchor at Totland Bay last summer and it was just a mess of rolling all night. I'll skip it next time I up that way but the beach was very nice with the dog and kids so worth a stop over. In a South Easterly it may be fine.
It definitely wasn't fun, but neither was Bembridge 😂
Shame I have only come across your channel as I would have come and given you a hand when you were at newhaven. Best of luck with the rest of your journey. Fair winds
Cheers! I could have done with one on a few occasions! 😂
When there are whitecaps ya need to say, "The sheep are in the field!!"
I'll remember that! 😂
Nice job! Even with 2 km of empty dock ahead of you..! 😂
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Epic mate. And that docking wasn't bad at all. I've done worse plenty of times
😂 Thanks!
great video Terry don't forget you are still learning so you're bound to make mistakes so don't worry you cant learn if you don't make mistakes your videos are improving your confidence has massively improved I really do hope your channel takes off massively I am doing as much as I can by keep watching your videos or leave them running while on another channel so that your hours mount up so all the best from John from Rugby.
Cheers John!
@@BumblingSailor no problem mate I will keep doing it when I am online.
very very cool
Cheers!
Cool video bro! You got another subscriber 👍🙂
Thank you!
I doff my proverbial hat to you, sir! You're doing it. Was gonna say, if you hate downwind sailing, better go round the other way, but you beat me to it ;) had the fish n chips in Weymouth yet? I just love that place, not just for the fish n chips. Bit rough, but just a cool place to be
Not yet, barely left the marina 😂😂😂
Another great Video and the explained the reason of the emjo (hiding a Crack) on arrival at Portland was 😂.
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