I found you via Patrick Laine and very pleased to have done so. Your knowledgeable and efficient sharing are much appreciated kind sir! Fair winds and safe travels.
An easy "Like" James. All of those who have attempted those waters know how challenging those passages can be. As always, you made it look like a 'a piece of cake'. Just superb.
I'm part of the huge Patrick Laine fan club. You have had one hell of a summer on the water and a tough sail over the last few days that I'm sure YOU made look easy. I find the coastal stuff exhausting. Anything close to traffic and land and the sailing gets tough. I did find getting back up Channel the most exhausting part of the voyage! ATB Patrick. I'm looking forward to a catch up very soon. Stay safe. James
Hello Bob. What a lovely comment. Thank you. I hope my enjoyment of my cruise to Madeira and the Azores is clear to see. Also how thoroughly I prepared me and my ship. Thank you again. Stay safe. James
I like the fact that you actually sail , low winds and to windward instead of relying on the motor like most people. Very refreshing to see. After all that is sailing.
Hi Arek. I love sailing ... actually sailing the boat. And I'm lucky! 'Talisker 1' is stable reefed down in a blow, goes to windward superbly AND sails in light airs. Thank you very much for watching. Fair winds and stay safe. James
just found these,, and watched them all !!! excellent , great stuff,, " like " as many as i could but tended just to sit back and let them roll !! so unusual nowadays to find a channel that i can actually watch all the way throo let alone let the next one follow on !!! thanks..
Beautiful and inspiring. Preparation and skill aside, I don't believe anyone should depart until they know they'll get a welcome like that upon return. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for posting your adventures. As a fellow RCC member living in Los Angeles, I enjoyed your video stop over in my hometown of Dartmouth. You do our club proud Sir! Safe travels :-).
Hi Antony. Thank you very much for watching the video and for your comment. I absolutely loved the stop in Dartmouth. Next time I will stay longer. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
Awesome , its always a good feeling when a tour comes to full circle . Thank you for taking the time too put a great video together in a sequence , it was easy too follow . Each video showed so much yet it was not too long so we could keep on working and pick the next video up as soon as time permitted . IN fact it was so very inspiring that i want to sell my C&C and get a longer version or similar to make a trip from Canada to just do a circumnavigation of the old world instead of sailing south . ( the mrs. doesn't like hot weather ) It seamed like your Westerly Typhoon , behaved very smartly in just about anything weather threw at you , under auto helm . and at a 37 feet , seems about a good length to make such a voyage . We are so spoiled sailing the fresh water Great Lakes here in Canada , i guess i have some brushing up to do . Thanks again for sharing .
Super video, I did Falmouth to Brighton with my 1969 Bowman 26 over 4 days in July 2019 anchoring at Start Bay 1st night & Portland 2nd, Gosport Marina 3rd night and on to Brighton day 4...
Thank you for watching. Coastal sailing after the leg from the Azores to Falmouth was busy with the land and traffic. But perfect weather until Eastbourne and then no wind Eastbourne to Ramsgate. Just about the only motoring of the whole voyage to reach Ramsgate before very strong winds arrived. I'd love to spend some time in the south west. I did love the peace of St Mawes. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
We're considering that route this summer David as our first extended cruise. We're berthed at Brighton, so an out and return, hopefully as far as Falmouth over two weeks. I'd say we would take smaller hops than you did though if we're beating into a south-westerly. I haven't heard of the Start Bay anchorage, what was your plan B. if that hadn't been possible due to weather? Simon.
Hello Chris. Thank you so much for watching the videos. I'm afraid they are rather dull compared to some of the excitement out there. I endeavour to sail safely ... I hope that comes across. An uneventful voyage means its been a safe voyage. ATB James
That is extremely kind but in all honesty I'm scared. I am particularly anxious before departure. I settle down when clear of land and I feel then that I'm in a world I understand. But pre departure is normally awful. I can lean on my experience and I always say if your surprised by something at sea ... you should not be out there. But I do take great care at sea. Thank you so much for watching. ATB James
Thanks for sharing your sailing experiences. I have have virtually sailed with you to Norway and the Azores and really enjoyed being onboard Talisker 1! I am thinking of follow your wake next summer with my own boat and plan to replace my old Furuno weather fax with a more up to date system. You seems to have a system and equipment onboard Talisker 1 that works very well offshore and it would be interesting to know what set up and equipment you have for communication with land and downloading of grib weather files?
Hi Bjorn. Thank you so much for watching the videos and for your kind comment. I use Iridium Go PredictWind. I cannot recommend it more highly. Send me an email and I will give you the contact I use samingosailing@icloud.com Fair winds and stay safe James
Absolutely inspiring. Thanks for taking the time to record your voyage, it's kept me entertained during the first week of Covid 19 lockdown and inspired me to push on with my Day Skipper course. Hopefully i'll be doing something similar soon.Thanks again.
David. Did I respond to your kind message? If not ... I am so sorry. Enjoy the Day Skipper course. Are you doing the shore based AND the practical course? May I emphasise how many miles and years of preparation I put in before sailing a bit further and I regard myself as a very ordinary sailor. Do take the time to do 'the knowledge'. It's vital to do the most dangerous bit which is coastal sailing, close to land and traffic. Lots of arrivals and departures in tidal waters. Read read and read. There are some wonderful writers and I feel you should never make a mistake you've read about or make the same mistake twice. But there is no substitute for coastal miles and short sea miles sailed. I hope 2021 is a better year for the world. Stay safe and may you have fair winds. ATB James
@@samingosailing Hi James. Thank you for the advice, which i will be taking On Board. As things stand at the moment i have completed my theory course and if all goes well i will be doing the practical in April 2021. Once again thanks for your inspiration. Fair winds and stay safe. David
@@samingosailing Hi James. At last I have my Day Skipper. My friend took his Competent Crew at the same time so the plan is to charter a boat to gain experience. I have also started to look at boats with a view to owning my own by next year. Keep Safe. David.
Hi David. Brilliant. Well done. So many people don't get shown some basic things that HAVE to be done properly. Don't stop reading and stay inquisitive. I hoover books on sailing. Please keep in touch and let me know how you get on. It's the coastal miles that will count. Off shore miles are meaningless without them. Departures and arrivals in tidal waters with land and traffic. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
Hello James, don't mind me asking I hope, what kind of money did talisker cost you to buy and upgrade? The vids are great for we couch sailors. Thanks for going to the trouble to share with us.
You are so kind to watch the videos. Thank you. I've kept that bit secret from my family!! I hope you won't mind me not sharing it with you. What I can say is that you can do it on a shoe string if you want to ... If your interested in the story of a great young couple who circumnavigated the world in a small boat then read 'Orca' by John Pennington. Its available as a hard copy or on kindle from Amazon. If your super rich (not me .. I go without a lot on land to have what I want at sea) you can spend two million on an Oyster and sail the globe. That is not necessary! There are many people sailing the oceans. I suppose the average value of a boat sailed by an older couple sailing the globe would be something between 40 - 80k. They might have spent much more than its value over the years. ATB James
Well I noticed earlier boat prices from your blog last night and thought it was just an oversight. I am as you've guessed, an old fart. so would be looking in that range for something needing minimal work. So old but well maintained and specced. You look hooked on Westerlies, I know nothing of them. Patrick L (my role model) went for a bow thruster-ed production boat. My heart is with your lovely Typhoon, my head and limited skills go with the easier to work knock-out.. I am drawn to the idea of solo but even after years lack the skill. Probably a dream though. Currently until he gets a placement, I'm a 24/7 carer for my disabled son, on a pension but guarding my various bits of boat buying capital. My wife won't go in a boat and just tolerates me day-sailing. Apart from that I'm free as a bird and ready to accompany either of you unsociable nomads wherever that passage be! We'll see where things are next season.
I think that was selling my Sadler ... buying the bare bones of this one. Yes! ... like you I'm a PL fan. We met up earlier this year too. I'm not a bit hooked on Westerlys. I'm impressed if a boat is well made. I'm far from convinced about some boats having delivered them as a job. But! If you want to sail round the bay then the lighter new production boats are fine. But so many are not made for a seaway anymore. They are designed to live in harbour occasionally venturing forth round the bay. The last thing you need below is space to be thrown about in. I was looking first at heavier and steadier. My favourite was a Rival 38. But! Another Rival owner who knows me well persuaded me NOT to have something that would not sail in light airs. With our instant grib maps today we can watch weather. You can sail away from weather. So I've ended up with a real mile eater. She's stable in heavier weather reefed right down and is particularly good to windward punching through everything. She also makes good progress in the lightest of airs. Sailing alone is purely an attitude thing. Much better sailors than me would hate to sail alone. I always feel that if your surprised by something at sea you should not be out there. Its being a step ahead. Being able to improvise. And ... staying fit. An incapacitated single hander means an incapacitated boat. The crew are the weakest link. All the v v best to you and your son. Email me for any fuller answers. samingosailing@icloud.com ATB James
Hi Hans. Thank you very much for watching the videos. The cruise took place at the right time of year. I wanted to have the maximum in my favour. And I've done a lot of practice. I would not have done it if I was not 99.9% certain I could do it. I had confidence in my boat. If I did not let the boat down she was not going to let me down. I am the weakest link in the team, more so being alone. I am interested in you using the word 'nerve'. I have anxiety before leaving port. It's only once I cast off and me and the boat are underway that I feel ok. Enjoy your sailing and boating. However far you go, fair winds and stay safe. James
Unfortunately, my present employer doesn't allow for extended off times. This in turn, only allows short trips, I think that is the biggest "nerve" question as is the the other half of the family being more reserved. Hopefully, retirement will provide more time to enjoy longer trips in the future. You are absolutely right though, once your out for a while and have gotten used to sailing again, the nerves tend to subside. Great, realistic video's, not the normal only sun drenched beaches with pretty bikini's (also not bad 😉but). Keep on enjoying sailing and wishing you fair winds and good health. Cheers @@samingosailing
But a few people like it. My films are very dull. I hope they just demonstrate someone endeavouring to sail safely on a well maintained boat. There are plenty of alarming channels (great to watch if you know little about the sea) showing folk putting themselves and others in danger. ATB James
It is certainly not for everyone and should not be undertaken without a great deal of competence and an intimate knowledge of ones ship. Knowing I am alone has made me extra extra precautious. I am thorough with preparation and very very disciplined from pre departure, casting off, being underway right up to safe arrival. I endeavour to have an uneventful voyage. This means it has been a safe passage. I witness plenty of chaos with SOME crewed boats. Very rarely with single-handers who I find resourceful and more than a little bit … self sufficient. A disabled crew disables the ship. Managing oneself is crucial to the running of the ship. I’m not sure statistics will back up, us, long in the tooth, solo sailors, coming to grief any more often than crewed boats! We know we can't make mistakes. As a crew member, I’ve witnessed risks to personal safety and subsequent unnecessary injury for example, in the galley, on deck …. quite frequently. Risks I would never take. I certainly don’t put to sea expecting help from any quarter. If your going to be surprised at sea you should not be out there. We also, as my friend Patrick Laine reminds me, know our limits.
@@samingosailing Not for me, I panic if I loose sight of land. Thoroughly enjoyed your video tho ! Can I ask where you moor your boat, and, the annual mooring charge ?
Hello Robert. Land means something to wreck the boat and lots of traffic to avoid :-)) Thank you so much for watching the videos. I do hope that despite your disapproval of us solo sailors you got the impression that there was calm on board during the voyage and that it was very much routine. My mooring is in a small pretty estuary on the east coast above Harwich. My swinging mooring is under 1k. It has to be annually lifted and checked and it has to be very strong. Stay safe. James
I found you via Patrick Laine and very pleased to have done so. Your knowledgeable and efficient sharing are much appreciated kind sir!
Fair winds and safe travels.
Thank you very very much for finding me thanks to marvellous Patrick. I am a big fan of Patrick's sailing. Best wishes James
An easy "Like" James. All of those who have attempted those waters know how challenging those passages can be. As always, you made it look like a 'a piece of cake'. Just superb.
I'm part of the huge Patrick Laine fan club. You have had one hell of a summer on the water and a tough sail over the last few days that I'm sure YOU made look easy. I find the coastal stuff exhausting. Anything close to traffic and land and the sailing gets tough. I did find getting back up Channel the most exhausting part of the voyage! ATB Patrick. I'm looking forward to a catch up very soon. Stay safe. James
Fantastic, loved every minute 👏
Hello Bob. What a lovely comment. Thank you. I hope my enjoyment of my cruise to Madeira and the Azores is clear to see. Also how thoroughly I prepared me and my ship. Thank you again. Stay safe. James
I like the fact that you actually sail , low winds and to windward instead of relying on the motor like most people. Very refreshing to see. After all that is sailing.
Hi Arek. I love sailing ... actually sailing the boat. And I'm lucky! 'Talisker 1' is stable reefed down in a blow, goes to windward superbly AND sails in light airs. Thank you very much for watching. Fair winds and stay safe. James
just found these,, and watched them all !!! excellent , great stuff,, " like " as many as i could but tended just to sit back and let them roll !! so unusual nowadays to find a channel that i can actually watch all the way throo let alone let the next one follow on !!! thanks..
Very kind of you Roderick. It's really just to show an ordinary sailor sailing a little further. Thank you so much for watching. All the best James
Beautiful and inspiring. Preparation and skill aside, I don't believe anyone should depart until they know they'll get a welcome like that upon return. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Mark. Just shows .. I'm not anti social in harbour and on land :-))
Thanks for posting your adventures. As a fellow RCC member living in Los Angeles, I enjoyed your video stop over in my hometown of Dartmouth. You do our club proud Sir! Safe travels :-).
Hi Antony. Thank you very much for watching the video and for your comment. I absolutely loved the stop in Dartmouth. Next time I will stay longer. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
Awesome , its always a good feeling when a tour comes to full circle . Thank you for taking the time too put a great video together in a sequence , it was easy too follow . Each video showed so much yet it was not too long so we could keep on working and pick the next video up as soon as time permitted . IN fact it was so very inspiring that i want to sell my C&C and get a longer version or similar to make a trip from Canada to just do a circumnavigation of the old world instead of sailing south . ( the mrs. doesn't like hot weather ) It seamed like your Westerly Typhoon , behaved very smartly in just about anything weather threw at you , under auto helm . and at a 37 feet , seems about a good length to make such a voyage .
We are so spoiled sailing the fresh water Great Lakes here in Canada , i guess i have some brushing up to do .
Thanks again for sharing .
Klaus. Thank you for watching the videos and for your very kind comments. Fair winds and stay safe James
Congratulations on the achievement as well as the effort to document and upload. Much enjoyed many thanks. Cheers Bill
Thank you very much. ATB James
Super video, I did Falmouth to Brighton with my 1969 Bowman 26 over 4 days in July 2019 anchoring at Start Bay 1st night & Portland 2nd, Gosport Marina 3rd night and on to Brighton day 4...
Thank you for watching. Coastal sailing after the leg from the Azores to Falmouth was busy with the land and traffic. But perfect weather until Eastbourne and then no wind Eastbourne to Ramsgate. Just about the only motoring of the whole voyage to reach Ramsgate before very strong winds arrived. I'd love to spend some time in the south west. I did love the peace of St Mawes. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
We're considering that route this summer David as our first extended cruise. We're berthed at Brighton, so an out and return, hopefully as far as Falmouth over two weeks. I'd say we would take smaller hops than you did though if we're beating into a south-westerly. I haven't heard of the Start Bay anchorage, what was your plan B. if that hadn't been possible due to weather? Simon.
I enjoyed the series so much I am going ti watch the whole thing again. Simply excellent in all regards.
Hello Chris. Thank you so much for watching the videos. I'm afraid they are rather dull compared to some of the excitement out there. I endeavour to sail safely ... I hope that comes across. An uneventful voyage means its been a safe voyage. ATB James
Another superb trip James good yo see you safe and sound back on your mooring. Sailing into Dartmouth is rather special. Cheers Sandy
Hi Sandy. Thank you very much for watching. Yup! Always wanted to sail in to Dartmouth. I was not disappointed. ATB James
Cool video, reminds me of yester-years on reversed direction towards Cowes for the Fastnet.. 9:28
Thank you very much for watching. ATB James
All I Gotta say is balls big brass 1 ton balls that’s what it takes to sail around the world and you sir are in no short supply keep it up
That is extremely kind but in all honesty I'm scared. I am particularly anxious before departure. I settle down when clear of land and I feel then that I'm in a world I understand. But pre departure is normally awful. I can lean on my experience and I always say if your surprised by something at sea ... you should not be out there. But I do take great care at sea. Thank you so much for watching. ATB James
I enjoyed your summer. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Dana. Thank you very much for watching the videos. ATB James
James, congratulation for this very nice round trip. Stake care of your lovely vessel.
Thank you Eric. Yup. I lavish a lot of care and attention on 'Talisker 1'. We look after each other! ATB James
Thanks for sharing your sailing experiences. I have have virtually sailed with you to Norway and the Azores and really enjoyed being onboard Talisker 1!
I am thinking of follow your wake next summer with my own boat and plan to replace my old Furuno weather fax with a more up to date system. You seems to have a system and equipment onboard Talisker 1 that works very well offshore and it would be interesting to know what set up and equipment you have for communication with land and downloading of grib weather files?
Hi Bjorn. Thank you so much for watching the videos and for your kind comment. I use Iridium Go PredictWind. I cannot recommend it more highly. Send me an email and I will give you the contact I use samingosailing@icloud.com Fair winds and stay safe James
Absolutely inspiring. Thanks for taking the time to record your voyage, it's kept me entertained during the first week of Covid 19 lockdown and inspired me to push on with my Day Skipper course. Hopefully i'll be doing something similar soon.Thanks again.
David. Did I respond to your kind message? If not ... I am so sorry. Enjoy the Day Skipper course. Are you doing the shore based AND the practical course? May I emphasise how many miles and years of preparation I put in before sailing a bit further and I regard myself as a very ordinary sailor. Do take the time to do 'the knowledge'. It's vital to do the most dangerous bit which is coastal sailing, close to land and traffic. Lots of arrivals and departures in tidal waters. Read read and read. There are some wonderful writers and I feel you should never make a mistake you've read about or make the same mistake twice. But there is no substitute for coastal miles and short sea miles sailed. I hope 2021 is a better year for the world. Stay safe and may you have fair winds. ATB James
@@samingosailing Hi James. Thank you for the advice, which i will be taking On Board. As things stand at the moment i have completed my theory course and if all goes well i will be doing the practical in April 2021.
Once again thanks for your inspiration. Fair winds and stay safe. David
Hi David. Would love to hear how you get on. Happy New Year. ATB James
@@samingosailing Hi James. At last I have my Day Skipper. My friend took his Competent Crew at the same time so the plan is to charter a boat to gain experience. I have also started to look at boats with a view to owning my own by next year. Keep Safe. David.
Hi David. Brilliant. Well done. So many people don't get shown some basic things that HAVE to be done properly. Don't stop reading and stay inquisitive. I hoover books on sailing. Please keep in touch and let me know how you get on. It's the coastal miles that will count. Off shore miles are meaningless without them. Departures and arrivals in tidal waters with land and traffic. Fair winds and stay safe. ATB James
Well done a great and unforgettable sail. Thanks for sharing. Respect!
Jeremy. Thank you so much. ATB James
Just beautiful. Thank you so much. :)
Thank you so much for watching. I'm just back home from an Atlantic crossing so please excuse the delay in replying.
An amazing adventure, congratulations and thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much Edward.
Fantastic adventure in these waters, I subscribe.
Thank you very much Andre. Glad you enjoyed the videos. James
Hello James, don't mind me asking I hope, what kind of money did talisker cost you to buy and upgrade?
The vids are great for we couch sailors. Thanks for going to the trouble to share with us.
You are so kind to watch the videos. Thank you. I've kept that bit secret from my family!! I hope you won't mind me not sharing it with you. What I can say is that you can do it on a shoe string if you want to ... If your interested in the story of a great young couple who circumnavigated the world in a small boat then read 'Orca' by John Pennington. Its available as a hard copy or on kindle from Amazon. If your super rich (not me .. I go without a lot on land to have what I want at sea) you can spend two million on an Oyster and sail the globe. That is not necessary! There are many people sailing the oceans. I suppose the average value of a boat sailed by an older couple sailing the globe would be something between 40 - 80k. They might have spent much more than its value over the years. ATB James
Well I noticed earlier boat prices from your blog last night and thought it was just an oversight.
I am as you've guessed, an old fart. so would be looking in that range for something needing minimal work. So old but well maintained and specced. You look hooked on Westerlies, I know nothing of them. Patrick L (my role model) went for a bow thruster-ed production boat. My heart is with your lovely Typhoon, my head and limited skills go with the easier to work knock-out.. I am drawn to the idea of solo but even after years lack the skill.
Probably a dream though. Currently until he gets a placement, I'm a 24/7 carer for my disabled son, on a pension but guarding my various bits of boat buying capital. My wife won't go in a boat and just tolerates me day-sailing. Apart from that I'm free as a bird and ready to accompany either of you unsociable nomads wherever that passage be! We'll see where things are next season.
I think that was selling my Sadler ... buying the bare bones of this one. Yes! ... like you I'm a PL fan. We met up earlier this year too.
I'm not a bit hooked on Westerlys. I'm impressed if a boat is well made. I'm far from convinced about some boats having delivered them as a job. But! If you want to sail round the bay then the lighter new production boats are fine. But so many are not made for a seaway anymore. They are designed to live in harbour occasionally venturing forth round the bay. The last thing you need below is space to be thrown about in.
I was looking first at heavier and steadier. My favourite was a Rival 38. But! Another Rival owner who knows me well persuaded me NOT to have something that would not sail in light airs. With our instant grib maps today we can watch weather. You can sail away from weather. So I've ended up with a real mile eater. She's stable in heavier weather reefed right down and is particularly good to windward punching through everything. She also makes good progress in the lightest of airs. Sailing alone is purely an attitude thing. Much better sailors than me would hate to sail alone. I always feel that if your surprised by something at sea you should not be out there. Its being a step ahead. Being able to improvise. And ... staying fit. An incapacitated single hander means an incapacitated boat. The crew are the weakest link.
All the v v best to you and your son.
Email me for any fuller answers. samingosailing@icloud.com ATB James
Super video's, well done. I hope I can get the nerve up to do something similar. Cheers
Hi Hans. Thank you very much for watching the videos. The cruise took place at the right time of year. I wanted to have the maximum in my favour. And I've done a lot of practice. I would not have done it if I was not 99.9% certain I could do it. I had confidence in my boat. If I did not let the boat down she was not going to let me down. I am the weakest link in the team, more so being alone. I am interested in you using the word 'nerve'. I have anxiety before leaving port. It's only once I cast off and me and the boat are underway that I feel ok. Enjoy your sailing and boating. However far you go, fair winds and stay safe. James
Unfortunately, my present employer doesn't allow for extended off times. This in turn, only allows short trips, I think that is the biggest "nerve" question as is the the other half of the family being more reserved. Hopefully, retirement will provide more time to enjoy longer trips in the future. You are absolutely right though, once your out for a while and have gotten used to sailing again, the nerves tend to subside.
Great, realistic video's, not the normal only sun drenched beaches with pretty bikini's (also not bad 😉but). Keep on enjoying sailing and wishing you fair winds and good health.
Cheers
@@samingosailing
What a great adventure..... Thanks for sharing :)))
Hi Joao. Thank you so much for watching. ATB James
I’m sorry but I must say that it astounds & irritates me how some people can give this video a thumbs down...
But a few people like it. My films are very dull. I hope they just demonstrate someone endeavouring to sail safely on a well maintained boat. There are plenty of alarming channels (great to watch if you know little about the sea) showing folk putting themselves and others in danger. ATB James
Very enjoyable great adventure
Richard. Thank you very much for watching. ATB James
Congratulations.
Thank you. ATB James
just scrolled back throo and liked n subbed them all,, hope it helps.
Roderick. Thank you very much indeed. James
Excellent.
Thank you very much.
Still cannot believe anyone goes single handed on long trips knowing the many things that can go wrong , health, accidents etc..
It is certainly not for everyone and should not be undertaken without a great deal of competence and an intimate knowledge of ones ship. Knowing I am alone has made me extra extra precautious. I am thorough with preparation and very very disciplined from pre departure, casting off, being underway right up to safe arrival. I endeavour to have an uneventful voyage. This means it has been a safe passage. I witness plenty of chaos with SOME crewed boats. Very rarely with single-handers who I find resourceful and more than a little bit … self sufficient. A disabled crew disables the ship. Managing oneself is crucial to the running of the ship. I’m not sure statistics will back up, us, long in the tooth, solo sailors, coming to grief any more often than crewed boats! We know we can't make mistakes. As a crew member, I’ve witnessed risks to personal safety and subsequent unnecessary injury for example, in the galley, on deck …. quite frequently. Risks I would never take. I certainly don’t put to sea expecting help from any quarter. If your going to be surprised at sea you should not be out there. We also, as my friend Patrick Laine reminds me, know our limits.
@@samingosailing Not for me, I panic if I loose sight of land. Thoroughly enjoyed your video tho ! Can I ask where you moor your boat, and, the annual mooring charge ?
Hello Robert. Land means something to wreck the boat and lots of traffic to avoid :-)) Thank you so much for watching the videos. I do hope that despite your disapproval of us solo sailors you got the impression that there was calm on board during the voyage and that it was very much routine. My mooring is in a small pretty estuary on the east coast above Harwich. My swinging mooring is under 1k. It has to be annually lifted and checked and it has to be very strong. Stay safe. James
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this is 37',. is that what I read?
My boat is just over 37 Feet. Is that your question? ATB James
Way too much wind noise, get a dead cat please.
Got one now!