With the quality content you guys are delivering it’s only a matter of time before the channel kicks off. I understand it might be disheartening that you put so much effort in and that you get only that many views . But it’s my favourite sailing channel, lovely content. What you do is inspirational. Would you guys do a Q&A in the future? Kind regards and fair winds. Stephan
Thanks for the lovely comment, and great to hear that you're enjoying the videos :) For the views... we know these aren't topics with a broad appeal, and the thumbnails are a bit slapdash! It's a lot of work so we are trying to make sure we keep having fun with it! Cheers, Stu
Hi Laura Stuart, It is great to see your videos, I may take a trip up river next season, moored up in La Rochelle at the moment, but I have to move before the 14th as the big ships are coming, so off to Royan in the next few day's, love you work xx
Quick question, have you set your "keel offset" on your depth gauge properly? When set up correctly the depth transducer should properly calculate the "under keel clearance" (UKC) between the base of the keel and the ocean floor / sea bed / river bed. Where the transducer is positioned, which is normally "below" the water line in the hull of the boat, as opposed the base of the keel or on the actual water line of the boat, can and does vary from boat to boat. It may help your nerves when navigating shallower waters giving you more accurate data. Something to check (measure) at the next haul out perhaps. That aside, hitting a "silt mound" is nothing to be ashamed of... they move about a lot, especially in frequently dredged rivers. Another good video, and glad to see you hoisted sail when you could... the smile on Stu's face said it all.
Hi Charlie, the depth gauge is set to water depth rather than under keel clearance. We prefer it that way as it simplifies height of tide calculations and anchor rode calculations, and it is clear that whenever we talk about depth we are talking about the total observed depth. Delfino's 1.9m draught is burned in our memory at this point! Thinking it through, I guess the downside of this approach is that the degree of loading will alter our total observed depth reading... but if we are sitting lower in the water our total observed depth reading will be smaller so at least our 'under keel clearance' calculations will still be correct. I'd say hitting a silt mound is a right of passage at this point :) Cheers, Stu
We got our grounding out of the way as early as possible. (Not intentionally lol) We have a Lotus 25, (an adorable French boat) & set off to take sailing lessons from a club nearby only to hit a rock straight away ! On our return, (now being qualified) we sailed into our slip dropping our foresail only when we reached the breakwater brig.
Really enjoyable episode. I adore France so you can't overdo the content as far as I'm concerned, but it's great to see something of the places you visit, its what cruising's all about after all. I'm currently reading Peter Cumberlidge's Secret Anchorages of Brittany, I'm sure you have it but can highly recommend if not. Is your boat a Malo? She looks lovely.
I haven't heard of it, but I'll make sure to pick up a copy next time I am cruising Brittany. We had an awesome time there and we vowed to return. Delfino is indeed a Malö 36. We love her.
Mud/Silt is way way better than rock! Another great film.
With the quality content you guys are delivering it’s only a matter of time before the channel kicks off. I understand it might be disheartening that you put so much effort in and that you get only that many views . But it’s my favourite sailing channel, lovely content. What you do is inspirational. Would you guys do a Q&A in the future?
Kind regards and fair winds.
Stephan
Thanks for the lovely comment, and great to hear that you're enjoying the videos :)
For the views... we know these aren't topics with a broad appeal, and the thumbnails are a bit slapdash! It's a lot of work so we are trying to make sure we keep having fun with it!
Cheers,
Stu
I second this. Your videos are lovely and getting better all the time. A Q&A would be cool.
Hi Laura Stuart, It is great to see your videos, I may take a trip up river next season, moored up in La Rochelle at the moment, but I have to move before the 14th as the big ships are coming, so off to Royan in the next few day's, love you work xx
Glad to hear you made it back across the Bay! How was the trip?
Quick question, have you set your "keel offset" on your depth gauge properly? When set up correctly the depth transducer should properly calculate the "under keel clearance" (UKC) between the base of the keel and the ocean floor / sea bed / river bed. Where the transducer is positioned, which is normally "below" the water line in the hull of the boat, as opposed the base of the keel or on the actual water line of the boat, can and does vary from boat to boat. It may help your nerves when navigating shallower waters giving you more accurate data. Something to check (measure) at the next haul out perhaps.
That aside, hitting a "silt mound" is nothing to be ashamed of... they move about a lot, especially in frequently dredged rivers. Another good video, and glad to see you hoisted sail when you could... the smile on Stu's face said it all.
Hi Charlie, the depth gauge is set to water depth rather than under keel clearance. We prefer it that way as it simplifies height of tide calculations and anchor rode calculations, and it is clear that whenever we talk about depth we are talking about the total observed depth. Delfino's 1.9m draught is burned in our memory at this point!
Thinking it through, I guess the downside of this approach is that the degree of loading will alter our total observed depth reading... but if we are sitting lower in the water our total observed depth reading will be smaller so at least our 'under keel clearance' calculations will still be correct.
I'd say hitting a silt mound is a right of passage at this point :)
Cheers,
Stu
We got our grounding out of the way as early as possible. (Not intentionally lol) We have a Lotus 25, (an adorable French boat) & set off to take sailing lessons from a club nearby only to hit a rock straight away ! On our return, (now being qualified) we sailed into our slip dropping our foresail only when we reached the breakwater brig.
Ha! A rock on your first lesson is pretty unlucky, to be fair. Glad to hear you kept up the sailing after that
Really enjoyable episode. I adore France so you can't overdo the content as far as I'm concerned, but it's great to see something of the places you visit, its what cruising's all about after all. I'm currently reading Peter Cumberlidge's Secret Anchorages of Brittany, I'm sure you have it but can highly recommend if not. Is your boat a Malo? She looks lovely.
I haven't heard of it, but I'll make sure to pick up a copy next time I am cruising Brittany. We had an awesome time there and we vowed to return.
Delfino is indeed a Malö 36. We love her.