If I had to choose a UA-cam couple to be caught in "sporty" conditions with, it would be you two. Your boat handling capabilities, communication skills, and the way you work together, keep you sailing like a well oiled machine. Your racing background definitely shows.
Agreed, but i also like to shout out Sailing Sweet Ruca. They rounded Cape Horn! And Alluring Artic Sailing, they are busy doing the northern arctic passage north of Alaska and Canada.
Great example of a couple making teamwork work effortlessly. It is a joy to see you two sailing the world together in unison. Enjoy your sailing life. Thanks for the inspiration. We are learning after 50 years together ourselves. You guys are the real deal!
You guys are so interesting, and so refreshing to hear people 'not' complaining about beating to windward... Im with you, its all sailing and its all fun.
Out of all the sailing videos I watch you guys are without a doubt the best. Im so impressed when you take in or put out different sails how organized and good you are as a team. You remind me of a well oiled machine and it's more then obvious you have done this so many times you know what the other person is going to do with no communication and perfect perfection . Im impressed every time I watch you two working in perfect unison with each other. Im sure you have bumpy times in your marriage but from what ive seen is a loving ,caring marriage that most people only dream about having. Coming from a man who's been married to the same wonderful woman for over 50 years I can honestly say you two young people have got it right and never let anything take that away from you . Its rare and you are both blessed to have each other. God bless you both with good health and a life time of happiness togeather.
Amy & Matt look so awesome when they're sailing, swapping sides, winding & winching stuff, it's great to watch. At the end of the video the spray's made Matt's hair look like a rock star's & Amy so cool, almost nonchalant, at the wheel in her black & red waterproofs!
Finally, some anchorage weather I can identify with. My worst passage was Vancouver Canada to Hawaii on a 55 ft steel pilothouse cutter. The wind indicator broke at 73 knots. Accurate, no way to tell.
Perfect comment concerning the beauty of the British Isles. Well, you are sailing around British seas or Scotts Waters. Geographically it is not England.
Another great episode and scenery thank you. That howling cold wind reminds me a lot of the southern ocean trip we did this mid winter (July down-under)... Keep up the great work and stay safe.
you two are masters of the slo mo wave, @5:02 or so.. just lovely. and at @30:50ish.. what a nice smooth controlled maneuver, I think it's called a gybe?
Florence looks like a really good sea boat, she rides the waves so nicely. The sails are very practical now too. More control etc. I think you can sleep safely now after your hard work on the refit. Enjoy every moment even the windy ones.
Good on yah to have those bikes. We love ours. But when we bought our bikes they came with 1 7/8" tires. We found them very hard to pedal. So I switched them for 2" tires and now the bikes are easy to pedal. I can easily pedal 2 or 3 gears higher. Have a nice trip.
Excellent documentary quality filming and editing guys and lovely to see your tacking and gybing technique in strong conditions you would be a real asset to any offshore racing crew. Pity about the weather.
I think your photovisual narrative is unsurpassed, even with such Drek weather systems bowling in! Lovely job. I can only hope this is the shakedown for fabulous high pressure, clear air adventures further north next year, you two. Got to say I think you do a better hunker down at anchor than I have managed sometimes😂
I found that the whole coast down to Portree is inundated by lobster pots. I was once trapped in Portree by strong southerlies. I made a break for it and was hammered by 40 knots screaming down from the Red Cuillins. I had to take it on the nose until I was able to turn east around the south end of Raasay and headed to Plockton for some peace and quiet! Bill
The flora and fauna are spectacular during your hike, and the drone footage was exceptional. Learning to watch the clouds and interrupt what they are telling you. 👏 Thanks for sharing.
Exceptional, as Boston Celtics fans, I produced a raspberry halftime dessert last night. A flaky crust encompassed dark chocolate melted, topped with fresh strawberry's and whipped cream. It was delightful!
Super videography. 👍 I cruised those waters in 2021 and while motoring from plockton to kyleakin with zero wind the fuel shutoff solnoid packed up and my sailing mate had to tow my boat to kyleakin where i managed a temporary repair.😊 That was a memorable cruise.
I watch a few sailing channels and as a Scot I'm always a bit amused about what they consider to be windy conditions! You're done a good job navigating here and good on you for being careful.
I am amazed at how much this looks like Monument Valley in Northern Arizona, except it’s green and there’s the ocean. Monument Valley many years ago was part of an inland sea so I think it may have looked like Skye at some point. God I need to get over to Britain soon. Thanks for the amazing video, cheers!
What a fabulous video, you’ve truly captured this summer sailing in Scotland. The highs and lows of days onboard in bad weather. The anxiety of leaving the boat to go ashore and the beautiful places. We loved Plokton just a wonderful place and great restaurants too. Everyone said this summer was a bad one and you’ve captured that perfectly. The relative ease to travel 20 miles to a safe harbour tends to dictate your journey and we certainly found amazing places we had no plan to go too. Well done.
watching you guys reminds me of the 4 stages of learning - without doubt you have nailed stage 4 in your sailing, your filming and the way you are doing this journey together. “Unconscious competence”. I love my fortnightly dose of Florence.
Haven’t watched any episodes since you were in the yard. Politics in my home country have been consuming. You’re a wonderful break from the crazy making.
Thanks as always for this excellent video, as always it’s peerless on YT. .. your nonchalance, obviously gained through thousands of miles of sailing, when faced with the sort of weather that would have me running for the nearest harbour is truly inspiring !
Hi, it is always a pleasure watching your channel especially the hard sailing shots,a well oiled team moving about the boat ,i love the fold up bike idea it is a pity that there isn’t a fold up trailer being made to load you stores into.I remember in 1976 flying from Grimsby(UK)to Plockton in December in a light aircraft and i was amazed to see Palm trees and the weather was so mild and balmy.Looking forward to seeing your next video.Cheers,Roly🇬🇧.
Your videos are getting better and better every time, I can’t help thinking every time that you might send them to the BBC or something…… Beautiful scenery shots!
From the start of this channel, it was obvious that the two of you are experienced sailors, Now you are experienced (and talented) documentary makers.❤
You're up high so it will be more windy and also you've got a funnel effect with all those high rock formations. Once again, as you now well know - this year has been the most abysmal for about a decade - we had no heat wave to speak of, at all. I was away twice in good weather (as I can predict the weather) but it lasted just long enough to see me through on both occasions. So, you guys - Scotland looks so much better in the sun (and that's all I've ever seen in Scotland) but you guys have done really well under the conditions, this year.
LOL, Funny isn't it, when sailing and you see others sailing a secret race starts from no where. Thanks for taking me to Skye last time in England we didn't have enough time to visit as I really wanted to visit Eilean Donan Castle, as that was this homestead that we live in as kids in Australia.
Your finding the wild raspberries reminded me of a time when my young family and I used to go exploring around our island, There are places where old communities planted these shrubs around their places of residence. There was broken down structures showing evidence of habitation but the clincher was raspberries growing in abundance nearby. Just tasting these fruits was like stepping back in time and they were so intensely tasty but very, very small in size'
So glad to see you got a Calor 4.5kg Cylinder. Calor withdrew them in Feb 2023 and The Westerly Owners along with Moody Owners, the Narrow Boat Owners, the Crusing Association and others fought like crazy to get Calor to reverse their decision and we won!
I just love this coast. And how great to see sailors short tacking instead of always motoring out of harbours (of which I’m also usually guilty). But what a shame you couldn’t get into Acairsaid Mohr on Rona. Fabulous anchorage in all weathers. How cute is Portree. I hope you get to Tobermory, with even more brightly painted buildings lining the harbour. Fun fact about Plockton is that it was where the wonderful TV series Hamish Macbeth was filmed.
Matt, commenting on the weather, looks up, qualifies, “good weather”, looking at a storm coming. The weather of the Scottish Hebrides must be miserable…sorry. Enjoyed the expert sailing demonstration…thanks. Love, love, love wild raspberries. Glad you had some relatively good weather, for a little while, SHEESH…wind blowing 30k against the tide/current, looking for shelter. Thanks for the videos … from an old vet, in the US, hills of east Tennessee.
I’m really surprised that some British tv channel hasn’t tapped you guys to do a travel show. Also, with Scottish summers like that I’ll stay in Phoenix with its 115°F highs.
really enjoy your video's, you speak nicely, no foul talk, been watching your sailing for years, pity missed you in Richards Bay. was very interested in your return voyage to the U.K. I think you sailed from C/T to the Bahamas /Azores, Uk, dreaming of doing that in my 26ft Good News 2, Jester style of course, was in bonnie Scotland twice last year British Citizen you know AYE AYE . Captain Cook 80 Durban SUNNY S.A
An old salty dog that was teaching me navigation said, a good sailor can sail in a storm but the best sailors don’t go out. You guys are a great example of the best. So when it’s blowing dogs off chains, don’t go out.
Would you agree that the wind is usually stronger high up especially where there's likely to be a funnel effect around peaks? So, for that reason, I dont think you need worry too much about Florence. I would think, down below the thing to watch out for would be white breakers.
If I had to choose a UA-cam couple to be caught in "sporty" conditions with, it would be you two. Your boat handling capabilities, communication skills, and the way you work together, keep you sailing like a well oiled machine. Your racing background definitely shows.
They are always pushing the boat to comfortable capable limits. It's really amazing sailing.
Agreed, but i also like to shout out Sailing Sweet Ruca. They rounded Cape Horn! And Alluring Artic Sailing, they are busy doing the northern arctic passage north of Alaska and Canada.
Excellent photography!!!
Thanks for the hard work and sleepless nights to show us these beautiful sites of the world
Great example of a couple making teamwork work effortlessly. It is a joy to see you two sailing the world together in unison. Enjoy your sailing life. Thanks for the inspiration. We are learning after 50 years together ourselves. You guys are the real deal!
Your cinematography, narrative and story-telling are very well done, more than just a vlog. It's a pleasure to be part of your adventures. Thanks!
You guys are so interesting, and so refreshing to hear people 'not' complaining about beating to windward... Im with you, its all sailing and its all fun.
You two make a great team, you work together seamlessly. Fair winds Florence.
Out of all the sailing videos I watch you guys are without a doubt the best.
Im so impressed when you take in or put out different sails how organized and good you are as a team. You remind me of a well oiled machine and it's more then obvious you have done this so many times you know what the other person is going to do with no communication and perfect perfection . Im impressed every time I watch you two working in perfect unison with each other. Im sure you have bumpy times in your marriage but from what ive seen is a loving ,caring marriage that most people only dream about having. Coming from a man who's been married to the same wonderful woman for over 50 years I can honestly say you two young people have got it right and never let anything take that away from you . Its rare and you are both blessed to have each other.
God bless you both with good health and a life time of happiness togeather.
You can tell you guys have loads of experience and make it look so easy. Your team work is amazing so is your videos
Amy & Matt look so awesome when they're sailing, swapping sides, winding & winching stuff, it's great to watch. At the end of the video the spray's made Matt's hair look like a rock star's & Amy so cool, almost nonchalant, at the wheel in her black & red waterproofs!
Finally, some anchorage weather I can identify with. My worst passage was Vancouver Canada to Hawaii on a 55 ft steel pilothouse cutter. The wind indicator broke at 73 knots. Accurate, no way to tell.
You are sharing a part of England most will never know without your efforts.
You obviously meant Scotland or British Isles.
There's nowhere like this in coastal England.
Perfect comment concerning the beauty of the British Isles. Well, you are sailing around British seas or Scotts Waters. Geographically it is not England.
Soooo look forward to your Adventures ❤
BRoll is absolutely stunning!
Wow...GB is fantastic when one knows where to look!
Well done
Cheers
I honestly didn’t think your cinematography could get any better….. I was wrong. Just incredible.
Another great episode and scenery thank you. That howling cold wind reminds me a lot of the southern ocean trip we did this mid winter (July down-under)... Keep up the great work and stay safe.
you two are masters of the slo mo wave, @5:02 or so.. just lovely. and at @30:50ish.. what a nice smooth controlled maneuver, I think it's called a gybe?
That was stunning. Way to go Matt and Amy. Wouldn’t want to face you two in a tacking duel. Awesome teamwork.
Florence looks like a really good sea boat, she rides the waves so nicely. The sails are very practical now too. More control etc. I think you can sleep safely now after your hard work on the refit. Enjoy every moment even the windy ones.
Talk about working smoothly in tandem... you two nail it. Great stuff.
Good on yah to have those bikes. We love ours. But when we bought our bikes they came with 1 7/8" tires. We found them very hard to pedal. So I switched them for 2" tires and now the bikes are easy to pedal. I can easily pedal 2 or 3 gears higher. Have a nice trip.
Excellent documentary quality filming and editing guys and lovely to see your tacking and gybing technique in strong conditions you would be a real asset to any offshore racing crew. Pity about the weather.
As always, Sailing Yacht Florence is THE BEST SAILING CHANNEL ANYWHERE !!! Incredible videography, photography, editing, sound, and narration. ❤❤❤❤
I think your photovisual narrative is unsurpassed, even with such Drek weather systems bowling in! Lovely job. I can only hope this is the shakedown for fabulous high pressure, clear air adventures further north next year, you two. Got to say I think you do a better hunker down at anchor than I have managed sometimes😂
Breathtaking scenery, but ahh me hearties, you gotta be born to that weather. It sucks to be sure! Great video as always. Thanks guys.
I found that the whole coast down to Portree is inundated by lobster pots. I was once trapped in Portree by strong southerlies. I made a break for it and was hammered by 40 knots screaming down from the Red Cuillins. I had to take it on the nose until I was able to turn east around the south end of Raasay and headed to Plockton for some peace and quiet! Bill
the beauty you show us, brings so much joy….amazing video
The flora and fauna are spectacular during your hike, and the drone footage was exceptional. Learning to watch the clouds and interrupt what they are telling you. 👏
Thanks for sharing.
What absolutely fabulous videography, just found this channel and totally inspiring. Sail fast sail safe ⛵️💨
Double wow, what an amazing couple of episodes, as you both said, the scenery is just stunning. Thankyou once again for sharing.
Exceptional, as Boston Celtics fans, I produced a raspberry halftime dessert last night. A flaky crust encompassed dark chocolate melted, topped with fresh strawberry's and whipped cream. It was delightful!
Super videography. 👍
I cruised those waters in 2021 and while motoring from plockton to kyleakin with zero wind the fuel shutoff solnoid packed up and my sailing mate had to tow my boat to kyleakin where i managed a temporary repair.😊 That was a memorable cruise.
I watch a few sailing channels and as a Scot I'm always a bit amused about what they consider to be windy conditions! You're done a good job navigating here and good on you for being careful.
I am amazed at how much this looks like Monument Valley in Northern Arizona, except it’s green and there’s the ocean. Monument Valley many years ago was part of an inland sea so I think it may have looked like Skye at some point. God I need to get over to Britain soon. Thanks for the amazing video, cheers!
Much love from the coast of Maine
Your camera work is superb. You capture the ocean scenes and the mood of the weather very well.
Great video guys!
Cheers, Harry
What a fabulous video, you’ve truly captured this summer sailing in Scotland. The highs and lows of days onboard in bad weather. The anxiety of leaving the boat to go ashore and the beautiful places. We loved Plokton just a wonderful place and great restaurants too.
Everyone said this summer was a bad one and you’ve captured that perfectly. The relative ease to travel 20 miles to a safe harbour tends to dictate your journey and we certainly found amazing places we had no plan to go too. Well done.
Great footage and narration! Y'all are keepers in my sailing video purges. 🙂
Would love to have seen more of that village in Skye that begins with a P. Such pretty buildings. A coffee shop maybe?
watching you guys reminds me of the 4 stages of learning - without doubt you have nailed stage 4 in your sailing, your filming and the way you are doing this journey together. “Unconscious competence”. I love my fortnightly dose of Florence.
Absolutely brilliant, thought I was there. Thank you guys, wonderful work. ❤️❤️❤️
Stunning scenery - you captured it beautifully!
Great to watch a well oiled sailing machine,Mat Amy and Florence ❤❤
Keep doing the things you do you two it’s brilliant and entertaining keep filming the sail changing you are a proper sailing Channel FANTASTIC
10/10. Again.
I love how you still tack like racers!
Looks like you have got a lot of famous Scottish Summer weather!
Brilliant filming lovely 👍👍👍👍
Haven’t watched any episodes since you were in the yard. Politics in my home country have been consuming. You’re a wonderful break from the crazy making.
your videography and photography continues to be stunning both in artistry and technical quality especially use of depth of field
Really enjoy watching the two of you working together. great team work and sailing knowledge.
Spectacular scenery, filmed beautifully. Thank you for bringing us along
Great Film again! Scotland's west coast is challenging but as you show it is so worth the challenge!
Thanks as always for this excellent video, as always it’s peerless on YT. .. your nonchalance, obviously gained through thousands of miles of sailing, when faced with the sort of weather that would have me running for the nearest harbour is truly inspiring !
What a perfect start of the weekend, another episode from Florence!!!
I enjoy how the two of you work together - quite the sailing duo - be safe
Dramatic footage. Some lovely views in between the gales. Well done.
Another Brilliant video
Hi, it is always a pleasure watching your channel especially the hard sailing shots,a well oiled team moving about the boat ,i love the fold up bike idea it is a pity that there isn’t a fold up trailer being made to load you stores into.I remember in 1976 flying from Grimsby(UK)to Plockton in December in a light aircraft and i was amazed to see Palm trees and the weather was so mild and balmy.Looking forward to seeing your next video.Cheers,Roly🇬🇧.
Your videos are getting better and better every time, I can’t help thinking every time that you might send them to the BBC or something…… Beautiful scenery shots!
From the start of this channel, it was obvious that the two of you are experienced sailors,
Now you are experienced (and talented) documentary makers.❤
On behalf of my country I apologise for our awful weather - it's not always like this! 🙂
You're up high so it will be more windy and also you've got a funnel effect with all those high rock formations.
Once again, as you now well know - this year has been the most abysmal for about a decade - we had no heat wave to speak of, at all.
I was away twice in good weather (as I can predict the weather) but it lasted just long enough to see me through on both occasions.
So, you guys - Scotland looks so much better in the sun (and that's all I've ever seen in Scotland) but you guys have done really well under the conditions, this year.
LOL, Funny isn't it, when sailing and you see others sailing a secret race starts from no where. Thanks for taking me to Skye last time in England we didn't have enough time to visit as I really wanted to visit Eilean Donan Castle, as that was this homestead that we live in as kids in Australia.
Yes, the Isle of Skye's a long trip north from England.
your comments about the weather change with layered clouds and sun halo are echoed in Bernard Moitessier's book The Long Way.
Stay safe! Thank you for sharing the realities of sailing. Good and bad.
Your finding the wild raspberries reminded me of a time when my young family and I used to go exploring around our island, There are places where old communities planted these shrubs around their places of residence. There was broken down structures showing evidence of habitation but the clincher was raspberries growing in abundance nearby. Just tasting these fruits was like stepping back in time and they were so intensely tasty but very, very small in size'
Excellent vlog thanks. You are masters of photography and editing that’s for sure, well done.
So glad to see you got a Calor 4.5kg Cylinder. Calor withdrew them in Feb 2023 and The Westerly Owners along with Moody Owners, the Narrow Boat Owners, the Crusing Association and others fought like crazy to get Calor to reverse their decision and we won!
Another great episode folks, lovingly framed, a most enjoyable watch 👌👌👌
I love Skye! One of my all time favorite places!
Another great show you run into bad weather and just sail on . Other shows treat it like a blown up big thing
Incredible
I swear your photography and editing gets better and better
I just love this coast. And how great to see sailors short tacking instead of always motoring out of harbours (of which I’m also usually guilty). But what a shame you couldn’t get into Acairsaid Mohr on Rona. Fabulous anchorage in all weathers. How cute is Portree. I hope you get to Tobermory, with even more brightly painted buildings lining the harbour. Fun fact about Plockton is that it was where the wonderful TV series Hamish Macbeth was filmed.
As usual, the photography/videography is gorgeous!!
So glad it all worked out for you. Takes a lot of ability to manage all of that.
Matt, commenting on the weather, looks up, qualifies, “good weather”, looking at a storm coming. The weather of the Scottish Hebrides must be miserable…sorry. Enjoyed the expert sailing demonstration…thanks. Love, love, love wild raspberries. Glad you had some relatively good weather, for a little while, SHEESH…wind blowing 30k against the tide/current, looking for shelter. Thanks for the videos … from an old vet, in the US, hills of east Tennessee.
Stunningly beautiful, thanks (!) for sharing
I am in France on holidays but had to make sure not to miss any of your episodes
Home Waters. Matt & Amy. I find this one mysteriously romantic.
My heroes😮always way up there 😅😅😅
Great video brings back memories when I sailed that area. I would recomend getting your staysail self tacking it is so much easier in hardcweather
I’m really surprised that some British tv channel hasn’t tapped you guys to do a travel show.
Also, with Scottish summers like that I’ll stay in Phoenix with its 115°F highs.
Absolutely stunning images! Maybe, maybe one day, I'll make it around Britain too.
I like the weather recognition stuff.
Consistently delightful
really enjoy your video's, you speak nicely, no foul talk, been watching your sailing for years, pity missed you in Richards Bay.
was very interested in your return voyage to the U.K. I think you sailed from C/T to the Bahamas /Azores, Uk, dreaming of doing that in my 26ft Good News 2, Jester style of course, was in bonnie Scotland twice last year British Citizen you know AYE AYE . Captain Cook 80 Durban SUNNY S.A
You're the best!!!
An old salty dog that was teaching me navigation said, a good sailor can sail in a storm but the best sailors don’t go out. You guys are a great example of the best. So when it’s blowing dogs off chains, don’t go out.
I was sailing in the same area in August/September. The weather was awful. In sea area Minch there was a strong wind warning 29 days in a row.
Beautifully filmed-exquisite !
As Always a great watch
Would you agree that the wind is usually stronger high up especially where there's likely to be a funnel effect around peaks?
So, for that reason, I dont think you need worry too much about Florence.
I would think, down below the thing to watch out for would be white breakers.
Great video. Thank you
Loving the new "Weather with Amy" segment 🙂
Exceptional production values, as ever. ❤
Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
Great stuff as always! 😎