What I appreciate the most about your videos is you have a documentarian attitude and capture the exp. No drama. No manufactured "conflict" with seafarers making a honest living serving aboard ships, imagined pirates or respective national coast guards/navies doing their jobs.
Thank you. The happiest voyage, however long or short, is an unremarkable passage. It means the journey has been safe. And that gives me the greatest satisfaction on arrival. Many thanks for watching. ATB James
James, great video’s especially for me. At 61 I’m looking for/dreaming of my first yacht. Previously sailed family dinghy’s with the kids who are grown up now. Your single handed voyages are and inspiration. Stay safe.
Bob. Thank you for your very kind comment. I hope your dream comes true. I hope that I convey that I am a very ordinary sailor who has been fortunate enough to have first, been taught by the best and then had the opportunity to do the 'knowledge' i.e. I've been lucky to have been able to sail thousands of miles, both coastal and ocean. There is no substitute for coastal miles in tidal waters with thousands of safe departures and arrivals. Coastal sailing, with land and traffic, is by far the hardest sailing. My objective, every time I sail, is to have an unremarkable passage. If it's been unremarkable then its been a safe voyage. Thank you very much for watching this video. ATB James
Hi James. Thanks for sharing another well produced video. I have watched a number of your videos over the past few months. Always enjoyable. I luved your trip to the Azores. The big following swells were mesmerizing to watch. As a sailor [ Vancouver, BC ] I often pick up tips. I follow a number of video blogs. Erik Anderaa, Patrick Laine, "the Old Sea Dog," Barry Perrins, Ran Sailing. All of you produce great entertainment and they are often educational. Best regards.
Hi James, I am always enjoying your solo trips with your Talisker 1. I am planning a channel crossing from Ostend to Harwich this spring. Planning the routing I would like to ask your experience about following: can I sail a straight line from Galloper SW to Sunk Inner, crossing the Sunk Centre turntable or should I better go for Kentish Knock and go north towards Long Sand Head beside TSS ? Your experience is mostly appreciated, tx. Kind regards, Jean
Hi Jean. I'm flattered that you should ask me. I am not an Instructor and I do not give advice. I have crossed the southern North Sea many times so I'm happy to say what works for me. I do suggest that if you are crossing for the first time to do it on one of the longer summer days. With my current boat speed I leave Harwich two hours before LW Harwich and then sail via NE Gunfleet and Long Sand Head passing well to the south of Sunk Centre and then keeping a wary eye on the traffic approaching from the S. Kind regards - James
Nice video! Interesting to hear that you radio commercial vessels in the Dover Strait. My school of thought is that commercial shipping is work, I sail at leisure and only radio commercial shipping when absolutely necessary.
After the Atlantic crossing in March I'm keen to stay close to home for the rest of the summer. Thames Estuary, Southern North Sea, Belgium, France and Holland are going to be as far as we go. Thank you so much for watching. ATB J
Perfect!!! If I may sugest, It would be awsome if you could film a bit more or longer the boat instruments, wind direction, wind speed and direction and boat speed….thanks for sharing!! Stay safe and fair winds!
Thank you for your very kind comment. I'm not too good with the filming bit and only film when I'm not managing the boat and myself which is the priority. I'll try to do better as I start to understand how to use a camera. Thank you very much for watching the video.
Hello AntonHu. Your 'heading' should be 90 degrees. With sail this is not always possible. On a heading of 90 degrees your actual track, with a stiff current flowing across your heading, will not be 90 degrees. Say a sailing vessel is making 5.5 knots through the water and the current is 2.5 knots ... I'll let you do the maths but the track will not be be anywhere near 90 degrees across the TSS but it will be the fastest way to get across. The responsibility of the skipper of a leisure vessel is to cross the TSS as quickly and as safely as possible. What is an absolute no is sailing against the direction of traffic in a TSS. Sailing with the traffic is acceptable, particularly if wind and current are in your favour. ATB James
@@samingosailing Yes, except that you appear in all sequences to be sailing well off the wind, thus with a free choice of course, and the chart at 03:45 shows the current pushing you westwards, whereas your course made good is to the east of a 90 heading to the lane.
@@AntonHu I can assure you I would not be sailing against a foul tide. You might have noted that the tidal stream arrows do not alter on the screen shot at all. The screen shot of the track was taken some time after the passage and shows the state of the tidal streams when the screen shot was taken on my computer.
@@AntonHu Thank you so much for your comments. I can't over emphasise the preparation and thought that goes in to the planning and then the execution of a passage, however long or short. I am never complacent and always suffer a modicum of anxiety before casting off. This is always relieved the moment we are underway. Stay safe. ATB James
I don't have to sleep on these passages. I never sleep close to traffic and land which means a safe haven has to be found within 25 to 30 hours. In the ocean and clear of land and traffic I try to sleep as much as possible. But I sleep only for 15 to 30 minutes, reset the alarm and sleep another 15 to 30. I get about 8 hours in 24 with this method. I do set an audible AIS and Radar alarm. I'm more normally woken by a small change in the way my boat is working. I feel what my ship is doing, even when asleep. Being tired is dangerous. The crew on a well found vessel are always the weakest link. A single hander has to be very careful. If I'm disabled, my ship is disabled. Thank you so much for watching.
That's a very good question! Actually the boat is being steered better by a very sophisticated self steering system. I think I've said before that my camera is secondary to me and the boat. I only film when I'm not busy with the boat. A top airline pilot told me once that in good clear conditions he will take off and climb to 30,000 feet before switching on to autopilot just to practice. He would also do the same for the decent and landing. But in poor visibility or difficult conditions he would take off and immediately go on auto so he could monitor. Same with coming off auto just before touch down. The auto flies better than a human. In some of my videos I'm a long way from land in the ocean. Check out how good the self steering is in this video ua-cam.com/video/DuNOEppExIE/v-deo.html
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What I appreciate the most about your videos is you have a documentarian attitude and capture the exp. No drama. No manufactured "conflict" with seafarers making a honest living serving aboard ships, imagined pirates or respective national coast guards/navies doing their jobs.
Thank you. The happiest voyage, however long or short, is an unremarkable passage. It means the journey has been safe. And that gives me the greatest satisfaction on arrival. Many thanks for watching. ATB James
James, great video’s especially for me. At 61 I’m looking for/dreaming of my first yacht. Previously sailed family dinghy’s with the kids who are grown up now. Your single handed voyages are and inspiration. Stay safe.
Bob. Thank you for your very kind comment. I hope your dream comes true. I hope that I convey that I am a very ordinary sailor who has been fortunate enough to have first, been taught by the best and then had the opportunity to do the 'knowledge' i.e. I've been lucky to have been able to sail thousands of miles, both coastal and ocean. There is no substitute for coastal miles in tidal waters with thousands of safe departures and arrivals. Coastal sailing, with land and traffic, is by far the hardest sailing. My objective, every time I sail, is to have an unremarkable passage. If it's been unremarkable then its been a safe voyage. Thank you very much for watching this video. ATB James
Hi James. Thanks for sharing another well produced video. I have watched a number of your videos over the past few months. Always enjoyable. I luved your trip to the Azores. The big following swells were mesmerizing to watch. As a sailor [ Vancouver, BC ] I often pick up tips. I follow a number of video blogs. Erik Anderaa, Patrick Laine, "the Old Sea Dog," Barry Perrins, Ran Sailing. All of you produce great entertainment and they are often educational.
Best regards.
Hi Tom. Thank you so much for your kind message. And thank you very much for watching the videos. Fair winds and stay safe. James
Hi James, I am always enjoying your solo trips with your Talisker 1. I am planning a channel crossing from Ostend to Harwich this spring. Planning the routing I would like to ask your experience about following: can I sail a straight line from Galloper SW to Sunk Inner, crossing the Sunk Centre turntable or should I better go for Kentish Knock and go north towards Long Sand Head beside TSS ? Your experience is mostly appreciated, tx. Kind regards, Jean
Hi Jean. I'm flattered that you should ask me. I am not an Instructor and I do not give advice. I have crossed the southern North Sea many times so I'm happy to say what works for me. I do suggest that if you are crossing for the first time to do it on one of the longer summer days. With my current boat speed I leave Harwich two hours before LW Harwich and then sail via NE Gunfleet and Long Sand Head passing well to the south of Sunk Centre and then keeping a wary eye on the traffic approaching from the S. Kind regards - James
Nice video! Interesting to hear that you radio commercial vessels in the Dover Strait. My school of thought is that commercial shipping is work, I sail at leisure and only radio commercial shipping when absolutely necessary.
Like you, I only radio when absolutely necessary. Thank you for watching the video. Fair winds and stay safe.
Welcome back, your boat is so clean and tidy.
Thank you
Nice to see you back out passaging in Talisker 1. Any further adventures planned for the summer?
After the Atlantic crossing in March I'm keen to stay close to home for the rest of the summer. Thames Estuary, Southern North Sea, Belgium, France and Holland are going to be as far as we go. Thank you so much for watching. ATB J
Thanks James, really enjoyed your video.
Donald. Thank you very much indeed.
Perfect!!! If I may sugest, It would be awsome if you could film a bit more or longer the boat instruments, wind direction, wind speed and direction and boat speed….thanks for sharing!! Stay safe and fair winds!
Thank you for your very kind comment. I'm not too good with the filming bit and only film when I'm not managing the boat and myself which is the priority. I'll try to do better as I start to understand how to use a camera. Thank you very much for watching the video.
03:45 What happened to crossing the north-bound shipping lane in the Channel at 90 degrees?
Hello AntonHu. Your 'heading' should be 90 degrees. With sail this is not always possible. On a heading of 90 degrees your actual track, with a stiff current flowing across your heading, will not be 90 degrees. Say a sailing vessel is making 5.5 knots through the water and the current is 2.5 knots ... I'll let you do the maths but the track will not be be anywhere near 90 degrees across the TSS but it will be the fastest way to get across. The responsibility of the skipper of a leisure vessel is to cross the TSS as quickly and as safely as possible. What is an absolute no is sailing against the direction of traffic in a TSS. Sailing with the traffic is acceptable, particularly if wind and current are in your favour. ATB James
@@samingosailing Yes, except that you appear in all sequences to be sailing well off the wind, thus with a free choice of course, and the chart at 03:45 shows the current pushing you westwards, whereas your course made good is to the east of a 90 heading to the lane.
@@AntonHu I can assure you I would not be sailing against a foul tide. You might have noted that the tidal stream arrows do not alter on the screen shot at all. The screen shot of the track was taken some time after the passage and shows the state of the tidal streams when the screen shot was taken on my computer.
@@samingosailing Aha, that explains it.
@@AntonHu Thank you so much for your comments. I can't over emphasise the preparation and thought that goes in to the planning and then the execution of a passage, however long or short. I am never complacent and always suffer a modicum of anxiety before casting off. This is always relieved the moment we are underway. Stay safe. ATB James
Interesting video. Can I ask how you manage sleep while single handling?
I don't have to sleep on these passages. I never sleep close to traffic and land which means a safe haven has to be found within 25 to 30 hours. In the ocean and clear of land and traffic I try to sleep as much as possible. But I sleep only for 15 to 30 minutes, reset the alarm and sleep another 15 to 30. I get about 8 hours in 24 with this method. I do set an audible AIS and Radar alarm. I'm more normally woken by a small change in the way my boat is working. I feel what my ship is doing, even when asleep. Being tired is dangerous. The crew on a well found vessel are always the weakest link. A single hander has to be very careful. If I'm disabled, my ship is disabled. Thank you so much for watching.
thats a cool wee video
Thank you Roderick. Thank you very much for watching.
is it not dangerous to be filming when sailing with no one on the steering wheel?
That's a very good question! Actually the boat is being steered better by a very sophisticated self steering system. I think I've said before that my camera is secondary to me and the boat. I only film when I'm not busy with the boat. A top airline pilot told me once that in good clear conditions he will take off and climb to 30,000 feet before switching on to autopilot just to practice. He would also do the same for the decent and landing. But in poor visibility or difficult conditions he would take off and immediately go on auto so he could monitor. Same with coming off auto just before touch down. The auto flies better than a human. In some of my videos I'm a long way from land in the ocean. Check out how good the self steering is in this video ua-cam.com/video/DuNOEppExIE/v-deo.html
Nice pics. No sailing info
What sort of info? Many thanks for watching.