This is my fave sailing channel, mirroring as it does the normal anxieties of the inexperienced sailor. Whilst my engine has never let me down, I often dwell on what my predicament would be if it did; I find some comfort in reminding myself of all the sea-goers who only have an engine and no alternative means of propulsion - that'd be really scary! Bravo for even filming whilst preoccupied with the issues! Like you I've found the wind up there to be very flukey and unreliable - I envy the ocean sailors who often set their sails and then have nothing to change for hours at a time!
It looks to me as though you actually had a great time. Lovely weather, no disasters and some sailing. That's as good as it gets. The stress was all concern about whether the engine would work. If you haven't already done so, get a good marine engineer to go over the whole thing, do any work and take it out with him on a seatrial. Whatever it costs is worth it. Sailing is to be enjoyed, not endured. Best wishes. James
Great episide. The wind in the Clyde can be challenging - together with engine issues quite frustrating. Once you have confidence in the engine hopefully all will be a lot smoother (apart from rounding the Mull of Kintyre that is rareley smooth!).
This is my fave sailing channel, mirroring as it does the normal anxieties of the inexperienced sailor. Whilst my engine has never let me down, I often dwell on what my predicament would be if it did; I find some comfort in reminding myself of all the sea-goers who only have an engine and no alternative means of propulsion - that'd be really scary! Bravo for even filming whilst preoccupied with the issues! Like you I've found the wind up there to be very flukey and unreliable - I envy the ocean sailors who often set their sails and then have nothing to change for hours at a time!
It looks to me as though you actually had a great time. Lovely weather, no disasters and some sailing. That's as good as it gets. The stress was all concern about whether the engine would work. If you haven't already done so, get a good marine engineer to go over the whole thing, do any work and take it out with him on a seatrial. Whatever it costs is worth it. Sailing is to be enjoyed, not endured. Best wishes. James
Great episide. The wind in the Clyde can be challenging - together with engine issues quite frustrating. Once you have confidence in the engine hopefully all will be a lot smoother (apart from rounding the Mull of Kintyre that is rareley smooth!).
always stressful when your engine isn't working properly, hope you made it round the mull ok... 👍
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