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Welcome to "Captain`s Learning Log." Before I bought Wahine, I had many fears. Two of them were of going below and under, and the other was going above and over. The ATN Mastclimber helped me conquer one of those fears, and it enables me to go up alone, w...

Come along with me for a week in my life before University starts again! We make the most of the sunshine and head to the ocean for many jumps, swims and surfs; with one jump being a rather painful one... ----------------------------🌲-----------------...

Join me as i pack my car and head to Swansea to move into my new student house! We waste no time at all and head to Fresh Water West in Pembrokeshire the next day to find where Dobby died. This was an incredible memorial to the elf; with lots of painted st...

Steve made the last oak plank! Yes, we know, we've said it before (and might say it again... haha). But we are planning for this to be the last full length oak plank we put on the hull. After setting up our new planer with Joe and Grandpa, while I was...

In todays video i tell you why everyone should learn to climb, how to start that and top tips along the way including how much chalk to use, how to find a climbing gym and what you should wear! ----------------------------🌲-----------------------------...

Imagine you could go to a place on earth that sort of looks like Mars. But then black. And with foggy clouds. And air that you can breath. Oh and it’s cold. But still, it kinda looks like Mars! Mount Aetna is a very very awesome place, one of the most ac...

A typical, more wintery week in the life of a university student living in Wales. Come along with me to my lectures, climbing, errands, hikes and the beach. I try to keep as busy and fit as possible especially in the winter, as it is easy with the cold wea...

Plukky always had a thing for volcanos and off course we couldn’t say no to the toughest volcano hike in Guatemala. At 3976 metres in height Acatenango is the 3rd biggest volcano in Guatemala. We won’t say more the episode speaks for itself. Give it t...

I have for years wondered how to get up my mast alone, without bathering anyone winching me. It is important when you do solo sailing, to have access to all parts of the boat, especially the mast if something gets loose or need fixing up there. I finnal...

In this episode, we prepare for our Atlantic Crossing by doing a rigging inspection up the mast! It's very important to make sure everything is in good order before embarking on such a serious journey. While Herby is the one that needs to go up, Frank and ...

A few notes: 1. Going down is just the opposite as going up. 2. Never bring an ascender to the very top of a rope, as it needs a a few inches of space above it to dis-engage from the rope and move downward again. (I learned this the hard way and was stuc...

What do you do when you are miles from home and help and need to climb the mast on your boat? And what if you are alone? In this vid I show you two methods I have used for climbing the mast alone.