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French Canals: TIGHT QUARTERS
While work continues on the build of our Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat, we take the opportunity to do some canal boat cruising on the French Canals where we demonstrate boat handling techniques for tight quarters such as locks and narrow channels. We ...
We CROSSED FRANCE to the MEDITERRANEAN SEA! | Wildlings Sailing
Well, we did it! the final stretch to the sea. There's been highs and lows, it's been nothing short of epic, but now its time for chubby old good tidings to get out sailing in the Mediterranean. Well not before some mildly extensive work in the boat yard o...
GIANT Locks & ANCIENT Towns. French Canal & River Cruising At It’s Best | Wildlings Sailing
We start of in the heart of the burgundy region of France, home to some of the worlds best red wine, then head to the treat of a place called Tournon then on to Viviers, A beautiful little town on the River Rhone. This is boat life at its uncomplicated and...
LITTLE Woman Vs VERY TALL Locks! | Wildlings Sailing
What happens when your first mate is only little, but she needs to do all the rope work. She likes to get the rope on the top bollard which isn't always easy, as you'll see. These are not the tallest locks, however, they are difficult to get onto due to th...
Rivers and Canals of France with the Yunnan Cowgirl | Wildlings Sailing
After some gruelling days on the canals, the sun came out and we made some pretty relaxed progress. Nadiyana, The Yunnan Cowgirl, showed of some of her (ahem!) skills. and Mark walks you through some of France's most wild locks. For More Recent Updates: ...
ENGINE OVERHEAT. Too Much Weed in the Canals. The NIGHTMARE Continues… Wildlings Sailing
Weed in there water intake, Overheating engine, white smoke, stuck in the canal. what do we do? find out in this video. For More Recent Updates: Instagram: @wildlings_sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildlingssailing email: thewildlingsofficial...
From French Canal BLISS To NIGHTMARE in 20 Minutes | Wildlings Sailing
Well well well. No showers available due to Covid 19. then not a bad little trip up the canals, until arguments break out, the water becomes way too shallow, the boat can't hardly mood because of the weed. some extremely tall locks, Nadiyana gets injured, ...
A Typical Day Cruising The French Canals On a Converted Sailboat | Wildlings Sailing
In this episode, we head out of Meaux in Northern Central France and head to a nice little spot called La Ferte Sous Juarre. We passed through 2 river locks. This was just a typical day cruising on the French Canals on a budget (Well, rivers in this case!)...
Life on a Boat on a Flooded River | Wildlings Sailing
Picture yourself on a boat on a river... We weren't expecting the water to flow this quickly through the Marne. We didn't do our research, and that's what you get! Instagram: @wildlings_sailing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildlingssailing Email:...
REGRETS, What We Wish We Knew & Canal Highlights: Q&A Part 2 | French Canals
01:28 What experience level is necessary for this kind of adventure? 04:45 Are French people friendly!? 08:40 What was your favourite stop? 09:32 What were the easiest and hardest things about doing the french canals in a sailboat? 13:41 What did you wish ...
The most UNDERRATED trip we ever did! French Canals| Patreon Q&A | Part 1
How to do the French Canals by sailboat?! Before we journeyed from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic side of France by sailboat, we had a LOT of questions. Plenty of boaters choose to unstep their mast and transit the Canal de Garonne and Canal du Midi, bu...
