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Why We Sail–“The Wheel Pilot, 2018”
The Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot: quantifying its quirks and qualifications. Turn on [CC] (Closed Captions) for details. Regarding "auto tack": Why would anybody select a preordained tack? Why not select a 90-degree tack, or 100, or 110, or 130 degree t...
Cruising Lealea, Two Souls and a Cat: The First Voyage Part 7
This episode of our Pacific crossing includes more than 20 minutes of footage not previously published. Part 7 of Lealea's first long voyage from Hawaii to Neah Bay, WA. Sailing the Pacific in our Albin Vega 27' sailboat. We are learning a lot along the...
Cruising Lealea, Two Souls and a Cat: The First Voyage Part 6
Part 6 of Lealea's first long voyage from Hawaii to Neah Bay, WA. Sailing the Pacific in our Albin Vega 27' sailboat. It is week six of our voyage, the weather is getting cooler. Gear failures slow our progress but we are just cruising, cooking and livi...
Installing our New Windvane! How GOOD is this!! Sailing Nandji, Ep 59
We install our new Hydrovane that was fully supported from our followers! With Robert Kirken on the transom of Nandji, we take it for a test run! https://www.sailingnandji.com In this episode of Sailing Nandji, Christmas comes early as we receive and ins...
Monitor Windvane Explained! | Sailing Wisdom Ep 40
Herby drills some holes in our new oars and does some varnishing before his parents head out and we begin our sail to St. Mary's river! On the way, Maddie struggles with seasickness and Herby discusses the Monitor Windvane. Support us on Patreon: http://...
Cruising Lealea,Two Souls and a Cat: The First Voyage Part 2
Part 2 of Lealea's first long voyage from Hawaii to Neah Bay, WA. Sailing the Pacific in our Albin Vega 27' sailboat. We thank you for your support. You can help keep the videos coming by becoming a patron. Visit Cruising Lealea on Patreon. https://w...
SailingOceans_PuertoRico_to_Chesapeake_June2017_PartTwo
In Part Two I talk about: self-steering windvanes; meals at sea; getting weather forecasts with a short wave radio; downwind sailing strategies.
Just About Sailing – Channel Trailer
It's taken me 18 months to get round to doing a channel trailer. This is just a few short clips of previous videos for new viewers. If you don't like this video - then you certainly won't like the rest. I think this trailer disappears if you subscribe; th...
Just About Sailing April 3 2017 – The Journey, pt 3 Lundy to Padstow (well almost), and Dolphins
It was a shame not to be able to spend more time at Lundy Island - I didn't even manage to go ashore. However the weather for the trip to Padstow (or at least the anchorage just round the corner at Port Quin Bay) looked to be perfect. But things don't al...
“A New Boat”– Part 6 (Chainplate, Gooseneck)
More renovation reports here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJx_F6E8T8wyRWcRh4nja4H8w82d-cDT
Just About Sailing November 2016 – Sea Feather Self-steering Windvane, Installation and sea trial
A key part of my long distance cruising plan was to install a Self-Steering Wind Vane. I decided to buy a new one from Sea Feather - a UK company. This video covers the installation and the very first sea trial. There was a frustrating gap between instal...