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Going out for the first time alone on Galopin. My guest Mickey went back home and I manage a few small projects. The most important was to get a feel for sailing solo. So it was just me and Galopin on the Med. What a feeling! Please make your voice heard:...

We went back for more sailing out in the sea. With more trial and error now I'm getting a little more familiar with Galopin. The sea was littered with jelly fish that looked like garter belts for can-can dancers. And it rained like it never rains in the so...

This time we set off with grey skies and a tormented sea, so we play it safe and do some manoeuvres in the channel. With much courage, Mickey made good on his promise to swim in the frigid waters. We went back to Leucate for more flavourful fun at the Sol ...

We saw fish swim through town, a birdman and flying saucers! We followed recommendations to go to the town of Leucate for their Sol y Fiesta festival. Just small local festivities that blew our minds. We do manage to do a few projects, but this festival ha...

To be or not to be sailing. The answer was simple. Get the boat ready and go out sailing to make sure the rigging was set up right. We also got a good taste of Port Leucate and did a few projects. Mickey oiled the teak and I secured the roof dodger snap-on...

Galopin has the honor of welcoming Mickey for a few days. (He's my step-dad & my brother's father). He's been asking about Galopin and and wanted to visit the area. Mickey is pretty curious, so he's fun to go about discovering things. I also finally pu...

The test results are in. I passed 2 out of 3 sections. Passed the navigational and the general questions, but failed the tides section. Luckily I can redo the part I failed at a latter date. I take a break from sail related things and visit a documentary f...

Episode 16 takes you into the realm of my sailing studies, The Science Of Sailing. Just a few more days left before my Swiss Maritime license exam, I do the most to cram, but also get a real understanding of navigation, charts tides and much much more. We ...

The wicked winches of the West, East, North and South. They're all around Galopin! There are 9 winches in total that needed a good service. This episode will give you a look into winch servicing. We will also take a quick break and visit the the city of Pe...

In Episode 13 (lucky 13), I went looking for spring sails and found a happy green egg. It was Easter weekend, so this little green dude was hanging around Port Leucate, popping his head around the landscape. I did do a small project of installing a GPS Nav...

More projects in the hands of pros for Galopin. The water heater gets replaced and the water circuit explained to me. As well as getting a liferaft and changing bulbs to LEDs. The wind was howling for several days, but Galopin stayed steady. Please make y...

The Man Who Loves Perkins is back. This time David guides us through a full tune-up of my Perkins 4108. He's incredibly thorough and demonstrates he is truly passionate about engines. It's also a demonstration of how to service a Perkins 4180 diesel engine...