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Sailing Books for Offshore Reading
Christian Williams

Sailing Books for Offshore Reading

Turn on Closed Captions [CC] for title info.
Catalina First Mate Cruise
Christian Williams

Catalina First Mate Cruise

Southern California sailors will recognize everything here--the light morning southerly clocking to Force 4 and the romp across San Pedro Channel, the deep emerald of Fourth of July Cove, the moorings strung with deepwater yachts, the cookouts and beer, and the fog that burns away in the October sun...
Kite Surfers, Santa Monica Bay
Christian Williams

Kite Surfers, Santa Monica Bay

A breezy day in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, USA.
History of Bermuda Multihull Sailboat Races Part 2
Christian Williams

History of Bermuda Multihull Sailboat Races Part 2

Part Two covers the 1975 Multihull Bermuda Race, which encountered an off-season hurricane, and the 1980 and 1983 races. S8mm film shows shows the evolution of multihull design, especially the work of Dick Newick, with reference to Mike Birch, Phil Weld, Damian McLaughlin and others; description of ...
History of Bermuda Multihull Sailboat Races Part 1
Christian Williams

History of Bermuda Multihull Sailboat Races Part 1

Early Multihull Bermuda Races 1969-1983. Part One of this two-part family video features the 1969 race from Coney Island and the 1972 event, which began at Newport. Scenes include Phil Weld; Bob Harris; air-sea rescue; repair at sea; life aboard and views of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, ...
A Family Sailboat Cruise in 1961
Christian Williams

A Family Sailboat Cruise in 1961

It used to be that families cruised together in wooden boats to uncrowded anchorages. Fifty years later, on another ocean, I'm glad to still be there:
Offshore With the 2014 Sailomat Steering Vane
Christian Williams

Offshore With the 2014 Sailomat Steering Vane

Demonstration of the Sailomat "800" self-steering vane during a 6,000-mile transit Los Angeles-Hawaii and return. Installation procedures:
“Alone Together”: Singlehanded Sailing, LA to Hawaii and Return.
Christian Williams

“Alone Together”: Singlehanded Sailing, LA to Hawaii and Return.

2021 voyage: 2017 voyage: ; The book: "Alone Together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" at Amazon.com ; "Book Trailer" video : Cruise of the Ericson 32-3 "Thelonious", Los Angeles to Kaua'i. Twenty days out, 28 days back in a year of hurricanes and a stati...
Raymarine SPX-5 wheel pilot with P70 Control Head Demonstration
Christian Williams

Raymarine SPX-5 wheel pilot with P70 Control Head Demonstration

What's missing in this initial trial is emphasis on sail trim. The Raymarine works well in quite heavy air and sea--far better than the general reputation of wheel pilots--if the boat is trimmed for neutral helm, as it must be for a pendulum wind vane system. Experienced singlehanders reef the ...
Sailing the Eastport Pram
Christian Williams

Sailing the Eastport Pram

This 8-foot mahogany ply pram weighs only about 60 pounds, and can be carried balanced on the head like a kayak. The mast is only 96 inches, and the standing lug rig fits inside the boat. More on the Eastport Pram at clcboats.com.
Boatbuilding: The Eastport Pram in Seven Minutes
Christian Williams

Boatbuilding: The Eastport Pram in Seven Minutes

Builders can pause at any frame to compare notes. Two years later the pram set off for Hawaii on the foredeck of a 32-foot sloop. Video here:
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