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July 03, 2006 SAILING YOUTUBERS
We've been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you... Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there's a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There's also a fair bit of photography and diving. Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we've never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond. If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven't been a total waste of time. Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us... https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Jamie and Liz xx
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We’ve been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you…
Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there’s a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There’s also a fair bit of photography and diving.
Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we’ve never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond.
If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven’t been a total waste of time.
Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us… https://followtheboat.com/pub/
Jamie and Liz xx
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We love England’s beautiful canals (But is our boat life at risk?) | Ep 395
While we enjoy England's beautiful waterways, we discover our widebeam boat life is at risk. This week's episode features some precious boat-life days spent with our family along England's beautiful canals. And we've included some great photography of the ...
Will our adopted dog love wide beam narrowboat life? | Ep 394
We adopted a rescue dog and his name is Marley! He's a bullador, do you know what that is? Aireworth Dogs In Need: https://www.aireworthdogsinneed.co.uk/ Dog Fostering: https://www.aireworthdogsinneed.co.uk/fostering/ Dog Sponsorship: https://www.airewor...
Beautiful English countryside – walks and village pubs – Widebeam life! | Ep 393
Our first solo trip, and if you want a taste of canal life on a perfect spring weekend in England, look no further! If you like this video please do give it a like and share, it really helps us. We take a few days to head towards the village of Barnby Dun,...
Living in a marina on England’s canals and rivers | Ep 392
We've spent the last two decades familiarising ourselves with some impressive sail boat marinas, so how does an English canal boat marina compare? 00:00 Come for a walk with us around the marina 00:13 Feeding the ducks 00:36 What does 'canal side' mean?...
Our MAIDEN VOYAGE including all the MISTAKES! | Ep 391
Our maiden voyage aboard our widebeam canal boat. How many mistakes did we make make and what lessons did we learn? It was quite active, negotiating two swing bridges, two lift bridges, a double-chamber lock and an aqueduct. All in one day! If you found th...
Isn’t the UK BORING? (Your Questions Answered) | Casting Off Podcast Ep 62
Do we miss sailing in the tropics? What's a ToB? Will we have a dog or cat? Should we re-name our boat? We answer a TON of your questions and discuss how different our lives are now on the canals of England. 00:00 Introduction - What's the "ToB"? 01:17 SH...Watch followtheboat From The Beginning!
I Like It Up Here
When old friends Rus and Fiona came to visit we were introduced to the 'I Like It Here' dance, a kind of tribal ritual that has to be carried out whenever one feels the need to express one's delight upon discovering a new place. This is a very important ce...
Walk Around Knidos
We've gone on about Knidos at great length, and it features in this movie section a few times too, so here's some evidence of why we keep going on about it! This clip had to be edited because everywhere we turned there was another relic or ruin or structur...
View From The Top Of Knidos
Chris and Jamie donned their walking boots and took a hike up to the top of Knidos peak. The reward was a breathtaking view in both directions, with the low sun in the west and views back across Mersincik towards the north.
View From Gumusluk
One place that we visited often in 2005 was Gumusluk. We took every visitor we had there and everyone loved it's ambiance. Unlike the other resorts on the Bodrum Peninsular this one was not spoilt by development and loud, crap music. Best of all are a coup...
At Anchor In Mersincik
Mersincik is an anchorage that we've visited a few times now and it never ceases to impress. The dramatic sheer cliff faces mount a bright rising moon whilst the red setting sun casts eerie shadows across the bay. Just off the beach is this little cove and...
Goekova Peninsular, Turkey
Green. Lush. Heady. Exquisite. Looking at this clip makes me pine (pine, geddit?) for a return visit.
David Bellamy Does Goekova Peninsular
An exploration into the undergrowth and proof that Turkey is not all stark, dry countryside.
Kucuk Cati, Turkey
Yet another little anchorage rarely visited. Here the Fish Bwoy takes in the beautiful view from Kucuk Cati across to Amazon Creek. We literally spent half an hour here, just stopping off for a swim because we fancied it! [] www.followtheboat.com [] * ...
Approach to Bodrum
After a rough but fun return from English Harbour (about 35 miles) we completed the final approach under engine and took in the sunset across Bodrum. Shortly afterwards I stacked it in the marina but fortunately that's not captured on video! [] www.foll...
Ship Wreck Turkey
ACCIDENT!! BOAT SINKS IN TURKEY! RIGHT IN FRONT OF US! We've lived on our boat since 2006, sailing slowly round the world. There are plenty more videos on our channel. If you are interested, visit our homepage to see more about sailing life. Peace and fa...
Knidos Butterfly
S'art, innit? Another great view of Knidos. You really must go and visit it sometime!
Esper Under Sail Looking Beautiful
We were very fortunate to arrange for one of our friends to board another boat and film Esper under sail. Although the camera work is a little shakey in places (it was his first time using the cam) this still gives you a great idea of exactly what Esper lo...
Kazikli
When Liz and I sailed to Kazikli we had dinner at one of the two local restaurants. This one allowed us to take dinner on a floating raft where we were able to pull ourselves along a cable out to 'sea'! When we needed table service, however, a little local...
Esper’s Naming Ceremony
A memory to cherish - the 'official' naming ceremony. Proceedings hosted by Liz's mother, Dorothy, who opted to pronounce 'Esper' the posh, French way (we pronounce it 'esp-er'), and watch how she necks the rest of that raki! [] www.followtheboat.com []...
Why You Should Go Sailing
A very good reason for going sailing. The footage says it all. [] www.followtheboat.com [] * tales from the high seas *
Celebrating England’s World Cup Win, Mid-Atlantic
We had a very painful time listening to the commentary on the BBC World Service, but when we eventually heard that England had won the rugby world cup we dropped sail and celebrated with a swim somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic! Watch out for Rich...
First Single-Handed Sailing Trip
Just to prove that I'd done it, I recorded the moment I got the third sail up on my tod. As I say in the clip it may only have been 4 knots and the fenders were still out but it was quite an achievement for someone who has only been sailing for two years. ...
The Middle Of Nowhere, Atlantic Ocean
This clip was recorded in 2003 and taken when we had reached exactly half-way across the Atlantic Ocean. The sunset was incredible and I was completely blown away by the idea of being as far away from land as I'd ever been in my life. This is apparent in m...
Chilling Out On Pigeon Beach, Antigua
This is just a very chilled scene, hanging out on Pigeon Beach, Antigua, as the sun set behind us. It's not a particularly exciting clip but it demonstrates what makes all that sailing across the Atlantic worthwhile. [] www.followtheboat.com [] * tales...
Johnny Nutter, Cascais, Portugal
This still makes me laugh out loud when I watch this. I dunno what Johnny was doing but he was making good use of those municipal bikes we hired for the day in Cascais, Portugal. [] www.followtheboat.com [] * tales from the high seas *
A Bloody Death
Many dorado were caught on our Atlantic crossing and this is us bagging our first catch. It's a tiddler but it puts up a bloody fight. The fish is caught by Rich whilst Tim stains his shorts. Clip contains naughty swear words. [] www.followtheboat.co...
Nautical Shower, Atlantic Ocean
As every sailor knows, fresh water is worth its weight in gold, which is why someone had the bright idea of using an oncoming squall to take a quick shower. Pity poor old Dobby who was at the helm at the time. By the time he had covered himself in soap ...
Brigand Swells
We took quite a few clips of our trip from Cascais, Portugal to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, though most are too big to optimise for the web. This one, however, best captures the crew relaxing whilst we bobbed up and down those Atlantic swells. Johnny on...
Big Boats From Bird House
When we returned to Antigua we stayed at Birdhouse, which overlooks the main harbour. Just check out the view and the size of those yachts! [] www.followtheboat.com [] * tales from the high seas *
Pilot Whales, Atlantic
You've seen this clip many times on nature programmes I guess but here is evidence that sailors are frequently accompanied by sea life. Shortly before this clip one of these pilot whales was jumping clean out of the water vertically. An impressive sight si...
Goosewing
Goosewing
tim swim atlantic
tim swim atlantic
Nautical Shower, Atlantic Ocean
As every sailor knows, fresh water is worth its weight in gold, which is why someone had the bright idea of using an oncoming squall to take a quick shower. Pity poor old Dobby who was at the helm at the time. By the time he had covered himself in soap ...
Dorado is killed
Many dorado were caught on our Atlantic crossing and this is us bagging our first catch. It's a tiddler but it puts up a bloody fight. The fish is caught by Rich whilst Tim stains his shorts. Clip containts naughty swear words. [] www.followtheboat.c...
Tacking On Esper
Taken after lashing the video cam to the granny bars and getting some good shots of us working as a team, tacking twice in six minutes (I know it's six minutes cos that's how long the clip is). [] www.followtheboat.com [] * tales from the high seas *
Urinal Sketch Live
Based on a famous sketch we decided to perform this live in Marmaris Yacht Marina.
Rama – 50m classic motor boat
We helped deliver Rama (now called Thea) from Turkey to Malta. Check out the inside of this classic 1968 motor boat. She is quite possibly the most beautiful floating gin palace ever designed!
Who Says Cats Can’t Swim? – Millie 01
Millie swims round the boat, shot in 2009 when she was a young and feisty feline, and long before we became a sailing channel. Apologies for the quality! She's been living on our boat as we sail round the world, and has sailed from Turkey to Indonesia, fur...
A Bit Of A Blow In Alanya Marina
In the unfinished marina a few boats suffered when the strong southerlies picked up and played havoc with some poorly anchored vessels. www.followtheboat.com tales (not just) from the high seas
Aerial Shots Of Esper With Mizzen Staysail And Cruising Chute
Some great shots taken by Liz!