NEW Boat & NEW Partner - First Days After Our Sale! (MJ Sailing - Ep 166)

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We’ve just sold our aluminum cruiser, and now it’s time to change things up by getting on a new boat with a new sailing partner.

After we become essentially homeless after selling our boat, we still have one week left in England before our flights back to the US. We use that time to visit a few friends along the way, and take in all the British charm we can.

In the town of Calstock, we walk the Cotehele Estate, which has been around since the mid 15th Century, and has one of the most untouched Tudor homes in all of England.

Soon though, it was time to head to London, where we’d be staying with our friends on SV Polaris, whom we’d meet while sailing the Isles of Scilly. They welcomed us into their home for the next few days, showing us the local sights, and even getting me on the water one more time.

Their son, Constantin, does weekly races on the River Thames, and it was decided that this week, I would join him. Having never sailed such a small boat before, I was terrified I would capsize us at some point in the race. But it turns out Constantin is a great teacher, and we even took fifth place! Not bad for a total newbie.

Check out videos from Sailing Polaris here: http://www.sailingpolaris.uk/

Much love from England!
Jessica, Matt & Georgie

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Videos made by Jessica, featuring Matt and Georgie.

00:00 – Mornings in Saltash
01:05 – Intro
01:32 – Exploring a 15th Century Estate
02:48 – Goodbye Plymouth – HELLO LONDON!
04:30 – Deer Everywhere at Richmond Park
06:14 – The Naked Ladies of Twickenham
07:56 – I’m Going Swimming in the Thames!
08:43 – Make It So – the Merlin Rocket
10:27 – Sailing a Small Boat
12:49 – Some Close Calls On the Water
14:41 – Next Episode
15:02 – Closing

Music:
Can You Feel Me – Love Beans
Give Me – Humble Hey
I Will Remember – Gavin Luke
In My Bloodline – Ryan Gillmor
The Waiting Game – Bang Bang
Warefare – Roof

Camera equipment used:
– Panasonic Lumix GH5
– Shure VP83F shotgun microphone – https://amzn.to/2rsIHLL
– GoPro Hero8 –

Previous Boats:
1983 Trisalu 37 – custom aluminum, built in Quebec (Elements of Life)
Where we’ve been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown, Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth’s; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores; Ireland; Scotland; Norway; England

1989 Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. – Bahamas – Jamaica – Cuba – Cayman Islands – Honduras – Guatemala – Belize – Mexico – Bermuda – Azores – Madeira – Canary Islands – Sint Maarten – BVI’s – USVI’s

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