Can You SINGLE HAND a Big Sailboat? | Sailing Wisdom [S4 Ep4]

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How big is too big when it comes to solo sailing and single handing a sailboat? Herby accepts the challenge of single handing and solo sailing Wisdom, a Morgan 45 from 1968, from one mooring ball to another in the St. John National Park, in the US Virgin Islands!

0:00 Intro
0:30 The Challenge: Single Handing a Sailboat
1:06 How to sail off a mooring ball
2:43 Self-tacking headsail setup
3:15 Sailing off the mooring ball
3:55 Single Handed Gybe
4:35 How to single hand a sailboat?
5:45 Electric Motor vs Diesel for Single Handing
9:02 Dropping Sails Single Handed
9:55 Solo grabbing a mooring ball
10:58 Thoughts on single handing a sailboat

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CROSSING THE ATLANTIC THE 1ST TIME: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDgR504Bxwncut9GSKb0SmU1LztUtIw9
CROSSING THE ATLANTIC THE 2ND TIME: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDgR504BxwlkIA1ulAFhL5MXqJ1pJI_q
SAILING AROUND EUROPE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDgR504BxwmhbAYma5PkpOOk5KwuLq_e
VAN TRIP THROUGH EUROPE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDgR504BxwmKGxdA4asDzR-nz2Aozy4E

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