Sailing isn't all sunshine and G&T's no matter where you are in the world. We know this, but it's still a shock when the usual relaxed process of slowly traveling around propelled by the wind becomes something less than serene!
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Insta360 now have a 1 inch chip version of their 360 cameras. This is a beast of a camera. It's not an action cam, but if like me you like to use 360 cameras to give linear type shots that fit in with the shots from standard cameras you're going to love th...
We're sailing quickly West through the central Mediterranean, it's a really interesting and less traveled cruising ground with some fantastic anchorages.
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It hadn't been a good start to the season in the Med weather wise up until now, but finally we get some great sailing for a passage from Malta to Sicily and beyond.
We also found what had to be one of the best anchorages in the Med. Dwejra Bay is a stunnin...
Malta is a fascinating place to sail around and we've had a fantastic time here in the last month. We've also had some challenging weather, this has not been a typical May! But we do get the feeling now that summer is finally here and we can swim and enjoy...
Okay the island of Delos in Greece might get the vote for ancient history (we did love it there) but Malta definitely has the most fascinating history through the ages for me.
It's also one of those places that every sailor want to sail into. Grand harbou...
We go through more of the actual re-rig in this video. Changing out the wires, fitting a new furler for the yankee and replacing the stay in the old staysail furler. Lots of good tips from Jade and a step by step guide to STA-LOK fittings.
There is inform...
Rigging is one of those things that everyones knows is super important but most of us struggle to be on top of. It's also an easy subject to just forget about and hope for the best. Obviously that is not a good way to go!
When you break things down most ...
It was a tough start to the season with a 500NM passage across the Adriatic, around the foot of Italy, past Sicily and on to Malta. We had every kind of weather and an engine that wouldn't start in the middle of the Adriatic leaving us floundering in a pat...
What is it with boats? We were hoping to have a restful week saying goodbye to the amazing friends we've made here in Montenegro but instead we had to make a last minute dash to Serbia to mend a broken pump. Luckily we did manage to have some lovely evenin...
The clock is ticking on getting the boat ready for the season and we have some big last minute set backs.
It's not all boat work though, we get to go out on the J70's and I (Steve) get to channel my inner Lewis Hamilton... I know it makes no sense, you're ...
This is the latest video in our series about useful and fun things to have on a boat. Do let us know if you have found any amazing gadgets or just things that make your boat life better! Some info:
http://gb.readly.com/sailingfairisle
Try Readly, with our...
Let's face it there are no shortage of things to spend your money on with a sailboat! But there aren't many more rewarding things to splash out on than a new suit of sails.
We held it off too long with our Yankee and it actually fell apart on us at the end...
Our main winter job this year is done. Thanks to Jade for all the expertise (https://www.theboatshedwales.co.uk) As we said in the video there will be a technical special going through all the important details of how to change and maintain a rig.
I'm also...
A big part of cruising is looking after your boat so it can look after you. In the Mediterranean most of those jobs are done in the winter and the list can get very long.
This is the part of cruising you don't often see on YouTube but it is part of the lif...
I am a heavy user of action cams, although it is possible to get a more 'filmic' (low depth of field) look with mirrorless/DSLR cameras, I prefer the smooth motion you get with modern action cams, so unless we are sitting still (rare for us) it's often our...
Having a winter berth that you can easily drive to skiing from is the ultimate for us. We had it in Venice but were scuppered by covid closing the slopes that year. This year it all came together and we had a great time.
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After seeing, and being impressed by, an HH50sc at the Annapolis boat show. We couldn't resist interviewing a couple who have already extensively cruised their beautifully coloured boat 'Lickety' to see if it has more than ferrari type stying and can actua...
Regular viewers will know one of the things we've always wanted to do is moor the boat in winter in a place where we could easily go skiing.
We came very close during our winter in Venice with the snow capped dolomite mountains always in view from our moor...
Regular viewers will know one of the things we've always wanted to do is moor the boat in winter in a place where we could easily go skiing.
We came very close during our winter in Venice with the snow capped Dolomite mountains always in view from our moor...
FINALLY a good drone that you that isn't going to end up on the bottom of the ocean!
For us guys flying drones from boats the whole business of getting aerial footage can become an expensive and nerve wracking nightmare... well not anymore!
I've lost four...
Mid winter in Montenegro has everything, it seems. We've had some beautiful sunny blue sky days, we've had rain, hale and storm winds. But there's a great winter community here and everyone's spirits are high. Even though there have been a few mishaps.
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The beginning of season five! Who'd have thought it? We've got big plans for 2023 and some major boat projects to get done in Montenegro before we set sail in the spring.
We also take a look back at how some of our recent boat purchases have performed in 2...
Something different for the holidays!
I produced a couple of Camera 101 films a while ago as some of our patrons wanted some information on filming. I haven't had much time during the summer to do these, but I'll try and get a few done through the winter....
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