Will our yacht engine start after not running for 15 years?
In this episode we start tackling some of the rust issues up on the foredeck, we remove the winches to take home for servicing and we try turning over the engine to see if she will start!
She c...
Hi again everyone. The smell was seriously ungodly. The holding tank was full to the brim with dirty water and sludge which was 15 years old at least. But we managed to clean the bilge and holding tank, sort of, and finally got the mainsail down which is...
In this episode we begin the work on our huge boat refit and restoration project and get stuck into the dirty side of things, this boat seems to bleed rust!
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, and for the past couple of ...
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, and for the past couple of years we have been looking for a bluewater sailing yacht to take us around the world.
Well we've finally found her...
In this episode we sail home from Fishguard to Pwllheli.
And we also have a big announcement for you all.
We have finally found Melody!
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, looking for a bluewater sailing yacht to take us ...
In this episode we Sail in South Wales - Milford Have to Fishguard, through the notorious waters of Jack Sound and Ramsey sound.
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, looking for a bluewater sailing yacht to take us around ...
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Sailing across the Bristol Channel from Padstow in England to Dale in South Wales we go far out of site of land on our longest passage so on this trip. It turned out to be an absolutely brilliant day of perfect "Champaign Sailing" as Tim calls it. Flat s...
Are we sinking? This is a disaster!!! Or is it? The Bilge is full of water but are we actually sinking????
In this episode Tim goes down below only to find the sole boards swimming in water!
We sail 7 hours from St Ives to Padstow in the pitch dark franti...
Sailing the Atlantic Ocean, albeit a very small part of it, for the first time was an amazing feeling as we made our passage from Newlyn around Lands End and up past Longships Lighthouse to what turned out to be a simply awful anchorage at St Ives.
We are...
Stuck in Newlyn Harbour doing boat repairs in preparation for our passage around Lands End. The head is broken and the main sail reefing lines aren't working right. At least it's beautiful here!
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in N...
After weeks of work Miss Rosie finally makes her first voyage as we sail her from Mylor Yacht Club in Falmouth to Newlyn around the stunning coast of Cornwall.
We are Andy, Melissa and Jack, a sailing family based in North Wales, looking for a bluewater s...
In this episode we finally launch our classic sailing yacht.
Miss Rosie is a Great Dane 28, built in 1967 and built by Klauss Baess and designed by Aage Utzon.
The Great Dane 28 was inspired both by the Folkboat and the Sisu Spidsgatter. She looks rather ...
Hi everyone.
In this episode we find out if our 50 year old Volvo Penta MD2B Marine Diesel engine is beyond repair or if it can be resurrected.
We work on our radar arch and start getting Miss Rosie ready for the long sailing voyage back from Cornwall to ...
Hi everyone.
In this episode we get a new sailing yacht for free!
Miss Rosie is a Great Dane 28, a classic and beautiful bluewater sailing yacht and in an act of unbelievable generosity she was given to us for absolutely nothing.
We're now having to put ...
Hi everyone.
In this episode we take our last sail before the lockdown, moving our Snapdragon 24ft Sailing Yacht back to her mooring. We take a walk on our local beaches in search of the native wildlife of North Wales. And we interview the whole family f...
Hi everyone.
In this episode we sailing our Snapdragon 24 from Caernarfon up past Port Dinorwic/Felinheli as far as Britannia Bridge. On the way back though our engine failed and we have a bit of drama getting back into safe waters in high winds and big s...
Hi everyone.
In this episode we tackle the damage caused to our yacht by Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis and we travel all the way to Scotland to look at a Bluewater Sailing yacht only to find it had already sunk in the North Sea.
We are Andy, Melissa and Ja...
We are Sailing Melody.
We are Andy, Jack and Melissa and we're on the hunt for a bluewater sailing yacht to become our permanent home as we go full time cruising with the aim of sailing around the world. This isn't a normal episode, it's just a little vid...
In this video we explore the historic town of Caernarfon with it's magnificent castle. We look at sailing in the Menai Straits. We look at a selection of bluewater cruising yachts and we meet Pixie Tom, an incredible local musician.
Please note, becaus...
Welcome to Episode 1 of Sailing Melody.
In this first episode we introduce you to our family, our plans to sail around the world and do some sailing in our Snapdragon 24 around the coastline of North Wales. We explore the wildlife to be found and look at s...
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