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September 29, 2024
Sailing with the Foxwell Family – Page 4
Family cruise day 8. The end of the cruise and a sail back to the River Medway
Its an early start today to catch the tide that will sweep us out into the north sea so that we can cut around the Maplin sands and the Shoeburyness firing range. Then we head south west, into the Thames estuary and then into the River Medway where right o...
SINGLE HANDED YACHT RACING in 25 knots of wind
As many of you may know Ian likes sailing on his own, so when he found out that our yacht club was running a couple of races this year just for single, and double handed competitors he was looking forward to competing Unfortunately Sea Horse was still in ...
SAILING SINGLE HANDED. A tutorial with hints tips and techniques to make it nice and easy
Some people like doing it, others not so much, but being able to sail a yacht on your own is an important skill to have. This is a short film that we shot at the end of the year, on a gloomy day, that gives you some idea of the way we go about it. Please ...
THE FOXWELL FAMILY GO YACHT RACING, sailing their Hanse 291 in the last race of the year
Its a chilly October morning, and the last round in the Medway Cruising Club (MCC) Burton series. Its a five race series and we had done the first four with a friend but for the last race it was just us. And we had a great time. Music from http://www.pur...
Hauling out and dropping the mast
So hauling her out of the water and un-stepping the mast might mark the end of our first season sailing Sea Horse but it also marks the start of our first winter of work, refitting her. Ummmm Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
Winter Refit Vlog Part 1. The List.
So with Sea Horse out of the water now for 4 months we take a look at the long list of jobs that we have to get done. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com
The hole! Winter refit Vlog part 2.
So after emptying the boat, removing all the clutter that builds up during the course of a years cruising, and then taking off everything else that would move so that we could begin work we uncover a problem... potentially a BIG problem as that!!! Music: ...
Fixing the hole! (is this the worst thumbnail ever?) Winter refit Vlog part 3.
If ever a film needed a better thumbnail, then its this one... but there is not much you can show that will make this any more interesting than it is I'm afraid. So this is just a short update on how we fixed the hole! Thanks to Mads at Sail Life for th...
Varnishing our yacht interior… the simple way! Winter refit Vlog part 4.
We aren't experts and we aren't going to teach the you the right way to varnish your boat... but we will show you how we do it. Cheap, quick and easy, and although the results may not be perfect, they are more than good enough and have made a huge differen...
2016 review. We bought a new yacht, but so much more happened as well
This year has gone so fast and it seems as though we did so many different things its actually nice for us to look back at these films and remind ourselves of everything that when on. I hope you have all found something to entertain you as well, and please...
Blue Water Yacht, an original song by the Foxwell family
An (almost) original song by the Foxwell Family. One of our subscribers, a fellow sailor with his own channel 'Just about sailing' wrote a song about his sailing and challenged us to do the same... so we did! We would love to know what you all think.... bu...
Varnishing disasters! plus other stuff that needs doing. Winter refit Vlog part 5
This week, more varnishing... and not all of it goes to plan but we are making progress. Plus we show you some of the other things that we have been doing. For those that may be interested we got our acrylic sheet from Simply Plastics. https://www.simply...
REMOVING A FLEXOFOLD PROPELLER. Winter refit Vlog part 6.
We needed to remove the propeller so that we could replace the zinc anode on the sail drive leg. We dont get to do the zinc, but this is the story of how we removed the propeller, and then cleaning it up ready for fitting back on, once the anode has been r...
2017 New Years Day dinghy race at Wilsonains. Ian goes sailing in an Alto dinghy
Ian always likes to get out on New Years Day and go sailing, and amazingly so do some others! even though its normally cold, wet and miserable. This year he left the covers on his Blaze dinghy and borrowed an Alto for the race and along with Adam a fellow ...
An update on progress and our plans for the next part of the refurbishment. Winter refit Vlog part 7
Quite a momentous occasion.... we have finished the varnishing! Thats a big tick on the list :-) No however we are moving on to other things and we update you on what our immediate plans are. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
ENGINE SOUND INSULATION AND INSTALLING LED CABIN LIGHTS. Winter refit Vlog part 8.
So this week we show you how the engine sound insulation worked out and then move on to other projects. Unfortunately for one reason or another we couldn't finish half the things that we wanted to start, so settled on installing the new lighting.... well ...
MOORING ROPES AND LINES. How we have ours setup. Winter refit Vlog part 9.
Work is progressing on sea Horse but we take a moment out to talk mooring lines this week. If you have your own mooring it makes sense to have your own specially made mooring lines to go on them, and if your going to make your own lines then make sure the...
WIRING LED ROOF LIGHTS AND REMOVING AN ENGINE SEACOCK. Winter refit Vlog part 10.
So after the struggles of last week, this week we actually manage to get things done. We finish off the wiring for the new lighting, finally remove that stubborn engine sea cock and begin the process of cutting out the boards for the new headlining. Music...
CHOOSING YACHT UPHOLSTERY. Winter refit Vlog part 11
This week Ian finally gives in and we have some one around to give us a quote for recovering the seat cushions. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
REPLACING AN ENGINE SEACOCK. Winter refit Vlog part 12.
So you may remember from a couple of weeks ago that we finally managed to remove the stubborn old sea cock from the top of our volvo sail drive leg. Well this week we replace it. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
INSTALLING LED STRIP LIGHTING AND FITTING A NEW HATCH. Winter refit Vlog part 13.
Another job ticked off of the list. This week we finally get that hatch trim'd, sanded and fitted and install the LED strip lighting that we had fitted the wiring for a couple of weeks back. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
AN IMPORTANT SKILL EVERY YACHTS MAN SHOULD HAVE,AND WHY.
This is a film that we have been meaning to make for a while now so here it is, tying a Bowline with one hand and why that's so important Plus did you know that a bowline and a sheet bend are the same knot even though they do completely different things? A...
RECOVERING VINYL ROOF PANELS. Winter refit Vlog part 14
So this week we finally get around to covering those roof panels that we cut out weeks ago. We ordered some foam backed vinyl from http://www.martrim.co.uk/ and were very pleased with what arrived. So following the excellent advise from a Practical Boat ...
YACHT INTERIOR REFIT. Winter Vlog pt 15
So after a winters hard work in stripping, cleaning, varnishing, rewiring, reupholstering etc etc we finally start the process of putting it all back together... and its looking good. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
RUSTY KEEL! Winter VLog pt 16
We are coming to the end of the list... or at least as much of the list as we are going to get done this year :-) and so we are now starting work on the outside. So this week its dealing with the rusty keel, filling priming and painting. Music from http:...
POLISHING THE HULL AND REPAIRING THE MAST Winter VLog pt 17
So we are nearly at the end. This week we finish off all those other jobs that need doing on the outside of the hull in preparation for launching her next week. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
OUR FINAL WINTER WORK vlog
So after all the hard work we finally get Sea Horse back in the water and take some time out to run through the things that we have done this winter. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
OUR FIRST SAIL. So after all the hard work she is back in the water
It wasn't much of a sail but any day afloat is better than a day on the hard so we enjoyed it. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
1st YACHT RACE OF THE YEAR SINGLE HANDED
So now that Sea Horse is back in the water we can start using her again, and this week its the first race in the Medway YC racing season. Now racing may not be for everyone but it provides a great excuse to go for a sail. Take today for example, a cruisi...
DIY ACTION CAMERA GIMBAL for use on our yacht
Our last two films had a a lot of people interested in how we get the shots from behind of our boat sailing. Well we dont get to go sailing this week so we have made a short film showing you how we do it. Hope this helps, let us know what you think. Musi...
JACK HOLT BUMBLEBEE OPTIMIST LIKE CHILDRENS DINGHY FOR SALE
Jack Holt was responsible for so many of the iconic dinghy designs of the 50's, 60's and 70's but not many people have ever heard of his Bumblebee design. Aimed at children yet big enough for mum and dad to get into as well, they make a great introductio...
RS FEVA DINGHY The family goes sailing
So having now put Elizabeths old boat up for sale we get to try out her new one. An RS Feva. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
THE SECOND LONGEST RUNNING YACHT RACE IN THE WORLD. Thames barges racing on the Medway
Thames barges have been sailing and working on the east coast of England for over 200 year. And for well over 100 years they have also been racing them and this weekend we show you the start of the 2017 edition of this fantastic event. Music from http://...
SAILING SINGLE HANDED WITH A SPINNAKER. Tutorial with hints and tips on the way we do it
Our first film on sailing single handed was so well received that we thought we would do another. This week its how we fly a spinnaker single handed. Please note this is just the way we do it, if you have any comments or observations please feel free to l...
A YACHT RACE AROUND 1500 TONS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES!
Ok so its not as bad as it sounds but every year our yacht club has a fun race down our river, the Medway, out into the Thames and around the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery. This was a second world war supply ship that sank just at the entrance to bo...