sailing for beginners, sailing tutorials for the new sailors and future cruisers including rigging, sail techniques, marine etiquette and nautical navigation
How much does it cost to own a sailboat? We cover buying a boat, registering our boat, insurance for boats and getting her cruiser ready. All the details regarding surveys, fixing and upgrading our sailboat and where the money went...
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Finally after months of "home improvements", Maia is now cruiser ready and looking good. Video also includes some final projects such as installing life lines, working out diesel consumption and fixing our solar trays.
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Cruising around the beautiful islands of Langkawi, Malaysia. Includes visits to Lake of the Pregnant Maiden, Hole in the Wall and Temurun waterfall.
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Aotearoa (Mark Williams, Adam Alexander, Bruce Maginnis)
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our recent charter in Fethiye, Turkey
Friends & Family edition, instructional edition soon to follow
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Installing the holding tank on our Pacific 38 sailboat was the biggest task on our to-do list. This short video shows part 2 of the process. Part 1 can be viewed at:
https://youtu.be/CCnLfg4b-yw
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Time to enjoy the conditions and explore this beautiful area before getting stuck into our biggest "home improvement" project, installing a holding tank.
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Aotearoa (Mark Williams, Adam Alexander, Bruce Maginnis)
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Getting to grips with docking solo, including tutorial on how I did it. Includes boat work and general maintenance to get our sailboat ready for cruising. Oh, and of course, some short-handed sailing.
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After many months of waiting, working, worrying and wishing, we finally got Maia back in the water. Join us as we introduce you to our new home, a classic, 1976 Pacific 38, built in Whangarei, New Zealand. Her name is a Maori term, "to be brave" and we loo...
A short introduction to our channel and ourselves (including Maia)
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Aotearoa (Mark Williams, Adam Alexander, Bruce Maginnis)
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We buy a boat, unseen, and get ready to start our new and long awaited adventures. Here's a brief video on how we did it, and what lies ahead. This will be our last video before actually meeting Maia, a Pacific 38, currently on the hard and receiving much ...
Explaining the basic points of sail, true and apparent wind and other important tips for safe sailing. Also, we buy a boat
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A basic introduction on how to heave to - learning to sail - basic introduction to storm tactics - heave to principles
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A fun and easy-to-understand tutorial featuring the basics of in-mast furling and mid-boom sheeting, what it does, and how it works.
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Our recent flotilla charter in Fethiye, Turkey including tips, short tutorials, info guides and experiences we would like to share. How two newbies made it in Fethiye and returned a boat in perfect condition (well, almost). Enjoy...
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An animated video tutorial explaining Aids to Navigation for safe passage while on the water. A great aid for preparing for any sailing or boating course or certification.
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A short informative video explaining flags, ensigns and day shapes. What they are, where they go and what they mean.
Hi-res cheat sheets can be found and saved from here
https://searchingforcoconuts.com/2020/08/26/flag-etiquette-day-shapes/
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This video explains, in simple terms, how wind vane self-steering systems work on yachts and sailboats. The video follows an easy flow from auxiliary rudder systems to servo-pendulum systems, which is designed toward beginners looking to expand their saili...
beginner series for sailboat and yacht rigging, learn how standing rigging and running rigging works on modern day cruiser yachts, includes demonstration of mainsail reefing
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Second in a series, this video explains rigging for yachts and sailboats.
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A beginners guide to sailboat rigging, including standing rigging and running rigging. This tutorial is the first in a ser...
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