After getting trapped by weather we use the opportunity of being stuck in a marina to check our anchor systems before having a lively sail and minor crisis of ...
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After nearly 6 months without sailing, we have a bumpy, windy day to start of us for the 2023 season. If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our ...
It is time to venture out, but it would be nice if we had sails on the boat... ---- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ...
The parts and tools needed to let us fix our Simrad RD68 radio are finally here. ---- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ...
We finally get to test our cruising chute and it is clear that changes will be needed ---- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee ...
WInter is when we do the maintenance we need to get through the upcoming seasaon. Time to start experimenting... ---- If you like our videos, you can always ...
The second half of our video on night sailing covering the passage, arrival and some tips on what we consider some useful kit to have aboard. 00:00 - Intro ...
Sometimes the smallest thing can blind side you. It is not as if we had to worry about the wind but the boat disagreed with us... ---- If you like our ...
Karen gets to helm our final sail of the year and then it is into Bangor marina for the winter, but is was a great day to be out and about. ---- If you like ...
We hop around all over the place and visit a few spots on the Isle of Man that we have not managed to see in four years of visits. ----- If you like our ...
The weather fights back with a vengeance! If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar https://ko-fi.com/sailingyachtsaltylass ...
Beautiful sail one day, spectacular sunsets on the next then way too much wind... we get it all ---- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our ...
We leave Carrickfergus and proceed to our secret anchorage to sit our bad weather and have a good old argument during the passage. ---- If you like our ...
During a slow crossing in the Irish Sea we decide to clean up our sewage system ---- If you like our videos, you can always drop a tip in our coffee jar ...
We leave Abercorn Basin to sail up Belfast Lough only to discover that it was one of those rare occasions when the forecast about Force 7 winds was correct. ...
After a 6 month sailing break, we get back out to sea and make all sorts of rookie mistakes. You might wonder if we have ever done this before... ---- Ko-fi ...
We start making serious preparations to get the boat ready for the cruising season, and we hope that we have solved one outstanding issue - man overboard ...
We show you how to spring your boat off a pontoon. It is a very useful technique to get out past other boats that have moored too close or if the wind is ...
People keep asking us why we stay in the north for winter instead of heading south to sunnier climes. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can ...
We experience ocean swells as we cross from Scotland to Northern Ireland, but after going through the rips and overfalls at Fairhead, we encounter one of the ...
We make passage across the Irish Sea from Conwy to Belfast Lough on a very gelatinous sea. Easy going, but motoring is never fun ... ---- Coffee Jar --- If ...
Our contract at Carrickfegus expires and we have to move on. It looked like we would have a nice gentle sail, but the weather as we entered the North Channel ...
Weather, hauling sail, reefing lines.... all go wrong in this week's episode. If you like the "fly on the wall" format of this episode and want us to do more ...
We recalibrate our Raymarine wind instrument and our Evolution Autopilot, but nothing seemed to work as expected, so instead we decided to service the ...