Going for a sail when you are a bit rusty is always interesting, but escaping a tight slip with a strong wind against you at the same time? Let us just say ...
Sailing Yacht Salty Lass
We talk about preparing to deal with storms and why you should expect every day to be a stormy day at sea ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can ...
After calling our autopilot a "Stupid autopilot" because she does not follow a series of course changes, it turns out that *WE* are not as smart as we thought. ...
We show how we installed our Raymarine Autopilot (an EV-100 autohelm) and used it as an opportunity to upgrade the boat's network system to Seatalk NG / ...
We find some mysterious gifts left aboard Salty Lass and we use them to move a few projects forward. ---- Coffee Jar --- If you like our videos, you can ...
We get comfy in our new marina and think that we are in for a stretch of nice weather which shows you what we know. And we discover water..... inside the ...
High wind sailing off the Welsh coast. We found some unpublished footage from an Autumn sail in 2019 where the weather was forecast to be F3/4 increasing to 5 ...
This content was filmed before covid-19 lock down. We are currently staying isolated and doing our part to flatten the curve. In this league we make our way ...
Sailing Octopodes
We are now two years into our liveaboard adventure on Salty Lass, so we have a look back on how it has gone, where we are going and how it has changed us. We ...
Following on from our previous video, we extract all the relevant information needed to draw up our outline passage plans for leaving Belfast Lough in a few ...
Due to the rotten weather interfering with sailing and filming, we take a look at the effect four consecutive winter gales have had on our side panels. We also ...
As part of our Yachtmaster training we discuss COLREGS - Collision Regulations - or the Rules of the Road for mariners. There are a surprising number of ...
We decide to make some changes in the starboard locker, so we buy chicken wire.... For Impavidus's version of the Poop Inspector, go here ...
Gaynor signs up for the RYA Sea Survival Course in case the worst ever happens when we are at sea. The course was run in Bangor N. Ireland by DV Diving and ...
Before we start on our winter projects, we decide to investigate to solve an annoying issue we have had for a few weeks. It turned out to be an expensive, ...
We look back over our recent trips and adventures around the coast of Northern Ireland and discuss what we liked and where we liked it ----- About us ----- ...
In this video, we show you how simple it is to service our Eberspacher D4 Airtronic heater. Eberspachers are great until they stop working. Most of the time ...
We start cleaning up the mess left behind by a mix of seawater and diesel fumes and order up a new exhaust elbow from ABC Power Marine in Beaumaris. Just as we ...
We get windbound in Bangor, have engine issues and give a tour of the sewage tank. What more could you ask for? ----- About us ----- We have begun a ...
We leave the Crinan Canal and go to Largs to see Saturn Sails to get a small repair done before it becomes a big repair, but on the way we dodge storms, see ...
WE take the short route across the Mull of Kintyre through the Crinan Canal. It did not quite go to plan ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard ...
We start our journey south and get some more anchoring practice. In addition, we get some "Anchor dragging" practice as well at 5am in the morning. Exciting ...
We spend some time in Oban and experience the joys of Scottish weather ----- About us ----- We have begun a liveaboard adventure on our Bavaria 36, Salty ...
----- Recipe ------ Ingredients: 1 diced chicken breast 1 small onion 3 carrots 1 parsnip 1 large leek or 2 medium ones 1 or 2 cloves of garlic 2 tblsp ...