A brisk sail in the Algarve, Charlie changes colour, windy mooring problems and a new use for mole grips!!! It's all fun as it gets nearer to the time I have to leave on my solo sail 1000 miles north across Biscay.
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Daleks' secret headquarters discovered, Cabin fever, Mad Storks and a bit of culture! A trip exploring Portimao in Portugal. First sail with all sails up with a touch of paradise found. Hope you enjoy, if so please subscribe here and like us on Facebook. S...
Sea monsters, Christopher Walken, Solo sailing and a warm shower!
Sailing in to the port of Portimao in Portugal to escape bad weather.
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This week the boat floats in tea, problems with a sinking dinghy, windy boat dancing and an attack of cormorants.
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Safe sailing all.
This week I take the boat out to sea for the first time. On-board as crew is my Sister who visiting me in Portugal. Also talking Boat food, Dog bowls and self steering gear.
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A fire situation with an out of control diesel heater, exploring the lagoon in Alvor Portugal.
As a foot note, I still have the Taylors diesel heater and have used it. After years ago having being on fire in a boat with a petrol fire, my heater still sca...
This week I introduce you to Charlie the talking Gull, workout how to take a shower without bugs and take a tour on an incredible beach.
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A leak in the boat and a broken engine! A day of trouble with a leak in the bilge and then a mix up with fuel causing problems and a few challenges.
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I look back at this video and think that I was overacting a little bit but, at the time I was genuinely concerned for the safety of the boat. I'd just moved on board and wasn't familiar with any of the systems or the state of the mooring rope. The bad weat...
Episode 2 'The Adventure Begins'
This week, having bought a boat, I go on a ship journey, drive though Spain and Portugal, nearly get arrested and find a vintage ford parked inside a hotel! Please share.
So here it is, after a year of working on the project, my new web series 'Adventures of an old Seadog'.
Forthcoming episodes will follow my adventures as I buy a yacht in Portugal and then after living on-board, during a gruelling winter, sail her via th...
The second and last part of my French adventure.
This week I go to look at a yacht for sale in the outback of France. I meet a rude man, have problems finding buses, trains and taxies then walk 15 kilometres in the hot sun with a heavy backpack.
Next we...
Filmed in France, I went to look at a boat that I was thinking of buying and came across some history from the conflict in Europe and a pair of talking horses.
Part two next week.
This is the start of a new series called 'Boatie Bits' that Iv'e been wanting to do sometime. Every year I take lots of footage based around my local marine environment that I don't use. I decided it was time and that I had enough interesting video to ma...
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