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S2E04 Let’s Build a Wave Rover 650 || Building the Strong Back
With a near miss from Hurricane Ida, I go on a supply run to an empty lumber yard. Then it's all hands on deck (Mrs. Rover) to build the strong back for the Wave Rover 650 frames. [ SUPPORT MY VIDEOS - PATREON ] Head over to my Patreon Page where you can...
S2E03 Study Plans Available for the Wave Rover 6.50 || Questions Answered by the WR 650 Architect
The study plans are available and Andy Dize, the Naval Architect of the Wave Rover 6.50, has graciously allowed me to sell the first 100 study plans as a fundraiser to offset the cost of building material. I follow up with a Zoom interview with Andy. In t...
S2E02 Boat Shed Build and Wave Rover Hull #1 Plan Availability
Starting out my day on my homestead, I then head off to the potential new boat shed and explain how I built it. I also explain when I expect that we will have building plans of Wave Rover hull #1 available. [ SUPPORT MY VIDEOS - PATREON ] Head over to my...
S2E01 My Perfect Bluewater Pocket Cruiser || New Boat, New Mission || Wave Rover Hull #1
Season 2 of Wave Rover starts off with a Huge announcement! I'm building a new boat. Wave Rover Hull #1 is a brand new 21foot pocket cruiser. Designed by an naval architect to comfortably circumnavigate the world, and yet, be built by the average person i...![MK3 Wind Vane [Trim Tab] Self Steering Digital DIY Plans || My Future Sailing Plans Revealed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Wcd9Y5AS6qE/maxresdefault.webp)
MK3 Wind Vane [Trim Tab] Self Steering Digital DIY Plans || My Future Sailing Plans Revealed
The Digital plans are now ready to download!!!!! Proven on 2 Atlantic crossings, and 7800 nautical miles on open ocean. Ladies and Gentlemen, start building your MK 3's In this special video I make the DIY MK 3 Wind Vane digital plans available. I also rev...![Safety at Sea // Solo Ocean Sailor [ Contessa 26 ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/Uzk_nomBrtI/maxresdefault.webp)
Safety at Sea // Solo Ocean Sailor [ Contessa 26 ]
This is a distillation of the measures I take to be safe at sea. These measures come from years of experience and multiple solo ocean crossings in boats 26 feet and under. Sit back and let the words flow over you, take what you need. Timestamps: 00:21 ...
5 LESSONS LEARNED AS A MINIMALIST SOLO OCEAN SAILOR | Wave Rover | Contessa 26
In this special Wave Rover video I discuss the important lessons I have learned over the last 25 years of solo ocean sailing. I have put an index of the video with time stamps below to help you find or return to sections that are of more interest to you. T...
PART 3 of 3 THE WAVE ROVER STORY /solo Atlantic circuit in a Contessa 26/ Northward bound
Minimalist solo sailor, Alan Mulholland, having crossed the Atlantic twice in Wave Rover, first from West to East (East coast of Canada to the Canaries via the Azores) and then a trade wind East to West crossing from the Port of Calero in the Canaries to M...
PART 2 of 3 THE WAVE ROVER STORY /solo Atlantic circuit in a Contessa 26/ Westward crossing
Minimalist solo sailor, Alan Mulholland, crosses the Atlantic from the Port of Calero in the Canaries to Martinique in the Caribbean. This is the second Atlantic crossing for Wave Rover having just completed a West to East passage in Part 1. In this part, ...
PART 1 of 3 THE WAVE ROVER STORY /Solo Atlantic Circuit in a Contessa 26 /Crossing Atlantic Eastward
Part 1 of 3 : Minimalist solo sailor, Alan Mulholland, crosses the Atlantic from Nova Scotia to the Azores, and then on to the Canaries. After getting underway, Wave Rover, a Contessa 26, encounters all kinds of weather conditions as she crosses the North ...
POST VOYAGE Q&A with Wave Rover
In this special episode I answer your questions about Wave Rover and her voyage. If you are wondering what I've been up to when not sailing Wave Rover check out my other channel: Rover's Rest https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9k8PCCTlNyDzvYaef3Jekg T...
THE END!! CROSSED THE NORTH ATLANTIC TWICE//105 DAYS SOLO ON THE HIGH SEAS//7800 NAUTICAL MILES
Ep 60.Wave Rover has completed her voyage. She has sailed 7800 Nautical miles and spent 105 days at sea over the 11 month voyage. In this, the last episode, she completes her most challenging passage. The epic solo nonstop passage from Martinique to Prince...
BECALMED 100Nm OFF THE COAST OF CANADA/ SOLO NONSTOP ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE/MARTINIQUE TO CANADA
Ep 59. In this episode Wave Rover is only 100Nm off the coast of Canada but with no wind she can't make any way. I encounter 2 whales, a cow and calf, just as the breeze begins to fill in. The shearwaters behave in a strange manner as they prefer to run af...
DAILY ROUTINE AT SEA OF A SOLO SAILOR// SOLO NONSTOP NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN PASSAGE// CONTESSA 26
Ep 58. In this episode I show my typical daily routine at sea on Wave Rover. Including how and when I sleep, how I cook, and fill my day. Wave Rover is also transiting through fog. She continues to progress North on her epic nonstop passage from Martinique...