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ENJOYING OUR TIME ANCHORED AT THE ROCKS – 2020 CRUISE DAY 3
So after a lazy morning walk we left the Tidemill Marina and sailed back down river to the place called the rocks. I dont know how it got its name as its mostly just mud, like the rest of the east coast, but we found ourselves a little beech and had a wo...
ENTERING THE RIVER DEBEN – 2020 CRUISE DAY 2
So with the forecast showing 10-15 from the North we decide to leave Shotley marina and pop around the corner into the River Deben. Turned out to be 25+ and bumpy, but once we dropped sails and put the motor on the family was much happier and the journey w...
FITTING DAVITS TO DAPHI AFTER SAILING NORTH TO SHOTLEY – 2020 CRUISE DAY 1
Ian took some time off work and we decided to try out the new boat and have a family holiday, sailing up the East Coast of England. Leg 1 of the journey went well and once at the Marina we took some time out to fit some Davits to Daphi. These will allow u...
SAILING FUN WITH FRIENDS ON THE RIVER MEDWAY
So we filmed this a while ago and weren't going to put it out, but then figured that those of you that just like to see what we as a family get up to might enjoy it, so here it is Its not the most interesting or exciting of films, but then again, that wha...
SAILING THROUGH A WINDFARM, and other adventures.
We bought our new to us Jeanneau 34.2 'Daphi' 2 days before the lockdown began, and since then have only been able to spend the odd day on board due to the lockdown restrictions. Well as of the 4th July these restrictions were being eased so we grabbed th...
OUR SECOND SAIL IN DAPHI
So we are still in lock down and not allowed to sail anywhere, or even sleep on board. But we are allowed to drive places and sail the boat as long as it returns to her home port, so thats what we did. Its a long drive for a short sail but still worth it w...
MY PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RS100 DINGHY part 2
Hi all. This is part 2 of a 2 part series which wont be for everyone, so if your not interested in dinghy's, or the design of boats, then I'd turn off now. If you are though then you might get something from this. In part 2 I explain how we went about de...
MY PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RS100 DINGHY part 1
Hi all. This is part 1 of a 2 part series which wont be for everyone, so if your not interested in dinghy's, or the design of boats, then I'd turn off now. If you are though then you might get something from this. In part 1 I explain how I conceived of t...
OUR FIRST SAIL IN DAPHI, spoiler alert, the boat in the thumbnail isnt Daphi
So its been a while but we are finally allowed out to check on Daphi. We started the process of buying her at the start of March, which didnt seem like a silly thing to do at the time however with the county getting shut down just two days after collecting...
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RS300. MY NEW DINGHY
The plan was to show you my new dinghy months ago but then we were all shut down, and sailing stopped. And because of the travel restrictions I wasnt entirely comfortable about going to the club. However I live less than a mile away, I can cycle past it ...
SO WE BOUGHT A NEW BOAT, but these are the boats that we had before
Our film about buying a new boat seems to have attracted a load of new subscribers. So for those of you that are new to our channel this is a short summary of the boats that came before, and the thinking behind each purchase. If you would like to find o...
LETS TALK SNUFFERS AND OUTBOARDS, 2 stroke or 4 stroke?
We hope you and your families are all keeping well. Obviously we aren't sailing at the moment, even though we have just bought a new boat! So while we wait for the effects of this to run its course we are fiddling with some stuff in the garden. Please let...
WE BUY A NEW BOAT which means we will be back making films… if we can
Well hello I know its been a long time but today is the start of the next chapter in our sailing adventures, because we have bought a new boat. We'll tell you more about here over the course of the year but to start with, this is what we have bought, and...
FAMILY DINGHY ADVENTURES
You can have a lot of fun with a Wayfarer dinghy. This week we take Elizabeth and a friend out for dinner in town, followed by treasure hunting on a deserted island, what could be better. If you would like to leave a comment and find that YouTube has disa...