Medway yacht club YouTube Videos
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INTRODUCING THE LASER VORTEX. a great boat that few seem to know about
I thought I would show you all my Laser Vortex, that few people out side the UK dinghy racing scene have probably heard of. If you want to know more just Google it but they are pretty unusual and great fun to sail. Not everyone's cup of tea but you will be...
SINGLE HANDED SAILING. The 3rd race in the MYC short handed series
Medway yacht club are running a series of 5 races this year just for short handed sailors. They are trying to encourage the boats that use the excuse 'cant find enough crew' to take part. The first couple of races had loads for interest but for some reas...
MEDWAY KEEL BOAT REGATTA 2017
This is an annual event that is hosted by our yacht club, and that we try to support each year. And although its essentially about racing that doesn't tell the whole story. There are plenty of other activities to keep people interested and if you fancy h...
ENTERTAINING CHILDREN ON A YACHT
If you have been following our channel you will know that we like to go racing sometimes, and sea Horse has proven to be a great race boat for our River. In a couple of weeks we will once again head off for a cruise up the east coast of England and we kn...
A YACHT RACE AROUND 1500 TONS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES!
Ok so its not as bad as it sounds but every year our yacht club has a fun race down our river, the Medway, out into the Thames and around the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery. This was a second world war supply ship that sank just at the entrance to bo...
SAILING SINGLE HANDED WITH A SPINNAKER. Tutorial with hints and tips on the way we do it
Our first film on sailing single handed was so well received that we thought we would do another. This week its how we fly a spinnaker single handed. Please note this is just the way we do it, if you have any comments or observations please feel free to l...
THE SECOND LONGEST RUNNING YACHT RACE IN THE WORLD. Thames barges racing on the Medway
Thames barges have been sailing and working on the east coast of England for over 200 year. And for well over 100 years they have also been racing them and this weekend we show you the start of the 2017 edition of this fantastic event. Music from http://...
RS FEVA DINGHY The family goes sailing
So having now put Elizabeths old boat up for sale we get to try out her new one. An RS Feva. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
JACK HOLT BUMBLEBEE OPTIMIST LIKE CHILDRENS DINGHY FOR SALE
Jack Holt was responsible for so many of the iconic dinghy designs of the 50's, 60's and 70's but not many people have ever heard of his Bumblebee design. Aimed at children yet big enough for mum and dad to get into as well, they make a great introductio...
DIY ACTION CAMERA GIMBAL for use on our yacht
Our last two films had a a lot of people interested in how we get the shots from behind of our boat sailing. Well we dont get to go sailing this week so we have made a short film showing you how we do it. Hope this helps, let us know what you think. Musi...
1st YACHT RACE OF THE YEAR SINGLE HANDED
So now that Sea Horse is back in the water we can start using her again, and this week its the first race in the Medway YC racing season. Now racing may not be for everyone but it provides a great excuse to go for a sail. Take today for example, a cruisi...
OUR FIRST SAIL. So after all the hard work she is back in the water
It wasn't much of a sail but any day afloat is better than a day on the hard so we enjoyed it. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
OUR FINAL WINTER WORK vlog
So after all the hard work we finally get Sea Horse back in the water and take some time out to run through the things that we have done this winter. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
POLISHING THE HULL AND REPAIRING THE MAST Winter VLog pt 17
So we are nearly at the end. This week we finish off all those other jobs that need doing on the outside of the hull in preparation for launching her next week. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/