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PURSUIT RACE IN NO WIND. On commodores day at Medway Yacht Club
As it turned out there was just enough, and we had a very pleasant sail with 3 generations of our family on board. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
SINGLE HANDED SAILING. The final race in the 2017 MYC short handed series
This is the final event in the 5 race 2017 series for short handed sailing at Medway Yacht club. I go into it laying second overall in the championship (first single hander) so there is all to play for. Music: - Feeling good - Purple Planet Music Longin...
SAILING A 49ER DINGHY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
A couple of years ago I a dragged a buddy of mine out of sailing retirement and back into sailing dinghy's. Since then he has been nagging me about just how much fun the 49er is and to prove his point, he bought a cheap boat at the end of last year. So we...
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE ON B&G TRITON EQUIPMENT using a Zeus chartplotter
So following the successful upgrading of the Zeus software last time out, this time we try and upgrade one of the other devises in our network using the Zeus. And its amazingly simple as you will see... Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
B&G Zeus II Updating the software
One of our viewers watched our film on installing the WiFi system into a B&G network and suggested we take a look at the software upgrade that was available for it. Well a cursory read of the B&G blurb suggested that it might be worth doing so we g...
INFLATABLE DINGHY VALVE REPLACEMENT, including the bit on the inside!
This is pretty much just what the title says its going to be except that its more than just replacing the valve, its cutting a hole in the boat as well! Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
SINGLE HANDED SAILING. Embarrassing Spinnaker Problems
The 4th race in the series and it doesn't all go to plan This is one of those films that we think... we really shouldn't show every one... but here goes. As it happens it was a lovely day for a sail, and Ian eventually finish second on handicap so it was ...
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/
RUSTY KEEL! Winter VLog pt 16
We are coming to the end of the list... or at least as much of the list as we are going to get done this year :-) and so we are now starting work on the outside. So this week its dealing with the rusty keel, filling priming and painting. Music from http:...
YACHT INTERIOR REFIT. Winter Vlog pt 15
So after a winters hard work in stripping, cleaning, varnishing, rewiring, reupholstering etc etc we finally start the process of putting it all back together... and its looking good. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
RECOVERING VINYL ROOF PANELS. Winter refit Vlog part 14
So this week we finally get around to covering those roof panels that we cut out weeks ago. We ordered some foam backed vinyl from http://www.martrim.co.uk/ and were very pleased with what arrived. So following the excellent advise from a Practical Boat ...
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