Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World

[55] – Navigating The Swellies – Menai Strait – North Wales

We have to navigate the notorious Swellies in the Menai Strait which is noted for the difficulty in navigating it. It has shoals, rocks, surges and (occasionally) whirlpools and planning your passage through it requires careful study of all the pilotage marks that have been installed over the years....

Sep 06, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:29

[54] – Stormy Weather

We move from Conwy and run into an un-forecast storm so we divert to Beaumaris where we spent two days on a mooring ball waiting for it all to blow over. ----- Music ----- Golden Alley - Nicolai Heidlas Royalty Free Music from HookSounds

Aug 30, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:52

[53] – Navigating Liverpool’s Rock Channel to Conwy

We have a lovely day's sailing after we pass over drying sands using the Rock Channel to bypass Liverpool's main shipping channel and then skirt all the windfarms to get to Conwy in North Wales where we see the smallest house in Great Britain and the 13th Century Castle. ----- Music ---...

Aug 23, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:33

[51] – Party on the Pudge

We had a party on a massive Thames Barge and ----- Music ----- Golden Alley - Nicolai Heidlas Royalty Free Music from HookSounds

Aug 09, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:43

[49] – A rum story

We made it over to Whitehaven in Cumbia from the Isle of Man and we looked at The Rum Story (link below) which tells the story of Whitehaven, Antigua, rum and profits made on the slave trade. The weather played merry havoc with us and we left Whitehaven in heavy, rolly seas with a westerly fetch...

Aug 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:32

[45] Isle of Man Midnight Race

Whilst we did not compete in the race, we did take part as a follower and a support boat. The racers had a real challenge as there was very little wind whereas we had no problem because, not being constrained by the rules, we were able to use our engine. Thus we were first over the line and made it ...

Jul 12, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:49

[43] Changes

Splice and Dice is what you call a sailing and cooking vlog ... ... when you DON'T have a boat To read more visit our story at ----- Music ----- Cockpit - Silent Partner Licence: cc-by-sa-3 -

Jul 03, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:01:49

[41] Running aground in our sailboat

[We had an issue with the video, so we have deleted it, edited it and re-submitted it. Apologies for any inconvenience] We had improved the anchor, so we went to test it out at a local anchorage to Liverpool called Hilbre Island. It is a beautiful place with a local seal colony resting on the sands...

Jun 21, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:36

[33] Meat-fests and Castles

We are joined by some friends to help us crew for the long leg from Peel to Liverpool, but this brings the crisis of only having a small stove into sharp relief and some drastic measures were called for. Please support the RNLI and donate something via our Just Giving page (link below). If you do...

May 03, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:38

[32] Portpatrick to Peel (Isle of Man)

We decided to take a day off and enjoy Portpatrick before we finally leave and commence our run down to the Isle of Man. This time the sea was much calmer and this time we had next to NO wind Please support the RNLI and donate something via our Just Giving page (link below). If you do not want to...

Apr 26, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:07:37

[29] Disaster on Day One

It all started so well, until the weather decided to intervene.... ------ Music ----- Royalty Free Music from HookSounds Morning Sunway - Nazar Rybak Happy Freee - Nazar Rybak Destiny - Miguel Johnson

Apr 05, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:01

[18] Moving towards the dream

We take the rather gut-wrenching step of selling a house we have lived in for years, but first, Gaynor has to navigate the perils of trying to blog whilst running a Guide/Brownie camp They do say "Never film with animals or children....." :-) (Actually, I think the Guides are brilliant a...

Jan 13, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:04:07

[17] Prep to sell

The first step in setting out on a new adventure is to tidy up the previous adventure... for us that meant ensuring that all the little jobs needed to sell the house were done and since we were moving into a small flat, a lot of stuff had to go.... ----- Music ----- Double Blues Music by audiona...

Jan 06, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:02:53

[07] Clipper Race 2017/18 – race start in Liverpool

Footage of the Clipper Race 2017/18 Departure from Liverpool on the first leg of the Clipper Round the World Race to Punta Del Este in Uruguay. The race start was on the River Mersey and involved a run from the International Start Line near Albert Dock upriver to Pluckington cardinal and then a tur...

Aug 28, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:43

[05] The Iron Men of the Mersey

These sculptures are by the artist Anthony Gormley and are on Crosby beach, north of Liverpool at the tip of the Mersey estuary and facing the Irish Sea. According to Gormley, the purpose was to explore man's relationship with nature and the beach, with the ebb and flow of tides, was a good p...

Aug 18, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:06

[04] Egg & mushroom noodle soup

Egg & mushroom noodle soup ----- Recipe ----- Serves 2 Gluten-free vegetable stock cube 1 tblsp gluten-free light soy 1 lime 1 green chili 2 cloves of garlic 4 spring onions 2 chestnut mushrooms (80g) 60g halved button mushrooms 1 egg 1/2 a yellow pepper Some coriander 1 portion flat rice noo...

Aug 17, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:03

Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World – Page 13 of 13