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S2E07 Building a support for the Stem || Big News about Wave Rover 650 Building Plans
I have to erect a mini vertical lofting surface to establish and develop the angle and heights for the stem (bow). And then, toward the end of the video I give an update on the release date for the building plans and the price. [ SUPPORT MY VIDEOS - PATRE...
S2E06 Installing the Frames on the Strong Back || How Much $ to build a Wave Rover 650
It's beginning to look a bit like a boat! The temporary "male plug" frames are installed on the strong back. But first the strong back has to be tweaked and then the frames are leveled to the designed waterline. The final step is to align them to the cente...
S2E05 Lofting Sailboat Frames for Beginners || Everything you need to Know to Build your own WR650!
In this video I build a lofting "table". I then crack on with lofting and building all the frames for the Wave Rover 650. This really was easy to accomplish and I'm hoping that it empowers many others to give this a try when the plans become available in l...
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...
Single Handed Sailing from Australia to Fiji (Ep3)
Single handed sail from Southport Australia to Fiji. Hit something at night and put a hole in the boat. five days of strong trade winds over 30 knots Please consider sponsoring me in any way, please support the channel Thanks Patreon https://www.pa...![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 ...