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Getting a CopperCoat Antifoul and Servicing – Our Original Application
This video covers one of the main reasons for our voyage North to America. It shows our haul-out at Bennett Brothers Yachts, footage of the Coppercoat process, what my family did while off the boat, work and trips we took to the boat while she was on the h...
Sailing from Ft Lauderdale Florida to Wilmington North Carolina
For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. We had to get above 30 degrees north so we decided to sail from the US Virgin Islands to the east coast of American to North C...
Sailing From Hogsty Reef to Fort Lauderdale Florida
For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. We had to get above 30 degrees north so we decided to sail from the US Virgin Islands to the east coast of American to North ...
Sailing To Hogsty Reef
For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the C...
Downwind Sailing – How To Pole Out The Jib
When you're sailing downwind, or with the wind pushing the boat forward, it's possible to use a pole to hold out the jib or genoa - especially when the wind is very light. In this video, we show you how to sail wing-on-wing poling out the jib to one side a...
Provo, Caicos Sailing & Sightseeing
For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the Ca...
Grand Turk Sailing & Sightseeing
For insurance purposes we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the Ca...
Puerto Rico Sailing & Sightseeing
For insurance purposes, we were instructed to make arrangements for the Caribbean hurricane season running from July to November. Option one was to leave the Caribbean. Option two was to lay-up for the season in a designated hurricane hole or area in the C...
Tanker Turning On Cape Fear River
While moored alongside the fuel dock at Port City Marina, Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) I was woken by some loud noises out my window. To my surprise a tanker was being moved around by two tug boats. Considering that Cape Fear River isn't very wide I wa...
Sailing With A Gennaker
A gennaker is used when sailing downwind as it's a cross between a genoa and a spinnaker (big colored sails). A gennaker is not symmetric like a spinnaker but is asymmetric like a genoa, but the gennaker is not attached to the forestay like a jib or genoa....
Rigging, Sails and Reefing Our Sailboat
In this video I explain our rig, demonstrate how we get our sails out, the way in which we reduce our sails in rough weather – otherwise called ‘reefing our sails,’ and I also contrast our rig to other configurations most popular with cruisers. Ple...
Oyster Antigua Regatta – Sailing Britican – Part 2
Here's Part 2 of 2 parts. Find out if Britican wins the Oyster Antigua Regatta here. Read the article associated with this video at: http://www.sailingbritican.com/oyster-antigua-regatta/# Music by Nicholas Harkola. Find out more on Nick at: https://www...
Oyster Antigua Regatta – Sailing Britican – Part 1
Find out if Britican wins the Oyster Antigua Regatta. This video includes footage of professional photos and video clips detailing the before, during and after's of the Oyster Regatta in Antigua. The course goes from English Harbour to Nonsuch Bay to Jolly...
Sailboat Gooseneck Repair
The bulk of this video is about how we had the gooseneck repaired on our sailboat. The gooseneck is the section of the boat that connects the boom to the mast. After doing our rigging checks we noticed that two bolts sheered off from the plates holding the...