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Ep 31 Solo Sail from Faroes to France Final Legs
I sail my final few legs South down the coast of France to my home base of La Rochelle. I suggest a candidate for 'God's Tool'. A demonstration of my single line reefing system shows how I set a reef without leaving the cockpit. I demo the 'hove to' ma...
Ep 30 Sailing Solo from Scotland to France
I test a back-up system for the autopilot (with mixed results). High winds at the end of my 180 NM leg from Ireland to the UK lead to a divert of 90 NM to France rather than entering a narrow port. I demonstrate my solo technique for gybing. Several...
Ep 28 Sailing Solo From Faroe Islands to Scottish Hebrides
I bid farewell to the Faroe Islands and head south to Scotland's Outer Hebrides Islands. I demonstrate use of the emergency tiller, and film several dockings along the way.
Ep 27 Sailing from Shetland to Faroe Islands Solo
I sail from the Shetland Islands, bound for the Faroe Islands (200 NM NW) when I lose my autopilot. What follows is without doubt my worst sailing experience, but favorable winds see me to my destination, exhausted. I explain the cause of the loss of au...
Get good use out of your sailboat. Learn to sail solo. A must if you work shift work.
In this episode of Cruising Off Duty, I take my sailboat out solo to meet my friends up river at Simcoe Island. If you want to get a lot of use out of your sailboat, then you have to get comfortable taking your sailboat out alone. This is especially true...
Sailing La Vagabonde Just Anchored Next To Us! Sailing Ocean Around Ep. 68
The anchor touch down in English harbour and from here we discover the amazing surroundings such as Shirley Hights and the southern coastline of Antigua. After a few days we sail together with dolphins towards deep bay. And here we get accompanied by a ve...
Ep 26 Sailing Solo France to Shetland Islands
My final, solo sailing passage of 300 NM to the Shetland Islands. I show how to get weather at sea with Garmin InReach, and how I manage very strong winds when running downwind. Is Isabelle an honorary Viking?
Ep 24 Sailing Solo France to Shetland Islands
I sail from Brest to Cherbourg enroute to the Shetland Islands. I film mooring arrivals along the way and discuss other miscellaneous topics, e.g., Do military ships show up on AIS?, and How 'inefficient' is tacking? How to sail through tidal races?
Panama or Bust . Adventures of an Old Seadog, ep92
Sailing to Colon in Panama and the entrance to the Panama canal. I drown my computer with red wine!, anchor by the city of Colon, have a tour of the Panama canal, get boarded, do lots of paperwork and go to the famous Shelter bay marina. #panamacanal #sai...
Episode 23 Sailing Solo France to Shetland Islands
(I realize this should have been published before the episode crossing the Channel. Internet logistics issue.) I launch my 2018 sailing adventure: sailing solo to the Shetland Islands. This first phase (La Rochelle to Brest, France) is the core of this ...
Episode 22 Planning and Sailing the English Channel Solo
I plan the navigation (Course to Steer) for the 90 mile solo passage between Cherbourg France and Brighton UK. I also discuss sailing around windfarms.
Episode 21: 560 NM Sailboat Delivery and Garmin InReach At-Sea Test
I assist in delivering a high performance cruiser sailing yacht (RM 1270) from Portugal to France. Along the way, I test a low cost alternative to an Iridium GO, the Garmin InReach Explorer+.
What is left of the Boat after 9,500 miles | Sailing Zingaro
LIVE UPDATE: Zingaro is shipwrecked. Find out more on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sailingzingaro/sailing-zingaro-season-two-of-the-web-series A hilarious look at life on our home-built sailboat after 9,500 miles of cruising the world...
Life at anchor. Adventures of an old Seadog, ep 74
I'd like to thank all my viewers for all your support over the last year. 2017 has been huge for this channel. Changing its name from Barryperrins to Adventures of an old Seadog to match the series and Facebook page helped to make a difference. From a few...