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#151 Our WORST SAIL EVER Passage to the AMAZON Jungle Suriname | Sailing Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
We have sailed through a couple of hectic storms already, but this was by far the worst, most uncomfortable sail ever. Storms lasts a couple of hours, but this was like 5 days 24 hours a day, of non stop, tiresome bumpy sailing. We just could not get Sisu ...
S2E08 Shaping the Stem and Scarfing the Sheer Stringer || Wave Rover 650 Building Plan Update
A couple of interesting projects are completed in this video. "Shaping the Stem and Scarfing the Sheer Stringer" try saying that 3 times quickly. Working out of my homestead shop I lay out and shape the stem, and then I make a cool scarfing jig to create ...
Sailing the East Coast of Kyushu. (solo sailor)
I have been sailing south off the coast of East Kyushu with the goal of reaching Amami Oshima by late October. The sailing has been gentle but navigating tidal currents and the resultant turbulence through narrow passages has kept me attentive. That with...
WE VINYL WRAP OUR YACHT AND THEN RACE IT
Regular viewers might remember that a couple of months ago we showed you our new boat. A Squib. Well this week we show you what we did with it and take you on board for its first race We make these films just for fun, and we hope that you have enjoyed wat...
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...
Re-uniting a keel and hull is tricky (solo sailor)
Sister ships, Wahine and Distant Dreamer, have keel work projects going on side by side. Wahine, my boat, a Gib Sea 402 is having to redo a repair I did two years ago as well as having the keel bolts inspected. Distant Dreamer, a Columbia 43 and a Trans...
WHEN ITS TO STRONG TO LEAVE, BUT YOU GO ANY WAY!
Its not quite as bad as it sounds but if we didn't have to leave, we wouldn't have. The wind had been blowing over 20 for the last 4 days, and from the south west, the direction we had to travel in. Today it was still blowing over 20 but had switched aroun...
#149 FIRST SINGLE HANDED sail and getting SISU ready to be LEFT ALONE | Sisu Leopard 45 Catamaran
While the cat's away, the mouse will play . . . . . Petro went for her first solo sail!! It was also the first time Sisu went on a mooring ball, so lots of firsts to be had this week. We also share how we prepared Sisu when we left for South Africa A b...
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...
SO MUCH FOR DESERTED
So this week we leave the River Deban and head over to Titchmarsh marina in the Walton backwaters. The weather wasn't much cop and we had to motor the whole way but had a lot of fun once we arrived. We make these films just for fun, and we hope that you h...
Returning to my boat via Japanese quarantine. (solo sailor)
My final few hours in Canada were significant as I had precious moments with my mother and breakfast with long time friend with my good friend Terry with whom I have had adventures on three continents! He wanted to trade me his PING Golf Shirt for a Neve...
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...
ITS NOT SCARY REALLY
So this week we make the short journey along the coast from the river Orwell and into the river Deban. Its a pretty straightforward trip apart from one thing. The Deban is surrounded by large sandbars that are constantly moving and it always seems to get o...
Reunited with my Mom after 2 years *Emotional* (solo sailor)
I was gutted when I could not set sail after my JCI inspection on August 26th because of a potential Keel problem. But at the very same time, Canada lifted its quarantine rules for returning Canadians who are fully vaccinated. Still, there are lots of pr...
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...
THE CAMERA DOESNT DO IT JUSTICE
Man did it rain, and we only took the camera out for a brief period after the worst had happened so you really wont get to see just how much! Any way this week we leave Fambridge on the River Crouch, have a brief stop at Burnham and then head off further ...
Damaged by a Lightning Strike! Now What? (solo sailing set back)
Finally, inspection day arrived, but in doing routine maintenance, while Wahine is out of the water, I discovered a two-year-old repair needed to be done again, and then one thing led to another. It seems that a lightning strike is to blame and I am needi...
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...
YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT to entertain our daughter
So if you watched last weeks episode you will know that we made the river Crouch our first port of call as the weather forecast didn't look to clever. And we were right, it was intermittent miserable with short periods of hopeful. So this week, rather than...
No frills: haul out and a stroll through a boatyard in Japan. (solo sailing)
The day finally arrived for the haul out and the JCI Inspection which I need to go further offshore. So this episode is likely boring to most but there may be a few people who will enjoy a no-frills walk through a boatyard in Japan. If like me you want 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...
HOW MANY BIG SHIPS!
Ok so its not that dramatic but on the first day of this years Foxwell Family sailing holiday we did come across an awful lot of large shipping when crossing the Thames estuary. We make these films just for fun, and we hope that you have enjoyed watching ...
Summer Fun: Usually I am ON the water not IN it! haha! (solo sailor)
I`m having summer fun while waiting for my boat to be inspected. Part of that fun is being in the water rather than ON the water. Also, I have been looking to the sky to increase my understanding of clouds and what they convey to a sailor. On my way to ...
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...
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