Solo sailor YouTube Videos
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Cruising Kyushu #solosailor #mooring #seastationsinjapan
At my last two ports, I have moored at Sea Stations ( Umi no Eki) and as they were very different in style and cost I thought that some viewers would like to take a tour of each. I have stayed at several Sea Stations in Japan as well as Marinas ( where yo...
I Took An African & A Canadian Inside This Mountain In Switzerland | Winded Voyage 5 | Episode 45
While waiting for hip surgery, my friends Lily from Cape Verde Africa and Peter The Canadian came to visit for the weekend. I took them to two of the most wonderful sights in Switzerland. One is taking a cog train all the way to the top of The Alps where L...
Dirty Diesel and Sloppy Seas WHS E 78
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ALWAYS A SURPRISE – SwT 79 DINGHY SHOPPING AND NEW PROJECTS
As a sailor your boat will never stop surprising you! Its a saying if you think everything is okay with your boat it just means you have not yet discovered what's wrong. I believe lots of sailors can relate to this, and in this episode Kylie again was in f...
Are the Jibsheets Worth it? #learningstuff #solosailor #HowToSetItUp
I am learning a myriad of things. Next is setting up genoa traveler. Advice is gratefully received. I have my own ideas but one aspect of setting up the traveler puzzles me. This episode also includes fun times with good people in the last two ports I h...
I Brought The Sunshine With Me | Navigated The Hospital Checks & Tests | Winded Voyage5 | Episode 44
It's Indian Summer in Switzerland. I brought the sunshine with me from Cape Verde it seems. I go from one check and test at the hospital. Consultation with the surgeon, CT scan and check up with a nurse and with the anesthesiologist. Everything looks good ...
TROUBLE FOR KYLIE – SwT 78 Why we sailed to Martinique
Trouble for Kylie after rigging disaster in Grenada! This is the true story why we sailed to Martinique and not jumped to Bonaire. Also some fun things going on playing around with Sea Bobs and friends. For those of you remembering Hanna, she is funnier ...
Glamping in a Boat and rounding Cape Sata! (solo sailor)
While waiting for the right conditions to round Cape Sata, I moved to Calm Lanai Harbor and enjoyed a few days of convenience and to some measure of luxury ( Toilet and bath only 30 seconds from the dock!). Join me for a tour of Calm Lanai Harbor. Then bec...
Where It All Started | A Taste Of Switzerland | Sailing Galopin | Winded Voyage 5 | Episode 43
I am back in my home country of Switzerland in hopes of getting hip replacement surgery. But to do so I have to navigate through the Swiss system. Thanks to help from the hospital, they help me with a legal solution within my means. I am back with family a...
Sir Driftalot -Losing My Engine and Drifting at Sea for Two Days WHS E77
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THIS IS WHAT I LOVE – SwT 77 BUDDY SAILING TO MARTINIQUE
Another beautiful solo sailing in the Caribbean doing what I love. Sailing in a tropical climate with beautiful scenery and sharing the moments with my buddy boat. We even reached Martinique in time for sunset and could see the green flash before meeting o...
Sailing Cape Verde On Beaufort Scale | Force 2 to Force 9 | Sailing Galopin | Season 5 | Episode 42
The Beaufort scale was established to give sailors a common scale with which to observe conditions at sea. While here at Winded Voyage we interpret The Beaufort Scale as to how it affected me and Galopin on the waters around the Cape Verde Archipelago. I s...
IS THIS A RACE? – SwT 76 BAVARIA 55 vs BENETEAU 49
Off course its a race! Ever heard about two sailboats not racing each other? We had so much fun sailing from Carriacou and seeing how different our #BAVARIA and #BENETEAU perform. It's amazing to sail two boats and not only comparing how they perform unde...
Preparing to round Cape Sata and dealing with the Kuroshio Current ( solo sailor )
My next challenge is to round Cape Sata, the southernmost tip of Kyushu. I have to time it carefully with the tides and also deal with the meandering Kuroshio current. Its a waiting game. In the meantime, I am waiting it out in Aburatsu and have been tak...