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FAVERSHAM CREEK AND IRON WHARF
With all our boats out of the water at the moment there is no sailing this week, but we take a look at some other boats hidden, away on the east coast of England. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
HAULING OUT
So its that time of year again... another season over and we put sea Horse up on the hard again to sit out the worst of the weather and get on with that job list that never quite gets finished. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
THE NATIONAL 12 DINGHY
We have bought a new boat! Its a National 12, we arn't experts on the class just keen sailors that have sailed them before and appreciate just how good they are... but that said we tell you a little about the class, the boat we have bought and why we have...
OUR FINAL YACHT RACE OF THE YEAR
So this is race 5, of the five race Medway Yacht Club Autumn series. We missed race 1, had a good sail and a 5th in race 2. We won race 3! then had a frustrating time of it in race 4 with a 12th , so we really wanted a good result today. Not just to help ...
YACHT RACING AT ITS MOST FRUSTRATING
So just as last week you watched us enter race 2 of the Medway Yacht Club Autumn series and have a cracking sail in a nice breeze. This week its race 4 of the same series in much the same wind direction... just less of it and it turned out to be one of th...
YACHT RACING AT ITS MOST FUN
So its November and the time of year that MYC runs its Autumn series of races for cruisers. This is always the best racing on the river as for what ever reason pretty much all the best boats take part. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/ We missed...
SAILING BACK HOME
So with the rest of the film from our summer cruise this year lost or corrupted this is all we have left... the sail (motor) back home. Ironically for a cold misty day with little or no wind this was the best day of the holiday for travelling. The engine i...
STRANGE BOATS at Titchmarsh marina
The title pretty much speaks for itself... but we were wandering around Titchmarsh marina this summer and were amazed at the number of rather strange looking boats that were on the hard. You decide, are they strange... or dont we get out enough? Music fr...
THE THINGS YOU DO WHEN YOUR NOT SAILING
So with the weather forecast taking a turn for the worst we decide to head for the Walton backwaters to hold up in Titchmarsh marina and sample the delights of what many would consider a more normal summer holiday! Music from http://www.purple-planet.co...
CONNECTING WITH NATURE & ENGINE ROOM LEAKS! (SAILING SV SAREAN) EP.7
Join us as we explore the beautiful and spiritual Nara Inlet – a place where both Cruisers and Aboriginal people have left their mark. Darren thinks up a nifty way to fix our Syphon Breaker after it bursts and floods the engine room, and we explore the ...
ENTERTAINING CHILDREN ON A BOAT. A treasure hunt at a marina
Pretty much self explanatory... With a little forward planning we were able to put something together for Elizabeth to brighten up her day after the long sail up to the Orwell Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
SAILING NORTH, TO THE RIVER ORWELL
Next step in our cruise up the east coast of England is the long (for us) sail from the Medway up to the river Orwell. Its a journey of around 50 miles and with the wind from the north we had some bumpy east coast chop to contend with. Music from http:/...
SEVEN BOATS, ONE MOORING! We head off on this years summer cruise
Unfortunately a lot of the film we took on our summer cruise this year has become corrupted... so while I sort out what we have left this is a short film of how it all began. The short trip down our river to Queenborough were we pick up a buoy ready for an...
PURSUIT RACE IN NO WIND. On commodores day at Medway Yacht Club
As it turned out there was just enough, and we had a very pleasant sail with 3 generations of our family on board. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/