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EVAPO-RUST DOES IT WORK
So this week we give some thought to our tool boxs, or more specifically address the problem of having steel tools on a boat, and rust. It doesn't matter how well you look after your tools on a boat sooner or later they will go rusty so lets see how goo...
DIY CAMERA GIMBAL FOR USE ON A SAILING YACHT
We often get asked about our camera gimbal on the back of the boat so this week we take a short break from boat maintenance to explain about our setup. What we have done in the past, and how the new and improved mk3 version is going to address some of the ...
THE SEADOG. An introduction to the class and the boat
The SeaDog is an early fibreglass yacht designed in the 60's and built up until the mid 70's. Well over a hundred have been built with plenty having circumnavigated the globe and several of these single handed, so this is a proper Bluewater yacht in every ...
FIRST SAIL OF THE YEAR. The Wilsonans SC New Years Day race
We don't get to sail at Wilsonians now as much as we would like but, we do always try and take part in the New Years Day Race each year. Never to serious, just a bit of fun, but a great excuse to get up in the morning and get some fresh air. We make these...
OUR LAST SAIL of 2018
So while Sea Horse is sitting on the hard we finish off what has been a great years sailing with one last sail up and down the river Medway on our friend Steves boat. Its not a great day for a sail but given this is the 30th December in the UK its really n...
A ROUND UP OF OUR YEARS SAILING
So for those of you that haven't been paying attention, this is a reminder of some of the sailing that we got up to during 2018. But for those of you that have been following us, commenting and sharing the films etc, thank you. We had some great sailing ...
A MILLION DREAMS with our crazy daughters improv
Some how this seems to have become a tradition, so sorry about that, but this is our 2018 Christmas special. And if any one out there is able to make our dreams come true then please feel free to get in touch :-) We make these films just for fun, and we...
SEA HORSE FOR SALE
So were not sure if we should be doing this but if your interested in a fully sorted 29ft cruiser / racer that has had everything sorted out then get in touch. For those that dont know Sea Horse is a Hanse 291. She has an enormous sail wardrobe, excellen...
CRAZY PLACE, OUT IN THE OPEN, THAT FEW GET TO SEE
This week we decide to visit the second world war anti-aircraft gun towers that are sitting on the Red Sand mud flats out in the Thames estuary. Nicola White, who some of you may know from her mudlarking channel came with us and although the journey ther...
EXPLORING THE MEDWAY IN A WAYFARER
Its a Friday, lovely weather for the time of year and Izzy has finshed school. So along with her best freind we all jump into the Wayfarer and go adventuring up river, to see what we can find. We make these films just for fun, and we hope that you have en...
A LONG WAY IN LIGHT WINDS
So today its race 5 in the Medway Yacht Club Single Handed race series, It was arranged at the last minute the day before. It was originally planned for the end of the summer but on that day we all turned up and there wasn't any wind! As you will see it wa...
MORE SINGLE HANDED YACHT RACING
So this is race 4 in the MCC Burton cup series and I once again enter sailing single handed. This is a fully crewed race series so I am at a bit of a disadvbantage but with the hull freshly scrubbed off, a nice breeze and a good course I'm all set for a go...
RACING SINGLE HANDED IN A FULLY CREWED FLEET
So the plan was to get the crew back together and have a practice in preparation for the Autumn series of races coming up in November, which are always good fun... only it never happened. So i entered on my own, on a blustery autumnal day, and this is what...
MUDLARKING ADVENTURES IN A WAYFARER DINGHY
This week we show you an adventure we did earlier in the year in our Wayfarer dinghy. Elizabeth enjoys mudlarking, digging around on the foreshore looking for old artifacts, pipes, bottles, pottery etc so we make use of our old Padmelon, our Wayfarer, and ...