Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Yacht repair”

FROM THE ROCKS TO THE TWIZZLE – 2020 CRUISE DAY 4

So today we have a lazy morning at the Rocks then set off, out of the river Deben heading south west, and over to the Walton Backwaters. Here we follow the river Twizzle up to Titchmarsh marina If you would like to leave a comment and find that YouTube ha...

Sep 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:18

ENJOYING OUR TIME ANCHORED AT THE ROCKS – 2020 CRUISE DAY 3

So after a lazy morning walk we left the Tidemill Marina and sailed back down river to the place called the rocks. I dont know how it got its name as its mostly just mud, like the rest of the east coast, but we found ourselves a little beech and had a wo...

Sep 06, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:22

ENTERING THE RIVER DEBEN – 2020 CRUISE DAY 2

So with the forecast showing 10-15 from the North we decide to leave Shotley marina and pop around the corner into the River Deben. Turned out to be 25+ and bumpy, but once we dropped sails and put the motor on the family was much happier and the journey w...

Aug 30, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:49

FITTING DAVITS TO DAPHI AFTER SAILING NORTH TO SHOTLEY – 2020 CRUISE DAY 1

Ian took some time off work and we decided to try out the new boat and have a family holiday, sailing up the East Coast of England. Leg 1 of the journey went well and once at the Marina we took some time out to fit some Davits to Daphi. These will allow u...

Aug 23, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:52

SAILING FUN WITH FRIENDS ON THE RIVER MEDWAY

So we filmed this a while ago and weren't going to put it out, but then figured that those of you that just like to see what we as a family get up to might enjoy it, so here it is Its not the most interesting or exciting of films, but then again, that wha...

Aug 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:02

SAILING THROUGH A WINDFARM, and other adventures.

We bought our new to us Jeanneau 34.2 'Daphi' 2 days before the lockdown began, and since then have only been able to spend the odd day on board due to the lockdown restrictions. Well as of the 4th July these restrictions were being eased so we grabbed th...

Jul 12, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:56

OUR SECOND SAIL IN DAPHI

So we are still in lock down and not allowed to sail anywhere, or even sleep on board. But we are allowed to drive places and sail the boat as long as it returns to her home port, so thats what we did. Its a long drive for a short sail but still worth it w...

May 31, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:32

MY PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RS100 DINGHY part 2

Hi all. This is part 2 of a 2 part series which wont be for everyone, so if your not interested in dinghy's, or the design of boats, then I'd turn off now. If you are though then you might get something from this. In part 2 I explain how we went about de...

May 24, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:49

MY PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RS100 DINGHY part 1

Hi all. This is part 1 of a 2 part series which wont be for everyone, so if your not interested in dinghy's, or the design of boats, then I'd turn off now. If you are though then you might get something from this. In part 1 I explain how I conceived of t...

May 24, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:32

OUR FIRST SAIL IN DAPHI, spoiler alert, the boat in the thumbnail isnt Daphi

So its been a while but we are finally allowed out to check on Daphi. We started the process of buying her at the start of March, which didnt seem like a silly thing to do at the time however with the county getting shut down just two days after collecting...

May 17, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:31

SO WE BOUGHT A NEW BOAT, but these are the boats that we had before

Our film about buying a new boat seems to have attracted a load of new subscribers. So for those of you that are new to our channel this is a short summary of the boats that came before, and the thinking behind each purchase. If you would like to find o...

Apr 12, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:06

Goodbye BOATLIFE hello YARDLIFE – Millys back in the sling [EP 84] | Sailing Millennial Falcon

In this episode We say goodbye to our brief boat life interlude and prepare to commence operation yard life. The purpose of our haul out was to finally (re)install the new Bruntons feathering propeller and to do a quick hull paint job whilst the boat was o...

Mar 30, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:51

LETS TALK SNUFFERS AND OUTBOARDS, 2 stroke or 4 stroke?

We hope you and your families are all keeping well. Obviously we aren't sailing at the moment, even though we have just bought a new boat! So while we wait for the effects of this to run its course we are fiddling with some stuff in the garden. Please let...

Mar 29, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:07

WE BUY A NEW BOAT which means we will be back making films… if we can

Well hello I know its been a long time but today is the start of the next chapter in our sailing adventures, because we have bought a new boat. We'll tell you more about here over the course of the year but to start with, this is what we have bought, and...

Mar 22, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:20

Just About Sailing October 2019 – fixing a foot long crack in the hull of my boat

This video covers the structural repair of a rather large crack/split/gash in the hull of Serenity. It happened two years ago just before I took her out of the water...and it was 100% my fault. Still, who doesn't like the chance for a bit of extra fibregla...

Oct 07, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:08

FAMILY DINGHY ADVENTURES

You can have a lot of fun with a Wayfarer dinghy. This week we take Elizabeth and a friend out for dinner in town, followed by treasure hunting on a deserted island, what could be better. If you would like to leave a comment and find that YouTube has disa...

Aug 30, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:15

MYC WAYFARER SAILING AND AN UPDATE FROM HANNAH

Sorry, this is not much of a film, but then a lots been going on recently, and none of it has been sailing. But those of you that like Wayfarer dinghy's, sailing on the Medway, or just like to follow us and what we get up to, might find it interesting. T...

Jul 26, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:25

40 KNOTS OF WIND AND A ROPE AROUND OUR PROPELLER. Exciting times

So this week we head off with the Medway Yacht Club cruisers again on a little jolly along the coast a short way to Conyer Creek and Swale Marina. Its not a long trip, pretty much all inland as we travel down in the Lee of the Isle of Sheppy, and with the ...

May 10, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:11

LAST MINUTE TRIP

So with the weather forecasters all agreeing that we would have some good weather for Easter we decide, at the last minute, to spend some family time away on the boat.... even if the tides are all wrong! We make these films just for fun, and we hope that ...

Apr 26, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:35

SAILING ON A TIDAL RIVER. The things to know

Sea Horse is back in the water so we all take her out for the first sail of the year. Whilst we do that we have a bit of a natter about tides! We get a lot of tide on the east coast of England, yes there are places that have more but with todays tidal ran...

Mar 29, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:06

LAZY JACKS, GOOD OR BAD?

OK REALLY SORRY PEOPLE BUT YOUTUBE HAVE DISABLED COMMENTS ON THIS FILM WHICH KIND OF MESSES UP THE CONVERSATION AND THE POINT OF IT. IF YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT PERHAPS YOU COULD POST IT ON OUR FILM ABOUT 'COMMENTS BEING DISABLED', THAT WAY WE CAN STILL DIS...

Mar 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:09:02

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...

Feb 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:27

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 ...

Feb 01, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:38

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 ...

Jan 25, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:01

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