A Winter's Sail in a lugsail dinghy

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johnskiahoy

3 жыл бұрын

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@SailingKateLouise 3 жыл бұрын

Magical......sailing in the snow wow, loved every minute thanks for sharing

@christophernoto 3 жыл бұрын

What a man you are! Thanks for this lovely gift! 🔥🔥🔥

@davidsmeglap4023 3 жыл бұрын

A push off from shore standing up with a dagger-board in hand, sculling while standing in a dinghy and taking the video, framed sail by shot to end the video, you have it all. Amazing.

@tomwaite4594 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You...Boat Yard closed today here on the Chesapeake, ice storm in full on "mess mode"... your well crafted and elegant video is just what's needed until tomorrow when refit can start anew.

@user-nn7dn2wr7l 3 ай бұрын

Очень манёвренная!

@sgray2052 Жыл бұрын

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it.

@rcpmac 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Seattle. Lovely winter sailing. Watching as I sit by the fire at daybreak with Sunday morning coffee.

@olegkostrov7276 7 ай бұрын

Nays

@Vince-ml9gw 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Beautiful scenery thanks!

@2waterlook 3 жыл бұрын

Fine work, gybes, sculling, chatting and music. Keep that up and you will soon be with the KTL crowd.

@lurch1e 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Johnski, you're keener than me!

@essexoysters 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was cold days dredging glad to get home and light the wood burner ! ♨️

@stevenmellet5555 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was nice ! I can't imagine the temperature, or sailing in that weather myself, very scenic, but looks a bit chilly !

@firebird2 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent and intrepid! Up here in the Great Lakes we're still ice bound but dream of sailing soon!

@joegiurintano4517 4 ай бұрын

Wow, great video. Very well done!

@huntsail3727 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and relaxing, looks like you had a great time. Cheers

@user-qi5qy2pb9c 2 жыл бұрын

Ну просто Герой! Доброго здоровья и Попутного Ветра...

@BigFiveJack Жыл бұрын

Such a boat is a joy. I really like that the mast is FREESTANDING!

@marcusmollsailing 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. Thank you! Looking forward to get my 12' clinker lugger back into the water. You show that temperature is not an excuse. ;-)

@Abby1952 3 жыл бұрын

That would have to be beyond freezing for me.:)

@richardbest6588 3 жыл бұрын

Johnski! Very fine video... nicely done!👍👍

@gregaldworth1200 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to be on salt water for the winter months, inland Canada has plenty of suitable days except for the hard water. Beautiful video!

@misc4077 3 жыл бұрын

loved this video! Marvelous stuff....bonkers, but marvelous stuff ! :-) (reposted to RAID Sydney, Facebook)

@user-os8dy5wd4e Ай бұрын

man is happy :)

@mcx3872 3 жыл бұрын

Happened across the video on my feed, started watching then realised it all looked familiar, we are often in Mersea. Lovely video, thanks.

@paulvr3158 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning!

@hrmacdonald4471 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video for a cold winters day...I think I will make a cup of hot chocolate and watch it again...greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada.

@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been wanting to make a “snowy” Melonseed video for a while now but alas, my fresh water boat launch ramp has too much ice each time I try! Well done!

@SuperBullyone 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding. Thank you for sharing.

@rocketsvlog9879 3 жыл бұрын

Your amazing to do this in that cold I hate it when it's 18 cel

@andrewbeale2585 3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, is your boat a Smacks 12' ?

@AlexGoesSailing 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video!

@sailorstu 8 ай бұрын

I know it's an old video, but I gotta say the music you chose for it was perfect. I see it's been awhile since you have posted any videos, I hope you resume soon.

@aNaturalist Жыл бұрын

I find most people's music choices on sailing videos to be annoying, but the music you paired here's so smooth. I'm curious as to how far north you are with all of that snow. I'm in Texas.

@OldJong 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive!

@john3Lee 3 жыл бұрын

That was good to watch - Thank you

@wisenber 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I just put a lugsail on a 30 year old Klepper folding kayak. She's nowhere near as stable as your dinghy though. Had a nice 45 minute swim in some 11 degree water a few weeks ago. Working on my wooden trimaran for more camp-cruising.

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a long swim ! I’ve got a rig to fit in my prospector canoe I’ll wait until our sea warms up !!

@vibratingstring 3 жыл бұрын

I am over the moon at this

@kenz5469 3 жыл бұрын

Small boats go everywhere...

@robhazard9173 3 жыл бұрын

That was a very enjoyable few minutes! A couple questions: Where are you sailing? And what was that lovely piano music?

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

On the river Blackwater . Music is free on KZfaq - peacefully by E’s Jammy Jams

@davidmac2852 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@andyjarman4958 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that's right, that's why I moved to Western Australia!

@tuisitala9068 3 жыл бұрын

Nice boat. Is this a particular Class?

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

Just a rowboat I converted made of fibreglass up he river near Maldon ( known as Heybridge smacks boats

@justthatbloke 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely film. How many hours of tide do you have to explore those creeks? Looks like great fun.

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky boys here. We can explore at low water walk around !! Lots of archaeological stuff 😃

@justthatbloke 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnskiahoy I follow a duck punt channel who sails the same waters, looks like a great spot.

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

@@justthatbloke That’s my chum Lurchie ! Yes the Blackwater estuary is a fantastic, and I think beautiful area 😎

@paulpaulsen7309 3 жыл бұрын

... a nice video with suitable music , ... your boat seems to be simple built, but with beautiful lines, ... do you mind to tell me which type it is ?

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 😃 , it’s a 13’ fibreglass rowing boat which I put a dagger board box and rig in during lockdown. They were made at Heybridge basin near Maldon on the river Blackwater.

@normwinkworth2629 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable thank you very much

@kevinbarrow3550 Жыл бұрын

Respect ….. do you wear a wet suit under your clothes. I would be a bit worried about submersion in that cold water - 20 mins and you are fish food.

@denisemckinlay4783 3 жыл бұрын

And to make it really exciting not only is it cold, but if you capsized or fell out you have zero chance of keeping your head above water with your gumboots on. This lesson seems to be forgotten over the years.

@johnskiahoy 3 жыл бұрын

To put my trip in perspective for you , I live on a boat and am the 6th generation of a family of local watermen. One doesn’t just fall out or capsize in an under canvassed traditional lug sail dinghy. My footwear are oversized sea boats which in a worse case scenario ( stuck in slobbery mud) can be easily removed. One has to read conditions and risk assess before going afloat and I wouldn’t want to be calling my chums in the local lifeboat who are more worried about our winter swimmers 🥶 Food Shopping in the Co-op in these Covid times is much more dangerous ! However I do hope you enjoyed my little Video . Stay safe 😃

@mikefule330 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnskiahoy Good answer! Furthermore, it is a myth that boots "drag you down". The boots themselves are probably about neutrally buoyant and the water in them is exactly neutrally buoyant. The problem with boots is they're difficult to swim in and difficult to climb back aboard in, but they don't drag you down. However, as you say, there's no substitute for experience, having a stable cruising boat, and knowing the conditions. My own boat is GRP but is fairly traditionally styled with a balanced lug that can be reefed down. In all but the worst conditions, I'll confidently sail her with just a windproof over my normal clothes, and a buoyancy vest because it's a good habit to wear one. This is not like a racing dinghy where capsizing is all in a day's sailing. Boats used to be designed to stay the right way up.

@josephm40 3 жыл бұрын

People these days so obsessed with safety. Stay on your safe hard dirt. Let the rest of us be.