He has this grin when she’s all hung out there like he had the very fastest skateboard on the planet. It’s really something to see that joy.

Kevin really looks like he knows what he’s doing, singlehanded! 👍 And what a beautiful boat.

he sails that thing like its a jet ski lol

The speed is amazing ! It looks like it's faster than most of modern sailboats ...

So I am sitting with my buddy Paul Denk, and he is telling me all sorts of cool stories about this boat. Not a boat like this boat, but this exact boat (in the video). Paul owned this boat when it was called Fide. He bought it in the Isle of Wight around 1979 to ‘80. He then salied to the Jersey Islands, just off the coast of France. From there he sailed up the coast of France to the Gironde River and stayed for nearly a year. He worked on bots to make Money. He says there was gnarly sailing around there. “Difficult sailing”From there he traveled across the Bay of Biscay to Balboa, Spain. Stayed a little while and again worked on boats. He didn’t make much money but a person could eat for a couple of bucks a day. He then went up the coast to Portugal. He stayed there for a year as well. In Portugal he had a little money and worked on boats in the Port of Beliem. He then took a left turn at the tip of Europe, and stayed in the Algarve for about six months. Did little chartering with the boat sunset cruises. He had a beautiful Portuguese girlfriend. He knew he wasn’t going to be there long so he kept his distance.

This beautiful boat reminds me so much or a J class because of her amazing lines

AS ONE OF YOUR LOYAL 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD, A BIG THANKS TO YOU BOB AYLOTT FOR PUTTING OUT THE COOLEST SAILING VIDEOS AROUND. CHEERS TO YOU FROM BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA!

Beautiful design classic sailboat ⛵️ thanks for sharing Greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands ⛵️ 🏝

Old boat values are incalculable. Somethings are worth more than money. Carry on Mr Fuller

Thanks Kevin. You’re an inspiration…Love to have one of these to ply San Diego bay….

Now thats a real beauty, those lines, are not often seen better. Seems like its a handfull, very lively and fun, responsive ....Ahh, love to see people who do things properly all the way, and with taste. No nonsense, no pretentiousness, just straight forward joy of whats great in life. Cheers.

A beautiful sailboat! What a joy to watch her sailing. ♡

Damn! She’s a beauty!!

What a beauty. And looks very fast! Little to no freeboaed make for quite the sailing experience!!

A yacht that approaches light speed... Glorious!

1:10 Gotta love the auto-pilot/self-steering feature there. Man that boat is just beautiful.

yet another wonderfully produced profile of a classic boat and her owner.

Absolutely beautiful, stunning. Take care of that one old boy.

That beautiful hull shape...my goodness. The Solent is brilliant but that whole Thames estuary thing is v special.

therapeutic sailor vibes . watching this was as pleasantly soporiphic as leisurely watching the bow wave roll along the lee rail on a long passage..

stunning beauty! and what a fab skipper Kevin is. great video production also, thanks Bob

A lively lady if I ever saw one!

Dang she’s hauling a$$ What a beauty and how well done this video is. Thank you.

This is awesome, some great design cues. I really enjoyed watching Kevin single handing his dinghy. Did disagree on one point, a boat and the enjoyment she brings is worth every penny we put into them.

You can tell how happy he is by the smile on his face!! What a Piece of Nautical History. Reminds me of my 1930's Vintage Pond Yatch, "Venture".!!🌊🌊🌊

That is a really fast boat judging by the bow wave and wake. Thanks for sharing Kevin.

A lovely boat, a lovely man, and yet another lovely video! I so do appreciate his willingness to be frank about the financial aspect of the stewardship of MISCHIEF.

I say ole boy, what a fine craft she is.

Beautiful boat in lovely condition. When craftsmanship really counted.

She's a beauty! ❤️

A very joyful inspiring experience!

Wow!!! crazy sailing on this river at that speed!!! Between those time travelers ships... amazing!!!!! Sexy Sailboat!!!!!!!

Beautiful lines on that hull !

Nice sailboat ⛵

The boat gives him a lot of happy times

The smile on this guys face while hes underway says it all

Beautiful boat, nice video! Thanks for sharing!

Приятно видеть такой энтузиазм, видно человек любит свое хобби, такой азарт в глазах. Да и лодка тоже замечательная.

I used to see Mischief out often when I lived at Maldon Kevin would sail up to Fullbridge. Thanks for the video

Fantastic. Love this video

"Good fun". No kidding. Lovely yacht.

Enjoyed that. Thank you.

Amazing boat... great British man!!! thank you for the show! cheers from Brazil!!!

Love your boat Kevin!

Oh my mate. I don’t sail personally, but what a lovely short film. I live vigorously through you. I love the sea, I can’t stand to be away from water, the sea & rivers etc but mainly the sea, an 18 month stint a few hundred Kilometres north east of Alice Springs in the mid eighties mostly in dry & unbearable heat made living near water almost an obsession for me for the rest of my life. Brought up near Portsmouth I just loved the the thought of going to sea & joining the RN like my dad ( Artificer, RN 1933 to 1965 ) Why didn’t I follow my dream... ? Travel sickness & in particular sea sickness of the most awful & prolonged kind, something to do with my sense of balance & inner ear etc. My dear old dad never got sea sick, ever & he was in mine sweepers in the North Sea for nearly 10 years after the war. But I do love scouring KZfaq for gems like this. Brilliant stuff.

Beautiful boat and keeps you fit by the looks of it......

Cool history lesson on this class of sailboat. Thanks Kevin. It must be an adrenaline rush.

I sailed on a couple of W Solents when I was a lad, up in Abersoch, N Wales. Gybing that long boom in a blow was an exercise in timing to get the runners in.

Ooh yeah,she's a beauty alright 👍

Cheer up! The Dragon Class has come back from the dead. I think the Solent might have a chance.

Kevin will forever be known as the ´Mad Sailor´ - that´s pollo loco for all you land lubbers!

Is it weird that at 15 I absolutely LOVE this channel???

Thank You Bob Aylott.

Beautiful boat, you have done a great job on it,well done.

Why did you buy it?! Because it is freaking awesome and beautiful and fast that is why!!! Great sailboat sir!!

i think i have seen this boat sailing when i was out near maldon, looks really good!

Marvelous!

Really fast..just awesome..

What a beautiful boat... :)

Wow That thing Flies

Thanks for the rescue!

Well done Bob a very enjoyable video. lovely filming, and in rare ideal conditions. Kevin is like a part of that boat....

That thing rips!!!

This boat can move !

Super!

That's Living what a Wonderful Life

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it's beautiful

Beau voilier et belle allure , rapide . OK

Haha.. 'the girls dont stay too long'? Get my other half on there you'd have to prise her off....Lovely boat, beautiful.

Awesome Video

Well done Bob, a very nice well edited video, thanks! Kevin

Kevin sure has fun, and tha's the main reason for having such a beauty!

Nice document of west solent with Kevin and mischief racing around east coast waters. Happy video in the sun and wind. Just ideal . Shame about the deminished class racing.

My father B.N.Brickell owned a West Solent “Nabla” in the early or mid seventies. She was moored at Castle Cove in Portland Harbour. I was in my late teens and had some wonderful channel cruising with him. Sadly she broke her mooring and went onto the harbour wall. A sad end for a wonderful boat..

Thames barges and the Essex coast, beautiful!

Perfection

There was one of these kept (for many years) at Mylor Yacht Harbour in Cornwall. Her name was West Wings (at least I think I have got this right). Very beautiful boats.

unbelievable beauty! :-0

Bellísimo velero. Un saludo desde Mendoza, Argentina.

...nice vid!!!! Really interesting,,, tank u.

I sure would like to sail it. Kinda like a cat boat. It just stays quarter wakeing but the toe rails stay mostly dry.Justazipping around the bay.And no noise.15-20kt wind?,moderate inland chop? Sounds fun to me.Get some coffee .

Sail on man. Sail on man

Great boat, great owner, great video. I just subscribed.:)

Beaut.

This guy. Blasting by piers 1:16 and boats 8:13, ripping and heeling like a boss. Me want gentleman's racing yacht.

It is nice to see an old man with his toys. He looks just like a child. I myself, love my guns. 😎

Bonney!❤

I saw you last year while cruising in Dolly,

Love the intro.

Nice

Tiller notches have been used on Åfjordsboats bigger than ca. 27ft since at least the 1700s. Its northern cousin does not have it, in fact it has a push-pull tiller in all sizes, even 45 footers, owing to the need for a quicker response to unstable winds between the northern mountains. This is the sort of solution that is invented in parallell places through time, forgotten and invented again.

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Absolutely beautiful and looks fast as hell! However I do see that these boats are very unpractical as well as hard to manoeuvre in marinas with that huge boom and without a motor. Still looks classy!

Kevin purchased the boat in 1991 not 2001. It was completely gutted and rebuilt by Peter Brookes of Heybridge Basin. Peter Brookes rebuilt most of the West Solent class before moving to New Zealand where he has continued restoring and rebuilding classic vintage sailboats. Details and pictures of Mischief and other rebuilds can be seen on his website at classicsail.net

What great lines she has. Bob, would you be mind if I profiled some sailboats in Nova Scotia, both wooden and fibreglass, loosely using your format of a chat with the owner, interspersed with some sailing footage?

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" A gentleman's racing yacht." I would be curious to see what a ruffians or hoi polloi racing yacht was like. They would probably not tolerate that sort in the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Thanks

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