SAILING ACROSS The ENGLISH CHANNEL: We LEAVE The UK I Ep. 74

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11 ай бұрын

SAILING ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL: WE LEAVE the UK!
In this episode, we leave the UK! Its been a long two years of getting Indiana (and ourselves) ready to leave the UK and the moment finally arrived for us to slip the lines and head away from UK waters.
At 3AM one misty morning we headed out of familiar waters in what had become our home in Falmouth and headed across the English Channel to Brest.
The sail took us about a day and half, with good winds, fair seas and to top it off, we saw Dolphins!
We are so proud of ourselves that all our hardwork has paid off and we get to sail our Indiana, across oceans and this is just the start!
L & C x
#SailingTheEnglishChannel #SailingCouple #Sailing

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@davidressler4292 11 ай бұрын

You did a perfect job docking in a tight splt, your self-confidence is lower than your capability. Nice work.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for a very positive comment, it means a lot to hear🙏🏼

@Edward-uf8mi 10 ай бұрын

Glad you got underway to Brittany. If your plans take you South....Golfe de Morbihan is a cross between Poole Harbour and Salcombe, but with pretty islands and proper beaches.. Wishing you well for the ongoing journey...

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! A really great cruising ground around Brittany, we can see why it is so popular. Will have a look at your suggestion, thanks very much!

@Cliff_Elgie 10 ай бұрын

Well done guys

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much🥰🙌🏼

@DaveandGinny972 11 ай бұрын

Well done both of you, nicely done especially dealing with a difficult docking when both so tired out. The beginning of an exciting journey ahead for both of you.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! It definitely was a tricky spot to be in after such a long night… It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster since, but you’ll have to wait for the next few episodes 😅

@chrisockleton5072 11 ай бұрын

Awesome guys, amazing adventure. What time of year did you do this? We are hoping to tread in your footsteps next year. Enjoy your trip, Chris

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Chris!! This was all the way back in May (we’re trying to catch up to real-time but have so much to share since then!). Amazing that you’re planning the same trip, hopefully the coming videos will be of some help.

@trondhindenes4412 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoy following you along your journey! In light winds, your mainsail outhaul might be too tight - might be worth testing loosening it a bit to give the sail a more curved shape. You might be able to sail faster / start sailing in even less wind.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Hi thanks so much for the advice! We are still learning about sail trim etc, so all tips such as this are well received. We thought that ‘the tighter the better’ was the approach with in-mast furling, to try to mimic the slab reef sail. So we’ll try this approach and see how we go!! Thanks again

@trondhindenes4412 11 ай бұрын

@@SailingIndiana no expert myself - we're all just learning as we go and pretend to know what we're doing until we do :-) fair winds!

@ooweesaler 10 ай бұрын

Well done both. The joys of short space docking 😂😂 I wondered why you were sailing the channel with an old fender ;lying on deck. Ready for anything 👍

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Ah yes, just when we thought we were home and dry😂 Haha, yep, you never know when you’re going to need a fender!!!

@hoperegenesis8553 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations! We’re in Gweek hoping to head over next year

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! Ah such a lovely place, we didn’t quite make it up the river all the way to Gweek. We wanted to go to the Seal Sanctuary there! See you next year then🤞🏼

@Stephan_01 11 ай бұрын

❤❤🥰🥰

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

🥰🙏🏼🥰

@MsRochelle2 11 ай бұрын

Good effort! Just a reminder, q flag should be flown until checked in, then replaced by curtesy flag of the country 😉

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching ☺️🙌🏼 We actually checked this (with q flag at the ready), but France actually don’t want you to fly the Q unless you have something to declare! Strange but true

@carolinaanthoness9428 11 ай бұрын

🌬🌏🩱🩴🩳👙⛱🐚🤿🎣📸🐬🦈🐟🐋💧🐠☀️🇦🇺

@letsdoit8681 11 ай бұрын

Well done Chris and Lauren! 🎉 great team work and calm under pressure.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! We think we were too tired to panic 😅

@theapplguy 11 ай бұрын

The TWO Upper Lugs near the seat ends (near the cabin access) could accommodate swivels that could hold pockets where winch handles could be stored in- something I did!

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Ah good spot! When we got the boat it came with some very tired looking bags that clipped onto them, but we never got around to making new ones. So now they are just annoying lugs that we often find digging into our bags on passage😂

@lonniekropf808 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations! You finally made it out of the UK.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Lonnie 🙌🏼 It feels crazy that we finally did it, after so long!!

@sailingprojectparrot 10 ай бұрын

You still have Guy’s dinghy?😂 well done on making the crossing 🙌

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

He’s a legend🥹🙏🏼 That’s so much! Got loads of content to share, just need to get editing!!😂

@Sailing_Antrice 11 ай бұрын

Well done. I made it across the channel this summer. Had to raft the first time due to No Pontoon space but it was all ok. French staff very helpful. Wine so cheap, peaches the size of buses and so cheap. Marina fees half of the UK. (Ask about discounts for owners associations and RYA members etc. but big well done!!! Fantastic achievement. Can’t wait to see where you go next.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! This was the passage we’d been looking forward to, but also dreading a little bit😬 But we are so happy and proud of ourselves for achieving this! Amazing that you have also made the trip this summer. Such a beautiful coastline to explore and very welcoming.

@MondoRockable 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic! When are you crossing the pond and cruising the Bahamas/Caribbean/Virgin Is/ABCs?

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much🙌🏼 We were hoping to cross the pond this year, but have some more engine issues… So looks like it’ll be end of next year now. But that’ll give us next season in the Med tho, so no bad thing.

@gusmccloy6600 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations guys, good stuff.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much🙏🏼⛵️

@aeros4me 7 ай бұрын

Hi Nice trip ;) Sound is a bit muffled at times.

@tonycampbell1178 6 ай бұрын

Next time, safety first! Clip on when going forward! Pass the tether around the mast and back to your D ring. I’m sure Lauren doesn’t want to see you go overboard and I’m sure that you don’t want to give her the stress of trying to recover you! That being said, I’m jealous! Enjoy your trip!

@montanadan2524 11 ай бұрын

Thats gotta feel good. Quick question - we return to our boat soon and will be leaving Florida for the Bahamas and beyond. I have some what decided on getting Starlink but i have heard they have have gotten tough on folks using the land RV service for marine applications. Are you still happy with it?

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Feels great finally leaving the uk🙌🏼 We’ve been very happy with the Starlink Roam package, so far. We took a wave over the bow at the start of the biscay crossing and it stopped working, but we cleaned it up and it worked a few days later. Otherwise it’s done well. We use it on the move but we’ve been pretty close to shore most the time (due to orca sightings), so haven’t received any complaints from Starlink. If we’re at anchor it sometimes goes slow when we spin with the tide, but we just stow and un-stow it and it’ll face a better direction then. We’d say go for the roam and see how you get on!

@brunomendonca5967 11 ай бұрын

Well done guys. When will I see you in Lisbon?

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much🙌🏼 We’re a little behind on the videos, so hopefully sooooon!!

@brunomendonca5967 10 ай бұрын

Any help needed here in Lisbon, just say. Would be nice to meet you. Whats your ETA in Lisbon?

@davidressler4292 11 ай бұрын

What? Going into the EU? Is this a Brexit statement? all kidding - very nice video, thank you for making it!

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

😂😂 We’ve gone over to check they don’t miss us too much! Thanks so much for watching

@alexmcintyre5720 11 ай бұрын

Poor audio spoilt the video

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Alex. Yes we tried our best when editing but couldn’t save it… Definitely something we’ll look to improve

@denniscook7160 11 ай бұрын

lovely video spoilt by poor audio, radio mics might help a lot.

@SailingIndiana 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes we were annoyed we couldn’t save the audio in editing… We will try and pick up some Bluetooth mics or something similar.

@user-jg9ju1ke8i 10 ай бұрын

Audio is one of the most important things to master in utube, poor audio loses subs

@SailingIndiana 10 ай бұрын

@@user-jg9ju1ke8i Yes it’s definitely unforgiving… We need to up our game in that department😬 Especially with all the wind noise from sailing.

@orrenmckever4658 9 ай бұрын

💥 'PromoSM'