Sailing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands (Sailing Free Spirit)

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10 ай бұрын

Join our live aboard family as we set off from Stornoway Harbour in the Outer Hebrides (West Coast of Scotland) and sail across the Norwegian sea to the Faroe Islands.
Along the way we'll experience some rough conditions, beautiful sunrises/sunsets and a visit from a pod of Orca.
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(Thank you to Mo from ‪@drakeParagon‬ for additional footage.)
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Пікірлер: 40

@davidbamford4721 2 ай бұрын

Yes, heaving-to is a very useful manoever. It gives one time to tidy the ship,, cook a meal or make a repair.

@captlarry-3525 9 ай бұрын

This week, I just missed buying a lovely little Skanner 19 on the hard at Tarbert -eBay- I thought to make her a new gaff and boom, and fit her out simply , to poke around the Hebrides before crossing to Norway, and trying to track down my Great Grandfather's home in Sweden, somewhere above the arctic circle. Likely too arduous for me at 76. But still a nice idea. Never should have sold my Fisher 30. Will never afford another. Life is brief. Growing up I read all the pioneer singled handed cruisers.. most of whom were English, but also French and American. So kerosene (parrafin) lamps and cookers, taff rail logs, and a plath windlass seemed the way to do things. Remarkably viable today, especially when cash is tight, and income zero. Who dreamed of solar power or solid state radar ? (beats living in fear of being run down!) Love the look at the Faroes ! Cheers.

@fraserconnell21 Ай бұрын

Great stuff !!😊. Really enjoying watching your films. What a lovely family and a fantastic narration too. Great stuff 👍🏼👍🏼🙏🫡

@747crab 10 ай бұрын

Perfect diction; a joy to listen to.

@jean-paulderoubin2014 10 ай бұрын

Great!

@fergusferguson8536 9 ай бұрын

Great video, i hope Stornoway was kind to you and you have a good winter. "Interesting place", the IOL.

@stevemcc2022 9 ай бұрын

I only discovered your channel last week. The videos are magnificent - great variety of subjects, marvellous scenery, beautiful filming and editing. I mainly watch sailing videos but love the wildlife and scenery, and some of the snow scenes at Stornaway are beautiful. I cannot understand why you have had relatively few views and "likes" -- the videos deserve far more. I think I have now binge watched all your videos, right back to the diploma one on Mull. Looking forward to seeing the Faroes!

@sailing-freespirit 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! What a lovely message to receive, so glad you’re enjoying the videos so much! 😃

@johnwishart7950 10 ай бұрын

another wonderful video great

@TheSWRProject 10 ай бұрын

Not a single Pyramid, sphinx nothing...! ;) I really enjoyed that Jasmine... :) Be Safe...

@rogerjohnson2031 9 ай бұрын

Well done. Such a beautiful place.

@paulaboyce9557 10 ай бұрын

Super video, great to watch. What a journey, well done Guy, Jo & Jasmine. xxx

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥰 Hope you’re all well xxx

@kmleary 10 ай бұрын

Excellent Seamanship! A most interesting video, Thank you.

@kbbarton1 9 ай бұрын

Reminds me a bit of a six day passage I did from Iceland to Scotland recently - big winds, waves, and whales!

@sailing-freespirit 9 ай бұрын

Wow sounds amazing!

@whatfloatsourboat4321 10 ай бұрын

What a life! Thanks for sharing!

@thesophiagibson 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video, guys . We loved the technical sailing toov❤

@davidshipkiss 10 ай бұрын

fabulous acheivement and captivating video, thank you!

@beemaningi 9 ай бұрын

Really nice. Great video. So sorry about your go pro and footage. 😔

@WaywardLifeSailing 10 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing! can;t wait to watch your faroe adventures!

@chilliconcarne8828 10 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thank you so much. Hava a wonderful time on the Faroes.

@gwrdriver1660 10 ай бұрын

👍 awesome job, video and sailing

@feyvercuiel6751 10 ай бұрын

Beautifully edited. You really capture the magic of sailing, I teared up watching this ❤ Thank you for sharing your journey with us

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

Awww! Thanks so much!! 🥰

@sailingpolaris 10 ай бұрын

Great video and well told. We did the same journey a bit later in the year… what a country they are, the Faroes!!

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! We’ve recently seen your trip to the Faroes which looked extremely challenging! Well done!

@captlarry-3525 9 ай бұрын

I wasn't a fan of that awful fish-eye lens anyway. But, good tools are like old friends. Doubly hard on a boat.

@davidbamford4721 2 ай бұрын

If you can play music, cetaceans will respond by swimming closer.

@kohrsthomas 10 ай бұрын

Just love your Videos. Thank you!! May I ask why you also have a German Flag ?

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! We’re all dual nationals 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇺😊

@kohrsthomas 10 ай бұрын

@@sailing-freespirit vielen Dank und allzeit gute Fahrt 🥰

@skyb 10 ай бұрын

Ich hatte mich das auch schon gefragt. Alles Gute für euch und vielen Dank für die tollen Filme aus Düsseldorf!

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

@@kohrsthomas Danke!😊

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

@@skyb Danke! 😊

@annettemay5743 9 ай бұрын

I have watched many sailing video's from all around that area, and all the boats are mono hulls. Not one cat, can you tell me why, P.S. I am no sailer.

@NauticalWanderer 10 ай бұрын

Do you anchor during winter? Does it hold? What is the length and beam of the boat? Soooo many questions!

@sailing-freespirit 10 ай бұрын

Hi there, hope you enjoyed this episode. If you watch through some of my other episodes you’ll see that we can anchor in all seasons and weather conditions. Good location, good ground and a good anchor and associated equipment are essential for a good nights sleep when the weather turns for the worse. Free Spirit is a steel, Koopmans 39, (11.70m length, 3.70m beam, 1.7m draft).