Sailing Solo, UK to Belgium, Part 4: Docking Solo is a Pain!

Sailing Solo, UK to Belgium, Part 4: Docking Solo is a Pain! | ⛵ Sailing Britaly ⛵

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@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi guys, thank you for watching. Check out the links below (there are lots of FREE goodies for you down there [as well as a couple which aren't!]) Watch this trip (My first ever solo sailing adventure) from the beginning here ➜ kzfaq.info/sun/PL_iyMbUuKBT7BtcQSIyZwLpddrIapkaAo Get a FREE PDF ebook with details of over 3500 knots & Splices here ➜ bit.ly/knotsPDF Be first in line to receive a FREE Financial Freedom PDF which explains how we can afford to go cruising, and how YOU can too! (We are writing this right now) ➜ bit.ly/FinancialFreedomPDF Get access to the "Lock vs Spin" propeller test ➜ bit.ly/PropellerDrag Watch our sailing adventures from the beginning here ➜ kzfaq.info/sun/PL_iyMbUuKBT6_3Tlf2b4OtvEB4ooHV9GH Watch our technical videos here ➜ kzfaq.info/sun/PL_iyMbUuKBT7Nw0W3ZYq1uEN18Zcqy6Da Hire Chris for a one-to-one videocall here (Technical assistance, boat buying advice, Financial Freedom, even COVID-19 preparations [We are currently in complete lockdown in Italy and I have a lot of very useful information on this subject!]) ➜ sailingbritaly.com/videocalls Get early access to our episodes, private messages with us, access to our 🗝️TREASURE CHEST🗝️, a Sailing Britaly CREW or PRODUCER baseball cap (delivered anywhere in the world), or a whole bunch of other rewards by joining our Patreon Crew here ➜ patreon.com/sailingbritaly Do you have feedback for us? Comment below! We read each and every comment, although we struggle to reply to them all. Fair winds and stay safe, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊

@LittleBoatAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks for this Chris.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍

@andybrands1883 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris im loving this wee series it is brilliant, with all your hard work you are now getting rewards and the smile on your face was fantastic!!! And also singlehanded docking in a crosswind of 25knts there is nothing to be embarrassed about, if the people who were laughing at you were any sort of half decent, seeing a solo sailor in that wind would have came and taken your lines!!! Keep up the great work.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy, I think the reality was that nobody was watching, but it never feels like that when you get yourself in a pickle (Many people would eventually see my mooring faff here on KZfaq, so I was kind of right in the end!) Stay safe, Chris 👍

@sailinstardreamer 3 жыл бұрын

Only just started flowing you and what I like is your not afraid to show the good, the bad, and the dam right funny, unlike most other tubers where it’s just the nice bits. Now to try and find out about your boat keep up the great work and stay safe

@kevinmurphy1420 4 жыл бұрын

I'm loving watching you deal with all the diffrent situations. All in all Chris, well played indeed. Thank you for the video and I am looking forward to the next.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin 👍

@billfromgermany 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, it’s me again. Mooring my 36 ft Rustler single handed: I have a mooring line with a permanent stiff loop at one end (threaded through a length of plastic electric conduit and tied in a bowline, but plastic hose would be better). The free end is loosely looped round the genoa winch on the side that I am going moor, and the loop is taken along the deck, round the midships mooring cleat, and outside and back over the guardrails. My aim is to approach the berth slowly enough to allow me to drop the loop over a cleat on the finger pontoon, return to the cockpit, and then to surge the line round the winch to stop the boat where I want. In my marina berth I know exactly how much line to surge before my bow hits the main pontoon and have marked that point with a whipping. When coming alongside a quay or main pontoon this length is not so critical. The line is made fast, the engine left in dead slow ahead, and the tiller attached hard over with a bungee cord to steer away from the berthing side. Then everything is calm, the boat stays where it is, and bow and stern lines can be attached in peace. I did this over many years on my Twister, but got in plenty of practice with my wife’s help on the bigger boat before I trusted myself to do it alone. I must also change the mickey mouse system of just looping the mooring line round the midships cleat. That is a cockup waiting to happen and must be replaced with something like a snatch block attached to the cleat. 😉

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips there Bill, thank you very much for sharing. We all learn from comments like this. Stay safe, Chris 👍

@Spicks96 4 жыл бұрын

Fab Chris, I have been waiting for the next part of your adventure. Looked like it started to get a bit rough though and I bet that was a bouncy sleep that night... Cant wait for the next episode :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Vince, yeah I was glad to get in before the Force 9 hit. I’m used to sleeping in rough seas offshore so I always sleep like a log on the boat. The next episode will be coming thanks to our Patrons! 🌟 Very best regards, Chris

@jmayuk 4 жыл бұрын

I saw a singlehander go through the lock at Chatham with a great system rigged. He had a single line that was at least double the length of his boat (maybe more) and one end was on the bow cleat and the other was on the aft cleat. It basically meant that as soon as he got it over a dock cleat he was able to just jump on the dock. He had control of both bow and stern from the same line. We were behind him going into the lock and he impressed me no end.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great system Jeff. Thanks for sharing! Chris 👍

@kriskrk8309 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you focus on technicalities instead of sailing lifestyle etc. Much more interesting to watch!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kris 👍

@darshanpatel9279 4 жыл бұрын

Like you, I sing and dance too on the boat, sometime for no other reason than perfect sailing conditions. Enjoy

@simontaylor4873 4 жыл бұрын

Loving this, watching you sail around our waters and explaining your thoughts and ideas along the way, this is perfect couch sailing 😄

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Simon, we'll miss sailing in the UK - we really enjoyed our time in Kent and will always have fond memories of the area. Cheers, Chris 👍

@josephlai9759 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely day of sail. Thank you for sharing. Yes, the other side is where all the other boats are.

@davidclarke7728 4 жыл бұрын

Good honest video , showing all the mistakes that can be made in strong winds, will be going this route myself.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David 👍

@jaumemarti6290 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats Chris. You look very happy

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this adventure. I missed Rossella & Emma like crazy, but there was no way I'd have wanted them on the boat with me doing this trip in October... Inland waterways then calm seas and sunshine will be much more conducive for an enjoyable time to be had by all. We'll see when life allows us back to the boat to start the journey South. Cheers, Chris 👍

@AndyUK-Corrival 4 жыл бұрын

That was a great episode Chris. Tough old leg and going into a strange port is always a little unnerving. At the end of the day you moored up without incident. Pretty bumpy night but looking forward to the next leg. Hope you and the family are well up in the mountains. Truly shocking situation in Italy. Cheers. Andy UK

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, thank you. I really enjoyed this day and although it was a challenge it all went well enough in the end. I always sleep like a log however rough it is (you get used to this working offshore) so after the boat was squared away and I knew she wasn't going to be bouncing off the concrete pontoon I was out like a light. All good at the moment thank you. You stay safe too. Cheers, Chris 👍

@clairephaneuf1908 4 жыл бұрын

Great Job! Great VIDEO Chris! :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Claire! 😊

@vxnova1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris great video

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard! Very best regards, Chris 👍

@szymondworski 4 жыл бұрын

I find this series very inspiring. Thank you for sharing it here! Solo sailing is something I still hope to do this year ad as you say, mooring is the hardest bit :) Fair winds!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! 👍

@leobard 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from social isolation in Austria. Seeing you getting a fork to eat is comforting, as we all know this from sailing ourselves.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from total lockdown in Italy Leo. We hope you are well and we’re thinking of you. Thank you for helping us keep our videos coming through this period. Very best regards, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊

@navegandomivandestadt34 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gus! 👍

@kisero2222 4 жыл бұрын

great video! 27:10 onwards my absolute favourite bit. having a laugh at our silly moments is a very health habit! well done, nice solo sailing!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Esteban! Chris 👍

@daleskidmore1685 4 жыл бұрын

From memory, it is always windy on the end of Ramsgate harbour. I am enjoying this trip.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

There was a very nasty swell at certain heights of tide, it's almost like they took a work of art (The origanal harbour completed in 1850) and ruined it by building the outer breakwaters in such a way that they are like wave concentrators for the inner harbour. Pure conjecture on my part but I remember those being my thoughts during my stay. Still, much better than being in the English Channel in a Force 9... Cheers, Chris 👍

@bobvansand6346 4 жыл бұрын

Nicce done! Its adventure always!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

It is indeed Bob! Cheers, Chris 👍

@bobvansand6346 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed yr adventurous” just let me do this”! Im Belgian, and just learned all these things in theory...but nothing compares with trial and error! Lov it Chris! Keep safe! Keep very very at home with the family! After this , there is adventure again! Ok? Belgium is pretty strict in its quarantine and england should be even more! Take gooood care and everyday won in strictness, will favour the outcome! Stay home mates! Pass the message, please! Make it cosy, but stay home! We have huge task here, all of us! Italy is our favourite country, and one fucking footballmatch with 40 ooo people, was the cause, some say, that its now floading the system , the country, and floading europe, cause lots of us went skiing in nearby italy!!! This brought it in Belgium and surrounded Europe, too fast, too unknown, too contageous! Act now Brothers! Warm embrace, stay safe! Bob sailor like u😅🛶👌Respect, really! How was the channelcrossing? What harbour did u choose Chris? They say, 1 month of northseasailing is worth a year in caribean,🤭🥃⛵️😎

@patchcaborn 5 ай бұрын

I know I'm 3 years late to these so, apologies, mi dispiace. I rarely comment ever but, I have to say, finding your channel has been an absolute treat. It's entertaining and informative. You seem to have found a third career in this KZfaq malarkey! I have been devouring your various videos as part of my prep to buy myself something similar to your boat. Thank you, you have been educational throughout. I was delighted to discover you are also ex RAF. I am Ex RN. If I find you at an anchorage, prepare for Rumaggedon

@SailingBritaly 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much indeed, much appreciated! I can help you buy a boat at the best price possible if you don't have one yet - reach out for more info. Best regards, Chris 👍

@feanor3876 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris goos sailing, you might want to check out Patrick Laine`s videos on solo docking, he really worked on the technique.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Johnathon, Patrick is a legend and his videos are the reason I was faffing about making a bow fender whilst out at sea (The chandlery didn't have any so I made one from some tubing instead.) This was only my second solo docking ever, later in this trip I got a lot better. Patrick could teach me a lot though! Cheers, Chris 👍

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely sailing. Great video. If there’s one thing that flying has taught me it’s stay ahead of the plane. Always think of the next thing to do. Loved the comment “Yeah you’re right, I should’ve done this earlier!” Love how you share your things gone not so right as well. Very brave but great for sharing the learning. Are you going to sail all the way to Italy after Belgium? Great solo docking btw!! Thanks for the spronging explanation as well. Very useful.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ruaraidh, thank you! 🌟 I used to maintain jets & helicopters and that is all about planning too. Our plans are to take Britaly through Belgium and the entire length of France via the inland waterways to get us down to the Med. Of course those plans are on hold at the moment, but we have lots of other useful things to share to help others on their journey to go cruising, so we will just re-jig our video schedule to suit the reality of the situation. Very best regards, Chris (plus Rossella & Emma) 😊

@stephanguitar9778 3 жыл бұрын

A nice East coast morning, brown water and freezing cold wind.

@SailingBritaly 3 жыл бұрын

:-)

@MikeSantis 4 жыл бұрын

You have managed well docking the boat Chris in those winds pushing you away and doing it solo. Thumbs up.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't pretty Mike but I got there in the end! 😂 Cheers, Chris 👍

@MikeSantis 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly never mind pretty. I sail singlehanded and face this often. And to make matters worse, my old long keeled boat has its own mind when it comes to manouvring in a harbour 😆

@robinfist 3 жыл бұрын

Videos are so enjoyable, I have to go back and hit the like button, I keep forgetting LOL!

@SailingBritaly 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, cheers Robin! 👍

@roderickmchardy3650 4 жыл бұрын

that was 35 minutes well spent ,,,, nice days sail but a hell of a place to end up ,, that looked stressfull !! hope you got plenty of snubbers for those lines. .... and more importantly Chris , i hope you are all keeping well in Italy just now

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Roderick, thank you! It was embarassing more than anything as I felt the eyes of the world were upon me (which, thanks to KZfaq, they were! 😂). We're all good here thanks, you stay safe too. Cheers, Chris 👍

@jcfgh 4 жыл бұрын

Great Chris. Whata star!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers James! 👍

@LittleBoatAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Chris. Great video and continuing 5o learn from them 👍 Im thinking of a standard horizon vhf/ais for my boat. Whats your honest opinion of it?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, we all learn from each other all the time, that's one of the things I love most about KZfaq! We really like our new DSC / GPS / AIS receiver VHF (say that three times when you've had a rum...). Considering how much it packs into one unit, and considering you don't need to buy or faff about with a splitter for the VHF coax, this was the best deal out there for us by far. Very good buy. Fair winds, Chris 👍

@philipkenneth24 4 жыл бұрын

Agree with Chris. Had this unit for a number of years, and found it to be excellent. AIS feed to chart plotter from radio is easy to set up, just two connections, and because the radio has the mmsi numbers you can call a particular vessel, and you can know for sure you’re speaking to the right vessel, when you can ID it on the plotter. Returning to Falmouth from Scilly in fog with a ship less than a mile away near Manacles, it was reassuring to speak to the bridge directly and know they were aware of us. Highly recommended.

@alexmorgan3435 4 жыл бұрын

Well done Chris. Yes you do need a sprayhood.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex. We might skip it for now to save a few quid: We'll be on the inland waterways down to the Med and then we may be able to do without it. The plastic bags, cling film and cheap Imax Thermo fishing suit saved the day on this trip! 😂 Cheers, Chris 👍

@foundatsea3483 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man that docking.. and the dock. Was that bird poop?! lol still very enjoyable and great footage!

@SailingBritaly 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was rather embarrassing but I'm happy to share so we can all learn along the way. It was indeed bird ****! Cheers, Chris

@verynearlyaboutsailing8114 4 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a fine docking in Ramsgate. It's the most difficult bit of single handing. I knocked a hole in my boat on that very pontoon a few years ago - so you did a lot better than me.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm sorry to hear that - it is a very nasty pontoon: concrete with bits of metal sticking out... it could probably put a hole in a warship in the right winds! Cheers, Chris 👍

@fransvanderwel5933 4 жыл бұрын

A tip I got a couple of years ago; when manoeuvrering single handed, make sure you have your aft line attached first, together with a Fender a the back as well. With the engine in forward you get all the time to manage all the other lines. I use this technique all the time now. No stess when landing alongside a pontoon.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip Frans. Cheers, Chris 👍

@jeffgrigg917 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff Grigg After your comment about the prop spinning when sailing I had a thought, what if you could attach a autonator to generate power from the spinning prop Not sure if you could but that would be like regen. Just a thought enjoying the channel thanks.

@whileysea 4 жыл бұрын

Very honest and with that excellent video. I like and appreciat it very much, that you showed us the 'fuck-up' landing at your destination. Every now and then, such things do happen to experienced sailors too. It's never a question about us, knowing everything better, no. It shows that for whatever reason, THINGS DO HAPPEN to the best of us. And while YOU had the guts, to show it to us, WE learn again with your mishappening. AND THAT IS VERY VALUABLE. I did like the rest of the Vid too. I look specifically how others (you in this case) has rigged your boat and such. THANK YOU KINDLY for showing this. Cheers Rover

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Rover, your feedback is greatly appreciated. We put tons of work into our videos and we love the community which they create. We definitely all do learn from each other, especially when we share our mistakes. Cheers, Chris 👍

@Magic-Smoke 4 жыл бұрын

What a miserable harbour! I hope it was free - lol. Looking forward to when you get to the Bahamas - great sailing in the winter.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Any port in a storm John! It's my own fault really: if I'd have asked the staff I'm sure they would have given me a good protected berth and even given me a hand to move the boat. Once I was in I preferred to just hunker down and look to the next destination as soon as the next weather window presented itself. Cheers, Chris 👍

@sailingvolupia 4 жыл бұрын

Chris that's a other good video and I loved the way you done the video cup edit what program did you use? Thanks rob

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, we use something called Movavi. It's cheap as chips but works well for us. (One relatively small payment and you can use the software for years, as apposed to the usual monthly subscriptions of many of the more popular options. It's very easy to use too. If you're interested I think I might be able to dig out a discount code for you, give me a shout via email) Cheers, Chris 👍

@sailingvolupia 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris mate, We move onto are new boat full time from this weekend then mid next week sail from falmouth to hartlepool

@MrSmithToday 4 жыл бұрын

Why did people thumbs down this video?

@almath9987 4 жыл бұрын

Cause they have issues of jealousy? Seems very strange, as they say there's nowt so queer as folk.

@tomaswest6541 4 жыл бұрын

They're called "Sleeping Lines" the more you tie on the better you sleep!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I could sleep on a galloping horse, so that's one problem I don't have. I was very concerned about fenders riding up and getting a big gouge in the hull though, which is why I spent ages getting everything settled before hitting the sack. Cheers, Chris 👍

@rachaelmaillard4115 4 жыл бұрын

Bow line, midship spring lines,Serb lines.

@clidiere 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty good mooring after all. Mooring to windward is hard! I favour the lee side when short handed, but it makes last-second escape more difficult.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I got better as this trip progressed, and was lucky not to do any damage at the start of it. Cheers, Chris 👍

@CheersWarren 4 жыл бұрын

Nice passage around the north foreland , I guess with people using the internet for everything you don't have. Simple pilot books like jack coote's 'east coast rivers ' that would have told you want to expect in Ramsgate harbor. We used to hole for weather in Ramsgate Harbor waiting to cross the channel to Calais or on the way back to west mersea. We would lock in when ever possible. There was a lot less docks in the Outer harbor years ago! But tough to do singlehanded . You survived. Nice job filming too. Cheers Warren

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Warren, I had checked out Ramsgate before I left, but I wasn't sure where I would be directed to with a F9 forecast. Port control were very helpful and probably would have let me go wherever I wanted, but after the rigmarole of tying up I didn't fancy casting off again to move... Stay safe, Chris 👍

@tiborkiss9186 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, nice effort with the mooring..:) I hope your boat has a strong cleat midship... so now you only need a long mooring enough line to control your boat at such weather... still better situation than 25 knots from starboard though...:)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Tibor, sorry for the delay, I've just seen this comment now... We don't have any midship cleats, I use £3.50 (2500 kg rated) galvanised carabiners and clip them onto the toarails. Works just as well as the £200 + cleats you can buy which clip onto toerails and the carabiners are much more versatile. Very best regards, Chris 👍👍👍

@alesl3521 4 жыл бұрын

you are good, just need a bit of ahead preparation. And you are one of the few sailors showing the hassle of docking while most of other channels they just fade it.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I got better later in this trip. It was a huge learning curve for me but I loved every minute! Cheers, Chris 👍

@TheBeggFamily 4 жыл бұрын

At least you were in port for the rough bit not out at sea!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Absoflippinglutely! 👍

@karstenboyenielsen4576 4 жыл бұрын

I think that you did alright. No damage neither you nor ship. That is a succes in that kind of wheather and in a foreign habour.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Karsten 👍

@focalplane3063 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know what was funnier, you working the lines or the music you chose to go with it...............good luck and fair wind.!!

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! 😉👍

@svhappymondays 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's called the houdini method🤔 Chris mate that looked like a rough night to get some kip I would be checking the lines every 20mins,

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

😂👍 I'm used to that from my offshore work. Once I was sure the lines & fenders were good I was out like a light until the morning. Cheers, Chris 👍

@bruceklam174 4 жыл бұрын

well done Chris, I like your chilled but well thought out approach. What android are you using for navionics?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce, it's a cheap Samsung tablet which I bought from Argos. It's already brilliant and when I get a proper case for it it will be absolutely perfect. Cheers, Chris 👍

@leefromsvpatchamie8607 4 жыл бұрын

Always nice to see your videos Chris. Last week I finally got around to sound proofing my engine bay, I used carinsulation.co.uk just like you suggested. Gutted they stopped selling the 20mm thick one and had to use the 10mm foil covered 1 instead. Definitely alot quieter, well anything is better than no sound proofing which is what I had.👍👍👍

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one Lee, cheap as chips and works a treat! Stay safe mate, Chris 👍

@nicholashaig9113 4 жыл бұрын

Classic singing Rod Stewart whilst swigging on an Aldi/Tesco long life milk carton......you can't find them for love nor money atm ! I was going to ask when this was but then heard the shipping forecast predicting 8's in October ! You did remarkably well and the "joys" of single handed UK sailing are certainly not for the faint hearted ! very rarely does one get more than 6 hours of champagne sailing and it's great to make the schoolboy errors ! been singlehanded myself since 2017 and still making them !! I would normally say fair winds & following seas but in these testing times I'd rather wish you and your Family Health & safety.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nicholas, it was a very challenging first solo trip (combined with the first proper shakedown cruise of Britaly) but I loved every minute of it. Ahhhh, the good old days when you could buy long life milk. May they return ASAP! Stay safe, Chris 👍

@philipfreeman72 4 жыл бұрын

Good to sail with the wind . You could put a pulley on the prop shaft & add an alternator & gain power. When motoring you can heat your food in the engine bay for free. Have you ever thought about heading to the tropics ? I am in Thailand . Some say they trust the anchor more than a mooring. I think you need a helper.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Phillip, I am also in the camp which trusts anchoring more than a mooring. We plan on cruising all of the Med initially, this keeps us close to both our families, but there is nothing stopping us from going further afield eventually. "Cruising plans are drawn in sand at low tide" and all that... We love Thailand and would love to go sailing there one day. My two helpers were at home safe during this trip, which I was very happy about (despite missing them desperately). Cheers, Chris 👍

@lotophagi711 4 жыл бұрын

Once you have the midship line on you can just motor forward against it like a spring even in a strong wind.

@christopherrichards864 4 жыл бұрын

Agree... although some will say "don't leave your boat if you are in gear", it is something that must be done when solo. The first time I did it was with trepidation, picturing my boat motoring away with me on the pontoon 😳, but it just comes naturally now. Looking forward to your next leg Chris.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I placed the fenders too high, so the concrete pontoon was waiting there like a shark with it's teeth extended. Fortunately there was no damage done when I did nudge up against it with the hull.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris 👍

@Tunethetone 4 жыл бұрын

Knox Johnston finishing he's voyage, 'Britaly' finally England is a mile away! :D

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@Lightw81 4 жыл бұрын

I had to watch this as you were in familiar waters. I have to admire your guts doing all this solo without that much experience, but you will learn quickly. It was painful watching you drag the main out while running downwind. I'd have unfurled some main at the start while the boat can comfortably point just off the wind. Sailing with the headsail alone is all well and good but if you need to turn round in a hurry you will need a main to sail to windward effectively. Another tip is to research your port of destination (and any boltholes) beforehand so you know the layout you are coming into. Google maps satellite view can be really useful for this. Anyway, very enjoyable all round and good luck.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, I learnt a huge amount during this trip. I had researched bolt holes (hence my knowledge of Margate) but as for the mooring I didn't know where port control would send me given the F9 which was forecast. Later on during this trip I did a much better job of planning the boat handling at the destination (including where the wind and tide would be coming from and therefore having a draft plan of attack for the fenders & mooring lines) before leaving the departure point. As you say, you soon learn and mistakes are the best teacher there is. Thanks for your tips and stay safe. Cheers, Chris

@Gieza-Brake-Pahl 4 жыл бұрын

I think the other camp lock theirs because a) the noise can be annoying and b) to save wear on the moving parts, I don’t think they argue it is less drag just less of a drag.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

You're probably right for most people, but I have heard some people who lock who give reducing drag as the main reason for doing so.

@johncotgrave91 4 жыл бұрын

hey great vids, one idea, you might want to add a block to your preventer line, to being the angle of line line further outboard. it looks like the line goes to the bow and this might not catch a gybe. just a thought. cheers from canada

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice John, I’ll have a look at your suggestion next time. Cheers, Chris 👍

@cbpaton53 4 жыл бұрын

... appreciate the transparency, its real, thanks Chris :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charles 👍

@fionamcdowell8358 4 жыл бұрын

Defo a spinner! Nothing to do with drag but to do with if you go fast enough with a locked prop.(ie sailing over 8knts) The forces on the blades can make it start to turn all the engine components. So always leve the prop on neutral :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Fiona. Stay safe, Chris 👍

@rustysailor4672 4 жыл бұрын

Chris, is the port-cinema also known in GB? I would have thought that britsh sailors accept other sailors style of mooring. You ended up at the correct position with the boat still afloat and even undamaged, which I consider a success. However, if you are single handed, you can take out the stress by approaching backwards, against the wind and then use a " spronging" manoeuvre to get the boat parallel to the pier. In high winds you may have to switch to the middle cleat to rotate the boat. Looking forward to the crossing video.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, yes I think port cinema is a thing the world over. There was a Border Force vessel and a cafe overlooking me whilst all this was happening (Plus the marina control calling me on the VHF I couldn't get to) and in my mind I could hear a chorus of laughter! I do improve my boat handling as the trip progresses, it's surprising how quickly you learn when you push yourself. Stay safe, Chris 👍

@jw62nl 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't do too bad on the docking. Only thing is that the spring-method doesn't work very well with a saildrive which has hardly any effect on the rudder. (At least, that's my experience).

@philipdonegan9716 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a video previously on "spronging" off. I can't see really why it's any better than springing off. Stay safe. PS Now I realise:- with spronging off you drive forward against the stern line, whereas with springing off you drive astern against the spring line (when pushing the bow out).

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip, I just wish I'd have got that manouvre on camera, it was perfect and it suited perfectly the wind and (strong ebbing) current which were pinning me against the pontoon. I'll do a video on spronging off one day, but sod's law it won't go as well as it did on the occasion I didn't film it. :-) Stay safe, Chris 👍

@flyingdutchman6984 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. First off I hope you and your family are okay. We are doing great at our end. Now to the video. 😁 I've never been a fan of jacklines unless they are installed in such a way as you will never go overboard. I personally prefer hard clipon points and use a harness with dual tethers so I am always clipped on somewhere. You may have to install some hard clipon points that take awhile to get used to, but is ultimately much safer. Maybe I'm odd, but in docking situations like that I would reverse up to the dock, attach a port stern line, and swing the port bow around. After attaching the bow line it is a very simple process to pull the stern in with the stern line. Your sailboat should be very stable once you attach the port stern line, and if you have a nice big fender swinging the bow around and holding it under power is very easy. Of course this all changes depending on wind direction. Every situation requires a different procedure. Thanks for sharing this video. Your videos are always informative and entertaining. Take care.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jacobus, the three of us are all well, living in a house in the mountains in Italy with Rossella's extended family. I'm glad to hear that you are all well - these are testing times for us all. I absolutely take on your advice regarding both the jacklines and mooring technique. You have many thousands of miles under your keel and I'd be foolish not to listen to your advice. If it's any consolation, by the end of this trip I was doing a whole lot better than I was at the start of it. You soon make improvements when you have to! Thank you for watching & commenting and please take care of yourself and your family. Best regards, Chris 👍

@flyingdutchman6984 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly - I am delighted to hear you are together with family and doing well. Nobody here is working so we are spending all our time together as well. I am better prepared than most for dealing with the isolation, but it is driving my social butterfly wife a little crazy. She has been doing a lot of video conferencing with family and friends to stay connected. It's been a pleasure following your solo trip over the last view videos. I am sure it has been an incredible lesson and confidence boost for yourself. Now you need to bring Rossella up to your level of seamanship. 😁

@neilscully7930 4 жыл бұрын

great vid chris stay safe cant waite for the next one love to the girls

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Neil, you stay safe too 👍

@timdunn2387 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. As you have a good engineering brain, what about developing a drive system from your free-wheeling prop shaft to generate electricity for the boat? Something to mull over during long night watches. Cheers from Australia.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, I've been experimenting with this using our electric trolling motor as a generator. The idea has potential, if you'll excuse the pun... Cheers, Chris 👍

@yakekaj 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, looks like you were having the time of your life on that sail!! I know you give things lots of thought so may have your resons and this may have been covered, but I am of the school of thought that your harness line (along with jackstays) should not be long enough for you to go over the guard rails. To me everything looked a bit slack. If you had gone overboard there would be no chance of you getting back on your boat. A local sailor when I was growing up was retuning from a race solo, went missing and his boat was found 3 days later doing circles with him being dragged along dead. I am no expert and may be talking out of place, but Safety first, Safety second. All the best to you, Rossela and Emma.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thank you for your comment, I loved this trip, warts and all. I learnt a lot in a very short space of time. The jackstays were a last minute thing I put together in about 5 minutes, so they are definitely to be improved in the future. My thinking was that if I had tripped and fallen (Which of course I didn't plan on doing) the harness and jackstays were better than nothing, despite their imperfect nature (I had limited strong points to fit them, which I will rectify in future). Cheers, Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊

@moonshine3333 4 жыл бұрын

Great job mooring solo but as you know about spronging surprised you didn't get the first shore line on then spin the wheel to starboard and motor against it. You could then sit there all day sorting out your lines instead of trying to manage a bow line and an engine. It's our absolute default way of picking up any pontoon as my wife is only 5'2" and our freeboard high. Still an ace job, no criticism intended 👍

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

This was my 2nd ever solo mooring (The first was the fuel pontoon at Gillingham Marina) so I've definitely got a lot to learn. My initial thoughts were not to leave the power on whilst I went to the bow in case something happened and the boat took off without me at the helm [very unlikely, but a small possibility]. As you saw, in the end the best option was to just leave the power on while I got the bow line on so that's what I did. Definitely loads of room for improvement, but I got better as I made my way to Belgium. Take care mate, Chris 👍

@sarahbarr9455 4 жыл бұрын

Felt a bit seasick watching this but pleased to see you you managed to scoff down pasta and chicken .well done 😘

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think you'd have enjoyed this trip too much but the inland waterways and Med await. When we get the chance. The three of us miss you sooooooo much... 😘

@vulcano66570 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, still very nice your videos but about the mooring of the sailboat, why did you choose this side of the dock? if you had arrived on the other side (I mean the one where the wind pushes you against the quay) it would have been much simpler. you could have time to prepare your moorings lines and others things to change side if you really wanted the wind to push your boat away from the quay. thank you in any case for these videos.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Stéphane, yes that would have been a piece of cake, although I'd probably have damaged the stbd side of the boat as I'd have been blown on quite hard and I had the fenders on too high - above the concrete pontoon. There are alwasy things you can do better on every mooring, I hope that by sharing mine we can all learn from my mistakes. Cheers, Chris 👍

@Tunethetone 4 жыл бұрын

27:28 you did a good job, lassoing the pontoon cleat from the midship cleat, why you just didn't the wheel all the way starboard thus taking the stern to the pontoon?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I put the fenders on too hig and they weren't protecting the boat from the nasty concrete pontoon. I was trying not to touch it (Until the end where I just thought "sod it" and nudged up against it) Cheers, Chris

@am7671 4 жыл бұрын

Why did you lift the cylinder while you were sailing?

@delukxy 4 жыл бұрын

Weren't you allowed on the other side of the pontoon? That would have given you more shelter. I know you are only a short stay visitor but they had lots of room in the fixed moorings on the other side. Are the mooring lines into the centre called springs?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I think if I'd have asked they would have let me go anywhere I wanted: I chose the first easy spot to moor and once I got tied up I was loathe to move again! Here is a pic with some mooring line nomenclature. I had a lot more lines than this on though... boat-renovation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mooringline.gif Cheers, Chris 👍

@ianb4801 4 жыл бұрын

Advice about entering port, don't be hesitant to request assistance when asking permission to enter. Especially in daylight, there will be help available. About Ramsgate, as rough as hell at times, even on the other side of that pontoon or at the finger pontoons - which are too short and light btw.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, I'm an obstinate git when it comes to asking for help from people - for better or for worse. 🙂 Ramsgate do seem to have created a perfect wave concentrator with the outer breakwater. I wonder if some decent dredging would improve matters, there is a lot of sediment in there and the waves seem to be directed straight towards the pontoons at certain states of tide. Any port in a storm though... Cheers, Chris 👍

@ianb4801 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly I woke up one morning at Ramsgate, at one of the slips, and all the other slips were suddenly empty... That night I thought the cleats might be ripped from the deck. St Peter Port, Guernsey, in easterlies is even worse.

@larry9210 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, new to this link. What is the boat? Nice video.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Larry, Britaly is a 1992 Bavaria 350. Cheers, Chris 👍

@almath9987 4 жыл бұрын

Chris you done a fine job ye you could of done things better (leave the engine in drive and jump off) but you still got the job done 👍🏻 Hate going in to marinas as i am used to swinging moorings my main fear is hitting a big expensive boat😱 As you talk about prop resistant i remember when i changed from a fixed 2 blade to a folding went into the marina to get my mast raised as usual put the boat in reverse and nothing happened 😰 put full throttle on in reverse and eventuality stoped big learning curve🙄 hope your family are safe worried for Rossella and Emma if they are in Italy know they will be good with age on there side but from what i have read and heard from friends you won't get in. Hope this ain't the case🤞💪⛵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Al, the three of us are in Italy together, holed up in a house in the mountains with Rossella's family. All good at the moment. 🙏 I should have left some power on but I messed up and put the fenders too high so I was a fraid of the big nasty concrete pontoon taking a chunk out of the boat (hence the faff). In the end I just bit the bullet and did as you suggested - much easier! Touch wood (I literally just touched a wooden desk there) I have never damaged anyone elses boat, ever. This is my biggest concern with boat handling - I'd rather put a hole our hull than put a small scratch someon elses pride & joy... Anchoring is so much easier as you avoid all the hassle! Thaks for sharing your folding prop story, that might save someone reading your comment a shock one day. Cheers mate, Chris 👍

@SailingSisu 4 жыл бұрын

lovely sail! how was the night? bouncy? :-)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

It was but I can sleep through anything. Once I was happy the the boat wasn't going to get damaged I was out like a light zzzzzzzzz. Cheers, Chris 👍

@SailingSisu 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@oceancrossingutopia 4 жыл бұрын

When was this. Are marina's in Belgium open?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

October 2019: the three of us are in Italy now and the boat is on the hard in Belgium...

@kenpole1840 4 жыл бұрын

There are four distinct schools of thought about props while under way: locked in foward, locked in reverse, kept in neutral, and "who gives a .....". Everybody has an opinion. 😜⛵️🇨🇦

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Like which anchor is best!...................................................................... 🙂 Stay safe, Chris 👍

@chhindz 4 жыл бұрын

I would think9/10ths of the problem solved getting out of ocean before storm, somewhat relaxing playing with 10 mooring lines

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@josephhagen4493 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! What boat is this? And what are it’s sail sizes?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, here you go: sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bavaria-350 Cheers, Chris 👍

@ninjodify 4 жыл бұрын

A great example of enthusiasm trumping expertise. Well done on achieving your goal. Problem with all of this is that when your new to it all you do not even know what you don't know. Respectfully suggest you find someone with more experience to help you on your way. SORC (Solo Offshore Racing Club) have some very accomplished single handers who love nothing more than to talk about their passion.Who knows.. you might even get a ride.. One quick question.. You seem to have your jackstays over/through your stern rail/lifelines.. What's the thinking there ?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right Paul, that would be the sensible option, but I have a habit of flying by the seat of my pants and that has got very addictive over the years. I learn best by doing, and I learnt more in a week on this trip than I would have in a year of procrastination. The jacklines were formed by a single long lenth of webbing and the woring ends were secured to the fwd & aft cleats. The bit which went around the stern was doing nothing - I didn't want to cut the webbing as I knew I would be improving the setup in the future. Cheers, Chris

@denevs12 4 жыл бұрын

great video! what is your sailing experiance?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I started sailing after I ordered 2 boats from the USA and became a boat importer / dealer (the manufacturer had no idea that I had never set foot on a sailing boat in my life, or that I didn't speak Italian [the territory I had just got an exclusive agreement for...]). When the boats arrived in Italy a mate of mine from the Royal Air Force taught me to sail on Lake Garda over a couple of days. I then had to learn Italian, fast! Test sails with clients (an hour each at most). I've worked at sea since 2006 (on and off) on ships. I have completed the RYA Yachtmaster Theory course & exam. We've sailed in the Med on our previous boat. That's about it. I consider myself a novice, especially in tidal waters, where before this trip I'd had about 4 hours experience and had never been sailing solo before. Cheers, Chris 👍

@denevs12 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly i hope i wil be sailing solo one time. less more experience though, but with your video's i will become a pro!

@ArcticSeaCamel 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of knot do you have on your genoa sheet? :)

@ArcticSeaCamel 4 жыл бұрын

And by the way, I loved this video so much. :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

HI there, it's just one continuous line with a cow hitch (a.k.a luggage tag). It tends to get caught less than two sheets tied on with bowlines (although a soft shackle is better still). Cheers, Chris 👍

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@ArcticSeaCamel 4 жыл бұрын

Sailing Britaly interesting! I have to try that. 🤔

@Davesunflower 3 жыл бұрын

easier option was to dock the other side and use the wind to hold you against the pontoon. well done though .

@gmssails 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of boat is that? And size?

@SailingBritaly 3 жыл бұрын

Bavaria 350

@Tunethetone 4 жыл бұрын

Oh 26:44 very very bad idea to prepare the lines in a such way so far away from mooring and especially in the fresh weather and waves sir! you might easily catch one on the prop and then things become hairy.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

The bow line was inside the anchor locker, the lines at the midships were secured in carabiners on the toerail and jammed under the control lines on the coachroof, and the stern line was inside the cockpit. Had I known I had time to do all this inside the breakwater I'd have done the lines & fenders in there but as I'd never been to Ramsgate Harbour before I didn't find that out until after I'd already prepared everything. Next time... Cheers, Chris 👍

@billfromgermany 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. I really had to laugh, with you, not at you! It reminded me of so many less than perfect evolutions I’ve made, many of them far worse than your mooring contretemps. I’ve been sailing, on and off, for 65 years, and still regularly make fuck-ups. So you have years to look forward to. 😁 Great video, looking forward to the next one. By the way, you didn’t think you were going to get away scot-free after such a wonderful sail, did you ?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill, that makes me feel better about showing the world my mistakes. Take care, Chris 👍

@flyingdutchman6984 4 жыл бұрын

I've been sailing for ages as well, and "I hope no one saw that" or "I'm glad no one saw that" are my most common phrases when docking.

@Gieza-Brake-Pahl 4 жыл бұрын

I think the other camp lock theirs because a) the noise can be annoying b) to save wear on the moving parts and c) they are not in a hurry anyway, I don’t think they argue it is less drag just less of a drag.

@frankd2301 4 жыл бұрын

That makes sense

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

A) Can't argue with that, although ours is very quiet (partly due to my poor sailing skills and the resultant slow speeds achieved!) B) One could argue that there will still be wear... Locked cogs still have force applied to them and have small amounts of movement between each other, except instead of this being distributed evenly around their entire cicumferance like it is whilst they are rotating, it is instead concentrated in one spot, which is also less protected by the cooling effects of the lubricating oil, which instead of being circulated is static around the wear points, with a resultant reduction in heat transfer. C) I have specifically heard people say that they lock their porps to reduce drag, so in many cases you will be right on this point, but not in all. Cheers, Chris

@davidharrop9984 4 жыл бұрын

You sound like Lee Mack.....are you from this part of the world ?

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from sunny Blackpool David, although I joined the Royal Air Force when I was 17 and have moved around all over the place since then, so my accent has changed a bit. Cheers, Chris 👍

@RichardPhillips10 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid. One comment - I think your tether is too long; you really want it so that you *cannot* fall overboard and head touch the water. Ideally, it should be tight before you get over the rail. Single handed, if you are in the water and the boat is moving you will not get out and that is where you die. If you can, better to have shorter tether and jack stays closer to the center line of the boat - and limit the length so you *cannot* go over the stern. Zero chance of getting back to the boat if you are dragged behind. I realy think your approach is way more dangerous than you think.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, these jacklines were a last-minute solution and I agree that they are not ideal - I will improve the system in the future. However, I believe that these imperfect jackstays were likely to help me stay on the boat if I tripped or got hit by a wave, compared to not using jacklines at all (the approach some other solo sailors take, which is of course their perogative). I had two 'box cutter' knives in my jacket pocket at all times to cut myself away should the need arise, I had a PLB attached to my harness (The yellow pouch you can see in the video) and I've done several offshore sea survival courses over the years. I'm confident I would like to get ashore (and then get myself a lift to chase after the boat!) but hopefully I'll never have to prove this theory... Cheers, Chris

@liongod1000 4 жыл бұрын

*_ That was a bit of a Comedy to watch.... Ha Ha but yeah, by yourself we always seem to have fewer hands than we need. _*

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to bring a smile to people's faces in the current climate, even if it was unintentional as I filmed this. Fair winds mate, Chris 👍

@MrSmithToday 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone does it different, however I was thinking going bow in to the wind, bow line on and reversing using prop kick to keep on the pontoon while stern line on.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Norman, I'd have had a lot more options if I hadn't put the fenders up too high, I was trying my best not to hit the concrete pontoon, until I gave up and thought "Just get her tied up"... Cheers mate, Chris 👍

@MrSmithToday 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly it's easy for us to armchair sail. Lol

@DorsetSaferRoads 4 жыл бұрын

prop drag depends on the frontal area of the prop. by that i mean how much of a complete revolution the prop takes up. if you have a low area prop then its defo better lock it up, if the prop has a lot of area then there won't be much in it between locked and unlocked. with low area props its a bit like the difference between having the brakes on and having the wheels locked up skidding, skidding often produces less drag than having the brakes on.

@frankd2301 4 жыл бұрын

I think you’re full of it

@DorsetSaferRoads 4 жыл бұрын

@@frankd2301I admit my knowledge is more aircraft related. Where stopping the prop/rotorblade on a Heli is definitely lower drag than a spinning one. A good example is a helicopter autorotation (engine off) basically gliding. Having messed up a few RC Heli autorotation and ended up with close to zero speed, stalled rotor head, I can tell you for sure that they the heli falls a lot faster than it does when it's spinning! The same goes for a plane, we have brakes on the motors to stop the prop, it makes a massive difference to a speed in a dive with power off. The difference between the prop on a boat and a prop on a plane is the medium it's in and the frontal area of the prop.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Adrian, this is a copied and pasted reply I wrote to one of our Patrons, who is a pilot: "That's very interesting regarding the spinning prop reducing gliding distance on a fixed prop aircraft - thank you for sharing your experience with this. I can only guess it's because of the higher viscosity of water and also the larger cross section of a boat prop compared to an aircraft prop (Looking straight ahead at our Volvo Penta prop it appears to 'cover' over 80% of the swept area i.ebayimg.com/images/g/RtwAAOSwok9cmrUb/s-l1600.jpg Compared to an aircraft prop which covers perhaps 5% of the swept area. It's an interesting thing to think about but the YM testing seemed to be pretty conclusive." Cheers, Chris 👍

@DorsetSaferRoads 4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingBritaly I think I see a flaw in their testing (only watched KZfaq video) The prop is free spinning. There's no gearbox attached to the prop, for instance in our westerly 21, it would be spinning the prop shaft and half the gearbox. This takes power which would be coming from driving the prop through the water creating drag.

@skulijakobsson5116 4 жыл бұрын

I like roast chicken too so you got a like Like always.

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍

@mentonish 4 жыл бұрын

When you are on your own its not easy, sailing with a crew is more safer

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if that is applicable in Emma's case John: I'd have been so preoccupied with her that I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on the job in hand. Agree with a standard crew though. The thing is, as I was on my tod I could do anything I liked without having to consider anyone else. Anchor off Deal Pier, check. Go to bed at 01:00 hrs, check. Wake up at 03:35 hrs, check. Set out across the English Channel on a day with a F9 forecast, after 2.5 hours sleep, check. If I had other people to consider it would have been a totally different trip (and probably would have taken 3 x longer as I was dodging weather the whole way and I'd have been a lot more conservative if I had crew on board). I'm very glad I did this trip solo, I learnt a lot in a very short space of time, and gained a huge amount of confidence in Britaly. Cheers, Chris 👍

@jawkneebag 4 жыл бұрын

Bet the vis wasn't like the graphic :)

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely not Johnnie! If I'd have put up a pic of pea soup nobody would have known what the heck it was (apart from you). Cheers mate, stay safe, Chris 👍

@waynemazan7485 4 жыл бұрын

good job.... everyone has done that. !!! pigs ear ???

@SailingBritaly 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Wayne! www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pigs-ear 👍

@SuperDirk1965 3 жыл бұрын

This is why real singlehanders sail boats with tillers instead of fashionable steering wheels.

@SailingBritaly 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer tillers too but there aren't many 35+ ft boats with them, despite the history of very large vessels using tillers successfully for a very long time. I wish you fair winds, Chris