.... it is quite something Chris when one is forging ahead and the sudden realization of the past and the things that are left behind in both life and material things .... Never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .... have fun be safe, save our oceans ......

I totally agree with the 2 points you brought up in the supermarket, also during this pandemic, i have been shopping at smaller independant shops

Ice to watch another episode and shame about the lost footage. I guess you were running on adrenaline with so little sleep before your first solo cross channel. Anyway' you got up through it and I look forward to seeing the next episode. Frustrated here with nice weather now and cannot be get to my boat even just to check it over. Lots of jobs to do at home though. Stay safe all of you and hoping this situation eases for everyone soon. Regards. Andy UK

Hi Chris, Totally agree with you on cash, I also buy everything in stores, not online if possible, which 99.9% of the time it is. I use several local model shops for all my hobby supplies, even if I have to spend more, I much rather go into a shop for a browse, or to order stuff in via them than waiting at home for parcel deliveries, Cheers Rich

Keeping it real as always Chris mate.....looking forward to the next instalment! Thanks for doing this channel, appreciate the hard work! summer beckons and happy days with your fam!

Grate video Chris looking forward to the crossing video thanks rob

Always entertaining. Thanks Chris.

Nice one Chris stay safe. Looking fwd to part 6

Thanks for the video Chris. Looking forward to your crossing! Taking my boat out of the water on coming Monday for a fresh up and into the water again ready for the season up here in Denmark.

Anchoring off Deal is pretty unusual but traditionally the Downs (between the coast and the Goodwin Sands) was a roadstead, and whole fleets would anchor there to await favourable winds to go down channel.

Rough ride, hope your family doing well. 👍

Doing Great Job Chris! :)

Very nice coverage and nice to see besides the covid 19 going on safe seas and safe sailing god bless you guys

Hi Chris, glad to hear you, Rossella & Emma are OK in your mountain retreat. I'm in Northampton keeping my head down, sleeping way more than I should but it makes the time pass (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). Keep safe mate Ian

This just reminded me how tiring single-handed sailing can become. So many things to keep track of, then passage planning for the next day. There have been a few times I have crept into an anchorage at 11pm, set the alarm for 4am and then finalised a passage plan (some of which I had roughed out during the previous passage), then try to get the head down while you are still buzzing a bit... the alarm goes off and you feel like you only just shut your eyes! Fair play Chris.

Stay safe in Italy. We are stuck on our boat in Spain, trying to wait it all out and hopefully save some of the season.

Raised in Ramsghetto. Now living and sailing in NZ. Must be a challenge planning you route across the Dover Strait!

Interesting plan to anchor off Deal fishing pier , never done that! But done a number of Calais to Dover /ramsgate trips. I assume you were trying to get to a good place to take advantage of the tides in your crossing.. I'll be curious if we find out why. All my crossing were in small slow boats with small engines but usually in summer so the short daylight problem effected your decisions too. Your 6+ knots Av should help..... Cheers Warren

Fair Winds! :)

I know that area well and can confirm that I have never seen a boat anchored off the pier. I would expect a buzz from Border Patrol in that area - hey are very vigilant. Great video.

Even though you may have missed some nice sailing options in the UK I am thankful you got out when you did. Imagine if you had decided to wait till it got warmer to do the trip. Even with the whole Brexit thing and which country your boat is in at the time of change over. Imagine you on lock down in Chatham and your family in Italy. Not even sure there is going to be a sailing season this year. Stay safe.

Ooh stay safe Mates!

Hey Britalians! We hope this finds you well and that this video was is a nice break from everything that is happening in the world at the moment. Here are some Questions & Answers: *Where are you now and is everyone ok?* ---------- We are in Italy in quite an isolated house in the mountains. We have been here in self-isolation then lockdown for 5 weeks and 5 days so far. We are blessed that none of our immediate family members have contracted 'it'. *When was this video filmed?* ---------- October 2019 *Where were Rossella & Emma and why weren't they on board with you?* ---------- We decided that the most efficient thing for us to do was for me to 'finish' the refit on my own and sail over to mainland Europe ASAP, so that we would be set up for our journey to the Med... I would never have done this crossing with Rossella & Emma on board in the unsettled October weather. *Why didn't you take crew with you?* ---------- This was something I felt that I had to do alone. There were several different reasons for this: 1) To push my boundaries and learn a lot - quickly. 2) The weather was always going to be dodgy in October, and I didn't want to put anyone else in a situation where they may not have been comfortable. 3) I could do whatever I wanted and whatever I felt comfortable doing, without having to consider other people (i.e. I'm going to anchor off Deal Pier, go to bed at 00:30 and wake up at 03:30 to set off across the channel for the first time ever on a sailing boat, on a day when a Force 9 is forecast as being inbound... I would never have done this if I had crew on board, whatever their experience level, as this would have been far too Captain Blye-esque. What this would have meant was my one week solo trip would have taken about 3 weeks with crew, waiting in ports for decent weather windows. I was in a rush to get home to hug my wife & daughter so single-handing was far more convenient. 4) I only had myself, the boat and the world around us to worry about. As soon as there is another human in the mix, there is a whole extra layer of things to think about. *Why didn't you get someone with lots of experience to skipper the boat for you?* ---------- Because I'm the skipper, and the best way to learn to do anything in life is to just get stuck in and start doing it. I am not completely inexperienced: I have worked offshore on ships & platforms since 2006, I was a boat importer & dealer for 3 years (I learnt a LOT during this time but had very little time for sailing), we've owned about a dozen used boats over the years (having never paid for a survey on any of them and having never sold one for less than we paid for it), we sailed our last boat in the Med for 4 years, I have completed the RYA Yachtmaster theory exam, but this trip was my first proper experience of tidal sailing. *If you could go back and do this again, would you go solo?* ---------- Absoflippinglutely yes! I loved every minute of this little adventure and I probably learned more in a week on my own than I would have in a year of sailing with crew. *Will you still be making sailing videos in the current climate?* ---------- We really, really hope that we can continue making our videos... Footage isn't a problem as we have lots of videos which we have already recorded but haven't had a chance to edit yet, plus we have a whole series of Financial Freedom videos to film where we will explain exactly how we have arranged our lives to allow us to afford Britaly and give us the freedom to go cruising several consecutive months each year - without having to give up our lives on land. If you want to go cruising, this is crucial information, as this is almost universally the biggest hurdle to people who would like to go off sailing the world. We have (understandably) lost some Patrons recently, but we have had existing Patrons jump up a tier, and have welcomed some new Patrons aboard recently too, so for now we can keep dedicating our time to keeping these videos coming. We sincerely hope that this will continue, in which case you can expect our videos to keep coming. 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If the status quo remains, the videos will keep coming, so fingers crossed!... *I've got a problem I think you can help me solve, how do I get in touch with you you?* ---------- We would love to help you and we are now offering one-to-one paid videocalls here: sailingbritaly.com/videocalls You only pay for the minutes we spend together on the videocall, and we can achieve a lot in a very short call, so this can work out to be very cost-effective compared to other options. (Our $5 + per month Patrons get a huge 50% off these videocalls). *Do you have some free goodies for me?* ---------- Yes, as a matter of fact yes we do: 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 Watch this solo sailing mini-series from the beginning here: kzfaq.info/sun/PL_iyMbUuKBT7BtcQSIyZwLpddrIapkaAo Watch our sailing adventures from the beginning here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qddln6aQv9-seIU.html Watch our technical videos here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcVyqZqQ2aeziWg.html *Why is "abbreviation" such a long word?* ---------- Good question. Ok then, that's it for this video. We read each and every comment so please keep them coming. We may not be able to reply to all of them, but we try our best to. Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, look after your family and we're thinking of you all. Fair winds! Chris, Rossella & Emma 😊

I don’t understand the concern about cash but supporting local business is always good

Nice one again Chris. When I went to Mongolia on 2015 my gopro gave so much problems that I never bothered after Germany. I did have a tomtom bandit which I found as a great camera but sadly they don't do them anymore

hi chris hope you and your girls are safe and keeping well please all stay safe thornton cleveleys and the rest of the fylde in lock down love to all

Agree with you about using a human-manned cash register and that cashless is where we are heading. Have you needed any visa applications?

You are a tough cookie doing your first Channel crossing single handed, surrounded by gales and little sleep or you are quite mad. Well done I am sure you make it to France fine.

Hi Chris, one thing that worries me about your solo sail, is your Jackstays. They are positioned like most yachts, along both sides and, given the length of your safety lines, you are definitely going in the water, if you have a mishap. This has been concerning me for a while, with my own rig and, has been the subject of debate, on other forums. I have decided to re-rig my jackstay, along the centreline, thus ensuring, as far as possible, that I stay, on board. Any thoughts? Great vids, by the way and good, that you can stay in touch with he family. Stay safe. By the way, we once anchored off Blackpool beach, on a west coast trip, a good few years ago.

Where did you get your 'Lidar' images

What radar set was that? a JRC1000 ? 👍👍

Maybe I missed it but nowhere information on the boat ? Maybe put it in the KZfaq about section?

The concern with anchoring there would be an inattentive power boat not expecting someone in that location.

Yes. Single handing is good. Do u listen to Matt rutherfords “single handed sailing podcast?”. He talks about the fact you could live a long time drifting around the equator in the doldrums as there is plenty of rain and fish ....I m a Canadian that keeps his boat in USA because it’s cheaper than in my hometown where it is USD 1000 per month for a 40 foot slip and it’s hard to find one. Because of the virus I decided to move my boat frm USA to Canada and crossed the US border right before they shut it down to non essential travel. I was too tired to sail that day but at least I was near my boat. The next day I sailed to a Canadian anchorage but phoned nine marinas to find a new home. There were an estimated 80-100 boats that left my marina all competing for a few available spots but I was stressed because I thought the medical officials would force closure of marinas then I’d really be in trouble.I was stuck near a remote island phoning marina after marina. I finally found a spot on a private dock up the Fraser River. The point is singlehanding is a great learning experience all the time! But it’s good to have crew to yell at!

I AM VERY CROSS VITH U Cris why did not tell me that u were in Deal !!! Monello Cattivo.

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My view on the use of self serve checkouts is the same as yours. I disagree with Andreas. His view that the displaced checkout staff are being put to work in other sections of the store is wrong. The self serve checkout is there because the store can run with less staff and thus increase profit with a reduced payroll. His claim of more jobs in IT is also wrong. The increase in repair technicians to cover the increase in machines to service is small in comparison to the number of checkout operators who are replaced. It only takes one coding team to program a series of automated checkouts. The machines are produced on largely automated assembly lines. So no gains there. Not everyone wants to be or has the skills to be employed in high end jobs for many reasons both social educational and economic. Where do school leavers and part time workers get a job without these "menial" tasks? Many people on pensions and or are isolated socially use the trip to the store as a way to have contact with another person as a highlight to their day. I always use a manned checkout when shopping. If the store wants my money it can supply a person to take it. No manned checkouts no purchase from me. Also it is just plain nice to be able to talk face to face with a person. I've had my rant and will now retire to my box in the corner. Stay safe and look out for those in need of help in these troubled times everyone. Cheers Eric

2:27 wrong.. they have a lot of other things to do as well, so there will always be people. You using self check out allows them to use more staff for the other things that needs doing.

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