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@tan_ives 4 күн бұрын
I like your style! Congratulations on the trip and very well done with the short videos. You have (i imagine) captured the essence of the adventure brilliantly. Sorry about your dad at the end... I hope we could see a little more about your boat and the necessary prep?!
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
Thanks. Appreciate the kind words. Dad hadn’t been himself for years so think it was his time to go. I sold the boat so… just won’t have time for another nautical adventure this year.. maybe a Contessa 32 in a year or so. But I did love No Doubt.. didn’t like her sitting up the river unused so..
@romeowhiskey1146 Ай бұрын
CONGRATULATIONS...this is GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. Many are proud of you.
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
Thanks. 🙏🏻
@AlanScottProductions-tw5cv Ай бұрын
Well done young Sir...Thoroughly enjoyed being on the journey with you..I'm 74 and plan to do the same. Never sailed a Yacht before only trawler experience.. Must be as daft as you...Congratulations.
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
You’ll love it. 😁 leaving is the hardest part.
@davidprocter3578 Ай бұрын
Just an idea , but if you run the shot cord through a fairlead six inches above your cleat. you could use a wedge to increase or decrease the tension. Our old family boat steers herself most of the time certainly long enough to grill a couple of mackerel for lunch make a cuppa check the charts sun yourself on the foredeck with a beer.use the facilities etc etc.not quite as fast as the Contessa but no slouch..
@stevefilby2838 Ай бұрын
Great video, I'm local to Felixstowe and new to sailing. Enjoyed it.
@SvGemstar 2 ай бұрын
0:10 G' day from Australia. Ther is an chap called kevien Green, he is sailing the east coast of queensland Australia in an contessa 26. I am refitting my Columbia 27 and its a fairly big refit going on, but i bought the boat cheap. I have a few things to deal with soon it wont be till next year when the boat launches. Gerard on board, SV GEMSTAR.
@theprofessor5253 2 ай бұрын
As some starting out on their sailing adventure this is really inspiring. Congratulations!
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
Thanks Professor. 😁
@KostasSiros 3 ай бұрын
Wonderful boat!!! Wish to found a contessa 26 soon !
@Hindukushsailing 3 ай бұрын
Will you come across the Altlantic in the Contessa 26? Enjoyed the series. Cheers
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
I’ve sold her.. life, kids, art… but I definitely would be happy sailing her across the Atlantic.. maybe a contessa 32 when I can get another adventure at sea planned..
@wahid-lg1kk 3 ай бұрын
In the 'third world' we have very finely ground coffee, you just mix it in the cup with boiling water, it settles to the bottom, takes about 2 minutes at most, you dont drink the last mouthful. You can buy arabic and turkish coffees ground in this way in your part of the world, or get the beans you like ground super fine in the shop, and keep it around, its actually much easier, no hassles. Nice video...
@petercrowhurst7334 4 ай бұрын
Hi Neil, will follow more of your videos. My last boat was a Contessa 26 (Shamaal) Beautiful boats. Thanks for bringing back memories. Pete C
@hajosmulders 4 ай бұрын
Make cowboy coffee, strain trough cloth...
@Pedro-bu8xd 4 ай бұрын
Bravo
@Razman23 4 ай бұрын
Do a Google for "Sheet to Tiller". This will get you a faux autopilot until you get a more permanent one installed.
@guusben 4 ай бұрын
Thank you Neil for a really lovely video raconte of your trip around Britain. How much experience in coastal sailing did you have prior to setting off? I have my RYA Day Skipper and enjoyed many decades of dinghy sailing. I too love the Contessa 26, ideal for your solo sail.
@NeilWilliamsGallery Күн бұрын
Hi. I feel like until you get your own boat experience doesn’t count for much.. but like learning to drive from the passenger seat. I loved the 26. Technology now means you always know exactly where you are… so much much easier than 25 years ago. Go for it. Day skipper and a bit of sense all you need.
@chrisy6707 4 ай бұрын
Great video, Contessa seems to handle that so well. As a Centaur owner I have serious upwind envy watching this.
@janecme 5 ай бұрын
Great achievement. Well done!
@simonhjc 5 ай бұрын
Nice
@danielmoran9902 5 ай бұрын
As a long distance trucker, and novice sailor, i regularly listen to 'malin head, dogger bank, fairisle... cyclonic.....'. To which, I send you respect and sincere wishes in your adventures. X
@kees891 6 ай бұрын
Hello Neil, thank you. I like your video's so much and your freedom is for me an example🙂
@davejones3771 6 ай бұрын
That's the calmest sea that I have ever seen with 30 knots of headwind. Or did he say 13 knots?
@tahirsargin8236 6 ай бұрын
👏👏👏
@ni2799 6 ай бұрын
Great video! So glad you made it home safe and sound. It's a dream of mine to buy a sailboat and travel the world someday - thank you for the inspiration and motivation to follow through!!
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you. I appreciate that. Honestly the hardest part is just committing to do it and starting out....Good luck. :-)
@andysutils 6 ай бұрын
Glad i found this. I got a ranger 265 about 3 years ago now. Pottering about on a lake but have done the Clyde on a 46ft baveria. You really can write a book when you own a boat
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you Andy. :-)
@sailingaphrodite4189 6 ай бұрын
Wondered of you have looked at 'sheet to tiller' self steering? I used it on my old boat, a Mirage 28, and it worked well. My current boat, a Gib'Sea 96, has a wheel, but I often wonder if I should rig up the emergency tiller with sheet to tiller some day.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Hi. Maybe sheet to tiller steering is more appropriate for long trade wind passages? But honestly I don't really know what I'm talking about! Thanks for watching.
@chrisstratton987 6 ай бұрын
Neil, Beautiful British coastline!!! TY
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Cheers Chris. The world is beautiful out there... Thanks for watching. :-)
@sailingwithharmony5272 6 ай бұрын
Great job Sailor!!! ⛵️
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you. :-)
@sailingaphrodite4189 6 ай бұрын
Just found your channel. That brought back memories of my solo trip, Lowestoft to Scarborough. The windfarms make navigation really, really easy.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
They do. Often in the way though.....Thanks for watching. :-)
@masterblaster2626 6 ай бұрын
Hey Neil, I'm going back and checking out some of your previous videos ... great stuff. Those Basking Sharks are huge and they eat plankton ... kind of like a whale ... or some whales, I suppose. Anyway, enjoy your videos and hope that you chronical another adventure sometime soon ... thanks for posting.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you master blaster! Always dreaming of new adventures....
@stanoivan5494 6 ай бұрын
Exciting voyage, the brave sailor 🐬
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. The only brave bit is casting off in the morning...after that it's all pretty easy. :-)
@simonblackwell4273 6 ай бұрын
Take your main halyard off the sail and shackle it to the end of the boom then it wont clang all night
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
It's electric cables running inside the mast that are slapping.....
@simonblackwell4273 6 ай бұрын
the wallet? oh no!
@joegain6241 6 ай бұрын
So glad I found these videos. You are a LEGEND, Neil! What a great trip!
@NeilWilliamsGallery 6 ай бұрын
Thank you Joe. Love to be called a legend, though I'm really anything but .... appreciate you watching
@stevieb5008 7 ай бұрын
well done mate. good job!
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Cheers Stevie. Appreciate it.
@garyhenshaw9482 7 ай бұрын
Thames estuary ffs more like the Atlantic Ocean . Noooooo thank you 🙈
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Ha! I probably made it look harder than it really is Gary. :-)
@janefletcher5571 6 ай бұрын
You ain't seen nothing yet❤
@janefletcher5571 6 ай бұрын
Check the oil they cook your chips in we don't want you poisoned ❤
@peterbates4696 6 ай бұрын
lol…. Stick to your reservoir sailing then….
@chrisward7085 7 ай бұрын
Great series of videos! Sailed the estuary and East Coast a lot.....and I know what a rough place the estuary can be, especially when you are in a chop or drifting through the North Kent windfarm in a calm. Impressed with how dry the Contessa 26 was in those conditions.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
The East coast seemed much tougher than the west to me.. Wind farms and traffic.. and generally only able to access safe harbours at high tide... Still fun though.
@aeh1709 7 ай бұрын
great video. thank you for sharing. brings back memories from sailing the channel. not missing it though 😂
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thanks. Defo more pleasant places to sail........ Thanks for watching. x
@nicklemon786 7 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this. Did almost identical 25 years ago and like you tying up in Ramsgate felt good ! Thanks for filming your adventure.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Nick :-)
@richardd3663 7 ай бұрын
I've never understood why yachtsmen sail open cockpit yachts. Just a simple doghouse/shelter to tuck into out of the wind and spray and rain would make sailing so much more enjoyable and a helluva lot safer. Of course a fully fledged wheelhouse even better!
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Mostly I sail to be out in the weather Richard. A wheelhouse wouldn't be for me.....Thanks for watching.
@peterwright790 7 ай бұрын
Nice to watch in bed at 0530. Based on the Orwell I’ve done many similar trips over thirty years. Sold my Maxi95 last year. I’ve just had enough! Well done so late in the season. Take care in the Channel.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Peter. :-)
@andrewtognola1116 7 ай бұрын
I single handed sailed my Moody Eclipse from Burnham on Crouch to Cowes with no autopilot and felt that was a massive achievement, but nothing compared to what you have achieved !!
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew. The first leg is the hard leg.. after that it's all much easier...So now you are a single handed sailor!!
@andrewtognola1116 7 ай бұрын
A wonderful achievement, well done
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
That's kind. Thank you Andrew.
@pauladams8475 7 ай бұрын
Looks like Shotley marina.
@oldshipmatesadventures 7 ай бұрын
Hey Neil, very nice trip, congrats. I also sail a 26 foot boat, a dutch built Compromis 777. I sail her in Portugal on the Atlantic, gets bumpy here at times too. :-) Just subscribed to your channel, and am happy to say, I am your 1000th subscriber. :-) Greetings from Lisbon, Frank
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Yay! Thank you Frank. Appreciate it.
@redshifttrucking4537 7 ай бұрын
Great video, real sailing on an iconic boat... Thanks
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you :-)
@masterblaster2626 7 ай бұрын
Hey Neil, great video ... enjoyed it! Look forward to watching the next 2 videos where you get back home.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thank you MasterBlaster. Nice to know a few people are watching!
@brianholloway447 7 ай бұрын
I love a Contessa 26. Beautiful boat, beautiful place. Well done.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Cheers Brian. Loved it. Neil :-)
@simoncaselton9020 7 ай бұрын
I had the same rubber- band set up on my Ohlson 38.It worked better than the pilot beating.Well done mate.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Simon. Appreciate it. N.
@pilot3788 7 ай бұрын
Epic. I watched every clip. Just fabulous. Thank you.
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
Love that. Makes me smile. Thank you. Neil :-)
@RBean47 7 ай бұрын
How long is your boat
@NeilWilliamsGallery 7 ай бұрын
25 1/2 feet but called a Contessa 26.. She's very low to the water and thin so she feels smaller..but super seaworthy..