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Hi Ghostguy, start your planning for next season! It always brings a smile on my face after a 2 or 3 day continuous solo trip on my slow sailing boat, when i see the fast boats that passed me the first day, come in 'my' harbour a few days after i arrived beacuse the do shorter trips. It is great to make a lot of miles in one go and arrive in a really different place. Sleeping for 20 minutes in the English Channel, its is too busy for me so i dont dare, but 24 hours with no sleep is also doable. Learned this year that a serious pain killer on a solo trip is a good thing to have but seeing your preparations in your earlier videos, i guess your boat is well stocked.. Thanks for the video

the hardest bit is the north sea english channel, after this it gets more relaxing and solo sailing safe enough no windparks oilrigs very few other vessels GO FOR IT!

Not just you as a sailor, my guilty pleasure too inflating that life vest 😀. Nice you recorded it and love the video!

Hello, loved your videos, watched them all, Kiel Canal and all the way to the Netherlands. I am preparing my Malo 42 to sail from Västervik Sweden to Amsterdam end of May 2025. Then to Spain end of July. Do you have any specific advice to share having sailed this route. Also, my draft is 2 metres and mast height is almost 20 meter (three spreaders), how feasible is it for me to cross the Kiel canal and will I be able to navigate through the standing mast route in the Netherlands and that way I can avoid a major part of the North Sea

I just found your channel. Looking forward to learning your story. My family emigrated from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam in 1648, but I still treasure my Dutch ancestry. I am enjoying listening to the language and the excitement in your voice. I too am a sailor with a 9.75 meter sloop rigged boat on a lake near Atlanta, Georgia. I purchased her about a year ago, so I understand the excitement of bringing her home. Fair winds!

Was dit ooit een vetgesmeerde schroefas? En, zit er achter de seal een watertoevoer? (Die zwarte slang) Of is dat iets anders?

Hi guys, great video and thank you Peter for the very clear explanation, I owe a windpilot Pacific installed on my ovni 39 named Pacific, the windpilot is very easy to installed, as it come pre assembled for the main parts and so easy and straightforward to use , and it can be expended …. You can add a low cost autopilot like the Simard 100 to interact with you windpilot when you have no wind…. I installed it after 3 days at the wheel after my old auto helm drive broke in the Biscay gulf……good to know, Peter and Windpilot are there to support you when needed!

Hi , would it be pissible to get the exact dimensions from windvane top sail and rudder please? Mine broke and the new price is a bit over the top. Thank you very much. Patrick

I got the same pump. Damage as well just after using twice.

Thank you for the walkthrough. Very nice boat, and yes Koopmans designers know their stuff. Consider yourself lucky to own such a gem.

Trouble with those glasses is the bolts look different size and can't realize the right wrench at a glance.

Super goed gedaan jongens. First time on the Wadden next week and can't wait. Not going to Vlieland but Harlingen and Oudeschild most probably

Muy bueno. Soy Juan un amigo de José Luis que es amigo de Ignacio! Genios.

Bedankt dat ik mee mocht met je reis. Ik heb erg genoten van je video’s. Ben blij dat je door gaat met zeilen. Have fun

maybe invest in a 'dead cat' for the microphone?

The exhaust tube just after the mixing elbow is old and somewhat chafed. It would be best if you replaced it. A leakage there will put a lot of water in your ship! I don't mind single clamps, but some insurances do.

When you stick your shaft too far into the uniflex....it touches the part attached to the motor. It will make noise. Shorten the propshaft!

Fresh water

Welcome home! Think you mean sweet... Sweat is something totally different! 👃

Good example of boom lines.

I enjoyed your delight at the thing working so well ... especially enjoyed your missus's little celebratory dance! I only came across your channel because I was doing some research prior to installing my own Windpilot Pacific and am enjoying your content.

Well guys, great achievement and thanks for sharing, I enjoyed both parts. 🇮🇪

Hello. You are 2 m tall. Can you tell me what headroom you have in the galley and saloon? Do you have anywhere where you can stand up straight|? I loved your introduction. A Koopmans 36/ 37 is on my wish list.

Excellent video, thank you. I am currently rebuilding a Koopmans 52 (based on design #225), it has similar lines except that it is a hard chine steel vessel. When I say rebuilding I mean the inside was totally emptied including the insulation. I can send some photos if interested. Again, thank you for the tour, it has given me some ideas and inspiration ...the rebuild takes much physical and mental effort to keep fighting.

That chart looks scary without even the testy weather conditions.

The German Corner does exist but apparently that's in Koblenz. You conquered the German Bight ;) Which is enough nitpicking, for now. Skipper, the simple fact that you felt sad when you had to leave us in Rendsburg says a lot about you. A few days before, when our engine troubles surfaced, you (and Jacco) showed zero hesitation, proclaiming 'We're going to get you through the canal, towing you if necessary'. After the (most un-German) mechanic (ever), judged our engine 'it's fine' but it still wouldn't run in idle when warm, we decided to take the train home, having to wait another 5 or 6 weeks before the easterly winds were back on the menu. But your intentions prove the heart of a true sailor, for which I'll be ever grateful. Really hope we can find a weekend this year in which we can make a trip with the three of us.

If everything goes right I will go through the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal too this year. Thank you for giving me already a first impression of what to expect.

It reminds me I was sailing in the Florida canal ICW with the people on the shore, no motor I was sailing slow with slow current against. So I had to sail skillfully or I would be going backwards. So I was in the same place sailing for over 5 minutes with fisher people 20 feet away. eventually the current weakened and I gained some SOG and around corner.

Sailing is the most expensive way to move you forward for free. That is a classics! 😊

How much time do you have while sailing? Philosophizing about what a bird which takes a nap on the boat will do next! 😁⛵

I laughed my ass off when the rudder goes in the water and hits the line…. Lol Nothing says boating projects better that that.

Great video and beautiful boat 👍

Nice episode

i didn't know Willen Dafoe has a boat.

the reason I suggest a d-ring, is that it helps hold the bag down, like a spinnaker/gennaker hoist, so the bag doesn't fall overboard.

well done, but one tip, have a d-ring installed on the deck, and have the "staysail" in a bag, so it deploys easy (as due to this stay design the sail will have to be a hank-on style, so will take some time to rig, if not done in harbor, beforehand), but this is a good way of having a backup, or also installing a storm sail pre-rigged, so you can deploy easily.

I agree 55 is too much! Wouldn't mind peek inside the Amsterdam ships museum at some time, have not been there since they added glass atrium.

Really appreciate all the filming you have done, so I can lazily tag along and bring back memories from the trip! Looking forward to upcoming episodes

Btw, the white roofs on the edges is mortar for fixing the roof tiles for the winds which are always strongest around the edges

Wow, thanks for the effort you take in sharing you’re adventures with us jealous followers. It look great again!

All the ships are waiting to get fuel, inside Denmark and most of the Balticsea you are not allowed to use heavy fuel.

Use liquid dish washing soap on the metal barb before installing the rubber hose… and it should slide right on.

Hello Why is the needle not pointing at 0 when you power up the panel? Will this not cause the wrong RPM reading when you start the engine?

Well done! There are many ways to skin a cat. My preference is always (90% of the time) to have some mainsail up when motoring; Sometimes full, sometimes two reefs. With slow wind from behind I can either lock it in the center or have the boom out with a jib preventer to stop any slamming. My thinking behind using sail while motoring is to stop the boat from rolling in the waves - and sometimes I also pick up a little bit of speed from the wind. Moring: Side to the rock with enough depth is a nice way to moor. There is no issue with tides in South Norway and Sweden. Allows for 4 ropes to the shore and hammering down bolts in the cravasses in the rocks. Like being mored side to a solid pier. Best when the wind is from the shore, but also works towards the shore if there are no waves. Using a fenderplank and fenders floating along the boat's waterline solves some issues. Have a try and ask a local for help.

Job well done. Happy sailing. Best regards from Jarle

Have seen in Sweden they do like a Med mooring in reverse with bow tied to the rock and anchor off the stern.

Aaah, mooie avonturen! Durgerdam dus….?

You showed med how the boom is inside. Thank you. I have a Maxi 68.

Love that! Just a matter of adjusting sails…great! Thanks!

🎉you’ve got a great boat! Like your videos a LOT! Cheers!!