Your vlogs are like a breath of fresh air compared to the bikini clad couples on catamarans, equipped with every possible technology they can buy on seemingly bottomless budgets. You instead decided to go with a small relatively simple boat much like the cruisers of a previous generation. If I might make one suggestion, your boat is begging for a windvane - much more reliable than an autopilot and will keep you right on course in those heavy downwind conditions. You can always use the autopilot in light airs and motoring. Look into the Cape Horn unit - you would not have any control lines in the cockpit.
Thanks. About the wind vane I agree, choosing between the wind vane and the stern platform was hard. I think if I get a good deal on a second hand wind van one of these days I might go for it. So far the autopilot is doing really good.
I agree a windvane is more reliable than an autopilot, but they hardly keep you right on course. Windvane's happily allow you to follow the winds, and if you are lucky that is also where you want to go. As a solo sailor I have to take rest breaks and have woken up a few times to find my windvane has sent me way off course. Looking at the tracks on my chartplotter afterward is almost comical. It looks like a drunk sailor suddenly took over the helm. You would never get that problem with an autopilot.
Hey, I like the Wynn's! They are hardworking, honest, and competent sailors, not to mention superb cinematographers. And they live aboard. Creature comfort matters when you spend your whole life on your boat. There are several good sailing channels, each with its own perspective. This one is for hardcore small-boat sailors who expect to get wet, and here I am. :)
10:54 those floating units are very clever. Being around water, the chances of the drone falling and sinking are there, the slv kids lost theirs that way and they couldn't recover it.
Very good entertainment, love your way of expressing what’s always happening all around you. Your English is very easy to understand and love your own spin on it. Please don’t change the way you’re producing your videos of your adventures.Try to watch one or two every day, thank you 🙏
I think its incredible how you stay positive whenever a problem occurs, for example when you lost the propeller in the harbour I would have just curled up in a ball and cried.
The drone shots are perfect! I love your videos man. I watch one every night before bed for good dreams (ok to be honest two to three every evening :) Greetings from the bavarian alps ✌️
Je ne connais pas bien la voile, mais j’ai une question. A 11:45 tu navigues avec le spi uniquement, est-ce pour éviter les gros coup de vent? Je pensais que le spi était utilisé avec la GV 🤔
I loved that... at one point I'm listening to a song and I think, that's familiar... then I realized it was an elevator version of The Bear Necessities from the Jungle Book which I LOVED as a kid. Great flying!
Yes, you are right! I went back and listened to it and I guess I was thinking Jungle Book and then made the leap at the end of the video when I commented on it to the Bear Necessities. At least I got the film right from 1967!
Never dive down on your anchor warp without a sharp knife my friend! We love your videos too much. I'm always scared to get tangled up down there somehow.
Massive Kudos man!! I just love the French accent, sense of humour and adventure. Keep safe and keep the channel going, excellent vid's and editing....well done monsuier!!
Great video, i've lost a drone at sea - have to be careful with them, i like the foam legs on yours i have them on my V2 drone but im always frightened of loosing it so it dont get much airtime
Another good video. The prop was a pain but good you found it and got it back on ok. Keep safe and keep enjoying yourself. Love drone footage, not sure I would be up to that but it is fantastic. Andy UK SY Corrival Rival 32
Décidément, tu ne recules devant rien. Un problème = une solution = pas de chichi. J'apprécie ton coté positif, surtout en solitaire. Belles images à pieds ou en l'air ! A+ et bonne route
I always look for french steelie yaught to ask them if they can fix something that is broken .Some of them can be more than 40 foot long steel boats some are wood or old 1970s glass de verre GRP but often are cheap with whole family aboard and everything to repair everything .They often have welders electric with generators and even gas cutting solutions and many tools and sowing machines and often fix things cheaper than the local work shops .For bigger more complex jobs seek out Eastern europ or russian or asain ships who often have full workshops and crew who working for $1 a hour will be often able to make stuff for fraction the price of the normal workshops . Consider later to make a hard top bimini with soft sides so the air can ventilate when at anchor and so you can put extra solar panels on top ridgid bimini .Hard to beat those inflatable canoes for going ashore when your solo sailing and it folds up later .Any ideas why the prop fell off .You got lucky to get it back .I would have probably stored it away for emergency use only as the longer parts of sailing around the islands probably never use the inboard and crossing the Atlantic cant see much use for it and the prop acts a drag unless you use it turning to make electric power .Your boat speeds seem impressive for a small boat . You might find some harbors in some parts of the island wont let our type of cruisers into berths as too many in the past did a runner without to pay the bills .Nowadays the marina in all spain are controlled by large corpertions that charge big fees and only want the lbig cash rich sailors with big boats or the locals they can fleece .I know i lived Ibiza for 6 months canaries for a year spain for five years and France for 5 years Greece for year portugal for 6 months so can say the marina stories are in constant flux but prices are generally going upwards..old hands have told me A water maker is good thing in the carabeen where water can cost lot due to its scarcity on some islands .
wow, i heard u saying it was free, so these loses are expected, u still have hell of a time....sailing the world. but can you tell what certification or experience u had prior this yacht. 2. how much budget u have a month and what u pay for 3. how much you sleep a night?
Hugo, Great to see you back, love the music and wonder how you hold your breath long enough to fix the propeller or find those concrete blocks! What is the length and model of your boat?
Thanks. Yeah, it works perfectly! It's a real plus in light wind conditions, I can hold the asymmetrical spi up to 70 degrees, and also super easy to manoeuvre single handed (compared to a spinnaker pole)
Chaud la récupération du drone : tu ne mets même pas de gants épais pour te protéger si ça se passe mal ? Mais bon ça valait le coup, tes images sont superbes ! Tu as installé des petits flotteurs? Mais est-ce qu’il survivrait à une immersion ?
Merci :). Non, pas de gant, finalement les helices, ca pique un peu mais ca coupe pas vraiment haha Les flotteurs c'est pour pas qu'il coule, j'ai une assurance pour ca, mais il faut pas que je le paume
Hello! How much do You pay in the marinas? Or do You just drop an anchor at a nice spot for free? I was thinking about making a cruise down to the Canary Islands, but I would like to be prepared for any additional cost. Does anyone know the costs :)?
D'apres l'architecte, le spinnaker doit faire 50m2, je ne sais pas si ce spi est d'origine, mais il fait environ cette taille, même un petit peu plus grand je dirais, bien que je ne l'ai jamais mesure :)
Je suis présentement en train d'écouter tous tes vidéos depuis le début. Pour ton drone, tu dois maintenant être un expert mais tente de ralentir le movement de caméra dans les settings. Pour la qualité et rondeur des vidéos, c'est prémordial :)
I think it fell off because of vibrations (high speed on the previous sail) and also the system I used was bad, a US shaft cone with a EU prop cone... but all these are guesses. With this folding prop, no pin, just a screw that holds the bolt in position, and that looked fine...
Your vlogs are like a breath of fresh air compared to the bikini clad couples on catamarans, equipped with every possible technology they can buy on seemingly bottomless budgets. You instead decided to go with a small relatively simple boat much like the cruisers of a previous generation. If I might make one suggestion, your boat is begging for a windvane - much more reliable than an autopilot and will keep you right on course in those heavy downwind conditions. You can always use the autopilot in light airs and motoring. Look into the Cape Horn unit - you would not have any control lines in the cockpit.
Thanks.
About the wind vane I agree, choosing between the wind vane and the stern platform was hard. I think if I get a good deal on a second hand wind van one of these days I might go for it. So far the autopilot is doing really good.
The Sailing Frenchman hi, can’t you rig up a folding platform that would accommodate a wind vane, or are they mutually exclusive?
@@TheSailingFrenchman i have one for sale.
not going to use it.Great channel BTW
I agree a windvane is more reliable than an autopilot, but they hardly keep you right on course. Windvane's happily allow you to follow the winds, and if you are lucky that is also where you want to go. As a solo sailor I have to take rest breaks and have woken up a few times to find my windvane has sent me way off course. Looking at the tracks on my chartplotter afterward is almost comical. It looks like a drunk sailor suddenly took over the helm. You would never get that problem with an autopilot.
Hey, I like the Wynn's! They are hardworking, honest, and competent sailors, not to mention superb cinematographers. And they live aboard. Creature comfort matters when you spend your whole life on your boat. There are several good sailing channels, each with its own perspective. This one is for hardcore small-boat sailors who expect to get wet, and here I am. :)
Why I wanna watch TV when I can see this instead? I love that life, hopefully one day it will come true ❤
Lmao during this pandemic I’ve been watching this channel like it is a TV show
10:54 those floating units are very clever. Being around water, the chances of the drone falling and sinking are there, the slv kids lost theirs that way and they couldn't recover it.
Very good entertainment, love your way of expressing what’s always happening all around you. Your English is very easy to understand and love your own spin on it. Please don’t change the way you’re producing your videos of your adventures.Try to watch one or two every day, thank you 🙏
Great film making...sound track too!
Really enjoyed this one, great footage from the drone and great music.Thanx
I think its incredible how you stay positive whenever a problem occurs, for example when you lost the propeller in the harbour I would have just curled up in a ball and cried.
The drone shots are perfect! I love your videos man. I watch one every night before bed for good dreams (ok to be honest two to three every evening :) Greetings from the bavarian alps ✌️
The small boat tagging behind makes your sail boat look a lot bigger..(good-upload)
Thanks for the video. Enjoy following your journey.
Brilliant have watched the vlogs back to back. Well done!
The videos are great and the adventure looks so so good. It’s quite difficult to wait until the next Ep. comes out. We hope very soon. Cheers
Quel plaisir pour moi de revoir l'Ecume de mer(le voilier de ma jeunesse) Bravo et merci!
GENIAL ! tout est génial ! dans la conception les séquences ... le MEC ! tout ! meci
Super , comme depuis le debut !
Je ne connais pas bien la voile, mais j’ai une question. A 11:45 tu navigues avec le spi uniquement, est-ce pour éviter les gros coup de vent? Je pensais que le spi était utilisé avec la GV 🤔
it's been really cool music through this whole series.
Sehr sympathisch, keep on sailing! 🕉⛵🌞
This was amazing. And beautifully documented.
Just great, thank you!
I enjoy your videos very much....I'll keep watching as long as you keep making them. Thanks!
Another great vlog, thank you! You really need to get yourself a proper whisker pole for all the downwind work!
Amazing...best channel...for real...this is breathtaking.
I loved that... at one point I'm listening to a song and I think, that's familiar... then I realized it was an elevator version of The Bear Necessities from the Jungle Book which I LOVED as a kid. Great flying!
it was 'i wanna be like you..', king louie
Yes, you are right! I went back and listened to it and I guess I was thinking Jungle Book and then made the leap at the end of the video when I commented on it to the Bear Necessities. At least I got the film right from 1967!
wow, great series...
Never dive down on your anchor warp without a sharp knife my friend! We love your videos too much. I'm always scared to get tangled up down there somehow.
Great video! Looking forward to your future vlogs :)
i see you have floatation tanks strapped onto the drone,, very good idea
The salt water would still ruin the drone, but at least he might be able to rescue his memory card and a few parts.
Great drone shots.
Massive Kudos man!! I just love the French accent, sense of humour and adventure. Keep safe and keep the channel going, excellent vid's and editing....well done monsuier!!
Nice drone catch. Great video...
Interesting life. Cheers from Western Canada.
Excellent image avec le drone z la fin super !!
Great video, i've lost a drone at sea - have to be careful with them, i like the foam legs on yours i have them on my V2 drone but im always frightened of loosing it so it dont get much airtime
What a charming chap! :)
J'aime beaucoup ton idée de mettre des flotteurs à ton drone, je vais faire de même. merci, Richard
Keep up the great vids
Another good video. The prop was a pain but good you found it and got it back on ok. Keep safe and keep enjoying yourself. Love drone footage, not sure I would be up to that but it is fantastic. Andy UK SY Corrival Rival 32
Excellent !
Décidément, tu ne recules devant rien. Un problème = une solution = pas de chichi. J'apprécie ton coté positif, surtout en solitaire. Belles images à pieds ou en l'air ! A+ et bonne route
Really enjoy your videos mate
Unlucky to loss your propeller but lucky to find it again, that could of been expensive
Extremely lucky. I probably wouldn't have even tried looking for it.
Chaud le drone en single handed!! Franchement je comprends la montée d'adrénaline :)
good drone catch!
I always look for french steelie yaught to ask them if they can fix something that is broken .Some of them can be more than 40 foot long steel boats some are wood or old 1970s glass de verre GRP but often are cheap with whole family aboard and everything to repair everything .They often have welders electric with generators and even gas cutting solutions and many tools and sowing machines and often fix things cheaper than the local work shops .For bigger more complex jobs seek out Eastern europ or russian or asain ships who often have full workshops and crew who working for $1 a hour will be often able to make stuff for fraction the price of the normal workshops . Consider later to make a hard top bimini with soft sides so the air can ventilate when at anchor and so you can put extra solar panels on top ridgid bimini .Hard to beat those inflatable canoes for going ashore when your solo sailing and it folds up later .Any ideas why the prop fell off .You got lucky to get it back .I would have probably stored it away for emergency use only as the longer parts of sailing around the islands probably never use the inboard and crossing the Atlantic cant see much use for it and the prop acts a drag unless you use it turning to make electric power .Your boat speeds seem impressive for a small boat . You might find some harbors in some parts of the island wont let our type of cruisers into berths as too many in the past did a runner without to pay the bills .Nowadays the marina in all spain are controlled by large corpertions that charge big fees and only want the lbig cash rich sailors with big boats or the locals they can fleece .I know i lived Ibiza for 6 months canaries for a year spain for five years and France for 5 years Greece for year portugal for 6 months so can say the marina stories are in constant flux but prices are generally going upwards..old hands have told me A water maker is good thing in the carabeen where water can cost lot due to its scarcity on some islands .
Marvelleux. Please continue^
I think you are nuts for cruising in that tiny boat ! But good vids lol
More tiny boat videos then :) th-cam.com/video/EsFZxPKMRo4/w-d-xo.html
Excellent vlogs, please keep them coming. Could you tell me which drone you have ?
Thanks. The drone is a Phantom 3 standard
Awesome sailing adventures ! Do Y'all soSAILize ? Havent seen any of yr videos there !
Who says Guys can't multi-task?! Dinner cooking; drone aloft....while sailing the boat! Bravo mon amie ;)
wow, i heard u saying it was free, so these loses are expected, u still have hell of a time....sailing the world. but can you tell what certification or experience u had prior this yacht. 2. how much budget u have a month and what u pay for 3. how much you sleep a night?
good evening! very interestingly! You use radar and why kayak?
ANOTHER ONE PLEASE !!!!
Hugo, Great to see you back, love the music and wonder how you hold your breath long enough to fix the propeller or find those concrete blocks! What is the length and model of your boat?
The boat is an Ecume de Mer, a 28ft sloop from the 70s.
About the underwater part, it's just training... and patience :)
Thank you! Merci beaucoup:)
Just found this channel and loving your content. Do you have a boat tour video in the pipeline?
Yes, I'm working on this :) should be in the next few videos
That bowsprit looks great with the asimetrical spy. Works so good like it looks?
Thanks. Yeah, it works perfectly! It's a real plus in light wind conditions, I can hold the asymmetrical spi up to 70 degrees, and also super easy to manoeuvre single handed (compared to a spinnaker pole)
1:59 a bit chilly huh :p?!
Thanks, good video!
Ecume de mer? Or a Jeanneau? Nice vids. thx. peter
Yep, Ecume de Mer, from the Mallard shipyard
Chaud la récupération du drone : tu ne mets même pas de gants épais pour te protéger si ça se passe mal ? Mais bon ça valait le coup, tes images sont superbes ! Tu as installé des petits flotteurs? Mais est-ce qu’il survivrait à une immersion ?
Merci :). Non, pas de gant, finalement les helices, ca pique un peu mais ca coupe pas vraiment haha
Les flotteurs c'est pour pas qu'il coule, j'ai une assurance pour ca, mais il faut pas que je le paume
Next challenge : fly the drone with F3-4 winds while tacking with nice views from all sides of the boats... 8-)
Challenge accepted... wait... I'll think about it :)
The Sailing Frenchman need a drone with follow me option
Those whales were attracted to your propeller. If you had lost it, they would never have spoken to you again. :-)
Patrick Laine you gave prove that it was all about the music! Fair winds from Germany
Well I am wandering if all is well as not seen episode 22 yet
Hello! How much do You pay in the marinas? Or do You just drop an anchor at a nice spot for free? I was thinking about making a cruise down to the Canary Islands, but I would like to be prepared for any additional cost. Does anyone know the costs :)?
Salut, le Spinnaker à combien de m2 ? superbe image, cool 👍🏻
D'apres l'architecte, le spinnaker doit faire 50m2, je ne sais pas si ce spi est d'origine, mais il fait environ cette taille, même un petit peu plus grand je dirais, bien que je ne l'ai jamais mesure :)
L'eau est si brilliante la bas woah!
Thank you for your amazing videos, theyallow me to go sailing without leaving my house during exam season:) how often do you upload.? Thanks
Hehe, thanks. I am trying to get a video every 3 weeks, but editing and sailing aint easy :).
You are far braver than me with your drone!
Like all other videos, this one is excellent, you're a lucky man because you found back your propeller. What camera are you using, is it a gopro?
Thanks :). Yeah, I only use a Gopro session for all the filming (and the drone of course)
Well done with the drone ,what do you do with all your video footage on while you are filming and away from land ,you have a few hard drives ?
Yeah, I have one big hard drive (2To), but I need to get a second one as backup asap :')
Or download it into Icloud ?and just keep the hard drive again well done you are doing so well
What year and model of boat is this?
I hate youuuuuu ... I have a lot of things to do, and I can not stop watching your videos.Ja ja ja . Good job.
The music was a bit loud compared to your voice in this one. Just an FYI, but always loving your content and following along.
Copy that, thanks for the feedback, I'm struggling with sound eq
i wanna walk like, talk like you, like you
What camera are you using, please? I like the picture quality - naturally sharp and clear.
It's a Gopro session, simple and efficient
Where you not afraid someone would steal your boat and rowboat while visiting town?
It's always a risk, but there are normally much nicer dinghy to steal before mine :)
Je suis présentement en train d'écouter tous tes vidéos depuis le début. Pour ton drone, tu dois maintenant être un expert mais tente de ralentir le movement de caméra dans les settings. Pour la qualité et rondeur des vidéos, c'est prémordial :)
J'y travaille encore :)
Is that a kiwi prop... they are rated very good
Don't know the brand, I bought it second hand. But I don't think its a kiwi, which have a special shape if I recall well.
Why did the propeller fall off? Did a pin break?
I think it fell off because of vibrations (high speed on the previous sail) and also the system I used was bad, a US shaft cone with a EU prop cone... but all these are guesses. With this folding prop, no pin, just a screw that holds the bolt in position, and that looked fine...
Is there enough thread to double bolt it? Glad you found it...thanks to the Coffee Gods for that.
Is this boat a Catalina? how much feet?
The boat is an Ecume de Mer, 28ft. Fore more specs check here amd.alio.free.fr/ukecumedemerFrame-1.htm
Where is the 20th episodee? =(
here? th-cam.com/video/RMVwodtLI88/w-d-xo.html
your bad idea turned into a good idea
what boat you got? type/brand?
Hi, the boat is an Ecume de Mer, from Mallard shipyards in France. She is from 1973
Superbe video si tu es a Las Galletas passe me voir !
Salut, merci beaucoup. Cela aurait été avec plaisir, mais j'ai deja traversé, je suis juste super a la bourre sur les videos...
The Sailing Frenchman tu fait des superbes videos continue !!
that isn't spinnaker, it's gennaker
Assymetric spinnaker ;)
Ain't you afraid of pirates? I mean, for real. Some bad people armed and in a bigger boat just find you in the middle of the sea and just rob you.
shit, if i know you was here i go and meet you ;)
Un tuyau au bout du tuba et accroché au bastingage et tu travailles sous la coque efficacement ;)
Axel Sixtysix : à condition d'expulser l'air expiré directement hors tuba, sinon, hypoxie garantie...
Oui, j'y ai pense mais j'ai finalement réussi a faire sans
pickels98 je fais ça depuis 40 ans... juste souffle à côté et tout va bien...
first!!!!!
мои 5 копеек
Your title should be "The whiny Frog"
Please don't start every sentence with "So ...... " It's a mistake many vloggers do. :)
Your taste in music is great but the intro is rubbish
Never watched anything that’s inspired me so much to learn to sail.. 😃
Glad to hear that, hope you get on the water someday