Wayfarer dinghy cruising. 4000 miles in a wayfarer
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- 4000 miles in a wayfarer dinghy is the cruising documentary account of Steve Clarke-Lens 1991 epic deep sea sailing voyage from the Ionian Islands in Greece to Egypt up the river Nile and back again. (www.villaoctavius.com/)
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Awesome. I just found this video again 6 years after I first watched it and have given up sailing since then. Note to self: buy a Wayfarer. 🙂
do it! I got one sooo cheap, made a boom tent and off to the lake district/norfolk broads!
What a fantastic experience, brilliantly documented and related. Completely envious.
Oh well, back to work...
Probably the best sailing video I've seen on TH-cam. The combination of great sailing, wonderful travel log plus Steve's excellent commentary made for a enjoyable Sunday morning.
I know Steve from the old days in Bitez -Bodrum ;Turkey .And I met him again when he was return to Bitez from Nile river ,and building his Felluca in Bodrum .He was a great guy.
ne cesaret!
What a great adventure, I don’t think I would have the guts to do what this chap did. I loved the whole video , very inspiring and lots of courage and he met some amazing people from around the world 🌍 thank you for sharing this with us so much appreciated , happy sailing .
Absolutely loved this, just bought and restored a wayfarer for my family to learn to sail in.
Feel absolutely inspired.
Very interesting viewing.
Professionally done too.
You must have been the orginal youtuber.
A real spirt of adventure and what amazing people you met and sailing experience you gained.
Frank Dye would be proud that the wayfarer had sailed again another epic voyage.
So wonderful Steve could relive it with so much detail a very lucky sailor
I was working on a ship as a welder when you were taking your Epic Journey I was in Indonesia and had the joy of watching a boogie ship come in on their sale power only the sounds of a creaking as the wind took power thank you for sharing the journey please share more other Adventures and thank you so very much
Excellent journey and a mighty little sailing boat. Cheers!
Wow! Utterly breathtaking... thanks for posting
Brilliant. I and my family were on a Sovereign Sailing flotilla from Yalikavak in 1992 led by Danny Duncan and Jo. We had a barbecue near Bitez and I vividly remember Steve’s story of getting out of the Nile, being abandoned by the fishing boat. I have retold it many times over the years without knowing who it was. Great to see the movies!
I could watch this over and over again.
Thanks :-)
Me too!
Thursday night here in Finland where seas are frozen your fantastic documentary was thrilling and a joy to watch.
I could feel the sea, smells and era through the video clips. Thank you for uploading Respect To you .
Fantastic Steve -many thanks for sharing
An amazing and inspiring story, told in great spirits! Thank you so much for sharing it, I wish you many more happy voyages!
Excellent video, Steve! You are a true sailor's sailor. You have courage that few others possess.
Very nice doc. Thanks for posting . Loved watching this !
Thank you :-)
What an amazing journey and Very polished account.
Really loved watching this Steve - inspirational.
+Rob Plevin (Behaviour Needs) Thanks Rob:-)
Wow! What a fascinating story! Well done Steve!
Amazing trip Steve. Inspiration to go further in my boat one day.
Extrordinaire! Quel beau voyage, et avec peu de moyens...
This is a life well lived.
Fantastic story! What a great adventure.
Excellent video. Epic is a propper term.
I had a wonderful holiday with Falcon Sailing, cruising in Wayfarers from Paxos. It must have been just before all this took place. I thought at the time the staff were amazing but I had no idea just how amazing until I watched this.
I think it must have been in the late 80’s. I recall attending a presentation in the 90’s at a falcon resort
Real and inspirational.. thank you.
Incredible, amazing
Video so brave captain and crew , amazing what humans can do ,
That was great. Very inspiring.
Wow...what an adventure!! Wish it was all taped, this seems like a wild adventure
You are right there is a lot more to tell, One day I will get it all down in a book :-)
WAYFARERS ROCK!!! Just need to learn how to look after mine, since buying her on eBay....
Yeeeees, just bought a cracker for £380
Outstanding adventure thank you.
Inspiring video, brilliantly narrated. Thank you
Many thanks to all of you who have liked this video 61000 views :-)
It deserves more, wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it :)
Truly amazing what you accomplished sailing in a 16' dinghy. It gives me much more confidence in my 36 year old CL sixteen. I need to mount some oarlocks and set it up for rowing as the backup motive force.
Just watched it again for the 4th time. I have a line on a wayfarer 2.. I am sorely tempted! Although I'll have to sell one of my other boats..
Very, very interesting!!!! Thank you for sharing this with us. I cant imagine what that would be like out there
Our pleasure, it's easy to enjoy your epic sailing adventure.
Really fascinating and charming film.
Excellent video, and an awesome adventure!
I'm now going to spend the next 24 hours working out if I can afford a sabbatical and take my Sailfish 18 to distant horizons!
Great go for it :-)
Fantastic!!!
Great adventure. All must be thankful of that experience ...
'Triffic. A classic both in terms of its content and its delivery. Nobody who starts to watch can possibly switch off before the end. But....what happened to the felucca? Thanks for taking the effort to put this together.
Hi Mike, The Felucca "Ayesha" I worked here in Lefkada Greece for many years but had to sell her and move on.
wonderful trip!!!! I enjoyed to know about!!!
Happy to see you in Patagonia!!!!
Hopefully one day :-)
Brilliant - just brilliant!!!
Thank you :-)
Fantastic!
I gutted and rebuilt an Aquarius 21 to cross the oceans. I think you would have loved her for your voyage. You can see her on my TH-cam page. I am torn between my Freya 39 and my Aquarius. Love small boats but also like my comforts in older age.
The Spirit of the Sea is a powerful and living thing and the pilot fish escort attests to that.
This was the most amazing video I have seen in TH-cam.
Thanks for sharing this great adventure. I really felt like leaving the office, getting in my Wayfarer and sail anywhere...
By the way what is "Just Turkey" mentioned in the sponsors.
Just Turkey was a tour company back in the 80's and 90's.
Superb!
The shirts! The pants! Oh. My. God... :) I love this video! :)
A truly wonderful experience beutifully related, thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed the story :-)
Its the perfect boat for the job. Those boats are bloody bullet proof.
They are not capsize proof though.
Wow 😳 Thrilling...The Extreme Adventure
Mind...
How Fantastic.
Amazing journey and a fantastic video. Also more proof the English are made of some thing a little special.
Thank you 🙂
Well done!
Steve... youre a legend
Thank you for viewing this documentary
😎⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
Thank you, for sharing this amazing video, Sir!
Amazing
Like you, I spent much of my childhood in small boats, including wayfarers.
I made seafaring my career, I wish I had followed your route instead.
I was master for much of the time, but small boats were always my first love.
Gareth, small boat cruising and camping is great fun. Many coasts don't have safe places for keel yachts etc but a Wayfarer can get into any fishing port no matter what the depth of water.
Excellent
Dinghy sailing money shot - 39:05
Morning coffee on the morning breeze on the trapeze
Hi ssbbb, Just Turkey was a holiday tour company
What an adventurous voyage and a great video! Also - a great choice of music!
What happened with the faluka that you built in Turkey? How did that whole thing develop?
Thanks and fair winds!
After many years of sailing her in the Ionian waters with tourists I had to sell her. She is still here but not now with her large lateen rig.
Absolutely awesome
Steve, credit to you and your companions on an excellent adventure in a modest boat.
I'm setting up my new-to-me Wayfarer for better cruising and wondering if you had any concerns about the Jib cleat mounting on the side deck, as opposed to the forward bench. Or, if you have ever published anything on your Wayfarer setup could you provide a link? Thanks!
Great viewing Steve, what an amazing journey. I have just came across this video…can you tell me about the shelter that was across from one stay to front of mast to the other stay? Was it for shelter from cold wind / spray or reduce water coming inboard?
Hi Ken. I made this to help stop green waves coming over the bow. Also helped with spray etc :-)
Hi like your video , I sail a 1960 flying junior fj
There is a Wayfarer for sale here in the Grand Rapids area. Man am I tempted!
Go for it Wayfarers are great little boats for adventure :-)
Hi Steve, your trip is just a dream made true. Congratulations for such a feat. Did you sail often by night? Did you have any lights? Just a small thing, a shame there is not, during the documentary, a map showing your routes.
what happened to the boat you were helping to finish. The way people build such beautiful craft in primitive conditions is nothing short of a wonder.
This boat I think you are talking about was Ayesha an Egyptian Felluca . That boat now is kept at Meganissi island by Lefkada Is western Greece :-)
the MAN !!! who started the Ionian Regata!!! and me making the famous PUNCH
Wow, what a journey! where do I find a Wayfarer to buy in Greece or Cyprus?
Hello Steve, I was wondering what model Wayfarer did you sail?
I have heard that some Wayfarers can be difficult to right in a Capsize and are prone to turtling/inverting. Was this a concern of yours?
Wayfarer Mk 4 . In all my trip I did not capsize and yes Wayfarers are difficult to right so best avoided. :-)
Epic
Steven, a great travelog. When you were building the Ayesha in Turkey a boating/sailing magazine did a major article about it's construction. This was about 1991 or soon after. Can you tell me the name of the magazine please and I will try to search out a back issue which I have been seeking since I originally read the article. I believe that you did the design plans for the boat. Any info you can provide would be appreciated.
The Classic boat mag and it was Jan 1996 page 72 on :-)
fantastic adventure, thank you for sharing, I have a feeling the middle east is too dangerous now but people at that time probably thought so too
Hi Vim, only had a couple of doggy moments in middle Egypt, the rest of the trip was fine.
I miss my wayfarer...😅
That was great. I am working on a plan... Nothing even close to this exciting, but I want to sail a similar boat down the coast of North Carolina USA, next spring. If all turns out good I would like to try and sail the entire East coast of the USA. U fortunately I'm having trouble finding a Wayfair. Lol
Get a different cruising dinghy.
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 lol i got a plastic canoe, I was planing on useing with a home made sail kit.......but when i took it out, I slipped on an algae covered boat ramp knocking me out for a few seconds. I ended up in the ER getting stitches over my eye and treatment for flesh eating bacteria and three different bacterial infections and a staph infection.. New Bern North Carolina has got to have the most slickest algea in the US. Atleast i was already planning on getting new glasses... lol.
Back to the planning stages..
Just an update. I ended up losing part of my foot.. a big toe mostly. Had a blood infection also. But I did survive. I tried the trip in a small plywood boat that ended up breaking apart and turned out the screws and fasteners were rotted and not made for the salt water. I saved the sails and some of the hardware. I did sail it a few weeks before it started to come apart at the seams and I mean that quite literally. I can not complain because the boat was free, and the lady that gave it to me had just repainted it and it seemed very solid. After a week in the salt water the paint started coming loose and I could see the rust from the metal screws. The mast was wooden and the boom was aluminum. I sold it to guy building a home made boat, for a whopping $300 USD. But I still have my eye on a project Lightning. I figure if all goes well, next spring I'll give it another. try.
Nice video Steve only just found it, great adventure are you still sailing ,regards
Hi John, Not as much these days but do a lot of fishing etc :-) you can find me on www.villaoctavius.com
"We went to Antikythera, which is usually a very stormy location..." hence the Antikythera device!
Great Adventure. What happened to the boat you built though?
+Snake Plisken Ayesha is in the shipyard at Nidri now. I sold her many years ago, now she is up for sale once again but with a lot of work needed someone could pick her up for a snip:-)
How long did this trek take you from beginning to end?
18 months Joel :-)
Thank you to all who have watched ....wow over 140k views
Dam cool
It was cool .....thanks :-)
Jewels reminds me of Rachel from friends .
Your bathroom technique is called direct deposit!!
Ha Ha :-)
Is SHE the Jewells of the NILE?
Would you have been able to do this voyage in a laser bahia? : )
Is that a laser 16 ? if so the biggest problem is space to stow things and to sleep
Why would they have to sail with the Nile police for a week?!
you still can't travel by land without Police escort, due to bandits and terrorists.
How did your boat not capsize
+Llama Power Careful sailing and planning :-)
@@stevenclarke-lens2870 modify the centerboard?
Steve talks like David Cameron. Maybe went to the same school? lol
I've been on a couple of sailing holidays going between the Greek islands. But unfortunately it won't happen again. So I almost hit the dislike because I'm so envious. But I hit the thumbs up anyway
4000 miles? Hmmmm
Those fishermen did you a huge favor by leaving you at the harbor. Because if they had attempted to tow you out they would of been lifted up and crashed down on top of you and your boat, probably killing someone.
Ghetto blaster... lol