Nice one guys. I'm sure we must have passed you at some point. We headed off on our 4 week trip in our Hanse 320 from James Watt Dock at the start of July. Made it up to Rona via Sound of Mull and lots of stops on the way then back down via Coll, the Treshnish Isles and Sounds of Iona and Islay before going back round The Mull. The rain in your video brings back memories. The Med it ain't but the splendor of isolated anchorages and stunning scenery more than makes up for the changeable weather conditions.
Great video, we bought our 385 in Kip in 2012, spent 4 fab years off the west coast of Scotland including this trip you have done here, Summer in the Outer Hebrides winter in the Clyde. Eventually we sailed through the Great Glen and across the North Sea into the Baltic for two seasons then back across the North sea to the South coast of England. The Hanse 385 is a fab boat in all conditions you will have so much fun. It is very nostalgic for me to watch this, it was our first large cruising yacht too.
It’s nice to see some of Scotland via the sea. Plan A for us this summer is to sail Mr Blue Sky (Hanse 385) up from the south west of England. Maybe catch up for a wee dram if you’re out and about.
Amazing channel! Thanks so much guys. No mention or drama about the pouring rain instead explaining the difficulties with Kyle Rhea also on the sea charts.There are not many channels solely focusing on sailing and the beauty of it. Great work!
Great to watch a Sailing Channel that actually shows lots of sailing! Great to see you hardy Scots out in the elements as a softie Sassenach my first investment would have been a Bimini - in fact make that a full cockpit cover!! Good video thanks.
Thx for sharing. Passage info PERFECT pitch! I rem my first skipper trip on Solent 2019....got it wrong (under-estimated the tide...), ended up on plan B piloting into contingency harbour in the dark! Thank goodness the wind blew us onto the birth!...it made me respect the RYA training!!...keep safe keep posting...
What a delightful video, bringing back memories to me and friends that chartered Sula in August 2017. ( Lots of rain but few midges) A Lovely boat well kept. ( Look out for the pin at the foot of the furling, make sure it is moussed on ) We had to rig a temporary fix, tying the furling gear in place enabling it to work furling the sail.) All the best wishes to you on your new boat. A Lovely craft.
Hey great filming. Great to see this brilliant view of Scotland. Beautiful. The yacht looks very familiar for us in our Hanse 345, similar age I think as we are also with Z-Spars, which they have now changed to Selden. We are now in the Clyde too (Portavadie). Our boom-vang was originally positioned like yours, but we turned it the other way up as it stays drier inside and is correct by the manufacturer. Large diameter to the top. Also fitted a wee spacer inside to give it is bit more spring, in case relevant. See you out on water soon!
😍 Beautiful boat, that Hanse -the deck is so tidy & organized! Nice to look at but I imagine that also makes it easier to go forward without tripping when all the sheets are neatly tucked away like that!
Great video guy's, sailed my mates Westerly Vulcan into Mallaig marina, took me three goes before getting alongside. hard work getting the keys to the showers from the Harbourmaster.
The scenery up there is breathtaking! We did our northern adventures (nowhere near as north as you guys) and it was cold enough for us. Now we’re back in the tropics and enjoying your videos from a warm anchorage 😉
In heavy weather, bring your liferaft below decks, friend. Too many times they get swept off and into the darkness before they are needed. Also, if you are motor-sailing, don't let the ship lean over too far or the engine can be oil-starved.... been there, done that, and regretted it. You were NOT leaning too far, but it is something to watch. If you do not know the marina, then just moor to a hammer-head and go see someone that knows it better. Come in slow, get the ship stopped, tied up, and argue about it later. The only time it ever gets risky is if there is a stiff tail-wind behind you. Owning a boat is a long learning curve. You are doing well.
Nice first episode...great passage and and scenery. We are departing, from Poole, for Scotland in April so will be following your channel with interest as we’re hoping to sail the same area this summer. Thanks for sharing 😊⛵️
Us Southerners " oh dear god look at the rain and wind,arrrhh" Scots guys, " this is lovely weather and great wind " nice video and looks like a lovely boat, enjoy :-)
Great video and very interesting. Manouvering in tight spaces is quite daunting on a new (1st) boat. I hope to get my Hanse 315 up to the Largs/Arran/Bute area this summer. Can't wait for your next episode. Scottish summer in July looks wet!!.
Thank you for such an excellent insight into the beauty of the Western Isles. Your video series are very well presented. I'm sure many more cruisers will wish to visit as a consequence. We certainly will. We notice that you use the Admiralty Folio 5616. Are you able to say where you obtained the "ring-binder" and acetate sheets? Seems a very efficient way of handling Charts.
We’d like to pick your brain regarding best locations to visit, I’ll bring a bottle of something special from the SW. look forward to meeting you later in the Summer.
@@SailingSula Yes stern first can be helpful. Make sure you understand about prop walk and prop wash, and can turn the boat 360 in her own length using those. Also plenty of fenders are a good insurance policy. One thing I noticed when you were casting off your bow line was you had the line through the pontoon cleat instead of round it, and then threw the line onto the pontoon to pull it clear - an excellent way of getting an accidental knot behind the cleat and remaining fast to the dock when you're committed to leaving. Finally try using a lasso to catch the pontoon cleats from the boat when arriving at a mooring. You can be 2 or 3 metres from the pontoon and be being blown off, and yet still make it safely that way, and also no need to risk someone jumping from the boat to the pontoon. I'm an RYA instructor and seen and experienced lots of mooring incidents. You could save yourself a lot of money in the long term if you have some boat handling tuition. Anyway good luck with the new boat. It looks idyllic sailing in those beautiful waters with your brother. I've done quite a few miles in the Hebrides myself.
![[Ep 2] Sailing Oban to Largs, West coast of Scotland, first sail as skipper.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7K0Q9EqSEFo/mqdefault.jpg)
![[Ep 2] Sailing Oban to Largs, West coast of Scotland, first sail as skipper.](/img/tr.png)
![[Ep 6] Single handed sailing Scotland, Largs Marina to Tarbert, Sailing Sula, a Hanse 385.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GQVpSuZ7LYk/mqdefault.jpg)
![A sail around the Isle of Bute, Scotland [Ep 19]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7OnmlYXqdok/mqdefault.jpg)
Nice one guys. I'm sure we must have passed you at some point. We headed off on our 4 week trip in our Hanse 320 from James Watt Dock at the start of July. Made it up to Rona via Sound of Mull and lots of stops on the way then back down via Coll, the Treshnish Isles and Sounds of Iona and Islay before going back round The Mull. The rain in your video brings back memories. The Med it ain't but the splendor of isolated anchorages and stunning scenery more than makes up for the changeable weather conditions.
Thanks Andrew, we will keep an eye out for you in future 👍
WOW , will be watching that again !
thanks Christopher
Great to see two brothers , two friends starting a great hobby together.
lovely comment, thanks Rob
Excellent videos Murray 🇬🇧
thanks 👍
Good stuff mate..thx for sharing!
thanks 👍
Great video, we bought our 385 in Kip in 2012, spent 4 fab years off the west coast of Scotland including this trip you have done here, Summer in the Outer Hebrides winter in the Clyde. Eventually we sailed through the Great Glen and across the North Sea into the Baltic for two seasons then back across the North sea to the South coast of England. The Hanse 385 is a fab boat in all conditions you will have so much fun. It is very nostalgic for me to watch this, it was our first large cruising yacht too.
thanks she is an amazing boat to sail. 😀
Congratulations, great voyage
Thank you!
Beautiful boat!
👍
Excellent trip, Kyle Rhea looked very placid for you. Plenty West Coast rain, but that just keeps the decks salt free.
thanks Bruce
A cracking video. Thanks for posting, looking forward to part 2.
thank you 😀
Great video !!! Nice sailing. Sailing the west coast of Scotland on my to do list !!! Cheers
thank you 👍
Brilliant video.
Thanks for sharing.
Paul.
Thanks for the feedback Paul.
Thanks guys. Really enjoyed that. Should have included the " bumpy landing"...all part of the fun. Look forward to part 2.
thanks Stuart
It’s nice to see some of Scotland via the sea. Plan A for us this summer is to sail Mr Blue Sky (Hanse 385) up from the south west of England. Maybe catch up for a wee dram if you’re out and about.
sounds like a plan Adrian 👍
Amazing channel! Thanks so much guys. No mention or drama about the pouring rain instead explaining the difficulties with Kyle Rhea also on the sea charts.There are not many channels solely focusing on sailing and the beauty of it. Great work!
cheers 👍
well wear, beautfull boat and fantastic cruising grounds
cheers 😀
very nicely done. can’t wait to navigate the area myself.
Cheers Guy
Great to watch a Sailing Channel that actually shows lots of sailing! Great to see you hardy Scots out in the elements as a softie Sassenach my first investment would have been a Bimini - in fact make that a full cockpit cover!! Good video thanks.
cheers Paul
Thx for sharing. Passage info PERFECT pitch! I rem my first skipper trip on Solent 2019....got it wrong (under-estimated the tide...), ended up on plan B piloting into contingency harbour in the dark! Thank goodness the wind blew us onto the birth!...it made me respect the RYA training!!...keep safe keep posting...
cheers 👍
What a delightful video, bringing back memories to me and friends that chartered Sula in August 2017. ( Lots of rain but few midges) A Lovely boat well kept. ( Look out for the pin at the foot of the furling, make sure it is moussed on ) We had to rig a temporary fix, tying the furling gear in place enabling it to work furling the sail.) All the best wishes to you on your new boat. A Lovely craft.
thanks Malcolm, I will go and check the furler 👍
Brilliant video and most enjoyable, thanks.
thanks John 👍
Really enjoyed the video, it was presented in a way that makes the viewer feel like part of the experience. Looking forward to part 2.
thanks for the feedback 😀
excellent video guys thanks for sharing hoping to get up there this year from Lough Swilly in Co Donegal
cheers and hope to see you out there soon 👍
Hey great filming. Great to see this brilliant view of Scotland. Beautiful.
The yacht looks very familiar for us in our Hanse 345, similar age I think as we are also with Z-Spars, which they have now changed to Selden. We are now in the Clyde too (Portavadie). Our boom-vang was originally positioned like yours, but we turned it the other way up as it stays drier inside and is correct by the manufacturer. Large diameter to the top. Also fitted a wee spacer inside to give it is bit more spring, in case relevant.
See you out on water soon!
we would love to sail to Scotland, so pretty!
thanks for the tip on the boom-vang, will try that 😀
Very good lads, she looks fine n comfy 👍
Thanks 👍
@@SailingSula do you know there is a group on Facebook called Sailing Video Creators
Excellent video guys! Love the drone footage and narration is a nice touch! Can't wait to see the next one.
thanks Sarah 😀
😍 Beautiful boat, that Hanse -the deck is so tidy & organized! Nice to look at but I imagine that also makes it easier to go forward without tripping when all the sheets are neatly tucked away like that!
we love it, so easy to sail and comfortable.
Really nice boat ⛵
cheers guys 😀
What a beautiful coast thanks for sharing from the Pacific Northwest 👍👍
cheers Chad 👍
Great to see people sailing around Scotland. We only saw a little bit as weather prevented us seeing any land most days. Like the video
cheers Roy
Loved the video and keep showing your passage plans!
Thanks Darrell!
Great video guy's, sailed my mates Westerly Vulcan into Mallaig marina, took me three goes before getting alongside. hard work getting the keys to the showers from the Harbourmaster.
thank you 👍
Lovely boat, excellent video and editing. Good to see some charts and sailing. Looking forward to next one.
Many thanks!
Lovely video, thank you for sharing. We hope to do the western isles later this year or next year in our hanse 411.
thank you and hope you make it to the western isles 👍
Great video. waiting for next upload.
thank you 👍
The scenery up there is breathtaking!
We did our northern adventures (nowhere near as north as you guys) and it was cold enough for us. Now we’re back in the tropics and enjoying your videos from a warm anchorage 😉
sounds great, thanks for the comment 👍
In heavy weather, bring your liferaft below decks, friend. Too many times they get swept off and into the darkness before they are needed. Also, if you are motor-sailing, don't let the ship lean over too far or the engine can be oil-starved.... been there, done that, and regretted it. You were NOT leaning too far, but it is something to watch. If you do not know the marina, then just moor to a hammer-head and go see someone that knows it better. Come in slow, get the ship stopped, tied up, and argue about it later. The only time it ever gets risky is if there is a stiff tail-wind behind you. Owning a boat is a long learning curve. You are doing well.
good points , thank you 👍
Amazing thanks
cheers Andy
Nice first episode...great passage and and scenery. We are departing, from Poole, for Scotland in April so will be following your channel with interest as we’re hoping to sail the same area this summer. Thanks for sharing 😊⛵️
thanks, sounds like you have a great trip planned 👍
Us Southerners " oh dear god look at the rain and wind,arrrhh" Scots guys, " this is lovely weather and great wind " nice video and looks like a lovely boat, enjoy :-)
thanks John
Nice! Top editing, stunning scenery.
thanks 👍
Cheers Caz
Beautiful sailing country. Thank you for sharing :-)
Many thanks!
Great video guys and congrats on the new boat. Heading that way again this season looks great even in the rain ! Stay safe.
Thanks Frank
Beautiful! I know these waters from the 1980's. My dream to go back, but sadly not likely to be fulfilled now.
cheers Hugh
Great video and very interesting. Manouvering in tight spaces is quite daunting on a new (1st) boat. I hope to get my Hanse 315 up to the Largs/Arran/Bute area this summer. Can't wait for your next episode. Scottish summer in July looks wet!!.
thanks and hope to see you out there in the summer !
What camera/cameras do you film with. All really nice shots and really well edited, on all your videos.
Hi Caz, gopro 8 and mavic drone.
Thank you for such an excellent insight into the beauty of the Western Isles. Your video series are very well presented. I'm sure many more cruisers will wish to visit as a consequence. We certainly will. We notice that you use the Admiralty Folio 5616. Are you able to say where you obtained the "ring-binder" and acetate sheets? Seems a very efficient way of handling Charts.
Thanks John. I bought A2 pockets from amazon which fit the Admiralty charts and used cable ties to bind the sheets together. works nicely.
@@SailingSula Ah, thanks. Brilliant idea. Looks so neat and efficient.
We’d like to pick your brain regarding best locations to visit, I’ll bring a bottle of something special from the SW. look forward to meeting you later in the Summer.
👍
Aye. Fab job. Who's no bumped the pier?
👍
The video makes me look forward to sailing this year! As a matter of interest, where did you get the chart covers, or did you make them yourself?
Hi, yes the chart covers are made from A2 pockets bound together with cable ties.
@@SailingSula Must try that.
try parking it arse in amazing how much easier modern hulls are designed to do this as most are sold in the med
cheers Gavin, yes it was difficult to judge the length when going in bow first the first few times.
@@SailingSula Yes stern first can be helpful. Make sure you understand about prop walk and prop wash, and can turn the boat 360 in her own length using those. Also plenty of fenders are a good insurance policy. One thing I noticed when you were casting off your bow line was you had the line through the pontoon cleat instead of round it, and then threw the line onto the pontoon to pull it clear - an excellent way of getting an accidental knot behind the cleat and remaining fast to the dock when you're committed to leaving. Finally try using a lasso to catch the pontoon cleats from the boat when arriving at a mooring. You can be 2 or 3 metres from the pontoon and be being blown off, and yet still make it safely that way, and also no need to risk someone jumping from the boat to the pontoon. I'm an RYA instructor and seen and experienced lots of mooring incidents. You could save yourself a lot of money in the long term if you have some boat handling tuition. Anyway good luck with the new boat. It looks idyllic sailing in those beautiful waters with your brother. I've done quite a few miles in the Hebrides myself.