Hey Fpxwells! That's our marina! We love it there, one of the nicest places we have been. We are there for the winter and if they will allow us, we will stay another year. Nice video, enjoyed the castle.
Once again a great video - thank you. Interesting to hear your comment comparing Lymington marina and Island marina. We've not stayed at Island yet, maybe this year. But regarding Lymington - we've never seen facilities like that before - beat most of the hotels we've been in! :😀 Mind you , we take your point about the price of the boats - with our 25 year old British Hunter (which we mostly love) we were definitely at the cheap end! 😀
Hi Foxwell Family. Just enjoyed your lovely set of videos. I did a lot of your journey in the opposite direction in September - not so busy, or hot. I really liked the look of your folding bikes. What make are they? Do you recommend them? Nigel
Hi Nigel. They are 30 year old Dahon bikes which apart from being very heavy have stood the test of time so they cant be all bad. Our daughters bike was a cheap no name brand that we found second hand on ebay, and to be honest is just as good a bike it just doesn't fold up as well. None of that really helps you though I'm afraid
Another lovely video of my stomping ground. Sadly Island Harbour Marina went into administration in September with debts of over £10m. No buyer yet as far as I know which is a shame as it is a little haven on the Medina. The white hull called Calibre went up for auction not so long ago and went for a song. She is a Moody Carbineer and would be a great blue water cruiser. Nothing better than looking around boatyards…. EastbCowes Marina is a good place but again depends if you can get a berth. Look forward to the next one. Did you go to Beaulieu? That’s a beautiful place. Andy UK
Hi Andy. Thats a shame its a great marina and no, we didnt get to Beaulieu. Combination of not enough time and the expectation that it would be packed as well which would take away some of the magic
great video thanks for sharing i wonder if there's a damping setting for your autohelm, to calm it down. i've had the same setup for 2 seasons now and i've not explored that setting either. Merry Christmas Foxwells!
Hi. There probably is but in normal use with a breeze its not to bad, its only in light winds or large swell that it gets carried away. To be honest I played around tuning the funky B&G autohelm that we had a Sea Horse and it didnt make that much difference so I wouldnt expect to find a better allround setting on this one.
@@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily between us: what happened in that Eastbourne locks? got washed out? I was quite intimidated with that wash machine refill system they use there....🙂
Bought back a few memories. I lived in East Cowes, working up the river back in the late 80's.
Thanks for taking us along on your trip, its been very interesting.
Thanks Eric, glad your enjoying it
Hey Fpxwells! That's our marina! We love it there, one of the nicest places we have been. We are there for the winter and if they will allow us, we will stay another year. Nice video, enjoyed the castle.
Hi guys. It is a nice place, a previous commenter has said that its gone bust and is up for sale, is that true?
Good vid, loved the boatyard walk
Hi David, thanks. Happy new year
Loving the “keel kicking” session on the hard. Great fun!! Look at all the brown grass!
It was a hot year!
@@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily I know! Remember playing a parade in July and the whole field was just brown. Amazing year.
East Cowes is a nice quiet alternative too 👍
May be next time
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, another great film, just love the IOW .
All the best wishes for 2023
You to Ken. Happy new year
Nice video
Thanks
I will certainly reused « the aftershaves coming out of that boat »😂
Once again a great video - thank you. Interesting to hear your comment comparing Lymington marina and Island marina. We've not stayed at Island yet, maybe this year. But regarding Lymington - we've never seen facilities like that before - beat most of the hotels we've been in! :😀 Mind you , we take your point about the price of the boats - with our 25 year old British Hunter (which we mostly love) we were definitely at the cheap end! 😀
Hi Mark. Yup it is a lot posher than the east coast!
My God! The Foxwell family is on fire! Big bunch of videos just in time for the Holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all
Thanks, you to
You have good taste in boats. Gaffers👍 Racing boats👍 Jet skis 👎.
:-)
Hi Foxwell Family. Just enjoyed your lovely set of videos. I did a lot of your journey in the opposite direction in September - not so busy, or hot. I really liked the look of your folding bikes. What make are they? Do you recommend them? Nigel
Hi Nigel. They are 30 year old Dahon bikes which apart from being very heavy have stood the test of time so they cant be all bad. Our daughters bike was a cheap no name brand that we found second hand on ebay, and to be honest is just as good a bike it just doesn't fold up as well. None of that really helps you though I'm afraid
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Same to you!
Another lovely video of my stomping ground. Sadly Island Harbour Marina went into administration in September with debts of over £10m. No buyer yet as far as I know which is a shame as it is a little haven on the Medina. The white hull called Calibre went up for auction not so long ago and went for a song. She is a Moody Carbineer and would be a great blue water cruiser. Nothing better than looking around boatyards…. EastbCowes Marina is a good place but again depends if you can get a berth. Look forward to the next one. Did you go to Beaulieu? That’s a beautiful place. Andy UK
Hi Andy. Thats a shame its a great marina and no, we didnt get to Beaulieu. Combination of not enough time and the expectation that it would be packed as well which would take away some of the magic
great video thanks for sharing i wonder if there's a damping setting for your autohelm, to calm it down. i've had the same setup for 2 seasons now and i've not explored that setting either. Merry Christmas Foxwells!
camera work was great though, i should have mentioned that
Hi. There probably is but in normal use with a breeze its not to bad, its only in light winds or large swell that it gets carried away. To be honest I played around tuning the funky B&G autohelm that we had a Sea Horse and it didnt make that much difference so I wouldnt expect to find a better allround setting on this one.
Thanks
Nice ‘set of’ videos. Brings back my 2018 Amsterdam to there and back trip. If you got time: th-cam.com/video/m4kr959czZc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Robert. Nice film by the way, we have a friend with a small tri that we keep trying to convince to come with us
@@SailingwiththeFoxwellFamily between us: what happened in that Eastbourne locks? got washed out? I was quite intimidated with that wash machine refill system they use there....🙂
Yup there is a lot to be said for slow and steady
Merry Christmas Ian, Hannah and Izzy. Thanks for taking us along on your Summer exped. Glad you came West this time. Have a Merry Christmas all.
Thanks, you too!