What a contrast between an ocean ready boat, prepared by an experienced mariner, and the standard brokerage boats available. Function and utility seem to be the no. 1 priority here. Beauty born of purpose.
The extra LWL of the new boat seems to make a big difference. I viewed the route on the website, looked to have been very good. Congratulations. Inspirational.
Thanks very much for the first video of the maiden voyage, with hopefully plenty more to follow. Been looking forward to this for so long - a total inspiration!
Wow. The simplicity and the engineering are wonderful. IN reading your books I wondered what it was really like. Gonna watch all of these for sure. Sorta reminds me of a space capsule. Nothing there unless vital to mission objectives or survival!
Ive watched quite a few of your video's and they are simply fascinating.. I particularly liked "The making of MingMing II" series... I think two very important video's you could make would be on how you provision your boat for 60-70 day voyages.. Food, clothing, how and what you prepare for a typical meal... And the other on Navigation... since i do not see much electronics on board im wondering if you navigate by Compass, Sextant, and Charts?
Great to see you back Roger. I've been missing your videos, though I realise you've been out there "doing it" so, until you were back we weren't likely to see anything. I'm sure you have much more to show us, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you have. MMII's sail does look good, can you confirm you have *no* stays on that mast at all, it's completely free-standing? MM original had the forestay, but I understand you've done away with ideas of using a headsail, is this correct?
What's the large oar-shaped pole lashed to the stbd deck, shown at 05:09? Emergency rudder maybe? .... ah, it's a stern scull isn't it? Would be interesting to see it in use.
Roger, I'm wondering whether you could tell us about the oar lashed to the starboard rail in this video. Is it a yuloh? I notice that there appears to be a yuloh mount on the stern. If it is a yuloh, I'd be very interested in your thoughts on the utility of the yuloh as an auxiliary means of propulsion. Cheers and all the best. I'm a big fan of Ming Ming.
Roger could you explain how a Junkrig sail is tacked. You are reaching on a port tack in above video. I am thinking that tacking to starboard would decrease the efficiency of the sail without switching it to leeward.
Strangely it makes little if any difference to performance when the sail and battens are hard against the mast. In western terms the rig is a fully-battened standing lugsail. Works fine on either tack. Roger
are you using that flexible solar panel for charging the battery in ur camera laptop and a vhf because as i recall u didnt have anything like tht in mingming 1
What a contrast between an ocean ready boat, prepared by an experienced mariner, and the standard brokerage boats available. Function and utility seem to be the no. 1 priority here. Beauty born of purpose.
This is definitely the best way to travel. Certainly something for my bucket list. Great footage of the self steering rig.
Great to see the boat forging ahead in a fresh breeze and a wonderful sea. Wish I was there. All the gear seems to be working well. Congratulations.
Superb, love the boat, junk rig and the videos... keep them coming! Very inspiring on many levels.
The extra LWL of the new boat seems to make a big difference. I viewed the route on the website, looked to have been very good.
Congratulations. Inspirational.
Thanks very much for the first video of the maiden voyage, with hopefully plenty more to follow. Been looking forward to this for so long - a total inspiration!
Wow, everything looks so new and shiny on MMII. What a fun trip it must have been. Very much looking forward to additional videos!
Glad to all the hard work pay off! Looking forward to the rest of the videos!
Excellent video, MMII looks so well put together, always look forward to your videos.
Thank you.
Every time I see your videos, I learn something.
Antonio
Another amazing trip, thanks for sharing it Roger. Looks like all that innovation and hard work came together really well.
really appreciating these videos; what great companions to the books you wrote; thank you much
I'm happy to see you riding again! Good job on the new MM! You're living many people's dream of freedom.
great to see mingming 2 out and about, look forward to the rest of the voyage log
Wow. The simplicity and the engineering are wonderful. IN reading your books I wondered what it was really like. Gonna watch all of these for sure. Sorta reminds me of a space capsule. Nothing there unless vital to mission objectives or survival!
Happy to see you again! I can't stop awaiting new videos and a new book. Like Denis says I live my own dreams through your
adventures. Thanks!
Strangely enough I also launched on 4th July, but only to sail around the East Coast. Welcome back from your trip and I look forward to learning more.
welcome back to youtube. I've been looking forward to your updates.
Thank God you're back. I was going into MM2 withdrawal.
Ive watched quite a few of your video's and they are simply fascinating.. I particularly liked "The making of MingMing II" series... I think two very important video's you could make would be on how you provision your boat for 60-70 day voyages.. Food, clothing, how and what you prepare for a typical meal... And the other on Navigation... since i do not see much electronics on board im wondering if you navigate by Compass, Sextant, and Charts?
Great stuff.
Great to hear you are back safely. Hope you are now hard at work on the next book!
Nice! I am reading two of your books now - well written.
Wonderful inspiration for the DYI community. I've used some of your ideas Thanks
absolutely Brilliant
Great to see you back Roger. I've been missing your videos, though I realise you've been out there "doing it" so, until you were back we weren't likely to see anything.
I'm sure you have much more to show us, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you have.
MMII's sail does look good, can you confirm you have *no* stays on that mast at all, it's completely free-standing? MM original had the forestay, but I understand you've done away with ideas of using a headsail, is this correct?
What's the large oar-shaped pole lashed to the stbd deck, shown at 05:09? Emergency rudder maybe? .... ah, it's a stern scull isn't it? Would be interesting to see it in use.
It's both.
you are the king of the most bang for your buck sailing.I guess if you had took the kings shilling he would have got change..happy winds to you.
Roger, I'm wondering whether you could tell us about the oar lashed to the starboard rail in this video. Is it a yuloh? I notice that there appears to be a yuloh mount on the stern. If it is a yuloh, I'd be very interested in your thoughts on the utility of the yuloh as an auxiliary means of propulsion. Cheers and all the best. I'm a big fan of Ming Ming.
Not a proper Chinese yuloh. Just a long sculling oar. Can move the boat around ok with it in harbours and marinas. Not a lot of use in open sea.
OK, interesting. This is inspiring me to try that on my boat. I have an inboard, but I prefer not to use it.
great to see this, what kind of wind vane do you us??
Hi. Loving watching the videos, inspiring stuff. Does anyone know how to contact roger direct? Thanks
Roger could you explain how a Junkrig sail is tacked. You are reaching on a port tack in above video. I am thinking that tacking to starboard would decrease the efficiency of the sail without switching it to leeward.
Strangely it makes little if any difference to performance when the sail and battens are hard against the mast. In western terms the rig is a fully-battened standing lugsail. Works fine on either tack. Roger
Why is color of the boat that grey ? That makes it invisible in grey northern sea ?
best regards
yay
are you using that flexible solar panel for charging the battery in ur camera laptop and a vhf because as i recall u didnt have anything like tht in mingming 1
The solar panel powers the LED navlights. Mingming I had an identical arrangement.
okay i forgot about navigation lights