There are a hundred reasons. Fine Dining is one. "Alone Together: Sailing Solo to Hawaii and Beyond" by Christian Williams. East Wind Press, March, 2016. 286 pages. Amazon.com
Your youtube channel is one of my favorites! I am a 22 year old college student at FSU, but I have been sailing since I was 0. My family is from Little Deer Isle, ME, and we have been there since 1897. I hope you can continue to make these videos as they are a beautifully calm representation of what sailing is and how it makes you feel. This is a long shot but, you should consider doing the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta in Maine, it is every summer on August 3rd. I know you would love it! You are very welcome to sail with us in the race and stay at my house right on the water.
Christian, congratulations on another consummate video (as well as a supreme spaghetti!). The ingredients of dry wit and flowing wine make a great combo...
I'm nearing the end of your audiobook...We've just left Kauai and finally turning east to Marina Del Rey. I want to tell you how much I've enjoyed the trip. You've taught me a lot. Just bought a day sailer and you've inspired me to move up into a larger boat. Thanks for over explaining things like a father would...capturing each simple moment in just the right sentimental way. All the best to you! Nick
Thanks for another fantastic video. I work on a 360 foot tanker on the river rhine, delivering fuel from the North Sea ports to Switzerland and i dream of sailing the oceans. In the spring i will start taking sailing lessons. As a citizen of a landlocked country rivers, canals and lakes are my first love, especially the rhine, but still there is always this longing for the open sea. Your films capture perfectly what i`m longing for. Thank you very much and greetings from snowy Switzerland.
From old french sea dog Ah !!! Cooking spaghetti when you are sailing ! What a wonderfull sensation; even more when you were able to keep your food within the plates, and not outside !! My main rectte is "bologaine, lot of food for the mate :-)
Of all the sailing videos on TH-cam, yours are by far my favorite. I think it’s the way you narrate. Thank you for getting me though a long flu season.
I needed some spaghetti sauce and remembered this video. I still need to work on the proper flair & application of ingredients but the crushed red pepper is 🔥! Thanks Christian!
The Voyager spacecraft each had a gold record with the sounds of Earth... I propose we put copies of this gentleman's vids on each of our space probes, so that aliens think we're a planet of adventurous philosophers with soothing voices... 😆Cheerio!
That was a hearty serving of commentary on humanity. 👍 reminds me of jimmy Stewart reading his poems on Carson. My favorite is on YT called "jimmy stewart reads touching poem about his dog Beau" thank you for the great video sir.
Most excellent! I get to live through your experiences. I love your expressions of everyday life through sailing, something pretty much everyone else only dreams about.
I love your videos, Mr. Williams. The old footage on this is brilliant. I've only ever sailed a hobie cat on a calm bay in Jamaica but my mother paid her dues on Lake Champlain back in the 70s so I like to think I've got it in my blood. God speed to ya!
Another great video. I realise that this is 3 years old but have you heard of the "Cape Horn' windvane? Full ss, no brackets to attach to the transom, can be used to provide strength to the tiniest autopilot. They are custom design for different type os boats. I find them to 'la crème de la crème' of wind vane.
How do you like sailing by yourself? I'm repairing a 1979 Northwest 38 and hope to be sailing next year. I'll be sailing alone and I don't mind, I enjoy my own company. Do you have internet or television on board? How do you entertain yourself? What is the largest sailboat you would suggest for single person sailing? My sailboat is 39 feet. Your videos are very enjoyable, educational and thought provoking. I have many more questions, but they can wait.
+Scotto Wd There will never be a television on board longer than it takes to throw overboard. For weather updates I use a satellite phone, but surfing the Net is impractical. Passagemaking itself pretty much keeps the attention tuned in, and then there is reading and cooking if it's not too rough. I like 30-40 feet for singlehanding, but what you can handle really depends on sails set. A spinnaker on a Merit 24 is work when solo; a reefed 39-footer can put you to sleep.
So true that cooking and food is the soul of the journey. Love the wine for the sauce and the captain. Cheers & Good Cheer x Agree with the below comment about audio book!
It's ginger snaps and hot tea with honey the first couple days off shore for me. Then I can open a can of soup. Webb Chiles swears by freeze dried meals in a packet. I subscribe to the keep it simple stupid diet. Love the droll narration.
+David Owens Ginger snaps+. But I'm not much for freeze-dried stuff, which are one step behind an MRE under a Humvee in a sandstorm. On a 32-footer there is plenty of room for cans and pouches, which even without refrigeration gives a pretty good selection and your own supermarket aisle every dinner time.
Hi Christian. You have some great videos there - I have really enjoyed them along with your knack for an original style of commentary. I am wondering if you could help me with a small favor. I signed up for an account with the EricsonYachts owners site about a week ago, but I never got confirmation of my account creation from site master Sean. I worked at Ericson for quite a few years and would like to get confirmed as a member of the site. I signed on under the name wayned. Thanks for any help you can give, if possible.
Sure. Still much to learn. But I don't call it "going sailing," which seems kinda tame and optional, but rather "gear testing and crew proficiency enhancement." Mechanical and human systems need use. I personally rust fast.
Haha, I do the same with my bike. We call it "slushing the oil around", you know... oil can't stay in the bottom of the engine for too long. It's bad for the _____ *insert a mechanical word*.
I’m not sure how I feel about my giggles as I watch. I don’t have the family history you have, though I’ve sailed with families that do... when I was the pimpley add-on the father had suffered. You call the sail a Gènoa as my Finish sailing instructor did as opposed to the young TH-camrs who prefer Genóa. You like your Dinty Moore as my father still camps with cans of Vienna sausages. Sorry. All horrible. I guess, if I’m relating to your nostalgia with my own version, I can exclude processed foods as a fond inner joy. All the best to you, your family, and your vessel Ericsson.
+The Corsair Of course, but I have promised myself a three-burner stove next time. This business of heading offshore alone is all well and good, but the real challenge out there is hollandaise for the eggs benedict.
............Ah Ha.....I finally figured your voice and style out....... .......Its kinda like a Charles kurault with touch more funny wit.....LoL...;--),,,,,,,,,,,
+gary green The ice goes after three days. After six days, no more bacon. After a week, the fruit is fruit flies. Canned beef is awful. But eggs, butter, cheese, pasta--ah, they go on and on. And Spam--which is sort of meat, if you stretch the word like a rubber band.
Great paperback and Audiobook, I bought them both.
Your youtube channel is one of my favorites! I am a 22 year old college student at FSU, but I have been sailing since I was 0. My family is from Little Deer Isle, ME, and we have been there since 1897. I hope you can continue to make these videos as they are a beautifully calm representation of what sailing is and how it makes you feel. This is a long shot but, you should consider doing the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta in Maine, it is every summer on August 3rd. I know you would love it! You are very welcome to sail with us in the race and stay at my house right on the water.
Christian, congratulations on another consummate video (as well as a supreme spaghetti!). The ingredients of dry wit and flowing wine make a great combo...
Mr Williams, your sailing films are of great enjoyment as well education. Thank you for taking the viewers along on your adventures. Best regards!
This video is my favorite, the ending is so pleasing. I love offshore sailing!!
These are how ALL sailing vids should be. Please continue posting.
I'm nearing the end of your audiobook...We've just left Kauai and finally turning east to Marina Del Rey. I want to tell you how much I've enjoyed the trip. You've taught me a lot. Just bought a day sailer and you've inspired me to move up into a larger boat. Thanks for over explaining things like a father would...capturing each simple moment in just the right sentimental way. All the best to you!
Nick
Thanks for another fantastic video. I work on a 360 foot tanker on the river rhine, delivering fuel from the North Sea ports to Switzerland and i dream of sailing the oceans. In the spring i will start taking sailing lessons. As a citizen of a landlocked country rivers, canals and lakes are my first love, especially the rhine, but still there is always this longing for the open sea. Your films capture perfectly what i`m longing for. Thank you very much and greetings from snowy Switzerland.
I always enjoy your videos and your dry wit. Very nicely done! Thanks.
From old french sea dog
Ah !!! Cooking spaghetti when you are sailing ! What a wonderfull sensation; even more when you were able to keep your food within the plates, and not outside !!
My main rectte is "bologaine, lot of food for the mate :-)
Another wonderful vid, you capture the moments beautifully. Many thanks
Quite the poet my friend, keep sailing.
I would have a bourbon or wine with this delightful gentlemen any day and discuss History and Sailing...
I sometimes miss the waves even though I'm seasick the first day. I'm fine for most of the rest of the trip. Great video! Thank you.
A little wine for for the sauce and a little wine for the soul. Love your one liners!
Christian, I'm a Dinty Moore Man at heart as well. Thoroughly enjoyed the LA to Hawaii video!!! Best to you and yours...
And we all know how it ended. A piece of literary excelence, if I may say. Still cracks me up every time. You're one dry funny funny man. Cheers.
Of all the sailing videos on TH-cam, yours are by far my favorite. I think it’s the way you narrate. Thank you for getting me though a long flu season.
I needed some spaghetti sauce and remembered this video. I still need to work on the proper flair & application of ingredients but the crushed red pepper is 🔥! Thanks Christian!
The Voyager spacecraft each had a gold record with the sounds of Earth... I propose we put copies of this gentleman's vids on each of our space probes, so that aliens think we're a planet of adventurous philosophers with soothing voices... 😆Cheerio!
absolutely love your videos sir. you are a first class story teller. I hope I have such wonderful sailing memories in the future.
oh if I only had a teacher like you. your descriptions, sailing, deck check are amazing.
You make sailing more enjoyable than ever!
That was a hearty serving of commentary on humanity. 👍 reminds me of jimmy Stewart reading his poems on Carson. My favorite is on YT called "jimmy stewart reads touching poem about his dog Beau" thank you for the great video sir.
please make more videos mr williams. I really enjoy watching them. thank you for sharing them.
Most excellent! I get to live through your experiences. I love your expressions of everyday life through sailing, something pretty much everyone else only dreams about.
I'm hungry for spaghetti, and the sea. Thanks
Love every video you post may I also recommend oregano and basil with a touch of olive oil with your great spaghetti
I do love your videos.... all of them. Please keep them coming !!
Sir your videos are wonderful. Thank you for doing them.
These videos are fantastic, I can't imagine how wonderful it must be to sale 1000 miles off shore for days at a time.
This is Brilliant Captain
I love your videos, Mr. Williams. The old footage on this is brilliant. I've only ever sailed a hobie cat on a calm bay in Jamaica but my mother paid her dues on Lake Champlain back in the 70s so I like to think I've got it in my blood. God speed to ya!
I did (eventually) make an audio book: www.amazon.com/Alone-Together-Sailing-Hawaii-Beyond/dp/099725310X
This guy is one of my inspirations to take up sailing
Few things in life compare to the comfort of a hot thermos of dinty moore while the dew from the fluttering main rains on you under a full moon.
Another great video. I realise that this is 3 years old but have you heard of the "Cape Horn' windvane? Full ss, no brackets to attach to the transom, can be used to provide strength to the tiniest autopilot. They are custom design for different type os boats. I find them to 'la crème de la crème' of wind vane.
Thank you for sharing your videos
Lovely... A fantastic insight!
Glad you posted this. Where can I find a wine steward? Seems a good addition to the crew!
How do you like sailing by yourself? I'm repairing a 1979 Northwest 38 and hope to be sailing next year. I'll be sailing alone and I don't mind, I enjoy my own company. Do you have internet or television on board? How do you entertain yourself? What is the largest sailboat you would suggest for single person sailing? My sailboat is 39 feet. Your videos are very enjoyable, educational and thought provoking. I have many more questions, but they can wait.
+Scotto Wd There will never be a television on board longer than it takes to throw overboard. For weather updates I use a satellite phone, but surfing the Net is impractical. Passagemaking itself pretty much keeps the attention tuned in, and then there is reading and cooking if it's not too rough. I like 30-40 feet for singlehanding, but what you can handle really depends on sails set. A spinnaker on a Merit 24 is work when solo; a reefed 39-footer can put you to sleep.
Thank-you Sir! Happy Sailing!
One last kid thru college and I'm packing the spaghetti and heading for the blue. In the meantime I'll practice with the wine. Your work is great!
So true that cooking and food is the soul of the journey. Love the wine for the sauce and the captain. Cheers & Good Cheer x
Agree with the below comment about audio book!
Awesome! Loving sailing!
What did you do in your career. Thanks for the vid.
It's ginger snaps and hot tea with honey the first couple days off shore for me. Then I can open a can of soup. Webb Chiles swears by freeze dried meals in a packet. I subscribe to the keep it simple stupid diet. Love the droll narration.
+David Owens Ginger snaps+. But I'm not much for freeze-dried stuff, which are one step behind an MRE under a Humvee in a sandstorm. On a 32-footer there is plenty of room for cans and pouches, which even without refrigeration gives a pretty good selection and your own supermarket aisle every dinner time.
It is vital to provide fr both the stomach and the soul!
Luv this channel.
Ahhh living the dream =]
So good....You are Poet
Lovely. Thank you.
Yup. Spaghetti is a perennial fave, but just about any one- dish carboglop will keep you going!
Hi Christian. You have some great videos there - I have really enjoyed them along with your knack for an original style of commentary. I am wondering if you could help me with a small favor. I signed up for an account with the EricsonYachts owners site about a week ago, but I never got confirmation of my account creation from site master Sean. I worked at Ericson for quite a few years and would like to get confirmed as a member of the site. I signed on under the name wayned. Thanks for any help you can give, if possible.
every galley can use a jar 'chopper' .. safe those finger's,get it done fast ~ place all your veg's in,cap the lid,chop away
Thanks again for sharing
“Das Boot” soundtrack :-) nice touch
Please make an audiobook, your naration is so soothing...
Great videos.
p.s. Do you still sail as much?
Sure. Still much to learn. But I don't call it "going sailing," which seems kinda tame and optional, but rather "gear testing and crew proficiency enhancement." Mechanical and human systems need use. I personally rust fast.
Haha, I do the same with my bike. We call it "slushing the oil around", you know... oil can't stay in the bottom of the engine for too long. It's bad for the _____ *insert a mechanical word*.
Haha just realized you used the Das Boot score for a bit in the first minute
I’m not sure how I feel about my giggles as I watch. I don’t have the family history you have, though I’ve sailed with families that do... when I was the pimpley add-on the father had suffered.
You call the sail a Gènoa as my Finish sailing instructor did as opposed to the young TH-camrs who prefer Genóa. You like your Dinty Moore as my father still camps with cans of Vienna sausages. Sorry. All horrible.
I guess, if I’m relating to your nostalgia with my own version, I can exclude processed foods as a fond inner joy.
All the best to you, your family, and your vessel Ericsson.
I like the recipe Christian .
Was just me that tensed up when he uses the metallic fork in the pan at the end?
Using a plate: clear sign of class
Your so awesome
Awesome sailing lesson! SV BROOKLYN PNW
I see you have recently sold Thelonious. Will you buy another boat?
+The Corsair Of course, but I have promised myself a three-burner stove next time. This business of heading offshore alone is all well and good, but the real challenge out there is hollandaise for the eggs benedict.
Brilliant!
I was wondering why on your voyage to Hawaii I never caught you trying to catch any fish? Is that simply something non-appealing?
Stir it w/the marlinspike....
Bruce Brown would Approve!
Once again, I'm late to the party. The cooking makes any passage almost nothing. I'm drooling.
............Ah Ha.....I finally figured your voice and style out.......
.......Its kinda like a Charles kurault with touch more funny wit.....LoL...;--),,,,,,,,,,,
Oh nice now i'm hungry...
Can I be your first mate on one of your outings? I’ll do whatever you need me to do and try to stay out of your way.
Ahhh... the fingernails in the sauce! That's what i've been doing wrong!
Poetry.
Bon apetit Christians.
were the meat captain !!
+gary green The ice goes after three days. After six days, no more bacon. After a week, the fruit is fruit flies. Canned beef is awful. But eggs, butter, cheese, pasta--ah, they go on and on. And Spam--which is sort of meat, if you stretch the word like a rubber band.
one guy isn't ironic
No proper kitchen knife?
tasty