Interesting to see your planning timings. Being old school I plan on paper, but often sail with others that plan on a tablet or phone. We take about the same time and have a very similar plan. The big, nay huge, difference is they are constantly looking at their phone to see where we are. I am convinced that as I see a bigger picture that this is absorbed by my brain better.
A familiar trip, but that coastline is always lovely to watch as it slips by. I'm impressed by the camera stability on some of the coastal shots, what camera are you using and do you use a gimbal ?
Hi Dave - definitely one of my favourite bits of coast line in the UK. in terms of camera, I use a Fimi palm. It has its own gimbal and it is the perfect device for using on the boat. I fix it on with a mount, switch it on and leave it running. If you have watched any of my 'Raw & Uncut' series, they are the unedited footage off the Fimi palm. th-cam.com/play/PLrvCV8EQKPwkzoRMHfQxOR8PdUfiHYqXP.html
Looked like the perfect sail. I did the same trip last September on what should have been an even nicer forecast, F4 NW. What I actually got was F6 W. It sounds like our tidal timing was very similar so I know I had wind over tide, but the sea looked a lot smoother for you. Can I ask if you were on neaps? I'm trying to work out what I did wrong in my planning. I have a video on TH-cam if you want to see what I mean about the conditions.
Interesting to see your planning timings. Being old school I plan on paper, but often sail with others that plan on a tablet or phone. We take about the same time and have a very similar plan. The big, nay huge, difference is they are constantly looking at their phone to see where we are.
I am convinced that as I see a bigger picture that this is absorbed by my brain better.
A perfect day for sailing! Fair winds!
Thanks. it certainly was
A familiar trip, but that coastline is always lovely to watch as it slips by.
I'm impressed by the camera stability on some of the coastal shots, what camera are you using and do you use a gimbal ?
Hi Dave - definitely one of my favourite bits of coast line in the UK.
in terms of camera, I use a Fimi palm. It has its own gimbal and it is the perfect device for using on the boat. I fix it on with a mount, switch it on and leave it running. If you have watched any of my 'Raw & Uncut' series, they are the unedited footage off the Fimi palm.
th-cam.com/play/PLrvCV8EQKPwkzoRMHfQxOR8PdUfiHYqXP.html
Thanks for the info, I've just been looking at the palm 2 pro on the internet. I think I need one for Christmas :-)@@confidencesailing
Looked like the perfect sail. I did the same trip last September on what should have been an even nicer forecast, F4 NW. What I actually got was F6 W. It sounds like our tidal timing was very similar so I know I had wind over tide, but the sea looked a lot smoother for you. Can I ask if you were on neaps? I'm trying to work out what I did wrong in my planning. I have a video on TH-cam if you want to see what I mean about the conditions.
Thanks for the comment Richard. I genuinely can't remember what the tide was doing, but it was slack water as I went over St. Alban's race.