Ep22. Sailing SOLO to PORTLAND and MESSING UP the DOCKING!
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- Day 3 of my adventure! Heading from Totland Bay to Portland marina. I stuffed the docking up, but survived!
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Day 3 of my adventure! Heading from Totland Bay to Portland marina. I stuffed the docking up, but survived!
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Gotta go to work,I'll finish the rest when I get home , this one kinda makes me want to be late !
it takes a lot of balls to go to sea single handed! you're smashing it. also, looks like your boat slips down those waves very lovelyly
😂 She's a friggin champ! Obviously I have no frame of reference, but it's like she's on rails a lot of the time. I've adjusted the wind vane now, so should do a better job. If I ever leave this port 🙈
"Tossed about like a turd in a pisspot" . As Admiral Lord Nelson once said.😂
I believe so! 😂😂
Any sighting of dolphins makes all the pain worthwhile, but an encounter like that is one of life's great privileges. If that wasn't a good omen, I don't know what is.
You do realise that this sailing stuff is addictive, and there is no rehab treatment 😊
Unfortunately I have 😂😂
Very true, looking for a new adventure right now !
It’s called seahab 😂
@hellohellohello6847 very good 👍🏻
Sailing is rehab.
I don't blame you for getting a bit emotional, you are starting to see your dream come to life and realising you are living in it !
You are a quick learner too which is absolutely crucial and also refreshing to witness !
Keep it up lad ! 👍
Thank you!
Love that you include your cockups, really helpful to see for us who are just starting out or interested in sailing. Bravo mate, you're doing it :))
You'll get warts and all on this channel, I'm learning as I go, I'm gonna cock up!
Nice to see someone discover the joy of sailing and being out in nature. I started out 30 years ago but still like to keep it simple and minimalistic to stay in touch with the elements.
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In deed
It looks like the definition of having good time al ways
Im so proud of you for living your dream! So your allowed to be emotional! ❤
It was a moment of madness. Normal cantankerous service has resumed 😂😂😂
@@BumblingSailor thanks for the mention to! Xx
Been following your adventure since the beginning. Very funny. You actually know some shit, getting as far as you've gotten; starting the engine by joumping the starter. You are very funny and I'm sure you will succeed in your plans. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers! And thanks for watching!
Something that would really help a boat like yours is a 'flopper-stopper', easy enough thingy to make from a bucket. I know it's early days for you but maybe have a go at getting sail up in all conditions and relying on it rather than the stinkbox. Once you're moving your sails will damp the movement and a Contessa is a well handy boat to sail in most conditions. Oh yes and.....one of the most important things to learn for downwind sailing is to tack downwind instead of running - it's often faster and a lot less roly poly.
I only used the 'stinkbox' to enter the harbour 👍
Awesome!
Ship Happens sent me over to your channel and wow you are very entertaining and a smart bloke in my opinion. Love your humor.
Thank you!
A midship cleat is almost essential equipment for singlehanded docking, it makes things so much less frantic. Good improvisation using the winch.
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Hi Buddy, just came across your “Bumbling Channel” don’t know why but episode by episode I’m really beginning to love it and look forward to it. Your my kinda a guy. Krgds. from an old retired Irish Ship’s Captain, now living in Australia. Fair winds & following seas my friend. ☘️🇦🇺
Thank you! Hope I can keep it up!
Reckon you held a pretty good account of yourself. Well done big fella! Good vid.
Cheers!
Your totalling smashing it. Don't be so self critical, we're all learning all the time.
good improvisation with the docking ,as someone said below for solo docking step onto the pontoon with a line from midships and from bow or stern depending on where the wind is coming ,from tie of midships first ,makes the job easy.
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Keep going Bumbly!
Cheers!
I took the plunge like you after watching every vanlife video and converted a van to live in, now on second bigger van and been vanlifing for 4 years!! Thing is I've been watching sailing videos for the last year and am saving for a boat!!! 😁 Gonna follow your journey closely 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was my route! I think it's easier to transition into a boat if you've lived in a pretty cramped van first!
Absolutely!! Happy sailing and one day hopefully we will cross paths 👍👍🍻🍻
You’re slowly infusing me with courage enough to untie from the dock!😮 I am very proud of you for some strange reason. 😂
Do it! 😂
Gemma is why I am here and I'm loving your channel. What you lack in experience you make up for with practical common sense. Well done. Oh! and I lived in Bolton for about fifty years.
Great viewing mate, you remind me why I have a motor boat! 😁
Thank you so much! Maybe one day when I grow up I'll get one 😂
I like to think that popeye is the bad guy and this is bluto's show 😊
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Brutus 😆😆😆
❤ hang in there!! ❤
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Just started watching and enjoying your videos. Maybe you've already figured this out but the trick to overcoming the prop walk in reverse is to give a blast of throttle in reverse to get the boat moving and then shift into neutral, Repeat as necessary to get where you need to go.
Thanks for the advice!
Your really getting,it on.Mans stuff.ya proper Sailor.Your pub tough guys don't do this.F well done.
Cheers!
The freedom to faff about. Awesome! Enjoying the journey with you. Fin.
Cheers!
Yes, a series of unfortunate events will be shared with a series of awesome events while sailing your own boat on a path of adventure. It’s a hoot to me, that your sharing many of my old own past worries of learning in a small boat on open water.❤️
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I love it. I did offer to lend a hand but you're already well on the way! nice job squire!
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Experience is a real teacher. You are learning quick. Glad to see some real English Sailing.
Thank you!
You have the best fans!! Beer on arrival?! I need their number 😂😂
I know right! 😂
The coolest boat in the marina 👌
😂😂 Not sure about that!
Blinking Great Episode again ! Thanks for sharing
Cheers!
I have no experience but I’ve dreamed of buying a sailboat for over twenty years. Your videos are both entertaining and inspiring. Thank you.
Cheers!
Awesome mate. Takes a northener to say how it actually is lol. Well done.
Looks like a great day.
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Just started watching your channel and really enjoying it. I was given a good tip for coming alongside when solo sailing, if you don't have a midship cleat tie a rope around the base of the mast instead
Well done, looked fun. Glad you spotted how useful those winches can be when mooring. It's warming up now, enjoy the rest of the trip.
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15:40 pull on some kicking strap to take out most (not all) of that of that massive twist in the mainsail then let the boom out.
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Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Just brought my boat and I have all this to learn! Thanks mate for the videos they give me hope🎉
Awesome! Fair winds my friend!
Spot on mate, your arrived and tied up that's the main thing. Check out Harry Dwyer BTW, 1700 miles round Britain, his film editing is a work of Art.
Cheers, I don't think I've even watched anything on TH-cam for ages!
Keep going nice to watch your learning well thank you for supporting Mark on wilding sailing it means everything to him as it does to rock on Terry
Thanks Kevin!
I heard you put on your posh telephone voice when hailing the safety craft 😂
But jokes aside great communication, clear as a bell and your intensions confirmed!
Inspiring to see a man living his dream and making it reality, fair play to you Sir!
Hey nice job dealing with the pitching & rolling, I see now just how hard putting a sail up in those conditions is. 😎
Yeah, exciting! 😂
Well done sir. It is good to see someone learning to sail from scratch and handle it.
Cheers!
Damn. You're good at this! Good call to come around again. You did a great job docking!
Thank you!
The brain and inner ears get used to the sloshing about. I always wondered about couples living the life with chronic sea sickness.
I've isolated it to the drinks I was having. Luckily.
Legend!!
Cheers!
Contessa 26 is a lovely yacht that'll take you across the Atlantic, one day I'll have one too. Love what you're doing.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Man, respect, brother.
Cheers!
It's really great watching a novice learn to sail. I've recently started learning to sail, having bought a classic sailing dinghy, but I have aspirations for something bigger one day!
Keep going, and good luck!
Thank you, and best of luck!
Another great one. Once again no one died and the boat still fliats so succesful trip. Loving the way the sailing malarchy is starting to come naturally now. I hope to sail the south coast some point this year. Im east coast atm.
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When there are whitecaps ya need to say, "The sheep are in the field!!"
I'll remember that! 😂
The more experience you get now will come in handy later .Very nice to see you getting used to the quirks of being aboard your boat . Really enjoyed this episode .
Thank you!
A good landing is one you can walk away from . You're still walking ... 🤗
Not after a night on J 😂
Downwind days are great. Glad you are out there and loving it. Keep at it! ❤ There is no shame in sailing with no main, especially downwind.
Cheers!
Just love watching your progress, but I feel so nervous for you at times. You're a brave guy. Take care, good luck and good sailing
I'll be reet 👍
Love it
Cheers!
Thanks
Thank you so much!
Your boat slips along beautifully. Interesting videos mate. Good luck.
Thank you!
I’m just really happy for you.
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great video Terry don't forget you are still learning so you're bound to make mistakes so don't worry you cant learn if you don't make mistakes your videos are improving your confidence has massively improved I really do hope your channel takes off massively I am doing as much as I can by keep watching your videos or leave them running while on another channel so that your hours mount up so all the best from John from Rugby.
Cheers John!
@@BumblingSailor no problem mate I will keep doing it when I am online.
Awesome stuff Terry. Well done all round and thanks as always for sharing your experiences and adventures aboard. You are getting there!
Cheers!
Smashing it and your thought processes is spot on.
A few pointers might help up out. Always set up a centre line if you’re on your own so much easier to dock. Then do the standard bow and stern. Wait till you try a med park (stern to) on your own, doing anchor and stern lines and driving backwards.
Get the main up at anchor, having it up and tied to the centre gives you much more control and it’s easier to balance than a head sail. Especially if the engine doesn’t start.
If you want to sail on the jib downwind then keep the main up but centralise it, gives you a lot more options and stops it stealing the wind.
Awesome, thanks so much!
Mast head jib. Yes they go quite well without the mainsail. You could get a genoa.
I have one 👍
You are doing spectacular, love watching you living your best life. You will get use to the docking thing. I always ran a line from the bow down so I could tie the stern, then jump off and pull the bow in by hand.
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You got me thinking that you should set up some clutches on the cabin top for halyards and a downhall for the main. you could also rig up a preventer that would stay in place for when needed. Lazy jacks would be a huge help as well. You could for very little money rig that boat so you'd never have to leave the cockpit.
Consider having enough bow line to go around the outside of your stays and back to the cockpit. When you get to the dock you'll have both lines in your hand. Step off with the two lines and you;re completely under control.
you got this.
Early on, a downwind run might feel a bit uncomfortable, but in the future you'll be hoping for a following sea. Just watch that boom for an accidental jibe. (Preventer)
Fun video. It was like you were on a rollercoaster of emotion. Add a bit of sea sickness and sleep deprivation and you're well on your way to being a seasoned pro.
As always, fair winds and best wishes.
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Very impressed mate, well done. Really well done.
Cheers mick!
Looks like you are enjoying this sailing malarkey too much despite what you said! lol 😂 Another great video and nice to see your little buddy turning up to make sure you arrived safely and were settled into your new dock 😊
😂😂 Definitely!
Great to see ♥by the time you get back home you wont be saying "no experience" anymore as you will have had plenty of it by then 👍I gave you a tip on mooring in an earlier video of having a line back from the bow cleat to the cockpit so once you have secured the stern you jump off with the line from the bow and pull the bow into the side to secure it ,can make things a bit easy and controllable👍 ,at least your weather is getting better now for the next stage's ❤.
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I would jumped straight in with that dolphin! Rare to see them by themselves. Good work look forward to the next video 👍🏻
I thought about it!
So glad l was introduced to you by Ship Happens your a bit like l am when l go sailing on my mates yacht lm now 72 and lve only just experienced motion under sail wow what a game changer. I'm realy enjoying your experiences especially encountering a dolfin eating what was under you mooring bouy evan us blokes can get realy sentimental about situations like that. Looking forward to your next vlog 😎😎😎
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching!
Love your vids!! Great stuff! An inspiration. Stay safe and be well. Look forward to more.
Thank you!
No experience and solo sailing you are doing great.
Cheers!
Excellent and interesting video! You make me jealous. I'm returning to the boat in a couple of weeks and can't wait thx to you ;-) Keep up the good vibe!!
Awesome! Hope it goes well!
Growing big TH-camr ❤
We'll see, keep thinking everyones gonna leave soon 😂
ROLL THINTRO
Well done, great achievement!
Keep up your reading, learning and sail training 👌the more you practice the easier and more effective your skills will become. If your staying on the long pontoon for a bit, keep practicing, you’ll get to be faster and most importantly be safer for it.
One of the most important lessons to learn on a yacht of any size, is how to “Heave To” ….. I.e. stop the boat!
it’s very simple to do and buys you time to rest, sort a problem out etc.
Yachts can respond differently when you Heave to, based on size, amount of canvas up, wind and tide, keel type etc etc, it would be good for you to know how to do it as an” instant second nature thing” or as you would say thingy 😂
Really enjoying your vids and being with you on your journey 😃👍
Thank you! Heaving to is my kink 😂
Well done Bumbling, onwards and upwards 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers!
I spent a night at anchor at Totland Bay last summer and it was just a mess of rolling all night. I'll skip it next time I up that way but the beach was very nice with the dog and kids so worth a stop over. In a South Easterly it may be fine.
It definitely wasn't fun, but neither was Bembridge 😂
I wish I had the bottle to head into the open sea by myself 100% respect to you I have a 16 ft speed boat and I get the willies even hitching it onto the car 😂lovely video
In the right boat and the right conditions, it's a breeze!
I take my hat off to you!
Thank you very much kind sir!
Wow dude! You're sailing. So impressed
Thanks!
Loving it
Cheers!
Nice job! Even with 2 km of empty dock ahead of you..! 😂
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Man I LOVE what you are doing here. I am a skipper myself, and I get so freaked out by everything. I've always wondered if this needs to be so difficult and complicated. You show that it really isn't - you just need to trust yourself and apply common sense. I think your approach is the perfect antidote to the rich-white-snob mentality that dominates sailing so much in this country. Good on ya! Stay safe out there.
Cheers man! I'm bloody loving it!
Another great Video and the explained the reason of the emjo (hiding a Crack) on arrival at Portland was 😂.
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very very cool
Cheers!
It's been a little while since I tuned in to you you're doing great remember we learn by doing and you're coming along just marvelously thank you for the content blessings to you and yours coming at you from Southern Oregon
Thank you!
Hi Terry.
I’m in awe mate. You are kicking its ass.
One question please. What are you navigating by? Is it an Ap or, are you using charts/pilot book?
A combination of my phone/ipad with various apps and markers put into an old gps chartplotter 👍
I got battered at St Aldhelms Head, a beautiful spot but not to be messed with.
Agreed!
You are doing great! Totland to Weymouth is quite a passage for a coastal sailor just starting out! With regard to the main. It is possible to raise it when sailing downwind although not ideal. Go on broad to beam reach ‘bream reach’ Topping lift on. Kicker right off. Trice the boom up high (25 degrees at least). This will de power the sail as you raise it. You might get the whole thing raised if you are lucky but even if only part will be better than nothing. You could also see if she will heave to by backing the jib and lashing the boom to leeward temporarily. It might calm the motion sufficiently for you to get some main up using same method just described. Be careful though as being on deck in rolly conditions offshore is risky and requires vigilance. If in ANY doubt don’t do it. Really liking the videos thanks :)
Cheers for the info!
Sun and sea the best medicine
Agreed!
Cracking sail!😉
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No shame in going around for another go. Nice job!
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Wahoo! Loving your channel. I too bought a boat (last summer) with no experience at all( probably less knowledge than you😅)BUT I’m doing it. Still not ready to do it in my own but your vids are adding to my motivation. Thanks
Hi Helen! That's awesome! Just bloody do it is what I say! Keep it up, you'll have a ball!
Nice one mate ! I love Weymouth ,Portland area , I have been going there once or twice a year since the early seventies . I started because my brother was based at the helicopter base there doing SAR . I just fell for the place . I think Weymouth is a fantastic area to bring up a family ,it has everything .🍺
I absolutely love it!
I found your channel on a whim, going down the same rabbit hole you did to get started on this dream. Hoping to follow in your steps one day! Just saving up for the right ship!
Awesome! Best of luck on your adventure!
Well done mate!😊
Cheers!