076 SOU-AMS ⛵️ with "de Zeezeilers" sailing school
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Sailing solo also means not getting a lot of feedback on how you sail, prepare or execute under stress. Knowing my problem, I want to sail 24 hours or more non-stop but solo, I figured the best way was to learn in a controlled environment.
And taking sailing lessons felt like the best approach. Fortunately in the Netherlands we have a great sea sailing company: De Zeezeilers (www.zeezeilers.nl). As you might know I've sailed with them before and I truly loved it. So what better way to prepare for my first 24+ hours solo trip....
ps, I was inspired by the video of Eric Aanderaa. He has brilliant material on sailing from Norway like this video on his crossing to Jan Mayen ( • Sailing Lofoten to Jan... )
For those who don't know me, I'm Jan. Solo sailer and prefer to sail for longer period of times. My first trip was to the Nordics and I'm preparing for my second. I'm doubting between Norway, England or the Azores but leaning to the first. Don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have an opinion.... :).
the hardest bit is the north sea english channel, after this it gets more relaxing and solo sailing safe enough no windparks oilrigs very few other vessels GO FOR IT!
Sounds like a plan! Have to agree that on the North Sea it’s not really an option to sail without seeing something to navigate on….
Hi Ghostguy, start your planning for next season! It always brings a smile on my face after a 2 or 3 day continuous solo trip on my slow sailing boat, when i see the fast boats that passed me the first day, come in 'my' harbour a few days after i arrived beacuse the do shorter trips. It is great to make a lot of miles in one go and arrive in a really different place. Sleeping for 20 minutes in the English Channel, its is too busy for me so i dont dare, but 24 hours with no sleep is also doable. Learned this year that a serious pain killer on a solo trip is a good thing to have but seeing your preparations in your earlier videos, i guess your boat is well stocked.. Thanks for the video
Hi Feike,
Thanks for the tip. It feels I’m ready. I guess I just need to make the step :)… Tnx for the tips!