Another great video! One note of mention, if lightning gets you, or gps gets interrupted by solar activity... In the worst possible time, in a reef filled area, having a paper backup would be nice. I'm a not old, old fashion guy.
Invalauble information presented in a no fuss Michael Briant style that we all love and appreciate. But I must add, you are looking fit and healthy these days. Good on you mate. Your channel is a treat!
Thank you for that! When I made this video I thought it would not get many views but to my surprise its doing better than average... Not sure what part of Oz you are from but as you probably know the sun and warmth really helps the aches and pains!
Thanks Mike a quick pick me up and reminder just before the boat hits the water again - just the job cheers stay safe out in the Caribbean mate Gosh speed to you Malc uk 🇬🇧
Great guide Michael, hope all is well. Love WP1 22d to home... Been giving myself a hard time for not chasing miles and "offshore" but loved the slow way south guide. Eventually you will hit a pot or do some damage on your own at night. Safe Watch
@@SailingGently Grabbed a brace of the books, if you were going to leave the boat on west coast of spain for the winter and get the hull painted, and hour form a usefll airport or high speed train etc with a view to maderia or canaries where would you rest up Micheal?
Erling your right! NOAA says: Spring tides always happen when the Moon is at the full or new phase, which is when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment.
I am not sure any form of electronics are a adequate backup. Many years ago I even had a soaked and almost unreadable chart with a rogue wave in the Humber estuary! John
Oguz it is almost impossible. The source I used - Tides End/Bellingdon Charts appear to have gone out of business... So do most of the 2nd hand chart companies...
electronics are good until they stop working, and then what? giving such advice makes no sense in my eyes particularly if one follows the self sufficent ethos
Everard you could be right, but merchant ships no longer carry paper charts, The Admiralty is going to stop printing paper charts. My sextant only got me to within 10 miles of my position and any one of my 6 separate GPS receivers will get me to within 10 feet of position.. Frankly 95% of of small boat sailors never go out of site of land and most of what I was on about was Pilotage.. But I guess it is a matter of opinion....
I started sailing Robert in the channel out of the Hamble in the early '70s and loved it. In my own small 22ft cruising boats All youtube is intended to be entertaining or possibly interesting at best. I am saddened you hated this video as it was well intentioned - but you can't please all of the people all...............
Michael is an absolute legend and a pleasure to listen to. You would do well to seek out his other videos and find out a bit more about him before being so rude.
@@SailingGently It's always the way. You praise someone and the puff and preen and strut like a peacock. You criticise someone and ooh, no they don't like that stop being persona, blah, blah, blah. No mate, you miss the point entirely. I used the words 'tutorial' and 'vocation. I am criticising YOU. You are not a tutor. Your presentation is slow, flat, soporific, monotone. You may have sailed up every channel, inlet, back passage known to man, but if you are not a communicator, you're not a communicator. I had skool teachers like you in the 60s/70s. Don't worry, you are in good company on You Tube, there are thousands of you on here, not all in boating. You seem to think to yourselves after watching a couple of videos, OH! i can do that 'cos anyone can do that. But if 18+ subbys then i must be wrong. BTW, do you want me to kill your hairdresser?
Another great video! One note of mention, if lightning gets you, or gps gets interrupted by solar activity... In the worst possible time, in a reef filled area, having a paper backup would be nice. I'm a not old, old fashion guy.
I agree... But I grew up with paper charts and have map books in the boot of the car!
Invalauble information presented in a no fuss Michael Briant style that we all love and appreciate. But I must add, you are looking fit and healthy these days. Good on you mate. Your channel is a treat!
Thank you for that! When I made this video I thought it would not get many views but to my surprise its doing better than average... Not sure what part of Oz you are from but as you probably know the sun and warmth really helps the aches and pains!
I would love to see more videos like this! I hope you’re enjoying yourself out there!
So pleased you liked it. I thought it might bomb!
It's never boring to listen to you. Cheers.
Thank you! AND you watched to the end! I'm flattered
A joy to watch. After mucking about in boats (on and off) for about fifty years - I now know how it works. Thanks.
Thanks Michael - mind you never stop being surprised when I get it wrong!
Many thanks from Germany for this excellent understandable short introduction into tidal navigation!
Cheers
Glad it was helpful Andre
Love it, great to see you back.
Hey, thanks! thank you for watching
Thanks Mike a quick pick me up and reminder just before the boat hits the water again - just the job cheers stay safe out in the Caribbean mate Gosh speed to you Malc uk 🇬🇧
Thank you Malcolm - Have a wonderful season - spring is here!
Great guide Michael, hope all is well. Love WP1 22d to home... Been giving myself a hard time for not chasing miles and "offshore" but loved the slow way south guide. Eventually you will hit a pot or do some damage on your own at night. Safe Watch
Richie I agree... Messing about in boats should be just fun... And knowing ones limitations helps!
@@SailingGently Grabbed a brace of the books, if you were going to leave the boat on west coast of spain for the winter and get the hull painted, and hour form a usefll airport or high speed train etc with a view to maderia or canaries where would you rest up Micheal?
Difficult.. Coruna or Bayonne and get the train to the ferries around St Sebastian... Or Lisbon in portugal... Lots of marinas and nearer airports
Thanks. Much more to this than I expected.
It is still an interesting subject Kev, despite the arrival of GPS...
Thanks for the video, very helpful in allowing me to begin to understand a subject that I am only just getting my head around
Really pleased Mike & Lucy if it helps... Hard to grasp at first I found then....
Cheers mike will check out the library
Thank you, Jason, for watching
Excellent info. Very soothing manner.
Thank you. Glad you found it interesting!
Enjoyable, as always. Thanks
Thank you Patrick for watching
Found this really helpful,thank you
Chris, I am so pleased you found it useful
Thank you for the information.
My pleasure Pete - glad you found it interesting
Really helpful 👍🏻 Thanks 🙏
Glad to hear that! Not sure what the reaction would be to this subject!
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Thanks Robert
weel put thank you
You're very welcome. Glad it was interesting
thank you.👍
I am glad you liked it Irmina
correction: At new moon there is also a spring tide. At half moon there is neap tide
Erling your right! NOAA says: Spring tides always happen when the Moon is at the full or new phase, which is when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment.
I am not sure any form of electronics are a adequate backup. Many years ago I even had a soaked and almost unreadable chart with a rogue wave in the Humber estuary!
John
John I sort of agree although Merchant ships in the main no longer carry paper charts. And wet ones are a big problem as you point out!
God did not want the British going to sea lol
Well, we ruled the waves for a short while
How can we find copy of Admiralty paper maps cheaper?
Oguz it is almost impossible. The source I used - Tides End/Bellingdon Charts appear to have gone out of business... So do most of the 2nd hand chart companies...
Now we are talking 😊
Thank you Eric...
Hi Micheal. How is it going in the Carabbean?
Good, except I got wind/sun burn sailing the other day. Thought I was acclimatised!!
electronics are good until they stop working, and then what? giving such advice makes no sense in my eyes particularly if one follows the self sufficent ethos
Mario you are right which is why I talked about back up systems later in the video
Don't forget to knit your own ganseys. You never know when you won't be able to buy clothes.
Foolish advice to not bother learning "traditional navigation".
Everard you could be right, but merchant ships no longer carry paper charts, The Admiralty is going to stop printing paper charts. My sextant only got me to within 10 miles of my position and any one of my 6 separate GPS receivers will get me to within 10 feet of position.. Frankly 95% of of small boat sailors never go out of site of land and most of what I was on about was Pilotage.. But I guess it is a matter of opinion....
A view from the Uk. Am i supposed to see this video a a tutorial? If so mate, find another vocation.
I started sailing Robert in the channel out of the Hamble in the early '70s and loved it. In my own small 22ft cruising boats All youtube is intended to be entertaining or possibly interesting at best. I am saddened you hated this video as it was well intentioned - but you can't please all of the people all...............
Michael is an absolute legend and a pleasure to listen to. You would do well to seek out his other videos and find out a bit more about him before being so rude.
@@SailingGently
It's always the way. You praise someone and the puff and preen and strut like a peacock. You criticise someone and ooh, no they don't like that stop being persona, blah, blah, blah. No mate, you miss the point entirely. I used the words 'tutorial' and 'vocation. I am criticising YOU. You are not a tutor. Your presentation is slow, flat, soporific, monotone. You may have sailed up every channel, inlet, back passage known to man, but if you are not a communicator, you're not a communicator. I had skool teachers like you in the 60s/70s. Don't worry, you are in good company on You Tube, there are thousands of you on here, not all in boating. You seem to think to yourselves after watching a couple of videos, OH! i can do that 'cos anyone can do that. But if 18+ subbys then i must be wrong. BTW, do you want me to kill your hairdresser?
@@robertbowler6130
"An absolute legend and a pleasure to listen to. What are you smoking? If criticism is rude, then i'm rude, ok, got it.
Well at least I found a hairdresser with a sense of humour - So many take themselves far to seriously.....