This is by far the best sailing channel on youtube. Its just pure. This one was a little scary. Thanks for sharing Alan and Merry Christmas.All the best to you and your wife in the coming New Year.
Us old Maritimers eat dinner at 12:00 and we have our supper at 18:00.( It's pretty good talking for an Edmonton kid like you ;)! I also have fond memories of haying in the old style where all the barns had hay lofts that we would fill to the brim if we could. Oh, the smell of that hay and how you felt after a days work. Great stuff. When I was a kid, I would go and help the neighbors just to ride back to the barn on top of the haystack. Small pleasures were enough. 😊
Do you really think you're going to be able to grab much less hold onto that trailing rope? Try pulling yourself against a 4-5 kt current (your moving boat). Maybe setting up a trip line to disengage your steering vane that's attached to you? Love the video. Good luck!
Allan as you recount the story of you making hay, I noticed the grazes on your cheeks, are these from salt or fr some other reason? Please make sure you're rested and healed before making the return voyage, look after yourself we want you to return to mrs rover in good health 👍
I'm not sure if is there any, but it would be great to have a big bowline at the end of the MOB line, so you could pass under your armpits. I remember a story from the boy scouts training book, about a family that felt into a river in winter and they started floating downstream, and people from a near bridge dropped ropes so they could grabbed and be raised. They managed to grab the ropes, but because of the cold they couldn't keep the grip. So the book says, if a boy scout had been there, a big bowline would have been tied on the end, so they can slip into and get raised. Maybe there is a risk of catching something floating with the bowline. At least a figure eight knot at the end so the rope doesn't slip from your hands, in shock for being over board, and then manage to tie a one hand bowline which is very easy to do and would be vital in that situation. Love your content, I've bee following you since the beginning of the project. Cheers from Buenos Aires!
@@Charlie2Bravo If we put both ideas together, the red line should pass under the cleat and be tied to the tiler, so if you put pressure makes the boat turn...
@@jorgeconcheyro Good point! I have a Southern Cross 31 with a Sailomat 3040 and I have my trailing line rigged to disengage the windvane. Generally it will round up, but not right away so the idea of having something on the MOB line to hang onto is a good one.
Have to agree- making sure the MOB line cancels the wind vane seems critical or you’ll add enormous drag to the task of pulling yourself back to a boat that trying to run away from you!
I meant to ask why did you not tie knots along the safety life line dragging behind? I would think it would be very slippery thus difficult to pull yourself along it. Great video. Thx.
I believe you would be surprised how something as simple as a buggy board at the end of your lifeline would elivate the line and reduce drag. Hopefully that line will cause the boat to luff up.
Is that red line, trailing aft, a drogue? Does it help keep the boat steady in a following sea? I was a sailor most all my life, raced for years, and I'm interested in the dynamics of wind driven boats.
I must have missed something; watch this wonderful sunrise on day 14 of the passage. The sun is rising on the port side of your boat, and you are headed to Ireland from much further south. There mus be gremlins in the compass. Merry Christmas to you.
@@shawnlund From the Azores to Ireland one would be on a general northerly course and the sun rises in the east, which would be to the right, over the starboard side.
@@bunkerhill4854 I would think it is the editing of the video, a mirror image of the real cameras shot/world. What is on the right appears to be on the left on our screens.
At some point in the future can you explain Rope by rope how the Halyards work? One would be to raise and lower the top Batten with a pulley advantage, one would be to snug the battens to the mast. And the other two are for Lazy jacks on each side?? The main sheeting is a four to one advantage through the battens. Trying to follow the ropes and the attachment methods has keep me guessing from video to video how the sail system works.
Should you rig a preventer to stop the sail from gybing ? It looks like you have lost quite a bit of weight, are you eating all the necessary nutrients to stay healthy? Cheers, Richard
Merry Christmas. Could you tell me the weights of your boat? Dry weight? Ballast? Fully loaded? Or if you have a video explaining this? Very nice boat, sir. Thank you for your channel.
What time of year was this filmed? Also the point made by another commentator about the sun rising on the port side really calls into question whether this was filmed on the passage from the Azores to Ireland or another passage?
He sails the boat he built himself every which way and across the ocean like it's nothing, and you're concerned about HIS seamanship! 😂 If he wants to zone out and clear his head for ten minutes or whatever, so what. Christ, is he not allowed to sleep either?
This is by far the best sailing channel on youtube. Its just pure. This one was a little scary. Thanks for sharing Alan and Merry Christmas.All the best to you and your wife in the coming New Year.
Really enjoy your no nonsense sailing videos. They are very informative as to who, where and why. Thanks
Us old Maritimers eat dinner at 12:00 and we have our supper at 18:00.( It's pretty good talking for an Edmonton kid like you ;)! I also have fond memories of haying in the old style where all the barns had hay lofts that we would fill to the brim if we could. Oh, the smell of that hay and how you felt after a days work. Great stuff. When I was a kid, I would go and help the neighbors just to ride back to the barn on top of the haystack. Small pleasures were enough. 😊
Do you really think you're going to be able to grab much less hold onto that trailing rope? Try pulling yourself against a 4-5 kt current (your moving boat).
Maybe setting up a trip line to disengage your steering vane that's attached to you?
Love the video. Good luck!
I absolutely love the mid-video stories :) wishing you a merry Christmas and following winds!!
Brilliant ride, adventures, memories that all the gold in the world can not buy👍🐬🙏💪
What a great boat! Taking it like a champ. Rudder lashings look good as new!
Alan,
Hope you have a great new year, stay safe and sail on my friend. A week without one of your videos is like a week without sunshine.
Thanks for another entertaining video, Alan. I trust you had a Merry Christmas in an Irish Pub.....
Merry Christmas Alan!
Allan as you recount the story of you making hay, I noticed the grazes on your cheeks, are these from salt or fr some other reason? Please make sure you're rested and healed before making the return voyage, look after yourself we want you to return to mrs rover in good health 👍
Thank you my friend, they are almost entirely healed now.
Seasons greetings to you my captain.
Merry Christmas to you! Wishing you well on your adventures.
Best wishes Alan for yourself and Mrs Rover for 2025.
Great viewing as ever. Nigel.
I'm not sure if is there any, but it would be great to have a big bowline at the end of the MOB line, so you could pass under your armpits. I remember a story from the boy scouts training book, about a family that felt into a river in winter and they started floating downstream, and people from a near bridge dropped ropes so they could grabbed and be raised. They managed to grab the ropes, but because of the cold they couldn't keep the grip. So the book says, if a boy scout had been there, a big bowline would have been tied on the end, so they can slip into and get raised. Maybe there is a risk of catching something floating with the bowline. At least a figure eight knot at the end so the rope doesn't slip from your hands, in shock for being over board, and then manage to tie a one hand bowline which is very easy to do and would be vital in that situation. Love your content, I've bee following you since the beginning of the project. Cheers from Buenos Aires!
Good idea. I'm was thinking of a trip line that would send the tiller hard to port/stbd with a bungee.
@@Charlie2Bravo If we put both ideas together, the red line should pass under the cleat and be tied to the tiler, so if you put pressure makes the boat turn...
@@jorgeconcheyro Good point! I have a Southern Cross 31 with a Sailomat 3040 and I have my trailing line rigged to disengage the windvane. Generally it will round up, but not right away so the idea of having something on the MOB line to hang onto is a good one.
Have to agree- making sure the MOB line cancels the wind vane seems critical or you’ll add enormous drag to the task of pulling yourself back to a boat that trying to run away from you!
Merry Christmas and stay safe
Happy holidays, Allan from Wisconsin, USA
Merry Christmas and safe crossing
Happy Christmas Alan :-)
Merry Christmas and Happy (New) Year Ahead.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
That lowest boom pole swinging right over your head made me so nervous!
I meant to ask why did you not tie knots along the safety life line dragging behind?
I would think it would be very slippery thus difficult to pull yourself along it.
Great video. Thx.
Merry Christmas
I believe you would be surprised how something as simple as a buggy board at the end of your lifeline would elivate the line and reduce drag. Hopefully that line will cause the boat to luff up.
Is that red line, trailing aft, a drogue? Does it help keep the boat steady in a following sea? I was a sailor most all my life, raced for years, and I'm interested in the dynamics of wind driven boats.
Happy Boxing Day My Friend
Thx
I must have missed something; watch this wonderful sunrise on day 14 of the passage. The sun is rising on the port side of your boat, and you are headed to Ireland from much further south. There mus be gremlins in the compass. Merry Christmas to you.
I’m super curious what you think doesn’t make sense?
@@shawnlund From the Azores to Ireland one would be on a general northerly course and the sun rises in the east, which would be to the right, over the starboard side.
I noticed that too. Actually, this is the second video that I noticed this.
@@bunkerhill4854 I would think it is the editing of the video, a mirror image of the real cameras shot/world. What is on the right appears to be on the left on our screens.
@@brianferguson6278 The following shots all show words on coats and such correctly. Perhaps Alan will clear this up.
Good going Allen. Not a challenge for you... When do you this without a sail?
At some point in the future can you explain Rope by rope how the Halyards work? One would be to raise and lower the top Batten with a pulley advantage, one would be to snug the battens to the mast. And the other two are for Lazy jacks on each side?? The main sheeting is a four to one advantage through the battens. Trying to follow the ropes and the attachment methods has keep me guessing from video to video how the sail system works.
Hello my friend. Merry Christmas. I will be getting my new to me sailboat end of January.
I hope to meet u one day 😊
Thank you and merry Christmas. Would it help if you had another shock cord on your tiller . I saw only one to stbd?
How long is the MOB line
What kind of sea anchor are you using?
What is the red line in the water being dragged behind you?
Should you rig a preventer to stop the sail from gybing ?
It looks like you have lost quite a bit of weight, are you eating all the necessary nutrients to stay healthy?
Cheers, Richard
Merry Christmas. Could you tell me the weights of your boat? Dry weight? Ballast? Fully loaded? Or if you have a video explaining this? Very nice boat, sir. Thank you for your channel.
What the hay?
What time of year was this filmed? Also the point made by another commentator about the sun rising on the port side really calls into question whether this was filmed on the passage from the Azores to Ireland or another passage?
Why not just rig and use a standard tether instead of dragging a line which you would be unlikely to snag?
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I am concerned about your seamanship when you got into your nostalgic transes. Staring a fix point on the bow is not keeping watch.
He sails the boat he built himself every which way and across the ocean like it's nothing, and you're concerned about HIS seamanship! 😂 If he wants to zone out and clear his head for ten minutes or whatever, so what. Christ, is he not allowed to sleep either?
@@trustthescience2260The neck of an owl and the eyes of an ant. That’s all he needed to become a mildly capable “nothing watcher” lol