That was a great episode. So nice to watch, We are in Brixham now having electronics upgraded and waiting for our Jan lift out after Christmas on the boat. Watching this reminds me of the sailing we are waiting for in the spring 😁
Glad you enjoyed it and I hope the upgrades go well. Since you enjoyed this, in tomorrow's episode, we have more sailing in the Irish Sea which you may enjoy experiencing from a warm armchair because it was not warm when it happened! 😄
As Meridian has already said, holding station is an option when wind is not a big factor. It takes a bit of practice but is a worth trying. Start in open space and then in more confined spaces. Once you get the hang of it, it is a very useful skill. It can be a lot less stressful than powering back and forth while watching all the “corners” at the same time.
Well I thourally enjoyed that sail, the piano music was perfect and made me feel very serene. The Lass looks good, she just glides through the water with such grace. Dinner looked yummy. Loved Gaynors comment on ur mum Bev, ur little spiel on the bow made u sound like a air hostess🤣 hope that one particular day was nice. I also think u both handled the marina issue very well. The marina staff need to have a good look at themselves as well. As for the rowers, well we all know they think their special. Well done at presentation and dialogue. Luv yas later 🐳🌈🇦🇺🇬🇧 Bevs Rants need to become a feature. 😲🤣
Making the rants a feature means having the rants. I think I would prefer a quieter life. The marina staff were not involved other than sending us to the visitor pontoon, but whoever was running the event boat should have known better than to let a row boat get in front of another boat. Even us hitting their oars would probably break arms and wrists. It was a risk that was easily avoided by just waiting for another minute, maybe even 30 seconds.
Thanks for another episode with some beautiful scenarios, but I must say it looks chilly during the passage - I feel really at home🙂. Do not be too hard on yourself; you reacted quickly when the rowing boat situation became dangerous. Well done. I can only agree; marinas can be tricky in windy conditions. I appreciate that your camera mounting position captured it so well. Cheers.
It did get chilly and and soon as it got dark, we were in the thermal gear. I think my rant was due to coffee deprivation. After a quick shower and an ample supply of Mayan Gold and chocolate, I returned to my normal self! 😄 We are currently purchasing another camera to get even better coverage. Having the multiple camera angles really helps us capture the sailing.
I sail my 33ft yacht solo a lot, coming back into my marina berth in a NE over 12 kts can make life very stressful indeed. I often think as I approach how nice it would be to have a crew member onboard because it certainly makes a difference of whether its going to be a smooth landing or a highland dance! So agree, marinas can be terrible places to return to.
Your description of "... it certainly makes a difference of whether its going to be a smooth landing or a highland dance!" is brilliant. It sums it up perfectly 👍
I grew up in Dunedin New Zealand, a true Scottish city so I know a thing or two about the traditions. Robbie Burns has a statue in the city centre dominating all who pass. And the weather, true to everything I have seen on your sailing adventures. That is where I had some of my early and hardest sailing experiences.
I have heard New Zealand referred to as "Britain of the South", but now you are telling me it has a "Scotland" as well and with similar weather and sailing too! 😮 At least we do not get earthquakes here so that is a plus!
Yup, look it up its all true. Our primary school had all these pale kids turning up now and then wearing funny worsted wool clothes, they were from the 10 pound poms immigrants as they called them, funny thing is they all went to work in the local woollen mills just like where they came from. But they got their own rental house cheap from the government on a quarter acre of land so it was like freedom zone.
Love the weather forecast system I may use that in future. At the moment I have six weather apps and if I fancy a sail I look for the forecast that is close to what I’d like, if Im not keen on a sail ( rarely) I look for an awful forecast then go with that. It’s worked so far. 🤠🤠🤠 Well sorted with with docking . I have had problems docking in Largs due to wind and narrow space.
I have something I call the "Perversity Postulate" which states that out of all the forecasts the one you get will be the one you REALLY do NOT want. Sadly, my postulate is accurate too often for my own liking - I would prefer a higher error rate. 😄
That was pretty impressive, to be honest. Keeping your head when there's so much going on like that isn't easy. Actually been on a boat with someone in a much less tricky situation, who panicked and ran away from the wheel!
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Not a lot. Though to be fair, he didn't have much of a chance. Once I'd got things under control, it was me doing most of the talking :)
That docking looked fine, I would say a little more practice in holding station would reduce stress. You had a good few options including rafting to a boat temporarily.
That is a great idea about the rafting. We never thought of that in the heat of the moment, but in retrospect, the boat nearest to leeward was smaller than us (the bigger 43ft yacht was behind us) and we have seen smaller boats get crushed by having larger boats squeeze them up against the pontoon. Someone we know had £15,000 of damage caused to his boat by a larger one rafting in a marina so we do avoid rafting to smaller boats. I cannot say that that line of reasoning happened though 😄 It was all a bit more "Arghh!!!!!" By the time of the later mooring inside the hammerhead we had "cooler heads" and we temporarily rafted on a boat of similar size to ourselves and then pulled across to our slip..
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Without getting into the technicalities ... you'd be surprised what leeway is given to the master or mistress of a vessel! The problems arise if you ever want to bring it ashore ...
Fully agree with your views on Marinas. Even with 2 engines they can still be trickey, Some like the one we are in now, are a dream, big wide berths lots of space, and well controlled. Then others are so tight, Scarborough, at 38ft overall, in areas not much more tha 42ft between boats is a nightmare.
I think that older marinas were designed when a "big" boat was 30ft and maybe 8ft wide. There have been a few times that we have squeezed Salty Lass(11.4m) into an 8m slip 😄
If it's any consolation, I've spent 45 days in the Canaries and have sailed a total of 8 hours in that time :( Everything else has been motoring or at best motor sailing. I think you handled the docking really well, you didn't hit anything nor did you start screaming at the rowers. And marinas are the place you're most likely to collide with some thing and yet I can get insurance while in a marina but not in blue water. Go figure.
There seems to be few places more dangerous than marinas, but like you say they are the easiest places to get insured for. How is the journey? I thought you were doing the ARC but is it not too late by now?
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass I was never on the ARC but maybe I should have been as they've taken over much of Canaria for months making it very difficult for non-ARC'ers to find places or get anything done. I should be headed south in the next few weeks but don't know if I'll drop in on Cape Verde yet. The place seems to have quite a bit of bad press. And the ARC will be there too.
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass If it's like Las Palmas, they kick everyone out before the ARC arrives. Plus there is the weather/hurricanes to consider when going early.
All in all an effective docking, atleast you can didn’t hit anything..
cheers Ladies! 😊
Absolutely Trev! But there were a few moments that other boats got rather close....
That was a great episode. So nice to watch, We are in Brixham now having electronics upgraded and waiting for our Jan lift out after Christmas on the boat. Watching this reminds me of the sailing we are waiting for in the spring 😁
Glad you enjoyed it and I hope the upgrades go well. Since you enjoyed this, in tomorrow's episode, we have more sailing in the Irish Sea which you may enjoy experiencing from a warm armchair because it was not warm when it happened! 😄
Love you guys thank you
Thanks
As Meridian has already said, holding station is an option when wind is not a big factor. It takes a bit of practice but is a worth trying. Start in open space and then in more confined spaces. Once you get the hang of it, it is a very useful skill. It can be a lot less stressful than powering back and forth while watching all the “corners” at the same time.
We lack a bow thruster - does that make a difference?
Well I thourally enjoyed that sail, the piano music was perfect and made me feel very serene. The Lass looks good, she just glides through the water with such grace. Dinner looked yummy. Loved Gaynors comment on ur mum Bev, ur little spiel on the bow made u sound like a air hostess🤣 hope that one particular day was nice. I also think u both handled the marina issue very well. The marina staff need to have a good look at themselves as well. As for the rowers, well we all know they think their special. Well done at presentation and dialogue. Luv yas later 🐳🌈🇦🇺🇬🇧 Bevs Rants need to become a feature. 😲🤣
Making the rants a feature means having the rants. I think I would prefer a quieter life. The marina staff were not involved other than sending us to the visitor pontoon, but whoever was running the event boat should have known better than to let a row boat get in front of another boat. Even us hitting their oars would probably break arms and wrists. It was a risk that was easily avoided by just waiting for another minute, maybe even 30 seconds.
Thanks for another episode with some beautiful scenarios, but I must say it looks chilly during the passage - I feel really at home🙂. Do not be too hard on yourself; you reacted quickly when the rowing boat situation became dangerous. Well done. I can only agree; marinas can be tricky in windy conditions. I appreciate that your camera mounting position captured it so well. Cheers.
It did get chilly and and soon as it got dark, we were in the thermal gear. I think my rant was due to coffee deprivation. After a quick shower and an ample supply of Mayan Gold and chocolate, I returned to my normal self! 😄
We are currently purchasing another camera to get even better coverage. Having the multiple camera angles really helps us capture the sailing.
I sail my 33ft yacht solo a lot, coming back into my marina berth in a NE over 12 kts can make life very stressful indeed. I often think as I approach how nice it would be to have a crew member onboard because it certainly makes a difference of whether its going to be a smooth landing or a highland dance! So agree, marinas can be terrible places to return to.
Your description of "... it certainly makes a difference of whether its going to be a smooth landing or a highland dance!" is brilliant. It sums it up perfectly 👍
I grew up in Dunedin New Zealand, a true Scottish city so I know a thing or two about the traditions. Robbie Burns has a statue in the city centre dominating all who pass. And the weather, true to everything I have seen on your sailing adventures. That is where I had some of my early and hardest sailing experiences.
I have heard New Zealand referred to as "Britain of the South", but now you are telling me it has a "Scotland" as well and with similar weather and sailing too! 😮 At least we do not get earthquakes here so that is a plus!
Yup, look it up its all true. Our primary school had all these pale kids turning up now and then wearing funny worsted wool clothes, they were from the 10 pound poms immigrants as they called them, funny thing is they all went to work in the local woollen mills just like where they came from. But they got their own rental house cheap from the government on a quarter acre of land so it was like freedom zone.
I remember people who went on those schemes back in the mid 1970s
Love the weather forecast system I may use that in future. At the moment I have six weather apps and if I fancy a sail I look for the forecast that is close to what I’d like, if Im not keen on a sail ( rarely) I look for an awful forecast then go with that. It’s worked so far. 🤠🤠🤠 Well sorted with with docking . I have had problems docking in Largs due to wind and narrow space.
I have something I call the "Perversity Postulate" which states that out of all the forecasts the one you get will be the one you REALLY do NOT want. Sadly, my postulate is accurate too often for my own liking - I would prefer a higher error rate. 😄
Good idea about marking the main halyard
We originally added marks for the reef points, but now we just get the helmer to call out when the reef shows signs of lifting from the boom.
That was pretty impressive, to be honest. Keeping your head when there's so much going on like that isn't easy. Actually been on a boat with someone in a much less tricky situation, who panicked and ran away from the wheel!
Running away?? Wow! That must have been something to see! What did they say afterwards?
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Not a lot. Though to be fair, he didn't have much of a chance. Once I'd got things under control, it was me doing most of the talking :)
At least you talked. I would have been too frantic to talk. Yelling would be more likely in my case.... 😆
love the rant - can this be a weekly feature ?
😄 I hope not. I do not like the circumstances that create ranty moods!
That docking looked fine, I would say a little more practice in holding station would reduce stress. You had a good few options including rafting to a
boat temporarily.
That is a great idea about the rafting. We never thought of that in the heat of the moment, but in retrospect, the boat nearest to leeward was smaller than us (the bigger 43ft yacht was behind us) and we have seen smaller boats get crushed by having larger boats squeeze them up against the pontoon. Someone we know had £15,000 of damage caused to his boat by a larger one rafting in a marina so we do avoid rafting to smaller boats. I cannot say that that line of reasoning happened though 😄 It was all a bit more "Arghh!!!!!"
By the time of the later mooring inside the hammerhead we had "cooler heads" and we temporarily rafted on a boat of similar size to ourselves and then pulled across to our slip..
Lol that rowing boat. I'd have just continued and "encouraged" them to raise their oars for being so silly in the first place.
Perhaps if we shipped cannons.....? 😄
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Oddly enough .. it is legal to have a cannon on a vessel ...
Really? It would have to be a small one, but even so..... 😆
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Without getting into the technicalities ... you'd be surprised what leeway is given to the master or mistress of a vessel! The problems arise if you ever want to bring it ashore ...
Don’t worry, we all do more motoring than we’d like. 😂
I think that discovering that is a bit of a revelation after you buy a sailboat and think you will only need 10 litres of diesel all year 😉
Fully agree with your views on Marinas. Even with 2 engines they can still be trickey, Some like the one we are in now, are a dream, big wide berths lots of space, and well controlled. Then others are so tight, Scarborough, at 38ft overall, in areas not much more tha 42ft between boats is a nightmare.
I think that older marinas were designed when a "big" boat was 30ft and maybe 8ft wide. There have been a few times that we have squeezed Salty Lass(11.4m) into an 8m slip 😄
Maybe use a magic 8 ball to predict the weather? 😂.
That would probably be more reliable Trev 😄
If it's any consolation, I've spent 45 days in the Canaries and have sailed a total of 8 hours in that time :( Everything else has been motoring or at best motor sailing.
I think you handled the docking really well, you didn't hit anything nor did you start screaming at the rowers. And marinas are the place you're most likely to collide with some thing and yet I can get insurance while in a marina but not in blue water. Go figure.
There seems to be few places more dangerous than marinas, but like you say they are the easiest places to get insured for.
How is the journey? I thought you were doing the ARC but is it not too late by now?
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass I was never on the ARC but maybe I should have been as they've taken over much of Canaria for months making it very difficult for non-ARC'ers to find places or get anything done.
I should be headed south in the next few weeks but don't know if I'll drop in on Cape Verde yet. The place seems to have quite a bit of bad press. And the ARC will be there too.
Maybe if you leave early, you could get to the Carribean before they fill the place up? 😉
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass If it's like Las Palmas, they kick everyone out before the ARC arrives. Plus there is the weather/hurricanes to consider when going early.
😮😮 Sounds awful. I will stick it out up here with the howling gales 😄
It would have do it slowly
Do what slowly? Mind few things are done well when rushed so you are probably correct 👍
Love the laughing sympathy at the end, Bev had sense of humour failure, that wasn't that bad I have seen and done worse
She got a lot more civil after her shower and coffee.