Episode 25 Sailing Solo from France to Shetland Islands
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- I sail the Eastern coast of the UK from Dover to Blyth -- showing how I dock at various new ports (to me). I show a potentially helpful tip on how to get your reefing point placed perfectly, and I show an interesting collision avoidance sequence: Stand On, or Give Way?
Damn. I got the Scarborough joke, so I must not be young!
Great video Patrick. Thank you for demonstrating the techniques needed to dock singlehanded. The bit we all fear most! Your calm and clear instructive style is so easy to watch and should encourage all sailors to have confidence with their planning and execution of complex passages, evolutions and sail handling. Even your radio work is a lesson to all in clarity and efficiency. Thank you for sharing. Please will you start to video your undocking maneuveres too. Certainly as challenging as arrivals for single handers. Fair winds.
Very kind Nick. OK, I'll try to film a couple of departures --- not always easy, as I often leave very early in the morning (still dark.....). I'll make an effort.
As a not-yet-sailor (but interested), I find your videos fascinating and entertaining!
TY for having the CC on, it's good for the hearing impaired and when there's wind noise. Very good channel. I'm enjoying it
"That's part of the fun of coming to a new place - they scare you." Well said, and it is nice to hear that from a seasoned captain such as yourself, it gives hope to us rookies. Thank you for these excellent videos!
For sure Wibutsi, the most stressful parts of my passages are the arrivals in unknown ports…… Riding out high winds and rough seas is much less stressful for me. :-)
Brilliant reference to Scarborough Fair!! Love it!! 😂😂
You must have made a roast with those fine Scarborough herbs! Love the videos, I'll get there soon LOL...favorable winds!
Parsley, sage... Nicely done. 😋
haha yep i got it,one of my fav songs
"Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine"...
I think those of us 'of a certain age' quickly picked that one up. ;-)
and even some below 40 :)
Very helpful, watching the execution of your well practiced docking. Staying cool and collected seems to be key . Thanks again for sharing
Patrick, I absolutely love you videos and I've watched every single one. Can I ask you? Did you buy your Bavaria 40 cruiser new? If not new what year is she? How do you find her and what additions would you make, to make her the perfect boat? I look forward to watching your next video. Kind regards Daryl (London UK)
Too kind Daryl. My boat is a 2008 Bavaria Cruiser, 12 meters lond, 4 meters wide, and 2 meters of draft. If I could only do one thing to make it better, my top priority would be to add an inner forestay so that I only use the big genoa when the winds are kind, and when they get above 17 knots or so, I'd pop out the smaller, easily controlled staysail. I really miss that ability to scale down the foresail when the wind begins to howl.
Bryn Terfel's Scarborough Fair is terrific! Enjoy!
Sir, you are just awesome! Love everything about your videos! Why did you get rid of Isabele?
i have to say your videos are more informative than most ....keep up the good work ...fair winds my friend !
Another great sail, thank you for taking us along. ,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,fair winds.
Thanks again Dan.
Looks beautiful you’re my window on the real world - thanks
Hope you are feeling better my friend.
"Nice one Skip", "That's the way it's done", says the helpful dockhands at Scarborough. Best regards
Thanks again SV. Much appreciated.
I also noted that. Hearing that would have made my day :-)
An American giving Brits a lesson in parallel parking!
Stop off for a drop of nelsons blood on the way back
Love your videos, very informative and no fabricated drama like many of the other sailing channels. Just pure seamanship. Please continue!
Thanks for the feedback Matt.
Great video, can't agree more on a proper voyage plan ahead of time:) "She once was a true love of mine"
I got your reference to Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. So I guess it means I'm not a youngster (I am not!). I'm an "armchair sailor". Your sailing videos are among the best despite an absence of b@@bs and b##ms. Fair winds and following seas to you.
Thanks Murali. ;-)
Very enjoyable series... Thanks :)
Much appreciated John. Thanks for the feedback.
Dover, Felixstowe and the Thames Estuary... wow... some busy high traffic areas... Yikes!
I am just recommencing sailing after years out and I am enjoying your videos... entertaining and informative 🏆
Yep -- that is a busy stretch of water. I was relieved to finally get further North. That said, I have friends who live there, and they say once you get familiar with those waters, they become less daunting.
Love your videos Patrick cheers from Australia
Hello Down Under. Thanks for the kind words.
Hi Patrick I love your vids. Your laid back manor is pure gold, you are a gentleman as well himPatrick,total opposite to Erik the Viking, but you must like him also to refere to him I also like his movies as well .take care Patrick
I love Erik's spirit and attitude of living life to the fullest. His appetitie for risk is perhaps greater than mine, and I can't imagine EVER sailing across the North Sea in January like he did, but you have to love the guy. Thanks for watching.
Great video very educational on a lot of points. Seven and a half knots its a dream come true for a lot of us dont listen to silly comments. Your backing manoeuvring was exceptional. On the other hand catching that bull horn with a lasso was entertaining lol. Keep on sailing Patrick cheers sir.
I love reversing in when there is wind George. Isabelle behaves very well in those circumstances. I really do need to find another method for those 'parallel' situaitons where I try to lasso the cleat. I'll bet I miss 30% of the time. That is not good enough. Thanks for returning this season.
Loved the Scarborough Faire reference. I guess that makes me one of the oldies 😆😁😁
Yep. You are officially 'of a certain age'.
Great video Patrick, Shetland is a great destination you will so enjoy it
I already am having a wonderful time here.
Do you whistle when you are nervous as well? I can watch all of your blue (or grey) water sails just fine, but watching you berth gives me flashbacks. I’ve sailed extensively around the UK, channel, crossed Biscay, etc. And I STILL hate taking her in to a berth. I don’t have a bow thruster, but even so, you make it look easy. But I had to laugh when you started whistling as you berthed in ?Scarborough? - thats exactly what I do! :D
Many thanks Joel. Yes, despite having a fair amount of experience now, mooring is still the most stressful part of any sortie. (For the record, it was the gent who heled me on the pontoon who was whistling ---- I was too busy crying.)
Hi Patrick. Hope you are well. I am doing a TH-cam video about the estuary and would like to use of exctract of your comments about the challenges of crossing it that you mention here. I will credit you, of course. Enjoying your series too.
Sure, no problem. Use anything you want, and no need to credit unless you need to for other reasons. Thanks for the kind remarks.
Excellent vid again, I could watch you all day👍👍,keep them coming
Many thanks Phil. Kind of you.
Lol "c'était fastoche". 😂
Captn Patrick. I know that you are showing maps and mentioning places, but as a midwestern landlubber trying to live vicariously thru your travels, could you short blips of where you are? I mean, i am looking to find fuel dock in Dover and can not find it. I am wanting to use google earth to follow your adventures. Thank you.
I really do need to learn how to do that cool thing with Google Earth. Good point Joe. I'll ask my daughter to teach me how.
Patrick, I just love your videos. But may I make a comment about your docking, and the frustration you express in having to go up mid-ships to make fast on arrival. There's little doubt that the mid-cleat is the best first point of attachment if you have a choice, but you seem to struggle to get a line from the boat onto the cleat or bollard. The reasons you're struggling are two-fold . . . first you don't have a proper lasso setup coiled and ready to throw. Second, the secret of lassoing is to throw the coil in each hand OUTwards rather than forwards, ie spread your arms wide as part of the throwing action. Do that with pre set up coils and you'll soon hit the spot first time, every time. Going forward will then be so much more relaxing. Forget that costly docking stick!
OK Pete. I have practiced dozens of times the lasso grab and throw, and have tried various methods to coil the line to facilitate the grab. It's great that you can make this work. I'm sticking to the Docking Stick. I have a 100% success rate with it, so I'll stick with what works for me. Fair winds.
Pity you didn't Visit Whitby, would have been nice to have met up, maybe id you pass this way again :) really enjoy watching your Videos
It will be a pleasure Paul. Sorry I missed it the first time.
How do you know where to navigate in all of these different marinas and docking locations? Is it clearly marked? Are there maps online (like runway maps)?
There are 'pilot books' that usually contain a drawing of the layout of the marina (including the numbering of the pontoons). On entering the marina, the pylons usually have a big letter on each of them, and each berth will (usually) have a number. Thanks for watching.
ive done a bit of sailing up that coast , mostly single handed in a 26ft macgregor , the eastern English coast , is littered with WW2 aircraft wrecks especially between the wash and the thames
Glad I didn't know about the aircraft wrecks. More hazards to navigation to worry about! ;-)
Nice idea to mark the halyard.
Ever since I saw Jack Klang at a boat show demonstrate how to snag a cleat or piling, my success rate increased dramatically. He took a coiled dock line, one end cleated on the boat, the bitter end in one hand (held by the last three fingers), and divided the coils evenly between his hands. He faced what he wanted to snag and swung his arms out in a V-shape, releasing the coils which then opened up in a perfect large loop over the cleat or piling.
The technique is shown at about 50 seconds into this video (except that Jack is holding the bitter end for the student). th-cam.com/video/6riNBPkIsck/w-d-xo.html
Yes Tod, I've seen several videos of this technique, and try to use it. Where I fluff up is when I say, "Ahh, I'm so close to the cleat, I'll just drop the line over." Of course, I miss it, and then the line is no longer coiled to throw out as in the videos. And then the fun and games begin. I do it to entertain the crowd. :-)
Hi there, how about a third reef? dont'you think it might be usefull?
Yeah sure. It's a matter of preference Luca. If you put the main out in high downwind winds, there is always the risk of an unintended gybe. Of course, you can attach a preventer or brake, but a moment of inattention or an autopilot disconnect, or a 'rogue' wave that turns you sideways could have terrible consequences. The advantage of using a reefed main when running downwind (maybe in slightly lower winds than I had) is that with the genoa alone, the boat can take on a rolling, wallowing motion that is not very comfortable. With a bit of the mainsail out, it provides a stabilizing force that neutralizes much of the 'wallowing' effect. Great question, for which there is no black/white response.
Just wondering why you didn't call the vessel you were on a collision course with - or did he change course early enough?
I've discussed this issue in other videos Tom. I do occasionally call ships on the radio, but as a general rule, it's best to avoid this and just follow the rules as written. Several major shipping lines have internal policies NOT to talk to sailing vessels unless in extremis. There have been several high profile accidents between ships (not sailing vessels and ships) where the bridges tried to 'negotiate' a crossing rather than just following the rules. Language problems and just misunderstanding makes this practice problematic.
Patrick for the help of a potential boat owner can you please give me a ballpark figure of what this trip cost you ref docking fees while hopping from port to port. Thks
I find marina fees in the UK about 10% higher than those in France (Atlantic coast). I generally pay about €30-32 per night in France for my 40 foot boat --- but there are often special deals like 3 nights for the price of 2 --- and there are some sailing clubs you can belong to that reduce those fees by 25-40%.
instant like!
Much appreciated.
Love your videoes.
Do you have a bow thruster on your boat? Seems like it sometimes coming into the slips by yourself
I do Darrell, but I use it perhaps for one in 15 moorings (fro example, if I start the turn in a bit too late). I use it much more in situations where there is no way on the boat, and I'd like the bow to move one way or the other. As such, it is more useful to me for leaving docks, than arriving. ;-)
Backing into the wind past another boat. Makes me shudder to think about it.
Yes, that was a tricky one, because despite appearances, there is no safe space to starboard there (underwater obstacles). I was quite nervous, and relieved, when it all went smoothly. Sailboats like to back into the wind. I must not forget that.
That Scarborough pun, it was fair.......
I'm not the only one.
Tight harbor
Thank you Patrick for your reply very helpful. Watching ep 27 Shetland to faro, in my opinion strengthens my suggestion for another crew member. At least two can share the watch especially when you have autopilot problems. But then of course you know that better then me. Thks again for such helpful insightful videos
at the end, was that a wink to the you tube channel "keep turning left"?
;-) (Whose videos I love by the way.)
It took me too long to get the Scarborough fair joke xD
Ha! That means you don't have enough grey hair yet. :-)
Is it free to dock your boat in these marinas?
No James. It costs between 20 and 30€ per night for a 12 meter boat in the UK. Anchorages are generally free; mooring balls about half the cost of a berth. In France -I’d say about 10% less except in the Med, where if you have to ask, you can’t afford it. 😎
Nice docking sequences. I prefer to catch the stern cleat first too, if I can. If you in the locks you usually need to catch the spring line to keep you parallel to the wall.
Even youngsters appreciate Simon & Garfunkel;)
Yeah -- a viewer 18 knew exactly what that meant. I was surprised, but also delighted. !
Paul Simon is easily one of the greatest song writers of our time.
Your hilarious about the Thames Estuary! Well done for explaining that to the folks. Its just where I've sailed so much. Actually draw a line from North Foreland to Lowestoft and everything within I would call the Thames Estuary. And very funny you had my old berth in Suffolk Yacht Harbour. Folk are terrified by our depths! To have a few inches under the keel in our parts is more than enough!! Good movie YET again Patrick.
Too kind James. I have to tell you that entering that channel to SYH, with mud clear visible on both sides made me ease back on the throttle a tad. :-) Also delighted that I did not break anything in your old berth! (It looked like it belonged to someone with all those fenders attached, so I thought I had come down the wrong side of the pontoon. All went well on the day.) Best regards to you my friend.
Wow your throwing of line...not easy. High 5
Hi Sir, Which Sailing Licence do you have? Any recommendations for a Novice-Sailor, which should one aim for? Thank you.
It may be surprising, but no licence is required to sail. !! (Some eastern Med countries are now asking for proof of competency, but I have never been asked anywhere to show any kind of licence.) If you want to travel internationally, you are supposed to have the licence to operate the VHF radio. Again, I've never been asked. Your insurance company may require proof of competency --- mine did not. Almost every country will have a program of training you can participate in. There is an extensive selection of ground-school courses (how to navigate, how to use radios, Collision Avoidance Regulations, buoys, meteorology, etc.). It's all very interesting and not that difficult. Then there are the practical, at-sea sailing courses. The UK's RYA syllabus is widely respected, as is the USA's ASA, but there are many others that are equivalent. This kind of training is often very dependent on the quality of your instructor, so if you don't think there is chemistry, just find another one. I have done French licences for in-shore, off-shore, and river/lake operations, as well as the radio licence. I also took voluntary courses in diesel engine management and marine electrics. All great fun. In addition, I sailed with a well-respected French school that has its own practical syllabus from novice crew to advanced captain skills.
Patrick Laine excellent. Thank you very much from the UK. I shall have a look at the RYA. Really loving all your videos. Thank you very much. Also fantastic to see you are an Aviator too, I’m an Aeronautical Engineer. Thank you for the feedback Sir.
Excellent. Please keep including the port entry footage. It is really interesting and useful. I am probably going to keep Serenity at Ramsgate for a while when she is back in the water and am tempted to turn left and complete a lap of the UK. I'm using your videos as a reference point. Cheers.
Too kind JAS. I'll send you a private note with some insights on my experience. Good luck with getting Serenity back in the water soon. You were right by the way, the current at the entry to Dover took my breath away. ;-)
We cross shipping lanes every time we sail out. I always hail the cargo ships to let them know where I am. As for priority, it's the man with the biggest boat. The cargo ships will almost never give way to sailboats, and so I would never expect it. I'm sure you know this, though.
With all due respect, except in busy shipping lane areas, I have found the crews to big ships to generally be very professional --- and yes, they will give way. I see it very often (because I apply the rules to the letter), and have filmed it on many occasions. I think 2 or 3 of my videos in this series show exactly that. That said, I understand that many people feel as you do, and systematically 'give way' to the big guy. I won't criticize that ever.
Very impressive. Some very difficult sailing well executed!
Many thanks Snapography. I'm sure experienced UK coastal sailors snicker at my efforts, but it was a fun challenge. I spent a lot of time planning each leg --- to be sure to get tidal currents and harbour entrance depths correct. For once, it all came right. A good plan. Thanks for commenting.
Always finding right berth...wow
Well done!
Patrick, You "never" (for the first 25 episodes) discuss prop-walk which is another factor when docking, what prop do you have and how does it affect your maneuvering?
I have a saildrive rather than a conventional shaft and prop. The prop is located much further forward so the prop walk is much less pronounced in my boat. It is there (stern moves slightly to the right when backing), but far from the major factor it is for boats with the shaft and prop configuration. Good question.
@@patricklaine6958 Good answer!
Great vlog and great reference to Simon and Garfunkel.
And at 3.15 in the next video you do it 👍👍👍
But the cleat didn't moo when you got it! :)
Hey.Skip!
Nice trick,the marked halyard! There is always something to learn from you! Thanks! 😎👍
That little trick (which someone else showed me) has saved me a lot of grief! Thanks.
Nice instructional video. Could you show chart plotter screen...? Thanks :)
I have a RayMarine plotter Velero, but the truth is, I use it as an emergency back-up to my iPad with Navionics. I've put the iPad in a waterproof case from "aiShell", and use it almost exclusively. I can never remember the buttons/menus to click through on the moderately complex RayMarine Plotter. That said, when I am doing a complex navigation like crossing the Thames Estuary, I program all of the waypoints into the RayMarine plotter and cross-check with my iPad Navionics package continually.
I see you’ve been through our home cruising grounds Patrick! Really interesting video, with tricky pilotage and excellent singlehanded berthing. I had previously thought a 40ft Bavaria would be a bit big to sail singlehanded, but you’re opening my eyes to what is possible!
I think the key to safe single-handed sailing is to be able to do EVERYTHING from the cockpit. I wouldn't buy a boat as a single-hander that requires me to go to the mast to reef. That said, I note many do exactly that -- but it scares me too much. I go forward much more often than I would like as it is.
What a lovely video! Really like the berthing and harbor entry parts! Just wondering when you spoke of the ATC situation at Dover, do you miss Aviation a lot? Or is sailing just as nice?
I will always have a special place in my heart for aviation, as it dominated a large part of my life for 25 years. I lost my flying licenses due to a serious illness (all is well now). Learning how to sail late in life has been a wonderful experience. It is certainly not as demanding as flying, though it has its challenges, and I'm learning a broad range of new skills ---- a great retirement activity. Life is good. :-)
@@patricklaine6958 I am very glad to hear all is well these days and you found solo sailing as a new and valuable pastime. I basically found your videos after having binged the channel of the Sailing Frenchman, Hugo Picard, and it is great to see you sailing to many places from La Rochelle in France. As a Dutchman sailing has always been a love of mine, just like flying, but time and cost have prevented me to indulge in both for several years now. Still, it is a joy to watch your trips and your tips on sailing, and the nice thing in these videos I find is that you do not shy away from the learning experience, including errors. The scene in which you made the hot cocoa and then went to your card table with the cup still on the galley springs to mind. ;-). Fair winds and following seas!! Keep at it! J'espere de voire plus de votre videos! A la prochaine!
Thanks for the very kind feedback AT. Much appreciated. I hope to get back out on the water and filming again within the next week or so.
Nice motoring … oops … sailing! ;-) Thanks again for sharing your experience (collision avoidance with cargo vessels, so important)!
Did you ever have a health challenge, in particular, sea sickness? I never did, but some crew members, any recommendations?
Sorry. I was a fighter pilot for 10 years, so only suffer from very mild sea sickness symptoms (slight headache), in the very worst sea conditions. Can't really give any advice there.
Funny...your description of sand bars and strong tides sound just like the southeast GA coast.
Well exaclty Slow Hand. I imagine there are a lot of similar places with similar challenges. If you learn to handle it well in one place, I'm sure there will be a lot of carryover to help in another.
Awesome video!! You're the best! I learned quite a lot just in this one presentation...thank you, and I'm glad you're back:)
Many thanks Frances. Very kind of you.
I've been enjoying this very useful series. Thanks! I've been wonder if anybody anchors out in that part of the world......I see you moving from slip to slip, and doing an elegant job of docking.
I'd love to explore that part of the world, but I'm used to dropping anchor in some quiet spot for the night, rather than spending the night in a marine parking lot ;-) .....
I would estimate that at about 60% of the places I stop during this journey, there are also anchoring solutions available. You may have to go an extra couple of miles, and the anchoring sites may not be very convenient for shopping or eating/drinking, but you definitely are not required to stop at marinas. I like the convenience of running water and electricity and shops/restaurants, but you can certainly do this avoiding marinas if that is your preference! :-)
right of weight ;)
Someone explained it to me as 'The Law of Gross Tonnage." :-)
Hi Patrick, I enjoy your trips and narrative. But I was wondering why you don't anchor out more? Just curious. Take care,
I do anchor from time to time. The truth is, after several, or even many days at sea alone, the last thing I want to do is spend more time alone at an anchorage. I love going into port and having a Coke at the bar where other crews are unwinding and sharing their stories. It really isn't any more complex than that. I do anchor, but prefer 'contact' after a passage.
Tres bien, mon ami! The real lesson in this one is the "rules vs reality" game of 'chicken' w that traffic that finally gave way. Making yourself "as predictable as possible." If only it worked w women ! Be so great, as long as you're in these ports, just to see 2 or 3 quick shots from your GoPro of stores, bars, shops in the ports for some lo cal flavor....
It's always an anxious moment when I see the 'Collision Alarm' signal on my AIS. I know the rules say the sailboat is the 'stand-on' vessel (ex fishing, channels, etc.). It's still stressful to wonder if the big guy is going ot alter course "because sailboats usually do". TH-cam channel RAN recently had a very close call under similar circumstances. I hear you on the 'tourist' side Will, but my videos are already far too long.... I struggle with that, so decided not to do the travelogue thing, because then I would do justice to neither (sailing or travel). Hope you understand.
Love the lockdown, without which I wouldnt have discovered you. Sold my much loved Southerly 100 and sailing with you by proxy is a treat. So much agree with your decision making, and Ive learned a lot too, although Im not going to be able to put it into practice?
Sounds a lot like you need to buy another one! :-)
Hi Patrick
I just love the coastal cruising videos.
I thought for a second in the scene where you talked about cowboys that you had actually got on the pontoon and the boat was gradually slipping away - not the case of course. The lesson that i learned in my limited single-handed experience was never, ever, get off the boat until attached.
Cheers Philip
I firmly believe that Philip. I see people often leap from smaller boats and heave them into the pontoon. My boat weighs 10 tonnes, and in wind over about 15 knots, good luck. I just never leave the boat until it is securely locked against a finger, or a line is over a pontoon cleat. Thanks for commenting.
Patrick Love your series. Here in Thailand when confronted with a Thai Fishing Boat the rule of "get out of my way or ill drive through you" is in play. If you hold you nerve and follow the rule that sailing boat holds course only the worst outcome possible will transpire. Thats the down side. The upside is all this happens whilst dressed in a T Shirt and Shorts .... no cold weather gear necessary. Keep up the great Solo vids... i'm learning a lot.....thank you.
:-) Someone else explained that to me as 'the rule of gross tonnage'. I imagine there are many places around the globe where the ColRegs are poorly respected. Thanks for the kind remark.
Had a yacht for a couple of years. Watched your videos Patrick, and thought it was time I had a go on my own. A bit different, but I managed it. Cheers!
Congrats. The first few (dozen!) sorties solo cause the heart to go pitter patter a bit, but it's great fun. Slow and easy at first, and build up the degree of difficulty gradually --- and I still call on professionals for the odd lesson here and there. Thanks for the great comment. Made my day.
For a landlubber I think I have an unnatural affinity to these videos... I'm learning a lot about things I have little use for, at least for the immediate future. Well, one thing that applies to every day life is the importance of preparation and planning, especially for complex tasks that requires quick and precise multitasking.
Keep the videos coming Patrick!
You'll get out to sea one day Mikael. Your mindset will get you there, I'm sure.
Hi Patrick, thanks for another great vídeo. Learning from you quite a bit. How easy is to find the berth that has been assigned by the harbour master? I couldn't see any markings or numbers.
They are usually very clearly marked on pylons Kleman (the row), and the actual berthing space on the floating finger pontoon. There was only one port I visited this trip (so far) where I could not find them, and that was because it wasn't really a marina for visitors.
Yet again hats off to your great and well edited videos, thank you for putting time and effort in sharing your sailing adventures with us “phantom shipmates” 👏🏻👌🏻⛵️
Many thanks Jacob.
Hi Partick, I will be on the West Coast of Scotland in June and Shetland in July. I Know these video's are a little delayed a little in time, but will you still be around this area by then? It would be good to meet up? Great videos. Keith Walker.
Sorry Keith, I'll miss you. Would have been nice to share a beer. Thanks for watching.
I’m 18, still got the reference. I listen to a little Simon and Garfunkel every now and then.
Well good for you young Arailt! It's great to have some cultural exposure to the generation of your grandparents. I'm almost certain my daughters would not have picked up the reference. They were more into the Spice Girls. :-)
As ever love to see how you are getting on. With regard to reefing and speed. As a rule of thumb the fatter and more modern cruiser comfortable style it is the moor upright she will need to be. It is simple friction, drag and flow coefficients and a few more complicated principals. The older sleek racing hulls will go faster as they heel over but the white caravans of today do not.So the early reef is ALWAYS a good idea, if you are thinking of reefing you should already of done so. Just my ten penneth worth and I'm sure other will disagree but like you I have defended the right to be wrong if you want to be. :-)
We are completely aligned on this one Leon. To be honest, I often reef just to keep the boat flat for reasons of comfort, not for speed or control. It is fatiguing on a long passage to always have your muscles tensed against the heel. I first ease the boom vang, if that isn't enough, I ease the sheets, and if that isn't enough, I put in the reef. Life is too short to be fatigued all the time at sea.
Hello Patrick, thoroughly enjoyed this episode, as always you make docking single handed a pleasure to watch, no matter how i rehearse a dock approach in my minds eye, they never seems to turn out quite so beautifully choreographed as your own, well done ! Keep them coming 👍
Ha. They get away from me from time to time. I don't lose sleep over it. ;-)
Patrick- thanks so much for taking me and all of us on your sailing trips. Notwithstanding some experience I am learning a good deal from you as all of us always learn when going along with an experienced guy. Keep it up, these videos are wonderful.
Too kind Martin. Thanks
Scarborough, my old home town. I hope they treat you well Patrick.
My arrival was 'entertaining' --- at 0200 in 25 knots of wind. I tied up to a fishing boat, because it was too dangerous to enter the narrow berthing space of the marina. I enjoyed many fine meals along the seafront, and even back in the center of town. Lovely city.
Really enjoying this series. With the Cargo vessel, I call any potential large vessel that I am concerned about on the VHF to confirm they have seen me and their preferred intentions. I have always had a courteous response and it removes some anxiety - especially at night!
That's a ver safe practice J&J. I try to avoid the radio discussion if possible, but as you have seen in other videos I have made, I don't hesitate to call if I feel the situation is soon reaching decision time.
Was the imray book crossing the Thames Estuary of any help?
The short answer is yes --- the longer answer is that they go into a lot of detail with multiple route segment breakdowns, timing, etc. I didn't use that part, but the basic routing it provides was helpful, and I used it. Thanks Patrick
Thanks again for the enjoyable hop along with you Patrick.
Many thanks Tim.
How much does it cost for moorings fee uk
For my 40 foot boat, I paid about £30 per night as a visitor. Some places offer deals like 3 nights for the price of 2. If you are a permanent resident there, the fees are much lower.
@@patricklaine6958 thanks Patrick information
Love vids just finished eps 46 l've watching vids today really enjoyable
Thanks again
Hi Patrick - We are really enjoying your videos as we own a Bavaria 36 so your boat looks very familiar. Your tips for reefs and such are similar to what we do, but still a few obvious improvements that we can add to our boat. Fantastic stuff and we are in awe of your solo mooring skills
Bavaria owners of the world unite (especially as our mother company has just declared bankruptcy). Ouch! It's a big company, so I image they will just restructure and be acquired.
Something similar happened to Oyster Yachts last month and it is trading again, so hopefully Bavaria will be OK.
We tried your "ramming the pontoon" mooring technique a few days ago. Since we did it by accident, in reverse and with the dinghy being an unintentional fender we are not counting it a success (no damage done thankfully). Luckily, it was not captured on video :-)
Ok Patrick that docking was Great! S/V Teak Key..
Many thanks Teak Key. Much appreciated.
Trip going fast for us. Booo. :) More open water video! Hope ur having a great trip, Patrick.
Hello again Silky. Thanks for coming back this season.
Thank you for demonstrating how to take a reeve and how to dock , it was a mystery to this novice up to this point .
Looking forward to your Viking journey.
Very kind of you Bea. Much appreciated.
Thx for your videos. It seems that you have an interesting davits to lift your dingy. Do you have pictures or a video of this?
They are standard davits Snellen. I just swivel the davits to the forward position to take up less space when entering/leaving marinas. Nothing special about them. Kind of like when people remove their anchor to reduce possibility of damage to others.