Sailing Safar Ep5 - SOLO Sailing to the Mediterranean.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode, I battle with indecision about which way I should sail, time constraints and financial problems are at the forefront of my mind and ultimately I have to make hard a choice which will shape the rest of my sailing season.
You remain flexible in your plans and destination. This attitude will serve you well. Good videos!
Thanks Doug! Never easy changing plans mid trip, but very glad I did after having such a good sail and time in Gibraltar so far.
Before you changed the course.. I tought you decided to make it round the world in twelve chapters... hehehe
Let’s not rule that out just yet 😉
Good luck with your cruise. The beauty of sailing and not having schedules, is that you can just turn downwind to more comfortable points of sail. I'd be much happier out of busy sealanes though . Gibraltar is conveniently placed. No wonder we don't want to give it up. Wonder where the winter storms will blow you next!?
Nice video; thanks. Why would you be chased away if you anchored in Tarifa?
I think the advice I received perhaps wasn't the most accurate after speaking with some locals in Gibraltar. On the east side you will almost certainly be moved along by the pilot boat / Harbour authorities. On the west side, it is charted as a nature reserve, but I see a fair amount of reviews online by sailors so it's likely that all would have been fine for a overnight stay. I guess I just didn't want to run the risk of being sent on my way in the middle of the night 😅
Great Bootspeed, she loves to go fast. Wenn I sailed her from Gibraltar to the IJselmeer I was doing up to 10 knotes.
Well done for another great and honest video. I love the boat and am curious to see a Saga 36 in action especially as Pat Lawless is racing one against Rustlers and Biscays ( in the GGR) to good effect. Also good to see the Aries vane gear doing a great job. I love those units and not really sure why the GGR’s are nearly entirely Hydrovanes….🤔. Keep it up I really hope you succeed with your channel, it’s certainly 👍 from me 👏👏
Thank youfor such kind words! Not quite sure where the channel will take me yet, but I'm just trying to show the sort of stuff I'd be interested in watching myself. I do love getting the drone out and seeing Safar sail from that external aspect also. The Aries has really grown on me, it's my first wind vane steering system and I'm definitely a fan for life! I imagine the GGR boats opt for the Hydrovane partly because it fills their requirements for an emergency steering system. I'm very impressed with Pat's progress so far and I'm really looking forward to seeing his Saga in the southern ocean, I think that's where she'll come into her own! Safar certainly enjoys a stiff breeze!
I’m enjoying every video 🎉
On your stern pulpit on the port side just before the lifelines run forward there is a round circle it looks like stainless steel which sometimes has a white object in
it what is that ?
Hi Roger, It's a towable water generator "Aquir 100" I talk about it briefly in my Ep4 Part 2 video, after I lost the towable propeller during a night passage. Hope this helps
@@sailingsafar Thank you for answering my question
Great video!
Change of plans, change of course, from a beating to a perfect point of sail. That's what it's all about !
It's amazing just how much more comfortable the boat feels after bearing away! Everything feels so much quieter when it's not humming with strain!
Another great episode, thanks. Enjoyed watching the course change decision unfold, weighing up pros and cons of the various options, and pleasure of reaching vs taking a beating..Camera work captures all this so well. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks Paul! It's a hard choice to make once you're underway as part of me feels defeated when you turn back! but I do think it was the right decision after having such a cracking sail!
Really enjoying your journey so far and wish I had your sailing knowledge and experience to undertake such an adventure
Thanks Alan, really appreciate your comments! I’m starting to have a lot of fun putting these videos together! I just wish I’d started earlier in the season 😅
So happy to be here from the start, would love a little tour of beautiful Safar if you find a peaceful moment to do it.
Glad to see that you’re still watching after 5 episodes 😅 Boat tour definitely coming up! Hoping to release it when I go back to work and leave Safar for a couple of months, just to keep the channel ticking until I can get sailing again!
Good stuff. Thanks for verbalizing your thought processes. Very insightful for us wanna be / will be some dayers!
Glad you enjoyed this one!
Going to the Caribbean? 😬
ah you've turned around to the med 😆
I wish I could do the crossing in December 😅 but sadly It’s financially out of reach this year I think, so I’ll need to get back to work and make sure I can do it next time round!
Really nice video and record of Safari’s performance. Great achievement making it to Gibraltar and not an Orca in sight! ⛵️
Thanks Hugh! Really starting to enjoy putting these videos together of Safar sailing and so happy that people are enjoying them.
Hi Morgan, just discovered you, love your style, love the way you relate your thought process real time, love that you have a love of the sea and sailing with depth knowledge, love that you share your knowledge and thinking - all in all, you have the makings of becoming one of the best sailing channels going, i'll watch with strong interest, good luck and keep going.
Thank Matthew! Really glad you're enjoying the episodes and journey so far, I work on rotation, so I'm often away for a couple of months at a time, which means there's usually a little break in my content, but I'll certainly keep the channel going. All the best and fair winds, Morgan
Great adventure bro! New subscriber!
What and where were you taken by police for?
I'm leaving the UK for the Med at the end of February... Need some freedom and don't want to leave one prison country for another!!
Really appreciate the subscribe and glad you’re enjoying the channel so far! So Tarifa is one of the main transit ports between Africa and Europe, so I guess when they saw a small boat with a young (Ish) guy onboard they just wanted to make sure I wasn't up to no good, this was around 7 years ago, I had originally anchored in the outer harbour which the pilot book and charts all indicated was fine, but I guess that’s not the case, after discussing my situation at the station and after a few hours of having all my documents checked they let me go 😅
Good luck on your journey, look forward to see you on the water!
Just a great Boot, but I am jusmentel, I have a Saltram Saga 40 😉 . Love your Video.
Thanks Claudia! Trying to find some Wifi to upload Ep6 now 😊
Great to finally have a channel with a Saltram 💪. They seem to be few and far between. You seem to be getting the best out of Safar. We have a Saltram 40 and would love to follow in your footsteps 👍.
Thanks Rob! This channel has managed to spy out a few Saltram owners now which is great! One of them also owns a 40 which they sailed from the med to the Netherlands! You’ll have to let me know your boats name so I can look out for her!
The feeling when you are beating against the wind and then turn some 180 degrees is simply amazing. I enjoyed your video very much.
Thanks Poul! It’s hard to explain to people how much easier everything becomes when you turn away from the wind! I was very excited to make a nice big breakfast when I finally chose to change my destination and Safar levelled out on her new course.
Sorry I'm late to the party 🎉. So what type of food do you cook when you're out at sea and why to did the police take you away.
Pretty much just regular home cooked meals! Safar has a really well equipped galley and a fridge! (Hoping to save a boat tour video for when I return to work) And the police situation 😬 Tarifa is one of the main transit ports between Africa and Europe, so I guess when they saw a small boat with a young (Ish) guy onboard they just wanted to make sure I wasn't up to no good, after a few hours of having all my documents checked they let me go 😅
That is a very pretty boat and she goes well. Good decision to go back to the Med and didn't you have some good sailing - Take Care
Thanks Dave! On reflection, the med will probably allow me to make quite a few videos while I grow this channel and then I could save an Atlantic crossing for next year 😅
@@sailingsafar You seem to be doing very well with the channel and I would have thought there's more interesting things and places in the med than weeks of wavy stuff crossing the Atlantic. I'm impressed that you can do the editing on the boat. I have to be home with my big screen and potent PC 🙂
Just found this channel - lovely boat! We did the same trip from the UK to the med in a HR36 last summer. Bringing back some good memories!
Thanks Ted! HR's are such fantastic boats, they turn my head everytime. Hope you're managing to get some good sailing in the med? All the best, Morgan
Had an amazing few months sailing around the Balearics Sardinia and finishing off in Sicily but then back to work full time :( So this season just had a couple weeks to sail back to the South of France and road from there to the UK! Look forward to seeing your future adventures
Great decision making. A pro. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Sometimes it’s best to change plans. Happens to me quite often.
I do find it challenging to make the decision initially, as sometimes I feel like I've failed the boat! but ultimately, I'm pretty flexible with my cruising plans so if I'm not in the Canary Islands now, I'll just make sure I get there next time round.
@@sailingsafar I think this is the right attitude. I will try to sail this winter from the Azores south and maybe cross the Atlantic - two years after the first attempt. Now it just feels right.
howd the salt taste
It’s an acquired taste 😅
Great episode! The flexibility of your journey makes viewing interesting. Love the high shots above the stern. The Saltrams must be the quietest boats at anchor as there is no annoying wave slap on the stern.
Thanks Craig! I've been really impressed at how little Safar gets "poop'd" I almost never take any water over the stern with her shape.