We have sold our house in the UK and moved aboard our boat. She is a classic cutter rigged 48 foot Hans Christian; a very strong blue water boat more than capable of sailing around the world. Just hope we are! We are professional documentary filmmakers working for the BBC and many other TV stations around the world. Broadcasters aren't interested in commissioning sailing programs these days so we are launching our channel online. Sailing Fair Isle is aiming to be more than just a vlog showing our travels. It will be a travel log, but also a documentary style show with proper content and broadcast technical standards. That's the plan anyway. Lets see how it goes.
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful lifestyle. I’ve really enjoyed the memories of your destinations visited many times by yacht and on motorbike tours. You’ve scored another subscriber. Capt John.
Lady Golem makes me immediately think of Discworld and Terry Pratchett. Going Postal and Making Money features Gladys, a golem that despite being made of clay now has taken on a female persona. In my head, Lady Golem will always be "Gladys".
1:06:10 this is very interesting. Are you able to set the sails for a course & wind direction, lock the wheel & then FairIsle keeps to a course with no more than one degree variation over a few hours with no intervention? When this happens does FairIsle maintain a set angle to the wind?
It really depends on the wind angle. I can’t do it with the wind aft, really tried in the Atlantic crossing with a following wind all the way over but there’s too much helm movement needed to keep a straight course especially with a big sea swell more in the beam. But with the wind on the beam or even slightly forward I can usually balance the sails to stay straight. It helps if you end up with a degree or two of weather helm locked into the helm which tends to protect you from rounding up in the gusts.
What a fantastic film. I really enjoy the cinematography, music and narrative. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put this all together. It is really appreciated. Alhambra is a truly magnificent place and well worth a visit. Glad you had time to see it also.
my dad use to drag a fare bit on the west cost off scotland, he had a cutless 27, he had a cqr with full chain, he ended up getting a 35kg bruce never moved once with that haha now trying to lift it was a diferant story!! still got it somewhere, one time it draged was a good point it did as a couple in a dinghy were hanging on to a mooring for there lifes as they coudnt row agenst the tide to get to there boat we only seen them when we moved the boat ferther up the bay to reset the anker!!
Boy I'll have to plan when I see this new format. Great material. OMG "we'll just cut the corner" were my famous last words before my ONLY grounding. Military and Coast Guard were not amused and insisted on pulling us off immediately (maybe they were, behind closed doors). Wel found out shortly it was a firing range. Spain and Portugal so rich and pleasant. Loved the artsy shots of Fair Isle in the morning mist, Judy's Titanic poses never grow old and the videocuts synched to the music. Jeez I''m only 20mins in to it ...
According to a Spanish pronunciation video specifically for the word (spoken by Miguel) the correct pronunciation looks like.... He-BEE🐝-tha without the H.
You can soldier onto the main board and run it directly on 12VDC and do away with the router, the newer models dont seem to have as good GPS chip so take a while longer to get a fix
That was really lovely. For those of us unable to sail the seas of the world with you, your generosity in sharing your adventures is awe-inspiring and truly humbling. Thank you so much!
I for sure would have wrapped that line around the dinghy propeller, the boat propeller and on a bad day both!! People on yachts a couple of miles away would have heard us screaming at each other when trying to position the boat (just before the aforementioned rope and propeller meet). All part of the fun 😂
Nice episode with your daughter. Havnt seen people riding in the ocean before. That was quite an adventure to get to the waterfall, a long hike that reminded me of Capt Ron. Yes you never get bored of being in the water in the Caribbean, suggest you get comfortable with a small weight belt so its not a struggle to get down.
Looks like an excellent bit of kit. I would like to see how it performs extracting someone in full sailing gear with an inflated life jacket which presumably they would be wearing. I'm thinking of the extra weight of someone in what would now be wet sailing gear.
The net would certainly support a large person in full wet gear no problem, or course you have the challenge of winching them out but that’s the same no matter how you lift them. The net itself if light so not adding any considerable mass to be lifted
Fantastic, really enjoyed your journey, look forward to the next leg for sure. I have watched you from the start but it’s been great recapping on your adventures, stay safe and thank you 👍
Talking from experience. Once I had a girlfriend who loved horses. So, I bought a property in the country side and three horses while I sailed my 34ft sailing yacht. I was doing the house-bookkeeping and found out that her hobby was 10x more expensive than mine, based on monthly costs apart from the house and the Jeep Cherokee. The saying is true: "Horse owners die poor"
I'm on my 5th video of your channel and just noticed Puerto de la Duquesa!! Been there a few times, wifes' family knows the owner(s) of the Italitan restaurant you were eating at. :) Watching you around the Carribean thinking you're far away from where I am, then see Duquesa ha..
I cannot agree more press throttle car goes or my case motorbike. Why get on something with it's own brain. Not for me. But the lassies seemed to enjoy it.
As ever a fantastic video. The birds are Boobys, the Caribbean relatives of the Gannets. Shearwaters would be in Europe in our summer and South Atlantic in our winter.
Is there a way of telling the difference by look, or do you just know they are Boobies because you don’t get Shearwaters in that region? I can’t find anything on line that explains how you can tell the difference
@@svfairisle don’t get me started on bird watching geekery! Yes location is important, but birds pitch up in the strangest of places. There was an albatross off the NE Coast. Shape, size, colour and behaviour are key. Once you start to notice the differences it gets addictive, but fun. Thanks again for your fantastic enjoyable content.
I am jealous of your wife LOL! My wife gets seasick watching a fishing show on TV. My wife is a trooper and she'd be perfect for long range trips and I'd be in the middle of a several year tour of our planet on a similar boat to yours if she could hack it. After many times trying, it's not going to happen. My current boat is a 75' long range sport fisher/cruiser with full stabilization. She still cant handle it. I'm "stuck" doing local US west coast trips with my crusty old fishing pals with a couple of trips to the sea of cortez each year. Otherwise I'd be off doing what you are. I guess I'll have to live my ocean wandering dreams vicariously through your excellent videos :)
Yes very entertaining and such enthusiasm!. Your videos always seem like tourist guides for the ports you visit ( a compliment!). Editing feedback - too much preventer detail.
Thanks, not sure I agree with chopping down the preventer section though, it’s always a balance of course because for people like you who know about those things it can become boring but I dare say there the majority (because even some sailors get this wrong) who just don’t understand the importance of getting a preventer right. I try not to linger too much on details but some things need to be rammed home!
Lots of excitement and fun in this episode, maybe because the kids around. Havnt seen horses in the ocean before. Quite an expedition to get to the waterfall , seemed worth the effort! Great memories.
@@svfairisle My husband and I enjoyed your video and always like to see footage of birds! He wrote this note to help out with bird ID, which can be especially tricky at sea ... Great video, seemingly as always. :) I am a seabirder of 50 years, having formerly been a professional seabird guide leading pelagic trips. Love how you often show birds. I freeze-framed my way through the birds that were called shearwaters. Except for the frigatebird, they were all Brown Booby that I could ID. Note the bill is deep-based and tapered to a point. This is a booby bill. Shearwater bill is parallel throughout length with a hooked tip. Note the very long rear-quarters behind wingline, and long usually wedge shaped tail. Shearwaters often look tail-less with a very short rounded tail. The wings are far too broad for shearwaters which have very narrow wings. Also, note the sharp line of demarcation on upper breast where it changes from brown head and neck to the white underparts. This is diagnostic for adult Brown Booby. Imm's start out all chocolate for a couple of years. No species of shearwater shows sharp demarcation on upper breast, though some Pterodroma Petrels do, these are not petrels. The book "Seabirds" by Peter Harrison (a Brit) is the worldwide bible. I bet you see some great stuff out there!
@@kathyh.3492 Thanks so much for that detailed comment. I will have to look out a good seabird book and try and pin some of these points down. I did think the wings on these birds were not as sleek as the shearwaters I’d seen before but to me they seemed to be the same apart from that, I will have to pay more attention to the bills. Thanks again
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but horses have those two extensions at their heads... aren't those for throttle and changing the gears?
Mystique was adventurous. A dream of mine to ride horses on the beach. What a great memory to have with your daughter. I was a bit scared on the hike waterfall. Almost looked abandoned and very slippery.
I like the look of this product for short handed sailing but a bit nervous about buying from them, the website isn't even complete, lots of page holding comments like their work isn't complete, eg "edit with the Customer Reassurance module". Also says price is tax inc but not sure that would be the case for a UK buyer.
Just found this video and saw great job done. The video making with all the explanations shows clearly how hard and precise is this repair. Your chanel is joy and useful to watch. Fair winds and Good luck!
