I just finished your book and thoroughly enjoyed it; lots of information with interesting anecdotal stories. I work on roofs and so listened to it whilst working. In between starting the audio-book and finishing it I managed to complete my ASA101 and buy a 17ft Montgommery trailer-sailer. Let the adventure begin. All the very best.
As I get older, 60 now, I’ve been looking for Good examples of the older Male. You’re up near the top of the list. I Enjoy your stories and you are a natural teacher. Thank you for this contribution to those of us at the dreaming/thinking stage.
I don’t know about “natural teacher”. Watch the video with his own (adult) daughter. He’s a total prick to her (she’s absolute beginner). Fortunately, included in the video, she lets him know tactfully that he was ‘an asshole’. Maybe he should have gotten her on a boat before she turned 40. Lost my zest for him after that vid.
@@bsanders7061 In person, I'd knock your teeth out for that analysis. On RU-vid I'll refer others to the three-part "Moving Up" series. You can find out where I live easily enough. Stop by. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eZ2iaRhnQZk.html
@@ChristianWilliamsYachting i have no doubt you can and will hold your own. You have an intelligence and can do ability that comes from some other dimension. My father had this. He decided he would build houses and after reading a book or five on the subject in the 1960's he got his contractors licence. He decided to get his pilots license in the 70's and after reading on the subject and paying for 3 hours of instructional flight time he passed his test. Im not sure you could do these things so easily today with regulations and such. But my point is my generation and subsequent younger generations are being dumbed down. The older generations were taught how to do things. Now you go to a school to learn things and the connection from father/mother to son or daughter is being broken. My grandfather built his own home. He learned carpentry skills from his father. I couldnt build a coffee table from scratch without prepared plans. Anyway, I appreciate you Christian. Please keep the content coming and know we may have came for the sailing but some of us stick around for the company.
You have been the inspiration to current and potential sailors. The way you "approach" sailing, the way you repair and modify you boat, the way you tell the stories, the way you have lived your life, the way you share your "Philosophy"... As you indicate, RU-vid has been the mean to connect all of us around the world. Thank you for sharing your "journey" with us.
The rhythm of your voice and tone are engaging. The subject matter and the descriptions creates imagery. You nailed it again Mr. Williams. I sailed for near 45 years now, but I might just have to buy this audio book anyway.
Christian - I've been sailing for almost, not quite but almost, as long as you have. I have no need for an Introduction to Sailing. But need is irrelevant. I will listen to, enjoy and share your audio book for the joy of it, and the quality of your story telling. You are a treasure.
I just found this channel. I think he and I are related. I have talked this same way to myself all my existance. In 20 years, i'll be him, and I'm good with that.
Wonderful to hear from you again Christian. Thank you for your contribution to sailing. By adding the intangible you may just help convince my wife to come sail the world with me. Baby steps though, and I look forward to having a listen to your introduction to sailing, I’m sure This old dog can still learn a few new tricks. Fair winds to you sir!
I’m already done with it. I’ve listened to all your books. This came in just as I’m looking to purchase a Catalina 22 as my second sailboat. Great listen for anyone getting started.
Thanks for the memories!! I remember back to my childhood mirror dinghy racing days. So much fun!! It’s were I found my love of sailing!! All the best Richard
Thanks for this! Ok, I found the audiobook and bought it. I’m always feet behind you with my comments. Still, I hope you covered everything you could in your experiences. Seeing videos, a video novel, would be best. I know you can’t , and do not want you to, film yourself in extreme conditions. Your knowledge, and recreation in calm conditions, would be extremely appreciated. You are the best source I have found for how to sail. Your videos are inspirational to my desire to sail. The couples sailings are inspirational, but give a false sense of security/safety with sailing. To start they never secure themselves to the boat in their videos.
I am here, because I have to build a CLC Boat’s Eastport Pram. A small side note, I have a “stitch and glue” boat building addiction. Anyway, I decided to add a small sailboat to my stitch and glue kayak collection. Being over 50, and a few years from formal retirement, I decided it’s time to learn how to sail-even though I live in land locked Idaho. Looking forward to listening to your audiobook.
CW, You remind me of someone. My oldest and dearest friend taught me to sail in the 1970s. He was a lifelong friend, mentor, and best man at my wedding. He was a curious, learner educator with solid advice. Sadly, he passed in January 2021 at 84 and I miss him daily. CW, so much of your advice is like a warm offshore wind welcoming me back after a long journey. Thank you. Looking forward to watching all your RU-vid videos and reading/listening to all your books. Regards, Mike K
Already got it and enjoying along!!! I can say that at my 53, I can easily foresee devoting the rest of my existence to sailing and for that sir, you have made a great deal of contribution with all your excellent videos and this unique, elegant way to bring the joy of sail to all of us. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Love your content Mr. Williams. Although I’ve only sailed once in my life on one of the smaller sailboats you speak of, I have spent a wealth of time on the water in my near 58 years. I have always had a dream of circumnavigating the globe on a sailboat. I discovered your videos about a year ago and have watched everyone available on RU-vid. I will be purchasing your e-book. Keep them coming!
Thank you sir, even an experienced sailor such as yourself can get your sheets in a tangle which I see as a metaphor to describe life in general. One minute it’s smooth sailing and then it’s not. Watching your video as rookie sailor and starting out on the adventure I was very engaged from the beginning. For myself this was an adventure and very educational, probably the best I’ve watched. It is a great video, some glimpses into your youth and how you developed your love of sailing, teaching the viewers along the way. Thanks again and I’ll see you out there maybe not in person but in spirit.
I've been a fan for years! In fact, I purchased an Ericson 32 as a result of reading Alone Together and Philosophy (and am very glad I did). Just picked up this new audiobook, and cannot wait to listen! Cheers!
Ive gotten into sailing recently (watching it that is 😁), and really enjoy the adventure, people and places you visit. Gave your video a lookout, and was not disappointed. Your humourous, quirky and philosophical approach is much appreciated by this couch sailor. Best wishes, and tight sails. Look forward to more adventures 🙏
Olá caro amigo Christian, quero agradecer por este lindo momento de reflexão nautica. Embora tenha já 56 anos, o seu excelente exemplo me motiva a continuar a sonhar de um dia poder navegar com o meu veleiro. Embora o mais provável seja de nunca poder ter um veleiro, o seu excelente exemplo me continua a ser feliz por poder sonhar. Abraços e muito obrigado. Até breve.
Yes. And... thank you Mr. Williams for the context, the philosophy (both from you and from your "friends" in antiquity) and more importantly the inspiration to touch the waters that bind us all together on this earth.
Awesome stuff Mr. Williams. In the excerpt from your book I particularly love your nod to the magic of water in speaking of the ocean, and how it "reflects its colleague the wind".
Love all your videos Christian, and look forward to getting the audio book, I will certainly give a big shout out to you and recommend this to my few but loyal followers of my channel, Thanks for posting all the great stuff you have..
Buying my first sailboat (o day daysailer ) and thought 💭 I should get a book . 5 chapters in and glad you talk about the daysailer. It gives me confidence that I’m headed on the right path. Also nice you referenced my native home 💪 Cod . Looking forward to finishing the book!
Mr. Williams, Your videos are some of the most delightful on RU-vid. How you don't have millions of followers is a complete mystery to me. Other than your videos, my sailing experience is limited to the 16' Hobe Cats they have at all the Sandals resorts. However, your voyage to Hawaii has sparked....(no, completely ignited) my imagination of navigating the earths oceans. Unfortunately life's circumstances pretty much keeps me land-locked. So I settle for living vicariously through your channel. But oh how I would love to go out sailing with you for a few days! Keep up the great work you are doing here!
HI Christian , its Farhad here . Thank you for all you do . You are amazing , a true inspiration . I been thinking about sailing as long as I was a teen back in Melbourne Australia. Now I live in Washington DC , in my early 50s and still think about sailing . I have watched hundreds of youtube vids on sailing and how to sail. I really need to sail , otherwise my life will not be as I envisaged it. I have never sailed but know most of the lingos and in my head I have tacked and jibed until I was asleep.
You, sir, are an inspiration of what we should all strive to become - poets not just in words, but most importantly - in action. Thank you for making yourself visible on this platform, being an avid sailor and philosopher, and an aspiring writer myself, you show the way in what life should look like.
Just in time for the latest Amazon credit I loved the last one and you’ve been slowly driving a man starting middle age into a new hobby Thank you for your wonderful videos and wisdom sir
I like: 1) "Your job is to be yourself" 2) The dad conversations for those without dads of their own. 3) the chocolate covered pretzels 4) the sailing looked good too
I just retired and this has been my, as you say my imagination for many years. Thru these years I’ve bought many books on sailing, including one of yours, Philosophy of Sailing, in my opinion a brilliant and an entertaining way to describe the experience of sailing. I will definitely buy this audiobook even if sailing will only be in my imagination. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Maybe the techniques are covered in other videos, but did you cover them? I can watch anyone claim to know what they’re doing, but you have a experience they likely lack. Your solo sailing trips are one level of experience. The story of you being stranded and surviving is experience that imbues wisdom. That wisdom is the information I would like to know. I can’t literally sail with you, I can sail with you in video. I haven’t seen a sailing video where anyone intelligently straps themself to the boat. No, I get people with their spouse showing the glamour of their time. Knowing how to sail is something you have, and I know you have a plethora of knowledge to share, knowledge that is beyond the glamour, beyond the “this is tacking”, knowledge that is “this is how high to raise the sail in this condition because I experienced it”. Knowledge that is, “ I know this is the safe way to do things because “. I see there are videos I still need to watch. You know what you already covered. I hope what you haven’t covered, you will cover. To know how to sail is far more than the motions, but the motions are an important starting point . Maybe you know a way to do the motions that is better than the standard in certain situations. Maybe you know things that are better than the standard teachings. Maybe you know things that you believe are taught, but aren’t taught. Regardless. When it comes to sailing. I’d like to come to your channel and find everything I need to know about sailing plus the things only the experience you have can teach. A one stop shop. Make the lamen into a novice and the novice into a seasoned survivalist. How much food do you pack, how do you pack it. Fuel to cook with. Finding water to drink when you run out if fresh water. Sailing high sees. What was the highest sees you sailed by the way? Calm sees, how to deal with no wind. How did you dock a boat when the engine wasn’t working, if you haven’t, how would you? And so many more questions. Your channel is the only channel that is solo sailing by an intelligent person. The rest seem like reckless people who have never experienced a close call, they definitely do not teach how to sail to survive. Also, I watched your movie, “All is Lost”. They were close to your voice, but I think they got your skill level wrong.
Christian, my sincerest and deepest thank you. I watched your original sailing to HI video some years back, before the release of “Alone Together”. That video stuck with me. I’ve sailed, though not skippered by even a stretch, several outings to the Channel Islands. That already was some years ago, but the seed lay dormant as it were, and your video helped germinate the intent and will. I’ve since read “Alone Together”, listened to the book you describe here, and have begun “The Philosophy…”. I have been truly touched by all you’ve taken the time to capture, perfect and share. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, history, perspective, and experience. With any luck I’ll be single-handing myself someday and will bring you along with me.
Love your channel. Love that I can watch someone my age with the same sense of adventure. Love the stories. When you're out on the water, with absolutely nothing else to think about; you've exhausted every ounce of cognitive muscle; I have some research that simplifies nature into one principle. You can read it. And you might learn something... I don't know; you might see something miraculous. I think so. Just my gift to you. As you provide me the same gift; that one of a story unfolding, with clever analysis and whimsey. Kindest, Mark theoretical & applied physics see "about" section for links. Better to take the link that requires login.... you might just have to set up an account... on academia.... a research platform.. But at least you can hang out with some pretty interesting sort... like the president of the National Academy of Sciences, or faculty from Harvard, Yale, MIT, Cambridge... Berkeley, (that's my favorite... my father's alma mater). There's a live discussion of my work. This is new energy,... in four new forms.. forming freely... but it's also a new understanding of atomic motion. We reject all... rewrite much... embrace some abundant...new future.
Living in landlocked Switzerland I have not been fortunate to have much access to the water. Thank you for this effort. I am getting old(er) and may rethink whether my ship has sailed (sorry) on being able to still do this. It makes ones mind work and yet seems so freeing for the spirit. Even with the arthritis I might still have a small window left to give this a go.
With your superb narration and wonderful writing the audiobook makes a lot of sense but I'm going to get the novel in print first, maybe some of that same philosophy will rub off from that. It would be thrilling if you made an illustrated sailing instruction book in the future; maybe you'd make one that doesn't entirely leave out the philosophy and jazz, even though it's mostly about wind and lines.
I've never stepped foot on a sailboat and yet have listen to everyone of your sailing books and I'm looking forward to this one. On my solo commute to and from work I was alone together with all of your true and fictional adventures. Thank you!!
Christian, as a novice sailor, who plans to make a big trip to the deep blue sea someday, of course very much inspired by your travels, could you recommend a meal plan? Provisioning a vessel properly? I don’t want to just go to Costco and buy a pallet of canned tuna. Maybe you could share some of your delectables? Your thoughts on food and cooking on a long sail adventure? It may make for an interesting video and It would really help a guy like me out. Thanks!
Big topic, and must vary a lot by taste. I rely on canned stuff, including Spam, eggs and bacon, instant rice. Most not refrigerated, so anything "microwave ready," which can also be cooked in a pan. I plan for 60 days or more, a variety of bkfast, lunch, dinner, each in own storage tub. Plenty cookies and coffee. Beer, wine, Meyers's rum, fruit juice. Meals are a reward and a respite. But when it goes calm, I dig into the onions and garlic for what else--spaghetti: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OanEV0GjP6Q.html
