Rain may be a bit of a nuisance, but i always liked it when anchored forced one to slow down see and smell the beauty. Looked like another wonderful sail Paul as always cheers
Been using trangia since I was a boy back in 1993 hiking through Victorian mountains in snow. Trick for 5:50 to prevent that sooting on bottom of frypan. Add about 10-20% water to metho by volume and it will not deposit all that blackness as it runs a bit cooler and cleaner
Love this channel, so laid back and your commentary is just so easy, please don't change !!!! It's like being hugged 😂. As a Brit watching your vids I'm shocked at how much rain you get there. Really surprising, although everywhere you go the scenery is spectacular so this makes up for it. Now, as much as I love your Stornoway, the Pathfinder is one of those boats that looks 'just right'. So much so I've only gone and bought the plans and started building my own, so I can have little adventures too. We've only got a handful of lakes we can use here, plenty of sea as you know but you don't necessarily want to hit the sea every time you go for a sail do you. Anyway, great channel, keep it up fella. 👍
Thanks so much Gav for those kind comments. You will love the Pathfinder, a great boat with lots of cabin space and also fast in light winds but stable in heavy. If I didn't have the Stornaway I would probably have the Pathfinder. Yes it has been a wet winter and colder than usual. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, happy building, cheers Paul
Fantastic place! Was fortunate enough to spend Christmas 1984 on the Myall Lakes with my wife and two children. Unforgettable. The boat was an RL 34 called “Pisces”. Would love to be there again.
For anyone thinking of a small yacht.... the things I had to consider, was solo launching and recovery back on the trailer, solo mast raising and lowering..... my maximum towing capacity and what length I could find parking for at my home. For me this equated to a Ultimate 18.... remember all boats are a compromise! If you live much more than an hours drive to the water, then you should consider owning a moored boat can become a ball and chain, requiring you to check on it at least every two weeks, and keep up with the running maintenance !
All very true, not to mention having to antifoul every year. That's why trailer sailers are the way to go and cheaper. Thanks for watching again and leaving a comment much appreciated , cheers Paul
Thanks Paul, thoroughly enjoyed watching that. It was great to meet you and see Kate Louise in real life! Shame we didn’t get a sail in together. Looking forward to catching up on the water again some time. Mark Cygnet#2 ‘Tide Rider’
Great also meeting you, yes we will have to get together for a sail somewhere. Heading up the Hawkesbury/Cowan from the 17th for a few days....join us. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi we are planning a get together on the Hawkesbury/Cowan Sun 23 launching at Brooklyn for a few days ( 4 boats so far)...email me at sailingkatelouise @gmail.com as I don't have your contact details
Beautiful, Paul. I envy you with your lovely sunshine, before the rain. It is raining here in northern Calif yet again. Our temps are slowly warming as we are now 50s in the day and low 40s at night. My boat is still covered and waiting for dryer warmer weather. Thank you for sharing your sailing life with us.
My pleasure....sailing in the rain is never fun. This year in Sydney has been quite wet....next year we will probably have a drought! Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Paul, I’ve been following your channel for just over a year, I have to say you make excellent videos! I’ve been enthralled with the idea of owning my own small boat for a while now. I finally found the perfect boat; a Mackinaw 18.8’. Excited to finally experience this for myself! Thanks again for all the great content and entertainment you provide!
Thank you and congrats on getting a boat, please send me a photo to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com and I'll put it in the next bunch of viewers photos, let me know where you are in the world, cheers Paul
That's right you are sailing around with our beautiful regional flag! And it is also true that your fine Trangikok comes from the country on the other side of the world. The flag is for the very southernmost part of Sweden and the Trangia kitchen is made by a small family business in the northern part of our country. Keep sailing and filming so I can follow you for a few more years! Greetings Anders from Skåne
Hi Anders from Skane, I didn't know Trangia's came from Sweden as well....they are very popular here. Thanks for watching....checkout Sailing Duyfken for some tall ship sailing, cheers Paul
Just what I needed to keep going on the winter re-fit I've been trying to wrap up. One month has expanded into 2.5...but that's boats for you. Early April Pacific Northwest (US) weather, cold wet and rainy, so having the boat tucked in the warm dry shop isn't really so bad.
on wednesday i will be taking my first sailing class on a sailing school! im so exited to join the fleet of marine men! :D and im deep in love with dinghy cruising aswell! one man hut in no hurry to go anywhere and a trusty fishing rod.
Nothing wrong with an easy to prepare meal. A couple small containers of an herb & spicy pepper mixture will do well. I saw a pic today of a 20 oz plastic water bottle. It will hold 13 scrambled eggs. You can also try your hand at canning a few items. A bowl of chili on a cool evening would hit the spot.
Ohhh 😮 my ! That was a totally wet event .. glad the whisker pole got back for ya. Cute duck 🦆 too. Just love 💕 all the little tid-bits n gorgeous scenery ya all enjoy n share with us around the world 🌎! Got to get myself one of those “R” flags .. My calico cat 🐈⬛ Silly Sally has just gone out into the predawn RAIN 🌧 for her morning “Walk About” as I check my Morning Wx data n log the past 24 hours data .. Been doing the Wx record stuff for decades n decades. Seriously looking for a small boat (dinghy). My choice (if I can find one) a Montgomery 17’er.. the 15’ version is nice but with our Puget Sound long wind reaches .. the extra two feet make me feel safer n a bit more roomy. Ohhhh. 😮my but I’ve carried one Paul. Cheers n Fair Winds Down Under Sir. Papa J
Paul .. good 👍 to see ya Mate back up on the Lake n the magic 🪄 of sailing Myhall (peace n quiet). Let me get on watching the stillness n sunsets while sailing n sitting around the fire. Cheers 🥂.. Cheers papa J
That is a beautiful spot, unfortunately down here in South Oz we don't have anything like that, you fellas are blessed up that way. Gotta admit as much as I like timber boats those Cygnets look really nice, good size lovely looking boats and so i've been told sail well. They also look too expensive for this pauper
err... yes they are expensive for a trailer sailor, but they take about 900 man hours to make so you can see why.. They are very fast as well, thanks for watching as always, cheers Paul
A shame about the rain, but otherwise an excellent time away. Those sunsets were superb! I got around the forgetting my mug problem by having a couple of Swedish folding mugs stashed in cubbyholes. Light as feathers and take up no space. Nicely done fella? Best wishes Al
pretty good sail, not much you can do about mother nature. Trevor, I'm up on Comboyne, fixing up my old Botterill Explorer 16, hope to see you and your Pathfinder on the Hasting river
Hi you are right, actually the sound of rain is quite nice. My camera is a 10 year old Panasonic WAx30 they don't make them any more but it has a zoom, waterproof, flip out screen and a pistol grip which was my preference over a go pro. But it only shoots 1080p. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Lately I've been interested in the Japanese concept of "mono-no-awaré" (ものの哀れ), difficult to translate (temporary sadness of small things? fleeting?), but I think of it now when I see in your videos how the winds and weather can change everything in a breath.
Been watching Rodger Barnes and this is a good local alternative...looking at a ts18 this week, I'm on the central coast so will look you guys up!! Cheers 🎉
@@SailingKateLouise just made it back to Coffs from Lake Arragan. Escaped all that rain which was predicted. Probably a bit far for you, but still a lovely place.
Do you have a friction on your rudder stick?. I noticed when you were tacking, you turned the rudder right over and then let go of it to tack the foresail at the right moment, while the rudder stayed in place!
Hi yes I've got my version of a Huntington's tiller clutch (made using a wheel cam lock of a bike) so I can add friction which will slow the tiller reaction down or I can completely lock it in place. I will show in the next video. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
love your videos but not sure about your cooking. I'll send. you a photo of my Boomerang 20 when I finish the paint job. She's one of the few wooden ones, great boat to sail.
The flag of Skåne, pronunciation almost right but the ending E to be pronounced, is actually a mix of the Swedish flag, blue with a yellow cross and the Danish flag, red with a white cross. This due to the fact that Skåne belonged to Denmark for over 600 years before taken by Sweden almost 400 years ago. Cheers from Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden!
Hi, thanks for the info. I've had a lot of Scandinavian viewers pointing out the similarity to the Marine Code R flag and how it is still popular in that part of Sweden. Thanks again for watching and leaving a comment, cheers Paul
Your forget list is a good idea. I did it with my trailer RV, a laminated list. There is a lot…It was great for a while. Once memorized, well…. I have to ask, do you ever get below freezing temperatures, maybe sleet/snow? Do you sail in the cold weather? Your big lake is truly beautiful. Your cinematography is beautiful. Thank you for sharing…from the US, east Tennessee. P.S. Does it take long to get used to or enjoying sailing’s slow pace - more work? I know the pre-sailing setup, then actually sailing, followed by the post-sailing take down and put away, is considerably more work than motor boating.
Set up for me is about 20 mins . To put the mast up is only 5 mins but then you have to load all your camping gear, wood , water, sup, etc. It never snows in Sydney so we can still sail in winter it's just colder. But this winter has been quite wet. I don't think anyone enjoys de rigging. Thanks again for watching, cheers Paul
speaking of forgetting things, My wife and I drove an hour to the boat ramp, Rigged our HartleyTS16, and realised that i'd forgotten the rudder.2 hour return trip,leaving the missus with the boat.
Another wonderful video, thank you 🙌🏻 You’ve inspired me to go cruising - I have a 16ft Wayfarer on Coniston Water, in the English Lake District. I plan to practice on Coniston and then try out some of the other lakes - hopefully the West Coast of Scotland someday when I’m confident and competent enough. I was wondering whether to invest in a boom tent but you seem to get on fine with the tarp so I’ll try that first. Let me know if you’ve any top tips please. Keep up the good work!
err...West coast of Scotland....stay warm, stay dry. No really, Wayfarers have gone everywhere around the world and there are quite a few YT videos on Wayfaring, to keep up the enthusiasm. You don't see many Wayfarers down here. Send me a photo of your boat if you haven't already and post some video when the time comes. Good luck and thanks for watching, cheers Paul
I concur with Outtakes2004 - excellent videos! I have a question, though - at 22:00 in this one you blithely say 'I just came ashore'. How do you do that when you are anchored off a bit? Waders? Slack the bow and draw the stern? Does the rudder conflict? Keep up the beautiful work! Inspirational. (literally - I just picked up a Peep Hen and hope to cruise bits of the Chesapeake Bay here on the east coast of the USA)
Hi Mate, thanks for watching. The way I moor up to a beach is to come in stern first drop my bow anchor which has an anchor buddy and then throw my stern line to anyone on the beach it (pays not to be first in). Then tighten up the bow anchor and then the stern line. Most of the beaches we go to are sandy and not too shallow. So I can jump off the stern and get wet to just above the knees....not a problem in summer winter can be a little cold. The Stornaway draws 44 cms, as it has a skeg keel but generally I can get pretty close. When back on the boat before sleeping I then pull in the Bow anchor a couple of metres. Many of the other dinghies are flat bottomed so they can beach up. Luckily in our part of the world the tidal range is no more than a foot on the lake systems, so we also don't have to dry out on mud flats. Thanks again for watching, cheers Paul
Love your videos Paul , Do you have any special things you do to the boat after you get home , eg polishes or special washing cleaner , do you wash down sails etc , basically maintenance between sailing days
Hi Steve, I normally wash down the decks , hull and obviously trailer ( fresh water). If there has been a lot of water marks I might add a bit of detergent. I don't wash the sails and probably should but it's a bit hard where I am. Then pump some grease into the bearing buddies, make sure all the bilges are dry and open all the buoyancy hatches so the timber can breath and prevent mould. That's about it, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Bram having a mizzen sail spreads the load or wind across 3 sails rather than 2 , meaning you have more options for different wind conditions. Often I sail with just the headsail and the mizzen and don't the main up (less sail area...more balanced). Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Paul, happy Easter. Question. Having trailed for four/five hours and arriving at your launch ramp to find it too rough/windy, what do you do? Capt John.
Well, you can always sleep in the boat on the trailer. In fact one of the Cygnet 20's uses their boat as a Caravan when doing long trips....best of both world's. I also check the weather constantly and make sure there is a protected spot nearby the ramp in case it goes pear shaped. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Thanks. Sorry I should have been more specific, cause all the boats in the video are beautiful. I meant the one appearing at 6:10, white with round port holes and white sails.
It's not all sunshine and fair winds then? Never seen you look as down as in this vid, even when you lost your sunnies Paul. Been following the Duyfken vids. Did you ever get a turn at the tiller? I am intrigued by how it works, as it looks like a bit of tree trunk vertical through the deck.
Hi Dale, yes helming the Duyfken is interesting. Everyone has to steer when on a 4 hour watch. The Whipstaff is like a vertical tiller extension that goes through the deck to the tiller. Ship's wheels weren't invented until the early 1700's and the Duyfken is a replica of a Dutch ship built in 1595. In heavy seas it can be tough so you only steer for half an hour at a time. Thanks for watching Sailing Duyfken, hopefully I will do some more detailed videos on the tall ship, cheers Paul
Hi, the water was still warm enough to go for a swim...but it's Autumn here and there is a bit of a chill in the air at night. Can't beat a good sunset though, cheers Paul
ich liebe kleine boote und baue kleine boote,,,und verstehe nicht, warum die gekauften boote so verbaut sind, dass man kaum zu 2.darin platz findet...viel zu grosse plicht, zu kleine kabinen, immer noch ruderpinnen und dann veralteten mast und rigg...keine neuheiten, keine ideen,,,nix...
Hallo, ich stimme Ihnen zu, meine Kabine ist etwas klein und das Cockpit groß. Aber ich vermute, dass die Designer denken, dass man mehr Zeit im Cockpit verbringt. Es gibt eine Version meines Bootes, bei der die Gesamtlänge gleich ist, aber die Kabine 40 cm größer und das Cockpit um den gleichen Betrag kleiner ist. Danke fürs Zuschauen und schick mir ein Foto von deinem Boot, Grüße Paul
@@SailingKateLouise guten tag, danke für die antwort...ich habe mich so oft gefragt, warum man gerade bei kleinen booten einen rumpf wählt, bei dem man bis zu 50% des raumes " verliert "...schön schnittig die form ?...und egal wie die rumpfform ist, man ist mit einem anderen bootskörper nicht langsamer...gut, beim segelln hilft die eiform beim segeln am wind,,,aber wenn der bug als löffelbug geformt wäre hätte auch ein kleines boot mehr raum...ich baute mal ein 5,65m x 1,85m grosses boot , schon in " eiform " , aber mit geraden bordwänden,,,dazu den mast im heck mit genua am baum und mit einer zug-druckpinne, damit ich nicht quer im boot sitzen muss,,,auch die plicht war klein gehalten = 1,5m...leider konnte ich bisher niemanden finden, der meine ideen mal aufgreift um kleine segelboote mal ganz anders zu konstruieren...alles gute und immer viel spass...baue zur zeit ein hausboot = l 4,5m x b 2m x h 2,5m mit schneeschaufelbug...
