THIS IS IT! Leaving forever.... well a long time! 

This was your best video so far. I'm glad it's finally all come together for you.

So much enjoy the geography history and cultural info you work into the great video. That said, the cruising and family interaction is priceless......good work

Congratulations sailing melody family, beautiful sail day, all your hard work has finally paid off, enjoy❤❤

Great to see the beautiful sun shine again in good ol Enland.😂😂😂😂😂😂😎🍻

Andy, Melissa, Jack and Ollie: such a lovely episode. Your cinematography is absolutely outstanding. We have always loved your content and editing and are so Happy the Family has finally after years of toil and labor on both Melody's, able to enjoy the fruits of your Labor. Melissa, the mainsail stack pack is perfect, both in function, beauty and your chosen material. Happily we'll await future experiences and family fun. Thank you for your delightful sailing channel.

The sounds of the yacht is the best part when watching your adventure, it is what makes it such an amazing lifestyle. I think Olie is so relaxed on the yacht he is literally being knocked out by the sound and movement

Great episode. Hope Melissa is feeling better.

So happy to see you off and running. And what a treat to hear Andy speak Welsh!

Perfectly lovely video. More Welsh, please. 😎🥰❤️

The sound of the waves against the hull whilst sailing was so relaxing. Great video folks

Good to see Captain Jack helming like a pro! Fair winds.❤

Really enjoyed your video folks. Fab content but more so, to see you happy and relaxed warms the heart. Enjoy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I loved hearing the engine and just like the baby I found it quite comforting and relaxing 😊

Not a fan of general sailing vids but bloody hell you knocked it out of the park with great editing, informative history, personal moments and the list goes on. Stay on this course!!!. Thank you!

Jack looks like a natural born helmsman . Nice to see all your smiles being underway fantastic .

Thank you for this very nice, instructive but relaxing journey along the coast.

Congrats on your daughter's wedding. A variety of motoring and sailing conditions. Good to see Jack get some sailing oportunities. That was one long Welsh name to pronounce. Great video.

Really excited for you all. I watch your adventures from a comfy chair in a comfy house wishing I was doing the same. You’re (collective) energy and will to stretch for a ‘different’ future is fantastic. I wish you all the very best on the adventures and memories to come. Bravo.

How nice to start your adventure sailing past the place you call home & the port where you prepared for it.

Thank you so much for this video. Watching a slow journey, taking in the various places of interest along the way and the family activities on board is so nice. Plenty of channels provide content if we want to watch a fast trip around the world, which I occasionally do!. But it is lovely to join your family trip and have us experience the journey with you.

Enjoyed the spoken Welsh, being of Welsh ancestors, my Grandfather was Cwmbran. Fair winds and following seas.

Wonderful video. I didn't want it to end. I could feel the movement of the boat as if I were there. I really miss that feeling more than l realised. Thank you all for a really enjoyable trip. ❤Cliff.

Brilliant, this is the embryo of your future voyages. Brilliant, genuine real no frills entertainment. Thankyou

Awesome❤

I hope Jack embraces the opportunity to learn navigation, boat handling and spend a lot of time on the helm. It can open up great possibilities helming large boats, racing boats etc. wonderful video.

It’s wonderful to see that you’re underway! Safe travels, and I’m looking forward to watching your next video.

Safe journeys and fair winds, wishing mellisa all the best with her health 🙏

Great to see you off on the real start of your adventures. Very best wishes to you all on all of your journeys and stay safe throughout 👍😃

Another fantastic episode, looking forward to the next one. 🍻

Heaps of envy by me.....Somewhere in my family heritage is that of sailors, chandlers and sail makers etc. Thanks for explaining most items onboard. . so as a land lubber I can begin to learn from your episodes.....The horizon beckons you...happy days.👍

Safe and happy sailing. ❤

Happy sailing.

It was good to see Captain Jack at the helm. Have been Missing his input. Glad y’all are under way.

Thank you for an honest, very enjoyable and informative video. Its great seeing you guys achieving your dreams. Looking forward to seeing more adventures 😊

Wonderful to see the family together and sailing. Fare winds.

Lovely trip!

Great, after all these years to see you heading out! Bon Voyage!

Great video! I really enjoyed it. Great to see you guys sailing after all the hard work you've put in.

Best Wishes from Germany !

I loved and appreciated the tour through Menai Strait. As I have said before, my grandfather served on the small (80ft) Navy Motor Launches there during WW1 when they searched for submarines and drifting mines. He had lots of stories of the area and taught me to pronounce Llanfai PG which has been my Welsh party trick ever since. Thank you for bringing his stories to life for me.

The engine is noticeable but not obtrusive. Beautiful area to be traveling through.

I am so very glad you are underway

Lovely to see you sailing at last. The boat seems to be behaving well. Great to hear you speaking Welsh Andy. Well done Jack for taking the helm. You are a natural. Keep well and safe. James.

Nice to see you out on the water

new horizons for you guys im so happy for you you have worked so hard for this now go and enjoy your life dont rush it enjoy every second all the very best jeff

Watching you navigate through these waters reminds me why the English / Welsh have been such remarkable seafarers throughout history. 😮

Congratulations! May you always find fair winds and following seas.

Very exciting and great to see you on the move!

The adventure is afoot! Awesome! Love being along for the journey! "The Swellies" Great word. In my neck of the world we have "Shovelfull shoals" and "The shibbles".

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing you speak Welsh. I have a soft spot for the "underdog" languages, like Welsh, Irish, Scottish and more. So good to hear them in use!

Thanks so very much for taking us on such a lovely sail 😊 ⛵️⛵️⛵️🥰

Congratulations. All the hard work is beginning to pay off.

nice easy going glad to see mrs better ❤ dale fishguard loverly

very informative and enjoyable. look forward to more of your travels

Congratulations! Happy sailing!!

Very peaceful watching you. I really enjoy it.

hey Guys! At sea at last!!! Its Lovely boat I am so envious.... love you guys ... take care..

Good to see netting , It is a pain to fit but you will be suprised how much it saves going overboard. We have it on our yacht !

Very nice, other than ya need to CGI a blue sky in occasionally 😂, loved the bridges and the history of.. thanks guys!

What a thrill!

An auto helm is a must for your travels. It will totally change life onboard. Trying to helm even short distances it so more accurate. Lovely filming, really enjoyed it.

So lovely to see all your smiles increasing exponentially as you achieve your dreams. I wish you all the best and all the love there is. You’re an inspiration. Keep on and don’t let anything or anyone get in your way (as if you would anyway) but you know what I mean! Your melodies are coming together in a very fantastic way. All my love and endless support, Mx

Keep it up team.

Nice sail your local knowledge is exceptional! Nice start to the family adventure, looking forward to following along!

👍wish you all the best!

God Speed and God Bless your family on this voyage you have worked so hard to achieve. Jack will learn and grow so much we love you all and be safe Jack. We look forward to all your adventures.

Lovely video. What a great adventure for you all!

I loved the commentary in Welsh. Even though there were subtitles, I think the brain benefits from hearing different languages as much as possible. Thank you

Great video guys it great to see you sailing.

So glad 2 c Y’all out sailing & enjoying the fruits of Ur labor! That hardtop is just awesome! Actually makes the boat complete! 👍👌❤️

Just fantastic you guys. Amazing and the nicest family. Brilliant viewing. Love this

Nice to see ya all so relaxed and that's what it is all about. 😅 Good to see Jack on the Hem as well. 😂 I spose it seems hard to believe ya on ya way ❤. Just remember ya in no hurry to be anywhere.😮 Keep at it.😅

You’re off, how wonderful. I’ll never forget the feeling when we did the same. Regarding your Raymarine speed through water transducer, ours was a constant problem that three Raymarine techs couldn’t fix until we found an old guy on the brink of retirement who said the problem wasn’t the transducer so much but the splice in the cable that many people do to save having to run a complete new cable. Ours was spliced and he took the time to check it all and there were small intermittent voltage drops with the slightest movement of the cable even though the soldered joints looked fine. He replaced it with a new transducer (which only come complete with new cable) all the way back to the helm station and there have been very few problems since. But there are two other things to do. One is every few months is to remove the transducer and knock the axle pin out of the paddlewheel, shine it up with some emery cloth and grease both the paddle wheel pin and the whole paddle wheel and yoke with the genuine grease comes with the new transducer (or just use vaseline) and this keeps it free and stops marine growth blocking it. The other is that if it does stop working you can still get a true wind setting by choosing ground wind speed (and direction) on your plotter rather than true wind, as ground wind is derived from the GPS derived course and speed over ground. True wind of course requires a speed through water reading. The Raymarine manual also has a really handy means of calibrating your speed through water motoring at constant rpm on a diamond shaped course to take account of tides and other currents. Works brilliantly. The other thing about Raymarine is their customer support, you can ring them and they actually answer their phone and a real person will help you through the process. Even if their products were absolute rubbish (as many claim), this alone is a big plus for them and is in very marked contrast to their competitors.

Flipping Heck (pronounced Flipping Heck by the way!)😁😁. Your off on the greatest Adventure a family could undertake. The two boy's are going to be such broad minded young men by the time you return. ENJOY !

Wow what a great episode, one of the best yet. I've watched them all since you started working on Steel Melody and although they've all been interesting, this is what it was all leading up to. It was so relaxing watching you sailing around the beautiful welsh coast, I'm very jealous, though not of all the years of hard work and sacrifices that you've both made. I know that coastline well which makes it all the more interesting. Loved the Welsh, I hadn't realised you were that fluent Andy. Can't wait for the next episode. Fair winds and happy sailing!

So exciting to finally be on your way and heading away from your home port. Safe sailing.

Lovely video Andy and Melissa Jack and olly all looking so relaxed I think the short hops are brilliant you are getting used to ocean melody she is behaving well see you next week 😊😊

Been watching since the beginning I wish you success and safe travels

The normal sound was great with no hint of the engine. With the noise reduction off the sound was a little noisier but still acceptable with all speech very clear. Even then the engine noise was mostly covered by wind and sea sounds. Enjoy your freedom!

A gentle hum. I suggest listening to famous Kiwi musicians, the Finn Brothers, and the song "Gentle Hum."

hello sailors, it feels even good form me seeing that you are sailing. don't forget ;-) saying is funn

Good to practice the bridle. Find your feet and fingers now in good weather and daylight.

Great. Views from the stern looking forward with an accompanying narration. I wish more sailing channels would do this. 👍👍

was a nice surprise last weekend after watching your video to walk outside and see you moored in the marina i see everyday. the boat looks much more racy in real life to me. Happy Sailing!

Have been in Fishguard about a month and half ago. Lovely anchorage.

Camera work and commentary is spot on… great video.

Hey ho,and away we go.Happy sailing.

Safe sailing ... 🙂

Wonderful Episode. Diolch !!!

Super episode and Welsh too 😮. What can’t you guys do 😊

Yippee, we're sailing. We'll done you guys. Your video was really fun to watch, informative and interesting. Look forward to the adventures ahead.

The magic of Nanny Yanmar at work...

The Welsh coast line is stunning, my dad used to have a boat moored in Porthmadog and then moved it to Pwllheli in later years when I was a kid back in the 80's. I've been up and down that coast line lots of times as a kid - I have fond memories of Wales a fantastic place!

welcome to penarth. i've been watching since the early days. when jack first pressure washed Melody.

Perfectly audible with and without NC

oh noise reduction works fantastic 👍❤

Welsh, English, Brum (when your mate came up)....... a true triple threat!

Great video Andy. Lovely to see you and your family finally off on your great adventure. I met you when you were a Paramedic and I was very impressed with your care in that role and that was when I started following your progress. We’ve spoken since and I wish you all calm sea’s and safe travels. I will enjoy following your journey. Doug. PS Hope Stu gave you a nice send off in the Ty Coch.

Watching this reminded me of my early days sailing in the Severn Estuary. I thought watching tide tables intensely, rocks in the middle of nowhere and every other navigational hazard known to man was entirely normal. Having spent years sailing first the West Coast of the US and then the Med, I now know that the entire British West coast is the toughest sailing area in the world! If you can sail there, you can sail anywhere!

nice to see you on the move good luck and take your time I hope to be watching you for years to come