As an old motorcycle racer this one got my blood flowing. Thanks guys!

Offshore boating and Isle of Man motorcycles? Oh Simon, oh heavens. Bravo.

What a super trip. I bet Simon enjoyed the wind rushing through his hair up on that fly bridge. Well done guys.

@PaPawsWorkShop

Жыл бұрын

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It is strange seeing the Isle of Man again, I lived there when I was a kid and I knew exactly where you were sat even before I saw the Creg-ny-Baa in the background of one of your shots xD The swing bridge that you were waiting to open was built in the last year or so of me living there, the marian was completely tidal before then and boats would sit on the bottom during low tied. The bridge doesn't actually need that much power to raise the bridge as there is a counterweight on the other side hanging over the road. The Tower of Refuge, the castle on the rock in the bay, was built to protect sailers who became stranded on the rock after being shipwreked, by Sir William Hillary who also founded the RNLI. Some random facts for you there xD I'm glad you had a great time.

Yeay, the Railway Inn, Douglas! That was a great night out. So good to meet you both on our little island. 😊🇮🇲

Only one word comes to mind for this video guy's, "AWESOME" 👍👍😁😁

That was brilliant. Thank you both so much for allowing us into your lives. Amazing video as usual and very special.

This was amazing! You two have become my favourite channel! Cheers from Australia.

Loved every minute of this video as always! Onward and upward!

What an amazing video… thank you so much for sharing, such fun, and you both are so good at communicating the good times you’re having! Ooo I’m so envious… and those drone shots, wow. Thanks Simon and Gemma! BTW I loved Simon’s comment about being on Sarinda’s fly bridge, it will happen, and it will all have been worth it!

Boat owning , Isle of Man resident here,. Found your video and channel today. Coincidentally it is one year after this trip over (Sat 26 Aug 2023) and the MGP is running again today. It is good to find a passage and visit, looks like all went well and apart from a bit of fish feeding, the trip was enjoyable. I have skimmed your video feed, subscribed and will catch up with your back catalogue. Happy boating, hope to see you come over again some time. If you give a heads up, I'll make sure there is a warm cuppa or a cold beer waiting :-D

I used to watch those races as a young man on TV, Such an intense race. Those guys are a different breed that run full out on those narrow streets. Im envious, have a great time

Great video guys. goose bumps from the sounds of classic bikes, from my era of racing.

Outstanding video this week really enjoyed every minute thank you both for posting. Keep 'em coming.

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget we also had episode 86 out on Friday x

Very sorry to hear about Her Majesty. Se was an amazing woman and lived an impressive life.

great to watch, THANK YOU.

Great to see you guys having fun

So glad too see ya you both look so very happy. You seem to be full of joy please keep the vids coming I personally enjoy them with all my heart. Peace and love

My dad was in the UK while serving with US Army Air Corps WW2. On one of his leaves he went to the IOM.

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

I am liking and subscribing to the musicians! Well done.

Nice work Team. Gemma ya be alright on Sarinda has another plus 40 foot and a cutter bow will slide through the Ocean nicely. Also be much quieter than that lil puppy. Awesome seeing the bikes plus200 mile an hour man they disappear quick. Good training re the engine issues. Sailing Yaba have just put there whacking great Merc in (that was fun.....) the Capt of the Ship (roughly round size of Sarinda give or take) MP has decided to do the Engine install as she wants to be able to attend to any issues if they come up and good on her. Go have a look work on her is nothing but EPIC. Anyhoo good you are able to get away for a bit learn something new and just have a relaxing HOOT. The Pub was excellent. Carry on

What an amazing way to go to the best road racing circuit in the world!

Excellent entertainment as usual guys ~ thank you very much

Niiiiice job even sickness can't stop ya'll keep up the fantastic vlogs

Hi. Tony from Ireland. Delighted to meet you both at the Creg. Just watched your journey it was very interesting. Get those ginger tablets for your next journey. Regards Tony from Ballyferriter. Co kerry

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, it was great to meet you to! Hope you enjoyed your time in the Isle of Man! X

NICE drone shots!!!

Just at the part where you said if we open this valve we’ll be swimming with the fishes. When I was with Shell Tankers we had a ship called the Norissia, she was loading out in the North Sea,, possibly on the Brent Spar I can’t remember now,, but the sea filter blocked up with jelly fish. Bearing in mind it was probably a 24” pipe and filter, the engineer on watch decided rather than chain block the filter out and empty it into buckets, he would open the ships side valve which was a pneumatic driven butterfly valve and flush the jellyfish out. It probably worked a treat but the pneumatic system couldn’t overcome the flow of the seawater. 10 meters of water in the engine room but she didn’t sink because she wasn’t fully laden. Oooops

Oh what fun!

Well done you pair! That was very enjoyable.

Brilliant as ever 👏 👍

IOM here we come ! Boats and bikes! Yay!!

As usual great vid and lovely people

Is very nice to see you you and your friends sit there and have a nice time going to see the motorcycles is very nice to see you guys take time for working so hard God bless

Frog on the Tyne, - they usually play in my favourite Austrian ski resort of Söll.

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

They are awesome!

Thanks for sharing the IOM stuff! Love it!!!

Hello all from Siesta Key Florida

Ahh yes the unpleasant experience of getting ones sea legs. Nice short voyage and you got to se the GP races. How cool was that! Cheers

The old bikes sound the best.

Fantastic memories, you got the t-shirts and the videos now , I'm enjoying every moment . Trev.

How I miss the ocean and boating. Great experience for you guys. 👍

Two of my favorite things diesel's, water and motorcycles, thankyou for sharing. Gerald,New Zealand.

❤love the videos! Greetings from Montana!

It looks really exciting and nice. I like the beauty of the nature in this video.😀👍👍

Your trip looked fantastic

What afantastic vid love you guys! Now that I know you like bikes I love ya even more!!

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Simon was a racer until we bought Sarinda!

Great vlog Gemma & Simon , Boats & Bikes , I'm a fan of both , rode bikes from 73 to 06 , hard to fit my lung buddy on a bike so had to give it up.

You two get about dont you , enjoyed it immensely, I’ve been to IOM many times , now retired in Spain 🇪🇸, first time I went to IOM was 1975 I think . Great video can’t wait to see Sarinda ocean bound 👍🏻

Must be a wonderful trip

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

It was fantastic

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@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Max 😊 💓

I lived on an ex RAF boat at Conwy marina for several years. We used to make the same trip. Happy memories!

Oh man, I love sailing to the IOM, my 1st time was when I was 10, it was an overnight passage at 4 knots, a beautiful night arriving at 5am in Port St Mary. I’ve always preferred overnight passages since then probably due to nostalgia.

Love your Tshirt! LOL

Nice boat to handle I think

Fun Fun Fun. We managed to catch bikes and sidecar racing at Brands Hatch Circuit ages ago. We would love to see the Isle of Man races one day. (By Boat!)

I live in Margate, they used to have a lifeboat slip on the side of the pier, before the pier got destroyed in the storm off 1978, it takes ages now to get the lifeboat in the sea, a tractor has to pull it about a thousand yards 👍

A tip that helps me and may help you in the future. If you're right handed place an ear plug in your left ear & vise versa, for motion sickness. Thanks for sharing.

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We used to work whelk gear halfway between Anglesey and the Isle of man looks like you had nice weather for your crossing, is the electric railway sign still lit up in Douglas it used to flash on and off, we never went up inside the harbour we must of laid lower side of the bridge, Port St Mary was nice stop over too.

Awsome video. I want to take orca over once i have some more experience

Great video! Can you tell us about the musical artist we heard during your trip back>

My home lovely place

I did a couple of trips on the HMCS Crossbow, PB-197 back in the day. 😁

You never know when you need spares, especially at sea Ive heard! Redundancy is a big thing. Now I'm thinking how many knots can Sarinda do past and present. Glad you guys and girls had a great time.

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Sarinda is good for 12 knots

Our sympathy to all in UK today.

I bet that was a fantastic trip. Just imagine when you'll be doing it yourself to watch the TT itself. Thanks you two and I bet you learn alot. Did you find out what was the engine issue?

You never know what kind of Ship is going to happen!

I was sitting in my my taxi last week in the Isle of Man Just seen the back of the two of you. I was like no it can’t be. Just seen video. It. Was Lol

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

We get everywhere don't we!!!!

I remember a long time ago when I went to the TT races I stood in nearly the exact spot as you I think, was it at the bottom of the hill with the pub on the bend?, I think it’s called Krag-na-bar? The spelling will undoubtedly be wrong, anyway the race day I watched was 125cc bike’s in the morning and 500cc in the afternoon, I will always remember that weekend I was about 17 at the time ( 69 now ) how time flies but seeing you video brought back the memories 👍😊

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's the spot! Great place with awesome views!

@stevenjohns1322

Жыл бұрын

@@ShipHappensUK so I was right 😊BTW I’ve been subscribed to you channel since episode 2 and never miss a download, what a fantastic adventure you and your family are on I hope I get to stick around long enough to see the day you sail into the sunset all work completed and just adventure ahead of you 😊👍

The Two Lovers of my life Motorcycles and Boats!.hope you had fun?..

Can’t beat Loctite 518 anaerobic gasket replacement. I use it as a sealant and to replace the fibre gaskets.

Great we video love a bit a bike racing myself. That is a lovely boat you were on. Did you say you were there for the week. I would love todo this some time. I'm on the other side Northern Ireland lol. Noth west 200 o ya

Gemma! If you don't want to lose your breakfast. Keep busy and keep moving about I find helps.

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Always take my Spondon Turbo bike to the island for TT.....love the place, but i do know all the back roads to access the course.

I've seen video of that race, and it's insanely scary.

How long was your voyage distance?

Great trip but motorboats all tagey need is diesel I can't imagine how many gallons you used 🧐 maybe you could find a way to put a sail assist on your big boat , there are some massive ships starting to use many innovative assists Inc rotating masts etc enjoy the trip have a great few days.

Not long enough 4 Me.what happened 2 your turns at the helm.and more of the bikes. One week compressed into 20 mins.!were fans we need more please. Sincerely Richard

The pub on the marina does lovely food, have you been in yet and sampled some. Weve stayed in Conway twice

@Richardgwilliams

Жыл бұрын

They were not doing food!

I am sure you've had a dozen or so seasickness remedies. My only addition is to start early

Hope you enjoyed the iom I was there with you at the races sorry i never met you both

Just another amazing video guys love yous doing amazing xxx

Thanks for the video, could you tell me what sort of propulsion Crossbow has? We are used to a propeller on our 71'6 narrowboat at 4 knots max 😀 Keep up the good work, always look forward to seeing your videos.

@Richardgwilliams

Жыл бұрын

Twin Volvo's 'TAMD60C'S 250 HP each 1985 build

@inagnu5347

Жыл бұрын

@@Richardgwilliams Thanks, Prop driven? It's quite impresive!

That looked a good trip. Never been to the island but it's on my bucket list. 2 quick questions. The boat you were on, was it a Nelson? Also, were the engines Volvos or Perkins?

@Richardgwilliams

8 ай бұрын

She is an Aquastar 38 Ocean Ranger, very much along the Nelson lines. She has twin TAMD 60 C 250 HP Volvo engines

Hi guys. Can I ask what drone you use?

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Ita a DJI mini 2

Getting old and not too well now. Would love to share adventures with you. Maybe next time..

Whos boat is it ?

i see Gemma and think Gilligan's island lol

I appreciate the great drone shots of the motor yacht and sailboat but as I sailor, it made me cringe. When there is a whole ocean to past another boat, I find it frustrating when they decide to buss right down the side of my boat causing to rock n' roll. I did notice that your skipper slowed down when you got abreast of the sailboat but did not see when he accelerated back up to speed. Many times I have had that exact scenario happen while out sailing in clear open water with no one else around. The Motor boat would come past me with less than 5 boat lengths between us and slow down just as they came even with us. After they would get well ahead of us (in the mind of the skipper) they will accelerate back up to speed. This invariably happens before our boat is inside their boats wake so that means that they throw the full "coming up to plane" wake right into us. If you speed up any time before the sailboat is inside of your wake, it is better to not even slow down at all because the wake is far larger from the time you hit the throttle until you are up to speed than it is once your are at speed. We have a standard call on board for these close passers. "WAKE HOO!" Better yet, just turn 5º either way when you are a couple of km back and leave the boat with a 100m separation. If you must pass close by another much slower boat due to a confined , the best way is to come up astern close by one side and slow down a few boat lengths behind to a minimal wake speed, Then once you get clear ahead, turn your boat to directly ahead of the slower boat and once there, go about your business. That minimizes your slow time and puts the minimum of wake onto the slower boat.

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

We were all friends together having fun!

SIMON YOU OUGHT NOT TO BE STANDING SO CLOSE TO THR RADOME OR ANY RADIO TRANSMITTER. STAY CLEAR AT LEAST 2 MTRS (OR 6 FEET) OF ANY LIVE UNIT DANGERS OF MICROWAVE OR R/F RADIATION IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. STAY SAFE !

@Richardgwilliams

Жыл бұрын

No radar working, is bust!

That was great! In the future though, maybe Gemma "throwing chunks" would be nice! JK !

Who the music .

I keep getting ribbed for this, but if you see a fish wearing a pair of glasses they're probably mine.I lost them overboard sea fishing off Conwy.

Why did you have to fix this rental boat yourselves?

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Its not a rental, its a friend's boat

You need to get a sail attached. Even a kite. Thanks for the entertainment, however!

Is it just me, or is it odd seeing Gemma "out of uniform"? lol

Flybridge, would’ve been the best place for her to sit if she was feeling queasy.

@ShipHappensUK

Жыл бұрын

Not unless I wanted to look like a drowned rat, the waves were that high it they were hitting the top deck! I got wet enough sat on the aft deck!

@svflapjack8770

Жыл бұрын

@@ShipHappensUK looks flat calm to me 😂😂

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