Sailing with the sun behind you on a hot day struck a chord with me. It's one of the big reasons I don't sail where I live. I live in Texas, where the temperature is often well above 28 degrees C in the summer. And the wind is from the south most of the summer as well. I had gone through sailing course, and was following the advice to go out on other people's boats. The owner of the boat I was on didn't seem to be the most skilled. We were participating in a little race. First we rammed the committee boat at the start. Later on, when attaching the spinnaker, he managed to drop it in the water. I'm much better suited to sit in the cockpit and operate the cranks than to go onto the foredeck, so I got to pull the wet spinnaker up. In keeping with the racing spirit I did it as quickly as I could. I then realized that not only was there no shade, since the sun and the wind were both from the south, but there was also no wind, because we were going close to wind speed. So I was sitting there panting and sweating, and wondering why this was supposed to be fun. Not to mention that the lake, like almost all lakes in Texas, was man-made, and definitely not a world historical site.

@plymouthwelshboy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a lucky man for what I have on my doorstep is spectacular to say the least be it then I'm biased 😁

@glypnir

3 жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy Yeah, it's good to appreciate what you've got. I believe that if I lived in a place with more pleasant and interesting waters, I'd be out on them.

I so love your commentary, not to mention everything else. Well done sir.

@plymouthwelshboy

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Barnes thank you very kind

Another lovely section of river - looking forward to getting back up the Tamar myself. Thanks again for sharing the video.

@plymouthwelshboy

6 жыл бұрын

Wayfarer-Sailing it is a lovely river and I keep being drawn back to it time and time again

Very good Thank you for sharing (Edgar)

@plymouthwelshboy

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome - thanks for stopping by. It's the last one in the series although there will be a bonus vlog out next week sometime. Glad you enjoyed it. Take care now

Absolutely amazing.

@plymouthwelshboy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Hope you enjoy others in the series

@user-nr8uo4op3d

5 жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy Of course. I like everything you do. Unfortunately in my wonderful country there are not many conditions for this type of tourism. That's a reason why we sail mainly on the sea

@plymouthwelshboy

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-nr8uo4op3d I am lucky fantastic inshore sailing information a stunning coast and then amazing tidal rivers that go many many miles inland to lovely rural countryside 😃

@user-nr8uo4op3d

5 жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy I understand you. But there is only one river - the Danube which is suitable for sailing. Everyone else is too small. This is not enough for me. That's is the reason my boat is seaworthy and I seil only by the sea. Because I need almost 3 feet dept water

@plymouthwelshboy

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-nr8uo4op3d ah......Arwen can sail in around a foot depending on wind direction etc

Hi everyone and thanks for watching the video. if you have any suggestions for things you would like to see or ways I can improve them then drop me a comment below