Loving your videos and seen a few of them now. I've been looking at a lot of "boaty vids" during lockdown, ranging from billionaires "ships" to luxury sail boats that need a crew to sail the thing....but your little boat is my favourite! You are proof you don't need to spend crazy money to sail the Atlantic or even around the world. You keep everything simple and able to do your own running repairs when needed. I also like your calm style of presentation. Keep on roving with Wave Rover!

I would love to do that but I wouldn't dare. You've got balls of steel. Very inspirational.

@SailingWaveRover

2 жыл бұрын

A strong boat and a bit of experience is all you need.

@patrickwhite6792

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingWaveRoverOh really. How much would a boat like that cost?

@SailingWaveRover

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickwhite6792 15-20G would have you in a nice small boat. You will no doubt have to do a refit and then get a little experience.

@patrickwhite6792

2 жыл бұрын

@@SailingWaveRover Amazing. It's looks wonderful.

Love your videos~

@SailingWaveRover

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. New series starting in a couple of weeks

The compass and the 2 windows with the blue line below it are just like a face. You should make it a smiling face, and you'll be happier!

Superb video captain. I wish fair winds and following seas. Every single episode superb quality.

@SailingWaveRover

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Great video, many thanks

Best of luck and happy sailing

Great Adventure! Beyond All Things Is The Sea Seneca

nice work Alan.

Its like a toy Barbie Boat. Its so small it doesn't even have a steering wheel. Just a small stick with a rope in the back there. Incredible this man survived at all. I mean a medium sized wale could of eaten the whole thing in one gulp. The terror! Now I will have a nightmare of dying after watching this video. Maybe ill sew for mental anguish and punitive damages.

@sucapizda

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Simmonds You are clearly a extreme left Democrat with Zero sense of humour. Every thing is a slight and a insult to a schmuck like you. So glad you’re offended.

@iainlyall6475

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansimmonds5784 WRONG: sow is what a farmer does.

@Garryck-1

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it has a tiller instead of a wheel.. wanna know why? Because that means less moving parts, less things to break, and it's a lot easier to fix at sea. Simple beats complex every time. As for your nightmares and the "mental anguish" caused by them, *toughen up, princess!*

I learned something new, I didn't know about the trick with the contact cement. Nice and informative videos and great trip!

@danielswords3969

4 жыл бұрын

Practical Sailor tests suggest contact cement doesn’t hold up to UV. Sailrite repair tapes work great - IMO.

Great job. Mike from Westerly Rhode Island

I just love how everything seems to be "overbuilt", but not in a bad way. Like if Tonka got into the ocean cruiser business.

Learning a lot. Most importantly, how much there is I need to learn. 👍

@SailingWaveRover

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

Enjoyed.

Welcome to Portugal my friend!!

Really enjoying these videos. Very informative on the practical side of things. The position of the portholes and compass make it look like a face. I'd end up talking to her.

@SailingWaveRover

3 жыл бұрын

You are not the only one to notice that, lol

Your videos are so informative and well made.

@SailingWaveRover

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

very nice video . thank you for making them

@SailingWaveRover

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Great video, i didnt film any of our passage when my wife and i sailed to Europe africa then to south America, Caribbean, Bermuda then home. We were on my 29 foot boat and there were two of us. Congrats on your solo adventure and wish you all the best. I'm jealous.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds like a great voyage. It's so easy now to document ones voyage.

I have a lot of experience doing sail repairs, on windsurf and catamaran sails. It looks like your sail, only needed to be re stitched. I can tell, the sail is in good condition. Use the existing holes, where the thread has come out. You should use, UV thread. I never heard of using contact cement, it should probably get hard, so shouldn't adhere for long, especially if you first didn't clean the sail. You should use special sail tape, if you want, tho isn't necessary.

Long may your big jib draw!

got a bit worried there for a moment, thought i saw a speck of dirt inside your cabin ! :) .... Compulsive viewing, looking forward watching your progress

Very enjoyable series of videos. Have you seen any of Roger Taylor's stuff with his boat Ming Ming 2? He voyages up toward the arctic circle in an Achilles 24 I think it is, with a junk rig. A similar type of conversion down below, though with your skills as a carpenter, the finish on yours is far nicer IMO.

Lovely boat , but could we get a little video as to what the entire boat looks like. My hat goes off to you for living the dream onboard and thinking through the problems and coming up with a remedy. Safe travels from a fellow Canuck.

@Johnjrambo75

4 жыл бұрын

Look at the intro video. The first Video on the channel.

You are a tough cookie sir

What I really enjoy in your video's (and I watch other sailing video's too) is that you don't elongate (is that a word?) the scenes and skip from situation to situation pretty quickly. I've just subscribed and started from the beginning. It's a real nice series! Fair winds to you, from the Netherlands!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nicely done. Great repair on the jib. Having used contact adhesive all my working life, including gluing 'mohire' rubstrips on aircraft parts exposed to the slipstream, I'm sure it will give you good service at least on the repaired section. (even repair my clothes with it). As a solo sailor would it not be worth upgrading to a furled genoa. A lot safer than being out front fighting with a gib in bad weather

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent comments. I went with hanked on foresails for their simplicity and for budget reasons. I now have 3 different head sails. A light weather drifter, a reefable jib, and a storm jib. This gives me terrific flexibility. I'm very cautious going forward and always tie off.

Have you considered an electric bilge pump? They have a lot going for them.

from a land lubber: What was your state of mind sailing solo for 26 days with some rough sea? How to stay upbeat? I would be staring at my fresh water the whole time. It's the first time I have watched a youtube of solo trans ocean. Pretty awesome you have the courage.

with the light weather you'e encountered so far the leach should not have blown out of that jib if it is new

Found your channel today. Great videos. What month are you sailing across? Hopefully you come through Rota Spain would great to see you and your boat.

@SailingWaveRover

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! That particular voyage is now complete but will be heading out again in 2023 with the new but smaller Wave Rover that I'm currently building.

Just a Q not a criticism...Why not an automatic electric bulge pump that turns on in the presence of water? I understand it’s a drain on batteries/fuel but it’s a safety feature that can alert you to a problem while sleeping, save your boat while you’re away on shore as well as make your life easier. Thanks for the video. I enjoy your channel very much.

For the jib to get damaged aloft, it may be because the fairleads are to far aft, you may want to bring it forward to tighten the leech. My experience is that you did most of the bad weather areas on the north Atlantic. The rest of your trip should be calmer. For that reason a 110% genoa may be a better option than a new jib. Also, if you could get a whisker pole for the trade winds sailing, it would help you quite a bit.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still experimenting with the placement of the fairleads but think that I have it worked out pretty well. Great comments and I really appreciate them

don't you have a spinaker or other light wind sail to use?

wish i was there. I just finished a trip from Bridgewater NS to lake Ontario through the st Lawrence river this summer on my tartan 30. Lots of whales there to. I want to make a similar trip as you next. Ripped sails suck lol. On my trip my main sail ripped about 8 feet along the first reef line near Grande-vallee Quebec . FUN lol. not. Planning to go again somewhere next year, maybe we will run into each other sometime.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

The Tartan 30 is a great boat. If you ever come across Wave Rover say hi

Just curious; how do you keep the hatch closed?? I could see when it was opened the handle you have there but can't see how you secure it when you're inside. Great video mate, nice stitch work... ;-}

@lambdacalculus3505

3 жыл бұрын

looks like bungees

Great insightful video. How do you reef the non-roller furling jib. Contessa 26 is a great boat. Much good luck in your travels.

@CheekyMonkey1776

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Schulman Most with hank on sails carry a smaller jib (me included). But that creates a situation where one may be attempting to change a head sail in not the best conditions. That said, it is possible to have a sail maker add reef points to a jib much like a mainsail, effectively lessening the size of the jib.

How fast dose that little outboard push the boat

Just came across your channel. Great videos and good commentary. Also love your Contessa. Just finished a book about a fella that doubled the Horn in a Contessa 32. Very seaworthy boats. I too have a 26 foot sailboat but it’s a 42 year old Seafarer. Keep up the good work. Fair winds and following seas. Oh, one more thing. Are you using Dyneema as your forestry?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

I used Dyneema for the forestay originally when I was measuring for new stays. I keep it as an emergency back up. Thanks for the kind words.

@jamesadams1064

4 жыл бұрын

Sailing Wave Rover My Mum and Dad are Canadian and I spent a lot of time in Ontario growing up. Also have been to PEI and fell in love with it. Thought the potato museum was interesting. Also love the green mussels. Jim

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesadams1064 That's funny, I live here and I haven't been to the Potato Museum, but I hear that it's very good. PEI is an easy place to love!

you are carzy mama

Great videos. I've just started watching them but they're very enjoyable and I have a tremendous amount of respect for you. One question...It sounds like you averaged about 57 miles per day on the trip to the Azores. That's surprising to me. I'm planning on sailing a 31 foot boat (25 ft LWL) from NYC to Ireland in June and I'm planning on 100 miles a day (4 knots on average) for my food and water supplies. Am I being too optimistic? Thanks for any insight you could give.

@mikepereira1910

3 жыл бұрын

@@ray8328 No I didn't. I've decided to wait until the world is back to something more normal. My plan is for next year. But it'll happen sometime for sure. I actually ran into a problem during a cruise this past summer and am in the middle of some rudder repairs. Normal boating stuff. Thanks for asking and I look forward to catching up on some of your recent videos that I've missed.

@mikepereira1910

3 жыл бұрын

Oops. Sorry I think I replied to the wrong person. Thanks for asking Ray.

What size is this sailboat.

Is that boat homemade??

it looks like its gona tip over

@danzille1

4 жыл бұрын

It's a Contessa it can't 🤔

Hey did u say you left from port hawkesbury NS!! That's Awsome! I live on isle Madame and I sail a Bayfield 36 named Calista. Where are u from?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Summerside, PEI

@GNT35

4 жыл бұрын

That’s great have a great trip, nice little boat.

The balls on you man!

So you use Windy App. Shows Weather Winds over Ocean's

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

I find it easy to use and accurate enough over 3-4 days

"The trailing edge of the jib". The leech.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Of course it is!

@stevenpaul9259

4 жыл бұрын

He said 'the leech', right before explaining (for the non sailor I assume) that it was the trailing edge of the sail.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenpaul9259 Thank you my friend

@RustyKnorr

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, Pat, you’re SO smart. Thanks for correcting Alan with something he had ALREADY SAID. It’s just so great when someone sits on their couch correcting someone who is actually DOING AN OCEAN CROSSING!

Do you heave to with just the main and not the backed jib and main?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Do both depending on the sea and what I'm trying to accomplish

Seems to me that a venture like that does not only require a lot of skill -- it requires a lot of luck, too.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. Or at the very least the absence of bad luck.

@boathousejoed9005

4 жыл бұрын

and balls o' steel.The North Atlantic can be a real nasty gal.

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

@@boathousejoed9005 It certainly wasn't a passage that I took lightly. It was the perfect shake down though.

What sailing ship is this?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

It's a 40 year old Contessa 26. I have modified it a little bit.

What`s the speed on motor ? I hate music. I prefer the sound of engine or wind

can these boats be rigged as a cutter?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Anything is possible. It would require setting up a new reinforced attachment point for the stay on deck as well as on the mast. And making sure the rig is still balanced. I personally like the idea of a cutter but I am finding that I also like the simplicity of what I have.

¿Qué motor es?

@SailingWaveRover

2 жыл бұрын

6hp Suzuki, but I wasn't very happy with it.

Could you also describe the dimensions of the boat please?

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

Wave Rover is a Contessa 26. LOA 25.5ft, beam 7.5ft, draft 4ft, Displacement 5400lbs

@Soothsayer210

4 жыл бұрын

@@SailingWaveRover Amazing. Thx.

When you cross the Atlantic in a 30 foot open boat like the Vikings did make a video.

@UmmCarl

4 жыл бұрын

@@jonathansimmonds5784 did I offend your date or something? How many videos on KZread are about the same shit? And ask your mother she'll tell you when I grow up asshole.

@jupitorious7925

4 жыл бұрын

When your balls drop and you leave your parents bedroom, please feel free to cross the street and post a video about it, tosser

@UmmCarl

4 жыл бұрын

@mrpinks when I was a little kid the man who sold the Leif Erikson Map to Yale lived across the street.. All the Vikings traveled in open boats, to Greenland, Iceland and Noofie.

Cool video But your fisheye lens almost made me think the earth was round for a second

I apologize I see you have another posted video featuring the boat.👍

@SailingWaveRover

4 жыл бұрын

No worries. Enjoy the videos

2:21 clearly shows the bad job modern standard sailmakers do. They make sails for the summer sudsy "sailor" not for ocean crossing. This shouldn't have happened at all !…

@vincent7520

4 жыл бұрын

@Red Balloon Right !… But the problem is it becomes increasingly difficult to find a good sailmaker. You have the high end sailmakers who work for top sailors, events and expensive racing boars or sailing yachts and … you have all the others who don't know the trade. I'm talking of experience : several times several sail makers were totally unable to make repairs on a perfect working sail for my sailing cruiser… even after I explicitly told them wha t I expected and drawing the design of the repair expected (something which would have been an insult 30 years ago !). So no, you comparison dozen( hold although it was done with good intentions. Cheers !…

You need a bigger boat.

Elevator music is harrowing in general. When it comes to sailing videos it's simply disgusting !… It seems people who spread music on their videos instead of leaving the live sound of wind waves and the living noises of the boat. This is sick.

@mhensen1

4 жыл бұрын

vincent7520 wind noise makes GoPro audio unusable unless you have an external well baffled mic, which he hasn’t got yet, but he’s out there, and we’re not