Great news on the crease and another great day. Thank you for sharing it. A pleasurable watch. :)

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for this lovely film. I have enjoyed the saga of the creased mainsail and will miss it...unlike you probably !

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

No I will miss it, it was sort of.my identifying feature for locals who know me...now they will all be confused 🤣

What a beautiful day! I could feel the breeze and smell the air; making me very homesick. Thanks for the upload.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome cousin Jack. Part two out Friday

Looking good Steve! : ) Love the vids.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You well?

Steve! your brain told you to get on the water and set sails - wonderfully "smart" of you! Looks great, as do you.... enjoying a perfect day - THANKS

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome Rob. Part two next week

Always a delight to see yet another Arwen cruise up on KZread... As often a sadness, though, when it has ended. Nevertheless, fair winds to you and Arwen, Steve!

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Part two out end of this week Mike and then a short lull and all being well some autumnal sailing ones hope you are well

@mikeu5380

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy Quite well. Thank you! Looking forward to "your promises fulfilled..." ; )

Very enjoyable video, thanks for making them.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. Documenting my exploits for my future 80yr old self but if others enjoy them that is an added bonus and a privilege for me to do. Take care now Phil, fair winds

As usual another brilliant video. I could watch your channel all day. You have been a big inspiration in me getting to learn how to sail. Keep up the great work.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you are most welcome. I work on the principal that if I, an idiot, can do it, then everyone else, who tend to all be far more intelligent than me, will have no problem 😄 stay in touch and let me know how you get on

@gavinmurray575

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy I have taken the plunge and bought a boat, (a bit bigger than a dinghy) an old Achilles24 (they have been described as oversized dinghies by a friend of mine 🤣🤣)that needed alot of work done as it sat in a yard for a decade. About halfway there with it. I hope to be afloat in the spring.

@plymouthwelshboy

9 ай бұрын

Sorry Gavin for some reason this reply has only just popped up. Good luck with the boat restoration. I hope it went well and you got out on the water in the summer

Lovely little sail that Steve Was that last week

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Hi wee Polly 🤣.....a few weeks ago the day before starting our travels....I was not popular on the domestic front 😄

'Can there be anything better ...?', well, Conan the Barbarian had thoughts on the same question and replied, "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women.", though, in this instance, I don't suppose the genres mix too well. :) Thanks for the vid.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome

Congratulations Steve, that set of sail looks terrific! Send some of that warm, clear weather over here!

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tony how you doing.....I think weather is about to break sadly 🙄

@TonyKeyes

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy it's a working man's lament: we've had some quite pleasant weather, but almost always during the week. As in my latest video, there is something to like about a grey day's sail... within reason!

@DinghyCruisingKingfisher

Жыл бұрын

@@TonyKeyes and let’s face it Tony, east coast Australia has been rubbish since October last year. La nina, east coast lows, floods, yeesh! With respect, I didn’t think I would be hanging out to see blue sky in Plymouth to keep my spirits up!

Wow.......so much better steve, when the breeze kicked in a bit I could see the whole boat power up and accelerate. The great thing about a powered up rig is that it can be depowered - it can just take a bit of time to 'calibrate' to the feel of the rig. Big boats have their place I feel.....I came from a background of maxi yachts and they are by far at their best when they are doing something a lot more serious and not doing a predictable milk run. One time I came across the old F&P anchored off Cawsand, circled her in my Liberty and spoke with the crew.....most of whom weren't even born when we raced against her down in the big chilly bin.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

I know a handful of bigger boat sailors who I all like and respect immensely. U r one of them as you know..... however, not all big boat sailors are like you...😄

Nice presentation, well done :-) Sail safe!

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you u sail safe too

Sail looks magnificent Steve, well done. Still keen to see your rowing setup when you get the chance. Thanks for making the video. Josh

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Haven't forgotten Josh. Was thinking about it the other day. Want to try and get a stand up rowing position or learn sculling 🤔🙄

@DinghyCruisingKingfisher

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy thanks Steve, sorry if that sounds like nagging!

REALLY enjoyed this video. Pots are an unregulated pain everywhere, at Harwich the authority have a parked yacht track which is littered with pots, i saw a yacht's rudder get caught in one last week, which resulted in the cost of a lift to check and repair the damage, so i feel the placement of pots should be better policed.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Hey sumo bear...how are you? I ran over a pot stray line last year fortunately with no I'll effect to me or the pot. They do seem to be proliferating though that's for sure

Congratulations on sussing that out Steve! Its great to eliminate gremlins. Thankyou for heeding my previous suggestions even though they were wrong. Have you noticed any marked difference now the crease has gone? Happy sailing. 😊

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, she goes like a rocket now and much better in light winds too Chris 😄

great video steve can you overnight at those jetties where you set off from ? obviously i know there would be some sort of payment if you can stay , safe sailing and fair winds ⛵️

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

Hi mark.....you can get a berth in the marina alongside but not on the pontoons on the ramp

@markd988

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy thats great steve what marina is that ?

@plymouthwelshboy

9 ай бұрын

Hi mark, sorry only just seen this. Don't know how I missed it. Forgive my tardiness. The marine is queen Ann's battery at Sutton harbour

Good video. About ropes (and anything long that needs to coiled now and then…) - they have a sinister and mean attitude so that e.g. if you coil a rope nicely and put it out of your sight for even a few seconds - then as you need it again, whatever the time elapsed, it has writhed to a tangle that takes longer to clear than the original coiling… garden hoses are the worst as they can also kink themselves so that water will never again go nicely thru them… Really good to see the sail set nicely. How did you attach the camera to gaff?

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

That is so true......remember when Indy fell in the pit of snakes? That's my aft cockpit.....full of snaking pieces of string 😄

I see you are using the under 4mtr pontoon again. Has anyone questioned your boat length? I would like to land my 4.8mtr Devon Yawl there to get a coffee. Do you think it would be OK? No where to land really anywhere. Keep up the good work. Ashame about the 🐬.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

So far I have been the only boat I've ever seen use it. The harbour authorities have seen me alongside and said nothing. Coffee is a 30m walk away.....so....I guess try and see what happens...if it isn't busy...?

Looks like you raised the heel of the sprit boom as well. Did that help?

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

That did. I think the higher more act tie on point on the top yard helped in some way as did moving the snotter location up on the mast

Steve, you are such a tease! What did you to de-crease? Increase downhaul tension?

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

No idea mate.....I'm just easily confused when there are more than three pieces of string to haul on 🙄🤔😁

@MPIGLincs

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboy ah right so never to be repeated 😅

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

I just try anything until something works...normally either downhaul tension, sprit boom another adjustment or easing something......done very quickly...something works before a disaster happens ...... 🤔😄

@kimmccullough6802

Жыл бұрын

Crease can be adjusted by loosening pull at end if crease. Scallops, waves between corners can be adjusted by pulling corners tighter.

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

As.it so happens on this occasion I shifted the halyard tie on point on the yard further aft. Then i moved the snotter position further up the mast and then I altered the downhaul tackle to increase purchase.....and something worked...now you are good Ng to ask me which one nick and to be honest I have no idea.....🤔🙄🤔😁🤣

Which slipway is it you are launching from? I have seen the Elphinstone and Commercial slipways recently but that reminds of the one I used when I was at uni many years ago :-)

@plymouthwelshboy

Жыл бұрын

I use QAB slipways. It costs but I can store car and trailer quickly and safely and there is space to tie up at pontoon for sorting myself out. Many use the free slipway over at mountbatten but parking is on the road or in the car park about 100m away and there is nowhere to tie up the boat if launching single handed

@neddythened2698

Жыл бұрын

@@plymouthwelshboythanks very much for the info!