An old boatman once told me...." the bigger the boat, the less you use it". I've never forgotten that adage..

@garrymartin6474

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly true in my parents case .

@davelester1985

3 жыл бұрын

I always dreamed of having a sailboat. fate kept getting in the way. Now I am 73 and sad that I missed out. This video awakens what was in my heart. Thank you.

@haviland586

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

"A boat like this would suit a great many people who end up buying something much larger and more complicated." well said. Indeed!

@DougieL

Жыл бұрын

Europe has far less regulation than here in Australia. If I try to camp in a boat here, I have to be moored to a licenced mooring or marina or an official campsite that happens to have a beach... Nanny state down here. Hey ho - great video.

@timothymclaughlin6635

Жыл бұрын

@@DougieL Yes, but have you watched (Sailing Kate Louise) there is a group that go out together dinghy cruising. They might be able help you find what you are looking for. They are based in Australia, hopefully that helps. Cheers

@DougieL

Жыл бұрын

@@timothymclaughlin6635 Wow, thank you so much; I will check them out!

Rogers video’s are like chicken soup for my soul. I love his ability to make me want to dream the adventures, that I once only got from backpacking.

I used to have a 22' yacht. One weekend I decided to take my 12' Tinker Traveller sailing dinghy for a trip on the Deben from Woodbridge down to the sea and back again - a round trip of about 18 miles. This 6 hour trip was the most memorable and enjoyable sail of the whole season for all the reasons that you state. You get as close as possible to the elements and everything is wonderfully simple.

@chazwozza67

3 жыл бұрын

The orwell and stour are nice sails too

@gs425

3 жыл бұрын

That's a long wet (but safe) trip in a traveller. I've just bought one of the last made but haven't had chance to sail it yet. But with even a small motor on it flies !

Roger, I’m so happy to tell you that my wife gave me sailing lessons for Christmas... It was because I couldn’t stop watching your videos. You have inspired me and she has seen it. I can barely wait for warm weather. Texas

@AndysEastCoastAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

You won't look back, boating changes your life forever & for the better.

@cid4887

3 жыл бұрын

Updates?

@jihugytfrde

2 жыл бұрын

Dying for warm weather here in Oklahoma. I’ve sailed since I was 8 years old (26 now), and I’ve never done an over nighter. This is the year.

@potatokitty

2 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@finnmcdonald7868

2 жыл бұрын

How were the lessons jeff?

Thank you, Roger. Haven't seen you for ages. Hope you are well.

I'm not a dinghy sailor (well I was back in the 80's). I have a touring kayak and have wild camped on islands etc. I totally agree with the idea of getting back to basics. Time spent in nature has been proved to have enormous benefits in terms of mental health and of course being physically active is good in itself. You and your boat seem to be the perfect match.

Wise words Roger, thank you.

I too have this need deep inside to spend days out in my 16’ sailboat. Where I grew up was in British Columbia living in a float camp. Only boats to get from one place to another. Starting at 5 I was allowed to take the rowboat out any time I wanted to. When I rowed 5 miles to see my cousins it was frowned on. I couldn’t use the rowboat for two weeks. As a kid rowing along the shore or straight across the inlet was my only source of adventure and exploring my world. Your videos make me feel there is a world out there I belong to. Thanks.

I am sailing through Central America at the moment in a 34ft sailboat. All other boats in these waters are in the 44 to 60 ft range (many of which are multihulls). For them, I am the down to earth sailor which they envy for our simplicity but I am enveying Rogers approach.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yachts grow ever bigger.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh,,moments of serenity in a world of madness.. Proper job!

It is spring and the water is calling all of us out! What a beautiful video Mr. Barnes, hello from the fresh water sea of the Great Lakes.

@SuperBullyone

3 жыл бұрын

really Anne Dwyer?

@TermiteUSA

3 жыл бұрын

"Salt water, spring tides and sunshine trumps any pond Annie"

@t555p

3 жыл бұрын

Why the negative comments?? I sail Lake Michigan. Hundreds of miles of beautiful places in Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. You have lovely places to sail and explore as do we.

@firebird2

3 жыл бұрын

@@t555p So true! 1555p. My heart is with the Mackinac Straits, but I love the entire Great Lakes system. Maybe I'll see you out there some time.

@firebird2

3 жыл бұрын

@@t555p t555p...

I fully agree. Simplicity is a wondeful thing.

Nothing to add! Thank you Roger.., take care & please stay healthy, Kai from Northern Gemany

Love to see videos of simple, wise people enjoying themselves and loving life for what it is.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

So true! I actually feel I have not been sailing enough this year.

Once you've seen one cruising channel you've see em all.... Well until now. Subscribed!

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

I do try to be different. There again, there are big gaps between my videos.

I've never owned a lovely old boat like this one. But I've been sailing - and owning, on and off - sailboats for 30 years. My favorite was an Etap 22, which over the course of years we sailed throughout the Stockholm archipelago. It was nearly all fun, and only a very small dose of work. But because we usually have to dream bigger, and I had always dreamed of crossing oceans, I "upgraded" from that to a 46' ocean-going Amel ketch. Suddenly I was a full-time mechanic, hardly a sailor. When you own a boat like that it's like the story about painting the Golden Gate Bridge. You are never done with the jobs list. Never. We cruised her for a year, through the Med and over the Atlantic. But I have to say the sense when I finally walked away from her on the pontoon, on the day of sale, was one of overwhelming relief. These days I'm into ultralight backpacking, and there's certainly a connection there: all of the adventure, none of the weight. If I were ever to return to sailing, it would probably be to do something similar to what Roger is doing above. It looks like a balm.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Not all that old. Built in 1994.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

... the boat. Not me!

This is why I love my Wayfarer so much, so simple and easy, and inexpensive!

That's as good a summation of the cruiser dinghy experience as I've heard. Your videos are so engaging and beautifully shot. Thank you.

Did trailer sailing holidays as a kid with my parents and now do the same with my kids. I know the kids will remember the holidays away in the boat till the day they die. Great sport , hobby and holiday adventure all in one.

Dodger your living the dream, you have found what many people search for their whole lives and never find, namely Enlightenment, simply enjoying your life.

Thanks Roger. Just what we all need to cheer us up in lockdown. Must take a huge amount of editting. Even so, how can we tempt you to make these more frequently? Or perhaps you would consider a weekly q and a? Or Roger Barnes' week in lockdown?

@steveclancy6474

3 жыл бұрын

Cathartic and timeless in the wisdom of experience. I've been missing Roger's videos thru the winter. The RYA is missing a trick by not sponsoring Roger as a sailing ambassador. Or a TV series but don't change, don't compromise your qualities and ethos.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

I was asked to do a number of dinghy talks and also be in two French sailing films, hence the lack of my own filming this year. I do have to work too!

It is always so good to hear from Rodger and sometimes he is very poetic.

I was a sailor for 12 years, but nothing compared to you, your boat is fantastic!!!!

Great seeing another excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers 🍻!!

Another wonderfully “slow” film, Roger. Perfect!

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt

means or purpose lots of similarity to my kayaking - hiking adventures: less is more I can slap the kayak to the roof of the car and go anywhere: freedom I do miss sailing though.. and its luxuries of carrying lots of stuff at ease. cheers, always a good watch - so thanks

Thank you Roger. A great film for a Sunday afternoon! I had seen your article in the RYA magazine so this is the perfect accompaniment.

@daleskidmore1685

3 жыл бұрын

His book is a good read too, if you haven't got it already.

Agreed seeking comfort all the time is not a path to happy life :D there can be so much happiness in slight free disconfort

You truly inspire me. Enjoy things in a small fashion. The smaller vessel, the greater adventure, sort of. You do not have to cross oceans in a big ship, you can enjoy yourself by crossing a big lake in a small vessel. Close to nature. Here. Now.

I have read Roger Barnes' book. I love dinghy cruising. In this video comparing dingy cruising to mountain climbing makes me think of Geoffrey Heath''s article Wayfarer to Labrador in a September 1985 Small Boats Journal magazine that inspired me to pursue dinghy cruising . Heath used a dinghy as a practical means to reach distant remote costal mountains for climbing.

Love your videos roger, they are like a lullaby for me.

@xvsupremacy7190

3 жыл бұрын

Yes , when I feel that way I play the one on the Thames

Thanks Roger - with your encouragement and the leisure of lockdown, my boat is now tip-top and raring to go ...

Thanks Roger for reinforcing the virtues of dinghy cruising. Cheers and happy cruising adventures.

On reflection and another viewing, it occurs to me that you are appealing to existing sailors who already have a lot of the skills and knowledge they would need to "convert" to dinghy cruising and can reasonably safely and effectively pick up the rest on their own or make it up as they go along. Reading the comments though, and examining my own conscience, I see that some of the people you actually attract are not already boaties but aspiring sailors. That is rather excellent really. A different way in to a new sport, pastime or lifestyle. A problem could be that people get the wrong idea about where to start. For a 'pedestrian' the obvious way to start is with sailing lessons at their local school or club followed by experience building and only then thoughts about what kind of sailing appeals most, in which waters, with what level of accoutrements and civilisation and what style of boat. That's teh obvious way that springs to my mind, you may have more refined suggestions. Someone daydreaming about sailing and stumbling on your channel could be excused for thinking that the way in is to go shopping for an Ilur or a Wafarer or a Mirror or even buy plans and start building one without ever having learned to tack, gybe, launch, recover, heave to, reef, or even row. Not to mention navigate... Another way to put it is that your most significant piece of equipment in dinghy cruising is actually your ability. What you are really sailing with is skills, knowledge and experience, not planks ropes and plywood. I am sure you could put all this much better than I can. That's your specialty. I suppose I am suggesting that you consider making a video or even more than one aimed at how a newbie could go about starting and or about the potential pitfalls of getting inspired, ambitious, scared, embarrassed and finally away by starting at the wrong end and buying a boat first and assuming the ability will naturally follow

Thank you!! Your video is a true gift for wandering souls like me.

The artistry of your Ilur against the backdrop of the wrecked wooden work boats is striking Roger. Everything is so simple and beautiful. Your icy blue eyes are striking too and can't remember seeing those before. Always something new. We had our first day over freezing this weekend and are getting our ten footer ready for the big shakedown. We sewed a tent and cushions over the winter! Thank you always Roger.

I've rediscovered my Dad's dinghy. Thanks for the inspiration!

Another lovely boating image you’ve conjured up Roger. Especially at this time

Roger, I totally understand your approach towards sailing. Highest respect for your attitude and promotion of 'down to earth' living.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

I try. I try.

Ha. I bumped into you quite randomly at a pub near bath last summer while wscapeing life on a touring bike. Your comment is so true. I work for a miserable billionaires who hates life and have 13 crew and a superyacht! Small and simple. I cycled across southern England and Wales last year. I made it up to the Lake District and hiked up to Scaffell, I took the long route up the wrong side to avoid the crowds. I didnt see a person for 3 hours, swam in streams and it was an incredible experience. Your videos are an escape during long seasons working on a big boat.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher. Big boats bore me, other than for big passages. And yes, cruising a small dinghy is very like exploring on a touring bike. I shall use that analogy! Roger

I'm looking forward to building my own ilur, all because of these videos from you Roger. Thank you for another video

@TheKetamineSquid

2 жыл бұрын

i'm planning to build one too...although i want to adapt the design a little bit

Thank you Roger. Here Down Under in Queensland, the heat of summer gives way to our cooler winter warm sunny sailing with blue skies.

What a wonderful film, Roger! Thank you.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Beautiful, just my philosophy of life... "Teach us Delight in simple things, And Mirth that has no bitter springs; Forgiveness free of evil done, And Love to all men ‘neath the sun!" - Rudyard Kipling

Once again Roger, you have us hooked. Just need to get started! Many thanks and keep safe.

Happy to see you back Roger.

Thanks Roger people like you are just so so inspiring to me!!! 🙂🙃🙂

What an idyllic way to camp and sail, beautiful video as always

A Roger Barnes video....at last! Excellent!

I would very much like to go on an extended trip with a boat such as this

Hi roger am just in the process of building an illur. Misainer loving the build ,can’t wait to get in the water thanks for the inspiration

Thanks Rodger for your inspirational videos, I like them so much I just bought your book.

Great Video and inspiring dialogue Roger. Thank You. I miss Brittany and can't wait to get back.

Excellent classic boat! And i enjoy your stories very much, Roger! Hello from Russia! I have micro-class yacht. It is still small trailer boat, but it has roof, sink and chemical toilet. I think it is a good balance between comfort and wild camping, IMHO

Lovely Roger .

Briliant as usual Roger - thank you so much for giving us these lovely reports.

Great to see you again Roger. Very touching video. Thank you, your videos are a great escape from the everyday.

An Ode to the joy of freedom, nature and simplicity. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! :-)

outstanding as always - a real tonic - thank you

What a lovely video, all your videos are lovely, simple and wise! Thank you Roger huppy to see you back.

A beautiful change from the constant "tropical hatching" sailing channels , well done.

@RogerRoving

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I want my channel to be about ordinary sailing. Thanks Roon.

Really enjoyed this video Roger, and your philosophy on dinghy Cruising and its simple delights, Paul

Missed you already and what a pleasant sign to see you well and sailing again in these turbulent times!

Thanks Roger, a enchanted life is the economy with which you accomplish the challenges to operate independently in your environment.

Fabulous, just what we need Roger :-)

Beautiful in so many ways. Very inspiring!

So good to see you again Roger, I always enjoy your videos.

I was so excited to see you had posted a new video today. This made for a great afternoon. Another fantastic video, Roger! I truly enjoyed this!! Looking forward to the next one!

I always find your videos so relaxing and inspiring.

Lovely restorative vid., I especially enjoyed the swan swanning at 2.04. Thanks Roger.

All this and more in your book, thanks Roger

Wonderful as always Roger. Thank you.

Always a good reminder of what can be done in a small boat. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration for me to get out exploring the waterways in my Wayfarer!

Brilliant Roger, thank you.

Long Time no see. But as usual wise words and quality! Thanks for the share 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦

Lovely Roger, thank you.

Another vision into the essence of small boat cruising. Roger, we love these thoughtful, contemplative videos. Genuine inspiration for our adventures. Thank you sir.

Estimado Roger, muy bueno tus videos. Creo que si instalaras un botalón, podrías agregar un pequeña vela de proa. Saludos

really love watching your vids. keep up the good work

This is a beautiful video and a wonderful glimpse at cruising/camping in a dinghy. Thanks Roger!

Hugely inspiring.Thank you.

Nice to see you back again, really enjoy your videos. Thanks

Wonderful, Roger. Thank you.

Thank you Roger. Fantastic video! You have me all primed for the water this year. It's really good to hear from you again.

Thank you so much Roger, I've watched your videos for some time now, working up the confidence to take the leap into dinghy crusing! You're a constant inspiration to me, I can't wait to spend my first night floating beneath canvas, truly enjoying the nature and the freedom. Keep up the great work and thank you again for the videos.

I just picked up a 14 foot dinghy, and I am really connecting with your message here - Thank you for the inspiration! Jeff in San Diego, CA USA.

Lovely video Roger I cannot wait to get back in my dinghy and start camping and cruising, that was so inspirational. Many thanks.

Beautiful, simple sailing. Superb.

I just turned 50 yesterday. I completed level 1 RYA recently, level 2 next week. I have bought a Graduate and just collected a combi road trailer that will take a 14 foot. By summer next year I will have some skills, then I shall buy something more cruise-ey that me and my 10 year old can actually sleep in, then I'm doing THIS. Inspired.

Well done Roger, enjoyed this.

I have Roger's book and now started watching the films. A wonderful inspiration to finish building the shellback dinghy, inherited from my father and languishing in my garage for far too long now.

what a beautiful boat and a wonderful skipper! Immer eine Handbreit Wasser unter'm Kiel! as we wish in germany (always one handspan of water under the keel)

Great to see you back,,,,

Your videos make me wish I was in a different spot in life. Love it Roger.

Beautiful little village! Nice trips you have! I liket!👌👍✌😊😇everyting good for you!

wonderfull video Roger,what a joy.

Beautifully presented! Thank you.

Thanks Roger, I think if more people took the opportunity to do this, there would be less mental health issues and better relationships between couples and the community in which they live, the mind has to have time to restore and relax in the beauty of our universe

Terrific. Thanks for the video and stay well.