We have sold our house in the UK and moved aboard our boat. She is a classic cutter rigged 48 foot Hans Christian; a very strong blue water boat more than capable of sailing around the world. Just hope we are! We are professional documentary filmmakers working for the BBC and many other TV stations around the world. Broadcasters aren't interested in commissioning sailing programs these days so we are launching our channel online. Sailing Fair Isle is aiming to be more than just a vlog showing our travels. It will be a travel log, but also a documentary style show with proper content and broadcast technical standards. That's the plan anyway. Lets see how it goes.
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Fabulous family outing to the waterfall. ⛵️ Beautiful filmography of the Caribbean.
That was really lovely. For those of us unable to sail the seas of the world with you, your generosity in sharing your adventures is awe-inspiring and truly humbling. Thank you so much!
I for sure would have wrapped that line around the dinghy propeller, the boat propeller and on a bad day both!! People on yachts a couple of miles away would have heard us screaming at each other when trying to position the boat (just before the aforementioned rope and propeller meet). All part of the fun 😂
"Going where the butter melts." Life goals! I really enjoyed the music spliced into this WoNdErFuL vlog. Safe travels. ❤
What an adventure, I think we should all try swimming with someone sitting our our backs.
Thank you for sharing your adventures with us! Safe travels. ❤
Beautiful country
This is a great video. I do long lining in Greece. But each time I see your videos I see ways to improve
Alright, I have two choices. 📌First: Ultra Marine Anchor 📌Second: Mantus M1 model
Nice episode with your daughter. Havnt seen people riding in the ocean before. That was quite an adventure to get to the waterfall, a long hike that reminded me of Capt Ron. Yes you never get bored of being in the water in the Caribbean, suggest you get comfortable with a small weight belt so its not a struggle to get down.
Yes we have one so will make sure I use it. Still learning 😊
Looks like an excellent bit of kit. I would like to see how it performs extracting someone in full sailing gear with an inflated life jacket which presumably they would be wearing. I'm thinking of the extra weight of someone in what would now be wet sailing gear.
The net would certainly support a large person in full wet gear no problem, or course you have the challenge of winching them out but that’s the same no matter how you lift them. The net itself if light so not adding any considerable mass to be lifted
Fantastic, really enjoyed your journey, look forward to the next leg for sure. I have watched you from the start but it’s been great recapping on your adventures, stay safe and thank you 👍
Talking from experience. Once I had a girlfriend who loved horses. So, I bought a property in the country side and three horses while I sailed my 34ft sailing yacht. I was doing the house-bookkeeping and found out that her hobby was 10x more expensive than mine, based on monthly costs apart from the house and the Jeep Cherokee. The saying is true: "Horse owners die poor"
Yeah they say a boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into BUT... A horse is a 4 legged animal that is fed bails of £50 notes.
That was fun! Thanks so much! 🤗
Why are the horses wearing some sort of ear-socks? Not frostbite I assume?🤨
The ear bonnets are to stop flys or mossies buzzing around them. Some horses get spooked by it or could even be prone to infections
I'm on my 5th video of your channel and just noticed Puerto de la Duquesa!! Been there a few times, wifes' family knows the owner(s) of the Italitan restaurant you were eating at. :) Watching you around the Carribean thinking you're far away from where I am, then see Duquesa ha..
You'll see it again in Season 5 when we go there again when we leave the Med. It's a nice place.
Nice, blue see reminds me on Alanya
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I cannot agree more press throttle car goes or my case motorbike. Why get on something with it's own brain. Not for me. But the lassies seemed to enjoy it.
Riding horses through the water. What a great opening!
As ever a fantastic video. The birds are Boobys, the Caribbean relatives of the Gannets. Shearwaters would be in Europe in our summer and South Atlantic in our winter.
Is there a way of telling the difference by look, or do you just know they are Boobies because you don’t get Shearwaters in that region? I can’t find anything on line that explains how you can tell the difference
@@svfairisle don’t get me started on bird watching geekery! Yes location is important, but birds pitch up in the strangest of places. There was an albatross off the NE Coast. Shape, size, colour and behaviour are key. Once you start to notice the differences it gets addictive, but fun. Thanks again for your fantastic enjoyable content.
I am jealous of your wife LOL! My wife gets seasick watching a fishing show on TV. My wife is a trooper and she'd be perfect for long range trips and I'd be in the middle of a several year tour of our planet on a similar boat to yours if she could hack it. After many times trying, it's not going to happen. My current boat is a 75' long range sport fisher/cruiser with full stabilization. She still cant handle it. I'm "stuck" doing local US west coast trips with my crusty old fishing pals with a couple of trips to the sea of cortez each year. Otherwise I'd be off doing what you are. I guess I'll have to live my ocean wandering dreams vicariously through your excellent videos :)
That’s really tough for you both, I feel for you.
Yes very entertaining and such enthusiasm!. Your videos always seem like tourist guides for the ports you visit ( a compliment!). Editing feedback - too much preventer detail.
Thanks, not sure I agree with chopping down the preventer section though, it’s always a balance of course because for people like you who know about those things it can become boring but I dare say there the majority (because even some sailors get this wrong) who just don’t understand the importance of getting a preventer right. I try not to linger too much on details but some things need to be rammed home!
Brilliant video, one of your best. Love the combination of onshore adventures and sailing. Lovely to see Millie again too. Thanks!
The life we should all be living. Thanks, Millie and SFI. Can't wait for the ABCs. And someone please give that crab a hug!
Very interesting video much enjoyed
Lots of excitement and fun in this episode, maybe because the kids around. Havnt seen horses in the ocean before. Quite an expedition to get to the waterfall , seemed worth the effort! Great memories.
another great video. Lovel the waterfall. You two / three do like a walk!
I had to go down a small rabbit hole on shearwaters diving capabilities 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Entertaining and educational vid Thanks 👍👍👍👍👍
I know, I had to triple check it. 200feet amazing!
@@svfairisle My husband and I enjoyed your video and always like to see footage of birds! He wrote this note to help out with bird ID, which can be especially tricky at sea ... Great video, seemingly as always. :) I am a seabirder of 50 years, having formerly been a professional seabird guide leading pelagic trips. Love how you often show birds. I freeze-framed my way through the birds that were called shearwaters. Except for the frigatebird, they were all Brown Booby that I could ID. Note the bill is deep-based and tapered to a point. This is a booby bill. Shearwater bill is parallel throughout length with a hooked tip. Note the very long rear-quarters behind wingline, and long usually wedge shaped tail. Shearwaters often look tail-less with a very short rounded tail. The wings are far too broad for shearwaters which have very narrow wings. Also, note the sharp line of demarcation on upper breast where it changes from brown head and neck to the white underparts. This is diagnostic for adult Brown Booby. Imm's start out all chocolate for a couple of years. No species of shearwater shows sharp demarcation on upper breast, though some Pterodroma Petrels do, these are not petrels. The book "Seabirds" by Peter Harrison (a Brit) is the worldwide bible. I bet you see some great stuff out there!
@@kathyh.3492 Thanks so much for that detailed comment. I will have to look out a good seabird book and try and pin some of these points down. I did think the wings on these birds were not as sleek as the shearwaters I’d seen before but to me they seemed to be the same apart from that, I will have to pay more attention to the bills. Thanks again
but horses have those two extensions at their heads... aren't those for throttle and changing the gears?
With your knowledge Steve, and if you ever feel like growing roots somewhere warm, starting a sailing school could be an idea. Great video guys.
Mystique was adventurous. A dream of mine to ride horses on the beach. What a great memory to have with your daughter. I was a bit scared on the hike waterfall. Almost looked abandoned and very slippery.
I' don't think anyone had visited recently for sure!
New to sailing but we have our boat in the water, hopefully see you folks out there someday. fair winds Ian & Kiki
I like the look of this product for short handed sailing but a bit nervous about buying from them, the website isn't even complete, lots of page holding comments like their work isn't complete, eg "edit with the Customer Reassurance module". Also says price is tax inc but not sure that would be the case for a UK buyer.
Maybe if the manufacturers are monitoring this page they can comment?
Just found this video and saw great job done. The video making with all the explanations shows clearly how hard and precise is this repair. Your chanel is joy and useful to watch. Fair winds and Good luck!
Well my mom says Richard Ogg Danforth was the dude who done all that
He was responsible for Danforth / Fortress type anchors yes. They make very good kedge anchors. I’ve just deployed mine 5 minutes ago to pull the boat head to the swell. A useful anchor to have.
@@svfairisleMy mother was the servant for Nancy Foote and Richard ogg Danforth they owned Knights Valley. They fought all the time, but we're good to my mom
If you were in L.A. and you could find them…”you could hire The A Team” to free your stuck anchor.😂
Mr T doesn’t fly though so it might have taken a while for them to arrive!
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I really respect your comparison of 3x to 5x. That says a lot for your understanding of anchoring geometry. 3:1 is typical minimum for the geometry of the anchor. 5:1 increases weight, overcomes tide and waves, and facilitates resetting after a shift. In optimum conditions 3:1 will hold. 4:1 to 5:1 overcomes typical issues. 3:1 isn't bad for lake sailors. Ocean sailors should use 5:1.
Very helpful video for my future sailing adventures from San Francisco to the South. I've sailed from SF to Cabo San Lucas twice with radar and AIS, but having weather intel would be great vs Grib files which aren't always accurate. Safe travels.
Many thanks for your work. I have a Spade on my Lagoon 42 in Croatia, and we do find that it has a habit of ending up on its back, my wife calls it 'beetle mode', once set though it has worked very well, and we have had some serious wind shifts as thunderstorms have passed overhead. We normally anchor, rather than go into a marina (very expensive with just two of us onboard a cat), or harbour, we like being 'off grid' and make use of our solar and water maker to allow us to enjoy quiet bays. However, I need to replace my chain, and the galvanisation on the Spade is showing some wear and tear and I have been considering an Ultra, and watching this has convinced me that, despite being expensive, it is an excellent investment for us to make.
dont grow old grow out ✊🏻🏴 see you out there soon hopefully 🙏🏻🤞🏻 loved this long form video.
No likey - blatant advertising - we want sailing video that’s why we watch!
We have no connection with the company it’s just a good product
Rocna
really enjoyed the feature length format !!!!
I've spent a lot of time in nasty blows in all sorts of bottom conditions with Bruce, Fortress, CQR, Rocnas and Danforth. If I ever get another sailboat, it'll have a Rocna as the main anchor and a danforth for a stern/secondary anchor for sure.
I've had a rocna anchor 4 feet into the mud. Needed a shovel to dig it out at low tide. In the demo you showed the anchor would never be a problem to remove. Friend had his boat drag until the anchor went under a large sunken log . Needed to dive to get it out. I always have a very strong rope tied to the back of the anchor with a float. That way I can pull the anchor out in reverse.
Any anchor can be a problem to retrieve if it gets stuck under something. When you anchor every day as we do it’s bound to happen sometime. There’s a lot of associated problems with running a trip line, I wouldn’t recommend it, we do have a device that saved us though, we made a video about our very stuck anchor… kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY2hxbVmmdCtj5c.htmlsi=PfmWEFDDTWSbFbjS
@@svfairisle that round thing wo
@@svfairisle that round thing would be useless is the shank is in the mud.
It looked like one of the standing rig wires was rubbing the security line wire.
Yes it happens in a couple of places, I have the lifeline sleeved in those spots
This was a really excellent video. There are so many nonsense videos about sailing but this one really imparts key bit of knowledge about how a rig should be set up and how stay-lock fitting work. Please keep these more technical videos coming.
another excellent production. choice work