Climbing the Mast Video
I have a thing for watching mast climbing videos. Probably in part because Christa is terrified of heights and I tend to torment her with them… I posted the first … Continue Reading
Category: Videos
Facial at Manchioneel Bay, BVI
Just around the east corner from some of the more famous locations on Jost Van Dyke (JVT) is Manichioneel Bay and Long Bay which both offer good mooring and anchor … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 7
Merry Christmas!! I woke up early and quickly saw that Santa had not found us in our Caribbean location. Captain Diego soon appeared with my copy of Boney M 20 Greatest … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 5, part 2
Our first dive on a wreck – we were excited! It was a short dingy ride from our anchorage at Salt Island to the RMS Rhone dive site. John was … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 4
It felt great to be the first one up! We had Soldier’s Cove all to ourselves that morning and there was a terrific rainbow off the stern. I found the … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 3
We woke to a gorgeous morning. John found his way to a coffee and early morning swim before I even crawled out of bed! He spent some leisurely time on … Continue Reading
Caribbean Christmas Cruise – Day 2
Wouldn’t you know it, my first morning onboard and I missed all the excitement?! John woke up at 7:30 to grab a coffee and I followed at about 8am. Unfortunately while … Continue Reading
Shameless Plug For PADI
Great promo video from PADI.
Awesome Video – Climbing The Mast
This is a very cool video of someone climbing the mast, and will serve as a motivational video for Christa…as she is terrified of heights. You can see SEDOV on … Continue Reading
Boat Crash Test?
Wow! I guess it makes sense for a manufacturer to verify the safety of their design with potential hazards, but we never knew there were boats subjected to actual crash tests as you … Continue Reading
Scuba
Now that we’ve become weather wimps living in Southern Italy the next trip had to be somewhere warm. Our recent trip to Austria and Germany between Christmas and New Years ranged … Continue Reading
Knots – Trucker’s Hitch
OK, this won’t tech you anything about actually making a trucker’s hitch…unless you’re really sharp near the end, but it is still a great video.
Volcanic Eruption and Shockwave in Papua New Guinea
We found this on Sailfeed.com. Amazing they caught it on video. “Holy smokin’ Toledos!”
Captain Liz Clark’s Solo Voyage on the High Seas
Here’s a pretty good 9(ish) minute video from Liz Clark, who has been sailing solo since 2006.
The Physics Of Sailing
An even better video than the previous one explain why the sail reacts the way it does.
Sail Trim Video
Not a bad beginner’s video on YouTube about how to watch and trim your sails, both downwind and upwind.
Ode To Credit Card Captains
This is an entertaining/scary look at one of the many reasons why we don’t want to be this guy, and are taking some fairly involved sailing courses before releasing ourselves onto … Continue Reading
The Tangaroa Expedition
We’re finding great stuff on YouTube recently. Slow in some places but a fascinating look at what many thought were just some silly people on the water. From the online … Continue Reading
The Fastnet Yacht Race Tragedy of 1979
Another video from YouTube. This one is a BBC documentary about the story of a Force 10 gale which decimated the 1979 Fastnet race, the last of the Admiral’s Cup events in … Continue Reading
Hold Fast
I came across this documentary (which the author calls a videozine) on YouTube that was made by a group that calls themselves the Anarchist Yacht Clubb. It won’t be for … Continue Reading