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[davidstiglitz]

Melissa, your early morning stroll and coffee was so peaceful. Lovely.

[paulwalker]

Stunning video, your looking well Andy great to see cannot believe how fast this Chanel is growing lovely family Chanel something for everyone 😊

[paullittle]

That brought back some memories - I've spent many a happy hour in The Galleon ;-)

[jonathanscott]

Andy I agree this seemed like the best sail yet. I am sure you'll have more of these and better ones as well. Melissa coffee shop with all the fresh morning bakery items I am surprised you did not have a fresh croissant or bagel with your morning brew. This seems like a real lovely easy going spot. Jack maybe this little village would be a great spot for you to explore it's history and put it in video. Cheers you guys looking forward to next video

[frankdillon]

no doubt the 360 is wonderful and versatile.

[gillesgomez]

I had never heard about Fowey before, but it seems to be a cute and gorgeous little town. I love places like this. Thank you for sharing this peaceful moments.

[jeffw.]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. You were just sailing, not fixing anything.

[pmacgowan]

Its so nice for you guys to be enjoying your boat that is really sailing :-)

[haydenwatson]

I loved the sailing shots. Totally champagne sailing.

I agree that the best solution for the hydro vane would be a shorter boom. The mizzen would not need to be shortened quite as much as the boom because you only need a few inches beyond the sail.
When using the whisker pole, I like to rig it with fore and aft guys so that the end is fixed in place by the topping lift and the fore/aft guys. Then the sheet is passed through the jaw and the sail is pulled out from the furler to the pole end. When you need to put it away, just furl the sail and then deal with the pole. This keeps it much more stable.

[shelleyrichards]

I loved your morning walk with Ollie!, what a delightful town!

[clairepapadatos]

Wow!
Absolutely fabulous vlog!
Thank you ❤❤❤❤

[davideve]

Love the footage really shows what a beautiful boat she is. Fair winds.👍

[gordonroberts]

Great episode guys i really enjoyed it so good to see her under sail with the drone. You are a lovely part of the country. Good luck Melissa with the new channel looking forward to it.

[SustainableSailing]

I've been visiting Fowey since childhood. Had lots of family there. It's a fantastic river, especially after all the work to clean the water.
The upper reaches are lovely to explore by dinghy.
Just outside the river to the east is Lantic Bay, possibly the best beach in Cornwall.

[jayben]

When you’re out in nature 24/7 embrace all of the kinds of weather, seas, tides, wind it deals you; it’s all part of the mosaic in which we reside and it’s ridiculous to resist/complain about it.

[ianelwell]

Great episode, Melody starting to stretch her legs and show you how capable she is, the further you travel, the more comfortable and confident you will be with her and yourselves

[carltontweedle]

I was the boat boy at the yacht club in Fowey, in the 70s my grandad run the club. Best time of my life.

[richardhoward]

Omg ! That boat sails well
Thats a proper sailing boat..ha! Lucky you!

[StevenCopeland-coxt]

Man to man, Andy, you look much younger clean shaven. You look healthier, you were a worry over the last few weeks.

[solskengroupllp]

Zipping along in this episode! Cut the mizzen! The Hydro-vane makes life easy. Cinematic delight with Melisa's video ending.