Sailing into Tonga. Adventures of an Old Seadog, ep150

#sailing#Tonga
At last I make landfall in Tonga. Checking out the place with old friends. Good to be on dry land eating good food and bacon!!!.
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Boat:
White Shadow is a Van De Stadt ‘Seal’ 36 (11 metres). She is hand made in steel, 2004, with a round bilge (hull) and a modified coach roof. This makes her a ‘one off’ and in my opinion the most beautiful Van De Stadt 36 ever built.

The camera gear:
Main camera is a Panasonic Hc- V770 with a Rode External mic. My old camera is now my number 2 is a Panasonic Hc-v700. Most shots are done with an external mic (Shenggu sg 108) with a sponge and dead kitten attached.
Action stuff and small blogging is done with a Sony Hdr-as30v.
Underwater video Gopro3plus.

Editing:
Final cut pro on a Macbook. Most of the material for each video is filmed over a period of several weeks or so and the editing of each episode is normally done over a day. This process can take longer if original music is used or permissions are needed for copyrighted materials etc. Much time is spent sorting out technical problems. In this case I normally get the help of a younger person who understands computerie stuff!
There are also times when filming, editing and uploading is not possible due to being at sea or in locations with no internet access.

Content:
I have found that filming and releasing material over a period of time is better than doing ‘vlog’ style videos and trying to make episodes out of whats happened in a week, regardless if it’s good content or not. By filming over a period of time I can be more selective in what goes into each video. My aim is to avoid ‘bland and mundane’ and have at least one or two exciting and interesting events in every video. Every video has to be entertaining.

Comments and being at sea:
I love reading your comments. Most weeks Im able to read everyone. I cant reply to everybody but I do read and enjoy them. Keep them coming! There are times that It might seem I'm not on the internet for certain periods, this is normally when Im at sea on passage. While Im out on the Ocean I have completely no communications with the outside World.

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[CG-cxfv]

Barry, your vocabulary is spot on. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of "harborage" was the 15th century, meaning shelter, harbor, and with anchorage, harbor, haven, port as synonyms. And don't you worry, I'm sure it was another old sea dog of days of yore who coined it.
You've been in NZ for quite a while now. Do you miss sailing those open oceans? You're a great guy, Barry. You surely make us happy. You be happy.

[mattthewanderer]

Real word! Place of shelter or harbour!
Good to see your latest, keep them coming!

[gras]

Glad to see you made to Tonga. Your videos are raw and real.. You show more about the problems you have then any other sailor. And that is why I keep coming back. Keep smiling and sail on.

[bruceweber]

Many thanks, Seadog, for another great vid.

[alistairclyne]

Home made curry, a movie, cold beer, and your friends arriving tomorrow! .... Life Really Is Good!! That was another great update Barry, thanks for sharing your adventures with us all :)

[magillamacudda]

February 28th to March 21, 2020 we're on the Norwegian Jewel from Sydney to Honolulu. Made it to Fiji but we were turned away at Tahiti due to the Coronavirus. Watching your blog enabled us to see a lot of the ports we missed. We enjoyed your blogs very much

[moejaime]

Barry you are a legend for sure ! Its like Jimmy Buffet wrote your history in his songs !

[davidevans]

I began watching your trip across the Pacific, now i m hooked. Fascinating, great quality videos, interesting and witty commentary.. Barry you are a great guy! Thanks for a wonderful set of videos, really enjoyable.

[XXLaffinGravyXX]

Glad you posted Barry ...a lot of people will be too

[SVZonda]

You cannot beat a curry, movie and a beer with a big stick!! All the best Richard

[juanvalle]

Barry, love you man. Keep those videos coming. And don't ever loose that British sense of humor. We got something in common "white shadow" was my nickname back when I was a young ladd in the 1980's. I wish I could send you a picture but after 2 Guinness, forget it.

[DMX-PAT]

That trip back to your boat on the small dingy the French people had would have scared me pretty good.

[eronstroud]

i think i've been doing it all wrong.. you've made me question everything! Cheers - thanks for sharing your adventures

[vickipearce]

My Saturday morning coffee is complete! As usual your videos are the perfect mixture of travel, information and fun!

[ianmcleod]

There's a BOAC racing yacht on that bomby before you enter the anchorage, went down 1991 skippered by a very British fellow, we herd the pan while moored in Nukuʻalofa, he was ever so polite at 10 at night .

[rmetroman]

Always good to have friends when it comes to water & lets not forget curry night :-)

[robertadamsmetaldetecting]

Barry, I think your such a Legend! Stay safe Salty Seadog!

[FredGallefoss]

Every episode is like Christmas, thanks Barry.

[steelpunisher]

I have to thank you Barry, I absolutely love your channel! I'm living vicariously through you. My life long dream is to cruise like you are. So thank you for the wonderful videos of your adventures.

[davidbroman]

Cold beer and a curry. Living the life Barry. Living the life.