NEW Sailboat Owner's 1st year FULLTIME Sailing the Caribbean

12 Months of First-Time-Boat-Owner Solo Sailing experience in 1 video, learn how to anchor a boat, to navigate through reefs, to make a complicated route planning, learn about weather prediction, about hurricanes and hurricane prediction and how to be safe on a boat

Sailing the Caribbean

From buying a sailboat, to making it ready to sail, to sailing the Caribbean

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365 days I crewed on sailboats from San Diego, USA all the way down to Panama, stopping in Mexico and Costa Rica. After Panama crossing the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand stopping at islands like the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Tonga and Fiji

45 days I traveled through New Zealand from the Northernmost point to the Southernmost point, then

100 days I traveled by motorbike through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, then

365 days I traveled in my self-built campervan from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, then

365 days I traveled with this van through Iran and Pakistan, then

180 days I built an off-grid log cabin in the woods in Spain, then

180 days I restored an old sailboat in Guatemala, then

180 days I traveled with this sailboat from Guatemala to Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic

Currently I am #learntosail while #learnhowtosail doing #sailingfulltime in the Caribbean

[donhearn]

" According to some they say anchoring is 80% skill 20% say this is bullshit" is exactly when I clicked subscribed.

[roadboat]

I am a US Sailing instructor. I have cruised tens of thousands of miles including this area. A. you have done well. B. You have done a great instructional job, covering a lot of materiel and topics. Thanks. A wonderful starter video for someone that wants to do this. Is this an Albera 30? I cruised an Alberg 35 for about 8 yrs.

A piece of advice, if you see a hurricane on the way. Head for Trinidad. That is south of the hurricane belt and only an overnight sail from Grenada. I use to just spend the peak of the hurricane season in Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago can rarely get hurricane and is a quick 60 mi downwind sail back to the full protection of Trinidad. Also Trinidad has a lot of services and parts for yachts. You can anchor there no problem. And there are good boat yards there too. Enjoy!!!

[twoweary]

Can’t believe I watched an hour long video on sailing and I don’t even own a boat ( I have kayaks 😁). This was very informative, gave it a thumbs up half way through.

[paulstalker]

Thank you. Probably the most informative and interesting sailing video I've seen yet. It deserves a lot more views. Look forward to watching more.

[stephenburnage]

My first rst rule of anchoring: Ignore the advice from manufacturers. They are focused on occassional weekend sailors, not full time cruisers that need to anchor safely in a wide range of conditions. Buy the biggest anchor you can carry and have a spare. Secondly, don't ignore the weight of the chain. In marginal conditions, such as in mud, an extra 150 lbs of weight on the bottom (100ft of 3/8") can make all the difference. On that basis, put out as much chain+rode as your swinging room allows. Thirdly, buy a good quality, heavy duty electric windlass. There may be nights when you might have to set and reset your anchor multiple times and that might exceed even the fittest skipper. Fourthly, don't drop all the chain+rode at once, as you risk it getting tangled around a setting anchor. My technique is to drop (say) 1.25 X the depth (so the anchor is on the bottom and beginning to bite) and then progressively feed out the rest. As for 'setting' the anchor (by motoring backwards), you have to find the technique that works best for your boat and anchor. Personal, I find it is best to let the anchor dig in slowly, with the slow drifting of the boat, while others argue for doing this under power. One other thing: if you anchor in tidal conditions, watch for whether you reverse your swing with every tide change or continually rotate. If the latter, reset the anchor every few days as you risk the chain wrapping itself around the anchor (although an anchor swivel might help). Good luck and see you out there one day (currently in Panama).

[stargatetarot]

the best video ever!!! sailing for dummies like me!!!

[normanrubenis]

As a new sailer planning to do similar I found this extremely useful. Packed with lots of great tips and a well made video. Thank you for sharing this.

[arendzen]

A really excellent, waffle-free "How to" video from someone who has learned the hard way. Congratulations.

[KrabiAdventure]

I'm only 3 minutes into this and already I love it. Good job. Can't wait to see the rest this evening when I have some time to relax.

[brianstevens]

I watched this several days ago on TV, came back on phone to comment. You really did a good job on this. I can tell you put a lot into it. Thanks.

[stewtube]

Great explanation on wind /current / sailing / navigating !

[MARKLINMAN]

This was ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING, thank you. This should get Hundreds of Thousands of views. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[jmilesfox]

I’ll beat a dead horse on this, but awesome video! God knows how many hours I’ve watched sailboat videos, but this is easily one of my favorites. Thanks again for putting this together. Now I’m off to finishing work on my Cape Dory (Alberg) Typhoon.

[girvaw]

This is one of the best and most informative videos that I've seen so far aimed at the novice sailor. Thank you very much for sharing your experiences.

[foxhorses]

From an experienced sailor this guy does a good job....especially a newby to cruising....keep it up.
Fair winds...

[robertdudley]

This is one of the best videos I've seen so far!

[EzeAdventurer]

Man I'm really thinking about getting a boat at some stage and you're really inspiring me with your no nonsense, straight forward explanations - you are a brilliant teacher and you explain concepts in excellent, easy to understand ways! Absolutely awesome and thanks for doing this! Subbed and will follow your adventures!

[liamstone]

This style of video is really among the most informative. I would like to see you break down every trip this way so we can learn to plan and plot a course. Well done!

[hyperflys]

I always set two anchers. I have a plow and danforth. I don't use that much chain, it is only to protect from rocks or reef. Rope is good because it stretches. With two anchors you have a better sleep and don't swing around so much when the wind changes. Also you don't need to set out so much length.

[arthurschuler]

I was a deckhand on a schooner in 1980. Our captain was a professional seaman, in normal life first mate on a Shell mammoth tanker and later teacher at the nautical college of Terschelling. He told us that you must pay out chain until chain is always vertical going into the water....
At least 3 shackells plus the depth. A shackell is 15 fathoms. So 90 meters plus the depth!
I broke once a chain in 2 meters depth in force 7 because the chain became like a straight bar. We only had 30 meters chain. I anchor a lot here on the Waddenzee. I only use nylon rope but always put chafe, old cloth, where the rope comes on the deck with normal Danfort. No problems in 20 years.