After 20 years of sailing I loved the dodgers...it keeps the entrance below open, guards against spray and can be used to attach a zipper piece between it and the cockpit shade cover which does help with rain for the person on duty. I would not have a boat without a dodger.

Dalida in a christian williams video…it just keeps getting better😮

I loved it!! (I endorse sammyvh11's comment of years ago😊.)

Nice video

You sir are a gem of a human being.

Wow I love this boat 😮 ⛵

One of the most beautiful tributes to our human nature at its most primal understandings. You are the winds that propel your journey.

If you have the scratch and the courage a mid-life crisis becomes a midlife adventure. Sailing to Hawaii beats another Corvette or Harley any day. Plus the peace and quiet away from two generations of people trying your patience daily is a blessing.

Normally, if a sailor started drumming so proficiently on their stove I be very impressed. But, with Christian, of who I consider a renaissance man, it's just more proof I'm right.

Bravo Christian, thank you for bringing us along.

Makes me want to enjoy me ERICSON 27’ more. I need a auto tiller Thanks

Hello Christian, what are you using as satellite communications system? Keep sailing and sharing with us.

Christian mate for a gent who is 81 years you are amazing thank you for giving me hope of more of a future at 63

I would like to learn more about this "Le Dintey Moorey" dish the chef spoke of. Is it derived from the delicate flesh of the Moray eel found in these waters?

Wow those panels are so beautiful. They look to good to walk on lol.

Hey Christian, do you need to hook a leech cringle onto the gooseneck/mast, or do you just lock the reef downhaul in a clutch and call it good? If the latter, that's a nice way to avoid going forward on the deck to reef. I need to switch to that system.

Christian, I have your 3 trips to Hawaii and back tucked into my favorites folder so that I can replay them in sequence which I do several times a year. I was once a sailor and did some single-handed stuff in my Cal 25. But now I'm 78 and my health is such that I must enjoy what other sailors have accomplished. There are many sailing videos on KZbin and I have watched many. None are in my favorites folder but yours. Thank you for allowing me to sail along with you. Blessings, David

Two Harbors does have a hotel, albeit it's an expensive one on top of a hill overlooking the harbors.

Life jacket?????

The most educational and entertaining channel. Thank you!

Christian, I'm only in my second season of sailing here in the Bristol Channel. I really enjoy and value your videos. I do have a question however. I clocked your mention of the use of loctite on block shackles. I have recently been having an internal debate with myself about loctite. I see its benefit but on the other hand I don't like the idea of not being able to remove stuff. I would be interested in your perspective. Mark

YOU ARE A FOOL AND A DANGER TO ALL SAILORS. No sailor with solid seamanship experience will say-I NEVER WEAR A LIFE JACKET. That is a totally irresponsible statement. A truly experienced sailor will have enough sea time in a wide variety of conditions, and likely a variety of boat types and sizes, that enable her/him to make responsible decisions. YOU, NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK-DO NOT HAVE THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE AND SHOULD SHUT THE HELL UP-----as an aside, who should wear a PFD and under what conditions should include many factors including fitness and general health. A 12 year old may well be a better survival candidate that and old man like yourself

story remains - .adventure, life's most beautiful work.

get it baby

How doe sail during night time 👁️

Sir, your audiobook is in constant re-play on my phone.

Just fascinating. Thank you!

reminds me of Charles Kuralt. Soothing listening to his narrating.

That was swell. Thank you.

One of may things I don’t understand is why the hell don’t you have lights eeeeeeee next video

Not sure how I missed this 2 years ago - glad it came up in my YT feed today Sept 2024

Omg hilarious

Thankyou for taking us along on your grand adventure! as a Dad who works 45hrs a week and has a backyard farm I truly appreciate the time it took to do this😁

I love your character. …characters. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Really valuable content.

Your sarcasm is wonderful. Per maintenance, it's a part of life. Your calm persistence is relaxing.

There is a great place in mindello Cape Verde that can make them for you. @svpiggybank

Great channel hope mine gets to this standard one day. The reymarine wheel pilot has a week link the planetary gears in that silver tube are made or nylon and if you turn the wheel while ray is engaged they shear. The bits then break the other gears you need to replace the lot 9 of them. And clean out the old grease in emergency you can reposition them one broken one on each level but it doesn’t last long. Print some more on 3 d printer. Keep some Spairs or buy a now gearbox. Fair winds jim

Love to see people heading out of Marina Del Rey passing by Mariners Village, a place i lived for nearly 10 years. Birthed my 26' Bristol Sailstar in Basin A and still miss it..

Thank you you 17 year old Spam loving genius!

I like you commentary and editing. Awesome!

A Renaissance man. I can relate to his soreness and stiffness, as well as his self entertainment. While the rest of us hunkered down, he isolated in the best way. Amazingly entertaining and educational.

Lmao this guy is an absolute beauty, awesome video 🫡

I just finished, thank you so much for writing it! Are you planning a sequel at all? It would be lovely to listen to Laura and her sailing teacher's exploits, and her subsequent passage. Maybe she loves it so much she decides to go all the way around? Who knows 🤷

To make my covers last longer I paint them with matching latex paint. I works pretty good.

The chickens still sound thirsty.

Did a boatyard recommended a part you didn't need, badly fit and then overcharge for said part? Surely not...

After several back surgeries and cancer at 50 I thought my adventurizing was done. Motorcycles have been my first love but now I’m unable to ride and everything looked downhill. Then I find this incredible adventure called sailing. I see folks 20 even 30 years older than I and they’re sailing the world alone! This completely rewrote the story of my life and I am learning everything I can about sailing with the goal of someday getting my own boat. I’ve got another couple of decades I had ceded away that I am now looking forward to. Thank you sir for giving me perspective of what can be accomplished while getting older.

If I come to Los Angeles will you take me sailing and tell me stories? Please please please

Great video. Just one thing: At least KIDS NEED SAFETY VESTS. As you know, kids tend to do stupid things. No vest, no sail. And for adults with no knowledge, a vest is a smart idea. If someone happens to MOB on your watch, it's on you to save them, and to gove them propper safety equipent.

Entropy is always at work, but it seems double speed in sailboat