Thank you! We were not expecting to sail so it was a great bonus to actually do some sailing.

Thanks and I hope your relaunch goes ok. As for the rustiness, it soon gets knocked off... 😉

Thank you. It was a great feeling and so therapeutic. Some more "Mojo surfacing" will be happening 😄

We had that last year! Marinas became utterly terrifying 😄😄 I hope you and Steve are having a great season!

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass yes we are. Currently in Westray, Orkney islands. I keep having to pinch myself about how far north we are!

Fantastic. Our highest was 57°N so you are doing great in our opinion 👍👍

Thanks and I hope you get back into the groove soon. It can be difficult sometimes.

😄 That is what everybody says when they hear themselves on camera! We DID get to sail 😄

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass excellent 😎

We have left with a stern line attached as well 😄 but at least we have always remembered to disconnect the shore power! As far as the mainsail haul, we think a few lines and blocks were simply a bit gummed up through disuse. Normally, because we use them a lot, they are very fluid and easy to use. Hopefully they will get more use and free up.

The marina here is very good to us. Normally we are gone by now and not due back for another 2 or 3 months yet so we are not exactly "liveaboards" in the marina sense, but they are aware of our circumstances and we have been coming here for many years now.

That is what we had done, but it turned out that a reefing line was jammed and acting like a Topping Lift.

Thanks Roy. Whatever we had is way past and getting out felt fabulous 👍

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass I bet it did I know that feeling only too well have fun

Thanks!

Thanks guys. It felt great.

The boat reminded us every 10 minutes 😄 I wish I had filmed its "heave-to". It did it better than us 😄😄😄😄

Thank you James! More to come!!!

The mind gets sharper just as the body falls apart 😄 The vitamins are already going in!!!

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass u said it, I feel like I'm 90, everything is aching, I'm hoping it's just winter blues

Get well soon ♥

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass u 2 too, hope everything is as good as can be with ur mum. Hugs💟

Ours is usually easy because it gets used a lot, but it has been "rested" for too long 😃

We do not need a checklist item for that 😃

It was not fun. She took to her bu k for a couple of days

Have you guys tested for Covid? It’s rampant here.

No we did not test, but whatever it was required a day in bed and then taking it easy the next day. Whenever we are ill we like to stay away from other people no matter what we have.

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass my nephew has a bad dose at the moment. Takes a lot to get him to resort to taking paracetamol and bed

We are precisely the opposite - the first sign of a bad sniffle and it is 2 paracetamol and off to bed. I hope your nephew recovers soon.

We call them silvery-grey days 😃

We ARE your future! There's a scary thought 🤣🤣🤣

The cough is over and done with. We just slept through it and took it easy.

Getting back in was a laugh!!

I think the answer is "It depends". It is more expensive to stay in marinas and does not seem too different from renting. When at sea, the costs are much lower because the biggest cost by far is paying for your marina. On land, if you own your property and it is all paid off then you only pay utilities and taxes, but if you are renting then even in a marina I think the boat is cheaper. But the HUGE difference is that on land you get way, way more living space for your money. Even a one bedroom apartment is bigger than a 40ft boat. So many variables... In our case we think the boat is a touch cheaper than maintaining our land based property.

They have had new boilers put into the mens' showers now that you have left 😮 There is a new lady visiting who loves the bath so much she says she uses it twice a day 😄 Good luck with the iPhone - it is why we buy "cheap" mobiles...

It depends. Here in N Ireland it is all included because of how the councils collect their taxes. In England, Council Tax is collected directly from the individual. Compared to renting a flat/apartment, it is hard to say because no flat that you can get is as small as a boat 😄

Hi there! The pixel phones that I saw were about twice the price of these ones. Thankfully I have now got all the cr#p off them although I had to decline about 20 EULAs and it reinstalled the TikTok app about 3 times on me. The US sailors I have seen use "Wonder Bags" to put their pots in, but MrD (originally somebody called "Dave") was British so perhaps that explains it. There is a website and I will put a link below but Amazon stocks similar products called "Shuttle Chef". They are expensive to buy (MrD is about £100/$130) but given the amounts of gas you save it soon pays itself back. It is better than a pressure cooker because it can be left unattended whilst underway and better than a standard slow cooker because it does not have to be left plugged in for hours. Scrum board you say??? 😮Agile is sooo over. Having said that, yachts are perfect for having a daily standup - there is not a vast amount of seating 😄 mrdscookware.com/product-category/thermal-cookers?wpam_id=1

All part of the joy of boating.... 😄

Yes I do! It is a Mr D's Thermal Cooker. Any of our older videos had an affiliate link in the description but I think the company changed hands in the recent past. We use the 3 litre version because it comes with an additional internal pot for veg, but it really is a 3 person maximum. Also be careful you get the correct type - they vary for induction, gas, electric, etc... There are other sizes mrdscookware.com/product-category/thermal-cookers?wpam_id=1

The freedom a boat gives is without compare. I think people have to live in order to understand. As for the colds, they are already on the run 👍

I tried enamel mugs once and kept burning myself on the hot metal 😮 Agree on the minimalism, it is the only way 👍 But the longer I spend on land the less I want to be here. Life at sea is way, way better even if my sock drawer is the size of a shoebox...

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass you have that many socks?🤣🤣🤣

And is there any room for your clothes?

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass 2 outfits 🤣 lucky me I’m extremely low maintenance

You mean the bilges are full???!??!?!??? 😮😮😮😮

It is great having extra space to store stuff and that is where living on land wins hands down!

You are not exactly living up to that ideal..... 😉

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass as the prime minister would say, mistakes were made :)

But _which_ PrimeMinister? We have been through so many in recent years....

True, but over the years (on land) we had some very good neighbours as well. But I do have to agree, the boating community is great 👍

It does make you aware of the world around the boat and using the resources to the best effect. The summer has not been spectacular so far, but at least it is not howling gales. Thanks for commenting, always nice to hear from you 👍

Sorry about that, but somebody has to moor there 😉 But anayway.... Smile - you are in tomorrow's opening sequence 😄😄

Maybe Drake was smarter than I thought... I always thought he was just a legalised pirate 😄 Or that might have been Raleigh....

It was good to meet up. Thanks for calling over

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass made it to Whitehaven in 14 hrs, the north channel lived up to it's reputation as always 4-5 metre seas and 30 knots of wind was an interesting crossing .

Thus why we never trust it and our usual objective is to get across it as fast as possible 😄

There was certainly lots of clapping and cheering. We wondered what was going on

We lack bullsharks but we could sell you jellyfish by the tonne. At least in the winter, the water gets cold enough that most of the slime drops off 😄 We do have a snorkel and goggles but only for summer time use. In the winter the coldshock can knock you unconscious. If you watch this episode (link below) you can see Bev getting suited and booted and going over the side about 6 minutes in ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4ayhZ6Jipx-kJo

Well.... what you think, you think! 😉

We are fine with living aboard, but being stuck in a marina with no hope of departure makes it feel like we are in a caravan park. We need the wide open spaces....

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass If you're not gone by next spring I'll come and give you a nudge lol

It's a deal! 👍

Thank you for the hose. We shall be trying it out soon and safe passage to all aboard Rambler

You may have caused a world grommet shortage 😄😄 Welcome to the Grommet Collectors Club!

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass they taste great😋

That might be breakfast cereal. Grommets are black.... 😁

Maybe one day, who can say? But I would need a lot of time... Thanks for the hugs and I hope all is well at your end.

At least we will never run out of grommets... 😄

@@SailingYachtSaltyLass 🤣🤣

Blast from the past..... 😉

I can understand the whiskey, but surely for a sailor it should be rum? I'd prefer whiskey myself (especially Black Bush since it is a Co. Antrim whiskey) By the same reasoning Jameson is perfect for "Dublin"