5 LESSONS LEARNED AS A MINIMALIST SOLO OCEAN SAILOR | Wave Rover | Contessa 26

[@ozchaudhry6038]

Dear Alan I am a late comer to your YT, never has my interest been raised to this extent just watching you and hearing your commentaries. Please please continue expanding for us novices who have keen interest in sailing. 🙏

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you. And thanks for watching. I honestly didn't think that there was going to be that much interest in an older solo sailor on a small minimalist boat. And I'm very humbled by the comments and support. Thank you one and All for making this voyage even more memorable.

[@sailingbrewer]

Contessa 26 is massive cult boat in the solo world

[@loyalegan9501]

I love following your story and learning all the very helpful, practical advice around techniques, gear, self-reliance, and resourcefulness! I have dreamed of crossing oceans since I was a toddler and have enjoyed learning from you as I learn to sail and work toward that goal.

[@cultfighter]

@@RoversAdventure what is a hanked on sail ?

[@RoversAdventure]

@@cultfighter Small brass hanks/clips on the leading edge of the sail attach it to the forestay as opposed the the more common roller furling.

[@guyfox68]

Having been on Wave Rover after Alan made it home to PEI, I can attest to the fact that he is indeed a minimalist. It amazes me how much sails that you can fit into a small sailboat. It was great meeting Alan last fall and sharing a couple cold beers. Wave Rover is a great little boat to take you anywhere you would want to go. That boat will handle more then the sailor. Great job Alan.

[@RoversAdventure]

Likewise my friend, and thanks for the great visit and of course the cold ones.

[@knolltop314]

Yep. Am in total agreement about the planning, responsibilities and rewards of an "adventure". My greatest was unassisted west-to-east crossing of US via bicycle. That was 11 years ago. I still regularly reflect on those almost 4 months and it still brings strong feelings of pride and accomplishment. Congrats to you and wishing ya GOOD LUCK with your newest Wave Rover and the additional adventures it will bring to you!

[@RoversAdventure]

It's a powerful and wonderful thing that a real challenge brings to us. It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't experienced it. Great comment Michael.

[@johnr.timmers2297]

I have a hunch that the algorithm has chosen you this week. I expect you'll find your channel growing substantially in the coming weeks

[@RoversAdventure]

Fingers crossed!

[@Niners585]

@@RoversAdventure he is right. The algorithm has brought me to you lol. And I have no clue why.

[@RoversAdventure]

@@Niners585 I hope that you stay a spell.

[@kangarooralph5621]

The algorithm has brought me here, and I'm loving the content!

[@dan711g]

Me too!!! I've been watching nothing but sailing videos for 9 months and this is my first hit on Allen's vlog!! Ride the wave Allen :-)

[@clambake3293]

Mr Rover, from one sailor to another you have earned my respect sir

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you skipper.

[@danielprice9997]

I have never, ever...made a comment on KZbin...but you deserve it. You are a cool cat with tons of knowledge and experience. Thanks for sharing, its very appreciated. My hat’s off to you!

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you! And I'm glad that you got something out of it.

[@12345fowler]

I love your approach to sailing.

[@jovel-segeln8336]

Your comments about solo-sailing do explain my own thoughts about what I'm feeling being alone at sea. There are not that many people, sailors or non-sailors, who understand that. What I learned from your lesson is that solo sailors are not birds of paradies. Good luck for your future! Andreas, SY Jovel, Germany

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you for understanding.

[@50Street21]

Have to say, Alan, you are wealth of information. Without a doubt, you certainly know your stuff. I hope there is the opportunity for you to provide prospective lectures as I know there will be lots of people who would appreciate hearing about more about your sailing adventures and being able to ask you specific questions. Darryl

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you and always a pleasure to read one of your comments.

[@raws69]

I think that was the best, most informative and inspirational sailing video I have ever watched. Thank you.

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you! Glad that you got something out of it. The next one is somewhat similar: Safety at Sea...coming soon. Please share on your social media if possible

[@vinnymac8226]

Wow I'm so thankful to have found a channel that is soo informative on details. Not just close haul and broad reach beginner stuff.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad it was helpful! I will be putting up a video shortly about Safety at Sea.

[@adamcue6529]

Wonderful video, Alan! Thank you sir. I'm a fellow Canuck and I often watch (and re-watch) your videos as a source of inspiration. I hope to have my A30 refit completed this spring to I can splash her this season. Wish me luck! :D

[@RoversAdventure]

Awesome! Thank you and thank you for the comment. Of course I wish you luck and fair winds. Keep us informed of your progress.

[@roberthegarty5640]

This has to be one of the best videos I have seen on KZbin sailing channels. Simple yet powerful with both the message of getting out there and doing it and what is required.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for that. It remains one of my favorites.

[@bernardszirth9665]

Wow! That was the very best Q&A I have seen! You are a minimalist that relies on your tested abilities! I hope once you have built your amazing Homestay with Mrs Wave Rover you will write a book on your adventures on Neptune’s domaine! Bravo!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you Bernard. I always look forward to reading your comments.

[@jeriksson7686]

Great channel! Lots of good input and inspiration. Just bought my childhood dreamboat that I am restoring right now. Keep up the good work 🌊

[@brent6518]

Never a dull moment on these information packed videos!..thank you Alan for sharing your thoughts on what it meant to you!

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you like them!

[@cruisingmedusa6847]

Great content. Appreciate how you keeps the essential details in a simple format

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you liked it!

[@Early8Q]

Excellent video! For me it is your “characteristics of a solo sailor” that I appreciate the most. The characteristics that you mention, and embody, are so often overlooked in our modern society. I think they are the keystone to life in general. Thank you for distilling them and reminding us all. Fair winds and following seas!

[@RoversAdventure]

Wow, thank you! It can be hard to put it out there like that but I really appreciate the responses it has generated. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@handreaskleiser9096]

I have watched this and many of the other episodes many times (and of course binge-watched all of them when I first discovered them) and they are super informative and, so importantly, genuine and based on first hand experience. This is also how I first heard of the series drogue and started my own research into them reading and watching everything I could get a hold of, from KZbin videos, sailing forums, magazine articles and the US Coast Guard study/report. They all supported what you talked about. Finally I placed my order for one with Ace Sailmakers (I simply do not have the time nor the skill to make one of the quality and workmanship required). Having ordered it I feel that my own adventure which is still three years away has become even more real. Thank you Alan and happy birthday again.

[@RoversAdventure]

Forge your own adventure my friend. Sounds like you have already started, well done!

[@kilroy2963]

I read the book Dove, based on Robin Lee Graham and his sailing around the world. Your story reminded me of that and I found it very interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for sharing!

[@robertroberts7114]

Concise thoughtful explanations which can be practically applied. How refreshing!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I will be putting out new videos starting in 2 weeks about the new build.

[@brucegreaves3204]

Sound advice for all who go to sea in small boats. Thank you very much indeed.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sailawayteam]

Thanks Alan, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and experience on these matters! It was very easy to agree on every word you said. Looking forward for the wind steering videos!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. It's really encouraging to me to know that folks are watching and engaged in the videos.

[@351Fahrenheit]

Great, great video which, beyond presenting crucial material aspects, highlights the mindset and qualities of a solo sailor. No gadgets, no technology added for the sake of it, only the bare minimum. Thanks, Rover! I wish you fair winds, good weather and following seas! Take care.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@norwaywithpal]

Thanks for this video. You've done an excellent job summing up these important things for solo sailors

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching

[@TrailerSailerNL]

I love your clarity! Thank you from a sailing dutchman!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you Kees.

[@anthonyquann]

Great watch again Alan, looking forward to the next one

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevevallance6326]

Thanks for the videos. My adventure at sea was in 1993, on a 26 foot ranger. I had no business leaving San Diego for Mexico, but I survived.

[@RoversAdventure]

I bet it was a great adventure.

[@stevevallance6326]

Yes, a great adventure. It’s nice having done these things, and at 61, I have no regrets. Thanks for the series, it’s good.

[@petehancock1057]

Really looking forward to the self steering video I'm inspired to make a smaller version.

[@RoversAdventure]

I'm in the process of having computer drawings done up.

[@petehancock1057]

@@RoversAdventure Seriously impressed I've done some basic designs on my 3d printer took a long time but didn't prove very robust but hey . Love the practical approach to sailing can be out there doing instead of saving !

[@glennhousley7939]

Thank you for your presentation. You addressed many of my questions and fears. I look forward to your upcoming posts.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching

[@abrahamnorthhampton3327]

Alan, congratulations on your tremendous achievement. The channel has been immensely entertaining. Im looking forward to details of the Mark III and stories of your homesteading adventure. Thank you!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for coming along on the voyage

[@Hindukushsailing]

Awesome TED TALK 😀😀😀😀. Looking forward to the video of the Mark 3 description..

[@RoversAdventure]

TED Talk... such a great compliment. Thank you Mr Hindukush

[@timdunn5691]

You are my favorite sailor on youtube. It is incredible what you do. Thanks for documenting your awesome journey.

[@RoversAdventure]

Very kind words indeed, thank you

[@tomwaite4594]

Great as always Alan....spot on in every aspect of the big five....

[@RoversAdventure]

Great to hear from you again Tom

[@tomwaite4594]

@@RoversAdventure And good to hear from you. Work continues on the C&C 25 and she goes into a heated shop for glass work next week. I am starting to get the same feeling about this boat that you had about Wave Rover...after it's all said and done will anyone want to buy her. Hears hoping I have the quick sale like you had. How are things on the Garden Isle and Rovers Rest? Look forward to all of your future posts

[@chainanalyst639]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Alan. This information is gold. Best wishes on your next adventures.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eamoncarroll6051]

Like yourself i have allways stuck to the kiss principles . Well done

[@istra70]

Great video and quite important one. Every sailor should watch it ! You accomplished great things with so little. It is the experience and knowledge that you have accumulated on your voyages that is priceless and now, you are sharing it. Thank you for that. I am in the middle of building my little racer/ cruiser, but it is not ocean going. May be the next one will be ..... Thanks for posting ....

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@japc4326]

Thank you Alan, as has been the case of all your videos, fantastic and I do not think you take risks or are a risk taker, you seem to address the risk and plan for it, understand it. Your channel as well as others, have shown me how I must think about sailing and what to plan on and how to react and know when things are beyond my control and then react to that situation. I do not think I could sail alone for a long period like you...but watching you do it does bring a smile to me and a sigh of "If only" ...well done sir and thanks again. John

[@RoversAdventure]

Super comment. I think that you are explaining the whole idea of risk better than I did.

[@davidbroman8391]

Fantastic Alan. Some great sailing and life advice.

[@RoversAdventure]

Many thanks!

[@unknownquantity4440]

Just what I was looking for. You're the salty old sailor with the minimalist mindset I've been looking for. There are soooo many leisure and lifestyle sailors putting out videos that really don't address these gritty topics that you do. Thanks!

[@yourpersonaldatadealer2239]

Good to see you back. I love learning from your wealth of experience.

[@RoversAdventure]

Happy to share.

[@RodLucanor]

Very interesting video. Cheers from Argentina. Its a pleasure hear your expecience

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching! Great to hear from Argentina.

[@scottgashton]

Great video Alan! Your concluding comments are an excellent wrap up to a fabulous adventure and inspiring story. I really appreciate the perspective you offer and your emphasis on the mindset required to set out on such an epic undertaking. From my perspective, that level of self-evaluation and self-awareness is the most unique and impressive ingredient to your success and is prerequisite to all the preparation, planning, gear choices, etc. I will think about you on my own adventures as you have considered those who have helped you on your way. ~S.

[@RoversAdventure]

Great comment Scott as always. I wish you fair winds as you head off on your own voyage.

[@nextworld9176]

Most important vid I've seen on sailing.

[@RoversAdventure]

Very kind of you to say

[@Mjr._Kong]

Hard to argue with that.

[@TheGreatApostate]

Really enjoy your videos. Glad you returned home safely.

[@RoversAdventure]

More to come!

[@simonw2750]

Very useful and well-presented as ever, thanks.

[@RoversAdventure]

You're very welcome!

[@brianmacisaac4617]

Enjoyed the insight into a solo sailor and the desire to overcome challenges.

[@RoversAdventure]

Welcome into my community my good friend.

[@MrWhichword]

Fabulous information. Makes me feel I am doing the right thing in fixing up 19ft sailboat that I was given for free. Time for some serious 'minimalistic' sailing. Many thanks. Will watch you other videos.

[@RoversAdventure]

Great to hear and welcome aboard

[@MrWhichword]

Many thanks Alan. I am now all set to binge watch all your videos!

[@kqchannel]

Can't wait to watch the MkIII video.. I'll make a copy for my boat. We needs more sailors like you Alan, thanks for share your experience with us, greetings from Buenos Aires

[@RoversAdventure]

This is the second comment from South America! Thanks for following.

[@bhavanishankarkatragadda1261]

Hello Alan, i watch few channels. Completed watching your series.. you are a brave heart... Most important watching your channel .. how professionally you have conducted the passage, communication, sail plan, provisions. safety. Through your channel i learnt a lot ... thankyou and hope you would provide us more knowledge though your channel. Hope to see you catch a fish in future.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you, I will

[@jerod5636]

I’ve lived on rigs in the gulf and the weather I’ve seen out there has me convinced you’re at least partly crazy. Good crazy though.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks 👍

[@gechli3433]

I'm a recreational sailor and I am so inspired by the last segment of your video, the characteristic of a solo sailor. Thank you!

[@RoversAdventure]

Wonderful!

[@mikegallagher2916]

@@RoversAdventure Zbigniew by7 I

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Thank you, Alan, this is fascinating and informative. I'm considering a Pacific passage in a couple of years but I'd want the boat for coastal work with four onboard on arrival in Australia, so I'd need to look at a 32. My only yacht was a 23' sloop which was kept coastal and I admire your work with just an extra 3'.

[@RoversAdventure]

Taking some time to prepare now for a passage in a couple of years is time well spent. Before you know it you will be shoving off. Fair winds my friend.

[@From_Refugee_To_Yacht_Owner]

Great info as always. I’m looking forward for the next episode. I was sade to know that you stop your travels on wave rover. Take care.

[@RoversAdventure]

More to come!

[@hannahrosa5485]

TY. I'm looking forward to sailing across the Atlantic to Spain in a few years. I'll be watching your past vids. Thank you.

[@RoversAdventure]

Welcome aboard and I wish you fair winds on your upcoming adventure

[@guybeaudoin9429]

Thank you for sharing with us. Your experience is more than inspirational it’s also instructional. You inspire and share your knowledge selflessly. My wife and I will be sailing the St. Lawrence this summer. It will be our second attempt to reach Newfoundland. Kingston to sept isles the first time. Maybe we’ll stick our nose out into the Atlantic. Your knowledge is so appreciated.

[@RoversAdventure]

You are so welcome!

[@linesledaft]

AIS transceiver is so helpful! I am glad you mentioned it. On my last passage I was in communication with almost everyone. Even had one class a vessel say he would divert his course 2 degrees so I could hold my cog(was rough out at night). I’ll never do a big trip without one again.

[@RoversAdventure]

Absolutely! I generally don't care much for gadgets but this is a fantastic tool especially for the solo sailor.

[@johnbolongo9978]

Great info.....appreciate ur expertise.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Fair winds!

[@fraserb609]

Great to see the passion as well as the learnings. Thanks and well done.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching!

[@teddw5786]

Thanks for your overview, and look forward to your mk3 steering vid. Good advice that was hard won!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for the comment.

[@dan711g]

Alan, I just discovered your vlog! The videos I have seen are fantastic you are very informative and technically engaging! Thank you so much for sharing I can't wait to delve into the rest of your, material!!! :-)

[@dan711g]

P. S. I think I'm going to build one of your wind vanes :-) if you share the details to do so....

[@coastlineguardianscic8370]

Thank you Alan. Top notch information 👍👍🏴‍☠️

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wesanderson7918]

Great episode. Can't wait to follow your footsteps or waves.

[@RoversAdventure]

One step at a time. Good luck and fair winds

[@brunoferreira1125]

awesome video! Best I've seen for a long time. Thanks for your resourcefulness

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kirkbewer8663]

This video is outstanding !

[@alearnedlife]

Thank you for the wisdom! I really appreciate your philosophy.

[@RoversAdventure]

My pleasure!

[@cactusjack1943]

I would encourage you to do a 5 part series on your 5 points. As for the joy of sailing, I was watching the Norwegian guy and at the end of the passage he let out a roar of triumph. I have sailed a little in bigger boats but have sailed my dinghy a lot. I've returned from very spirited sails and felt that same rush. For you big time soloists like you and the Norwegian, the rush must be so much more encompassing.

[@UUBrahman]

Both sail Contessa boats, a 26 from Canada and a 32 footer from Norway.

[@RoversAdventure]

For years, I kept this passion pretty quite because most people I meet don't understand that the ocean passage is the real destination for me. But KZbin has shown me that I'm not alone in this and there is a community out there. Thanks for the great comment. I would do a 5 part series but I don't know if there is enough interest out there.

[@georgewashington7444]

Excellent stuff! Your sailing philosophy reminds me of Roger Taylor “Ming Ming I II” My goal is to sail Cali-Hawaii with a Montgomery 17 solo. Learning the ropes sailing the Great Lakes currently. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge and inspiration!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@PondusdeCopenhague]

Great video with your thoughts and decisions, thanks!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you

[@gonzalosomozavico3914]

Thank you for an interesting video !! I like very much the way you do your passages and the security and preparation you do for solo navigation . Well done ... and looking forward for your next videos ! Greetings from Ibiza

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you very much! And great to hear from Spain.

[@robc6469]

Just found your channel and can’t turn away !! Loven the content I have watched so far ! And have so much more to watch and can’t wait to watch more !!

[@RoversAdventure]

Welcome aboard!

[@jeffyonkus2149]

Your awesome man! I like your way of taking on the see.

[@RoversAdventure]

I appreciate that!

[@garrycane1170]

New to your channel but what a find. Never sailed in my life but I would love to try.

[@RoversAdventure]

Welcome aboard!

[@RC-rv1gq]

Another great video, looking forward to learning more about your MKIII

[@RoversAdventure]

Coming soon....

[@Nerd3927]

Excellent! But much to short :-) I am really looking forward to the MK 3 video! I have a feeling you could keep this channel very interesting by sharing your experiences for many episodes. Once a month?

[@RoversAdventure]

I like what you are saying but I wonder if there really is enough interest... but thank you for the encouragement.

[@kevio6868]

Contessa! Great way to start any sailing adventure!!

[@RoversAdventure]

Exactly!

[@brunomendonca5967]

Great video&lessons. Greetings from Lisbon/Portugal

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you enjoyed it! I met so many great Portuguese during my voyage.

[@robertlee8042]

I have done a lot of solo sailing but on a much larger boat and I am always nervous when I go forward in weather. The fact that I’m tied into a jack line gives me scant reassurance. If I were tossed over the lifelines I imagine myself slammed up against the side of the boat unable to pull myself up and I think of the last scene of Moby Dick and Gregory Peck on the side of that whale as it dove and sounded. I have a nagging suspicion that a Jackeline simply enables the recovery boat to recover both the boat and the body at the same time!

[@RoversAdventure]

Although I try off, I have never felt that I was in any danger and never had t rely on the jackline. I have practiced getting back on board.

[@robertlee8042]

@@RoversAdventure interesting. I never did. I’ll try. With someone else on board. You were under way?

[@RoversAdventure]

@@robertlee8042 no I only tried at anchor

[@jaredmcukinam1169]

Thanks for the tips. Just a novice picking up info. Appreciate you sir

[@RoversAdventure]

No problem! Welcome aboard

[@mahlonhull5567]

Hi Allen - Thanks again, I really learn a lot and appreciate your knowledge and help on this subject. I'm on vacation right now in Florida so I'm a little behind on some of your releases. However, will be home soon and catch up then. I hope to at least ocean sail the West coast in my life and quite possibly more. Thanks again!!

[@RoversAdventure]

Excellent! And thanks for taking the time to comment whilst on vacation.

[@cocosmalla2907]

You are all that a man should be. Love your content.

[@cocosmalla2907]

And now I know you're Irish! No wonder. Éire go bragh.

[@AnatolyKern]

Thank you for sharing your practical knowledge, very good advices!

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching

[@storyofstargazer218]

Another awesome video! Makes me more excited for the day I will get to splash stargazer in the water and set sail!! Looking forward to learning about your windvane and keep up the good work!

[@RoversAdventure]

Good luck! And info on the MK3 is forth coming.

[@godspeedrocks]

Hey Alan! Love the straight talk. I too really enjoyed picking up the sextant and the satisfaction of working out my position with no more than a souped up protractor! I'm interested in purchasing a plastic one, how accurate a fix are you able to get? Fair winds to you!

[@RoversAdventure]

When I was in the Navy we considered 2 miles to be accurate when at sea. On a small boat with significant movement shoot for less than 5 miles. Once in sight of land switch to visual pilotage.

[@georgewashington7444]

Alan, if I understand your heavy weather tactics progression. *Heave-To *Run Bare Poles *Run Bare Poles Warps *Run Bare Poles JSD Of course the Running is great when no Lee-Shore. Is there a place for Fore-Reaching in there somewhere (make progress away from rocks?) Also let’s say you chose to Heave-To and conditions get worse than expected. It seems to me transitioning to “running” will put you broadside for a bit with no speed. How would you handle that? Thanks in advance!

[@RoversAdventure]

You have it right, it's hard to imagine the exact situation as there will always be other factors such as current of wind shift. The best tactic is to get sea room by beating off from a lee shore. Even when heaved to, Wave Rover was able to make a tiny bit of headway to windward.

[@lairdofdunstan1093]

I really enjoy your channel Alan , it ticks all my boxes ,I'll retire in a few years , my goal is to go solo sailing in a boat less than 10 meters long , I'll have to hone my skills a bit before I attempt an ocean ,but God willing I will

[@RoversAdventure]

Good for you mate. I'm sure that you will enjoy it.

[@peterlee2622]

Great idea to have the spare tablet wrapped in bubble wrap out of the way of water. I would also suggest wrapping it in aluminium foil to act as a Faraday shield. This might protect it in the event of a close lightning strike. Same applies to mobile phones and possibly cameras during lightning storms.

[@RoversAdventure]

I have been thinking about lightening protection.

[@wyga2000]

Thanks for sharing Sir! Very impressive !

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching!

[@tjtejtj]

Soo inspiring ! Salute to you 🤩🤩

[@RussClarkRocks]

Great video. Very inspirational. Looking forward to more of my own adventures in the post-COVID world. Thanks for the excellent content.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thanks for watching.

[@wesleyburghardt7189]

Great stuff; thanks for all of your work on these videos. Do you treat celestial navigation strictly as a backup, or do you pull out the sextant from time to time on passage for kicks or for practice?

[@RoversAdventure]

Both! I didn't use it on the last voyage but I had every intention of doing so when on the Pacific crossing. We all must use these skills or lose them.

[@aNaturalist]

I really enjoyed this video! I'm a beginner sailer that has only sailed on lakes in a friend's sharpie. I'm planning to build a flat bottom boat of my own this year. I really appreciate your minimalist preferences, as I'm that way too. I'm into homestead as well! We just don't want to live a regular life. :)

[@RoversAdventure]

I wouldn't want to live any other way.

[@tonymorgan2813]

Such a great,thorough, detailed and motivational video,you awoke that part in me to really push me to get serious about sailing. I'll keep you informed of my next moves and intent. Thanks again!

[@RoversAdventure]

Great to hear, keep us informed!

[@tonymorgan2813]

@@RoversAdventure Absolutely!!!

[@jtgrandtour4115]

Thank you very much, Joseph.

[@RoversAdventure]

You are very welcome

[@einarquay]

I have a Contessa 26 and intend to do some Great Lakes and coastal ocean sailing. For now anyway. Your videos are terrific as is your advice. The Mark 3 is something I need to consider.

[@RoversAdventure]

Glad you like them!

[@einarquay]

@@RoversAdventure My mast was modified by the previous owner to be pivoted to allow him to raise and lower it himself. He also built a self steering device and I haven’t figured out how to operate either. He’s dead now so no asking him.

[@sanukcanuk1282]

So I know this video posting is far from current but I just gotta comment anyhow. I was born and raised on PEI and while I know that technically Alan is "from away" he has the island charm and way of talking after having lived there quite a while. I love the straight forward yet unassuming and somewhat humble turn of phrase while dispensing succinct and valuable information.

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you so much! You made my day!

[@TW-gw2go]

Very well done my friend !

[@RoversAdventure]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@trevorgunning2875]

Alan thanks for your informative video and your commonsense I look forward to the video on your mkiii self steering device

[@RoversAdventure]

Coming soon!

[@randomtraveler3363]

I sail my Wharram Tiki 38 foot Catamaran as a solo sailor, currently in the Med working around Covid. It is a minimalist boat and has crossed the Atlantic. I keep it simple and can repair just about anything on board. The best part is that it is comfortable at sea and fast, 10 knots is not unusual.

[@RoversAdventure]

I met James Wharram years ago on the Brisbane river in Australia. I subsequently built a Tiki 26. His dinghy ran out of gas so I gave him some on his way to his anchorage. I love the simplicity of his designs. Fair winds

[@alessandrostarck2315]

Thanks so much to share your adventures and knowledge, Allan. You inspired me to do the same! Cheers

[@RoversAdventure]

Great to hear!