Challenging singlehanded sailing back from Scilly

[@philclough]

just found your KZbins! excellent, thanks for posting these, love your adventures!

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you and welcome onboard!

[@DaveandGinny972]

Always enjoy your videos Derek, and this one was up there with the best of them. I've been sailing all my life and despite being only just behind you in 'vintage', I feel I always pick up something interesting from you. Many thanks!

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you fir your kind comments

[@chrisy6707]

Lovely video Derek! Thanks for posting.

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you for watching!

[@redsnappersadler34]

Really enjoyed this video. I have a ST4000 auto pilot, an older version of your pilot on my Sadler 34. It would often get overpowered beam reaching so bought a Windpilot Pacific. It works very well, and saves worrying about the battery. Maybe worth thinking about

[@derekhathaway]

Mechanical wind vane steering in tandem with my EV100 would be the dream ticket especially for long passages and overnight sailing. It’s not cheap though! In the short term I may have to contain my solo sailing to day passages- short unless I have good UV or motor sailing!

[@bertie6358]

Just found you and really enjoyed that. Had a Konsort but would have loved a Fulmar, a proper sea boat. My last boat was a Moody 346 and in the days of two week holidays from work (!) managed to get to Padstow from Porthmadog as our launch point to the Scillies. But the weather and time was against us and we never made it, a big regret. It’s not quite the same by the Scillonian!!

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you for your comments! There are also many from the south coast who get to Falmouth and are beaten by bad weather and don’t make it to Scilly. I count myself fortunate to have made it many times - fortunate and retired so I can pick my weather window!

[@terrydickinson7252]

I also enjoy your videos. As someone new to sailing, it’s inspiring to see an expert at work and play!

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you!