Christian not only learned the lessons. He has a brilliant way of emparting those lessons to everyone.
@MaxineEwins4 ай бұрын
I enjoy Christian's sailing videos. His style and finesse is admirable with humour yet classic respect for the sea. I have learned a lot from watching.
@parkerssafes4 ай бұрын
Don't forget his audiobooks! Great stuff
@arthurpowers37244 ай бұрын
What a great, old salt Williams is. I had to listen to this interview/conversation twice just to squeeze from it all that Christian has to impart; what a terrific guy. The mold was lost long ago; there will not be a fellow quite like him again, in my view. [Denver, CO by way of Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor where my tribe learned to sail including on Long Island Sound - Cheers to Christian Williams!]
@jeep10704 ай бұрын
This man has been my mentor and has no idea who I am.
@ThaiLifeAmerican3 күн бұрын
Yep, you too can get a job copying and pasting CIA propaganda in a major news outlet...oh wait, you mean his sailing huh? Well, yea, I like that too.
@randymcmeekin19554 ай бұрын
Christian is an inspiration and a true legend. His videos have inspired me to tackle comparatively modest long distance adventures on my own boat, and also renewed my love for jazz and Monk in particular. One day I too will travel from the west coast to Hawaii…Dinty Moore stew in the pan, and rum cocktail in hand. Until then I rewatch his videos for hours….
@johnnyoh634 ай бұрын
"I'm doing all the things people do socially to survive encounters with each other." Love it!
@TheoSmith2494 ай бұрын
@@johnnyoh63 that's a great line.
@Gyronimo3D4 ай бұрын
Christian, I loved watching 'Philosophy of Sailing' (all parts :) Your videos have a great impact on how I prepare for my sailing trips today, technically but especially philosophically, I lived in LA and Hawaii for some time, so I know the scenery a bit. I did not know you were using UK sails. Well, I should pay more attention to the details :) We refitted our former boat, a 46ft Bavaria with carbon fibre sails. Yes, I know this is like tuning a Volkswagen with a V8 engine. That was 2020 during Covid and I remember the outstanding support by UK sails. Here in Germany all shops were closed, transportation was down and delivery actually not possible. But we met UK sails staff from Hamburg on an Autobahn for a hand over. The new sails (X-Drive Carbon) increased speed from formerly 6-7 to 8-10(!) close hauled/reaching. We were celebrating all day long, as you can imagine. Speed is also a safety factor (I used this to explain the invoice to my wife). Thank you Christian for all the great content. And I love your warning that you always have two boats: One you know, and the other one you perhaps don't know so well.
@TheoSmith2494 ай бұрын
I agree with the surreal feeling, of the silence, during a rain squall. Just finished sailing to Hawaii couple of weeks back. I read Raratonga. 😀
@y0ur_name_here13 күн бұрын
I could listen to Christian talk for days. A man who could make a grocery list sound riveting.
@deanc6854 ай бұрын
I love Christian’s videos. He makes me know that I can solo sail across the Atlantic.
@MultiBmorgan4 ай бұрын
A man that does it with thoughtfulness and style!
@ValorSailing4 ай бұрын
Great interview Brendan. Two Pacific crossers with so much knowledge and experience to share. Congratulations on a fantastic conversation on boat prep, planning, and the reasons for singlehanded long passages.
@donandbridget4 ай бұрын
His books and videos are without equal for getting to know how to sail (my experience) a true gentleman and I was honored to meet Christian. Philosophy of Sailing, Alone Together and Introduction to Sailing are gems. My Ericson and Sailing ability are due to a single teacher.
@TheKnoxcountry4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this!!! After watching Christians sailing videos, no heating of a meal is complete without the “snare drum hits” of a wooden spoon 😁👍✨
@mgevirtz4 ай бұрын
I also avoid music while sailing. Great interviewer! Thanks
@ottomondo13684 ай бұрын
“I Am a Strange Loop”, Douglas R. Hofstadter. Author of “Goedel, Escher, Bach”. Great video.
@ChristianWilliamsYachting4 ай бұрын
Yes.
@sailorspence4 ай бұрын
Christian Williams is a real life Patrick O’Brien character. Total erudite. I can imagine him breaking bread and drinking grog and discussing music with the likes of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. Coincidentally CW and Patrick O’Brien are two of my favorite writers!
@Dave-SailsAway4 ай бұрын
Love to hear C.W.
@MarkCleary5554 ай бұрын
Thank you for another informative and entertaining video.
@ianmackenzie88314 ай бұрын
Sounds like I should consult with Oliver before doing the Ha-Ha in November. Love the UK sails he put on my Hunter 38'
@jonmiller60594 ай бұрын
You are the man!
@J.P.W.4 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@svamandolin35463 ай бұрын
reminds me of Charles Kuralt. Soothing listening to his narrating.
@dustman964 ай бұрын
Hi Christian. Wondering if you would be willing to share what are the best anchorages in the Hawaiian islands?
@continualdark14 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@hexsailing494 ай бұрын
Love IMP in the Corner and All your Video's Christian
@russell33804 ай бұрын
More please.
@jimsullivanyoutube4 ай бұрын
I love Christian!
@Scottsyearbook4 ай бұрын
First comment… My favorite captain…
@catdrnan4 ай бұрын
My hero
@groovydoo4 ай бұрын
How many years does it take to become a master at sailing so that you CAN solo-sail to Hawaii?
@ChristianWilliamsYachting4 ай бұрын
It may depend on general experience. I think people who have done similar things might feel ready in little more than a year. If you have achieved a pilot instrument rating, or built a house using your own hands, or started a company, the idea of personal commitment to a challenging goal is already familiar. Many people don't enjoy the attendant compulsions required. Others find doing something new a necessity of personal survival. There isn't much more to sailing alone to Hawaii than the determination to do it, and the knowledge necessary can be obtained at an accelerated pace. Information is everywhere today and every student finds progress in accordance with effort.
@groovydoo4 ай бұрын
@@ChristianWilliamsYachting THANK YOU! • I loved the existentialist quote you provided: "Life is a performance." - Shadows of Shakespeare's "...As if a man were the author of his own story." - Coriolanus and other quotes of his about we humans as actors.
@paulvr31584 ай бұрын
Scholar and a Gentlemen!
@tammy69924 ай бұрын
❤❤😊
@Subdrvr-r7c4 ай бұрын
Those heavy duty squalls are stronger these days because of the increase of the Suns intensity now that we are at Solar Maximum. Next year will be much of the same and after that each year it will be less.
@romanpendzich17814 ай бұрын
Really?
@TheoSmith2494 ай бұрын
@Subdrvr-r7c there is a distinct, almost intentional lack of reporting on this natural phenomenona. Solar cycles are real, and the maximum we are currently enjoying is surely exciting.
@stephenmundane4 ай бұрын
Yes, solar activity does impact regional climate and you can find evidence for this in recent scientific literature and from the NASA Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment that ended in 2020 after nearly two decades of satellite measurements. Climate modelling suggests that low solar activity may result in, for example, colder winters in the US and northern Europe and milder winters in Canada and southern Europe, but with little change in global averages.
@donaldvanvliet90392 ай бұрын
So how long do these solar cycles last, because the sailor they were talking about compared squalls from the sixties with squalls from today…do solar cycles last sixty years?
@johnnydeutschemark36204 ай бұрын
hardly recognize Christian Williams with out his boat
@ThaiLifeAmerican3 күн бұрын
I KNEW there had to be something I would not like about this guy: A former WP editor! Mainstream news guy who has been feeding America US Gov BS for decades! So? Dual retirement? You know one from WP and the other from the CIA/NSA?
@raulenriquemoya62924 ай бұрын
AUDIO PROBLEMS with your system, high frequency on top of voices, your voice being the worst! We are avid supporters of CW and his story telling, second to non......