We crossed the English Channel on a Ness yawl named Clodia
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@Alastair51011 ай бұрын
Nicely filmed. I think a Ness Yawl is my dream boat, would suit the conditions here so well.
@dr.lexwinter86044 жыл бұрын
It took me longer than three minutes in a plane, I'm impressed.
@BigFiveJack4 жыл бұрын
You men have a huge portion of the sailing community that would love to replicate your adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TrailerYacht2 жыл бұрын
What a great daytrip. Enjoyed this video - and just shocked to see it is TEN YEARS OLD ! Great work.
@chewitt64262 ай бұрын
no, 13 !
@HagothVoyage4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I found this. It’s wonderful see to remember your great adventures in Claudia. A lot of water has passed under both our keels since then my friend. Warm aloha, Brandon
@b_ks Жыл бұрын
Very nice, thanks for posting. I've been mulling over a boat for a voyage north on the Inside Passage.
@aNaturalist7 ай бұрын
One of those boat designs by Iain Oughtred, such as this Ness Yawl, or the Alaska or Myst by Don Kurylko, seem to be perfect for that. I might venture up to the northwest one day myself.
@directorstu9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful boat beautifully filmed. Class!
@lyndonlondon10 жыл бұрын
What a great little boat, easy handled and seaworthy. I'm impressed and you've got me thinking...
@MrRourk7 жыл бұрын
lyndonlondon Take a look at a Stone Horse great little sail
@FrekeOne5 жыл бұрын
Not offshore no way
@lyndonlondon Жыл бұрын
8 years later and I have actually bought an Iain Oughtred Ness. I told you that you had got me thinking...
@frontoffice66316 жыл бұрын
Damn I thought it would take longer
@Antipodean336 жыл бұрын
No way did he cross the channel in 3 minutes at that speed :)
@felipek64962 жыл бұрын
Very good! 😅😅😅😅
@AdventuresofanoldSeadog12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant little film.
@somechrisguy3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and very inspirational to somebody wishing to do this
@dockmasterted6 жыл бұрын
One of the best design's for the trip I would say my friend!
@chrismalim12 жыл бұрын
Really nicely filmed and congratulations on the crossing! Clodia is beautiful.
@hellapellanyc64655 ай бұрын
legends.
@stephenjones2192 жыл бұрын
Very Good-A grand trip.
@manontheriver12 жыл бұрын
@davemakesawave Yes dave, we kept the rudder down to reduce dragging. Thanks fro your words Be water
@josejesusiiivergara10116 жыл бұрын
very inspiring little boat
@msf60khz12 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Graveline looks like a good place to aim for.
@johns77137 жыл бұрын
Nice adventure! That ain't no video game. That's the real thing!
@alexrus17136 жыл бұрын
Спасибо!!! Ваша лодка - это чудо!
@jhollands685 жыл бұрын
oh yes, good point !!
@Albertocasca13 жыл бұрын
very good video! it´s realy beautiful your yawl! greetings from south Brazil Alberto Blank
@Knapweed5 жыл бұрын
Pretty little craft.
@bowman269 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@FelixstoweNews11 жыл бұрын
Very nice video - although I've sailed from Ramsgate several times, never been into Gravelines - love the town, but never sailed there . .
@neleabels12 жыл бұрын
This is a very beautiful boat. Thanks for the video!
@spondylos12 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Beautiful boat!
@manontheriver12 жыл бұрын
@mdvvi Thanks for your comment. Sorry to be so late.
@davemakesawave12 жыл бұрын
that looked great and a beauty of a boat but is the rudder supposed to be so high? As a dinghy sailor it looks like it has sprung up to me and should be cleated down otherwise it causes drag and makes the helm heavier. ??
@josephk79546 жыл бұрын
Real men - cool video - crazy looking Tiller.
@GLL191212 жыл бұрын
Wait...is that the type of boat that Jack sparrow was left to use when Barbosa took His pearl away back in The Fountain of Youth?
@rogberube64223 жыл бұрын
Nice job, guys.
@borisprotopopov64209 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, guys! There are a lot of sofa-captins (me as well) but very few of them could lift their asses and do it. But, how did u cross with BIG ships? I mean its the hardest point in the Chanal...
@daveholden35544 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I took it to be a Ness Yole, with it's origins in Shetland, it is typical of the traditional North Isles craft. Other thing is, No the rudder blade should not be that high, as suggested it should have been in a more vertical position, held by a down haul. A Yawl, has it's mizzen mast aft of the rudder post whereas a ketch has it's mizzen mast forward of the rudder post -the rudder post being the point about which the rudder hinges. Lovely boat, great film, what an adventure!
@hendrikarqitekt62864 жыл бұрын
but, isn’t there the rule to sail first towards spain and in the middle the other way around?
@bikemessenger79 жыл бұрын
wonderful, in my imagination I see you both smoking pipes and relaxing out there on the Ocean!
@jsmcguireIII5 жыл бұрын
Running downwind to France with a following sea may seem relaxing but things can go bad quickly on a small vessel. Now lets see them beat back to windward like the Spanish Armada!
@schuttrostig57293 жыл бұрын
great job guys!
@tekwaro13 жыл бұрын
Well done Brother! Thanks for posting.
@dockmasterted6 жыл бұрын
My I also mention I hate to row any boat, but prefer to scull using the rudder.
@darioneselvatico112 жыл бұрын
very nice adventure, well done from an old gaffer.
@AndrewStokes196610 жыл бұрын
great. Enjoyed that, thank you
@tuneviking78003 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@factorylad50713 жыл бұрын
Looks like you should fly a spinnaker next time
@manontheriver12 жыл бұрын
@mdvvi yes 32 miles. The boom is shorter. We use oars bound together. See the video about the tent in our last post on the web site. A hug
@maxwellsmart27203 жыл бұрын
i think a yawl must have de "mesana" (i dont now the name of the stern or rear mast in english) behind the waterline ... forgive me for my awful english . greetings from the very south , argentine . :)
@jhollands685 жыл бұрын
135,000 views....for 3 a minutes film?
@dockmasterted6 жыл бұрын
Though I must admit I have a thing for the Balanced Lug Rig!......lol@me
@giorgiomussi66178 жыл бұрын
bello, mi è piaciuto,ciao Giacomo Giorgio
@dangsventure96642 жыл бұрын
Watching I have like this also
@aberoia1111 жыл бұрын
well done boys! Good video.
@FrekeOne5 жыл бұрын
Low unstable hard to reef dinghy going offshore with one guy not wearing a lifevest. You bettar be having a PLB or a life insurence. Crazy brits.
@kennylaxague55285 жыл бұрын
Yes, they should have PFTs. But a balanced lug is very easy to reef. They have at least two sets of reefing points on the main.
@roygumpel84152 жыл бұрын
so how long did the trip take you??
@alexnumsegodt11 жыл бұрын
what kind off boat is it. and thank you beautiful ship
@marklloyd35362 жыл бұрын
So jealous.
@vicentcarro6 жыл бұрын
Less than 10 hours, that's what l am curious about..... In medieval times how much time French / English invade by sailing across. Thanks
@mikefule3305 жыл бұрын
The one big invasion of England (1066) involved the Normans waiting in their camp nearly 2 months for the right weather so they could make the crossing. The actual crossing probably took a long day. Their ships were bigger than this one, and heavier, and a bit slower. Landing and disembarking would have been a slow process too. Throughout the 100 years war (1337 - 1453) the English landed troops in France many times, and it would have taken a similar length of time to get there.
@PYE17212 жыл бұрын
where did you go from folkestone it looks like folkestone kent
@vinm3006 жыл бұрын
No outboard ! At last , a real boat. I was going to ask what a Yawl is but don't want folk thinking I'm a landlubber.
@mikefule3305 жыл бұрын
Any two masted boat, for and aft rigged, with the forward mast carrying the main sail, and the rear (mizzen) mast carrying only a small sail. On a yawl, the mizzen mast is positioned a long way back. The main purpose of the mizzen sail is to give a balanced sail area to aid steering, rather than to provide power. The yawl was developed as a working rig because it can use short timber spars, it leaves a lot of deck space free, and it is easy for one or two people to control the sails because the total sail area is divided into several parts. As the sail are area is carried fairly low down (compared to a modern dinghy) the yawl heels less in a side wind. Modern racing dinghies usually have tall masts with stays and carry a small number of large tall sails: faster, but more complex, more costly, and the crew needs to lean out a lot to balance the boat.
@jupitorious79255 жыл бұрын
a yawl is a seamans term for walking when drunk but trying to act sober
@JoeBlack-co7is5 жыл бұрын
Don't be afraid to ask, the only dumb questions are the ones you don't ask. Besides, boaties love to pontificate, for example: By definition a yawl is a 2 masted vessel where the mizzen mast is significantly smaller than the main and mounted aft of the rudder post, a ketch is a 2 masted vessel where the mizzen mast is somewhat smaller than the main and mounted forward of the rudder post. The next question is this then really a yawl?There is some argument however that the location of the mast is more for racing rule purposes where a precise answer is needed to this question!So now you can pontificate next time!
@mikefule3305 жыл бұрын
@@JoeBlack-co7is The "aft of the rudder post" rule is not an absolute part of the definition. I believe that came from a time when overhanging sterns were popular and the rudder was therefore mounted some way forward from the stern. If the rule were to be applied literally, there could never be a yawl with a transom-mounted rudder, and that is clearly not the case. A safer definition might be that in a yawl, the mizzen sail significantly overhangs the stern. The relative sizes of the main and mizzen sails and the primary function of the mizzen are important aspects of when a ketch becomes a yawl, or vice versa. Ketch: mizzen mast stepped further forward, larger mizzen sail primarily for driving the boat; yawl, mizzen mast stepped further aft, smaller mizzen sail mainly for balancing and steering the boat. A ketch divides its sail area between two masts for ease of handling; a yawl has an extra small sail for helping the boat to point the right way. No doubt there are some individual examples where people would argue, but in most cases, it's obvious at a glance.
@dizzywilliams35575 жыл бұрын
@@mikefule330 i would argue that,,,i thought the definition was more,,,(or should be) "aft of the steering position" most(?) ketches having the mizzen f'ward of the helm ,,but i am a argumentative bastard,, (-: haha i agree with you,,i just thought that small difference may help in the defining,,,