My Classic Boat. Plymouth Hooker, Spinaway. 1889

A stunning example of a Victorian Plymouth Hooker moored in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. We go sailing with her owners Andrew and Angela Hitt and crew Mike and Brian on the River Medina. Copyright Bob Aylott myclassicboat.com Please share and subscribe to our channel

[@Michelessex]

I have watched this many times and enjoy it immensely every time. The charm of the couple rivals the beauty of the boat, warm and luscious and soft and lovely like an old well loved boat. Thank you all.

[@jamesadams1064]

This is the 3rd time I’ve watched this. I’m in love with Spinaway

[@pandiyanp5816]

It's so nice to see this sailor couple talk! I was amazed by their affection to each other!! Sure their marriage was made in heaven!!!💜💗💜

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

What a lovely classic design sailboat ⛵

[@andrew097]

Nice to see a load of ol ons out. Sailing really is for life.

[@minhaluta1668]

You Sir., the master interviewer of My Classic Boat, should know, that the most lovable thing about your channel is that it really shows us(who are not sailors and nevertheless love boats), the true love these British sailors have for their little boats. Very rewarding to see these happy people sailing, for it is romantic and full of peaceful images. 😎

[@msulemanf]

This says it perfectly

[@danielheistg9385]

Exactly. Well put.

[@audoa3091]

Wow, I am so impressed. What a beautiful story and lovely story tellers.

[@ancientmariner7473]

I've had several Plymouth Hookers in my (navy) time, but this is by far the prettiest of them all!

[@humanbeing2009]

Ah, a beautiful boat and gaffers will always be my favorite. I can hear the wind in her rigging while you filmed. Lovely.

[@normanboyes4983]

Charming boat and charming people.👍

[@longdeath51]

I wish you had included an explanation and close-up film of the procedure for lowering and securing the bowsprit. That would have been interesting.

[@neleabels]

What a beautiful vessel!

[@peregrinegrace8570]

I've sailed past Spinaway on all my boats in falmouth and Plymouth all my sailing life. Nice to see her again, for the last time maybe. Fair winds new owners ..

[@edwardjohnson7059]

Lovely boat and seem a lovely couple too.

[@ryanstubblefield8593]

One of my faves

[@2bitrasputin793]

Nice. This channel is great for Armchair Dreaming.

[@windage]

I've that same model Taylor's cooker for my Alden schooner 'Saltwind'..!

[@michaelfk2548]

How lovely !

[@Antipodean33]

130 odd years and looking beautiful. The extensive use as a fishing boat is probably why she's still around today

[@pandiyanp5816]

This channel made me to want to sail again! I am 64! I sailed as coxn in whaler.. British navy standard.. and ENTERPRISE class boats !! And as Captain of OSV for 18 Yrs also am a Submariner. Hope I get an opportunity as I can't buy one! No pay sailing!! Any one?

[@PillSharks]

Nice use of the after spring when leaving the berth..

[@gregcurrie982]

Beautiful old gaffer.

[@drxym]

The way that boat heels is terrifying.

[@ignacemarchoul9270]

Wonderfull People ... and boat💓

[@pavelavietor1]

hello river in Spain with G in the name ! probably THE GUARDIANA . saludos nice boat

[@maxinejupp7857]

lovely

[@johnryan2193]

What a kind dentist .

[@onthemoney7237]

Very nice !

[@mschmitz57]

Great story.

[@vidguy007]

Delightful

[@johnfife3062]

Lovely boat and video. What was that long detour about Helmi? Didn't really give a toss. THIS video is about Spinaway so, you know, steady on topic gents. One good takeaway re: Helmi and the downsize decision is to perhaps skip the bigger boat and go with the gaffer to begin with. Less is more...when she's so beautifully and stoutly found as Spinaway.

[@stevewhite791]

Lovely

[@bigemugamer]

17:56 "Some people think it looks like a dog" wifey laughs "some people thing it looks like all sorts of things." MOST people told them they think it looks like dangley bits. That's why wifey laughed at 18:00 and he lost his train of thought at 18:15... cause dangley bits. =P

[@gutplucker]

amazing age for a boat in this condition. Is it the original hull?

[@renatopinheirodorte7609]

Hey, great video!! Whats the difference between a wooker and a sloop?

[@markturner4219]

A hooker is a name given to a boat that fished with baited hooks as opposed to nets. It doesn't refer to her rig. The term sloop, refers to a boat's rig. A sloop by rig is a single masted vessel with one sail forward and one at. Spinaway by rig is a gaff rigged cutter. In the days of sail, the term sloop was also used by the Royal Navy to designate a ship regardless of rig, that was not large enough to be commanded by a full (four ringed) captain. This can cause confusion at times.

[@SailorAllan]

I wonder, when they lower the bowspirit, how do they put tension on the wire that goes from the end of it to the bow.?

[@markturner4219]

There is a rope with pulley that goes from the bottom of the bow sprit tip to the stem just on the water line. they use that to tighten it down against the force of rope leading to the mast head.

[@kevnwarriner8819]

Other Yachts that have Bowsprits have Chains or Wire Cables for the Bobstay that have are a set length that can be tensioned using the Forestay that had a Blocks and Tackles/Pulleys to do it, now there are various ways to tighten the Shrouds and Backstays that are made of Wire Cables/Dacron coated that join together two lengths of Wire or the Anchor points on the Deck with the Wire Shrouds that you can Twist one way to Tighten the Shrouds up and the other way to loosen them off and the same can apply to a Bowsprits Whisker Stays one on each side of the Bow that is fastened to the Hull just forward of the Shrouds Anchor points/Chain Plates on the outside of the Hull or on Deck that then run forward to the End of the Bowsprit and the Bobstay that is attached to the End of the Bowsprit going down to the Anchor point just above the Water Line and the Forestay from the End of the Bowsprit going up to the Top of the Masthead (Sometimes there would two Forestays one would go up to the Crosstrees and the other to the Masthead, for a big Jib and a Flying Jib and the other Forestay that led from the inboard End of the Bowsprit to the Crosstrees carried the Staysail, for the proper Staysail Jib and Flying Jibs that all Sailing Ships, Yachts and decent sized Boats had, but some smaller Yachts and Boats Sometimes used strong Rope and a large Block to do the job of the Chain or Wire to make things easier but it's not safe enough for an Atlantic Crossing in Winter and Spinaway wouldn't be at Sea during the Winter months.

[@davidk8184]

What do you call the most forward jib?

[@Ho1yhe11]

David Keleshian most forward is the jib behind it is a stay sail then the main sail

[@paulputnam2305]

👌😎👍

[@hughhardwick816]

,,

[@tonyalewis9053]

Women cannot understand a gaff rig??? That thinking is older than the boat. As a retired female Physics teacher I assure you women can do and understand complicated things.

[@thomaselliott573]

Most women would sail this craft backwards

[@pjnelson5827]

Many women could understand it.. most women would choose not to. That's reality. Your type of thinking is fantasy.

[@BumblebumBear]

At 14:00 did he really ask that question about women on boats???......shame on you

[@bcr07pzu]

honestly i'm always stunned by the misogyny in this program. I work in search and rescue and many of my female colleagues are some of the bet sailors i know. They are bloody professionals. I'm talking ships storms and steel. They have handled mass casualty rescues that would make the presenter wet himself and never leave land again. so bugger off with your too many ropes for ladies rubbish

[@bcr07pzu]

i love everything else about this program thats why its so disappointing

[@pjnelson5827]

That's not misogyny, that's reality.

[@PanzerDave]

What misogyny? I didn't hear anything of the sort. I guess some people are just perpetually offended.

[@Timolaoire1]

100 percent agree. 'too many ropes (for a lady)' !? What the absolute f*ck. The boats are from the 1900s but let's advance the attitudes please.

[@tip0019]

What a BS about the position of the woman on board. It's clear that man couldn't stop talking and being bossy. Goodbye.

[@rorieash]

A very interesting video with two beautiful boats featured, however, disappointing to hear the misogynistic question by the interviewer at 13:50 - suggesting the gaff rig is somehow not suitable for female sailors.

[@805gregg]

Helmi was an ugly old style boat Spinaway is a more modern long waterline boat like a Bristol Channel Cutter, and you are sailing with the engine running, Why?

[@tomsalter7852]

805gregg The Medina has quite a narrow channel and shallow sides coated with thick, black and very sticky mud, so having the engine on (though probably in neutral) as an extra measure is no bad decision, especially in a long keeled vessel.

[@markturner4219]

There's nothing 'modern' about Spinaway's design or style. It was in existence long before the style of Helme came into existence.. Also Spinaway is nothing much like a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter which the BCC is loosely based on. Hardly surprizing as they were built for completely different jobs. It is also likely that Spinaway would have spent some of her time lug rigged if she was fishing out of Polperro, especially if built in Looe.

[@b-ss39]

Winches, engine and plastic sails. She would of been better off abandoned up the Lynher. So sad to see.

[@brianmolhoek8403]

thought this channel was great til this video - lovely boat and lovely people but the interviewer was extremely misogynistic several times. very cringy to watch and highly embarrassing to have your woman-hating on display like this.