Never drag anchor again - Ep80 - The Sailing Frenchman

[@stanaardoom9945]

Loving the Ann Alé episodes Hugo! Looks fun as always, but now especially with a pretty lady on board😉

[@bogsplash8612]

Love that light-the-touch-paper-and-stand-back-and-watch-the-explosion comment about dropping a picture of the world's best anchor online into a FB group. Such a refreshingly honest take on sailing.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

haha, indeed Here is a new one

[@askebaff]

Yes!!! I was rewatching your old videos because I miss the Ann Alé so bad! Great to see some cruising footage again ❤❤

[@kokomojon]

I’ve been dragging in my 28 and it’s making me nervous to go out and sleep. This was really helpful, I’m going to change my set up. Thanks mate!

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Go Mantus or go home....

[@kmk9119]

Back to the future....merveilleuses impressions merci pour partager ce plaisir. Bon vent

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Merci de regarder :) En voila une nouvelle : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@mistinosoldier]

Love en miss the good old video’s mate..!! 💚from🇳🇱

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Here is a new (old) video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@mistinosoldier]

Happy days cant want to watch.!

[@wilfulsprite555]

Merci beaucoup for the anchor explanation. Now it makes sense to me!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Glad it can help, here is for more anchor stuff : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@ajax1137]

I enjoy the videos on your small boat more than the racing videos. You have great videography skills.

[@owenpotter2459]

Great to see some footage from An Allè in the Caribbean again with some awesome drove footage of her under sail. Just watching you pull that anchor up nearly gave me a heart attack! I'm glad I've got an electric winch on my boat.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Thanks, good video, good to see you active again! Merci, Andrew

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thanks mate, here is a new one : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@npalmi88]

This guy’s a true sailor, good stuff

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thank you, here is for more : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@claudebelanger5284]

Merci Hugo. Quoi de mieux que la simplicité... Bonne année 2023. Vivement de nouvelles surprises.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Merci En voila une nouvelle : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@drwebstercivet5540]

Quel séducteur, ce Frenchman !

[@bulga117]

Welcome back "An Ale" this is the best format Hugo, tiny boat and a cute girl, what else...

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thanks, Here is a new one btw : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@marcmoullard3813]

Merci Hugo, bonne année et plein de navigations sous voile.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Merci :)

[@brandonlerman1540]

Cheap pair of gloves makes pulling up the anchor chain much easier.

[@markthomasson5077]

Not to mention wearing shoes

[@blackdog850]

Loved the shipwreck and the old episode! Now I have to go back and read more details on the wreck! LMAO on the PUB sailors! JaJa! Happy New Year and best wishes Hugo!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thank you, here is more of the old footage : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@johnmajewski1065]

I have a 15-meter ex-BOC single-handed masthead cutter built in France. When I first got it, there was no windless. Like you, It was a lot of work to pull in the chain and finally the anchor. I thought I had a good solution for a time. One day I was in a nice protected bay, or I thought, and a southerly wind came straight into the mouth of a small bay. I found myself dragging on a lee shore. I used a hook and long sheet and ran the line back to my cockpit primary winch and winched in 15 meters and reset the hook and line quickly, having to reset the chain hook a number of times till the ground tackle was up. Your boat is lighter and smaller than mine, so this could be a good solution to what you're doing now with no control if you get hit by a gust. In the end, I installed a windless. One day you may find, as I did later that same day - I re-anchored again, and my boat dragged. The problem was there was shale under a thin layer of mud, and no Anchor could dig in enough to hold the boat in a strong wind - Since I was solo with a group of other boats this time I need to help a second time to haul up the anchor as I was worn out. Even using a primary winch and running back and forth resetting the line and chain hook... I was In trouble. I need someone to come on board to motor my boat forward to recover the ground tackle.

[@svfreelance8235]

Hi Hugo are you back on the old boat no more mini sat glad to see you doing well ciao amigo

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thanks Here is for more of the old boat : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@RANA-ti7nb]

Super la salle de musculation en pleine air, bon année et nav ;)

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Et gratuite en plus la salle de muscu :) voila : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@Lio-OG]

Je vois que tu as retrouvé ton barlu, le soleil, les îles et de la belle compagnie 😊 Excellent épisode avec une partie technique d’intégrée en préambule c’est complet c’est sympas ! Le 8m avance bien j’ai eu peur pour le kayak 😂

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Merci, je viens d'en poster une nouvelle : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@lejardindekasper]

Salut Hugo, content de te retrouver. J'en profite pour te souhaiter une excellente année 2023. Marc

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

merci, pareillement

[@laurentp1089]

Hugo is trying to scavenge spare parts for his engine on this wreck. Happy new year!

[@sailing_tassies_adventures]

Maybe could have taken the anchor 😜

[@groopmmex]

Always good vids from you! yay

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Thank you Just posted a new one kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@zombieprodigyz]

I remember doing this in Petit Saint Vincent at 4am when our anchor winch broke. Hell of a morning workout

[@larskronqvist9170]

Heavy anchor (Fisherman) and light line is my pub favourite.

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

Hardy ha ha, buy another round and dream on!!!

[@kahfr25]

il glisse toujours aussi bien!!!c'est fou pour un si vieux bateau :)

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Finot à eu le coup de crayon inspiré c'est sur :) Indémodable l'écume de mer !

[@SoundzAlive1]

The only concern with no windlass is when you have to move fast. Like when other boats are dragging in a big wind and you have to get out of their way. Andrè in Sydney

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yeah, you are entirely right

[@Catalina27]

Good Tube, I’m doing the same with my anchor setup, I’m glad to see it worked for you. Pub Sailors is some funny shit, I find about 1 out of 10 worthy of anything more than a ‘ Good Morning…..’ 😂

[@billhanna8838]

I used a small electric windless , 2 to 3 turns around , No Gypsy , Worked fine for years

[@brucebrown9604]

Love the equation: (small boat x small problems) = (great fun)² I really enjoyed this video 😎!

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Great equation indeed :) New video has just landed

[@cpobyrne1]

Nice idea to have a carabiner ready to hold the chain during rests. I usually just put the chain around the cleat but that's quite messy! ~~~~_/) ~~~~

[@saylaveenadmearedead]

But in calm conditions that gives you time to throw a bucket of water on it....

[@mhensen1]

Always learn from you Hugo, thanks for the tips, but I have an 83 page comment to send you about anchoring...too bad I don’t have your email, lol. Oh and the scenery is gorgeous especially in January when I’m watching, take care Sir!

[@Seafariireland]

I want some of that sunshine please! SkipRay, Kerry, Ireland.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Here is some more sunshine : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0 Enjoy

[@luksweam]

Now that you have a hero 7 you can use the 'hyperlapse' for your "fast forward" scenes. It works very well. For sailing, riding and walking as well.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

yep, indeed

[@Augustadventures]

Love your videos, looking forward to such adventures! I also make sort of those adventurous videos 😊

[@davedavids9619]

This is a good solution when you have a small (light) boat. In any case, don't use chain that is not suited for your boat. So if you need 10 mm chain as a minimum, you cannot start with 12, then go to 10 and finish with 6 or 8 mm. After all the thinnest chain is the weakest link. I guess for your boat the 6 mm will do fine so your solution works perfect. Just a bit heavy to lift it up from the bottom. Nice job though.

[@pierrejaraud4766]

C'est quand même mieux d'avoir une sirène à bord qu'un guindeau ! :)

[@letitsnow5929]

Tellement, on aurait presque voulu avoir le tutoriel pour trouver des sirènes qui veulent apprendre la voile haha !

[@fredericp2740]

Je confirme très jolie sirène de ce qu’on peut voir 😄

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@jons6125]

By all accounts you should have the 10mm and 12mm the other way around for most anchoring in reasonable depth.

[@Nixontheman]

?

[@jons6125]

@@Nixontheman well to my understanding the weight should probably be concentrated in the middle of any given length of chain that is out to have the most effect.

[@petersoakell6950]

Tres bien)

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

merci, here is for more : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@francojoaquim569]

HELLO, HUGO, I BEEN FOLLOW YOUR CHANEL FOR SOME TIME.... THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR GENEROSITY... AND FANTASTIC VIDEOS... BY THE WAY, CAN I ASK..... : WHY YOU DON'T USE A LINE ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN AND PUCH THE LINE WITH A WINCH.... ? - IT WILL BE HELPFUL... ( OF COURSE THE CHAIN WILL COME OVER TO THE DECK .... ) ... IS JUST AN IDEA..... I WISH RO YOU ALL THE BEST.... FAIR WINDS AND MY KIND REGARDS..... 🌷🍾🥂 CHEERS.....

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yeah, that's definitely an option in case the anchor gets stuck, but if it's not, it's a lots of hard work and damages on the deck, so if I can not use it, it's better

[@cjmelendy1978]

0:05 Can someone (@Hugo) explain what “scandalizing” the main means on a Marconi rig?

[@leaveonlywake]

Use your topping lift to pick up the after end of the boom. Mucks up the sail shape, makes it inefficient and so you can go slow while doing other things.

[@cjmelendy1978]

Thanks @leaveonlywake that’s what I gathered but I had only heard the term used on a gaff rig which is a bit different.

[@mkaplan99]

When sailing off an anchor I first raise the mainsail 3/4 of the way, then after raising the anchor I raise the main the remainder. Similar concept.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

yep, what @lifeathewaterline said, it's using the topping lift to, de power the main

[@maurocasella2979]

when we'll see you in the GGR? (see Elliot Smith)

[@malovallois3043]

Hello , je suis ta chaîne (c'est le cas de le dire) depuis un moment, c'est super, plein de bons tuyaux. Question mouillage, je n'avais comme toi pas de guideau, et me suis retrouvé à devoir lever l'ancre de nuit, le mouillage devenant intenable. J'en ai bavé, physiquement, et grosse frayeur, étant mouillé trop près des cailloux. En rentrant de cette croisière, je me suis mis direct à la recherche d'un guindeau, manuel, j'ai trouvé un Lofrans pour 100 €, avec 30 m de chaîne de 8 et 20 m de câblot, je suis maintenant tranquille, j'ai sauvé ma colonne vertébrale et chassé quelques appréhensions. Après, l'expérience des autres ne sert à personne, dit-on. Au moins, mets des gants 😉

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Oui, j'avais aussi regardé les Lofrans à l'époque, mais je n'en avais pa trouvé dans mon budget. Est-ce que la fonction manuelle va assez vite? J'en avait testé un au port et la bringuebale était vraiment laborieuse

[@markthomasson5077]

I bought a cheap D type copy. It was worse than useless. Dragged on sand. I later tried pulling it across mud, it just turned onto its back. I think the geometry is important, but copies may have got it wrong.

[@mkaplan99]

Happened to me too until I got a Spade anchor.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

y'ah true, geometry is key

[@user-qh9zy6pw9z]

👍

[@EuanFR]

Bonjour, est-ce que la baille de mouillage a été modifiée sur votre bateau. Je viens d'acheter un écumer de mer aujourd'hui, et l'ancre charrue ne rentre pas dans la trappe de mouillage.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Bonjour, oui, j'ai agrandit la baille a mouillage, il me semble que je couvre le sujet dans mes premieres vidéos

[@coolcreamykiwi]

I just hang weights on the rhode

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Yep, that's also a good option too Here is a new video about stern anchor stuff : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@lorenzopotenzo9592]

Nice clip. I missed this kind of videos. This was the reason why I follow your chanel. The new professional sailing clips are so boring for me. Sorry.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Here is a new one you'll like then : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4WwpaCNodl3rc0

[@andersskoleovergaard9313]

I thnk thay you could improve your system much more: When you have an anchor weighing 6-8 kg, you can more than double the holding power of the anchor by going from 6-8 kg to 12-16 kg. Read Dulhunty and Fraysse anchor experts, about that. In that way you only add 6-8 kg to your gear and MORE than doubled the holding. After that you can SAVE half of the weigth of chain, by going to 25 m 8MM + elastic NYLONrode 12MM. You forget that the anchor will still hold very good - at least 80%, even if the angle pulling at the anchor is 4-5 degrees. So you do not loos much holding power by reducing chain. Short: You can save much weigth by increasing anchor itself, and reduce chain - and still get BETTER holding.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

I don't concur with your analysis, but if it works for you, than that's perfect

[@lahoozer6694]

14:30 what you smoking bud? :)

[@markbailey6051]

I Carry my knife when swimming around wrecks to free myself from fishing line.

[@TheSailingFrenchman]

Good point, I'll think about it

[@peterheiberg566]

Always enjoy your videos. Disappointed to get a lecture on anchoring though as you clearly don’t know much about the subject. Also in the same breath you seem to dismiss the Pete Smiths, Dashews, SVPanope, etc etc all of whom have anchored a great deal more than you as ‘pub’ sailors. It’s a fascinating subject to discuss in the pub or anywhere else.