Sailing a Westerly Fulmar 1300 NM in under 10mins

Condense a year's sailing to under 10minutes? Now there's a challenge! Southwest UK, Scillies, Channel Islands and inland France. Videos and stills from GoPro 7Black, iPhone XR and latterly a DJI Mini3 Pro drone. Video reworked in DaVinci Resolve with effects!

[@just-dl]

Wow. That was one of the best investments of time watching that video. Very therapeutic. Thank you!

[@derekhathaway]

Glad you enjoyed it! I have just had another look at it - great memories!

[@nigellucas560]

Beautiful memories from your trip. Apart from Sicily isles you’ve taken me back. I like your boat, I think it’s a great singlehanded vessel with comfort 26’ do not quite have.

[@derekhathaway]

Too true! I moved up from a Sadler 26 and the extra space - and headroom - make a big difference. Thanks for the comment.

[@santamulligan676]

Thanks for detailing your stops,quite fancy a fulmar but with a cockpit tent,

[@derekhathaway]

An expensive item added by the previous owner but when it’s needed it’s a real bonus!

[@RichardChambers]

That was a really lovely edit, looks like you had a great year.

[@hellohellohello6847]

You keep a tidy boat sir!

[@derekhathaway]

Your very kind sir! It was well presented when I bought her - which helped persuade my wife it was a good buy!

[@RichRobinson]

Inspiring stuff. This is my dream. Plymouth based. Learning to sail next year after I recover from my back injury. Saving the pennies now....

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you Rich, wishing you a good recovery and then “live the dream”!

[@SteveRoofer]

I started sailing on a Westerly Fulmar at the time I couldn't find one in good enough condition ended up buying a very old Sadler 32 that I spent loads of money on to get it up to tiptop condition. 14 years of sailing a fantastic boat in all those places that you have just been to, and then across the channel and into the Med for the last 8 years. Watching you off, the shores of England brings back fond memories however, I don't like the cold.

[@derekhathaway]

I was lucky to find a Fulmar that had been well looked after - not a school boat! I can sympathise with your comments re the cold - we have a shorter season up here - but a lovely coastline!

[@SteveRoofer]

Only problem we have there is we're only allowed 90 days out of every 90 days in Europe so we have to make the most of it. Still it's 90 days of very very nice. Weather also a lot cheaper than sailing in the UK

[@j.d.3875]

Fantastic

[@vincentleger9875]

You have passed in front of my house in Rance again! For a bit, we would have seen my Westerly Konsort at anchor!

[@derekhathaway]

Wow I could go back to my source footage and see if I can spot you if I knew where your boat is moored! What a wonderful sailing area!

[@vincentleger9875]

@@derekhathaway My Konsort is at Landriais, in front of the shipyard. But do not worry ! On the other hand, as I have written to you under another video, we have already crossed paths. If you like to beach your boat, I can inform you of great and unknown corners in the Channel Islands and in northern Brittany, which I know by heart. Forward to seeing you again on the water.

[@uberbeast113]

I'm looking at various Westerly's for my dream adventure solo sailing in the next couple of years. 26' to 30' and on the tightest budget. I wonder if you'd trust your 30' to take you safely across the Atlantic? An old Centaur I could probably eventually afford, but I rarely hear about them as blue water capable

[@derekhathaway]

I think my Fulmar (32ft) would cope quite well in open water - handles cross channel well. Fin keel would be better for open water than my bilge keel which is better suited for coastal cruising but the bilge keeler would still be safe if not quite so good upwind. Other 30ft Westerly boats have done transatlantic and many larger westerlies. Personally I would want something bigger than a centaur.

[@DinoStoryTeller]

Is that another Westerly grounded at 4:29? Any idea how it ended up like that? Ebbing tide left her grounded or did the storm drag her anchor?

[@derekhathaway]

I didn't get to identify it as a Westerly. It appears that it was down to the stormy conditions and presumably inadequate anchoring followed by ebbing tide leaving it stranded. It finally broke in two as it was recovered which may mean it wasn't a Westerly!!. Very sad though!

[@nigellucas560]

23’ Seamaster.

[@brucewalker5890]

Good video, interesting too. Your boat’s name unfortunately sounds like a disease.

[@derekhathaway]

Thank you for your kind comments on the video. Regarding the name, I know it may sound like it’s something to do with eyes (ophthalmologist etc!) and the only other possible link I found was to a Greek muse of poetry (!) but it has the advantage that if someone does a Google search on the word my boat comes up with links to my channel, marine traffic apps or my blog. So I’ve kept the name she had when I bought her!