Sailing to Gravelines in France Winter Solo Series

[@Devon_Dan_Sailing]

Love this Rob. Inspiring

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@Devon_Dan_Sailing Thanks Dan 🫡⛵️🌊 I’ll be down your way in Devon in June 😉

[@Devon_Dan_Sailing]

Nice one - might see you for a sail. Salcombe always a good anchorage

[@Frana1990]

❤

[@richardhall7822]

Nice job 👍

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@richardhall7822 Thanks Richard, hope your keeping well in these crazy winds 👌🏼⛵️🌊

[@richardhall7822]

Happily a lot calmer in the outer marina at Dover today 😅

[@ScotChef]

ahoy capn rob! another great vid mate ✊🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@EastCoastSailing_]

Thank you bud. Hope you’re keeping well. How’s the boat search going ? I’m about to get stuck into that project boat over the coming months ⛵️🌊👌🏼

[@gingerbard2607]

Kudos to you for subtly expressing the view of the majority of Britons - disapproval of migration levels.

[@philipwright7186]

You must be glad to see the back of the Tories then!

[@lorrainearzon1909]

Great video, Robert. 🎉❤

[@EastCoastSailing_]

Glad you enjoyed it 🥰⛵️👌🏼

[@KarenWarner-vh3vn]

Another great video Robx well donex

[@EastCoastSailing_]

Glad you enjoyed it 🥰

[@henrycartwright3673]

Wow, editing has just rocketed! Great trip

[@EastCoastSailing_]

Hi Henry, glad you liked it. Sometimes you just need a little break to recharge the batteries and some new content to get stuck into ⛵️🌊👌🏼. Hope you keeping well and fair winds 🫡

[@brianwoody1919]

Another great video mate.

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@brianwoody1919 Thanks Brian, glad you liked it and thank you for watching again ! ⛵️👌🏼🌊🫡

[@marcusnorfolk7944]

Excellent content, am hoping to undertake this trip next year, got final RYA practical in February then will be following your route but from Brightlingsea. Looking forward to next weeks. Well done

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@marcusnorfolk7944 Hi Marcus. Well done for getting training. Make sure you bring plenty of spares and an auxiliary engine just in case. It’s always daunting doing something new. I remember my 1st time crossing the English Channel, don’t underestimate it. It’s an unforgiving place when the weather kicks up which you will see in the next episode. However the feeling of accomplishment after landing in Gravelines was immense. Theres nothing particularly luxurious about Gravelines but you will arrive at your home port like captain jack sparrow with a swagger in your step. The shipping is something you can’t train for. You just need to gun it 90degrees and commit to it. If you wait to give way you will be there all day. 🌊👌🏼⛵️ thanks for watching !

[@marcusnorfolk7944]

@ what day is the follow up going up?

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@ Should be a week or so, I’ll try and get it out quickly but theres quite a lot going on in that episode so I don’t want to rush it. ⛵️👌🏼

[@marcusnorfolk7944]

@ quiet a few you tubers release 5pm Sunday evening every week. Just an idea. 4-4.30 Sunday afternoon would be when people are waiting for them so might catch yours before them

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@ Exactly why I don’t release vids at that time as you’re competing for viewers. It reached you and that’s all that matters 😉

[@albertofourie3294]

Most enjoyable video. Btw, when's your wife joining you or do you prefer going solo?

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@albertofourie3294 Hi Alberto, my wife has been off shore once and she was very ill. Got quite lumpy going round North Foreland, she was down stairs praying 😂 while I was up top surviving. The wife and son join me on shorter trips in shore. She will be in a nice trip I did to Maldon a few weeks ago. I do love having them with me on board but I also respect she’s not cut out for the sea and whilst my son loves being on the boat there not much to do at sea. It’s great when they visit me in different places, we save money rather than buying expensive hotels and we have the car and I get to go sailing. It’s a win win for everyone this way 👌🏼⛵️🌊 thanks for watching.

[@albertofourie3294]

@@EastCoastSailing_ What you described sure made me chuckle! Great to hear your family supports your passion. 👍

[@MC-nw7cg]

No music please

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@MC-nw7cg Roger ⛵️👌🏼

[@philkibble3912]

Hello! great video, except for the music...! I personally think your videos stand strong enough on their own with your commentary and (in my opinion) no need for 'plastic' music. but other than that a great video.

[@EastCoastSailing_]

@@philkibble3912 Hi Philip, wasn’t much wind to ramsgate and had the engine on a bit, hence a lot of voice over and music. I’ll reduce it in the next one. I said to my wife less narration and she said more… she won😅 ⛵️👌🏼🌊