Sailing Zephyr IV Channel Introduction

[@murraysmith2103]

That’s a great intro, we’ll look out for Zephyr IV this summer!

[@davesailing]

Hi Murray, good to hear from you, thanks for the comment. Please give us a big wave if you see us out.. Dave

[@davidmackey27]

Hello again Dave, enjoying watching your videos, some great footage, keep going.

[@davesailing]

Thanks for the vote of confidence David. I'm really enjoying creating the videos and so glad there are folks like you that enjoy watching them... You take care Best Wishes ... Dave

[@ShoreTars]

Nice to meet you today Dave - my new marina neighbour! We'll enjoy watching your adventures for sure.

[@davesailing]

Hi Steve, good to have you along, thanks for watching and subscribing... Dave

[@dreamtimesv]

A great channel and looking forward to you 2024 excursions. All the best, Mark

[@davesailing]

Thank you Mark, always good to hear from you. Hopefully this year I'll get to a few more places than last. You Take Care .. Dave

[@kenbudd6216]

Great channel good to see real sailing

[@davesailing]

Lovely to have you along Ken. More videos on the to do list, but really looking forward to some more sailing in a couple of months. Best Wishes ... Dave

[@AndrewJWass]

I will be looking out for you...............we are based in Haslar, Starlight 35 ' Slipstream', like the engine maintenance stuff as we have the same old lump......

[@davesailing]

Hi Andrew, well as you know we go past Haslar every time as we go in and out of the harbour. I'll give you a salute as I go by :-) You've got yourself a nice boat there, has yours got the winged keel ? If you check my "About" info you can find my email address, drop me a line if you want to keep in touch and maybe meet up, sail in company, that sort of thing :-)

[@peterbrown6224]

If you need an extra pair of hands when the season starts up again, I hope you'll give me a shout. I've competent crew and inshore skipper, but sailing here's a far cry from Australia.

[@davesailing]

Hi Peter, thank you for your offer, where are you based ?

[@peterbrown6224]

@@davesailing I'm in London most of the time, not as far from the water as you are 🙂

[@davesailing]

Yes that's quite a bit closer Peter :-), I usually go down for at least a week to make it worthwhile for the distance involved. Why don't you contact me on [e-mail] and we can try and sort something out.

[@maxsothcott4484]

What an excellent piece Dave! Makes me want to watch everything you’ve done all over again! If I’m late getting into the water it will be your fault! Take great care!

[@davesailing]

Hiya Max, Glad you liked it. It was quite fun, but very time consuming ploughing through the old videos to find little snippets to include. How are things with you ?. Snowing here in Derbyshire at the moment but every day that passes is a day closer to getting aboard Zephyr IV and hopefully having more little adventures. Dave

[@maxsothcott4484]

@@davesailing hi Dave! All good in the damp SW! Rudder scraped and ready for priming and painting, AF in the shed ready to go, string being put through washing machine, sails ready to pick up from laundry and servicing, engine about to be dewinterized, so aiming for relaunch in April which is the earliest we can get onto our moorings at Loe Beach! Kayaks are all cleaned and prepped so I can also start paddling the river again! Haven’t been afloat since mid July 23, so seriously looking forward to all sorts of nautical adventures this year!

[@davesailing]

Wow you are organised - I haven't been down to the boat since beginning of December. I've been doing a lot of music and MC'ing and video editing and .... Was sort of planning going down this weekend but forecast isn't encouraging. You'll be on the water before me then. Zephyr IV comes out of water on 9th April. Hoping to be back in by May. @@maxsothcott4484

[@maxsothcott4484]

@@davesailing mate, you have an excuse for not visiting your boat, its 300 ish miles away! Mine is two minutes down the road!

[@davesailing]

@@maxsothcott4484 It's not quite 300 Max just a mere 200 - still requires a bit of planning, especially in my electric car. I do quite envy you the 2 mins down the road.