SAILING WHITEHAVEN TO NORTHERN IRELAND

[@moonshine3333]

“As usual” enjoyed that immensely. Think I say that every time. Re the navving I think you’re making it over complicated with a possible risk of mistakes. You really don’t need to write down your lat and long and then try to get to the extremities of the chart with the plotter and draw lines. . Imagine trying to do that when the boat is heeling and you’re clinging on to whatever you can. Keep it simple. There’s chart work that you can do first such as drawing your intended track on the chart and then making adjustments for cross tides to give you course to steer (CTS). Obviously you want your destination allowing for any land in the way, so perhaps several waypoints BUT for plotting just find a convenient mid-point for the journey, mark it on the chart as perhaps WP1, feed that into the Garmin plotter in front of you ... why peer down at the vhf? ... and select GoTo WP1. Now, every hour you have the distance and bearing to/from a set point on the chart. Use your plotter and dividers to mark your position on the chart. That’s it. As an example your first plot might be that WP1 bears 175 degrees, 29 miles. Mark it. Next reading WP1 bears 187 degrees 22 miles. Mark it. It DOESN’T matter where that waypoint is as long as it relates in some way to your voyage. We cross the English Channel probably 10 times a year and I have MIDCHAN 1, 2 and 3 literally where the lines of lat and long cross on the chart. Depending on where we’re going I use the relevant one. The chart doesn’t need to be opened continually and all you’re doing is spinning the dial on the plotter “a bit” as you approach and pass the waypoint. Easy to cycle back and forth between destination and WP1. Just hit GoTo. Hope you find this useful.

[@OverlandSea]

Amazing advice as always, cheers👌🏼 We use Navionics on iPad/iPhone because we don't have a plotter, but I've seen that we can use the little GPS unit to add waypoints etc, I'll have a look in the manual and figure out how to set them, I think they then show on the repeater on the helm. When heeled we take the log to the cockpit and get the lat & long from the repeater and don't bother going down to do a fix, we just check on Navionics for position. Top man thanks again for the tips, your a star 👍🏼

[@moonshine3333]

You’re welcome. I recognise it’s perhaps a big change from what you’re doing now but imagine looking at your GPS and seeing 128 degrees, 7.2 miles and just marking that on your chart from WP1. Literally seconds. Once you get a feel for what 10 miles looks like from the side of the chart you can honestly do it with your thumb and finger. 128 degrees for example is just a bit anti-clockwise to 135 which is the midway between 90 and 180. Easy after a few practices. You really don’t need to fixate (hah) on your EXACT position on passage unless there are obstacles (duh) or approaching land (er, another obstacle :) ). If approaching your destination you would sensibly have a larger scale chart in which case what you were happily measuring off from the side of the chart as 10 miles will change to perhaps 5 or 3 or 2 meaning that when you’re most tired you’ve got to rethink. Assuming you don’t have a manual here’s a link .. ah, just read that you have one. Just try it. Whilst one of you is noting down 50,40,32 N 03,02,01 W then finding it from top and side then trying to keep the plotter straight etc etc 128 degrees 7.2 miles from WP1 is just so fast and way less open to error. 👍

[@OverlandSea]

S Jay It makes sense to keep it simpler and we are all for that! 👌🏼 I'll get to grips with our GPS, we only currently use it for coordinates, SOG & Heading. Must admit we've been really impressed with Navionics it's been spot. Cheers for the advice, I'm always wanting to learn from proper sailors 😜 Gav

[@moonshine3333]

You’re really welcome Gav. It’s good to know that you’re open to suggestions, the last thing I’d want to do is freak you by perhaps advising something that your sailing school or friends didn’t suggest but my example of WP1 (or whatever you call it) takes approximately 10 seconds 👍. The way you are doing it is NOT wrong but really time consuming and open to error. Not wrong though. Are you ready for another? I’m on a roll here 😁. Was a bit concerning to hear you not sure of hours sailed. You may already know the answer but it’s worth asking. How large is your fuel tank? What’s your range? Over many seasons of doing everything with our engine from flat out (and I mean flat out) motoring to make a lock in Brittany to just having it around 1000 rpm to keep the boat sailing year after year our boat has done 2.5 miles to the litre. I know because I record engine hours and fuel in. Some people like to talk about Gallons or Litres per Hour but I don’t get that. If I have a spare tank of diesel and I’m getting low in the main tank it’s really cool to know that if I put 20 litres in I should be able to go 50 miles. REALLY comforting to have an actual figure in mind. Your last voyage would have been perfect. Fill at Whitehaven, motor “70” miles. Fill again in Bangor. Magic ... you have miles per litre IN CALM WEATHER. Keep a record throughout the year of hours vs fuel burn and it’s another thing you don’t need to worry about. NEVER trust a fuel gauge 🙁. If you haven’t already got one buy a jiggly fuel syphon. Your fuel can stays in the cockpit and there is NO spillage. Sorry if you know all this (embarrassed smiley)

[@OverlandSea]

I really appreciate the advice! Your right again(so damn smart) 😜 I worked that out from Lymington to Whitehaven, at just over 2k rpm we do 2l hr. I've not pushed the engine much over 2.5k rpm we usually keep it to 1.8k he unless punching tide or meeting a deadline. We carry a 20l Jerry can and I've got a Syphon tube in the toolbox. If doing any long passages id get a couple more Jerry cans. It's a 150l tank. Cheers mate 👌🏼

[@markturner4219]

Hi Gav, Hannah, Liam and Kyle... I found your channel this weekend. I was browsing Norfolk Broads vids. I have been sailing the best part of 60 years and I must say how impressed I have been by what I have viewed so far (kudos on the Broads rescue BTW). It has brought back so many happy memories of my childhood, and my days teaching my girls to sail. I am living in Bermuda at the moment and have just put my current boat up for sale in the USA, where I have kept her on Chesapeake Bay since 2005. So impressed you are keeping a running plot on a paper chart. I find increasing numbers of sailors being totally dependent on a small chart plotter screen = some not even carrying paper charts. As experience grows (which I'm sure it already has) you'll find the way of doing things that best suits your type of boat and sailing you do. You are obviously well taught and very safety conscious so I am sure you won't go far wrong. I really like that you have such a teachable attitude - I am still learning every time I go out on the water. It's interesting to see how differently US sailors operate! It really makes you appreciate a good RYA sea school! You might find Dylan Winter's site interesting if you haven't already found it. www.keepturningleft.co.uk Being a professional photographer he has some stunning shots and is very open to chatting. His is a very different type of sailing to what you guys are up to at the moment - but well worth a gawp when you want to unwind. BTW - I found it interesting how people gravitated naturally to the front of the mast. It is one of those unwritten rules in sailing (especially on busy boats on long passages) that anyone wanting some space to themselves sits in front of the forward most mast and is not disturbed unless it's something important like Sundowners! You guys are clearly sailing naturals. Fair Winds, and I am busily catching up. Best Mark.

[@OverlandSea]

Wow Bermuda, you are very lucky living there. The old man on the Broads were lucky we were there at the right time. We try to keep our hands in by using a combination of paper and digit charts and navigating. Think it's a case of use it or lose it when it comes to paper navigation and planning. It's funny how we've all enjoyed spending some time forward of the mast, leaning against the mast. All the best Mark Gav

[@Mr.explorerTV]

hallo traveler am from india [uttar pradesh varanasi] actually i seen your some videos its really great full and adventureful

[@gregvickers3633]

Really liked you showing the map work and navigation- thank you 👍😊

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks Greg, glad you like it 👍🏼

[@mariemorrissey9378]

Love it! Well done family! Captain Kyle thanks for the preview! 👍👍⛵⚓👍👍

[@OverlandSea]

Aww thanks Marie 😘

[@paulbeesley5743]

Really enjoying your videos and great to see you taking the trip over to Ireland, The Crown is a great pub and not minutes away you have the duke of york which is even older than the crown, another fascinating pub. Glad to see you all having a good time. 😀

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks Paul, we went in the Duke, love those old pubs they are brill 👌🏼

[@SVImpavidus]

Good to see you enjoying the new boat so soon! Sail it south :-) Ant and Cid xx

[@OverlandSea]

I think that's a cracking idea A&C 🤔👍🏼 xx

[@sailingwithgrannyandgrandad]

Great vid again guys and Pav would be so proud of you both ;) But seriously , a good refresher for us too, thanks and fair winds !

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks G&G She is a great instructor 👍🏼 We use Navionics but still like to have and use paper charts, it's good practice!

[@Kavack]

First of all I had no idea there was a Titanic Memorial in Belfast. You also just showed one of the coolest pubs I have ever seen. Thanks for letting us tag along. Most of my time there was around Dublin which is one of my favorite places.

[@OverlandSea]

It's a great memorial it's huge, the Titanic was built in Belfast and they have a Titanic Museum but we didn't get enough time to go. The Crown liquor saloon is the coolest pub we've ever been to, so much history. Prince Harry & Megan went: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6vIqmV_rZ2GoKs

[@SuperLittlewillies]

Great to see you enjoying your cruising, can’t wait till we can do the same. Keep the videos coming

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks a lot Dave When do you plan on cruising?

[@SuperLittlewillies]

Sailing SV Compromise we did take a year out in 2010 and sailed down to North Africa, stopping in France,Spain,Portugal and Gib on the way. Since sold our boat (catamaran )and just recently purchased another this time a mono hull a Legend 306 which is plenty big enough for the two of us. Probably got another 18-24 months before we can go.

[@OverlandSea]

Wow Dave that's a good trip we plan on doing something similar as soon as we get enough funds built back up after buying the boat. Exciting times ahead, 18-24 months will come around quickly.

[@almath9987]

Great video so good to see you all sailing, glad you are coming to my sailling grounds of the firth of clyde. Bet you loved Arran hope you go round the kyles of bute they are beautifull should anchor in ellen dub very nice or Colintraive were i have my other mooring. Thanks and safe passages👍

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks, it's been great to have us all onboard sailing together 👌🏼 Arran is amazing, in-fact the Firth of Clyde is amazing. You should enjoy the next couple of episodes! Cheers for watching the video 👍

[@SailingNautiPirate]

loved the log work. Haven't seen anyone do that yet.

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks Marv, we wanted to shorten the edit so that it wasn't so long winded but struggled to get the process across on camera when it was shortened.

[@Coolmore362]

Great video as always ⛵️👍

[@OverlandSea]

Cheers Shaun Hope you enjoyed London Village 👍🏼

[@bobaquaplane1679]

Only recently found your channel and I'm enjoying it so far. I hope to get to Bangor/Belfast maybe this season.

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks Bob We loved Bangor, especially the Guuness hehe

[@thetraveller869]

Fascinated to see the coast where I was brought up viewed from the sea. The lighthouse is at the entrance to Donaghadee harbour. One tiny criticism though - please pan slower? I got dizzy!! ;-)) Of interest to sailors too is the red buoy that you filmed (briefly!), showing by the water streaming past it, that the tide was in your favour. Very interesting series of videos particularly since I plan to start your journey for my wife and I at some point when we retire. Keep em coming!!

[@OverlandSea]

The Traveller You are absolutely correct about the fast panning, we was going to leave it out of the video because it was way too fast(newbie error, won't happen again) I tried slowing the footage down in editing but it looked even worse. The red buoy you pointed out is a good indication of how strong the tides are in the Irish, hence the reason passage planning is key, time the tides right and they can help massively. We do hope you and your wife love the adventures when you retire. Thanks for watching Ps our footage & audio isn't going to be getting better in future videos.

[@amberwalker7904]

Yet again...a great video! I really loved the log/nav ,liked the info,be useful for my day skipper course ;-) Was that a Mavic pro?

[@OverlandSea]

Sooo glad you enjoyed the video and the fact you may take something from the log reading/navigation is what makes making the videos worthwhile 👌🏼 xx

[@keithmabey4705]

Gav, this might have been mentioned already but, where you sealed the board in the anchor locker, to stop water running onto your bed. It would be worth sealing the inside joint of the board to stop water soaking vertically.

[@OverlandSea]

Hi Keith, I think it may be in a later episode, but we find the cause of the water ingress and fixed it, we've not had any more water come in since, and we had big waves crashing over the bow on our way over the English Channel. Cheers Gav

[@keithmabey4705]

Sailing SV Compromise That’s great to know. Nothing worse, than a wet berth. Apart from sinking! 🤪✌️

[@OverlandSea]

Hehe, nobody wants a soggy berth or a that sinking feeling. It turned out to be the sealant had gone from around the forward water tank filler 😏 easy fix though 👌🏼

[@orwell2984]

Fair winds, friend

[@andrewjenkins7783]

Great video. We've been putting some videos together ourselves and realise how difficult it is, but you guys are naturals! Well done! I might have a look at your equipment and software (Ours is a free Open Source system - never going to be perfect, I guess. Too much wobble, ugh)

[@OverlandSea]

Thanks Andrew Glad you enjoyed the video, we are still a long way off where we want to be on video quality but we are learning with each video. It doesn't matter what you use just so long as you enjoy doing them, we enjoy making the but it's something we initially did so that our family can see what we are doing. There's a list of what equipment and software we use in the video description. Thanks for watching Andrew and don't forget to send us a link to your videos.

[@darranmonk4195]

Hi Guys, great channel you have here, only recently found it. I really found your chart navigation section useful. I sold my last sailboat 12 years ago and have purchased another sailboat a few months ago. She is currently lying ashore near Boston and as soon as she's splashed, I will be sailing her up to Sunderland (about 150 nm) with experienced crew. I would find more chart work useful, maybe identifying what the various colours and symbols mean.Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next episode.RegardsDarran

[@OverlandSea]

Hi Darran That'll be a good first sail, when you planning on splashing her? It's a tough one trying to make content that people will enjoy, we do keep trying to mix it up with sailing, travel documenting, Boatwork and bits of chartwork. We'll look at doing a bit more chartwork maybe not so long-winded as this one. Thanks watching, hope all goes well with your sail to Sunderland.

[@darranmonk4195]

Thanks for the reply. I'm currently in the hands of the marina owner on when she'll be lifted in, he's not a nice guy and is messing me about loads, just got to keep biting my tongue and try to keep him sweet. At first he said the lift would be in March, now he's saying definitely by the end of April (doesn't give me much information to plan, but it is what it is).

[@boomandalpha]

What’s your boat? looks like a Bavaria 36

[@OverlandSea]

Hi It was a Bavaria 38 Cruiser

[@workstuff67]

all the plotting, could you not do it using software, either on a mobile broadband connection or pre-stored data? I'm a newbie, but pencils and maps seems so, erm, old fashioned. Planning on crossing the channel with no experience, hoping I don't have to learn to plot courses, just let computer do it. Any advice greatly appreciated.

[@OverlandSea]

Great question. We use Navionics on mobile phone & iPad and it's fantastic, however I want Hannah and the boys to know how to use paper just incase we lose the phone or connection or even all electrics onboard. You should be able pick up the basics from this video, but I wouldn't worry too much! Gav

[@workstuff67]

Understood. In time though I think we will have three or more mobile devices on us at any one time and paper will become redundant. Even as a back-up

[@OverlandSea]

Yeh possibly so.

[@Sailingon]

Haha Kyle has the best seat in the ocean

[@OverlandSea]

He loves it there! How you getting on with your project Samantha?

[@Sailingon]

It's getting there, the plan is to get everything done to motor down to South Ferriby. All that's left is the strainer for the engine and stern greaser, the grease had turned to a hard wax and needs the love of a blowtorch 😁. Then once at the boat yard in South Ferriby the hard work starts lifting the engine out to clean up the engine bay and sort out the fuel tank which is under the engine in the keel and clean up the engine. Refit the interior salvaging as much as possible to keep it original and repaint the deck. Then have a beer or three and a few weeks sleep lol

[@OverlandSea]

So glad you've got a plan, I imagine it would've been very expensive to transport via the road 😬 Bringing her home will be a great adventure!

[@davidlester6673]

Should have gone to Dublin where Guinness is brewed.

[@davidswheatley-talesfromth1796]

Use 2B or even 4B pencils on your charts, never HB pencils and you won't damage the chart so much.

[@OverlandSea]

Great tip thanks David

[@anonet78]

Somewhere in my house i have the original ingredients to make Guinness and it includes dead rats

[@OverlandSea]

Wow really 😳 hope it doesn't contain dead rats still eeek

[@Mr.explorerTV]

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