SAILING WITHOUT CREW - SwT 184 - MOST FREQUENT MISTAKES DONE TOWARDS SOLO SAILORS

[@danoalex2977]

When Thomas posts a new sailing adventure episode, it’s like winning a jackpot 🎰😎

[@benoitk5354]

great advice on what to look for and double checking paperwork! thanks for the video

[@SYAtlas]

All sailors have a story to tell, good sailors have stories being told about them, great sailors share stories for others to learn, unpolished, rough at times and authentic. Thank you Thomas!

[@stevesteel6066]

What an honest account of sailing these islands, thank you!

[@muskietime]

Much Love right back at Ya! Thank You to all your Sponsors for helping this Channel reach those of us who are just looking to “escape” our Reality if just for a short time. Be well All.

[@Marcel-J]

Thanks again for another nice video.

[@MoggAndrew]

Great to see you are safe Thomas. Your videos just keep getting better and better.

[@nooneanybodyknows7912]

Attention to details is paramount. I'm glad your agent was able to help you out. Not casting shade, but you look really tired and in desperate need of rest. I hope you get good sleep. Thanks for sharing.

[@joecruiser]

Thanks for sharing Thomas. Best of luck.

[@Datsail]

Glad you're safe and in good spirits :)

[@anitahardesty2163]

Another great video of your travels. Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@tomasseglaren4731]

Tur att du är så positiv. Kul med ännu en bra video. Med vänlig hälsning, Tomas

[@SailingwithThomas]

Takk Tomas! Det hjelper alltid å tenke positivt. Selv om det ikke alltid er så enkelt.

[@roncanizares9966]

Thomas: A terrific and most informative video. Excellent!

[@l.mercedesgillett6428]

Thank you for the information on different things that can cause challenges at check in.

[@jasonmccarthy4886]

Real sailing videos from a real sailor, top notch!

[@TammyBillings-qt1ve]

Another fantastic video

[@icysurfer1]

Your videos go fast...! Easy to watch... Cheers.

[@peterwall4739]

What a nice place that looks like.. Good video, good luck Thomas.. 👍💯

[@christophrenner7941]

You really look very tired. Hope you can relax on Bali.

[@sempertalis1230]

I had a similar problem, I went to a country and the immigration missed to stamp me out when I left . A few weeks later I came back and during entry they accused me I had my visa overstayed. ( Even I was technically entering the country) Took quite some talking and back and forth until we had an agreement about the error . Since then I am anal about immigration stamping my passport :-)

[@svthorasailing4868]

Was your birthday Thomas,many best wishes for you.thanks for your video.

[@ohanailo7743]

Catching that error was so important. Thank you for sharing. Aloha.🌺🌼🌴❤️🇺🇲

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Beautiful sunset ❤

[@JagLite]

Great video showing the challenges of sailing don't end when you reach port.

[@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439]

Together with 'Alluring Artic Sailing' one of the most enjoyable and no BS sailing channels on the whole of YT. It must have something to do with the no nonsense personality of these Northern European sailors. ;;)

[@johnp9076]

👍 add erik aanderaa and you have my favorite three channels!

[@StemtoSternSailing]

Takk Thomas altid nyttig å se dine videoer ! Lykke til videre mvh Jarle

[@jobertvangool9961]

Thank you so much, Thomas, as a newbie to ocean life, I learn so incredible much of your content about entering counties, the port authorities and immigration, I would find myself undoubtedly absolutely helpless in the hopefully near future! 😊

[@Andre-yu3qs]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing.

[@michigreen8943]

Thanks for the videos Thomas! 😀

[@johnmajewski1065]

Thank you, for your alert regardijng immigration paper work one needs to check everyone's processes. SV Skoiern IV.

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

You are lucky, probably without an agent they would have sent you back. Great video as always, cheers 🍻

[@scottg6799]

Another great video. Been having a huge weather/wind issue trying to get south of Puerta Rica and to Granada. Finally have a good weather window after 3 weeks.

[@GP-fd9ks]

Wow Thomas that would be a bad week if they make you return to Tual. Yikes!

[@SailingwithThomas]

Yeah that would not been a good situation. Thank you so much for watching

[@anthonycook1406]

I take notes from every one of your videos.

[@ridetheliger4176]

Thank you, Thomas!

[@MiQBohlin]

Man, and I was just going to ask you what you learned most from the stormy leg rendering in shredded sails - and then comes this! If you’re not into book writing, maybe some summarising vid’s about your Pacific journey? Here’s lot to consider and learn for the rest of us 🙏🏼

[@SailingwithThomas]

No time for book writing at the moment but who knows. I could kept this to myself but I hope by sharing some would find it valuable. Thank you so much for watching my friend 🙏🏻 All the best and fair winds

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Great to see you in good hands and safe enjoy.

[@michaelmcnair1880]

Thank you

[@iamich7048]

Sailing around the world also seems to be a special form of therapy. For my part, I would be completely mad about the bureaucratic “mistakes” at the moment. I would probably have to learn that on the way...THX!!

[@darrellpugh6186]

Trouble with the Weather , Trouble with the Paperwork. Definately need to find shade and relax. Fair Winds 😎

[@smulismuli7976]

Sorry Thomas but Norwegians are still behind us Finnish drinking coffee;) Great video once again and safe travels

[@alexanderkielczynski2437]

I love your accent

[@podocrypto6072]

Thomas, consider getting away from an Apple Mac and going to a PC, where parts are easily available and reasonable in price. Also, thanks for the heads-up, showing the difference between how many person(s) onboard vs how many passengers where you as the captain are not counted. I'm not sure if every place uses that identifier of how many people aboard or not, though.

[@realulli]

The PC stuff is usually worse, in my experience. With a Mac, you have Time Machine, just grab a few external HDs/SSDs and make multiple backups. If your main system fails, find a replacement, tell it to recover from the Time Machine backup and just let it do its thing. A while later, you're good to go again. Yes, Mac parts are somewhat harder to come by, but they tend to last longer. PC parts? Yup, easy to come by. But are they compatible with your machine? Do you have the right drivers? Etc... with Mac, you just plonk the replacement in, done. Macs are made for people who don't have the time to fiddle with all the PC stuff.

[@retepekooc]

Glad you arrived/cleared in ok Thomas,any hope of sail repairs in Timor?

[@svthorasailing4868]

You have a well raked mast,that’s interesting to see.this.I assume it is this way for down wind sailing?

[@michaelupton9009]

Another good video

[@californiakayaker]

I think if they insisted putting one in the "passenger" spot, I would insist they write and sign a not saying "only the captain is on board" somewhere and initial that note ?

[@Blueybob]

I don't envy you that check in problem.

[@SlowlySailing-lc1cs]

I guess it really pays to double-check all documents and stamps when you get them, especially if you are checking out...

[@st.clairhaynes5804]

Yo Tommy you're like the Hurricane man or Hurricane Sailor

[@davecopp9356]

So strange that the sailing organisations, yacht brokers, yacht producers do not come together to demand a wordwide smooth process for clearing in and out of countries to make it easier for sailors. It has become and expensive and time consuming process which costs a lot of nerves if you sail around the world.

[@bashulsbergen4903]

In many developing countries there are tons of people are benefiting from this confusing process. Agents, customs staff, etc. etc. They all manage to get a salary out of this, not to mention bribes. Making things inconsistent and confusing is often done by design, and fixing it will lead to a lot of opposition.

[@davecopp9356]

@@bashulsbergen4903 I agree. But still, it seems no one wants to take on the task to push for a smooth process. Sailors complain, but nothing changes. Voting for a smaller government could be a start.

[@MiQBohlin]

How much do you pay for an agent?

[@Soundwaave1976]

Hmm... I saw coffeeshops and Heineken. Are you sure that you are not turning into a Dutchy?? 😂😂😂

[@richardwinkler436]

we can only hope