Soft rain on a slow French river - with a British Seagull

[@samtaylor9608]

Your videos are a form of escapism, they take me far away, keep up the good work and thanks!

[@RogerRoving]

Thank you!

[@mxDuzt]

As an American with both a renewed passion of sailing and a few years of French collecting dust, your videos give a particular ache of the task. Watching these has been a welcome struggle as I follow along with both sailing and my weak skills in the French language.

[@RogerRoving]

Thank you

[@johankotze42]

Let us hope your video inspire more people to use these waterways.

[@robinengland5799]

Looks like a great event!! Beautiful location!! I love France!!!!

[@toddsumner3216]

Few pleasures in the world like a seagull

[@donotwantahandle1111]

Keep making these videos Roger, they are therapy for housebound people!

[@baronblimey]

I used to travel up and down the Charente River near Cognac in my Quicksilver 420. No lockkeepers and a lot less drama thankfully. Brilliant photography, thank you.

[@andrewmellon5072]

Thank you for another interesting and enjoyable video. I have cruised the brittiany waterways, which next to the Netherlands are my favourite waterways. I have discovered that a smaller boat is a lot less stressful than a larger one for long distance inland waterway travel. A woman who will accompany you on these trips is the exception, treasure her. I used a seagull, silver century, on the Shannon system, from before my wrist was strong enough to pull the starter in the early 60s. 10 to 1 mix castrol xl motor oil, whitefingers before we heard of it. Refuelling with motor running, it wouldn't start hot. Happy days!

[@RogerRoving]

They use 25:1 these days. Still amazingly oily. Thank goodness for modern biodegradable 2 stroke oil.

[@davidbamford4721]

It is well that your French is in good shape. I enjoyed using my very rusty schoolboy French when on holiday in Brest in 2000. I enquired of a police officer the location of the Wooden Boat Festival, and he replied in perfect English! My French must have been painful for him, but there is not much need for it in Australia.

[@ricochetrabbit4618]

Beautifully done, by all ! Thanks so much...

[@tombristowe846]

Did you notice what looked like the remains of a Viking style longship at the 18 min 20 sec point?

[@robertseaman2254]

What lovely waterway,full of interest and lovely people ,thankyou roger,and your lovely lady friend.hope see you soon

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

Amazing, last time I saw that engine was well over 50 years ago. Brings back some memories, and a distinctive pain in my hand! Can’t believe that’s still around!

[@kentgreenough75]

I crossed from Bremen, Germany to Port Saint Louis, France, via the Netherlands and Belgium in my 28 foot sailboat using the river and canal system in 2015-2016. Incredible trip. Thanks for sharing you trip!

[@ericdelevinquiere9902]

Just curious, what would be the max width you can get through these canals and rivers? I have a small cat.

[@scottmitchell8273]

Great stuff ! My soul has been repaired again ! Thank you .

[@josephmansfield2875]

Lovely video Roger. You really do manage to escape to the quietest and remote places. I enjoy following you thanks for the time and effort you put in to making your videos

[@clivemaclennan3299]

Oh after the madness in this world it's such a treat to be in the world you share, thank you so much for sharing.

[@bradlafferty]

Very enjoyable! Thank you for showing us your travels! That’s a beautiful boat you’ve got there.

[@leohorishny9561]

SO trusting of the Seagull all those times!!🤔

[@mickaelCM]

😘thank you for the enchanted walK !!

[@59jaguar]

My new favorite channel. Great life your living . Thanks for the videos

[@davidpoots8362]

Life in the slow lane, lovely

[@martyjames6204]

Merci Roger

[@janebaker966]

Delightful to find one of your restful films Rog. You make messing about in boats the apogee of living.

[@РафикВасильев-ю9ц]

Thank you, Roger, very interestin !!! 😊👍

[@DavidD6969]

That's living life 👍

[@alvessail4718]

Magnifique. Thank you

[@lone-wolf1248]

Your videos are very soothing. I love hearing about history. I wish we were still in the golden age of sail! If we were, I would sign up for the navy in a heartbeat. Thankyou for all that you do Roger! Your videos really help my mental health. I wish someday we could sail together!

[@RogerRoving]

Thank you

[@johnnorris1983]

Nice thoughts but the harsher dependencies of the day’s gone bye aren’t fully apparent. These are your days. Learn to appreciate and Don’t waste them.

[@anthonywoollcombe9767]

Excellent video…. Very enjoyable. Cheers Tony

[@royrcf]

Beautiful.

[@okcantbelieveit294]

Nothing like a bit of greenery for decoration! 😂

[@donjankura2411]

Bravo!

[@on4mgy_radioamateur]

Such an inspiring video's, I can watch them for hours. Just got myself a small sail boat, now I just have to learn how to sail it.

[@justiceforall8574]

Ooh Roger my basic human instinct & emotion have really haunted me with your latest production (Jealousy).Boating good company & jazz music how heavenly & divine can it get?Thank-you.

[@michaeljolicoeur2157]

Thank you for a wonderful trip through your camera lenses.

[@maramé.r]

I had a British Seagull for many years back in the 70s. It was always reliable and easily maintained though decidedly noisy and smoky running on such an oil rich mix. Even then it was a bit of an anachronism but I quite miss it oddly. I now have a clean burning, relatively quiet Yamaha. I like the idea of eventually having an electric outboard running on an LFP battery which could be charged with a folding solar panel

[@Helliconia54]

ahhh Chateauneuf du FAOU. I was hearing du FOU. Got me wondering about it's back story. All good Great, relaxing video.

[@RogerRoving]

It is pronounced “foo”.

[@Ramenscooter]

Great opening credits music selection!

[@FLH3official]

Many thanks for this video, Roger!

[@hughmaynard1178]

Just discovered your channel. A great way to discover little visited and hard ro reach places. I feel sure I may have sailed with your friend Abigail (if she is the daughter of Gayle Heard)way back in the past on a very drunken smack race on the blackwater many moons ago along with John Bradshaw, who you may know, as he lives close to Douarnenez and sails.

[@billywhizz6483]

What a wonderful way to spend some time!

[@backtothebarky]

They dug that to avoid the Royal Navy blockade? Wow that paints such a picture of power on both sides! Great adventure and another great video RB.

[@beam3819]

So peaceful sailing invites the mind into the landscape of your camera. Thanks for filming the beauty of the seaside and the rivers and canals with the olden water ways of the past.

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

Enjoyed your video.

[@romantiachristiana5147]

Amazing musicians. Amazing little cruise up the river. Nice friendly lock keepers. As always, the weather was variable, not only in Brittany.

[@johnoflegend1529]

As always thanks for taking us along this time on a little bit different adventure.

[@plymouthwelshboy]

Forgotten how noisy seagulls are. Nice video. Thanks for posting

[@RogerRoving]

So had I!

[@plymouthwelshboy]

@@RogerRoving I retired mine as a result 😆

[@TheClangerseatGreenSoup]

awesome and green 🕺👍🏴‍☠️⛵ can't wait for your summer 24 escapism...long trips needed...i just loooovvvee that boat...i have a YW 5-tonner 1948 'Janina of Dorset'

[@kammeredith5098]

Just purchased my first wooden cruising dinghy, an 18’ modified sharpie with a sprit rig and jib. The information on your channel and in your book have been extremely helpful, and I will continue to study them as I learn to sail around the islands here in Maine. Thank you for sharing so much knowledge!

[@trosmeneth]

Thanks Roger and Abigail, another delightful slice of Breton life. Aren't we lucky?

[@neild735]

That was just lovely. Thank you, Roger.

[@remyyamabushi1473]

encore une jolie ballade au fil de l'eau. Merci !

[@BradWolff-f1z]

Beautifully crafted video as always Rodger. Your thoughtful photography and soothing sound scapes really take us there. I dont mind the seagull.... Another classic.. 👍

[@RogerRoving]

Thank you!

[@wayfarerchris.4116]

Very enjoyable video Roger. Thanks for sharing 👍.

[@brianwatkins2974]

When I lived near the Avon in Gloucestershire (1990s), I was very glad we could work the locks by ourselves, although it could be a lot of exercise if you were by yourself! Where I live in Oregon, there's only one lock separating us from a path to the sea. Unfortunately, they only open it once a year for a few commercial craft!

[@rogercurnow180]

Oh, Roger, I love your adventures! I live so far away and wish i could do the same! A seagull with a gearbox...never seen such a thing!

[@RogerRoving]

Thank you Roger. It’s just a clutch: the Seagull has no reverse gear.

[@capng]

Watch your vids regularly (yes, subscribed). Loved both the jazz music at the end & the beautiful piano playing that closed out the video with the Cathedral in the background. Well done on the music selections & editing! P.S. There are quieter outboards than the Seagull available now.

[@RogerRoving]

There are indeed!

[@Sail-Ride-Walk-Repeat]

Never realised how "uncivilising" the outboard can be. Beautiful river, architecture and music. Thanks.

[@fargarden]

A beautiful production. Thanks for taking us along as always Roger.

[@michaelkastle808]

Ist that the Same Roger i knew? Tres bien. Tres sympa. ....

[@jmaudsley6544]

Lovely production Roger, just like being there. Enjoyed it hugely.

[@JakobEngl]

Great video

[@argtv1007]

thank you so very much Sir.

[@saraofnorthwales]

Lovely boat

[@piotrn9309]

Any way Roger . Very butifull movie . You perfectly avoiding what is in my maind commercial things. Just focus on fantastic stories and real sailing and crousing.

[@maryjomagar7154]

Your videos mean so much to me, thank you, as always! Greetings from the dry, arid Southwest USA!

[@oldjack3023]

Thanks Rodger that was great , France is a beautiful country ,i miss it ( from an Englishman living in Australia)

[@larswetterstrom7209]

Lovely green and generous landscape along the river.

[@galenmurphy3016]

In Missouri, central USA. Your an inspiration brother!! Keep up the great channel!!!

[@davelawrence6777]

Really nice video, my friend love seldom explored back waters top that with some good jaz and a beautiful first mate well all i can say is where was the crowning touch of a good bottle of French wine

[@UiBhrianEnterprises]

Beautiful scenery, what lovely way to spend a few days ! love your vids Roger , Authentic !

[@TheKeyboardGuy-f3c]

I love your videos. What size is your boat?

[@slome815]

I love the look of those old two stroke outboards.

[@chriswilson3009]

Thank you Roger for a wonderful video that after watching i feel totally stress free,

[@dancarter482]

One of those all singing/dancing little electric outboards would be absolutely ideal for that kind of escapade - were one to inherit a priceless art collection - to sell !!

[@RogerRoving]

Yes, I wonder if the opponents of Seagull outboards also oppose the use of coal fired steam locomotives by preserved railways? My boat has long had an outboard slot specially adapted for a Seagull outboard, and for the very intermittent use I intend to make of my new (old) one, it would be ridiculously extravagant in money and embodied carbon to use anything else than an old engine to propel it. Buying something shiny and new is not always the solution to the world's ills.

[@martinhoflich6150]

​@@RogerRovingthe last sentence is what most people ignore .

[@thierrylabellebulle8023]

j'adore toujours autant tes vidéos 👍

[@glyntutt1586]

Nice one Roger! I cannot wait for the second part entitled ‘Avel Dro stopped by a Dam?’

[@RogerRoving]

There are plans…. Different administration for that bit of the canal though, with different rules.

[@johnbiddal5951]

Terrific video Roger, the Festival music was good too. 👍

[@alanhill4334]

Great piano blues music at the end. What is it ? 😊

[@madisondeans5566]

Always a lovely setting & style of boating I love & can relate too! Dr.Barnes has fixed me up once again!!

[@gpk7683]

Damn, that was good! Thanks. Like your Jazz outfit. Someone should have filmed you and Abigail dancing. Maybe next time.

[@colrodrick8784]

Thanks Roger. I am brushing up on my French to retrace your steps (one day). Ta mate.

[@mwallace2922]

Swallows and Amazons with outboards.

[@ouam29]

Thanks a lot, very instrutive, i was not aware that it was possible and i live in the area... i will try to do it as well

[@ingmarhornke3009]

Another Great Video! Watching Maikes feelings like a whole das of vacation. Thanks Roger

[@williampullar4028]

Always love your videos. Thanks Roger. 😎😍😍😎

[@JamesSmith-is7co]

Great Trip down an amazing place!!

[@andrewmackenzieeveritt673]

Well done. Loved the music clips. Sail on…

[@joeh773]

@RogerRoving what happened to the "Footprints in the sand" song? :) Kinda miss it with your vids, but I also enjoy your other selections...

[@pozorene8772]

Superbe vidéo, un régal à vous voir, image de rêve, magnifique paysage. 👍

[@RogerRoving]

Merci !

[@piotrn9309]

Very nice 👍

[@MrBrianc1975]

A fantastic relaxing sunday evening video. Perfect. Good to see that its not just England receiving unseasonal summer rain!

[@ThomStevens]

That outboard motor is worth far more as a museum piece than a means of propulsion!😄

[@RogerRoving]

Be careful! It is much younger than me!

[@ThomStevens]

@@RogerRoving I'm sorry to have impugned your age or your property. Back in the early 1950's as I was waking up in the Canadian cottage country life that my grandfather started in 1945 (I first arrived in 1948) the outboard motor you showed was very old already at our lake and disappeared by the time I was teenager to be replaced by Mercury and Johnson motors. I am astonished to hear that this very old style motor is still in production if I understand your response to my comment correctly.

[@RogerRoving]

I was not offended. That particular engine was built in 1988 - so it is thirty years younger than me! But Seagulls are no longer in production.

[@robertlee6949]

The mighty Gull... I have never seen the like. I ran one on my sailboat for a few years. When the plate under the flywheel gets wet anything is possible. It may short out and not run at all or in one instance I saw the sparkplug wire hanging in mid-air with the engine never missing a beat. Apparently the spark just arced across the base plate and found its way to the points... I don't expect you to believe me but I have been a mechanic for 55 years and never seen anything like it. May your Gull run till you are done...

[@RogerRoving]

Yes, they don't like getting sodden.

[@scottastell9415]

Very relaxing video. Thanks!

[@Peter165]

Great video…beautiful scenery but yet strangely melancholy given how quiet and underused the waterway seems. Good to see though that, despite its quietness, the locks and waterway seem so well maintained and clear of floating plastic. As ever though, you capture the rich history and essence of France, and what it is to experience life in France in every video. Thank you.

[@RogerRoving]

I did record more about the history of the canal, but decided to cut down the length of the pieces to camera. So too I had more jazz music. It’s always a hard decision to decide what to include and what to leave out. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@stevelong945]

Great inspiration Roger. Time to reread your book and get my Mirror sea worthy

[@astrorad2000]

Wonderful and Thank You so very much!

[@shanerossiter6307]

Anther one extremely well done. Thank you Roger!

[@pajarodevina30]

amazing