My children watch with me often. They asked at dinner last night, “did Christian make it to Hawaii yet?”. Lol. You have a multigenerational fan club sir!
Hi Christian, I'm really enjoying the material you're sharing. In my younger years, I sailed with my cousins and my uncle around southern California and I hope to purchase my own boat and sail to Hawaii or further. Thanks for posting your adventures as I'm learning a lot. Cheers!
Not a big jazz fan, more of a blues guy, but I have been listening to his book on audio and I’m a big fan. This guy can write. Now I have have to purchase his other books. Nice going Christian .
Hey Christian, enjoy watching your videos while tying fishing jigs (part time business), never been in a sailboat, I'm a power boater fisherman. The reason for my comment is loved your old 8mm footage. I'm 76 and have been fishing Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook since the 50's. I know that Light house at the arthur kill so well, belongs to the Keasby Outboard Motor Club for many year just up river. Just had a full knee replacement April 20 and I'm getting back out on my boat. Currently launch at the Rumson Muni Ramp mostly but have a pass to the Sayreville ramp up the Raritan river. Again the old footage is exactly the same growing up as you. Hoping we can still stay out on the water for years to come. I know I treasure every time i'm on the water because I know my time and tides are getting shorter. Will continue to enjoy your vids, especially loved the Philosophy of Sailing it just gives us a compass setting to follow in life. Fair skies and following wind ! .......Walt MIddlesex, NJ
Hey Mr. Williams, I think it’s so cool that my wife and I are in Hanalei bay about to make our crossing back to Oxnard Channel Islands harbor and you are in Oahu also about to head back. Yes the winds and seas have been big for several weeks now. Your videos and book have Inspired me to make this trip. This is my first big crossing. We will be heading out 8/13 we hear that the winds may die down a bit this weekend. SV_Rumbylowe
I thoroughly enjoy everything you post thank you for your words and knowledge I’ve never sailed but just listening to you explain the technical work and beauty of it is encouraging me to try it I’m afraid I’ll fall in love
Following daily your noon position reports & breadcrumb trail -- thank you so much Tracy for allowing us to share in the progress! Sending you luck, a good wind slant, and my admiration!!
Thanks so much for being you and for your sharing of a few of the marvelous things that includes. Looking forward to video of your sail to HI, best of luck on the ride home.
I imagine those Martinis are as dry and congenial as your remarkable sense of humor. Your videos always improve my day. May your journeys be safe, the wind be at your back and may your adventures continue long into the future.
Your expression at the end of this vlog ‘Says it all’ …….we shall see? Best wishes for the voyage, you deserve to succeed.Thelonious ll looks in good shape.
update 28th of July: Steady 30 knots on tight beam reach under 200 square feet of jib alone. Seas moderate, which helps. Sky gray marine layer. Predominate is howl of wind in rigging and occasional bomb of wave crest bursting against windward hull. Cabin warm and I have indulged in set of dry clothes. Have read all the books and now rely on audiobooks, which move too slowly. There is a speed-up button but result is Minnie Mouse. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Set ship's clock ahead one hour.
Missed your departure and trip there, so it is a surprise to see you in O'ahu . Nothing to fear though, indeed the cerebral circuitry of RUclips delivered you safely once again - here/there around about and back again to the gathering place, gathering what? Memories, fulfilled dreams, dreams of dreams we will find out soon enough, when you find that place that does not move and treat us to another missive. Good luck with that in California. Hope the trip back is memorable in a good way, and that the Hendricks gin and crab cakes were a fortuitous collaboration. Fair winds. Aloha
Sorry to see you leave the islands so soon. Yes, the trade winds have been harsh the last couple years, ever since it was announced global warmth was predicted to suppress them. It must be force 3 even inside my home, so I can sail toy boats in my bathtub.
Make sure to hang on tight to the wheel as you leave. I have heard of boats losing the steering pedestal leaving Hawaii! Can't wait to see the full videos! Fair winds!
update 24th of August: Motored another 24 hours and this morning picked up a light wind from astern, so at the moment we roll prettily downwind with full sail spread both sides of the boat. Only 3 or 4 knots speed, but a respite from the diesel noise and preservation of fuel for the predicted light headwinds ahead. My tactical course plans fill a notebook of intention based on supposition, the defeat of calms by human will. There goes a fulmar overhead--I think he's grinning but I don't get the joke. Are we not the dominant species?
Update Aug 30: 24 Hour gale of 35 G40 appears abating. Vane steering sheared another eyebolt, hove to at dawn and made temp repair I think will hold. Anchor chocks on bow carried away result of continual plunging but not significant issue. Wave height 10-12 but not aggressively cresting. Sun is out at the moment giving a pretty glorious oceanscape in electric blue, and maybe it will dry us out a bit. -- Position: 36 14'09.07 N, 129 32'55.75 W Course: + 161.61, Speed: + 3
The way you speak I swear you could read books on audio or be the narrator of a movie with a deep story... But I of course enjoy all the content and your knowledge. Thanks
I vividly recall the occasional stormy blast and enormous swells on an LA-Hilo run after a sail down the coast from Vancouver. Twenty-nine days -- good times.
If sailing doesn't pan out, you do have a brilliant career in comedy ahead of you. You do owe me some tea though, quite a bit went flying thru my nose with the finishing grimmase you did.
Hi Christian! I worry about you, out there by yourself, traveling thousands of miles. Your wife has no interest to join you? My wife and I have been married 39 years this September 11. We do a lot of stuff together, go to beer pubs, visit my son (who sails the Penobscot Bay in Maine), and ride our Harleys on road trips. I’m glad you wear that harness when you’re out on your boat. I do enjoy your videos … safe travels sir … much respect!
Welcome home to Los Angeles Christian! I'm wondering how long does it take to get your balance back? I would go sailing for just a few hours and it took a day to recover. Thanks for sharing your journey, it's really inspiring.
Noon position, Day 8, August 16, 2021 description Tacked east again at dawn after 24 hours NNW into 30 knots and 6 foot seas. We don't pound, a deafening slapping of the hull common to racier boats, but there is still the Slam. It comes from an 8-ton hull launching off a wave and falling into the trough ahead. Chichester said the explosive sound reminded him of the Blitz. For us it feels like being backed into by a dump truck. Bam! unpredictably a dozen times an hour. Predictions suggest relief tomorrow with an angle to take us north. -- Position: 29 50'17.56 N, 153 28'37.30 W Course: + 112.81, Speed: + 7
3:32 Chuckling here about the crab cakes. And as a martini man, with you on that as well. They are the Breakfast of Champions. I recommend you pick up a gin called Death's Door, from Michigan, named for the hazardous passage between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Superb gin.
Christian, thank you for your videos, I am also a So Cal sailor out of Marina del Rey and I have learned so much from you. I reviewed your videos regarding multi hull sailing / racing, they were great. I am curious why you seem to prefer mono hull vessels today. I currently sail a F-31 trimaran, I am not on your level and have no where near your experience, with only local day sailing and trips to Catalina. What are you thoughts on multis today? Dan
I give them a wide berth. Seriously, I don't need to go that fast, and although not heeling much is a real boon, monohulls fit in a slip. Today's high-speed cruising catamarans do everything well, and are not necessarily grotesque. In my opinion Lagoon has perfected grotesque, although they work well if you're on one, and don't have to look at it.
I hate to ask such a banal and commercial question but: how has the 'umbrella bimini' held up over the years, and is there a certain maker of these fine umbrellas that actually holds up on a passage? I was able to freeze-frame your video to catch the brand name of yours (perhaps RIO can give you an advertising deal and tap into the nascent sailboat shade market for their umbrellas). My significant other wants a bimini, but my humble race boat really does not have room...your earlier umbrella video struck me as such a good idea. However I have been reticent to take the plunge (or the Mary Poppins flyaway) for fear of putting a useless, broken, umbrella into the landfill after only a few weeks' use. Anyway, a youtube comment on a sailing video is supposed to contain some well wishes on a safe passage. As of now you're more than halfway home but motoring on a windless day....hopefully you pick up the northern half of the High and make it home safe and sound!
My children watch with me often. They asked at dinner last night, “did Christian make it to Hawaii yet?”. Lol. You have a multigenerational fan club sir!
Christian Williams, LEGEND!
Plus 1
Beat me to it! Savage
Departure updated to Aug. 9. Breadcrumb trail here: www.olmsteadwilliams.com/christians-journey/
Favorable as in, below 30 on the nose? 🤪
I was hoping to see more out at sea video of your journey. Glad you made it safely.
What did you do on your summer vacation? Godspeed Christian!
Wait. You're just leaving HI? You just arrived in LA yesterday according to your 2017 book that I finished yesterday. Timelines can be so confusing.
I hope you leave soon. I really do need to start my laundry. Fair winds.....
Hi Christian, I'm really enjoying the material you're sharing. In my younger years, I sailed with my cousins and my uncle around southern California and I hope to purchase my own boat and sail to Hawaii or further. Thanks for posting your adventures as I'm learning a lot. Cheers!
I know absolutely nothing about sailing and this remains one of my favorite channels on RUclips. Safe travels.
Thanks again. I always enjoy your narration, sprinkled with the wisdom of the ages. I could watch and listen to more… just saying. Safe journey.
So I spent my summer sailing and listening to Christian Williams books. I win
lol!
I love your video begining of just sailing, no music, no talking...just sailing. Thanks for the video.
Not a big jazz fan, more of a blues guy, but I have been listening to his book on audio and I’m a big fan. This guy can write. Now I have have to purchase his other books. Nice going Christian .
Many thanks christian for your efforts and sharing your fantastic journey
Hey Christian, enjoy watching your videos while tying fishing jigs (part time business), never been in a sailboat, I'm a power boater fisherman. The reason for my comment is loved your old 8mm footage. I'm 76 and have been fishing Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook since the 50's. I know that Light house at the arthur kill so well, belongs to the Keasby Outboard Motor Club for many year just up river. Just had a full knee replacement April 20 and I'm getting back out on my boat. Currently launch at the Rumson Muni Ramp mostly but have a pass to the Sayreville ramp up the Raritan river. Again the old footage is exactly the same growing up as you. Hoping we can still stay out on the water for years to come. I know I treasure every time i'm on the water because I know my time and tides are getting shorter. Will continue to enjoy your vids, especially loved the Philosophy of Sailing it just gives us a compass setting to follow in life. Fair skies and following wind ! .......Walt MIddlesex, NJ
Christian waiting for your return video
Two more weeks.
Thanks for the update. Great to see you in your element. I can't wait to watch the full video!! Fair Winds!!!
Hey Mr. Williams, I think it’s so cool that my wife and I are in Hanalei bay about to make our crossing back to Oxnard Channel Islands harbor and you are in Oahu also about to head back. Yes the winds and seas have been big for several weeks now. Your videos and book have Inspired me to make this trip. This is my first big crossing. We will be heading out 8/13 we hear that the winds may die down a bit this weekend. SV_Rumbylowe
safe travels, thanks for sharing
Thank goodness you had access to the crab cake forecast while using the Hendrick’s boat polars. The die is cast. You are an inspiration. Thank you!
I thoroughly enjoy everything you post thank you for your words and knowledge I’ve never sailed but just listening to you explain the technical work and beauty of it is encouraging me to try it I’m afraid I’ll fall in love
Following daily your noon position reports & breadcrumb trail -- thank you so much Tracy for allowing us to share in the progress! Sending you luck, a good wind slant, and my admiration!!
Thanks for the short update!
Thanks for the update!! Checked the website and got worried. Lol
Hahaha I always got encouraging signs from Roy’s crab cakes.
Thanks so much for being you and for your sharing of a few of the marvelous things that includes. Looking forward to video of your sail to HI, best of luck on the ride home.
Safe passage Chris! ⛵
Good clip. You must be excited and very much analyzing the weather forecasts. Best to you.
Always good to hear from you skipper. It just doesn't happen often enough. Fair winds on your journey home!
I really enjoy your channel. A philosopher sailor and an inspiration. Safe journey sir.
That look at the end! I "see" that in his book from time to time. (from his last trip to the island). Thanks for the breadcrumbs! Really cool.
Third book? :D Two of my favorite audible titles. Thanks for those.
Audible? Hmm, I should try that. Rarotonga here I come.
@@Sp3ktral22 they're great audiobooks, he does the recording himself and his voice is really pleasant. You'll enjoy them!
Glad to see you back on line out in the wild blue ! Cheers
You, Sam Holmes, Odd life crafting, are my favorite sailing channels. Safe travels and fair winds!
One of my favourite youtubers, truly insspirational
Thanks for the update--very glad you made it so far. We'll be watching your progress and hoping for smooth sailing ahead!
I imagine those Martinis are as dry and congenial as your remarkable sense of humor. Your videos always improve my day. May your journeys be safe, the wind be at your back and may your adventures continue long into the future.
Best of luck on the return. I look forward to all the videos and the books 😊👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Congrats again on a job well done.....
Your expression at the end of this vlog ‘Says it all’ …….we shall see? Best wishes for the voyage, you deserve to succeed.Thelonious ll looks in good shape.
I'll be watching the breadcrumb trail for you, Christian. It's great you've put that up. And I'll look out for you at MDR.
You forgot to read the teal leafs ,,, I hope all goes very well ,
Rob
NSW
Australia
Tnx for the update of your trip
Cannot wait for the full video! Fair winds Christian!
update 28th of July: Steady 30 knots on tight beam reach under 200 square feet of jib alone. Seas moderate, which helps. Sky gray marine layer. Predominate is howl of wind in rigging and occasional bomb of wave crest bursting against windward hull. Cabin warm and I have indulged in set of dry clothes. Have read all the books and now rely on audiobooks, which move too slowly. There is a speed-up button but result is Minnie Mouse. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Set ship's clock ahead one hour.
In the middle of Alone Together. A Head hath no fury like a Y valve spurned! Thank you Christian!!
Missed your departure and trip there, so it is a surprise to see you in O'ahu . Nothing to fear though, indeed the cerebral circuitry of RUclips delivered you safely once again - here/there around about and back again to the gathering place, gathering what?
Memories, fulfilled dreams, dreams of dreams we will find out soon enough, when you find that place that does not move and treat us to another missive. Good luck with that in California.
Hope the trip back is memorable in a good way, and that the Hendricks gin and crab cakes were a fortuitous collaboration. Fair winds. Aloha
cant wait for the full video of the voyage!!!
safe sailing. Enjoy your videos immensely.
Fairwinds and following seas matey 👍
Is that 2 strikes now with the composite wiskerpole? Have a great journey back.
safe travels and fair winds! .... Some day I will be doing what you are, for now I content myself with sailing great lakes and learning the ways
This is awesome, I wish I had the courage (balls) and skill to do this.
A treat as always, thankyou!
Great video Chris, yer face at the end said it all, stay safe.
Fair winds and safe trip. Will be following along.
Sorry to see you leave the islands so soon. Yes, the trade winds have been harsh the last couple years, ever since it was announced global warmth was predicted to suppress them. It must be force 3 even inside my home, so I can sail toy boats in my bathtub.
Good to see you are back!👍⛵
You're amazing and certainly someone to admire. Thank you for sharing.
Make sure to hang on tight to the wheel as you leave. I have heard of boats losing the steering pedestal leaving Hawaii! Can't wait to see the full videos! Fair winds!
Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Williams!
I do enjoy your take on things
update 24th of August: Motored another 24 hours and this morning picked up a light wind from astern, so at the moment we roll prettily downwind with full sail spread both sides of the boat. Only 3 or 4 knots speed, but a respite from the diesel noise and preservation of fuel for the predicted light headwinds ahead. My tactical course plans fill a notebook of intention based on supposition, the defeat of calms by human will. There goes a fulmar overhead--I think he's grinning but I don't get the joke. Are we not the dominant species?
The best thing on the internet.
Can’t wait to see
How did the new wind vane perform? Have a safe passage.
Issac's Sons / Saxons / Anglo-Saxons
The Greek name for Cush was Ethiopia, a word from Greek which ostensibly means “sun-burnt face”.
Something to look forward to in September. May you have calm seas and fair winds, enjoy.
You keep up this level of scientific reasoning and you’ll be the next head of the sea-D-sea.
I suspect he's going to See D Sea for a few weeks. ;)
Looking forward to it! - a fan from long beach, ca
I hope I’m cruising across the Carribean, cooking some fine Dinty and tapping out the rhythm along with Dave Brubeck’s quartet when I’m 80.
A joy to watch👍
Update Aug 30: 24 Hour gale of 35 G40 appears abating. Vane steering sheared another eyebolt, hove to at dawn and made temp repair I think will hold. Anchor chocks on bow carried away result of continual plunging but not significant issue. Wave height 10-12 but not aggressively cresting. Sun is out at the moment giving a pretty glorious oceanscape in electric blue, and maybe it will dry us out a bit.
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Position: 36 14'09.07 N, 129 32'55.75 W
Course: + 161.61, Speed: + 3
Be safe Sir, enjoy.
The way you speak I swear you could read books on audio or be the narrator of a movie with a deep story... But I of course enjoy all the content and your knowledge.
Thanks
I vividly recall the occasional stormy blast and enormous swells on an LA-Hilo run after a sail down the coast from Vancouver. Twenty-nine days -- good times.
If sailing doesn't pan out, you do have a brilliant career in comedy ahead of you. You do owe me some tea though, quite a bit went flying thru my nose with the finishing grimmase you did.
I'm re-reading 'Together Alone.' Another book please, your writing style is unique and magnificent.
From the Eyes of March, Chicken Liver and a Dry Martini! best sailing advice ever! Thanks Christian
Good luck as you ship off tomorrow!
DAILY UPDATE FROM CHRISTIAN (click on the map position icon)
: www.olmsteadwilliams.com/christians-journey
Fair winds and godspeed Christian!
Great stuff! How did your Cape Horn perform and how do you compare it to your Sail-o-mat vane?
You had me at "large martini".
Hi Christian!
I worry about you, out there by yourself, traveling thousands of miles.
Your wife has no interest to join you?
My wife and I have been married 39 years this September 11.
We do a lot of stuff together, go to beer pubs, visit my son (who sails the Penobscot Bay in Maine), and ride our Harleys on road trips.
I’m glad you wear that harness when you’re out on your boat.
I do enjoy your videos … safe travels sir … much respect!
God shall bless your trip home we love you Christian 💗
GOD SPEED. At the end all will be well. and if it is not well it is not the end.
Welcome back :-*
Our intrepid hero returns!!!!
Welcome home to Los Angeles Christian! I'm wondering how long does it take to get your balance back? I would go sailing for just a few hours and it took a day to recover. Thanks for sharing your journey, it's really inspiring.
When may I expect my next Audible book about this adventure?
yes sir,you been in town to long.
Noon position, Day 8, August 16, 2021
description
Tacked east again at dawn after 24 hours NNW into 30 knots and 6 foot seas. We don't pound, a deafening slapping of the hull common to racier boats, but there is still the Slam. It comes from an 8-ton hull launching off a wave and falling into the trough ahead. Chichester said the explosive sound reminded him of the Blitz. For us it feels like being backed into by a dump truck. Bam! unpredictably a dozen times an hour. Predictions suggest relief tomorrow with an angle to take us north.
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Position: 29 50'17.56 N, 153 28'37.30 W
Course: + 112.81, Speed: + 7
Safe Passage back east Captain!
Update: Looks like he will be home in 5-6 days. God Speed and please get the video done soon.
3:32 Chuckling here about the crab cakes. And as a martini man, with you on that as well. They are the Breakfast of Champions. I recommend you pick up a gin called Death's Door, from Michigan, named for the hazardous passage between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Superb gin.
Your a bloody hoot mate. Good on ya - all the best from NZ
Love it. You are an original....
Christian, thank you for your videos, I am also a So Cal sailor out of Marina del Rey and I have learned so much from you. I reviewed your videos regarding multi hull sailing / racing, they were great. I am curious why you seem to prefer mono hull vessels today. I currently sail a F-31 trimaran, I am not on your level and have no where near your experience, with only local day sailing and trips to Catalina. What are you thoughts on multis today?
Dan
I give them a wide berth. Seriously, I don't need to go that fast, and although not heeling much is a real boon, monohulls fit in a slip. Today's high-speed cruising catamarans do everything well, and are not necessarily grotesque. In my opinion Lagoon has perfected grotesque, although they work well if you're on one, and don't have to look at it.
I want to sailing yacht . so How much is it your yacht.
Christian- Are you making a video of the trip from Hawaii to California?
You are a legend Christian
I hate to ask such a banal and commercial question but: how has the 'umbrella bimini' held up over the years, and is there a certain maker of these fine umbrellas that actually holds up on a passage? I was able to freeze-frame your video to catch the brand name of yours (perhaps RIO can give you an advertising deal and tap into the nascent sailboat shade market for their umbrellas).
My significant other wants a bimini, but my humble race boat really does not have room...your earlier umbrella video struck me as such a good idea. However I have been reticent to take the plunge (or the Mary Poppins flyaway) for fear of putting a useless, broken, umbrella into the landfill after only a few weeks' use.
Anyway, a youtube comment on a sailing video is supposed to contain some well wishes on a safe passage. As of now you're more than halfway home but motoring on a windless day....hopefully you pick up the northern half of the High and make it home safe and sound!
Good luck with your trip home 🙏