Why We Sail--"Mysteries of the Night Sea"
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2022
- Remarks on sailing at night, its value and magic. Keywords yacht tour, Hawaii, British Virgin Islands, sunsets, blue water, vacation, sailboat cruising, yacht clubs, new harbors, crew psychology, full moon, Milky Way, Pacific ocean, yacht Thelonious II.
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Just finished Rarotonga and enjoyed it immensely. At first I thought I was in a Sterling Hayden novel until I read on, and realized you have a unique style of your own. Well done.
Why do these videos always make me smile, even before watching them. Thank you Christian for your contributions.
so true. There’s a buzz seeing a new video is out…. and sometimes I don’t rush to watch it just cause they’re rare and timing of the viewing matters.
The videos are rare, but are always a treat for the eyes and the ears. So glad Mr. Williams continues to grace us with his narrative on life and sailing. Long may he sail.
Love this video, “ you can’t see anything but feel everything”. Brilliant thank you Christian
What a treat. I get to listen to prose by Christian Williams to finish the day.
I come from a French background. I struggled to learn English, and for thirty years in that process, I have never heard someone speak English with such eloquence & elegance. Just your way of speaking is a refreshing treat.
Christian, I am just in awe of how you communicate and express your experiences. Your story telling is simply immersive. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.
this video touches all the right keys. 🎹 thank you
Just what I needed right now... Thank you Christian!
I freaking love you Christian. You're a truly rare and special guy. A true old salt. Thank you for putting out videos. And please please PLEASE never stop putting out videos. I mean that. They never fail to inspire.
My favorite time to sail begins at dusk and goes into the night. Truly magical. You have a way of bringing back the joys of sailing, what a gift you have!
When I was in the Navy, I used to sit out on the weather deck in the middle of the night while at sea. I've never seen so many stars. I miss those nights.
I love the way you talk about the night, loneliness and the music. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and wisdom
Night passage poetry
Absolutely marvelous! It's more important than ever to tune out the constant bombardment of media of all sorts, the drone of traffic, and listen to Mother Nature's call. There are many ways, simple and complex, to do it, but unless we find a way to truly appreciate and reconnect with her, we will have destroyed all our opportunities! The way you tell it, Christian, I can see the spectacular track of the Milky Way, feel the night breeze in my face, and hear the serenade from the rigging to the waves! With much appreciation for your philosophy and your poetry!
A new sailing video from one of the people i wish I could sail with. Thanks, Christian, from Seattle.
Every time i notice a new video of yours it lifts my spirits. They are all wonderful
Boating @ night is borderline madness-- a bit like dedicating one's life to music; smile.
Thank you Christian , another great video. Night sailing, Jazz: Wonderful.
I've only sailed at night twice. Both on the Columbia River but obe doesn't count because I motored. So, the one time I actually sailed at night was nothing short of magical. There was just enough breeze to keep me moving, and I made my way to an anchorage near St Helens, OR. Even dropping the hook was a calming experience. Wanna get high? Sail at night.
Mr Williams, your content is delightful. It is inspirational!
The bluewater poet laureate ... Thank you.
Your videos are always a pleasure.
Pairing a surprise Christian Williams video with a cup of coffee - a fine way to start my day. Thank you!
Great!!!!!!!!! Thank you for that, including the music. A small masterpiece , an synopsis of all sensual perceptions that sailing is all about!! This belongs to a much bigger audience. Just missing the deapest sensual perception a human has and cannot be provided in a video: Smelling and tasting ( the sea) - for that to complete your" feeling the ocean-beeing": there is only one way: Go out sailing , be at sea yourself.
I think I used to sail at night but never knew it. Thanks for your clear expressions.
Just letting you know you have a new fan out here. Your videos are like poetry and are appreciated as such. I’m also an old jazz fan, sailing enthusiast, and LA native. But now I’m living in landlocked North Idaho with fresh water lakes and plans to get a trailerable trimaran for day sailing. Your videos are nostalgic and comforting. Comforting because I love sailing, even the virtual kind. Nostalgic because I have fond memories of Marina del Rey and Newport Beach from the 60s and 70s. So long my sailing friend. Looking forward to more virtual sailing with you.
First I thought you were a blistering lunatic… 2 videos in (the Hawaii crossing on repeat) I realize it will take me another 20 years to build up your genius skilled life experience and knowledge. I’m deeply a fan, thank you for your videos. Hope our paths will cross in the future, may the sailing gods be with you, best Rasmus
I can totally relate. I sailed a 4 night passage across the Caribbean last year. I wrote my story but…. your descriptions are far better than my fumbling story telling.
I love your insight and viewpoints of sailing and being one with nature and the water.
Just beautiful...
Such a plain & great thing, sailing at night, but so eloquently told....... all the best Richard
Thank you sir. A beautiful respite, as always.
your videos always touches the hart and mind of a sailer. Yes those night sails ,the stories and confessions..... Thank you Christian.
So poetic - so wise. Thank you for sharing once again...
Fantastic!!! One of my favorite things - sailing at night.
Ok christian! my boat has splashed at last.....when the summer gives way to autumn and the leave change, and or floating vessel of transfiguration is again on the hard; I will go to Amazon...and order your books. Spending the winter with word reminding me why we were out on the water. I may just put on a some Monk....or Davis.....and let the deep night set in until we sail again.
Well at least I'm enlightened by the meanings of profundity, elegiac and ineffable...well written, I think! Must try sailing one day (night),
That was very very nice. Thank you.
Another enjoyable moment with your video. Thank you! You're a master of description, always hitting the mark.
Thank you mr. Williams for another great narration
Another great video, bringing back memories of my sailing days. But you do it, between your video, music, and narrative, as Poetry of the Sea. Well done, as always. Thanks for sharing.
Made my day, thank you!
Christian - thanks for another great video! That snippet of Steel Pulse in there reminded me of my great friend and sailor Richard Gigele. I sure miss him.
Awesome post, Sir, Bravo!
Yes! Another video from my favorite sailing channel.
love your story telling
You are a master Chris! Thanks for sharing these video with us. It helps us a lot to inspire and understand what it is possible to achieve.
Fantastic vids. Love your insights and experience
I feel like this one portrayed part of your soul my friend. Your videos always generate copious amounts of smiles here, but this one was generous in that regard. Well done sir.
Thank you. You deliver your stories with such class. A symphony of sights, sounds, thoughts and style. Fair winds skipper.
as always, excellent
so well done. bravo.
You have outdone yourself again, Maestro!
I loved night sailing when I was young - time to take it up again.
Excellent, thank you
You are what the new generation calls the GOAT 🔥🔥🔥
A master piece in your video stories. Thank you
This is a fantastic video ! Thanks Mr. Williams, I enjoyed it very much.
thanks for taking me along......
Love your videos and your philosophy and the way you put your thoughts and feelings into words!
Superb!
Love it !
Very nice video as usual Christian, you have this ability to transport us, well me, in a different world for a few moments .
Thank you.
What a great video
Wonderful video
Nautical nights beautifully described Christian. My strongest night sailing memory is running downwind in 48kn of breeze, on a pitch black night, in very heavy rain, with spume from the bow spiralling up behind the headsail, lit up only by the running lights, as we touched 15+knots of boatspeed down the faces of waves, in a boat which seldom exceeds 8kn. All with 3 reefs and a deeply furled headsail. The sights and sounds are indelible now. Great memories.
Hello Mr Williams, I live in the UK and I’m 61 years old and I just discovered your videos. Absolutely love them. How are you trying to simplify things while sailing keep up the good work
Thanks, as always.
Geweldige video!!!
Thank you! Your a great inspirasjon!
Great post my friend. You have a Wonderful sense of Style. Stay strong, free, happy and healthy ✨️ 🌞🌴⛵
Fantastic video. A true Christian Williams. I love your stile, man.
You always put out such great videos
I really enjoy your channel. Having watched many and some more than once and shared amongst friends. As a young man, I lived on a sailboat with friends who were doing the same on the Nansemond River, in the South West corner of the Chesapeake bay. Careers, marriage, etc. pulled me to land and the occasional power boat. But now just turning 55, the lure of it is starting to call to me, like a siren I guess. But dreams of early retirement and returning to the Sea is growing louder and louder. Thanks for your videos which allow for a nice break from the noise.
Always creative, poetic and quite captivating. All as I continue building my wooden Sailboat Pocketship from kit..and yes it has a small cabin and yes, I will sail it at night.
I just bought a 43 feet sailing boat and now I am watching this video..if this is not a miracle what it is..incredible video thank you
muy buen video! great video and story!
Appreciate your commentary and efforts. :)
Asleep at my mooring in Monterey Harbor, I woke to that swishing flowing sound from my hull.. The boat underway!!! But how? It was a huge school of mackerel swimming by.. Poseidon the Joker again...
Hi Christian! Thanks for your videos and your way to explain life... greetings from Belgium.
Amazing how many sailors won’t venture out at night. I prefer it in many ways and do it every chance I get. The same is true for canoeing and mountain biking. It tightens your focus. It removes the crowds. Thank you for this video.
Ahhh Fellini and monk - perfect just perfect
I love it! The creatures at night are amazing
Love your videos. I always loved coming back into Marina del Rey at night. Everything was so unfamiliar and the struggle to make sense of the what I was seeing was both terrifying and exhilarating.
Sometimes jazz has a harmony or rhythm we do not understand, but it sounds beautiful together....just like the sounds of a boat at night.
Bravo!!!👏👏👏
Thank you.
I agree, night sailing is a different world from daytime sailing, and all sailors should partake.
I spent six years in the USN, a little over four of them riding a Sprucan and doing a lot of counter drug ops in the Caribbean. I loved laying out on the flight deck on a clear night, the only lights from the stars and the moon since we were at darken ship. The panoply of celestial bodies, so clear in the sky, were breathtakingly beautiful. Gazing up at the vast infinity I could not help but wonder about the mystery of it all and conclude that we simply cannot be alone in the Universe.
👍!!!awesome
Beautiful
You're right. We don't see Yawl's much anymore. Such a beautiful rig as well. Sad really..... Same can be said of Sschooners of course. Gorgeous video entry Skipper. Thank you.
Ah, one of those perfect marriages of living vicariously through Mr. Williams after having played hookie all day from work (ssshhhhh - we are compatriots here, right?) while whittling away at my old CoVID justified purchase - Catalina 22…a lesson learned “fixer - upper.” Thank you, sir. Today I was working a little out of my element trying to remove a keel…by myself and….was a little disheartened. The perfect remedy afterwards - A quiet evening alone…a steak dinner and of course some Christian Williams sailing jazz. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Nice work ;)
Thanks for this. So good. Again, you seem to effortlessly articulate what I’ve felt for decades. You going to run another Hawaii trip this summer? I’d line up to buy you drinks at Hawaii Yacht Club 🤙🏻
Please upload some hour-long videos! I have enjoyed your videos and books many times. You are a great treasure
Hemingway could have wrote your dialogue.
Really well done.
Very interesting hearing of your interpretation of not seeing. I have hated night passages because I can't see. But thinking of it as the way a blind person lives, and other senses are enhanced is a great approach.
Your videos are pretty cool
Night sailing is such a wonderful thing. Here in Tacoma, we have the Commencement Bay to enjoy. At night, it’s is often lit by both the port and city lights. We often have clouds, as I am sure you are aware. The clouds act as a lantern, fueled by the city lights. Sometimes, our best wind is at night. Wind or no wind, night is a wonderful way to enjoy sailing. Cheers.
After watching this im going to do a night sail on lake Huron this summer. Just to enjoy the darkness and see it with my ears.