Hi Graham, as I know only too well but this last month or so has been epic for sailing weather. Never had it so good, feeling blessed and very thankful. Regards mike
Nice 👍 just catching up with your holiday vids having got back from 2 weeks sailing in Greece. You seem to have had a great weather window from start to finish ( well to this episode at least lol). Wife and I also took advantage of a suggestion you made last year… We parked up at Deganwy beach today and walked all the way round The Great Orme.
Hi Tony, I hope the weather was kind to you both on your walk. Was well blessed with the weather, we could of stayed sailing another week if we pushed it but we returned with the changing fronts. Couldn’t of asked for better. Regards mike
No can hear work calling just around the corner but hey ho had a brilliant month. Hope your trip works out well. Need to get together one day! All the best mate, mike
Nice to see Swallow coming into Porth Dinllaen and anchoring just next to us right now... Looks like you had a great crossing... Enjoying your vids... Almost realtime!😊
Thanks for that, I’ve just panned the camera around and you will be able to see your boat on one of the videos to come. Oh it really was the best of crossings. We normally get the lumpy seas, never ending over falls and way more wind than the forecast. Not this time, we were actually advised not to go as it can be poor at Carnsore point in F5-6 but we trusted windy and went. Water was so flat all the way and a spring tide with 15 knots constant was just perfect. So glad we went. We left a friend behind Geoff of Aslan who crossed the next day and had to motor across 🤣 Cheers 🍻 just opened a cold one mike
@@sailingcosiloveit excellent! Forecasts seem to have been a bit mixed needing more motor than we'd like, but we've also had some cracking sails. Here 3 nights cos it's nice, but heading to Scotland. Will do Beaumaris on way back...
Last summer, on an impulse, we drove 900km to Cherbourg and took the ferry to Dublin! Both on the outbound and return trip, it was just as calm! Also saw some dolphins 🙂 I checked some of the harbors on the South Irish coast, which made me really hope I can sail there some day! I really enjoy your pilot book style and detail, thanks a million! 😎
Hey Bruce you know I’m happy to help. You should make your voyages happen as soon as possible. Time will just pass by otherwise. Give yourself a timeframe! All the best mate, mike
Really just lovely. This is what coastal cruising is all about. We think your boat is just the right size. The galley up is handy, but a bit hard on the wife's bum, I should think.
Fantastic to see you having "a perfect sail ", they can be few and far between
Hi Graham, as I know only too well but this last month or so has been epic for sailing weather. Never had it so good, feeling blessed and very thankful. Regards mike
You Jammy thing. That is an unbelievable sail. Well done on you organisation of the wind, sea state and such a great passage. Was a pleasure to watch.
You wouldn’t believe how good it was. Really a 1 in a hundred. Hope your having a good season mike
14:50 - dad jokes with Mike 🥳
Love it! 🙌🙌
They’re my best jokes 😁
Great crossing. Great vid. Loved the slo mo. Inspiring.
Thanks very, be inspired, my work here is done ✅
That was great, thanks for sharing. Itching to get back to my boat.
And so you should be! Get out and sail, make them memories 🤪
Looked a fabulous crossing.
Was really the best ever. Almost made you wish we had to cover twice the distance. Regards mike
What a super crossing .
When Aisling is in her sweet spot she sounds like continously opening cans of beer . Thanks for the up date cheers you 2
Cheers 🥂
Nice 👍 just catching up with your holiday vids having got back from 2 weeks sailing in Greece. You seem to have had a great weather window from start to finish ( well to this episode at least lol). Wife and I also took advantage of a suggestion you made last year… We parked up at Deganwy beach today and walked all the way round The Great Orme.
Hi Tony, I hope the weather was kind to you both on your walk.
Was well blessed with the weather, we could of stayed sailing another week if we pushed it but we returned with the changing fronts. Couldn’t of asked for better. Regards mike
wonderful day Mike...good on ye!
Hi Tim, thanks for that. You started your cruising yet?
@@sailingcosiloveit Mike still working so only shorter hops at the moment… Belgium later in the year! Youre on a mission at the moment!!
No can hear work calling just around the corner but hey ho had a brilliant month. Hope your trip works out well. Need to get together one day! All the best mate, mike
Welcome to the 'Home Straight' my mate (& Mrs Mate). ?👏👍⛵⚓
Cheers my mate, can almost taste the coffee ☕️
Nice to see Swallow coming into Porth Dinllaen and anchoring just next to us right now... Looks like you had a great crossing...
Enjoying your vids... Almost realtime!😊
Thanks for that, I’ve just panned the camera around and you will be able to see your boat on one of the videos to come. Oh it really was the best of crossings. We normally get the lumpy seas, never ending over falls and way more wind than the forecast. Not this time, we were actually advised not to go as it can be poor at Carnsore point in F5-6 but we trusted windy and went. Water was so flat all the way and a spring tide with 15 knots constant was just perfect. So glad we went. We left a friend behind Geoff of Aslan who crossed the next day and had to motor across 🤣
Cheers 🍻 just opened a cold one mike
Ps what’s your boat called?
@@sailingcosiloveit Fair Encounter of Anglesey registered in Beaumaris, but we're based in Milford Hvn
@@sailingcosiloveit excellent! Forecasts seem to have been a bit mixed needing more motor than we'd like, but we've also had some cracking sails. Here 3 nights cos it's nice, but heading to Scotland. Will do Beaumaris on way back...
Oh lovely just really starting your adventure. Well let me wish your fair wind, hope you have a great time. Best regards mike
great trip
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Last summer, on an impulse, we drove 900km to Cherbourg and took the ferry to Dublin! Both on the outbound and return trip, it was just as calm! Also saw some dolphins 🙂
I checked some of the harbors on the South Irish coast, which made me really hope I can sail there some day!
I really enjoy your pilot book style and detail, thanks a million!
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Hey Bruce you know I’m happy to help. You should make your voyages happen as soon as possible. Time will just pass by otherwise. Give yourself a timeframe! All the best mate, mike
Really just lovely. This is what coastal cruising is all about. We think your boat is just the right size. The galley up is handy, but a bit hard on the wife's bum, I should think.
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