Another great episode. We towed our 3.3m dinghy only once. Just for 30 mins going from a harbour to a marina. It just felt and sounded so wrong. Now we always put it on the davits no matter what.
I noticed today watching your video your dark green hull is starting to fade. When HC’s made their vessels they did not skimp on gel coat. To get the color back to the point that you don’t see the fading you may want to do the following. With an orbital sander sand a test patch of the hull with 1200 grit wet/dry sand paper using a widex bottle filled with water spaying as you sand. Be careful not to get an electrical shock . You will end up finishing the test patch with 2000 grit paper and then a mild compound with a buffing machine. This should get you into new gelcoat and bring back the shine. If this is not gelcoat and it is paint this method will still work. This will help elevate the huge burden on a new paint job. Good luck !
Thanks for that Todd. I will try it.I've been gradually getting more extreme with it. Last haul out I used the really course grinding paste, then down through the grades, got it looking great but the chalkyness is back within 6 months. Nothing to loose with going harder, if it doesn't work I'm going to paint anyway. I'll let you know how it goes.
Bad luck about the dinghy, but we all make the odd mistake; unfortunately some are more expensive than others. I hope you guys were in a position to enjoy last night’s spectacular lightning and thunder show; we’re currently holidaying on the south coast of Menorca and watched it roll in from the west and at one stage it seemed to encompass the whole of the Balearics..! You’ll love Menorca when you get here; we chartered here last September and it’s wonderful. I can recommend Cala Trebaluger on the south coast and Illa de’n Colum on the east (past Mahon); the first is good for the prevailing N/NE, and the second if you get a southerly blow.
yes we had a front row seat in Son Saura (SW Menorca) last night, lots of yachts dragging anchor! we were fine thankfully. We've moving towards Mahon so will drop in on Trebaluger, thanks for the tip.
Sailing Fair Isle If you plan to overnight in Trebaluger, tuck in on the E side of the Cala; you’ll get less reflected swell there and a more settled ride.
Whoops...davits, a double edged sword - great for the marina, but we're all human! Moving on, can't wait to see the new one. Oh, and our is strapped on the fore deck, in spite of comments and jibes. Great video as usual.
I can only imagine the amount of four letter words when you discovered the missing tender ! didn't expect a schoolboy error like that from you Steve, ! got to say, I love Fair Isle, almost as much as Judy's Posterior,,,,, really well looked after x
To save face or avoid riding pillion, you will have to think about attaching an alert device to some priority equipment. There are 45 quid Bluetooth wristbands that alert with the coordinates at the point the Bluetooth tether breaks. But a phone or tablet must always be running even offshore and loud enough to be heard....perhaps also linked to a speaker. Failing that you could use a DSC device....but I've only found water triggered ones. It would be great if a device sent a DSC alarm and location when it lost a Bluetooth contact. But I haven't found one. You could just use another piece of string. I have a feeling you won't let it happen again anyway though.
On the subject of tenders, when you mentioned New Zealand I said, ‘No, they haven’t got an Offshore Cruising Tender have they? Our dream tender!’ Wonderful, wonderful tenders made by a family business that’s taking off. Just a wee bit expensive though.
Started watching... went off on a 2 hour exploration of the mediterranean islands using Google maps, due to your map shot at 14:51 then came back to finish the last five minutes. You guys really do take us on an adventure.
I have that monster plant in my tropical garden I love it as a touch of MX in Guatemala. Sorry you didnt find a kayak and that you enjoyed your new dingy.
We almost always use our paddleboard for shopping and laundry, even though we haven't lost our dinghy...yet. It's so easy to lift ashore one handed and store o deck or below when underway.
We lost our dinghy surfing down 15' waves around Start Point (Salcombe) - the painter held, but the dinghy flipped and dug its transom in, ripping the rings out of the PVC - now the dinghy goes on deck every time!!
Without wishing to come across as weird -- you are both in incredible shape ! Would be very interested to hear how you stay so fit, especially on board, diet and excersise etc. Thoroughly enjoying your channel .. and envying peaceful balearic breezes from Toronto which is practically back to full madness & a heatwave.
Ha! yes we're doing okay for 85 I guess! Truth be told we don't do enough, well I don't, Judy's pretty good at yoga & 5km runs. We both go on long walks when we can. I think we're lucky to be mid 50's with no health issues & we've always been active. I've had 35 years working on my feet carrying heavy cameras (they've got lighter as I got older which was a relief!) I think if you have a desk job it's really difficult to keep properly fit and that carries through to later life.
@@svfairisle Thanks so much for the reply ! I am a similar age to you both ( not 85 , mid 50's :) and although always slim find it much harder to maintain a good weight now . San Sierra Marina is one of my favourite spots in Mallorca. Looking forward to following your travels .
Awesome. "Everybody is using paddle boards..". They are sure popular, but to have it to replace the dinghy must sure be a challenge, but you handled it well.
To keep from having another dinghy float off....put on a DOUBLE PAINTER. Two lines, potentially to different points of attachment depending on your judgement on the durability of the attachment points. You must be getting an aluminum dinghy or an OC....Though honestly the Whaly is what I intend to get, as it is close to unsinkable and not as hot as they aluminum ones.
Yes I agree the Whaly might be a good hard wearing tender & you could have two painters. But it would be a mistake to plan on towing a dinghy with the sort of sailing we're planning. Dinghys get up to all sorts of mischief when you tow them! The Whaly is a whopping 72kg's as against 24kg's for the True kit and we can stow it in a bag in the sail locker for ocean crossings.
@@svfairisle Yes the Whaly is a whopper isn't it. It is at lease 15-20 kilos more than an equivalent hypalon dinghy. Also the Whaly can't take bigger motors like the inflatables. The nice thing is that it will last five times longer than an inflatable. I'm not crossing oceans so I don't mind really. Though even when floating off the end of the boat I always have two lines on mine. Also two attachment points. One line is longer and secured to a less capable area on the dinghy. That way if it rips out of the attachment point on one line, it still has the other. I also have a wire that goes along one line as an alarm circuit.
I swam between those two beaches this time last year. Its one of the "quieter coves" in the area for holidaymakers but was still swarming with hundreds of people.
Liked your vid....but sailors who are long term like you should always have a 2nd dinghy stashed somewhere for the just in case need...small inflatable. Thx for sharing your travels.
There's lots of things I want spares of, slowly gathering them before we get to more remote areas. Part of the good thing about things like upgrading the alternator is I have the old one as a spare. Would have done the same with the dinghy if we hadn't lost it before upgrading it!
On no just started this and we made the same mistake...we had no davits so hauled our old fashioned inflatable dingy aboard for crossings but it was such a pain sooooo....one day we said oh it's not so far and the winds should be fime and halfway there an enormous rogue wave crashed down took our dingy under and it never popped up so never to be seen again....sigh and such a hassle to get a new dingy when cruising. We were in Mexico headed south to Belize, Guatemala and the Bay Islands so impossible to order and get delivery..just an impossibility. THat is the difference between the Med, the Eastern Carribean with tons of boat services and the western Caribbean. Not even any marinas south of around Isla. Muheres , MX just nothing. NO boat services at all. But on the good side except at Isla Mueres you rarely have other boats, there are many deserted bays, islands, etc all along the way south. GLorious for that . We had been sailing a long long time many years on different boats of ours so losing a dingy is not such a schoolboy error at all. Humiliatingly embarassing though bec so preventable. WE hauled it aboard grudgingly everafterward. One of the biggest pains in our cruising life.
Lovely story, we do look forward to getting to getting to the more remote regions and hopefully by then we will have enough spares and have learnt from our mistakes.
Missed you in Port Andratx - have you seen any of the breathtaking Sperm Whales calving at the moment just off the north shore of Mallorca - we also saw a turtle for the first time in 15 years so keep an eye out as the quiet season has one significant reward.
The funniest lost (or more correctly destroyed) dinghy story I’ve heard was a yacht that anchored off the North West Coast of Australia. They rowed their dinghy into the beach and went for a long walk. In their absence a large saltwater crocodile hadn’t appreciated the invader on the beach and proceeded to destroy the dinghy. They apparently spent some time on the beach until a passing yacht saw them and took them back to the boat. Apparently swimming back to the yacht with a large and very territorial saltie didn’t appeal.
Having sailed past a friend's dinghy in impossible circumstances, where we couldn't catch it, we now always have two independent lines to ours. Hang on, I'd better take a look out back and see if it is still there. It is.
We are in Palma for the day, heading back to the mainland tomorrow morning on the ferry. It’s been an interesting town with a lot more history than Ibiza!
The look on your face at the barber was priceless like you were waiting for the floor to open à la Sweeney Todd. That said my most memorable coif was in Madrid of all places. Mounting a paddle board is definitely a black art. Haha. Dangling toes all the better for my shiny teeth says the shark. Fun and interesting video. Thank you. Sorry about your dinghy, tho.
Very nice video and great scenery. A bit of critique from someone who has failing hearing...Steve, for example around 9:40 you start rattling a long rapid string and shift into your conversation with your wife in a small closet volume and diction instead of projecting to a microfone a bit away from the mouth. Coupled with your accent, a few thoughts can escape into the blue!. Keep it up!
Thanks! It did take two goes but seems to be in firm now. Thats with the Delta i'm hoping the new anchor we're picking up here will be first time every time... we will see!!
Great video. We are off next week :) over to the islands and looking forward to visiting the Cabrera's again. Can't agree more about the solitude and peace of the place. What are the anchorages like from a crowd perspective? Easy to find a spot? Especially Soller which is our first stopping point. You have got me thinking about a dinghy replacement. Currently have a highfield which is great but so heavy :(. Happy sailing.
At the moment there's very few boats in the anchorages. Plenty of room in Soller. I think until the charter fleets get going it's going to be a very different place. We will do a test of the dinghy, keep an eye out for that.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching & Good luck with the new dinghy. One quick question, what was the song playing when you were paddle boarding through the caves?
We went for the 2.5m Navigator, the Discovery looks like a great design for swimming off but we need the buoyancy up front for a tender we think. The 2.5 Meter AB dinghy we were looking at in Palma was much heavier as well 31kg & the True kit is only 24kg.
Yes I can recognize the deserted look if the Mediterranean. We're are in Montenegro and it is all empty. Was wondering which maps software you were using for the presentations?
For this episode it was Google earth. I have some software to hide the cursor, so then on a mac you just screen record as you zoom and switch to 3d etc. Takes a few goes usually & a bit of editing after but I like it more than the flat 2d maps.
Is there a reason why you would not attach the dinghy with a carabiner on the dinghy? The videos I have seen all show a very secure fastener from the boat, yet the painter, whether bridled or not, is attached via knots.
Only really because having a carabiner on the end of the painter would end up being a PITA. Might be fine attaching to the boat, but tying to a dock? throwing to someone? Wouldn't have help us either, it was the bridle on the dinghy that broke. I'm guessing chaffed through. The attachment points on the boat may have come away but I know they're stronger than you might think as I've had a dinghy flip before and the drag bent the rail it was attached to rather than pull the eye off the dinghy!
Hypalon's good stuff, but you cant weld the joints you have to glue them. Valmex is similar but you can weld the joints so should be stronger. We will see!
That's the great thing about the sea, with very few exceptions it can't be made private. You can anchor where ever it is safe to do so and you are not impinging on navigation or military or industrial areas like harbours. Rivers estuaries can have limitations also and there can be local laws. Like in the Balearics for instance it is forbidden to anchor on the sea grass. Apart from that you're good!
@@shanslam1970 The water in most on the Balearics is easily clear enough to see. In the drone shot of Fair Isle in the video you can see the boat is over the sea grass, but the anchor was in the sand. The chain must not be touching it either. I always dive on the anchor and have a good look.Sometimes it can be difficult in busy anchorages annd even though you anchor in sand a wind shift may put your chain on the grass. The sea grass inspectors have glass bottomed buckets that they look with and they are very thorough. The boat in the video that got moved on in Palma Nova must have been just touching the grass. The inspector looked for at least 15 mins before asking him to move. The inspectors have always been very friendly to us. I think if you just dropped your anchor in the middle of the grass they may not be though!
We are planning to over-winter in Venice so will have to be out of Italy by April.Then it's Croatia,Greece and may beTurkey next year, so all fine. Then I guess it will be a case of utilising places like Tunisia and Gibraltar on the way out the year after. Of course by that time maybe will be back in!
Watch out you don't lose Fair Isle, when both of you are in the dinghy. You'd probably buy a new Fair Isle in the next marina. It just happens, people losing things. Aren't you a bit too zen?
@@svfairisle watch out though. That 5 miles range comes down a bit in waves. Mix into that the half duplex effect of a splitter and it's not quite so comfy. Just don't fall off. Sweltering in Sussex.
No, we drifted over the top but the chain wasn't touching. In fact the inspector had a good look and said we weren't touching. We did move over that evening though when other boats had gone to make sure.
It’s good to see that sailor girls in their forties can look as good in underwater skimpy bikini shots as the twenty somethings. Nice camera work, btw. 🙂
judyaslett2 Thanks for taking my comment the right way Judy. 🙂 My wife and I were watching together like usual and like you she looks amazing and like Steve I think it’s great and I said, ‘You’ll look that good when I’m filming you diving on the anchor, scrubbing the bottom and clearing the propeller.’ I didn’t get the smile I was expecting. 😕
@ Because they hardly have a crowd surrounding them. Ever noticed most people are killed in crowded area's? The sea is not exactly crowded, is it? You could think a bit more practical.
we lost our dingy 3 times in the adriatic and managed to recover it every time. Last time she wandered off in the Boka Bay of Kotor, we decided to rename her to Poco Loco, a name that were found very suitable. 😊
We are thinking of stopping off in Montenegro on the way up to Venice, we may have to leave the boat somewhere for a week, whats the cost of marinas like there? Love your paintings by the way.
Why is it that, when you visit all these beautiful places outside the UK, you almost always end up dealing with Brits. What is wrong with visiting a Spanish barber or hairdresser when in Spain? Or dealing with a Spanish chandler when in Spain? Or making friends with Spanish sailors? Or Italian sailors when you reach Italy? Is there something inferior about the Spanish? Or something superior about the British? I am sorry but, whilst your channel is extremely interesting, this aspect of it irritates the sh*t out of me and I say that as British citizen who has lived in 13 countries and worked in 25 (as diverse as the Netherlands (not "Holland"), Spain, Libya and Nigeria). You will enjoy your tour of the world more if you can just leave Britain behind.
You didn’t think of a nesting dinghy? I’d never heard of them until I watched Matt & Amy RUclips channel “Sailing Florence Around the World.” A bit more info at sailwiththeflo.wordpress.com/our-dinghy/
Yes we've seen it on Sailing Florence (one of our favourite channels) I love the idea, especially being able to stick a mast on and sail it. But I know from experience that rigid dinghys, nesting or not, arn't very stable. In fact they're bloody tippy! So I just don't think they are suitable as a yacht tender when sometimes you have to use it in bad conditions.
Another great episode. We towed our 3.3m dinghy only once. Just for 30 mins going from a harbour to a marina. It just felt and sounded so wrong. Now we always put it on the davits no matter what.
Alright for you posh boys with your davits!
I noticed today watching your video your dark green hull is starting to fade. When HC’s made their vessels they did not skimp on gel coat. To get the color back to the point that you don’t see the fading you may want to do the following.
With an orbital sander sand a test patch of the hull with 1200 grit wet/dry sand paper using a widex bottle filled with water spaying as you sand. Be careful not to get an electrical shock . You will end up finishing the test patch with 2000 grit paper and then a mild compound with a buffing machine. This should get you into new gelcoat and bring back the shine. If this is not gelcoat and it is paint this method will still work. This will help elevate the huge burden on a new paint job. Good luck !
Thanks for that Todd. I will try it.I've been gradually getting more extreme with it. Last haul out I used the really course grinding paste, then down through the grades, got it looking great but the chalkyness is back within 6 months. Nothing to loose with going harder, if it doesn't work I'm going to paint anyway. I'll let you know how it goes.
Bad luck about the dinghy, but we all make the odd mistake; unfortunately some are more expensive than others. I hope you guys were in a position to enjoy last night’s spectacular lightning and thunder show; we’re currently holidaying on the south coast of Menorca and watched it roll in from the west and at one stage it seemed to encompass the whole of the Balearics..! You’ll love Menorca when you get here; we chartered here last September and it’s wonderful. I can recommend Cala Trebaluger on the south coast and Illa de’n Colum on the east (past Mahon); the first is good for the prevailing N/NE, and the second if you get a southerly blow.
yes we had a front row seat in Son Saura (SW Menorca) last night, lots of yachts dragging anchor! we were fine thankfully. We've moving towards Mahon so will drop in on Trebaluger, thanks for the tip.
Sailing Fair Isle If you plan to overnight in Trebaluger, tuck in on the E side of the Cala; you’ll get less reflected swell there and a more settled ride.
I was happy to see your nice new electric motor safely on the stern pulpit!
Whoops...davits, a double edged sword - great for the marina, but we're all human! Moving on, can't wait to see the new one. Oh, and our is strapped on the fore deck, in spite of comments and jibes. Great video as usual.
I can only imagine the amount of four letter words when you discovered the missing tender ! didn't expect a schoolboy error like that from you Steve, !
got to say, I love Fair Isle, almost as much as Judy's Posterior,,,,, really well looked after x
To save face or avoid riding pillion, you will have to think about attaching an alert device to some priority equipment.
There are 45 quid Bluetooth wristbands that alert with the coordinates at the point the Bluetooth tether breaks. But a phone or tablet must always be running even offshore and loud enough to be heard....perhaps also linked to a speaker.
Failing that you could use a DSC device....but I've only found water triggered ones. It would be great if a device sent a DSC alarm and location when it lost a Bluetooth contact.
But I haven't found one.
You could just use another piece of string.
I have a feeling you won't let it happen again anyway though.
On the subject of tenders, when you mentioned New Zealand I said, ‘No, they haven’t got an Offshore Cruising Tender have they? Our dream tender!’ Wonderful, wonderful tenders made by a family business that’s taking off. Just a wee bit expensive though.
What s beautiful Anchorage. You guys were awesome on that paddle board!! Thanks for sharing
Started watching... went off on a 2 hour exploration of the mediterranean islands using Google maps, due to your map shot at 14:51 then came back to finish the last five minutes. You guys really do take us on an adventure.
Fabulous presentation. I do enjoy watching. Stay safe
Up the Creek without a kayak! Another great watch.. 👍🛶👀😄
I have that monster plant in my tropical garden I love it as a touch of MX in Guatemala. Sorry you didnt find a kayak and that you enjoyed your new dingy.
Fantastic scenery! Great video.😀👍
I just found you guys by accident and have subscribed. I love the way you use maps to show us where you are. That Island looks amazing.
We almost always use our paddleboard for shopping and laundry, even though we haven't lost our dinghy...yet. It's so easy to lift ashore one handed and store o deck or below when underway.
We're getting better at it, did the laundry today. Don't think I would do it that way by choice though!
We lost our dinghy surfing down 15' waves around Start Point (Salcombe) - the painter held, but the dinghy flipped and dug its transom in, ripping the rings out of the PVC - now the dinghy goes on deck every time!!
Well done for recovering it!
Just maybe someone will find your tender and be able to use it .. lovely places you're finding
I was lucky enough to be in Palma back in 93 or 94. Mallorca is truly a beautiful place!
Two independent towlines helps especially on inflatable dinghies where the attachment points are glued on the outside.
Without wishing to come across as weird -- you are both in incredible shape ! Would be very interested to hear how you stay so fit, especially on board, diet and excersise etc. Thoroughly enjoying your channel .. and envying peaceful balearic breezes from Toronto which is practically back to full madness & a heatwave.
Ha! yes we're doing okay for 85 I guess! Truth be told we don't do enough, well I don't, Judy's pretty good at yoga & 5km runs. We both go on long walks when we can. I think we're lucky to be mid 50's with no health issues & we've always been active. I've had 35 years working on my feet carrying heavy cameras (they've got lighter as I got older which was a relief!) I think if you have a desk job it's really difficult to keep properly fit and that carries through to later life.
@@svfairisle Thanks so much for the reply ! I am a similar age to you both ( not 85 , mid 50's :) and although always slim find it much harder to maintain a good weight now .
San Sierra Marina is one of my favourite spots in Mallorca. Looking forward to following your travels .
Brought back some memories, I was there last year, the fun of sailing eh? Always great to hear what you are up to!
Luv ur blog introduction. Great Job!
Awesome. "Everybody is using paddle boards..". They are sure popular, but to have it to replace the dinghy must sure be a challenge, but you handled it well.
To keep from having another dinghy float off....put on a DOUBLE PAINTER. Two lines, potentially to different points of attachment depending on your judgement on the durability of the attachment points. You must be getting an aluminum dinghy or an OC....Though honestly the Whaly is what I intend to get, as it is close to unsinkable and not as hot as they aluminum ones.
Yes I agree the Whaly might be a good hard wearing tender & you could have two painters. But it would be a mistake to plan on towing a dinghy with the sort of sailing we're planning. Dinghys get up to all sorts of mischief when you tow them! The Whaly is a whopping 72kg's as against 24kg's for the True kit and we can stow it in a bag in the sail locker for ocean crossings.
@@svfairisle Yes the Whaly is a whopper isn't it. It is at lease 15-20 kilos more than an equivalent hypalon dinghy. Also the Whaly can't take bigger motors like the inflatables. The nice thing is that it will last five times longer than an inflatable. I'm not crossing oceans so I don't mind really. Though even when floating off the end of the boat I always have two lines on mine. Also two attachment points. One line is longer and secured to a less capable area on the dinghy. That way if it rips out of the attachment point on one line, it still has the other. I also have a wire that goes along one line as an alarm circuit.
I swam between those two beaches this time last year. Its one of the "quieter coves" in the area for holidaymakers but was still swarming with hundreds of people.
Wow really! We are so lucky to be here when it's so empty.
Liked your vid....but sailors who are long term like you should always have a 2nd dinghy stashed somewhere for the just in case need...small inflatable. Thx for sharing your travels.
There's lots of things I want spares of, slowly gathering them before we get to more remote areas. Part of the good thing about things like upgrading the alternator is I have the old one as a spare. Would have done the same with the dinghy if we hadn't lost it before upgrading it!
Time to install rear view mirrors on Fair Isle so can keep an eye on that NZ dingy.....tut tut. But was fun with the paddle board....cheers
We wont be so lazy as to tow it in future. It's light, so no excuse for not lifting it on deck!
On no just started this and we made the same mistake...we had no davits so hauled our old fashioned inflatable dingy aboard for crossings but it was such a pain sooooo....one day we said oh it's not so far and the winds should be fime and halfway there an enormous rogue wave crashed down took our dingy under and it never popped up so never to be seen again....sigh and such a hassle to get a new dingy when cruising. We were in Mexico headed south to Belize, Guatemala and the Bay Islands so impossible to order and get delivery..just an impossibility. THat is the difference between the Med, the Eastern Carribean with tons of boat services and the western Caribbean. Not even any marinas south of around Isla. Muheres , MX just nothing. NO boat services at all. But on the good side except at Isla Mueres you rarely have other boats, there are many deserted bays, islands, etc all along the way south. GLorious for that . We had been sailing a long long time many years on different boats of ours so losing a dingy is not such a schoolboy error at all. Humiliatingly embarassing though bec so preventable. WE hauled it aboard grudgingly everafterward. One of the biggest pains in our cruising life.
Lovely story, we do look forward to getting to getting to the more remote regions and hopefully by then we will have enough spares and have learnt from our mistakes.
So many great memories ... Thanks !!!!! Love it..
Loved the new episode, especially the swimming scenes, looks lovely x
If its not too late Cala Deia is lovely and worth a stop
Our friends went there but we just missed it. Looks gorgeous
I love Mallorca ,im still waiting 9 days for a 0 ring coming from Belgium by courier just to get to the UK hope Newzealand 2 weeks is quicker for you
Missed you in Port Andratx - have you seen any of the breathtaking Sperm Whales calving at the moment just off the north shore of Mallorca - we also saw a turtle for the first time in 15 years so keep an eye out as the quiet season has one significant reward.
That’s amazing! We will be in the north in a couple of days.
The funniest lost (or more correctly destroyed) dinghy story I’ve heard was a yacht that anchored off the North West Coast of Australia. They rowed their dinghy into the beach and went for a long walk. In their absence a large saltwater crocodile hadn’t appreciated the invader on the beach and proceeded to destroy the dinghy. They apparently spent some time on the beach until a passing yacht saw them and took them back to the boat. Apparently swimming back to the yacht with a large and very territorial saltie didn’t appeal.
So there IS a good reason to take a hand vhf to a beach then.
The guy is a fast walker making the woman nearly jog to keep up.
Having sailed past a friend's dinghy in impossible circumstances, where we couldn't catch it, we now always have two independent lines to ours. Hang on, I'd better take a look out back and see if it is still there. It is.
nice video thanks
Can't wait to see the new dinghy!
True kit ? Takacat? Extremely stable and light.
We are in Palma for the day, heading back to the mainland tomorrow morning on the ferry. It’s been an interesting town with a lot more history than Ibiza!
Sorry we missed you. Catch you in the Caribbean?
Sailing Fair Isle sounds like a plan! We’re going to head straight to the BVI from Cape Verde and hang out there for a few months.
The look on your face at the barber was priceless like you were waiting for the floor to open à la Sweeney Todd. That said my most memorable coif was in Madrid of all places. Mounting a paddle board is definitely a black art. Haha. Dangling toes all the better for my shiny teeth says the shark. Fun and interesting video. Thank you. Sorry about your dinghy, tho.
I'll be interested to see what you think of the new tender. It seems to tick all the boxes. I've looked at it as well.
Very nice video and great scenery. A bit of critique from someone who has failing hearing...Steve, for example around 9:40 you start rattling a long rapid string and shift into your conversation with your wife in a small closet volume and diction instead of projecting to a microfone a bit away from the mouth. Coupled with your accent, a few thoughts can escape into the blue!. Keep it up!
Welcome to Mahon guys..!! Holding is good despite the reviews.. catch up later James. SV TITANIUM
Thanks! It did take two goes but seems to be in firm now. Thats with the Delta i'm hoping the new anchor we're picking up here will be first time every time... we will see!!
Are you in Mahon?
Great video. We are off next week :) over to the islands and looking forward to visiting the Cabrera's again. Can't agree more about the solitude and peace of the place. What are the anchorages like from a crowd perspective? Easy to find a spot? Especially Soller which is our first stopping point. You have got me thinking about a dinghy replacement. Currently have a highfield which is great but so heavy :(. Happy sailing.
At the moment there's very few boats in the anchorages. Plenty of room in Soller. I think until the charter fleets get going it's going to be a very different place. We will do a test of the dinghy, keep an eye out for that.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching & Good luck with the new dinghy. One quick question, what was the song playing when you were paddle boarding through the caves?
Yes it's called Pressure by Candylion, it's a mixture of the instrumental and acoustic versions on Epedemic sound.
One of life's little trials... happy trails in your new dinghy
wondering why you do not use dinghy davits? Ocean Marine in BC sells great ones - not too dear.
Not a great fan of davits on a double ended, it can be done but I’d rather not.
Very good
👍🏼 Excellent offerings here on y'all's channel, thanks, kindly. Which True Kit model/size inflatable did you settle on?
We went for the 2.5m Navigator, the Discovery looks like a great design for swimming off but we need the buoyancy up front for a tender we think. The 2.5 Meter AB dinghy we were looking at in Palma was much heavier as well 31kg & the True kit is only 24kg.
@@svfairisle Wholeheartedly agree with your assessment and choice - I reckon you found your Goldilocks Zone. Safe passage, Journey well ✨🌊✨
Yes I can recognize the deserted look if the Mediterranean. We're are in Montenegro and it is all empty.
Was wondering which maps software you were using for the presentations?
For this episode it was Google earth. I have some software to hide the cursor, so then on a mac you just screen record as you zoom and switch to 3d etc. Takes a few goes usually & a bit of editing after but I like it more than the flat 2d maps.
Nice video
Can you go to Scotland. I want to see it.
We are not planning to but you never know. Fair Isle went there with her previous owner - hence the name.
Is there a reason why you would not attach the dinghy with a carabiner on the dinghy? The videos I have seen all show a very secure fastener from the boat, yet the painter, whether bridled or not, is attached via knots.
Only really because having a carabiner on the end of the painter would end up being a PITA. Might be fine attaching to the boat, but tying to a dock? throwing to someone? Wouldn't have help us either, it was the bridle on the dinghy that broke. I'm guessing chaffed through. The attachment points on the boat may have come away but I know they're stronger than you might think as I've had a dinghy flip before and the drag bent the rail it was attached to rather than pull the eye off the dinghy!
You should stick with Hypalon when it comes to dingies.
Hypalon's good stuff, but you cant weld the joints you have to glue them. Valmex is similar but you can weld the joints so should be stronger. We will see!
How are you meant to know if your allowed to anchor or not in these pretty little coves?
That's the great thing about the sea, with very few exceptions it can't be made private. You can anchor where ever it is safe to do so and you are not impinging on navigation or military or industrial areas like harbours. Rivers estuaries can have limitations also and there can be local laws. Like in the Balearics for instance it is forbidden to anchor on the sea grass. Apart from that you're good!
@@svfairisle but how do you know your on seagrass? And do you get warned in advance that you cannot anchor on seagrass?
@@shanslam1970 The water in most on the Balearics is easily clear enough to see. In the drone shot of Fair Isle in the video you can see the boat is over the sea grass, but the anchor was in the sand. The chain must not be touching it either. I always dive on the anchor and have a good look.Sometimes it can be difficult in busy anchorages annd even though you anchor in sand a wind shift may put your chain on the grass. The sea grass inspectors have glass bottomed buckets that they look with and they are very thorough. The boat in the video that got moved on in Palma Nova must have been just touching the grass. The inspector looked for at least 15 mins before asking him to move. The inspectors have always been very friendly to us. I think if you just dropped your anchor in the middle of the grass they may not be though!
@@svfairisle fascinating thank you for explaining it...
Dry bag inside a dry bag works for me.
OK so who was responsible for Dinghy security lol
What are you guys planning to do for next year with the 90 days in 180 visa situation?
We are planning to over-winter in Venice so will have to be out of Italy by April.Then it's Croatia,Greece and may beTurkey next year, so all fine. Then I guess it will be a case of utilising places like Tunisia and Gibraltar on the way out the year after. Of course by that time maybe will be back in!
P.S. I know Greece in Schengen, so we will not be able to overwinter there which is a PITA.
I trust you didn't lose your electric outboard as well? :(
No thats firmly clamped to the pushpit rail.
Watch out you don't lose Fair Isle, when both of you are in the dinghy. You'd probably buy a new Fair Isle in the next marina. It just happens, people losing things. Aren't you a bit too zen?
Thinking about this lost without notice issue.
Has Mrs Fairisle any such alert device attached to her?
Yes it's the main reason to wear the life jacket, personal AIS sender
@@svfairisle watch out though. That 5 miles range comes down a bit in waves. Mix into that the half duplex effect of a splitter and it's not quite so comfy.
Just don't fall off.
Sweltering in Sussex.
Lekker man lekker
Out of interest, how much were the mooring buoys at Cabrera?
26 euros a night. Less for a smaller boat
Thanks so much Judy, we’re looking at heading down that way next spring, brexit “90 days in 180” being squashed
Ola. Where did you buy the dinghy in NZ
order it online... truekit.nz/ takes 2 weeks to deliver to Menorca, actually it got to Barcelona in a week which I thought was very impressive.
Did you lose your new electric motor also? I hope not
No that was stored on deck
No, everything was off the dinghy thankfully
It seems you are anchoring on the posidonia, minute 11:05. If this is so, you should avoid it.
No, we drifted over the top but the chain wasn't touching. In fact the inspector had a good look and said we weren't touching. We did move over that evening though when other boats had gone to make sure.
8:24 Steve high on Mushrooms 🍄
Ha! there was a massive web there, honest!
It’s good to see that sailor girls in their forties can look as good in underwater skimpy bikini shots as the twenty somethings. Nice camera work, btw. 🙂
Haha thank you for watching so closely! Loving getting some real exercise now we are back on the water. (don’t tell anyone else - I’m 57)
judyaslett2 Thanks for taking my comment the right way Judy. 🙂 My wife and I were watching together like usual and like you she looks amazing and like Steve I think it’s great and I said, ‘You’ll look that good when I’m filming you diving on the anchor, scrubbing the bottom and clearing the propeller.’ I didn’t get the smile I was expecting. 😕
Ah. I’m with your wife on that one. Swimming with the fishes is what I do. Scrubbing the hull is not. Ever. Just not my thing
Everyone should be wearing a mask when getting a haircut. The virus hasn't gone completely. You are letting your guard down.
if one of them were infected the other would be as well, living in close quarters...
@ Because they hardly have a crowd surrounding them. Ever noticed most people are killed in crowded area's? The sea is not exactly crowded, is it? You could think a bit more practical.
we lost our dingy 3 times in the adriatic and managed to recover it every time. Last time she wandered off in the Boka Bay of Kotor, we decided to rename her to Poco Loco, a name that were found very suitable. 😊
We are thinking of stopping off in Montenegro on the way up to Venice, we may have to leave the boat somewhere for a week, whats the cost of marinas like there? Love your paintings by the way.
Very surprised to see no masks worn during the hair cut... this is not allowed in BC Canada.
Why is it that, when you visit all these beautiful places outside the UK, you almost always end up dealing with Brits. What is wrong with visiting a Spanish barber or hairdresser when in Spain? Or dealing with a Spanish chandler when in Spain? Or making friends with Spanish sailors? Or Italian sailors when you reach Italy? Is there something inferior about the Spanish? Or something superior about the British? I am sorry but, whilst your channel is extremely interesting, this aspect of it irritates the sh*t out of me and I say that as British citizen who has lived in 13 countries and worked in 25 (as diverse as the Netherlands (not "Holland"), Spain, Libya and Nigeria). You will enjoy your tour of the world more if you can just leave Britain behind.
You didn’t think of a nesting dinghy? I’d never heard of them until I watched Matt & Amy RUclips channel “Sailing Florence Around the World.” A bit more info at sailwiththeflo.wordpress.com/our-dinghy/
Yes we've seen it on Sailing Florence (one of our favourite channels) I love the idea, especially being able to stick a mast on and sail it. But I know from experience that rigid dinghys, nesting or not, arn't very stable. In fact they're bloody tippy! So I just don't think they are suitable as a yacht tender when sometimes you have to use it in bad conditions.