Hi Roger, I’m a new subscriber and a life long sailor. I grew up in Florida and my dad and I chipped in for a Sea Snark when I was 12. I’ve owned many boats over the years, many dinghys, some beach cats, many sail boards, surfboards, SUPs, etc. I’ve also built many of the vessels myself and made my living doing such since I was much younger than I am today. In the last couple weeks I’ve watched numerous of your RUclips’s and your introducing me to a different kind of boating experience. Today I live in Arizona which, incredibly, has a lot of sailable waterways and first rate camping in some of the most beautiful locations you can imagine. Bottom line, I just never thought of sailing/camping these waters in a dinghy the way you do. Your input has me totally inspired, this stuff is brilliant. I can’t thank you enough for this introduction to yet another aspect of watercraft.
Thanks for your comment, you have proved that there are still great Americans! Roger has inspired me to build a small dinghy myself. This year I will do it, instead of just dreaming. Thing is, I own a Grumman canoe and a kayak, I can peddle within half an hour. But I love sailing, and living on a small budget, I sold my small yacht. Then there are three options, either forget sailing, or add a sail to the Grumman, or find a small open sailing boat. Actually, I got an Optimist in my appartment! Well, my dream is building a slightly larger Optimist. A 15 feet Optimist! Do you know these dinghies? Very very simple, a joy to sail them, when you are young, a full size grandpa CAN sit in an Optimist, but do not ask me how I feel after an hour. The obvious solution is finding a cheap standard Laser or something similar. But somehow my dream is building one myself, keeping everything as simple as humanly possible. One of my friends offered me to park my motorbike during winter, and he does not mind me building a small boat there. Who ever is hesitating about small boat sailing, I can recommend you to buy or build one. Any small boat is okay, when you go for it, and it proves to be a mistake for your sailing water, or no good for you, then at least you can say you tried. Maybe you can find other locations for sailing that boat. Maybe you can fix any problems. Maybe you can sell it and find a better one. Do you see, when you hesitate, maybe there are solutions to what makes you hesitate. In short, the numerous sailing trips Roger has done are a very nice example. When I get myself a small open boat, and do only one percent of the miles Roger does, I will be happy, living the dream.
Terrific, Roger, this is a great encouragement for me to start getting my boats ready for the new season, especially Novalis. I can see everything you told me about video editing - short sections with voice-over and music just at the right parts. I have landed at La Maison Blanche myself and found it a fascinating place. Brest is full of maritime history even though it was so badly damaged in the war because of those indestructible submarine pens. It's important to show something of our lives and what makes a human person so unique. Well done and thanks for the encouragement.
You're so dedicated to these wonderful productions, as if it isn't hard enough to have the adventures let alone produce movies at the same time. I enjoy them.
It is kinda nice to be able to sail and then easily hunker back to civilization for a quick break. Your videos are a breathe of fresh air during a oday Daysailer project. Cheers
I have been watching the channel for quite some time. I love the simplicity of the sailing - so strongly connected to the water and the winds. And at the same time, the complexity of expertise to handle the same and make it appear simple. A real gem. Thank you.
Dear Roger, I love your videos and your book, and am immensely grateful to be able to get out with you on your cruising adventures. Please, though, consider wearing a dry suit when you go out on cold water! I took a dunking, years ago, in cold water, following a capsize, and learned about the power of cold water to drain the strength out of even a strong young man, which I am, neither one, any more. I’d hate to go looking for your short films, only to hear that you’d gone overboard and not survived… All the best!
The water here does not really change temperature between winter and summer - due to the N Atlantic drift - so it is warmer than air temperature in Winter. I do not wear dry suits. I have capsized my boat accidentally and had to swim to recover it. But I also wear wool.
@@RogerRoving Thanks, Roger, for filling me in! I do remember your capsize. I’m glad to know that you are doing what needs to be done to stay reasonably safe.
Roger-Good of you to post! Helps me prepare for spring, to sail my new 1983 Mirror. Got to fix some rot on stern and starb top edge. Har to work on it at -17 C, in the garage, but I chip away at it. Brighton, Ontario. Thanks for all your inspiring posts
In Germany, people who moves milestones have to walk around after death with the milestone on their back. Maybe this is also the thing for frenchmen who moves anchors? :-)
As any camper with a cotton or canvas tent knows, you slacken off the guys at night and re-tension them again next day when the dew has dried. Rubber tensioners solved that problem though. It's when problems have been solved that we forget there were ever problems.
I rarely seem to need to do as you mention yet I do live in a climate that is very wet from November though May. I am still determining why a quality untreated canvas seems as “waterproof” as the treated fabric. Perhaps the fibers DO swell when wet.The untreated canvas seems to suffer more from sun damage however. My grandfather who was born around 1890 always said go with untreated if the canvas was of tight weave and better quality.
Thank you Roger, for another lovely episode. The Ventile 'hater' is typical of those people who wish to force their skewed opinions on others. We tend to be too polite in our responses to them, unfortunately, as this seems an incentive for their self justification. Looking forward to your next offering. Stay safe. Regards from S Africa
Roger thanks for some great sailing adventure. I just built a Goat Island skiff last summer and learned to sail it. This year I will be reaching out to some cruising here on some big lakes in British Columbia, Canada. Right now the lakes here are frozen solid and it rarely gets above freezing. Can you imagine what a boost it is to watch your cruising on these short cold days when any hope of sailing myself is gone until at least may? Thanks so much really enjoyed it.
Wonderful sailing and camping in a classical dinghy! One remark: I noticed that you tied the tent's collar with the halyards inside. This really lets the water in which flows down the mast if it rains. Better to exclude any ropework in order to achieve a tight fit around the spar.
its funny how some places are special and others are not. I think it comes down to social interaction with people, a shared moment with a stranger. Wine helps to. Love your show!
With a stove jack and a hot tent wood stove you could have a nice heating setup as well. A packable titanium tent woodstove, like the POMOLY or the WINNERWELL would be the way to go. People have posted videos on RUclips converting existing tents to "hot tents" by adding a stove jack. Those videos would prove useful if you were to consider such a modification to your pristine new tent. Cheers!
I have considered it. But I think that a hot wood stove would be too much of a liability in a nighttime nautical crisis. Which do happen - and I’m not just talking about locals moving my anchors!
@@RogerRoving yes, I could see the risk is real. I'm certain I'd eventually make the same choice, after a few nights sleeping on the ebb and flow of the tide, and the occasional tilt. Love your hobby and what you share. Cheers!
Thank you Roger. I love your videos of sailing. I like your boat too. I like how it is stable enough you don’t have to jet out on the sides to keep it upright. I see you just move to the other side when needed. Never sailed before but I want to. Thanks for the wonderful videos!
Roger. Thank you for yet another wonderful video. Should you ever feel like pulling that trailer a bit further, Limfjorden in Denmark and Isefjorden would be great destinations to explore in a sailing dinghy. I have sailed both extensively in bigger sailboats and learned to sail as a child in Optimists on Isefjorden.
Hi Roger. I took my Vaurien to sweden this year for three weeks of sailing on the big lake vänern. If you ever look for people to join you in the baltic: id join you from switzerland.
The French and the British beach huts are very different animals aren't they! In the UK they are very prim and propper, pretty regulated too. The French huts seem more 'blokey' - we have a similar tradition here in Australia, although suburbia and over management by the state is rapidly pushing them out of our lives. Pretty sad.
Thank you Roger, I was looking forward to seeing the new canopy in action. Thank you also for demonstrating the deceptiveness of some our daily life's decisions. What I thought was a plain Jane sensible fabric turns out to be one of controversy. Nevertheless the tent looks wonderful and seems to perform well. Any thoughts of adding ventilation, perhaps reinforced caps found on some tent flys? What I first judged to be a rubbish tip of a beach turns out to be someone's paradise complete with bar tabac, cafe and toilets, and of course a helpful boîte à vins friend. Fantastic! A group of like minded mariners to keep in touch with for sure.
Hi Roger I’m loving the channel and in fact loved your book. Does anyone use a hammock slung between the mast and yard braces? I love the idea of dinghy cruising but I can’t get away with a thermarest on the ground anymore I’m afraid.
Yes, that’s pretty much a typical routine, getting up a few times to check your position, lines, etc. If the weather changes from expected it can get interesting.
Ahoy! Just 4 more years 'til my retirement and I have been looking for a bigger yacht. Your channel has made me reconsider, though. Perhaps a sensible cruising dinghy for me and my wife would be more worth while. Thanks for the videos.
Roger, thanks for sharing a lovely video log of your new tent and a new place to visit. Ventile is an excellent fabric. Dinghy cruising is about sustainable exploration, from the exterior and the interior lives. I enjoy your ability to adapt and find what is good in the simple life, and the good in the people you meet.
Another great video Roger. Nice to be seeing someone sailing in our hemisphere. I've been following 'Sailing Kate Louise' until this Winter ends. Still too cold to get out on the water here in Newfoundland yet.
Just caught your video. How interesting! Love your video. Love watching other people's adventures and lives. It's very fascinating. thanks for taking us along.
Rogers another great video. I think you and your dingy friends are awesome. I would love to be able to do what you do. The peace and the solitude of the ocean I don't think that there wouldn't be anything like it ... I love the water but I know that it could turn on you in a heartbeat.. I love the new tent..
Very cool sail, eventful night ! I'd be bawling at him to let me sleep the cheeky bugger hahaha lol, but then missed out on a dram with the bloke so your approach definitely worked better.
Thanks for the sail, always enjoyable tagging along with you. I dozed off so I’m not sure but if not, sure wouldn’t mind seeing and learning more about the U-Boat pens. Thanks again, Fair Winds…
I sailed with a skipper once who referred to folk like your anchor-moving man as, "those good people who encumber us with their assistance".
Hi Roger, I’m a new subscriber and a life long sailor. I grew up in Florida and my dad and I chipped in for a Sea Snark when I was 12. I’ve owned many boats over the years, many dinghys, some beach cats, many sail boards, surfboards, SUPs, etc. I’ve also built many of the vessels myself and made my living doing such since I was much younger than I am today. In the last couple weeks I’ve watched numerous of your RUclips’s and your introducing me to a different kind of boating experience. Today I live in Arizona which, incredibly, has a lot of sailable waterways and first rate camping in some of the most beautiful locations you can imagine. Bottom line, I just never thought of sailing/camping these waters in a dinghy the way you do. Your input has me totally inspired, this stuff is brilliant. I can’t thank you enough for this introduction to yet another aspect of watercraft.
Thanks for your comment, you have proved that there are still great Americans! Roger has inspired me to build a small dinghy myself. This year I will do it, instead of just dreaming.
Thing is, I own a Grumman canoe and a kayak, I can peddle within half an hour. But I love sailing, and living on a small budget, I sold my small yacht. Then there are three options, either forget sailing, or add a sail to the Grumman, or find a small open sailing boat. Actually, I got an Optimist in my appartment! Well, my dream is building a slightly larger Optimist. A 15 feet Optimist! Do you know these dinghies? Very very simple, a joy to sail them, when you are young, a full size grandpa CAN sit in an Optimist, but do not ask me how I feel after an hour. The obvious solution is finding a cheap standard Laser or something similar. But somehow my dream is building one myself, keeping everything as simple as humanly possible. One of my friends offered me to park my motorbike during winter, and he does not mind me building a small boat there.
Who ever is hesitating about small boat sailing, I can recommend you to buy or build one. Any small boat is okay, when you go for it, and it proves to be a mistake for your sailing water, or no good for you, then at least you can say you tried. Maybe you can find other locations for sailing that boat. Maybe you can fix any problems. Maybe you can sell it and find a better one. Do you see, when you hesitate, maybe there are solutions to what makes you hesitate.
In short, the numerous sailing trips Roger has done are a very nice example. When I get myself a small open boat, and do only one percent of the miles Roger does, I will be happy, living the dream.
Like your boat Roger.
Love the 'snug-pack' stuff.......like a delirious Alan Bennett!
Terrific, Roger, this is a great encouragement for me to start getting my boats ready for the new season, especially Novalis. I can see everything you told me about video editing - short sections with voice-over and music just at the right parts. I have landed at La Maison Blanche myself and found it a fascinating place. Brest is full of maritime history even though it was so badly damaged in the war because of those indestructible submarine pens. It's important to show something of our lives and what makes a human person so unique. Well done and thanks for the encouragement.
You're so dedicated to these wonderful productions, as if it isn't hard enough to have the adventures let alone produce movies at the same time. I enjoy them.
Thank you. But that is why I only manage one a month…
Why is there no boom good video@@RogerRoving
It is kinda nice to be able to sail and then easily hunker back to civilization for a quick break. Your videos are a breathe of fresh air during a oday Daysailer project. Cheers
I just love being in your company through your videos. You are such a charming man and I relate fully how you spend your days and nights.
Thank you. That is very kind.
Thanks Roger, again a great video! And yes, "boys dont cry" and they dont like their anchor to be moved 👍😀. Hope winter is over soon.
Another gem Roger. I was just nodding after a very good lunch and it was the perfect complement to the day.
I have been watching the channel for quite some time. I love the simplicity of the sailing - so strongly connected to the water and the winds. And at the same time, the complexity of expertise to handle the same and make it appear simple. A real gem. Thank you.
Dear Roger, I love your videos and your book, and am immensely grateful to be able to get out with you on your cruising adventures. Please, though, consider wearing a dry suit when you go out on cold water! I took a dunking, years ago, in cold water, following a capsize, and learned about the power of cold water to drain the strength out of even a strong young man, which I am, neither one, any more. I’d hate to go looking for your short films, only to hear that you’d gone overboard and not survived… All the best!
The water here does not really change temperature between winter and summer - due to the N Atlantic drift - so it is warmer than air temperature in Winter. I do not wear dry suits. I have capsized my boat accidentally and had to swim to recover it. But I also wear wool.
@@RogerRoving Thanks, Roger, for filling me in! I do remember your capsize. I’m glad to know that you are doing what needs to be done to stay reasonably safe.
Thank you Roger. I am glad you are in the world.
Roger-Good of you to post! Helps me prepare for spring, to sail my new 1983 Mirror. Got to fix some rot on stern and starb top edge. Har to work on it at -17 C, in the garage, but I chip away at it. Brighton, Ontario. Thanks for all your inspiring posts
In Germany, people who moves milestones have to walk around after death with the milestone on their back. Maybe this is also the thing for frenchmen who moves anchors? :-)
You are an inspiration, sir.
Great self build... encouraging us all " you can do this "...
I love your content!
Getting warmer here in New England - building a sailing canoe out’ thanks for the inspiration
Wonderful. Simply wonderful.
Great video Roger! That is the prettiest song I've heard in a very long time.
As any camper with a cotton or canvas tent knows, you slacken off the guys at night and re-tension them again next day when the dew has dried. Rubber tensioners solved that problem though. It's when problems have been solved that we forget there were ever problems.
I rarely seem to need to do as you mention yet I do live in a climate that is very wet from November though May. I am still determining why a quality untreated canvas seems as “waterproof” as the treated fabric. Perhaps the fibers DO swell when wet.The untreated canvas seems to suffer more from sun damage however. My grandfather who was born around 1890 always said go with untreated if the canvas was of tight weave and better quality.
As ever, my inspiration to be out on the water again. If only on our own small piece of paradise, here in North Norfolk. Thank you Roger.🙏🌞
Thank you for bringing us along. I really enjoyed it.
Thank you Roger, for another lovely episode.
The Ventile 'hater' is typical of those people who wish to force their skewed opinions on others. We tend to be too polite in our responses to them, unfortunately, as this seems an incentive for their self justification.
Looking forward to your next offering.
Stay safe.
Regards from S Africa
Roger...we love our little boats with a pasión. But each differently. I love my tiny cabin with its cozy mattress, and you love your tent.
You are such an inspiration, love these videos!
Roger thanks for some great sailing adventure. I just built a Goat Island skiff last summer and learned to sail it. This year I will be reaching out to some cruising here on some big lakes in British Columbia, Canada. Right now the lakes here are frozen solid and it rarely gets above freezing. Can you imagine what a boost it is to watch your cruising on these short cold days when any hope of sailing myself is gone until at least may? Thanks so much really enjoyed it.
Thank you.
New tent looks fantastic!
You got this really cheeky smile Roger, when you look at camera, love it.🇦🇺🍺
i would realy bothered by someone moving my anchor without asking me first... well handled
Lovely I'm sure, Roger you out did yourself on this video.
Great and simple and all very human.
Wonderful I've been away awhile it's good to be back
Wonderful sailing and camping in a classical dinghy!
One remark: I noticed that you tied the tent's collar with the halyards inside. This really lets the water in which flows down the mast if it rains. Better to exclude any ropework in order to achieve a tight fit around the spar.
Roger , thanks for keeping it going. Best wishes
Thanks for another glimpse into the boating vagabond adventure lifestyle Roger.
Excellent, thankyou Roger x x
its funny how some places are special and others are not. I think it comes down to social interaction with people, a shared moment with a stranger. Wine helps to. Love your show!
Thank you Roger, another wonderful video. 🙏🏻⚓️
Roger, such inspiration for my current land-locked life!! All the best from Tulsa, Oklahoma!!
With a stove jack and a hot tent wood stove you could have a nice heating setup as well. A packable titanium tent woodstove, like the POMOLY or the WINNERWELL would be the way to go. People have posted videos on RUclips converting existing tents to "hot tents" by adding a stove jack. Those videos would prove useful if you were to consider such a modification to your pristine new tent. Cheers!
I have considered it. But I think that a hot wood stove would be too much of a liability in a nighttime nautical crisis. Which do happen - and I’m not just talking about locals moving my anchors!
@@RogerRoving yes, I could see the risk is real. I'm certain I'd eventually make the same choice, after a few nights sleeping on the ebb and flow of the tide, and the occasional tilt. Love your hobby and what you share. Cheers!
Gooood night Wodga....
Thank you Roger. I love your videos of sailing. I like your boat too. I like how it is stable enough you don’t have to jet out on the sides to keep it upright. I see you just move to the other side when needed. Never sailed before but I want to. Thanks for the wonderful videos!
I want to camp on my half decker 😊 have not tried it yet. Listening to you for tips.
Very enjoyable video!! Thanks!
Un succès cette nouvelle tente, bravo Roger et merci pour tes partages toujours très inspirants 👍🏻😎🙏
Just lovely.
Enjoying these videos, thank you for sharing your adventures. 😊
Lovely Roger. Always a tiny bit of peace and enjoyment in what seems to be a much divided and harsh world out there. Keep it up..please.
Great video again! 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
Excellent. Thank you for posting
Awesome vid. Thanks for taking the time to make and post. 👍👍🇦🇺
Really glad to see you out this time of year
Merci pour cette superbe vidéo! Un test grandeur nature de la nouvelle tente, un petit coin de paradis à terre et un autre sur l'eau !
Lovely Video, thanks Roger.
This was a hilarious episode Roger.
As they say a change is as good as a rest, what a wonderful little place! Thanks Roger 😊
Roger. Thank you for yet another wonderful video. Should you ever feel like pulling that trailer a bit further, Limfjorden in Denmark and Isefjorden would be great destinations to explore in a sailing dinghy. I have sailed both extensively in bigger sailboats and learned to sail as a child in Optimists on Isefjorden.
Its a long way, but I’d love to take the dinghy up to the Baltic.
Hi Roger. I took my Vaurien to sweden this year for three weeks of sailing on the big lake vänern. If you ever look for people to join you in the baltic: id join you from switzerland.
Love it Roger. Thanks.
Wonderful simplicity. Thank you for the video Roger.
Thanks for all of your videos!!! Your such a great inspiration to all of us!!
Just always the best!
Another wonderful video. Thank you again for taking us away with you on your adventures.
The French and the British beach huts are very different animals aren't they! In the UK they are very prim and propper, pretty regulated too. The French huts seem more 'blokey' - we have a similar tradition here in Australia, although suburbia and over management by the state is rapidly pushing them out of our lives. Pretty sad.
I do love a good shack. 👍👍🇦🇺
reminds me of Allotment sheds, i guess they are the british equivalents. beach huts are too expensive for average working folk...
Great video. Thank you so much.
Thank you Roger, I was looking forward to seeing the new canopy in action.
Thank you also for demonstrating the deceptiveness of some our daily life's decisions.
What I thought was a plain Jane sensible fabric turns out to be one of controversy. Nevertheless the tent looks wonderful and seems to perform well. Any thoughts of adding ventilation, perhaps reinforced caps found on some tent flys?
What I first judged to be a rubbish tip of a beach turns out to be someone's paradise complete with bar tabac, cafe and toilets, and of course a helpful boîte à vins friend. Fantastic! A group of like minded mariners to keep in touch with for sure.
Hi Roger I’m loving the channel and in fact loved your book.
Does anyone use a hammock slung between the mast and yard braces? I love the idea of dinghy cruising but I can’t get away with a thermarest on the ground anymore I’m afraid.
Look at the latest thermorests. Really think!
@@RogerRoving I’m not sure what you mean. Are you telling me to think about my suggestion? Is it that stupid?
Enjoyed the overnight action, gives us newbies a glimpse of what can be expected, thankyou.
Yes, that’s pretty much a typical routine, getting up a few times to check your position, lines, etc. If the weather changes from expected it can get interesting.
Great video and very inspirational.
Thanks Roger.
It touches my heart... Thank you!
Bonne année Roger! Lovely video. I will try and get to meet you before Easter.
"I need to pee.."
You're adorable Rodger.. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Another great adventure!
Ahoy! Just 4 more years 'til my retirement and I have been looking for a bigger yacht. Your channel has made me reconsider, though. Perhaps a sensible cruising dinghy for me and my wife would be more worth while. Thanks for the videos.
Roger, thanks for sharing a lovely video log of your new tent and a new place to visit. Ventile is an excellent fabric. Dinghy cruising is about sustainable exploration, from the exterior and the interior lives. I enjoy your ability to adapt and find what is good in the simple life, and the good in the people you meet.
nice one RB
Another great video Roger. Nice to be seeing someone sailing in our hemisphere. I've been following 'Sailing Kate Louise' until this Winter ends. Still too cold to get out on the water here in Newfoundland yet.
Good to see you on the water again. Interesting neighborhood you landed in! Nice choice for the closing music!
Another great one! Thanks!
Another wonderful video. I was excited to see a new vid tonight about an overnight trip!
Just caught your video. How interesting! Love your video. Love watching other people's adventures and lives. It's very fascinating. thanks for taking us along.
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.
wonderful entertainment thank you. so well put together, A joy to watch.
Bravo Roger, c'est génial ce que tu fais pour nous faire rêver.
You are an inspiration Roger. Thank you for your videos.
The bit about the fellow coming out and fussing about your anchors is truly priceless. I'm reminded of hobbits. Fair winds, dear sir.
I am a huge fan of Ventile; trousers, jackets, shirts. It has its limits and issues -- the same as any waterproof material.
Beautiful video. Thank you!
Great to see you back. Your videos improve every time. Very inspirational. Lovely. Just lovely.
Thank you very much!
Brilliant; I hope you get a better night's rest at your next anchorage. 😃
You are an inspiration Roger!
Rogers another great video. I think you and your dingy friends are awesome. I would love to be able to do what you do. The peace and the solitude of the ocean I don't think that there wouldn't be anything like it ... I love the water but I know that it could turn on you in a heartbeat.. I love the new tent..
Great video, how you didn’t strangle the guy that kept moving your anchor I don’t know !!
Thanks Roger for your great videos. Good start to the season, greetings from Berlin
Just been on google maps nice to see that area you went to in the sunshine!
Thanks for sharing, Roger. :)
Much enjoyed, glad the new tent feels nicer and kudos for making it yourself 🙏
Very cool sail, eventful night !
I'd be bawling at him to let me sleep the cheeky bugger hahaha lol, but then missed out on a dram with the bloke so your approach definitely worked better.
Thanks for the sail, always enjoyable tagging along with you. I dozed off so I’m not sure but if not, sure wouldn’t mind seeing and learning more about the U-Boat pens. Thanks again, Fair Winds…
The Germans based U-boats on the W coast of France and made bomb-proof housings for them.