Sailing Single Handed, And Safety Measures: are they overrated?

And answering a viewers question on my attitude towards Safety. And solo sailing along the north Cornish coast
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[@albertofourie3294]

Wow, it felt like I was sailing with you! The sound of the water against the hull fills my soul with tranquility & joy.

[@markthomasson5077]

Love that clip of the guy getting flipped by the mainsail…who didn’t laugh

[@Sailingpilotchris]

Another great video. Thank you very much

[@markthomasson5077]

Good comment about considering alternative / emergency anchorages.

[@markthomasson5077]

Most folk don’t have paper charts anymore. I would always carry a large scale one. Plus having electronic charts on multiple devices. Taking print outs as a backup is wise, though getting to scale tricky. I add a distance line for reference.

[@dawntreader7079]

i own a 78 Cal 39, the boat taking on the waves at Ala Moana bowl in Hawaii @

[@jcfgh]

Hello. Full of admiration for what you are doing! I think you need to alter your sail trim a bit sometimes. The only time you want to have the sails sheeted in is when you are sailing close hauled. At all other times, beam and broad reach for example, let them out much much furgher than you are doing. You will go faster! Not a criticism, but noone told me when i started either! Best wishes from Plymouth. James

[@leeoldershaw956]

AIS and radar with good alarms, autopilot and wind vane steering, electric windlass with control at helm to enable motoring to assist anchor retrieval on a stormy lee shore, solar and electrical system to run all this. You should often heave to to sleep.

[@markthomasson5077]

Back in the day, we only wore life jackets / harness at night or in a Gale. Now I am much more careful, especially singlehanded. At all times. It would be so easy for the boat to take an unexpected jerk and throw you off balance…and over you go…your last thoughts being how f*****g stupid you were. That said I did rush forward to retire the rubber dinghy and forgot to clip in…all to easily done.

[@pfeif1312]

We have a Bristol 38.8 with Hood in mast furling

[@user-sx2fg9wl8t]

I notice u dont have many cables every where like alot of other yacht have.

[@pfeif1312]

What is your inmast furling system? Thx

[@Mahalo_83]

Need more outhaul on the main, the foot is far too loose.

[@ratandmonkey2982]

130,000 lives saved by RNLI ? !!