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Hi Andy, good observation and great advise. I think i was still in shock of finally getting there. Thank you for watching 👌

Thank you, I only had fog when i was in Gosport heading home, it burnt off by early morning. The swells in that harbour were incredible. I was drinking 6 cups of expresso at night keeping watch lol. On one night i was thrown off the pontoon which shook so violently by the swells and landed in a tender.🤣 Theres me thinking i'm hardcore at anchor in those conditions and 2 race boats came in during the height of the storm and at night. Yes i cant wait to return.

@@ianemery8448 Hi Ian, it’s a great place to visit. A right of passage for any sailor. Big channel update tomorrow 🫡 Thanks for watching.

@@warrenthorp Hi Warren, I’m back at home now unfortunately. Hows your stay there ? Great place when you get the weather ☀️ and make sure you check out the Sauna. Got home 8 weeks ago

@@essexrowleys Thank you 🙏

@@pillybent Yes, it’s an easy oversight. I just do a lot of research before going to place where I found this out. Hopefully it helps someone from an expensive bill 😅thanks for watching !

Glad you had a great stay Marcus. Very friendly place and lots of small towns to see once you’re here. Are you local to the area your self ? thanks for watching 👌🏼

@@henrycartwright7124 Thank you Henry 👍😎

@@andyleclercq8026 Hi Andy glad you liked the video. I need to come back and give Guernsey 🇬🇬 a fair go. I’ll be sure to drop you a message when I come back next year ! Thanks for watching 👀🫡😎👌🏼

@@MikeAndCarolineKolling Amazing, what were you doing in Tollesbury? 👌🏼😎

Hi, we had a very enjoyable week bumbling around Blackwater, brightlingsea, tollesbury and bradwell. Wanted heybridge but 8day wait to get in so gave up. We were in C4 in Tollesbury, lots of depth due to dredging and lovely seafood platter in club.

@@MikeAndCarolineKolling yes the club house is great but the loft tea room is also my favourite when it’s open. Where’s your home port them? You must be local going to all those places. We were meant to go to Brightlingsea on Saturday but the winds were mad 37knots.

@@EastCoastSailing_ Rochester in Medway

@@alecmartin2661 Thank you Alec. You won’t regret it. Such a fantastic place. Just wish I had longer to explore all the islands 💪😎 thanks for watching 👌🏼

Thats very cool

Oh I know the one, Nice sea view ? 😂😂😂

@@KarenWarner-vh3vn Thank you. Sark was incredible x

@@nathanjacobi1058 Thanks mate, glad you’re enjoying her and taking care of her. Not having much luck with the winds recently. I’m itching to get out 😉👌🏼

@@jasperosborne827 Hi Jasper, I love Alderney and can’t wait to come back, especially with the family so they can experience the Island and the beautiful beaches. So much to see and everyone made us feel very welcome. I genuinely looked on rightmove when I got back 😁 as I would love to live there 1 day. I also only did 1 day in St Peter’s port and came back to Alderney after being ignored when saying hello in the marina. The island had a great community spirit & the harbour didn’t put me off at all. With all things that require a lot of effort to get to they are always worth it. I think I did about 8 nights in total but was really unlucky with the weather. Thanks for watching 👌🏼😎

​@@EastCoastSailing_Hi Rob totally agree, such an amazing place to live with a young family, As you can imagine it does get very busy during the summer with Alderney week during the first week of August. Going back to the Video. With the mooring layout. There are Visitors buoys to the east of the bay. Gives you a bit more shelter from the Easterly winds. If you do come when it's busy, we'll find you somewhere to go even if it's on a local Buoy so call us in the harbour office 😉.

@@jasperosborne827 Can’t wait, get the red carpet out 🤣

@@EastCoastSailing_ I'll do my best 😂

@@brianwoody1919 Hi Brian, thanks for watching. Quite a few viewers in Bradwell! Great marina. If Tollesbury gets silted up any more I might need to come over there 👌🏼😎

@@EastCoastSailing_ that's why I moved. Bradwell is so friendly and helpful

@@herbertshook-ij2hf Thankyou for watching 👌🏼

@@lorrainearzon1909 Any time 😉

@@ianqv Thanks Ian, Sark is a must. If I had my family with me I would have loved to stay overnight in the anchorage. It was such a quiet peaceful place, good for the mind and sole. The diving and fishing looked fantastic. Thanks for watching again 😎👌🏼

@@Frana1990 If only he missed me that much everyday 🤣 x

@@noldushumlesnurr6169 give the algorithm something to Chew on !! 😉😂 top man 👌🏼

@@EastCoastSailing_ Spot in 😃 Enjoyed watching and dang that road on the ridge .... Who ever figured: I think I'll need a road here ... WHat a view.

@@spaceoddity2485 that’s a quick lesson I will never repeat. Check the follow up vid that shows the rope locking the furling mechanism. Thanks for watching 💪

@@nickbarnett2525 Any time Nick and thank you for watching and the donation 😎👌🏼

@@alecmartin2661 Hi Alec, what boat do you have and what pontoon is it berthed on. I couldn’t believe my eyes yesterday. Seemed like an ultra low tide. The back pontoon near the entrance was completely silted up. A really good check to make sure your in the deepest section of a channel is using google maps with satellite imagery on. Look forward to meeting you when the tides and weather are better 👍

@@EastCoastSailing_ i have the Jenneau next to the Hunter Legend on G pontoon, slowly turning it around as it was neglected before i bought it last year, but slowly getting there. was gonna say hi when i see you down there, but not seen you yet. liking the channel btw......

@@alecmartin2661 Thankyou. I was down yesterday. Was hoping to go out but winds were mad and tides were too low today to get a few hours in. I’ll see you down there next week 😎

@@EastCoastSailing_ water is rising this week, i should be about sometime, will look out for you

@@kate37w Glad you liked it. Hopefully get the voyage through the Swinge out tomorrow including St Peter’s Port and Sark 👌🏼

@@davidalexander-watts6630 Hi David, I was fascinated at the time. I had no experience and It was my 1st big crossing. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the wave coming towards me when it was flat calm 👍

@@jimringo2569 My pleasure Jim, glad it helped. It’s not a great design if you ask me 😂

@@Cptnbond Hi, the estuary is very narrow and shallow. There’s half a mile width of sea room. Also our mooring dries out and can only get out and back in within 3 hours. No chance I was staying out after that 🫡 take a look at the follow up video of what caused the issue. And thanks for watching 👍

@@conyermud1 your very lucky to have all this on your door step. I didn’t go to Jersey, it’s the only place I didn’t visit but I’ll be coming back next year for sure. 👌🏼 you might be bias but is Jersey better than Guernsey? I left St Peter’s port after a day. I found it really unfriendly which put me off going to Jersey 🇯🇪

@@noldushumlesnurr6169 There was no chance of getting comfortable in that anchorage. The Germans should have built a longer wall 😂😂 well worth the sleepless nights. I was also called as my boat was dragging the mooring lines. I never moved so quick 😅

@@ianqv Hi Ian, glad you enjoyed it. There’s probably a bit too much information. I was lucky enough to be shown around the island by people who were there for a while. Sailors are very meticulous and I’m sure they would like to arrive somewhere and know everything there is to see and do that’s not widely publicised! Hope your sailing ⛵️ seasons going well. I’ll be over Bradwell soon 👍

@@Milkybar882 Really glad you’re enjoying the content. Check out the more recent stuff. Bit more adventurous. Documented my trip to the Channel Islands. I have a big channel update coming which you will personally love in the next few weeks 😉 hunters are great boats and stacks of head room. My dad has the Ranger 245. It’s a “big” little boat. Thank you for watching again and taking time to comment. All the best Rob

@@coljhall glad you enjoyed it. Well worth the effort, pick your days wisely otherwise you won’t get much rest in the anchorage ! Thanks for watching

Thank you 🤩

@@KarenWarner-vh3vn thank you 🙏

@@MrBubdog88 many thanks 🙏 for the feedback.

Hi, what music didn’t you like, was it all of it or a particular section? Thanks

Thank you 🫡😂

😂😂 perks of having kids, get to play with toys and eat cheerios under the guise of a being an adult 😎🫡 thanks for watching !

David is such a lovely bloke. I just missed out on a bargain he was selling before buying this one. He had a Bene 30i very modern 2010 lifting keel for 46k. We missed out by 2 days 😅. Kind of glad I went bigger. Already feel I could do with a bigger boat…. Just without the mooring fees. What did you buy in the end? And where will you have the boat located? If you’re new to sailing and you ever need a hand, just give me a shout! Build the bigger journeys up slowly, all the learning has been accumulated over years despite me looking clueless. It’s helped me to stay calm and understand the likely conditions I’ll face and navigation. One thing doing class room exams and being out in the sea where nothing is ever constant 😉💪 Thank you for watching 🙏

@@EastCoastSailing_ many thanks for your reply. Please keep the videos coming. I brought an eagle 525. A 17ft drop keel trailer sailer. Moved it to brightlingsea at Morgan marine took it out the other week. For the first time. Put the headsail out only. And caught wind!! And sailed!! When you can not sail and only watch you tube videos. An amazing feeling. This week going to put the main sail up only. And try and catch the wind. So as you can see. We really are at the beginning. lol. It is just me and my teenage son. As like you. The rest of the family would die if they could not see close land. lol Very kind of you to offer to help. Something I might need. As all RYA courses test what you know. Which is currently zero!! If you ever want help getting your videos promoted. Let me know. You have the right idea on what you are posting. Are you looking to get it to paying you stage. Or just for fun? Oh and love your boat. You come across really well in the videos

@@marcusnorfolk7944 Hi Marcus, pretty close to getting monetised, just hit the 4000 viewing hours, just need another 150 subs to get advertising revenue. It’s cost me a fair bit to run the channel with software and music licence. Should be monetised at the end of the month. Channels started to get some traction and the views and subs are growing much faster. You will never be rich doing this. 1000 views is £4-8 if you count the filming, editing and graphics it takes 2 days for 10 mins. Just hoping it will help people as no one ever helped me when sailing. Learnt it all on my own and there’s a lot of learning. Any help promoting is appreciated. And your boat sounds great. Easily handled on your own, just watch the off shore winds when starting out, you don’t want to end up in Holland 🇳🇱 some really good sailing grounds on the black water and lots of Marinas to nip into.

@@EastCoastSailing_ quick question. Do you have a matching Facebook. Instagram and tic tok in your name? I am away at the moment but back tomorrow so can advise further. But at this stage. You need the above. Then short or long clips with link to you tube. Pushing them here for the views. All roads leading to where you get paid. Lots more than that. But your videos are so well edited. You are not far off. And I have been watching a LOT of sailing channels 😂

@@marcusnorfolk7944 I opened a tick tok and insta but I haven’t put much footage on it. I’ll have to play around tonight and set up a Facebook page tonight. I think you’re right, just don’t want it taking up all my life 😂. When ur back be good to have a chat about the channels u follow so I can get an idea. Just need do be discovered a bit more and improve like I have been every episode!

Hello mate, unfortunately I’m back home. I did about 8 days on the Channel Islands from the 12th of June. I was hoping to edit as I went along for this reason of being able to meet people who were there but the WiFi was hopeless at the marinas and I wanted to enjoy the trip rather than sitting in editing. Next time I’ll get my insta sorted for quick updates. I wish I was still there though. I only had 2 weeks to do this trip before linking up with the family in the Isle of Wight. Where’s your home port? And what’s your favourite island out of the Channel Islands ?

@@EastCoastSailing_ Ah never mind, next time! My inlaws are all based in Southend so I've considered sailing up that way a few times. I'm in the QE2 Marina in St. Peter Port. I like Sark. It's just so different from everywhere else (it was still a feudal system up until a few years ago!). I know what you're saying about editing on the go. I'm going on a trip down to France soon and I'm wondering whether to edit in real time or not.

@thesailingdonkey enjoy your trip, editing can wait till winter. I stayed in Victoria marina. Found Guernsey really noisy after island life on Alderney and no where near as friendly. Said hello and was ignored 😂😅 left after a day

Hello, I wouldn’t get too caught up in pilotage and sticking to buoys. All the orange buoys are residents swinging moorings which I tried to land on originally and realised…. I knew bad weather was coming and they had a bit more protection 🤣. Yellow buoys are the visitors moorings £25 a night. The water is very deep all over the harbour there’s only a few hazards in the harbour. I’m actually producing the “sailors guide to Alderney” and I’ll explain everything including the pilotage, navigation as well as things to do while your there. I’ll cover your question in vid but anything else you would like to see just let me know. The only area is the harbour entrance you need to be careful. Lots of shallow ground and turbulent over falls on the right as you approach near the knuckle wall. You have to stick closer to the rocks on the left which feels uncomfortable watching breaking water lap over jagged rocks. The harbour is massive and they only have a couple of big ships delivering food & produce a week. The rest of the traffic is pleasure crafts. Everyone has a duty to avoid a collision, being slow, sensible and keeping a good look out in the harbour will keep you safe. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

@@ianqv Hi Ian. Yes been back for a month now. Just takes a while editing. This year’s weather has been wild. My best advice to you, if you can only take a few weeks off on holiday, you just have to hammer it and go even on the days the forecast is showing 25 knots. It’s not comfortable or pleasant but well worth it when you get there. The only day. I would choose wisely is the crossing day. I had a 28 knot tail wind on the way back after flat calm and it wasn’t nice being in it for 5 hours. Really kicked up by the needles when the tide turned. Just carry loads of spares, there were loads of boats in Alderney with engine issues, about 4-5.

@@Kordafish thank-you. Glad you enjoyed the vid. Maybe the beer and olives don’t go together but there are no rules to follow on the sea. Thanks for watching 🫒 🫡