The best way to deal with fine sand is to keep a bottle of baby powder in a zip lock bag on your tender. The baby powder will remove all sand from your legs and feet before stepping onboard.
@@svfairisle Once the baby powder absorbs the moisture from the sand which takes seconds, the sand and powder will brush off easy with a soft brush or you can wipe off with a towel. Should not be any footprints.
Currently sailing north east Sardinia, it is a stunning Island with incredible beaches. The winds are unpredictable though, got caught is a serious storm last August, be ready for anything the forecast is unreliable. Well worth the effort though.
BTW, one reason the birds fly so low to the water is an aerodynamic effect known as "ground effect". When a bird or airplane flies withing one-half wingspan of the ground/water, the compression of the air underneath the wing causes the induced drag (i.e., the drag induced by the airflow over the wing) to be cut dramatically. For a bird, this means they need to spend a lot less energy to stay in the air.
I think the "1/2 hour up the mountain" was timed by a mountain climber going straight up the mountain! The summit (prison building) was so high up. No wonder you two are in such good shape! Mountain climbing will burn those calories off quickly!
Excellent episode. Great mix of content. Beautiful locations, well shot/edited and love the music selection. Appreciate the historical context you add. Almost a commercialfor the cruising life
Your videos are fantastic. Somehow I have missed you over the last while. So am going to do a bit of bingeing! Thank you so much this is a particularly lovely CZcams. As for your courteous calm delivery it is really uplifting! Thank you so much.
Marvelous episode, love the dress Chessy allowed and fits the decorum perfectly. Your episode's are always a treat and with this one, we inherit some history. The cinematography, script and editing, as always is top notch. We love your channel and appreciate the time and extreme effort afforded us.
Always interesting video I discover places I never seen before.I passed capo carbonara on ship and east coast of sardegna forthy three years ago. Good and safe navigation for you two.Thank you.
Have you looked at anti-Roll devices? Atticus got one. You may be able to make them yourself though. A box about 30 cm deep and perhaps 1 meter square with say four louvered flaps in the bottom. Make it so that the flaps are easily removed and the box edges are foldable for storage. One of this size would hold 300 kg of water and that would be a good "sea anchor" effect. I've seen a couple of other mono hull channels use these. I don't know how good they work but the idea seems good. Nice hike to the castle! Good exploration. I like your music choices too. And... I LOVE your boat! Watched the boat tour vid and did a bit of research on these. Very nice live-aboard cruising boats.
I’ve looked into ‘flipper stoppers’ years ago & came to the conclusion they’re more trouble than they’re worth. Fiddly to fit, difficult to store and usually ended up making all sorts of banging ‘ creaking noises that became worse than the roll! I think designs may have improved, certainly for storage, maybe it’s worth another look. I could certainly have done with something last night, very folly and a packed anchorage so no chance of using a stern anchor.
For your walk planning bIm a huge fan of komoot on and off beaten track - used it all over Europe with planned routes, POI, gps tracking, turn by turn, import walks etc.. Gives grade, difficulty, and time based on your pace, activity e.g. run, hike, bike.
Thanks, and I looks like an interesting, diverting run, with a bit of everything. You were tempted to try the Straits of Messina..? We're heading to northern Sardinia (starting in Cannigione) later this year for our annual charter and very much looking forward to it.
We went through the straits on the way into the Med 3 years ago and very much enjoyed it. We showed the swordfish boats in that episode which are amazing. So we decided to do the South coast of Sicily this time, but I actually wish we had gone up the East coast of Sardinia and spent some time around the area you are starting. The Maddelena Islands are supposed to be stunning, and we would have liked to have gone across to Bonnifacio
22:04 gorgeous! Love your hikes and explanations. Here in 🇨🇦we travelled to Lake of the Woods, Ontario with RV, rent a fishing boat, meet up with family, loving our RV Star Link. The loon sounds magical…❤
Ah Sardinia!!! DREAM of many … yet avoided because of the EXCESSIVE (and uniquely Italian) exorbitant (i believe) 5 million third party liability insurance. I wonder how you navigated that? Ignore it? Obtain it locally?
We are not on a particular schedule but we could have been waiting for days. We would also have drifted off course . It is just one of those things. You make a call….
Well in normal circumstances you would just check into and Schengen zone country and be good for the whole zone so it's not about individual countries, But so far having been through Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Menorca and now Majorca no one has stamped our passports, just our crew list. This is great for us as the Schengen clock is not ticking but it really means if we do go from an Italian island to a Spanish one we should get the crew list stamped (or the passport if they insist on it). I have to say though the immigration guys don't seem to be bothered to do any of this stuff!
Will Fair Isle be heading towards barcelona sometime? Would absolutely love to meet you both. We're in Port Ginesta just south of Barcelona, an easy overnight run from the Balerics.
I don’t think we will be going past Barcelona I’m afraid, even though we would love to see it, just can’t do everything. I think our friend James in in Ginesta at the moment with his Amel stuck there because the travel lift had died, he’s not happy!
@@craigsimmons4514 So many good options! Depends on how long you have of course and when you are doing it, for instance if you are hitting Greece mid summer I would go South around the capes not through the Corinth canal. There’s lovely places like Monemvasia down South and you won’t have the hordes of charter boats you’ll find in the Ionian, although the Levkas - Meganissi area is an amazing sailing playground off season. Then cut across the foot of Italy and go through the Messina strait, Aeolian isles, N Sicily then Sardinia. I would do the East coast not west as we’ve just done in fact if short on time & the wind right cut from Sicily to as far N in Sardinia as you can to the Madeleine islands, Corsica if you have time, at least make a stop eat Bonifacio ( I wish we had done those two things) Then across to Mahon and the fantastic N coast of Menorca, then Mallorca - if you enjoy stern tying in the little calas then the E coast, if you feel you have to go to Soller then the West & onward…
@@svfairisle Thanks for the advice. I hope to be doing the trip late summer - starting out from Turkey last week July or first week August. So, was thinking that things will be getting quieter by the time I hit the Ionian. Due to Brexit, will only have 90 days to get to Spain.
Fantástic vídeo as always. Too bad the water proof drone has such poor image quality. Sorry to say but it might hurt your videos. i always watch quality content like yours on a 4ktv, so any low quality is quite noticable, just wanted you to know cuz maybe you ate editing in a small screen and assume people are on theyre phones. Maybe you could attach a GoPro to the drone? Cheers mate.
@@reversingentropy No I’m working on the test video for the splash and I’ll give an update to the Egg. There’s a direct comparison in the video actually as the open sequence is on the Splash and the castle the Egg. It’s a bit unfair in the Egg actually as I made a mistake. My phone ran out of battery so I used Judys and all the settings are stored in the app on the phone not the drone which is strange. I nearly crashed it when I took off as the joysticks were transposed. I should have realised when I found that out that all the other settings were screwed. So it only recorded 720p and everything in auto. The colour looked very muddy
@@svfairisle Ohhh... that makes sense. 720p is defenetly not up to snuff nowadays 😅 im locking forward for the splash video, I only have a DJI fpv and im still trying to get the courage to fly it while sailing. Flying is the easy part, landing on the other hand is terrifying. Im trying to refit another sailboat in 30 days (video in the near future) and this one is much bigger so hopefully i can find a way to land an fpv somewhere. Im still to find cruising fpv footage from a sailing sailboat. Anyway im rambeling sorry. Keep um the amazing work, i just hit 1000subs, and i lock up to your channel as Beeing a exelent example of etical work. Thank you so much.
Cagliari? Sardinians will hate you for that pronunciation. Try again leaving the “g” silent or perhaps try it as “Cull-yi-ree”. At least you will be closer haha. We love Sardenga too.
The best way to deal with fine sand is to keep a bottle of baby powder in a zip lock bag on your tender. The baby powder will remove all sand from your legs and feet before stepping onboard.
Good tip... do you not end up with white footprints though?!
@@svfairisle Once the baby powder absorbs the moisture from the sand which takes seconds, the sand and powder will brush off easy with a soft brush or you can wipe off with a towel. Should not be any footprints.
How true that is about the cruising life.I left it behind 12 yrs ago and regretted it everyday since.
Thank you for the taste again though.
Currently sailing north east Sardinia, it is a stunning Island with incredible beaches. The winds are unpredictable though, got caught is a serious storm last August, be ready for anything the forecast is unreliable. Well worth the effort though.
BTW, one reason the birds fly so low to the water is an aerodynamic effect known as "ground effect". When a bird or airplane flies withing one-half wingspan of the ground/water, the compression of the air underneath the wing causes the induced drag (i.e., the drag induced by the airflow over the wing) to be cut dramatically. For a bird, this means they need to spend a lot less energy to stay in the air.
Makes sense, does look pretty effortless
I think the "1/2 hour up the mountain" was timed by a mountain climber going straight up the mountain! The summit (prison building) was so high up. No wonder you two are in such good shape! Mountain climbing will burn those calories off quickly!
Excellent episode. Great mix of content. Beautiful locations, well shot/edited and love the music selection. Appreciate the historical context you add. Almost a commercialfor the cruising life
Your videos are fantastic. Somehow I have missed you over the last while. So am going to do a bit of bingeing! Thank you so much this is a particularly lovely CZcams. As for your courteous calm delivery it is really uplifting! Thank you so much.
Marvelous episode, love the dress Chessy allowed and fits the decorum perfectly. Your episode's are always a treat and with this one, we inherit some history. The cinematography, script and editing, as always is top notch. We love your channel and appreciate the time and extreme effort afforded us.
Glad you liked it David, I've just uploaded the next episode so you have more to watch!
Very pretty places you both have shown us here on this video thank you. God Bless
Always interesting video
I discover places I never seen
before.I passed capo carbonara on ship and east coast of sardegna forthy three years ago.
Good and safe navigation for
you two.Thank you.
Have you looked at anti-Roll devices? Atticus got one. You may be able to make them yourself though.
A box about 30 cm deep and perhaps 1 meter square with say four louvered flaps in the bottom. Make it so that the flaps are easily removed and the box edges are foldable for storage.
One of this size would hold 300 kg of water and that would be a good "sea anchor" effect.
I've seen a couple of other mono hull channels use these. I don't know how good they work but the idea seems good.
Nice hike to the castle! Good exploration.
I like your music choices too.
And... I LOVE your boat! Watched the boat tour vid and did a bit of research on these. Very nice live-aboard cruising boats.
I’ve looked into ‘flipper stoppers’ years ago & came to the conclusion they’re more trouble than they’re worth. Fiddly to fit, difficult to store and usually ended up making all sorts of banging ‘ creaking noises that became worse than the roll! I think designs may have improved, certainly for storage, maybe it’s worth another look. I could certainly have done with something last night, very folly and a packed anchorage so no chance of using a stern anchor.
The Egadi islands will be the destination of my boat holidays. Thanks for the taste! Nice video.
Fabulous video, exploring Sicily and Sardinia which I know little about. Thank you. ⛵️
A visit here will change you!
I feel your pain. I think I spend half my life storing away things and the other half trying to remember where I put them.
bonjour vous etes déjà de retour !! bravo ..... quel talent steve et bientot en Corica...? bisous bernard
I anchored in that little cove in Sardinia last year, it was really busy with swimmers
A lovely video! Thank you!
What a beautiful place. Happy sailing!
Very nice, Thanks guy’s! 😊
Great channel friends
For your walk planning bIm a huge fan of komoot on and off beaten track - used it all over Europe with planned routes, POI, gps tracking, turn by turn, import walks etc.. Gives grade, difficulty, and time based on your pace, activity e.g. run, hike, bike.
Thanks will check it out
Thanks will check it out
Beautiful!!,
That was really wonderful. Thank you. BTW Steve, I think your dress sense is superb (but sadly unappreciated) 🤣
Thanks, and I looks like an interesting, diverting run, with a bit of everything. You were tempted to try the Straits of Messina..? We're heading to northern Sardinia (starting in Cannigione) later this year for our annual charter and very much looking forward to it.
We went through the straits on the way into the Med 3 years ago and very much enjoyed it. We showed the swordfish boats in that episode which are amazing. So we decided to do the South coast of Sicily this time, but I actually wish we had gone up the East coast of Sardinia and spent some time around the area you are starting. The Maddelena Islands are supposed to be stunning, and we would have liked to have gone across to Bonnifacio
❤❤❤❤ tyvm great video
22:04 gorgeous! Love your hikes and explanations. Here in 🇨🇦we travelled to Lake of the Woods, Ontario with RV, rent a fishing boat, meet up with family, loving our RV Star Link. The loon sounds magical…❤
Do you have the flat high performance or the normal dishy one works ok?
Ah Sardinia!!! DREAM of many … yet avoided because of the EXCESSIVE (and uniquely Italian) exorbitant (i believe) 5 million third party liability insurance. I wonder how you navigated that? Ignore it? Obtain it locally?
Our insurers did put any premium on us going to Sardinia, or Italy for that matter
@17:00 + why don't you just float around until the wind comes back? are you on a schedule? love your vids.
We are not on a particular schedule but we could have been waiting for days. We would also have drifted off course . It is just one of those things. You make a call….
Question about why you have to check in if Sardinia and Sicily are both part of Italy?
Well in normal circumstances you would just check into and Schengen zone country and be good for the whole zone so it's not about individual countries, But so far having been through Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Menorca and now Majorca no one has stamped our passports, just our crew list. This is great for us as the Schengen clock is not ticking but it really means if we do go from an Italian island to a Spanish one we should get the crew list stamped (or the passport if they insist on it). I have to say though the immigration guys don't seem to be bothered to do any of this stuff!
Is this a new boat
No its a Hans Christian 48T built on 2000
Will Fair Isle be heading towards barcelona sometime? Would absolutely love to meet you both. We're in Port Ginesta just south of Barcelona, an easy overnight run from the Balerics.
I don’t think we will be going past Barcelona I’m afraid, even though we would love to see it, just can’t do everything. I think our friend James in in Ginesta at the moment with his Amel stuck there because the travel lift had died, he’s not happy!
@@svfairisle he is also a good friend of ours, and he is definitely not a happy puppy at the moment.
News just in..! Late today or tmrw get splashed.. I can’t help think of all the fish that were saved in this whole drama!
That's great news, very pleased.
Great content as usual and what a wonderful 🍑
Nice video you missed Ustica Sicily.
Yes, a little out of the way, but I'm sure it's all the better for it. We love the less travelled places if we have time to get there.
Did you consider going through Messina Straits and heading to Sardinias north coast via that route?
We went that route on the way East into the Med so wanted to see something different, although we did love the Messina straits and the Aolean islands
@@svfairisle Thank you - I am planning to head west from Turkiye to the Balearics and am considering my routing options. Any thoughts?
@@craigsimmons4514 So many good options! Depends on how long you have of course and when you are doing it, for instance if you are hitting Greece mid summer I would go South around the capes not through the Corinth canal. There’s lovely places like Monemvasia down South and you won’t have the hordes of charter boats you’ll find in the Ionian, although the Levkas - Meganissi area is an amazing sailing playground off season. Then cut across the foot of Italy and go through the Messina strait, Aeolian isles, N Sicily then Sardinia. I would do the East coast not west as we’ve just done in fact if short on time & the wind right cut from Sicily to as far N in Sardinia as you can to the Madeleine islands, Corsica if you have time, at least make a stop eat Bonifacio ( I wish we had done those two things) Then across to Mahon and the fantastic N coast of Menorca, then Mallorca - if you enjoy stern tying in the little calas then the E coast, if you feel you have to go to Soller then the West & onward…
@@svfairisle Thanks for the advice. I hope to be doing the trip late summer - starting out from Turkey last week July or first week August. So, was thinking that things will be getting quieter by the time I hit the Ionian. Due to Brexit, will only have 90 days to get to Spain.
Fantástic vídeo as always. Too bad the water proof drone has such poor image quality. Sorry to say but it might hurt your videos. i always watch quality content like yours on a 4ktv, so any low quality is quite noticable, just wanted you to know cuz maybe you ate editing in a small screen and assume people are on theyre phones. Maybe you could attach a GoPro to the drone? Cheers mate.
Yes don’t worry I’m increasing unhappy with the quality of the Egg. But I have the new splash drone which is much better
@@svfairisle ohhh so sorry i thought this was the splash. 😂 My bad. Cheers thanks fo answering 😁
@@reversingentropy No I’m working on the test video for the splash and I’ll give an update to the Egg. There’s a direct comparison in the video actually as the open sequence is on the Splash and the castle the Egg. It’s a bit unfair in the Egg actually as I made a mistake. My phone ran out of battery so I used Judys and all the settings are stored in the app on the phone not the drone which is strange. I nearly crashed it when I took off as the joysticks were transposed. I should have realised when I found that out that all the other settings were screwed. So it only recorded 720p and everything in auto. The colour looked very muddy
@@svfairisle Ohhh... that makes sense. 720p is defenetly not up to snuff nowadays 😅 im locking forward for the splash video, I only have a DJI fpv and im still trying to get the courage to fly it while sailing. Flying is the easy part, landing on the other hand is terrifying. Im trying to refit another sailboat in 30 days (video in the near future) and this one is much bigger so hopefully i can find a way to land an fpv somewhere. Im still to find cruising fpv footage from a sailing sailboat. Anyway im rambeling sorry. Keep um the amazing work, i just hit 1000subs, and i lock up to your channel as Beeing a exelent example of etical work. Thank you so much.
😍😎Please Be Careful and Respectful to ALL THE INHABITANTS OF SARDINIA🇨🇮
lol in CORSICA.......!
We didn’t have time to go to Corsica unfortunately
U guys look like my parents
Good for you having such cool parents!
another top quality video. but the click bait worked
Judy thinks she’s too old to be considered click bait
@@svfairisle I beg to differ. Educated, eloquent and fit.
My thoughts exactly. Was gonna ask if they were experimenting with click bait. I thought they were classier than that.
Cagliari? Sardinians will hate you for that pronunciation. Try again leaving the “g” silent or perhaps try it as “Cull-yi-ree”. At least you will be closer haha. We love Sardenga too.