Favorite sailing video blogs

[nquigley]

I couldn't find this topic elsewhere in the forums, so I decided to start it here.
I thought this could be a place share links to video blogs about sailing adventures, boat repair projects, etc, that we think others on the Ericson forums might appreciate.
My prompt for this post was that the cold weather and short daylight (tomorrow is the hibernal solstice, so it gets better from here) are keeping me indoors more, which is making me get my sailing fix on-line.

I've followed a few YouTube video blogs for a while - mostly solo sailors and couples cruising their boat on a shoestring in the Caribbean and elsewhere (sailinguma, sailingnandji, adventuresofanoldseadog, untiethelines, etc), but a couple days ago I discovered a vblog that I thought everyone who frequents our Maintenance sub-forum might appreciate.
It's in the theme of, 'I guess my project isn't really that bad, considering...'

I can hardly turn away (I'm up to Episode 13)...
SV Tally Ho Youtube vbog - EP 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhTu3aGM60

 

[Loren Beach]

Thanks!
I am up to episode 9. Out of time right now for more.

 

[Geoff W.]

Why, Christian Williams of course.

Otherwise, Patrick Laine is another great solo sailor whose videos are about the actual experience of sailing instead of generating clicks via T&A thumbnails. Of course I don't have anything in particular against T&A, but the Youtube sailing blog scene seems to be a little same-same in that direction.

Patrick: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZSvXwSH6flqA0q_EEDDBQ

 

[Christian Williams]

For maintenance and boatbuilding:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TipsfromaShipWright

 

[Gary Holford]

My current favorite is Project Atticus. It starts from buying a new old boat, rebuilding and then finally cruising. Entertaining, informative and with good production values.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPha8eYxi9Y

 

[Loren Beach]

Several sailing buddies have been following this one. There are quite a few linked video's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qGsEo7G-Eg

"Acorn to Arabella"

 

[woolamaloo]

Tally-Ho

I watch several different YouTube sailing channels as my wife dozes off at night. The one she always stays awake for is Leo Goolden at Sampson Boat Works as he rebuilds Tally-Ho. She's so taken with his project that on a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest, we stopped and had a brief visit with him in Sequim, WA.

 

[alcodiesel]

This thread is a great idea! While watching others I bumped into this. I never knew one could build a modern yacht out of wood. Of course you already knew it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_9f5duGGmA

 

[nquigley]

I watch several different YouTube sailing channels as my wife dozes off at night. The one she always stays awake for is Leo Goolden at Sampson Boat Works as he rebuilds Tally-Ho. She's so taken with his project that on a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest, we stopped and had a brief visit with him in Sequim, WA.
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Cool experience for you both.
I binge-watched a bit last night - I'm up to EP 30 now. Spoiler alert - this series gets better and better with each episode.
I actually like that there's minimal 'production' flair in his videos, unlike many of the other sailing vbloggers that are literally making a living from their Panteon donations - which requires very high-quality videos (and they are impressive videography efforts! - see 'Sailing Uma' as an example)

This guy will certainly have his own yard in the UK soonish - presumably if/when he sails Tally Ho 'home'.

 

[Mark F]

Great thread.

It is fun watching the video quality and production value go up over time. For me it started with SV Delos. In addition to some of the above:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLc83k5o11EIF1lEo0VmuQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xDht2blPNWdVtl9PkDmgA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvJGfEEg7R04-ifkg_FFnaw
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkExLY1E6CE-GPsMCdSjmxQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv34WrsGkr6FXLYz1AOL7A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbU2ulPD3rJ4OZCNH7-gjjQ
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdQjaSoLjIzFnWsDQOv4ww
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr9pCaMpbVNa6OHC4We2nTA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSG2rLXWSP-nG0jCMGoT3lg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0kDqq-pSzdqFUk3oTaHBuA
and for the wooden boat enthusiasts;
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPTQ5iWOL1F0KLY09JmovfQ

Yea I have a problem.