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Reefing in 20-knot gusts #sailing

Reefing in 20-knot gusts #sailing

20-knot winds & choppy waves, in my 20' boat. This time, can I get the sails up?

20-knot winds & choppy waves, in my 20' boat. This time, can I get the sails up?

How to make the perfect YT sailing video

How to make the perfect YT sailing video

Across the River Blackwater to Salcott Creek - and I (briefly) go aground again.

Across the River Blackwater to Salcott Creek - and I (briefly) go aground again.

Dramatic purple sky & green water #sailing

Dramatic purple sky & green water #sailing

Dramatic purple sky, green water - River Blackwater, Essex 2023

Dramatic purple sky, green water - River Blackwater, Essex 2023

Went to test myself in gusty wind... and chickened out

Went to test myself in gusty wind... and chickened out

Sailing to the Gunfleet wind farm - solo, in my 20' boat

Sailing to the Gunfleet wind farm - solo, in my 20' boat

From a dinghy to a BIGGER boat - 6 things I've had to get used to

From a dinghy to a BIGGER boat - 6 things I've had to get used to

Sails nicely balanced #sailing

Sails nicely balanced #sailing

Feeling uneasy heading out to sea #sailing

Feeling uneasy heading out to sea #sailing

Crossing a shallow sandbank #sailing

Crossing a shallow sandbank #sailing

Stuck aground at high tide #sailing

Stuck aground at high tide #sailing

Reefing practice, 20-knot gusts #sailing

Reefing practice, 20-knot gusts #sailing

Winter sail #sailing

Winter sail #sailing

Joseph Conrad describes a boat disappearing into an Essex creek #sailing

Joseph Conrad describes a boat disappearing into an Essex creek #sailing

Going aground for the night, River Blackwater #sailing

Going aground for the night, River Blackwater #sailing

First time out to sea, in a 20’ boat #sailing

First time out to sea, in a 20’ boat #sailing

Around the Dengie Peninsula - solo, in my 20' boat

Around the Dengie Peninsula - solo, in my 20' boat

Reefing under sail (not using engine): 2 ways that work for me, & 2 that don't

Reefing under sail (not using engine): 2 ways that work for me, & 2 that don't

2 reefing problems & how I solved them

2 reefing problems & how I solved them

Reefing practice in 20 knot gusts

Reefing practice in 20 knot gusts

First time up the coast - single-handed, in a 20' boat (Norfolk Gypsy).

First time up the coast - single-handed, in a 20' boat (Norfolk Gypsy).

Reefing (hove-to) & a fast sail - in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

Reefing (hove-to) & a fast sail - in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

Checking out a mud flat, trying a new tiller pilot & practising reefing - in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

Checking out a mud flat, trying a new tiller pilot & practising reefing - in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

From dinghy to Norfolk Gypsy

From dinghy to Norfolk Gypsy

Winter sail (nothing much happens)

Winter sail (nothing much happens)

Stuck aground at high tide

Stuck aground at high tide

Boat tour: Norfolk Gypsy - 20' gunter-rigged sailing boat (pocket cruiser)

Boat tour: Norfolk Gypsy - 20' gunter-rigged sailing boat (pocket cruiser)

Sheet to tiller steering, second attempt

Sheet to tiller steering, second attempt

Sheet to tiller steering, first attempt

Sheet to tiller steering, first attempt

First time out to sea, in a 20' boat

First time out to sea, in a 20' boat

Up the Colne to Alresford Creek

Up the Colne to Alresford Creek

Going aground for the night, River Blackwater

Going aground for the night, River Blackwater