I write this from a cafe in Jamestown, Rhode Island USA, looking out across the East Passage of Narragansett Bay to Newport, the finish port for the Royal Western Yacht…
Kass Schmitt
Channel Hopping: Ryan to the Rescue
Some recent videos and articles about migrant rescues have got our resident YouTube fanatic up on a soapbox
Channel Hopping: A Green Heading go on an SUP, surf and sail tour of Europe
A Green Heading is a new YouTube channel following the travels of 30-somethings Leo Stephan (German) and Pernille Hvolgaard (Danish) aboard their 1986 Hallberg-Rassy 352. Leo is the son of…
A Starlink is Born: Why I’m loving Jaywalking The World
He initially settled on a 1977 Project 31 motor cruiser, but it was not long before he felt hampered by the small size and restricted range of his new home,…
Love is the Drogue: Why I’m hooked on Sail Life’s YouTube channel
Our resident YouTube aficionado Kass Schmitt tunes in to Sail Life to find out if true love can help Mads Dahlke finally break his fettling addiction and untie the lines.
British rivals to Sailing La Vagabonde? Introducing Sailing Cadoha
I’m not just talking in terms of popularity. The UK is certainly well represented among the most popular sailing vlogs (Sailing Ruby Rose, Adventures of an old Seadog, and Sailing…
Channel Hopping: Lee Shores, Lazy Jacks and Lunches is back, and better than ever
Flying home to France after a week in London on business, I was treated to lovely views of the Solent. It made me so homesick that I just had to…
Duracell refit: From Vendée Globe legend to comfortable world cruiser
Let me tell you a story about a young man, a boat builder and a sailor who, after some adventures at sea, heard about a legendary old race boat which…
Channel Hopping: Alluring Arctic suffers engine failure at 62° North
I’m not sure why I was so late to the party when it comes to the channel Alluring Arctic, but having taken the bait on a recent title which included…
Alone at sea with whooping cough
What could be safer than being alone in the middle of the ocean during a pandemic? This has been a frequent response to the news that this year’s Original Singlehanded…
10 of the best Youtube boat restorations
Boat restoration projects on Youtube never get old – for a start: the boats are often older than the people restoring them! But for anyone considering taking on a project,…
Youtube sailing: 6 of the best episodes about learning lessons at sea
A hallmark of a great sailor is the ability to keep calm in a crisis, deal with it, and bounce back. I write a monthly column all about the latest…