Solo trip to the Azores - YouTube

Thanks Just Saying. Oh, I'm far too old to be offended by critics (who often have at least an element of right on their side -- even if they express it unfairly.) They are often quite amusing. I was seemingly held responsible for a lack of wind in the Hebrides by one rather rude gent recently. :-) The vast, vast majority of people on my site are kind and offer constructive advice and/or words of encouragement. Sailing technique aside, it is enough to restore one's faith in human nature. I'll soon be 'retiring' from YouTube, but I don't regret the experience.
 
Patrick Laine said:
I'll soon be 'retiring' from YouTube, but I don't regret the experience.
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That's a shame; I've rather enjoyed following your adventures. Like many here, I prefer them to the scuba diving bikini babes and beaus (even if that is a just a sign that I'm closer in age to you than them.)
I found your parking techniques useful too, and no-one seemed to be able to explain a better way of doing it single-handed on a short pontoon.
 
Patrick Laine said:
I'll soon be 'retiring' from YouTube.
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That’s a real shame Patrick.

Your videos have always provided an excellent insight in how to manage a single crewed boat, with a skipper having to make decisions we have all had to make, standing off the Azores (or anywhere) in less than favourable conditions, outrunning storms, gear failure, arriving in unknown ports, problem solving, SLEEP!

So many things and not a hint of BS that you sometimes get from other sailors.

And as you know, the life of the skipper is exactly the same even if say your wife is there to help with some of the watch keeping, mooring etc.

There’s a lot of responsibility being a skipper

Your videos demonstrated that really well.

We’ll miss your input and now just have Leo to look forward to:

https://youtu.be/3FJdat-GpJU

We’ve enjoyed the ride :encouragement:
 
Just_sayin' said:
That’s a real shame Patrick.

Your videos have always provided an excellent insight in how to manage a single crewed boat, with a skipper having to make decisions we have all had to make, standing off the Azores (or anywhere) in less than favourable conditions, outrunning storms, gear failure, arriving in unknown ports, problem solving, SLEEP!

So many things and not a hint of BS that you sometimes get from other sailors.

And as you know, the life of the skipper is exactly the same even if say your wife is there to help with some of the watch keeping, mooring etc.

There’s a lot of responsibility being a skipper

Your videos demonstrated that really well.

We’ll miss your input and now just have Leo to look forward to:

https://youtu.be/3FJdat-GpJU

We’ve enjoyed the ride :encouragement:
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+1 .. always a pleasure to watch and very relatable.
 
Real shame endeed if we cannot see and listen Patrick's sailing videos again. They are best sailing videos there is. Practical and yes it is good that he speaks a lot. We have enough videos with sailing, sailing, sailing, one or two sentence, sailing..or bikinies/food/bikinies/food....Patrik is very clear when he speaks and he speaks about what the vaste majority of us wants to hear concerning boats and what it is like out sailing out there with an average boat. I got first interested about him because his family name Laine is a common name in Finland from where I am but then was hooked on his videos. Someone said his dialect does not refer him to be a French, but I understood from videos that he has been a pilot in French AF. He might also be a Swiss having a boat in France.
 
thoroughly enjoyed your films Patrick, Ive watched Christian Williams on his trips to Hawaii. Really liked his humour and thought provoking dialog.

Steveeasy
 
Thanks for the kind request KAL. I'm planning to sail to and around Iceland in the Spring/Summer of 2019. I'll bring my camera along, but am not currently planning to film the 'day-by-day' aspects of that passage. If there is something of interest/unusual, I'll film it and post, otherwise, probably not. I'll leave the other videos up until I return from that passage. There are lots of good sailing vlogs out there now. No need to continue with an old man's prolonged mid-life crisis. :-)
 
Patrick Laine said:
Thanks for the kind request KAL. I'm planning to sail to and around Iceland in the Spring/Summer of 2019. I'll bring my camera along, but am not currently planning to film the 'day-by-day' aspects of that passage. If there is something of interest/unusual, I'll film it and post, otherwise, probably not. I'll leave the other videos up until I return from that passage. There are lots of good sailing vlogs out there now. No need to continue with an old man's prolonged mid-life crisis. :-)
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I like them ... a lot.
 
Patrick Laine said:
Thanks for the kind request KAL. I'm planning to sail to and around Iceland in the Spring/Summer of 2019. I'll bring my camera along, but am not currently planning to film the 'day-by-day' aspects of that passage. If there is something of interest/unusual, I'll film it and post, otherwise, probably not. I'll leave the other videos up until I return from that passage. There are lots of good sailing vlogs out there now. No need to continue with an old man's prolonged mid-life crisis. :-)
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Oh No... In a Ruth Archer voice from the Archers (BBC Radio 4)

Patrick as you lived in the UK for some years I hope you understand the humour.

I've really appreciated your video's and hope you continue doing some even if it is just the highlights of a trip. There are a small band of sailors who do the "real stuff" and record it skillfully, and you are one of them sir.
 
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Many thanks to all for the kind thoughts. This YouTube thing turned out to be quite a bit of fun, so I am indebted to my daughter for persuading me to give it a try. (I only deleted 4 comments in all of this time for extreme vulgarity/rudeness. That was a huge surprise to me. The vast majoirty of people were polite and constructive in their comments/critiques.) I'm currently installing an inner forestay for a solent in preparation for my trip to Iceland next season. I don't want to commit to more videos, but I may be back. :-) Fair winds to all.
 
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