YouTube Vid…..The Restless Wind…..sailing in 1956

[Wansworth]

Worth a watch

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Worth a watch

Canny see the link .

 

[Wansworth]

Canny see the link .

There is err you have to go to YouTube. The restless windyachting

 

[bikedaft]

It is v good, thanks.

Has anyone got the book of the same name?

 

[Fire99]

Really enjoyed that. Great adventure and making do with basic of the basic gear..

 

[Adios]

for the lazy ones like me who prefer a link

Over the years I've found in charity shops a lot of books written in the late 40s and 50s about boating exploits. I guess the war might have had an impact on peoples adventurousness. The travel during the war had probably expanded a lot of peoples horizons and the danger had probably made setting sail in a small boat seem reasonably safe in comparison.

And presumably there were a huge number more who didn't write a book about it. These days I wonder if there's a sailing couple who isn't vlogging their every move. It feels like the phrase should be changed to if a tree falls in a forest and a youtube video wasn't made about it did it really fall?

Once again though a 25ft boat is sufficient for a couple to cross oceans. How pampered we've become

 

[bikedaft]

for the lazy ones like me who prefer a link

Over the years I've found in charity shops a lot of books written in the late 40s and 50s about boating exploits. I guess the war might have had an impact on peoples adventurousness. The travel during the war had probably expanded a lot of peoples horizons and the danger had probably made setting sail in a small boat seem reasonably safe in comparison.

And presumably there were a huge number more who didn't write a book about it. These days I wonder if there's a sailing couple who isn't vlogging their every move. It feels like the phrase should be changed to if a tree falls in a forest and a youtube video wasn't made about it did it really fall?

Once again though a 25ft boat is sufficient for a couple to cross oceans. How pampered we've become

Yes...

Also, buying a boat and sailing out of the UK was the only way to take money out of the country (legally) then. I'm sure that increased the numbers.