Latest videos
We take part in the annual Brixham Heritage Regatta again. Spoilers...we didn't win.
An autumn sail from Brixham harbour, down the coast to Elbury cove. Testing my depth sounder/fishfinder and the Orca Display 2. Lots of seals.
We review the Orca App, Display 2, core 2 and look at the wireless charging mount.
We enter the Dittisham Regatta and definitely don't win.
Our four Tiny Gaffers from the Dart continue their mini cruise along the south coast.
An overview of the 2025 Rolex Fastnet yacht race from the point of view of four competing teams and their long suffering support crew. details of the RORC Griffen Project can be found here: https://rorc.org/the-griffin-fund Details for Ellie Driver Racing here: https://www.elliedriverracing.com/
Continuing west after the bad weather, four small gaff rigged boats leave the Dart and sail round to Salcombe. Fog, rain, dolphins etc.
A group of small boats mainly based in the Dart planned to go west and have a week away together. The weather had its say and plans needed to change. this little video is Morning Vicar sailing from Brixham to meet up with them in Dartmouth. It's the first in a series.
An overview of the various sailing controls on a small gaff sloop.
No 44 First proper sail of the season. A circumnavigation of the Orestone. bit of a shakedown sail in the middle of April.
I swap out my 6hp Tohatsu petrol for a Torqeedo 1003 and see if it will cope with my 1.5 ton Cornish Shrimper.
Launching at Galmpton for the new season and bringing the boat round to Brixham.
How much does it cost to keep a Cornish Shrimper in one of the premier sailing locations in the UK. Find out here.
A joint trip with two shrimpers over two days from the Dart to Brixham and back. Some thoughts about sailing in company and a brief comparison betwwen mk1 and mk2 cornish shrimpers.
A case study on fitting a chartplotter to a small sailboat after many years of using tablet navigation with an IPad.
Dartmouth out of season. What is it like? Morning Vicar is an old, mk1 Cornish Shrimper 19. we sail the river at the end of October and take little trip up the coast to Scabacombe.
