I try full sails & then one reef, to see which drives my Norfolk Gypsy along the quickest.

In a gusty wind I make lots of silly mistakes, have lines flapping everywhere, & then coming back to the marina make a mess of a docking manoeuvre. All good fun. 0:00 Intro & setting off 0:41 Lots of mistakes & lines everywhere 6:27 Hove-to & good sailing 13:28 New docking technique goes very wrong

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In my 20' Norfolk Gypsy I go out in a pretty brisk wind, with wind against tide making for a lot of choppy waves. The last time I tried this, I chickened out. How will it go this time around?

Here is all my accumulated experience of watching & making sailing videos on YouTube, in 3 minutes. I hope it's helpful.

I head up Salcott Creek on the north side of the River Blackwater, going past West Mersea. And I briefly go aground again.

Came across some striking colours of the sky and water, sailing on the River Blackwater - going past Stone & Ramsey Island. (Yes, it really looked like this - I didn't add any fancy filters).

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I decided to see how I would cope with a fairly gusty wind (in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy), and some choppy waves sent me scuttling straight back to the marina.

I sail out to the Gunfleet wind farm in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy, and have an unexpected encounter with "the world's last seagoing paddle steamer" (built in 1946).

Two years ago I bought a 20' Norfolk Gypsy (24' including the bowsprit). As I'd only sailed dinghies before, it felt pretty big to me. Here are the main things I've had to get used to, moving up from a dinghy to a bigger boat. 00:00 Intro 01:50 Everything is bigger and heavier 06:10 Mooring or marina? 10:21 Docking & mooring 15:33 Transporting, launching & retrieving 18:20 Navigation & planning 20:10 Equipment, maintenance & safety

Gusty day, practising reefing by going hove-to, in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

I get my 20' Norfolk Gypsy stuck on the bank of a creek at high water.

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My first trip out to sea, sailing 5 miles out from the mouth of the River Blackwater, Essex.

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An excerpt from Joseph Conrad's novel, "Chance", which most likely describes Havengore Creek on the Essex coast, close to the mouth of the Thames.

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