Beware the Man who Dreams by Day...
...for he may act on his dreams with open eyes to make them possible. Paraphrased from Poe. In this episode, I go through a final walk around on Osprey before I depart for the first part of my big 2025 sailing adventures, a 250N shakedown voyage to the boatyard. After that, of course, we have a solo transatlantic to the UK for the Fastnet race in July- so this is a crucial stage before any of that can become possible. We take a look at the new lithium ion phosphate battery system, the solar charging set up, and the Balmar alternator smart controllers. Come join me with 6 hours on the countdown to departure. Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A's, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: / themariner ? You can also join this channel on Youtube to get access to the same perks as on Patreon: / @csmthemariner ? Travel Episodes, Solo on an 80ft yacht in the North Atlantic. 'After voyaging from Canada to the UK with a separate crew, CSM sailed the 80ft Gran Mistral 'Weddell'', single-handedly from Southampton to Reykjavik, Iceland. There he met a new crew. After sail repairs, provisioning and safety training, they set sail for St. John's, Newfoundland; 1700Nm away. It was September and heavy weather was expected. What we got was a 'Super Storm'. See the latest episode here: - Southseaman 4 & First ... ? Follow up the back story in this playlist: - UK to Iceland- Sailing... ? CSM: Iceland-Canada Footage Commentary Live-streamed narration of video from this voyage, with live chat responses from Patrons on all the seamanship details. Sign up at: / themariner ? or via Youtube membership: / @csmthemariner ? Audio: Mariner's Library Podcast: #254? | 'The Southseaman' | Weston Martyr | Part 3 After reading so many sailing books from the past 120 years I am starting to recognize certain authors who I had never heard of before starting the Mariner's Library who were giants within the sailing community a life time ago. One of the most commonly referenced authors from the first half of the 20th century has to be Weston Martyr, and the book everyone compliments is 'The Southseaman'. Available anywhere you stream podcasts: https://Themarinerslib...? Get a better deal on your next boat insurance policy. Connect with our partner Edward William Insurance to make insurance simple and straight forward, whatever your style of sailing. FOR A 10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR NEXT POLICY Quote the code MARINER10 to receive 10% off at checkout, or better still follow this link: https://www.edwardwill...? If you chose to accept a policy with Edward William you will be supporting the Mariner with 10% of your policy payment. Please give me feedback on your interaction. To hear my personal research regarding this insurance broker who I also have a policy with, and the Q & A I had with their COO before making the decision to creating to partner with them; check out The Mariner Podcast #118? https://themariner.pod...? #navy? #shipping? #ships? #ocean? #sailing? #yacht? #themariner
