Sailing South: Dover, Storms and the Bay of Biscay

This time on Distant Shores, we complete warranty work on our Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and begin a voyage south from the Netherlands. We take refuge from a major storm in the UK in the port of Dover, and explore the historic castle and fortress before sailing west to Falmouth to prepare for a crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Along the way, we discuss calculating and working with currents and explain an important collision regulation regarding ships with restricted manoeuvrability. #raymarine #navionics #hybridelectric 00:00 Introduction and Episode Summary 00:48 Previously on Distant Shores 01:30 One-year warranty work; upgrading hybrid electric propulsion system 04:30 Cruise planning - Netherlands, UK, Bay of Biscay to Spain 05:28 Chartplotting - determining and working with currents 06:18 Code Zero Sailing: Crossing the North Sea and English Channel to the UK 08:19 Arrival in the UK at the Port of Dover 09:30 Storm delay! How we set up the boat in Dover as Storm Amy blows through. 12:29 A visit to Dover Castle 15:45 Sailing from Dover to Chichester Harbour and delivery of MSOS offshore medical kits. 18:05 Collision Regulations (COLREGS) - avoiding ships in narrow channels in the Solent 19:31 Overfalls at the Needles. What overfalls are and how they form. 19:59 Overnight passage from the Solent to Falmouth. 20:11 Next Time... Orca Territory! Crossing the English Channel and Bay of Biscay to Spain 20:32 Final Credits ⛵️ Our Boat: Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat with variable-draft swing-keel https://distantshores.ca/about-us/the-boats/ ⛵️Yacht Manufacturer: Enksail Yachts / Gebroeders van Enkhuizen Yachtbuilding https://enksail.gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/en/ ♥️ Partners: Celestaire Sextants: https://www.celestaire.com/ Combi Electric Propulsion Systems: https://combi-outboards.com/en De Vries Sails: https://www.devriessails.nl/ ePropulsion: https://www.epropulsion.com/ Gill Marine: https://www.gillmarine.com/ GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/product/oceanchef-3-induction-cooker Highfield Boats: https://www.highfieldboats.com/ Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/ Ocean Safety: https://www.oceansafety.com/ Precision Sails: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/ PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/ Seldén Mast: https://www.seldenmast.com/ Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/ Super B Lithium Batteries: https://www.super-b.com/en 🎁 Gifts for Sailors! Own the Whole Distant Shores Collection: All 157 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads (no longer available on DVD) through the Distant Shores website. This is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Information and order here: https://www.distantshores.ca/sailingdvds/catalog/ ⚓️ Join the Distant Shores Community! Distant Shores videos are made possible by the support of Distant Shores Patrons. Join our community on Patreon for group coaching, early ad-free viewing of videos, invitations to meetups and other special events as well as member-only livestreams, tutorials and Q&A's. We'd love to welcome you aboard! https://www.youtube.com/distantshorestv You can also connect with us on: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/distantshorestv FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/distantshorestv SPONSORSHIP & BUSINESS INQUIRIES: info@distantshores.ca Thank you for watching! Sheryl and Paul Aboard SV Distant Shores IV