RESCUED!!! On my first true dinghy cruise in the bike-towed micro glamper "First Mod".

Описание: It was fun, until it was too much fun. I took off for a multi-day dinghy cruise to Palo Alto in dead wind, then the wind picked up. At the time of the rescue it was blowing 35-40 knot gusts with 4-6' wind waves. Despite poor radio skills I was able to call for help and get it! Thanks so much to Mark and Adam from Coyote Point Harbor Patrol for their help getting me out of the chop and into the breakwater, where I chilled for 2 nights in my boom tent, and thoroughly enjoyed my dad's birthday.

This vid is a continuation of my Bike Sailing project that I've been doing for the past 7-8 years. I like getting into nature without relying on cars, trucks, and airplanes. As you can see in the vids, I use an electric folding bike to tow my boat to and from the water. The boat is a 350 pound scaled up First Mate designed by Ross Lillistone. The mods to allow bike towing are my own inventions. The use of translucent G10 as the hull material is my own choice, and indeed Ross Lillistone discouraged this choice initially. The plans called for 1/4" marine plywood. This boat has some excellent safety features including fore and aft buoyancy compartments, a reefable balanced lug sail, and side decks, and is meant to withstand severe conditions. While I never capsized on this outing, I would say I have a lot to learn about how to handle heavy weather.

I appreciate all the tips I've received on my various vids. I acknowledge that I get in over my head sometimes, but the alternative (staying home) doesn't feel like an option to me. I have been steadily upping my skills to be able to handle the conditions of San Francisco Bay, and regularly getting surprised as well.


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00:00 Introduction (biking the First Mod through the city)
00:24 On the water, in the flood tide
03:30 Me looking happy & a little freaked out, sailing the fastest I'd ever gone
04:14 Feeling lucky to be warm & dry, telling the story of what happened
08:18 Getting towed back to safe harbour
09:42 Waking up in my beautiful boom tent in Coyote Point
11:55 Going sailing with my Dad for his 82nd birthday!
15:20 Reflections on the bigger picture & my sailing goals
17:05 Testing out some taglines...
18:15 Working with the tide is key!
19:38 Reflections on "to motor or not to motor"
20:08 Reflections on goals with the "micro glamping" to timelapse of packing down the tent
26:43 Reflections on the Dr. Maria Nemeth way...