Sailing Videos

I'm not an experienced video producer, indeed, when I set off on my Round Britain bid in 2009, I had never edited any video at all, but I did have one thing in mind; it can't be boring. There are far too many short, unedited, unnarrated, tedious shots of the bow of a boat on youtube and I didn't want to copy them.
I wanted to portray what it is really like to set sail on a fairly daunting voyage for a totally inexperienced sailor. I wanted to show the guts of adventure, the unknown, the mistakes, the fear.

I wanted to do this without actually knowing what I was doing with video, so it may have been a slightly bigger undertaking than I could manage, but I certainly tried.
Don't expect to find the glossy image of the perfect escapism dream here, because you won't find it. This is the reality of what happened when a novice sailor bit off more than he could chew.

Episode 1: Departure

Episode 2: The liveaboar...

Episode 3: West Mersea

Episode 4: Rough and tumb...

Episode 5: Pye fleet, Sho...

Episode 6: Crossing the N...

Episode 7: Caught out

Episode 8: Deben to Lowes...

Interlude: Norfolk Broads

Episode 9: Lowestoft to W...

Episode 10: Sea Palling t...

Episode 11: Wells to Grim...

Episode 12: Repairs in We...

Episode 13: Company

Episode 14: Bridlington t...

Episode 15: Good progress

Episode 16: The power of ...

Episode 17: The end

Sailing DVD's

When you get bored of my stuff, there's always the professional films to check out :)

  • Deep Water
    Done by the folks behind the excellent mountaineering epic, Touching the Void, this is a true account of the famous Golden Globe race - the event that prepended Sir, to Robin Knox-Johnston. Rather than concentrate on the glory, the producers have opted to cover a lesser known competitor, Donald Crowhurst. This is a tragic tale with some excellent filming. A must see for any sailor.