Comentarii la: Sailing Orca Alley – un pasaj spre Gibraltar |. Ep162

De: @tomsteggles4489

@tomsteggles4489 — Mon, 04 May 2026 00:49:19 +0000

Sweet. Great boat. Great on shore sight seeing.

De: @jeroenbons637

@jeroenbons637 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:43:18 +0000

Funny you seem to sail the world and as soon as you are approaching GIB, misty in the distance, your face lits up and later on you confirm being happy as ever being back in “Britain” ‘ hip hip HURRAY ‘. I’m on home soil Fish and chips, warm beer, Curry, Brompton bikes, Guns defending the Empire, well the ROCK is for the home-sick…and….the restless. Our ‘two masted 32 meter’ fishing lugger ‘Sirius’ was moored in the commercial harbor during the Falkland crisis and we were carrying our Dutch Antillian Flag. She was Marine Grey with white lettering and Pappa Julia Alpha Kilo on the roof of her wheelhouse. Most service-men in their Royal Marine blues were Training their binoculars on us from the safety of their Frigate quarters and….saluting… when they passed by….. 4 weeks later we were back in Amsterdam.

De: @svgabrielle

@svgabrielle — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:18:53 +0000

Great to see your passage as we did same a year go November … great to see so many familiar places again. Also stayed in Ocean Village but then took a few months in Tangier before returning to Gib and hauling out over the border in La Linea.

Thanks for sharing your journey.

De: @leeburnside735

@leeburnside735 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:25:32 +0000

Great vid and thank you for the coffee and cake lovely meeting you both at ocean village I made it to Almirimar by skin of my teeth big seas hope you have great season take care Lee

De: @davidlanting8857

@davidlanting8857 — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:17:37 +0000

The hallmark of good seamanship is an uneventful passage. Well done.

De: @tonyjones99

@tonyjones99 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:28:12 +0000

Great Video. Many Thanks.

De: @pleiadesdriver1

@pleiadesdriver1 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:42:46 +0000

Ocean Village is an OK Marina. Sometimes a bit noisy with all the clubs there. Spent many nights there while doing our RYA courses. I prefer Queensway Quay though as I thought is was quieter and a little more convenient to the supermarket. Plus we loved the restaurants there, which catered more to good food rather than night life. Also, we were able to have work done on the boat on the dock. All in all we've loved the many times we've visited the Rock.

De: @donnydonny7770

@donnydonny7770 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:11:15 +0000

Shame we missed you, would have been great to say hello. We were in Gib 22/2 – 28/2. Another time…

De: @SkipperSiCoates

@SkipperSiCoates — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:10:52 +0000

Appreciate you have a get out of Brexit passport… but would love to hear your ideas on how to manage the shengen shuffle… best show !

De: @ianhorne8144

@ianhorne8144 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:30:06 +0000

Having sailed extensively in that area since the orcas became an issue and having completed your recent trip more than a handful of times, I wouldn’t personally, be quite so blasé about your boat being so impervious to orca attacks. I agree that spade rudders are far more vulnerable, but I’ve seen first hand, the severe damage inflicted on substantially built boats. I remember seeing one heavy displacement boat with a rudder fully supported like on a HC and yes, the metalwork remained in situ after the attack albeit it was bent. However, there was very little grp left – just bare SS tangs. Don’t underestimate the sheer power of those whales! I saw no shame in staying close inshore from Cadiz until east of Tarifa and on more than one occasion, witnessed distress calls from those that didn’t. In the end, you ended up doing pretty well that anyway.