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Happy Afloat Sailing
by The Happy Afloat Crew
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge!Tales of family adventures at sea. We are a sailing family from the UK, not sailing around the world and loving it! In each episode, we have a chat about aspects of cruising a sailing boat in the UK with the kids. www.happyafloat.com
Episodes
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UK Sailing Adventure - Handa Island to Loch Laxford
Summer Adventure – Part 16 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit Handa Island and Loch Laxford, then discover all our anodes are missing! Visit our website to see the...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Shiant Islands to Stornoway
Summer Adventure – Part 15 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we finally see some whales and visit Stornoway. Visit our website to see the maps. www.happyafloat.com Music by...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Loch Finsbay to Shiant Islands
Summer Adventure – Part 14 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit the Harris marina and the stunning Shiant Islands. Bonus binaural content after the outro music....
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UK Sailing Adventure - Lochmaddy to Loch Finsbay
Summer Adventure – Part 13 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit the 'Hut of Shadows' and reach the furthest point north we have ever been! www.happyafloat.com Music…
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UK Sailing Adventure - Vatersay to Lochmaddy
Summer Adventure – Part 12 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we leave the small island of Vatersay and visit the "Wizard Pool". We also discuss entertainment 80's style!...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Canna to Vatersay
Summer Adventure – Part 11 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, leave Canna and head to the Outer Hebrides and the small island of Vatersay. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Kerrera to Canna
Summer Adventure – Part 10 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, leave Kerrera and head to the small island of Canna. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects:...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Oban
Summer Adventure – Part 9 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we visit Oban the seafood capital of Scotland. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects:...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Corpach to Dunstaffnage
Summer Adventure – Part 8 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we leave the Caledonian Canal and visit Dunstaffnage. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon Sound...
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UK Sailing Adventure - The Caledonian Canal
Summer Adventure – Part 7 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we cross Scotland with a transit of the Caledonian Canal. www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Hartlepool to Inverness
Summer Adventure - Part 6 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer sailing adventure and want to take you with us. In this episode, we head to Scottish waters. We are chased by the fog and we complete our longest passage to date....
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UK Sailing Adventure - Weather Bound in Hartlepool
Summer Adventure - Part 5 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we are weather bound in Hartlepool for 48hrs. We fix stuff, eat fish & chips and make a pilgrimage to an ice cream…
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UK Sailing Adventure - Harwich to Hartlepool
Summer Adventure - Part 4 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we leave Harwich and set sail for Hartlepool. Stuff starts breaking, we get caught in a thunderstorm and will we run out…
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UK Sailing Adventure - The Bright Lights of Harwich
Summer Adventure - Part 3 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we leave the Walton Backwaters for the bright lights of Harwich. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects:...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Walton Backwaters
Summer Adventure - Part 2 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are going on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, anchored in the Walton Backwaters, we track down the source of the water in the bilge, sit out a thunderstorm and go...
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UK Sailing Adventure - Leaving Chatham
Summer Adventure - Part 1 We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! We are going on a summer adventure and want to take you along. In this episode, we set sail and discover water in the bilge, we are sinking? www.happyafloat.com #3DAudio #binaural Music by Leon...
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How We Anchor
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we explain how we anchor, while anchored in a gusty & noisy F7 wind. Also tales from our month in the boatyard. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/...
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How We Navigate
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we explain how we navigate around Britain. What apps, charts and other sources of info we recommend. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/...
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You’ve Got The Power!
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we give power to the people and we explain how you can escape the ties of shore power! We discuss our battery and solar setup. We also talk about our new freezer and the first sail of the year!...
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First step upgrades
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we focus on top tips for upgrading the comfort factor aboard. Including how to stop the smell from a stinky head and how to get a good nights sleep. www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects:...
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How to buy a boat
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode, we focus on top tips for buying your boat and discover that there are actually boats made of chocolate out there too! www.happyafloat.com Music by Leon Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/...
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Which boat should you buy to sail your family around the UK?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode we discuss what key features you should consider, when contemplating which boat to buy to sail your family around the UK. Most importantly, are two heads better than one? www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects:...
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Learning to sail how hard can it be?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! In this episode we discuss the advantages of formal yacht training courses, the fun of bareboat chartering and how to build sea miles for all the family. www.happyafloat.com Sound Effects: https://freesound.org/s/77692/...
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How to get your kids onboard with the crazy plan!
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! Our focus this time is the children, how do you get kids onboard with the parents' crazy idea to sail around Britain? You need to sow seeds that will spark their adventurous nature! In this episode we discuss a range of...
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Is a UK circumnavigation better than sailing around the world?
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge! COVID 19 & BREXIT are just two reasons why you might consider staying in UK waters and ticking off that circumnavigation of Britain. We discuss the implications of the Schengen agreement on longer cruises to Europe and an...
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Summer Sailing Adventure 2020
Family sailing in the UK It's catch up time. A year has almost passed since the last episode, so where have we be sailing and what boat projects have we completed? Bonus content includes porridge, biscuits, all you ever wanted to know about lime kilns and a trip to the London Bridge of 1831....
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Why go Family Sailing?
UK family sailing. A coffee talk episode. A conversation about why adventures at sea are better together. www.happyafloat.com
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Tales of family sailing adventures. We are a sailing family from the UK, not sailing around the world and mostly loving it! Each episode we have a chat about aspects of cruising a sailing vessel in UK waters with the kids.
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Introducing the Crew
Family sailing in the UK Morning coffee is an important ritual on our boat. In this episode we have a brief introduction to the crew of the sailing vessel Happy Afloat. www.happyafloat.com
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge!Tales of family adventures at sea. We are a sailing family from the UK, not sailing around the world and loving it! In each episode, we have a chat about aspects of cruising a sailing boat in the UK with the kids. www.happyafloat.com
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The Happy Afloat Crew
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We love UK sailing and want to encourage more families to take the plunge!Tales of family adventures at sea. We are a sailing family from the UK, not sailing around the world and loving it! In each episode, we have a chat about aspects of cruising a sailing boat in the UK with the kids....
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