2002 sailing our Hirondelle: family of 5 Chichester to Falmouth #Sailing #Catamaran #sailingwithkids

We have just rediscovered this nearly 20 year old video of sailing our Hirondelle Mk1 along the UK south coast with our 3 young boys. We started in Chichester and ended up in the River Fowey via Falmouth. Included a couple of overnight passages (Swanage to Dartmouth and Dartmouth to Falmouth). We had spent the previous summer repairing and refitting the boat (which was about the same age as us) while camping at the boatyard (Thorney Island Marina). We are now living aboard our Rival 38 Centre Cockpit full-time while finishing a refit so we can launch ASAP. We have a frequently updated blog at https://sustainablesailing.net with membership options and a weekly newsletter at £2 per month for Early Bird Supporters. Our free Sustainable Sailing book is at: https://sustainablesailing.codeberg.p... Or visit our shop at https://sustainablesailing.teemill.com/ for great hoodies, t-shirts and bags. When we bought Vida in August 2019 she was in a very tired and damp condition with all original equipment and fittings (much of it not working). We have removed all the gas, diesel and paraffin equipment, and are installing all-electric (motor, cooking etc). More details on our blog at https://sustainablesailing.net/ Socials: Facebook:   / sustainsailing   Mastodon: https://mas.to/ @SustainableSailing Updated 23/01/26 JW #Hirondelle #BoatRefit #Sailing