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First Voyage! Crossing the North Sea to the UK from the Netherlands


We do an extended sea trial aboard our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat, Distant Shores IV. Sailing from Makkum in the Netherlands, we do an overnight crossing of the North Sea, dodging gas works, oil platforms and shipping lanes, then deal with shoals and big tides on the East Coast of the UK when we make landfall at Hull.
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Sailmaker on Board

We continue sea trials with our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and go for a sail with the sailmaker on board who gives us professional advice on how to best use our new sails.

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First Sail and Tour Orion 49

We move aboard our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat and take the boat out for her first sail! Join us for a boat tour as we see the transformation from a build site to a beautiful sailing vessel flying across sparkling seas.
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Sea Trials Begin!

This time on Distant Shores we take our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat on her first sea trial to test out the engine and systems, the 3 rudder configuration and swing keel.

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Commissioning & Decommissioning

We update you on the troubleshooting that has been taking place on our new Enksail Orion 49, all part of the commissioning process of a newly built custom aluminum sailboat. We also participate in a nationwide ceremony honouring those who died in World War II liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. We then tour a Dutch minehunter which is being decommissioned by the Dutch navy for service in the Ukraine.
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SAILS On! Storm Staysail for Heavy Weather | EP 250

Commissioning of our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat continues in the Netherlands! In this episode, the team from De Vries Sails/UK Sails arrives to bend on the boat’s brand new suit of sails. It’s a great opportunity to ask questions of the sailmaker, learn about the high tech sailcloth used and to see how these new sails are to be put on properly - the in-mast furling mainsail, Genoa, Code-O and storm staysail with anti-torsion furling system. This is the first time we have owned a storm sail like this and we try it out with step-by-step instructions and demonstration by the sailmaker.

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Commissioning Part 1

We’ve just launched our new sailboat! What happens now? This week we begin the process of commissioning our new Orion 49 sailboat with the team at Enksail Yachts in the Netherlands - testing systems, troubleshooting problems, filling and pressurizing tanks to check for leaks and lots more in preparation for sea trials.
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Christening Distant Shores IV

After launching our new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat, we host a Launch Party and Open Boat Event where we christen the boat and hold a traditional ceremony to bless the builders and crew. Tour Distant Shores IV along with international guests including creators from popular sailing channels Sailing Uma, Odd Life Crafting, SY Sirius and Bushpoint. Grab a glass and celebrate the start a new chapter of sailing adventure with us!
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Launching Distant Shores IV!


It’s been months of anticipation and finally the day has arrived - the launch of Distant Shores IV, our brand new Enksail Orion 49 aluminum sailboat! Share our excitement at the moment of “splash”, then at the raising of the mast where we perform a traditional silver coin ceremony to ensure good luck and good fortune for the crew.
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Upholstery - How to Stay Married


This week we do a deep dive into interior upholstery fabrics mattresses and cushions! This can lead to differences of opinion :-) Tune in to see how it goes!

As the launch of our new Enksail Orion 49 sailboat approaches, we have to decide on the colours and upholstery for a comfortable yacht interior, so in this week’s video we investigate boat upholstery, cushions, and fabrics. We have gone through this process four other times during our 34 years of boat ownership but there are always new things to learn.

For the first time, we work with an interior designer who specializes in yacht interiors and fabrics, then tour a factory to see how yacht upholstery, cushions and mattresses are made and what materials are best. If you’ve ever decorated a place ashore with your partner, you'll see that doing the same thing for a boat can be just as challenging!
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Launch Party

Are you coming to the Launch Party?

We're super-excited to announce the launch party (April 20-21) and update you on the progress of the build (as of March 18th). We get to see the lovely mahogany varnished as the interior is nearly all installed now.

We also take a tour of the technical room and see the water maker installed, the hydronic heating system and the 48V bus.

If you would like to come to the launch party we'd like to welcome you on April 20 & 21 in the Netherlands. Makkum is a charming village in the northern Netherlands province of Friesland and is the Silicon Valley of aluminum boat-building. Our launch party coincides with the Open Yard Day at KM Yachts just a few meters away across the harbour. So if you are interested in Aluminum boatbuilding this is a great opportunity to visit this town, and come aboard Distant Shores IV at her launch. There are tickets for the launch dinner-party + christening or if you've travelled in from a distance why not stay the night in Makkum and come for the Sunday as well. We're having a brunch on the Sunday morning after the dinner-party then a seminar on ocean voyaging and planning for ocean crossings.

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