making video clips of your boat

  • 08 Oct 2022 23:10
    Reply # 12947318 on 12942786
    Anonymous wrote:

    For those of us who find it difficult getting good video clips of one's own boat - always difficult unless there is someone willing to act as a chase boat: Here is (I think) a brilliant idea. A go-pro camera attached to an extension of the boom. Worked pretty well, I thought. Zane? what do you think?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzX5U9X3tEI or click here.


    (By the way, while on the subject - here is a rather lovely dinghy sailing/hiking/camping video - not a junk, but an inspiration none the less - would convert nicely to a junket boat! It is set in the lovely scenery of West Norway. This guy has made a series of these - Norway's answer to Roger Barnes. Here is a standard for the junk-rig video-makers to aspire to).



    For sure Graeme, I like the idea.
  • 05 Oct 2022 22:44
    Reply # 12943975 on 12942786
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    For sure, that Askeladden 14 looks like a really practical cruising dinghy. Actually, when I first saw the video, with its rugged North Sea coastline and the hiking etc I thought of David first, and wondered if he could be persuaded to finish that Siblim-style cruising dinghy design. Then I saw it was Norway, and thought maybe Arne could add some local knowledge too. Thanks for that Arne.

    The camera work (among other things) is first class, many-varied view points, and I had doubts he could have done it on his own. Episode three gives the answer to that, I think. (See last image above).  Also there appears to have been a drone at work occasionally. All told, an excellent demonstration of what can be created with video and sound, salt water and a sailboat.


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  • 05 Oct 2022 20:40
    Reply # 12943828 on 12942786
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Yes, Graeme,
    Jørgen Magnus has made some really nice videos from his trip. It appears that he has been alone most of the time, so he must have spent much extra time on organizing the clips, and then going back to collect the camera each time.

    I wasn’t sure of where it was, to begin with, but the height of the tide suggested somewhere a good deal north of Bergen. But then, several times, but best at 5:50mins, this island popped up. I guessed it was Alden (“The Norwegian Horse”, position 61°19.4’N, 4°46.1’E). I have sailed past it a couple of times and it is easy to recognize that island from a distance, both from south and north. It reaches 480m above sea level so stands out from the surrounding islands. Jørgen’s voice was a bit too weak for me, but I think he mention ‘Alden’ once.

    The Askeladden 14 is an upgraded version of the original rowing-motor versions which appeared in the sixties. These are brilliant designs with their lowered fore-deck with storage space under it. Although out of production for at least 40 years, there are still plenty of them around as they seem to last forever. The sea-scouts in Stavanger still use a couple of them, I think. There is also a 16’ version, noticeably bigger than the 14, when seen alongside it.

    Arne


    (PS: That letter ø in Jørgen is pronounced like the i in the English word first. In the days of Telex, they wrote oe instead...)


  • 05 Oct 2022 00:05
    Message # 12942786
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    For those of us who find it difficult getting good video clips of one's own boat - always difficult unless there is someone willing to act as a chase boat: Here is (I think) a brilliant idea. A go-pro camera attached to an extension of the boom. Worked pretty well, I thought. Zane? what do you think?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzX5U9X3tEI or click here.


    (By the way, while on the subject - here is a rather lovely dinghy sailing/hiking/camping video - not a junk, but an inspiration none the less - would convert nicely to a junket boat! It is set in the lovely scenery of West Norway. This guy has made a series of these - Norway's answer to Roger Barnes. Here is a standard for the junk-rig video-makers to aspire to).



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