Day 10 – Cameras & Filming Plan

“Filming a Sailing Course Without Falling Overboard”

This is, I suspect, going to be harder than the sailing.

Because it turns out:
Sailing with cameras is one thing
Sailing while filming properly is something else entirely

And ideally:
I would like to return with footage… and still be onboard.

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The Plan (In Theory…)

The goal is to document the whole experience:

• Learning as a Royal Yachting Association Competent Crew
• Life onboard
• The mistakes (there will be many)

All while:
Not dropping expensive equipment into the Adriatic Sea

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The Camera Setup

360 Cameras (The “point and hope” method)

These are my favourites on a boat:

• Capture everything
• No need to aim (very helpful when you’re busy not falling over)
• Great for action shots

Downside:
They also capture everything… including mistakes

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Olympus Tough (The survivor)

My trusty Olympus Tough TG-6:

• Waterproof ✔
• Drop-proof ✔
• Sailor-proof (hopefully) ✔

This is the camera I can hand to anyone and say:
“Just press that button”

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The Backup System (Because things go wrong)

Every day:

• Dump footage to a hard drive
• Possibly a second backup (if I’m being sensible)

Because losing footage is:
Worse than getting wet
Almost worse than falling in

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Cross-Filming Plan

This is where it gets interesting.

We have:

• Two boats
• Two filming teams (Steve doesn't know tjhis yet)
• Often the Sunsail Instructors also film

I’ll be filming the catamaran, my wife will be filming me
Steve will be filming us on the yacht

Which means:

• External shots ✔
• Different perspectives ✔
• Much better storytelling ✔

Assuming, of course:
We don’t both miss the shot at the same time

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Final Thought

The aim is simple:

Capture the experience
Tell the story
Stay dry (optional)

What could possibly go wrong?