Pennod 1 Codi Hwyl

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-For actor John Pierce Jones,

-sailing is in the blood.

-He's recently fulfilled his dream

-of owning a boat.

-Here it is - my vessel on the waves.

-She's called Mistress Wilful and

-she will be my home for a few days.

-I've always been drawn to the sea.

-Perhaps it's in the blood.

-I've always wanted a boat...

-..and now that I'm approaching 60...

-..if I don't have one now,

-I'll never have one.

-Hold on, John, you're already 60!

-However, wife Inge and son Iwan

-must first give their approval.

-I'm relieved

-the family loves the boat...

-..because this is the first time

-they've seen it in the water.

-They saw it once before when it

-was removed from the tarpaulin...

-..on dry land in Porthmadog.

-I'd envisaged buying a motor boat to

-cruise around the Anglesey coast...

-..but Inge wanted a sailing boat

-because she loves to sail.

-She's always sailed,

-so she's happy with it, unlike Iwan.

-He's disappointed

-there's no diving board.

-He wants a powerboat.

-But I'm sure he'll grow to like it

-the more we sail.

-But first

-I have to learn how to sail...

-..because

-I'm totally inexperienced.

-Initially I was surprised...

-..when John said

-he wanted to buy a boat.

-I was afraid he was going to buy

-something like a motor boat...

-..which I don't like.

-I prefer a boat like this.

-In the end, he went a bit gung-ho...

-..and bought this,

-so I'm really happy.

-It's something

-the whole family can enjoy.

-It's windy enough today,

-so we're hoping to take it out.

-Dilwyn is taking her out for

-Inge and Iwan to experience it...

-..because they're

-going back to Cardiff tomorrow.

-I'm staying here

-to learn how to sail with Dilwyn.

-It's flashy!

-I'm not sure

-Iwan is enamoured with the idea yet.

-What do you like, Iwan?

-What do you like, Iwan?

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-A motor boat!

-I'm here with Dilwyn Morgan,

-a master mariner.

-He's sailed around the world,

-or so he tells me!

-He also tells me

-that he's very experienced...

-..and is willing to teach me.

-So what do you reckon?

-This boat behind us is very nice...

-..but I know

-it doesn't belong to you.

-That's yours.

-Yes, the Mistress Wilful.

-It's quite an old boat...

-..but it's in great condition.

-It's an ideal boat

-in which to learn how to sail.

-I hope John and family

-get years of enjoyment from...

-What's she called again?

-Wilful Mistress.

-You're smartly-dressed, but do you

-have proper sailing gear and so on?

-Do you have anything suitable?

-Will this do? I have a raincoat too.

-I don't mind getting it dirty,

-it's seen better days.

-I think

-you'll have to spend a bit...

-Don't shout!

-I want you to remember

-this tirade of facts in threes.

-You can die within three hours

-in cold weather conditions.

-You can live

-for three days without water.

-In the majority of cases...

-..you can survive

-for three weeks without food.

-I'm not sure

-if that's true in your case.

-What I'm trying to say is

-having the right clothes...

-..and keeping warm

-are all important.

-He can't work it out!

-He can't work it out!

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-Does this open?

-It will be a steep learning curve!

-It will be a steep learning curve!

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-What a great start!

-I don't even know

-how to wear a life jacket!

-Is this enough

-to save a big burly man like me?

-Don't tug at this, Iwan,

-whatever you do!

-At last,

-they're all fit to go sailing.

-They set sail

-on their first family adventure.

-It's obvious that Inge knows

-how to read the situation...

-..when the wind picks up

-off the coast of Pwllheli.

-I'd hoped to get a chance to sail...

-..but the weather conditions

-were too severe.

-There were huge waves,

-so we didn't want to risk it.

-The boat is great.

-It sails well and is comfortable.

-Well, it goes! It works!

-There was a piece of wood

-in the back of the boat.

-If you move it like that,

-you go this way.

-If you move it like that,

-you go this way.

-He's enjoyed himself,

-which is important.

-He needs to enjoy it as well as

-realize how much work is involved.

-My greatest hope is that it brings

-lots of pleasure for years to come.

-I've been given a long list...

-..of things I must buy before

-learning to sail with Dilwyn Morgan.

-I'm here to buy everything.

-I'm sure it'll cost me a fortune.

-The place will be overrun

-with moths in a moment...

-..when John opens his wallet.

-We'll start with sailing trousers.

-Dear me!

-They're perfect.

-They're expensive but they'll last.

-A waterproof sailing jacket.

-"Purposeful Wellingtons - avoid

-feminine colours at all costs."

-You look like Michelin Man!

-"Safety equipment."

-How much does it cost?

-How much does it cost?

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-That's 70.

-It's very, very expensive.

-Foghorn?

-Foghorn?

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-Yes. How much is that?

-That's everything.

-That's 361. I won't tell anyone

-I've had a discount!

-The most important question,

-did you bring any food?

-Yes, I did. You're going to love it.

-It's a real feast.

-I didn't give you

-a shopping list for food.

-I thought

-you'd use your common sense.

-I've never known anyone

-to refuse a Victoria sponge.

-Alright?

-Alright?

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-Right.

-Very nice.

-Weetabix and chocolate.

-Weetabix and chocolate.

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-Yes.

-Why are you laughing?

-Potatoes.

-Not just potatoes but a swede too.

-How are you

-going to cook that swede...

-..on board a boat?

-Boil them together in one saucepan

-and mash them.

-I don't want

-to hurt your feelings...

-..but I think that will be tricky.

-But the Victoria sponge is alright.

-But the Victoria sponge is alright.

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-It'll do for a pound!

-I can't see a seafaring future

-for that swede!

-John is in safe hands.

-Pwllheli Sailing Club is one

-of the best clubs in the country.

-John has to start at the very

-beginning with the children.

-Now then, John, we're here

-at Pwllheli Sailing Club.

-On Monday nights, a group gets

-together here for sailing lessons.

-I've arranged for you

-to join them for an hour...

-..to learn the basics of sailing

-and how the sails work.

-But before you go,

-you have to get changed.

-One leg at a time.

-One leg at a time.

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-I could never do both!

-It's not easy!

-Once your feet are in, it's simple.

-I'll let you zip it up.

-The great blue whale!

-I've seen worse!

-Gareth Roberts is the instructor

-assigned to the blue whale.

-Training takes place on dry land

-behind a tractor.

-I gave him a list

-and he's bought all the right gear.

-I hope it's not a case

-of "all the gear, no idea!"

-He's receiving

-some instruction behind me.

-He seems to be taking it all in.

-I hope he gets to grips

-with all the basics.

-We had difficulty

-getting him into the wetsuit...

-..but it fits like a glove now.

-I'm dreading getting it off!

-We're finally on the water...

-..but John

-has his own way of doing things.

-How's it going, John?

-How's it going, John?

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-Fine, thank you very much!

-You look very capable

-from where I'm standing.

-Don't fall in!

-Come in, John,

-it's time for a cuppa.

-What are we doing next?

-Gareth tells me

-it will be easier on our boat.

-That one was too small.

-I kept falling all over the place.

-I'm a big man, after all.

-There's no time to think.

-Did you learn how the sails work?

-Yes, and we hauled a "home-to"...

-..so in nautical terms,

-I learnt how to take down the sails.

-I learnt the basic principles

-of wind power and sails.

-That's what I enjoyed the most.

-I'm soaking wet

-because I fell into the water.

-This wetsuit isn't great because it

-has holes in it, so water gets in.

-Do you know what's worrying me now?

-Do you know what's worrying me now?

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-What?

-How we're going to get it off.

-In Part 2, John and Dilwyn's

-adventure on the open sea.

-I can't get up!

-Wahey!

-Keep an eye on the diesel.

-We've been gone hours.

-It's a problem. We can only hope

-the wind picks up later.

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-Early morning in Hafan Pwllheli.

-Today, John Pierce Jones and Dilwyn

-Morgan will sail Mistress Wilful...

-..from Pwllheli to Caernarfon,

-a voyage of 12 hours.

-Dilwyn

-will be showing John the ropes.

-The Mistress waits patiently.

-Pick up your feet

-and we'll set sail.

-It's a glorious morning

-but not conducive for sailing.

-There isn't even a breeze.

-Luckily,

-Mistress Wilful has an engine.

-I'm not too keen on the name,

-Mistress Wilful.

-I can never get it right.

-Will you change her name?

-It'll mean removing the name from

-the sides which I'm told is unlucky.

-Yes, traditionally, changing

-the name of a boat is unlucky.

-Having said that, many large ships

-change their names...

-..because they're bought and sold.

-Personally, I wouldn't change it...

-..despite the comical name.

-We wanted to name her

-after Inge's father's boat.

-He was a naval officer.

-He had a sailing boat called Thor.

-It's a great name for a boat.

-It's hard for me to say.

-There's an R in it!

-Thorrr!

-Thor as in the god

-or painful chaffing?

-I'm thor!

-My legth are thor!

-They set sail safely from Pwllheli

-and head to the other side of Lleyn.

-Sea breezes can have

-an adverse effect on stomachs...

-..but it gives John an appetite.

-It's been a mere two hours

-since breakfast.

-I've set a course for the

-Caernarfon buoy on the satnav...

-..in case the weather changes...

-..and so that

-I can show John how things work.

-Here are St Tudwal's Islands

-where we are at the moment.

-John is steering the boat

-around Trwyn Cilan.

-We'll cross Hell's Mouth...

-..then the infamous strait

-known as the Bardsey Sound.

-Timing the crossing

-of Bardsey Sound is important...

-..and timing the crossing of

-Caernarfon Bar is vitally important.

-It's a good job we're heading

-for Caernarfon, not Botany Bay.

-Otherwise we'd run out of food!

-Once we've past

-St Tudwal's Islands...

-..we'll head

-for Trwyn Cilan headland.

-Hopefully when we turn...

-..there'll be enough wind

-to carry us to Bardsey Sound.

-Do you see that farm in the

-distance? It's called Nant-y-Big.

-John Gwil farms that land.

-He was in college with me.

-He's a great man.

-They cater for tourists.

-That beach over there is

-a private beach owned by Nant-y-Big.

-I'm sure theirs is the nudist beach.

-Perhaps so.

-If you want to visit

-the Lleyn Peninsula...

-..and show off your dangly bits...

-..phone John Gwilym

-in Nant-y-Big, Abersoch.

-I'm sure he'll let you come here

-for a small fee.

-That's what I do, anyway.

-It's not nudists that are troubling

-John and Dilwyn near Hell's Mouth.

-The old Mistress

-is starting to show signs of ageing.

-We've had to switch off the engine.

-Like me,

-this old boat is getting on a bit.

-We've noticed that

-there's a crack in the helm...

-..and it's starting to come apart.

-I was warned I'd need a toolbox.

-I bought one

-in a superstore in Bangor...

-..but I don't know

-if it's well equipped.

-This could be extremely dangerous.

-How's it going?

-Not great. There's one heck

-of a bolt at the back.

-It's incredibly important

-for keeping the helm in place.

-Our biggest spanner is too small.

-This part is loose.

-While the boys

-are playing with their tools...

-..they fail to notice

-their visitors.

-Should we hoist the sail?

-Should we hoist the sail?

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-There's no wind.

-What about the juice? How are we

-for diesel? We've been gone hours.

-It's a minor problem. We can only

-hope that the wind picks up later.

-The dolphins don't need diesel.

-Eventually, there's wind at sea.

-The wind has picked up. Dilwyn

-tells me you can see the wind.

-It resembles a black lane

-across the bay.

-We're heading for Aberdaron.

-Eurgh!

-What is it?

-It's special seaweed

-that's been boiled.

-I got it from Swansea Market.

-I don't like the smell

-or the look of it.

-It's laver bread. Have you tried it?

-It gives a health kick.

-Hold on. I don't want to waste any.

-It's lovely!

-Unbeknown to John and Dilwyn...

-..thick fog

-covers Bardsey Island and the Sound.

-It's one of the most dangerous

-locations on the Welsh coastline.

-The men will reach here

-in half an hour.

-Miraculously, the fog has lifted...

-..but although

-there is wind in the sails...

-..sailing through this strait

-isn't easy.

-Focus, lads.

-Try and aim for the sea, if you can!

-He's peeing everywhere!

-Try and do it in the sea.

-I have!

-Hold on. Whoa!

-Sorry.

-Sorry.

-

-It's alright.

-Come and sit by me for your first

-ever crossing of Bardsey Sound.

-Right, go and sit down there.

-I'll tell you one thing,

-I'm peeing in a bucket next time.

-This is one of the most dangerous

-locations in Britain.

-It can be.

-It's down to timing. It can be

-hell on earth at the wrong time.

-What actually happens here? What do

-you feel, sailing through here?

-It's like sailing in a river.

-Think of all the water

-in Liverpool Bay flooding out...

-..into a narrow bottleneck.

-You must be

-an experienced sailor to cross here.

-Yes, for your own safety.

-You must do your homework.

-It's definitely not child's play.

-You have to respect the sea.

-What's it like? Is it pulling you?

-No, look. That's because

-the sails are equally balanced.

-There aren't too many sails.

-We have to change our course. The

-wind is pulling us to the island.

-Wahey! This side is in the water.

-It'll be rougher again

-when we head for Caernarfon.

-Rougher in terms of choppy waves?

-Yes, but not too bad.

-What are you doing now?

-I'm slackening off a bit...

-..to avoid tilting on our side

-and frightening you.

-Don't worry about me.

-You do what's safest.

-I'm always safe.

-I'm always safe.

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-I know.

-Mici Plwm said he'd trust you

-to take him over the Niagara Falls!

-I wouldn't go as far as Plwm!

-I bet he wouldn't always

-feel safe with me.

-I remember sailing to Ireland

-in choppy seas with a woman.

-She was angry with me, saying,

-"You're gambling with my life!"

-"You're gambling with my life!

-I don't care!"

-They crossed Bardsey Sound

-unscathed...

-..and now the Mistress

-is heading for Caernarfon.

-Time is against them as they try

-to reach the Caernarfon Bar in time.

-Suddenly the wind picks up

-and the boat wrestles with the tide.

-Rough seas besiege the Mistress.

-I'm starting to understand

-how the sails function.

-It's early days, of course.

-However, I don't know if I'll be

-up to sailing around Anglesey.

-That will be

-John and Dilwyn's second challenge.

-But first, they must reach the sandy

-Caernarfon Bar within 20 minutes.

-John takes the helm

-as Dilwyn adjusts the sails.

-The problem we're up against...

-..is finding that first buoy...

-..which guides our passage...

-..into Caernarfon Bay

-across the Bar.

-And time is against us.

-Hi-ho, there she blows!

-With only five minutes to spare...

-..they cross Caernarfon Bar to

-the Menai, passing Llanddwyn Island.

-Victoria Dock awaits them.

-A welcome haven after a long day.

-An exciting 12 hours of dolphins

-and choppy waves is at an end.

-Tomorrow morning, John hopes

-to fulfil another dream...

-..of sailing around

-the coast of Anglesey.

-It's tangled up.

-FOGHORN

-We almost collided.

-Damn thing!

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