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Where did you go on your sailing boat today?

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Created by DrRog > 9 months ago, 4 Oct 2014
southace
SA, 4758 posts
26 Dec 2019 4:56PM
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Departed the shackles and chains of society on Monday 23rd good run 6 knots in 8 to 10 apparent wind.
Have landed 14 plump whiting in total , and 4 squid.
Tonight I have the bay to myself and around the corner there's around 10 pirate ships!






















SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
26 Dec 2019 6:33PM
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good catching SA !

Ramona
NSW, 7403 posts
27 Dec 2019 8:51AM
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southace
SA, 4758 posts
27 Dec 2019 11:09AM
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I get the feeling you miss this place as you disclose it every year. It's getting a lot of public attention lately with a book and the clean up of the old homestead. It's a bit of a bugger in a way as it's now starting to look like more a Qld / Nsw anchorage. Things will get messy if we get a strong northerly with gale WSW but I don't see that happening this years weather patten. I'm thinking around 30 boats by new years in the lagoon which is about 20 up from last year.

Ramona
NSW, 7403 posts
27 Dec 2019 6:12PM
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southace said..

Ramona said..




I get the feeling you miss this place as you disclose it every year. It's getting a lot of public attention lately with a book and the clean up of the old homestead. It's a bit of a bugger in a way as it's now starting to look like more a Qld / Nsw anchorage. Things will get messy if we get a strong northerly with gale WSW but I don't see that happening this years weather patten. I'm thinking around 30 boats by new years in the lagoon which is about 20 up from last year.


It's always been popular, just not so much with yachties till recently. The locals certainly appreciate the tourism dollars though and that's one of the reasons for the homestead clean up and tourist maps etc.

shaggybaxter
QLD, 2492 posts
30 Dec 2019 11:03AM
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Spotted Boty over at Tangalooma the day before yesterday. That is one sweet little tender with the big boty in the background...




southace
SA, 4758 posts
30 Dec 2019 1:02PM
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southace said..


Ramona said..





I get the feeling you miss this place as you disclose it every year. It's getting a lot of public attention lately with a book and the clean up of the old homestead. It's a bit of a bugger in a way as it's now starting to look like more a Qld / Nsw anchorage. Things will get messy if we get a strong northerly with gale WSW but I don't see that happening this years weather patten. I'm thinking around 30 boats by new years in the lagoon which is about 20 up from last year.



It's always been popular, just not so much with yachties till recently. The locals certainly appreciate the tourism dollars though and that's one of the reasons for the homestead clean up and tourist maps etc.


Like I said things will get messy like 4am this morning when we received 50knot westerly onshore, 1 out of the 3 rivs ended up on the beach after dragging mooring and anchors. My Icons anchor didn't move a inch. Was glad to get out of there at first light.



Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
3 Jan 2020 8:08PM
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Hi all

Sunset tonight at Eggs and Bacon Bay on the Huon River

Regards Don




Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
16 Feb 2020 2:01PM
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Hi all

Yesterday we had a combined race with the boats from Cygnet from Port Huon to Cygnet Via Waterloo and Brooks Bay

The forecast was for around 10 building to around 15 but at the last leg of the race we were broad reaching in a 25 knots southerly

We had a good tussle with a Hereshoff ketch about twice our length swapping positions a couple of times until the last 3.5 nm leg where we were doing around 6 knots and she went past us going like a train and ended up finishing 6 minutes ahead of us

After the race it was a wet beat back up the cygnet stretch of of the river and then a nice run up the river back home to Port Huon

We ended up crossing the line 9th out of a fleet of 12 and 5th on handicap so all in all it was a good day

Regards Don































cisco
QLD, 12311 posts
16 Feb 2020 10:23PM
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What a great day's sailing you had Don.

I especially like the tacking match with the big Hereschoff.

Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
17 Feb 2020 12:18AM
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What a great day's sailing you had Don.

I especially like the tacking match with the big Hereschoff.


Hi Cisco

We had a great day on the water and Heritage is a impressive yacht when she is under full sail in a decent breeze

Regards Don

Ramona
NSW, 7403 posts
17 Feb 2020 7:25AM
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The second photo looks like there is an anchor on a bow roller. Probably no different to racing with a bowsprit boat.

Donk107
TAS, 2446 posts
17 Feb 2020 1:08PM
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The second photo looks like there is an anchor on a bow roller. Probably no different to racing with a bowsprit boat.



Hi Ramona
It looks like it but it is an optical illusion because the alloy toe rails stop a few inches short of the bow and there is only the double bow roller which overhangs the bow by a couple of inches
Regards Don

Wavesong
QLD, 145 posts
29 Apr 2020 11:38AM
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My daughter was so bored she actually came away with me for nearly a week. One night at the Sandhills at Moreton Island; two at Horseshoe Bay, Peel Island; and two at Myora, Nth Stradbroke Island.

Lovely to have some company for a change.

Stunning weather but very little breeze. Not much wildlife, however, the Spinner Shark which jumped clear of the water about 20 metres from the boat made up for it! Wow!!

Many,many boats out and the boys and girls in blue were certainly present but didn't approach us at all.

Hopefully out again next week













Lazzz
NSW, 857 posts
29 Apr 2020 4:54PM
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My daughter was so bored she actually came away with me for nearly a week.




No wonder she came with you Trace if you cook up a feed like that all the time!! Looks great.

Wavesong
QLD, 145 posts
30 Apr 2020 5:32AM
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Lazzz said..

SV Wavesong said..

My daughter was so bored she actually came away with me for nearly a week.




No wonder she came with you Trace if you cook up a feed like that all the time!! Looks great.


Aaawwww....thanks Larry.
Yeah, we eat pretty well on board .

lydia
1659 posts
16 May 2020 7:57PM
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Still can't get this right, anyway finally got a sail ion today!

Craig66
NSW, 2436 posts
16 May 2020 10:59PM
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Still can't get this right, anyway finally got a sail ion today!






lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 8:01AM
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Thanks again!

Craig66
NSW, 2436 posts
17 May 2020 2:35PM
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Thanks again!




Glad to help.

Question for you, (excuse the lack of terminology)
Can a storm sail be used as a main (as you have) and also as a head storm sail?

I know the cut would be different but if it was possible to cut (compromise) to suit both with hanks sew in, hanks could run up forestay and for use as a main you could hank onto cars to slide up the mask.

Left field I know, but im thinking as options in an emergency

lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 3:34PM
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Short answer is that a trysail (as we have up) will be the wrong shape to use as a storm jib.
With a trysail there a few tricks to get them to work properly.

You need to think of this way.
The windward sheet is the main traveller used to pull the sail towards the centre line
you adjust the leach tension by pulling the sail up and down the mast.
For a tighter leach hoist it higher and for a open leach lower it down the mast.
This way you can take a trysail much more down range wind wise before changing back to a mainsail.

You can also sheet the trysail off the boom and use it an ordinary mainsail by just tying the clew to the boom.

Good storm sails are incredibly efficient as they produce heaps of lift with little drag.

Boat speed in the mid 7s uphill was the norm yesterday.
boat was not quite in balance in the lulls with the head diving away but in the pressure it was balanced fine.

It amazes me people do not use storm sails cruising more often.
There are so easy over 25 knots.

we were sailing just two up in over 20 knots but not 30 and wind against tide but we wanted an easy day.

Here its one for you, years ago in RYA yacht master exams the candidates would be asked to sail backwards and upwind out of a berth with no engine.
The answer is to hoist the storm jib up the backstay and sail upwind backwards until clear.

Craig66
NSW, 2436 posts
17 May 2020 6:20PM
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Thanks

garymalmgren
1100 posts
17 May 2020 5:19PM
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Lydia .
That is a very nicely flaked mainsail.
Lovely to sea seamanship like that.

gary

lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 5:24PM
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garymalmgren said..
Lydia .
That is a very nicely flaked mainsail.
Lovely to sea seamanship like that.

gary


Thanks mate.
Heavy air is always about preparation and detail.
so I will not mention hoisting the no 4 with a twist in the tack!

garymalmgren
1100 posts
17 May 2020 5:49PM
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Gotta bit of a heel on those photos.






lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 6:04PM
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Thanks, with lockdown we went to Macs at home and I am a failure.

lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 6:07PM
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As you can see in the pics, light helm and good speed.
fun day out when many others stayed at home.
I think we saw 5 boats all day and it was sunny and a cracker sailing breeze.

Next time when it a bit fresh I urge everyone to try it , it will change your sailing

lydia
1659 posts
17 May 2020 8:19PM
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Forgot to add this part.
That trysail is way too big if it gets really real!
Nobody in history even complained that their trysail was not big enough.
Same goes for storm jibs

boty
QLD, 685 posts
18 May 2020 12:04PM
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never used ours in anger but have tried in 15 and was surprised how well it worked .should give it a try sometime in 30

lydia
1659 posts
31 May 2020 11:44AM
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Qld winter!



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