Sailing Thread - Yachts / Boats / Dinghies etc

[twentythreedom]

Been meaning to do this for ages - thread for sailing waffle and general boating nonsense (I know there are urbs living on canal boats / houseboats - all welcome and encouraged )

Anyway, to kick things off, today that nutty 75 year old asthmatic pensioner with a dodgy ticker, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, finished 3rd in class after 20 days at sea in the Route Du Rhum single-handed transatlantic yacht race, the fucking crazy old loon

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...n-knoxjohnston-claim-third-place-9877950.html

 

[twentythreedom]

The mentalist Frenchman who won, in 7days 15hr, averaging 23knots (which is fucking incredible) was sailing this 40 metre trimaran alone (usually crewed by 12 or 15 people at a guess).

 

[twentythreedom]

 

[twentythreedom]

Oh dear



Volvo Ocean Race boat runs aground

http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/news/8107_A-tale-of-escape.html

 

[twentythreedom]

Well worth a look

 

[DrRingDing]

Does this mean you're going to take us poor urbs out on your yacht?

 

[twentythreedom]

Does this mean you're going to take us poor urbs out on your yacht?

Already have done, and will do again, you're more than welcome Boat's about to be lifted out for a month for repairs etc but I'll be organising something around February

In the meantime check this out

 

[twentythreedom]

These International Moths are fucking nuts, they fly on foils on the rudder and centreboard. Foiling technology is spreading through sailing lots now. Americas Cup catamarans, these things and soon mono hulls like Open 60 offshore race boats (like the Hugo Boss boat in post #3^^)

 

[twentythreedom]

Hydroptère, featuring classic fucked-in-the-head crazy French yachtsmen, fucking amazing This thing will do motorway speeds

 

[twentythreedom]

Here's a bit about the AC72 cats and foiling technology. It's not really sailing as such anymore - these things have a wing, a stiff hinged wing like a plane so it can generate huge 'lift' and therefore speed (and therefore actual lift from the foils) Boeing designed the wing for the USA boat, and it was that that won it, aircraft technology not boat technology. Team USA was bankrolled to $500,000,000 by Oracle

 

[twentythreedom]

Helicopter all over the shop landing on ship's deck in rough seas

 

[lizzieloo]

Mate of mine is on her way to Barbados sailing over from Europe, they plan on going off round the world

Are you on FB twentythreedom? Can PM you their page

 

[spanglechick]

i don't understand. don't these people have sofas to lounge upon??!

 

[lizzieloo]

i don't understand. don't these people have sofas to lounge upon??!

There are lots of photos on their page of them lounging about in various european bars so far, I'm expecting much Caribbean lounging too

 

[twentythreedom]

Mate of mine is on her way to Barbados sailing over from Europe, they plan on going off round the world

Are you on FB twentythreedom? Can PM you their page

Go on then

 

[nogojones]

All these videos of boats crashing and sinking are there to encourage urbs to go sailing?

 

[lizzieloo]

It's all to wobbly for me.

 

[DrRingDing]

Already have done, and will do again, you're more than welcome Boat's about to be lifted out for a month for repairs etc but I'll be organising something around February

*approves*

 

[twentythreedom]

*approves*

 

[twentythreedom]

More Volvo Ocean Race madness:

 

[lizzieloo]

Can I do this here?



Or is that far too tame?

 

[twentythreedom]

One of the best things about offshore sailing is dolphins Have seen it a few times, best was hundreds of miles from land crossing Biscay. Dolphin visits are always recorded in the ship's log

Team SCA (all women crew in otherwise 100% male event) in the Volvo Ocean Race:

 

[twentythreedom]

Can I do this here?

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Or is that far too tame?

Yes! That's exactly what the thread needs. I'm just posting random stuff to amuse myself really MOAR please

Boat looks fucking awesome btw

 

[twentythreedom]

See this sort of thing happen far too often

 

[lizzieloo]

Boat launches always scare the crap out of me

 

[lizzieloo]

Seen lots done like this

 

[Voley]

That boat looks lovely, lizzieloo

 

[lizzieloo]

That boat looks lovely, lizzieloo

Thanks, The Iron Duke, one of the first iron boats on the canal, built in the 1850s, used for steam cleaning locks on the Stratford Canal many moons ago.

 

[twentythreedom]

Boat launches always scare the crap out of me

This happened at my mate's sailing club on 'lifting-out day'

 

[twentythreedom]

This is a classic (not strictly a boat but lolz anyway )