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Sailing Thread - Yachts / Boats / Dinghies etc

I'd like to have a go on a tall ship one day.

Not so sure about climbing the mast though.
 
Couple of good youtube channels

Guidos Sailing Channel - German dude sailing Europe and Atlantic alone, but really good :)

LifeIsLikeSailing - weirdo Canadian liveaboard who can barely conceal his hate, anger and bitterness at the world beneath his monologues about why boats are cool but his life is shit and people are cunts :(
 
Footage from the Round The Island Race last weekend, this boat is owned by the commodore of the club that organise the race, he wasn't aboard but let his usual crew sail it in the race. It was his prized possession, he owned it from new in the '70s, it was a very special and beautiful boat.

There's a short cut through the Needles that can shave minutes off your time but risks hitting the wreck of the SS Varvassi.

 
What a gutting moment.

But yet again, those RNLI guys, just how awesome are they, one was in the fucking water trying his best. True heroes, every one of them.
 
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StoneRoad said:
oh, that's dreadful - but the crew were OK ? well done by the RNLI.

twentythreedom - any idea what had caused the situation ?
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Keel hit the wreck (well known danger) is most likely, wooden hull too :(

The Dubois half-tonner, Alchemist, sank in 17 metres of water just east of The Needles, Isle of Wight on 2 July.

The yacht hit the wreck of the SS Varvassi while competing in the Round the Island Yacht Race.

The Junior Offshore Group (JOG) racer belongs to the commodore of the Island Sailing Club, Mark Wynter. He was not on board at the time, and none of the crew were injured in the incident.

The Yarmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat, the Mudeford RNLI inshore lifeboat and The Needles coastguard rescue team all responded to the incident.

The Mudeford RNLI rescued the crew just seconds before Alchemist sank.


Read more at Video: Watch as commodore's yacht sinks in Round the Island Race - YBW
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If you line up the old coastguard cottages on the cliff with the top of the lighthouse and stay outside that line, you'll be OK :) <local knowledge>
 
ouch and double ouch. Surprised *someone* hasn't dealt with that hazard already ...
poor boat !
Bet the commodore ain't too happy.

Still thinking about / planning our first attempts to sail the Miller ... but not racing her, as at 11 1/2 tons and fifty-one years of age, she is far too sedate !
 
StoneRoad said:
ouch and double ouch. Surprised *someone* hasn't dealt with that hazard already ...
poor boat !
Bet the commodore ain't too happy.
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Apparently he couldn't even muster a single word when told :(

The skipper really should have known better, the wreck has been there for 60yrs
Still thinking about / planning our first attempts to sail the Miller ... but not racing her, as at 11 1/2 tons and fifty-one years of age, she is far too sedate !
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Let me know if you need any crew, I'd be up for helping out, sounds like a challenge :)

Eta: this guy is standing on the bit the boat hit

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She's in Whitehaven, Cumbria !

I've got some images of the sails up (on a dry/calm day) whilst we worked out what was what ... but not uploaded (yet)
She has mizzen, mainsail, jib or gennoa.
There is a spinnaker & boom, but they are staying ashore, the boom is a small tree !
 
StoneRoad said:
She's in Whitehaven, Cumbria !

I've got some images of the sails up (on a dry/calm day) whilst we worked out what was what ... but not uploaded (yet)
She has mizzen, mainsail, jib or gennoa.
There is a spinnaker & boom, but they are staying ashore, the boom is a small tree !
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Keep me posted, I'm still interested :)
 
And let us never forget that on top of the fucking amazingness of the lifeboat men and women, the RNLI could not exist without the UK people stumping up 1/4 million pounds EVERYDAY!!!

Humans are fuckng brilliant.

Mostly.
 
Hope the programme will help RNLI fundraising - both in genera terms, but also specific appeals.
(Like, for example, Workington need another £150,000 for their new Shannon - due next year).
 
Oh, she's 60%+ motor / 40% or less sailing.
I forget the official horsepower of the Perkins; but it will push her 11 1/2 tons at 4 1/2 knots quite comfortably, with the tide 5 or more ...

We've had a go with the sails, way out in the bay, but by the time we had got 'em up the breeze wasn't enough for her - although some members from the local sailing club was getting along nicely.
 
StoneRoad said:
Oh, she's 60%+ motor / 40% or less sailing.
I forget the official horsepower of the Perkins; but it will push her 11 1/2 tons at 4 1/2 knots quite comfortably, with the tide 5 or more ...

We've had a go with the sails, way out in the bay, but by the time we had got 'em up the breeze wasn't enough for her - although some members from the local sailing club was getting along nicely.
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Yeah you'd need a good blow to get her moving! Lovely boat :)
 
twentythreedom said:
Crazy Frenchman Armel Le Cleac'h sailing Banque Populaire VIII, the latest type of Open 60 with canting keel and foils that provide righting moment and lift, effectively reducing displacement. Sailing one of those, on your own, around the world, non stop is mind blowingly insane :eek:

Nuff respect :thumbs:

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Jesus fuck! :D
 
Really good Vendee Globe app available :)

Alex Thompson currently leading :thumbs: Only 2 days in though

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Alex Thompson : “There is a long way to go. But it is a good start for me. It was a very fickle night for me but once the breeze kicked in then I think we showed the boat speed, the boat speed we built it for and thought it would have in those conditions, at least. I am not too sure about my positioning now. Initially I thought it was a good idea and part of the strategy at the beginning, I am not too sure it is going to pay off that well in the next day or so. I have given up some westing which I am not sure was a great idea. Hopefully I can keep some south and make up some westing later on. I am not 100% positive that I made the right decision to gybe over. I am working hard now trying to get some sleep in the bunk, to get myself into good condition and try and get into a routine. We are all trying to get past this ridge of high pressure and once we get through it we will be hightailing it to the equator. The boat is good. There are no problems, yet. Nothing yet but I am sure it will come (laughs).”
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