31ft Trimaran Restoration (Ep.22) | The Transformation of Little Wing - Part 4 | Launch & First Sail
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- Part 4 in the 'Transformation of Little Wing' series brings you the long awaited launch of Little Wing and we take her sailing for the first time. As a special little extra we also give you a quick glimpse inside the boat which some of you have asked for in the comments of the previous videos.
This is our last video in the Little Wing video series as it concludes the major repairs on the boat though there are still a few jobs left to do before she can set sail on any big adventures. If you are keen to keep following her journey, make sure to subscribe to our son's UA-cam channel @cameronwasthere where he will share his adventures aboard Little Wing.
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Time stamps for this video:
00:00 Episode Intro
00:58 On the move
01:53 Launch Time
07:13 Fly Little Wing Fly
10:34 Boat Tour
13:00 What's next for Little Wing
13:19 Next Episode Preview
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We've been 'Living the Dream' aboard our second boat, an Ocean 80, which we've rebuilt for 3.5 years and launched at the end of 2018. The idea was to sail around the South Pacific looking for incredible spots to surf, kitesurf and explore!
Due to the pandemic it didn't quite pan out the way we thought but we were grateful and fortunate enough to have NZ and Fiji open to us at that stage when this footage was filmed. With most of the world 'back to normal' we can't wait to explore more of this beautiful part of the world!
Thanks for joining us on our adventure!
Having lived in the Virgin Islands for 20+ years, I was much inspired by the designs of Dick Newick and good friend Roger Hatfield. Have sailed on quite a few and eventually decided to build a Lock Crowther Twiggy Mk IIB up in the hills of Tortola. Couldn't do that with Roger or Dick's designs, cos "Wingover" was built in separate units and assembled on the beach. (Now that Launch Party was a PARTY !!)
She took me 4 years to build, she sailed beautifully and was very easy on the eye, with wingmast, mast lowering struts, water ballasting, spade rudder assy., whipstaff steering, etc.
I sold her some time ago and since she like us, has sailed to Europe and completed many of the intensely gruelling Round Britain and Ireland Race, winning her class in one.
She was last seen in Isle de Oleron (near La Rochelle) in France.
Roger Hatfield was incredibly helpful and I do miss that 'island style' way of life.
Fair winds and broad reaches to y'all !
Bill
Dick Newick showed his genius with this pretty little thing. Natural aero and hydro dynamics like this appearing in an era of hard sharp flat surfaces is very soothing to the eyes. Thank you guys, a true restoration in many ways.
One of the best trimaran designs ever. love newick's simplicity and sweet lines. She moves through the water so unruffled. Great job on the paint and restoration. I own a 30 foot condor trimaran that is trailerable. But what a job to take her apart and put her together. Wishing you all the best from us Yanks.
Thank you so much ☺️
She loved so graceful sailing back to the mooring. So nice she'll be in the same location of Camara. Your son is so fortune to be sailing her on future episodes. Thanks for sharing this refit and pray for all safe passages afloat.
Thank you so much ☺️
Many thanks for the finale in the "Little Wing" restoration saga. She is such an attractive trimaran. I'm sure she will provide your Son and his chosen crew mate with endless enjoyment. Also, congratulations on the excellent camera footage from the chase-dinghy, clearly showing Lttle Wing "leaning" on her starboard out-rigger whilst the port out-rigger was fully clear of the water. I will now subscribe to Camerons channel for more updates on the newly restored Little Wing.
Very much looking forward to the upcoming "Big adventure" on board S/Y Camara.
Thank you so much ☺️
Dick Newick was à naval architect and also an artist, so wonderfull this Val 31
He was and thank you 😊
looking sharp!
Thank you ☺️
Congratulations on the litany of minor and not so minor repairs, and a beautiful paint job. The interior shows it is well found, all shipshape and Bristol fashion, obviously benefitting from experienced sailors.😀⛵️
So awesome to see what Hard Work and learning Boat Repairs can get you. Mom you need you artist work to Add Color to this fast Tri. Thanks
Thank you so much ☺️ Definitely been a great learning opportunity for him in so many different ways!
She Looks beautiful in the water. Surprised when you showed her flying a hull in such light winds. Everything about her lines says, "Go Fast". I have really enjoyed watching you get her ready to launch and sail. Now What? 😉😃😁
Thank you ☺️ our son is finishing off some jobs on the inside and he’s earning money so he can finish changing the standing rigging and he’s got a few more of the running rigging to replace as well along with a few other upgrades. The plan is that she will sail in tandem with our boat up to the islands but realistically it won’t be this year unless he wins lotto, so he’s aiming for next year 😉
@@Camarasailing Thank you for your reply. I subscribed to your son's new UA-cam Channel. Looking forward to seeing what Cameron will develop his channel. give him my best.
Just this one. Thanks from New Hampshire. I love Trimarans. So sweet to see. Congratulations. ✨🌸🌟👍🌟🌸✨. ‼. 🇺🇸
Awesome job guys nothing better than breathing new life into old boats 🤙
Thank you ☺️
What a beautiful looking little boat. Well done with all the repairs. She looks beautiful. 😉😉👍👍
Love the little tri, she looks smart and clean . Great job with the fix of her. Thanks for the video's of her restoration.
Thank you ☺️
So nice to see Little Wing afloat and sailing again, and with my solid dodger still there! Make sure the top of the rudder cassette is well sealed with goop, it was always prone to leaking a lot of water in rough sea conditions.
Thank you ☺️ She’s such a great boat to sail!!! Thanks for the tip 😉
your dodger was WAY nicer than that PoS one I left on it for you. It's still got my solar panels though. LOL I had a 300 lb Tongan customs guy playing Ukelele and drinking my hooch on the stern until I realized he'd immersed the stern so far that water was coming in around the rudder box in the chop. Good times, had to bail about 6" of water.
@@Sugarsail1 classic 😂 we are actually off to Tonga as soon as we get a good gap
in the weather. Not in Little Wing though, just taking our big boat up this year and hoping to sail in tandem with Little Wing to the islands next season 🤞 we want to change her standing rigging and finish a few things off before she’s ready for another offshore adventure…maybe you should come and sail
her up with our son 😉
@@Camarasailing So glad you guys saved this boat. I've been sending your video to all my friends here in California. I took a good beating sailing from Tonga to NZ, had a close lightning strike that blew out the radar detector. I noticed that you still had the bracket and antenna for that radar detector on the mast....surprised no one took that off since the detector didn't seem to work anymore.
@@Sugarsail1 yeah her refit isn’t finished yet. Lots of systems to inspect, upgrade and service yet. The first priority was to get her repaired and painted. As our son is still young and paying for things as he earns it’s a slow progress and we got our own boat to maintain…but we will get there. We reckon she will be such a cool boat for the islands and what a wicked first boat for him!
Great video series of Little Wing. I'm looking forward to watching Cameron's adventures.
Good luck!
Aloha,
Cullen
Corsair F-31R "Delta Vee"
Honolulu, Hawaii
Awesome - thanks ☺️
I had a corsair 24 but your boat is a dream because also much more confortable.
What a beauty, have to love Dick Newick's designs! Nice job on the mini refit as well.😊
Thank you 😊
Excellent
Thank you 😊
You’ve done an amazing job on this restoration. I have a Newick T-Gull 23. I want to name he lil wing.
Oh cool! Will have to look the T-Gull up. Quite a few different Newick designs around. We still have a bit of fine tuning to do on her sail set up but we are already impressed with her sailing performance!!
Beautiful!
What a beauty!
Super looking wings!
Looking great! Well done!
Thank you ☺️
Bravo! Well done you!
Thank you ☺️
How beautiful to watch......lots of love xxx
Right back at ya xxx
....amazing....🌈
Thanks 😊
the trimaran looks great on the water...cant wait to see her do some island hopping...subscribed to Cameron's YT channel...thanks!
Awesome - thanks ☺️
Great little boat
She sure is!
Great job guys! Looks fantastic. Congrats and Aloha from Kauai!
Thank you so much ☺️
Hello, what a wonderful rebuild. Little Wing is a beauty. Can you remember the material thicknesses of Hull, Wingdeck (bottom and top) and the Bulkheads? I'am thinking of designing a replica. Many thanks, Michel
Thank you. We can’t quite remember but tend to think it was two layers of 6mm and the bulkheads were also 12mm. There is a website about dick newick’s designs and if I remember correctly there were plans to purchase as well. Perhaps Google search and you may find a big step towards building your dream boat 😉 Good luck with the project - exciting!
That's a nice looking boat you did a good job restoring it
Thank you ☺️
@@Camarasailing I love how trimarans look hope one day I will own one before I die I'm 62 now my health is not too good but I love the style of those boats. Am I going to win the lottery I will have it made then I'll get me one that's about 35 meters long and really travel. But to start out with a smaller boat would probably be the best for someone to teach me that way I can enjoy the learning and the experience of sailing on a boat I always did love the ocean. Safe travels to you God bless you and have a wonderful Easter
@@calvingarrett3245 you may need to win the lottery for a 35m one but get a smaller one to begin with and you won’t need as much money and you will be guaranteed to have some fun 😉
Now a squier top main & a screatcher > Take no prisoners .
Exactly 👌
nice job, looking fwd to see the tramps installed and the interior being finished... i bet little wing can do 15-20knots no problem once she is all done
It will be hard for us to keep up 😉
Really nice looking tri, is the name Little Wing after the Hendrix song?
Thanks ☺️ Not sure about the name other than she’s had this name since she the beginning.
From an ugly duckling to a beautiful grey swan
Maybe this has been answered in another video, but was this a completely scratch built, kit built, or built by a boat company originally?
Originally she was built in San Diego California. If you look up dicknewickboats.com you can get plans there and find a lot of information about Newick trimarans.
@@Camarasailing Thanks!
@@Camarasailing Where can one find out more about the passage from San Diego to NZ? I built her 35’ brother FinePitch in strip planked Kalantas but Little Wing appears to be cold moulded. Yep, the grey and white scheme suits Newicks so well. I briefly sailed Rogue Wave and therefore went with the same colour scheme on FP
Pre pandemic would I have seen LW moored off Te Kouma - certainly looked like her in yellow?
Subscribed with much interest to your son’s channel
@@Kathikas1 Thank you so much! We definitely prefer the new colour to the yellow 😉 I don’t know if there is an a blog or anything like that of the passage from the US to NZ? She had a few owners in NZ and I believe was kept in various places so there’s a good chance you could have seen her somewhere on anchor or on a mooring over the years!
standing headroom?
I’d have to measure it. You can stand up if you are short but not if you are tall, hence the fold down bench for taller people you can sit on there while you cook etc.
@@Camarasailing Thanks for reply. Looks like a comfortable enough boat for long passages if you are shorter person. Have she done long passages with a crew?
@@vaidotasratkus7619 she sailed all the way from the USA to NZ 😉
@@Camarasailing amazing achievement! Strong beaty!
Looks fast just sitting still
Doesn’t take much to get her to move and then she’s flying!
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