I'm not sure that I should say this, but I'm going to anyway. First off, my wife and I love your videos. They are very educational, down to earth, presented in the most unpretentious manner and tugs at our heart strings. Fantastic, thank you for all your work in editing and posting these insights. I know, I know, everyone's a critic!
Thank you so much and we are so pleased you and the wife are enjoying our videos. We always love reading any feedback both good and bad, as it all helps to keep us motivated to keep documenting life on Hiraeth.
I've never got to the West of the Outer Hebrides. Although I've been in Harris Sound only from and returning to the the Little Minch. I know where I want to go now!!! Love the pace of your videos, together with the sailing, rigging knowledge you pass on, they are great. Thanks.
I notice that You haven't let the main sheet out so far that the boom is almost touching the shrouds. Most cruisers do it like this, which in my opinion raises the risk of an accidental gybe. If the main boom is let out as far as it can go there's much more wiggle room in degrees before the top of the sail catches the wind from the wrong side (that initiaties the accidental gybe). Almost every sailboats with original sheets I've been on have had too short main sheets so it's not possible to let the main out far enough. Edit: I noticed You're talking about chafe on the sheet, are You worried about chafe on the mainsail if it's touching the shrouds?
Hi there. We don't have aft lower or intermediate shrouds and the spreaders are not swept back at all, so it may look as though the boom is not the far out. But, in the video the boom is out at around 100 degrees and the mainsail is touching up against the spreaders. I don't know if it shows but we have chafe patches on the mainsail at the height of both sets of spreaders in locations for full sail and 1 & 2 reefs in. I agree with you in regards to the potential danger of not letting the mainsheet out enough to get the boom out as far as is possible to reduce that risk of the sail back winding. I do think that using a preventer is FAR more important than eeking an extra few degrees of boom angle.
@@SailingHiraeth Great answer thanks! I just love Your videos, have just looked through all of the Norway ones. Have to take the trip some day, Your videos are really valuable in getting some understanding on what to expect.
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I'm not sure that I should say this, but I'm going to anyway.
First off, my wife and I love your videos.
They are very educational,
down to earth, presented in the most unpretentious manner and tugs at our heart strings.
Fantastic, thank you for all your work in editing and posting these insights.
I know, I know, everyone's a critic!
Thank you so much and we are so pleased you and the wife are enjoying our videos.
We always love reading any feedback both good and bad, as it all helps to keep us motivated to keep documenting life on Hiraeth.
I've never got to the West of the Outer Hebrides. Although I've been in Harris Sound only from and returning to the the Little Minch. I know where I want to go now!!!
Love the pace of your videos, together with the sailing, rigging knowledge you pass on, they are great. Thanks.
Thanks, loved seeing how remote the anchorage was and looking forward to seeing more on the next video 🏝️
Glad you enjoyed it
Great story telling with some handy sailing tips thrown in.
Interesting to see how it all works even as a non sailor, glad to see you can still make time for a brew and enjoy it all though.
I notice that You haven't let the main sheet out so far that the boom is almost touching the shrouds. Most cruisers do it like this, which in my opinion raises the risk of an accidental gybe. If the main boom is let out as far as it can go there's much more wiggle room in degrees before the top of the sail catches the wind from the wrong side (that initiaties the accidental gybe). Almost every sailboats with original sheets I've been on have had too short main sheets so it's not possible to let the main out far enough. Edit: I noticed You're talking about chafe on the sheet, are You worried about chafe on the mainsail if it's touching the shrouds?
Hi there.
We don't have aft lower or intermediate shrouds and the spreaders are not swept back at all, so it may look as though the boom is not the far out. But, in the video the boom is out at around 100 degrees and the mainsail is touching up against the spreaders. I don't know if it shows but we have chafe patches on the mainsail at the height of both sets of spreaders in locations for full sail and 1 & 2 reefs in.
I agree with you in regards to the potential danger of not letting the mainsheet out enough to get the boom out as far as is possible to reduce that risk of the sail back winding. I do think that using a preventer is FAR more important than eeking an extra few degrees of boom angle.
@@SailingHiraeth Great answer thanks! I just love Your videos, have just looked through all of the Norway ones. Have to take the trip some day, Your videos are really valuable in getting some understanding on what to expect.
Hey, glad your enjoying the videos.
I hope you manage the Norwegian trip someday. The place is amazing. You'll love it.