Poole to Gosport in a right blow, best bit at the end.
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- WATCH TO THE END FOR BEST BIT.
This is the second part of a trip from Gosport to Poole and back. The forecast was for plus 30knots behind us and we were weren't disappointed. On occasions it exceeded 40knots and the race at Hurst narrows was exciting with wind against tide kicking up quite a steeply confused sea. But Zephyr IV carried us through as always. Maybe not your usual sailboat cruising but exhilarating and memorable. So watch to the end to get the full effect of this wind against tide day.
Sailing in the Solent and along the South Coast on Zephyr IV a 35 foot sail boat.
Sailing in strong winds.
Sailing cruising,
That looked like a lot of fun. Really nice video.
Hi Jon, well more fun afterwards than at the time :-) We've had another trip since then with pretty much the same conditions. When I get some spare time I'll get that out as a video. Enjoy your sailing .. Best Wishes ... Dave
Crikey! You're brave! 😂
It looked quite scary in places. Thank you for posting.
Well it keeps you on your toes. But as long as you keep the boat heading in the right direction it's fine. Thanks for watching ... Dave
I look forward to you broadcasting live some time x
I think that is very unlikely, unless I maybe do a sort of lesson presentation. It's hard enough getting decent video in the video's The exciting moments are often the busiest and there's so much to do the video camera often gets forgotten. The video that you see on UA-cam is just a fraction of the content I start with. I throw more away than I use. For lots of reasons. The horizon showing at 45 degrees being the favourite :-)
Well done, great video. I have learnt get through Hurst early so that I have an hour of fair tide in the Solent, at least to get my little boat into Lymington or somewhere like that. Doing this will often avoid wind against tide if there is a SW'er.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. I think you're very brave to take Hurst on in a Mirror. We were more concerned with the wind than the tide. To be tide free we should maybe have started earlier - in the dark ! :-( or later. But I was concerned by the forecast of even more wind later, so we went as soon as we were up and made the best of it. It was boisterous trip but Zephyr IV is very seaworthy, you just have to try and keep her going in the right direction and hang on :-) We never even got any water on deck. Fair winds for you ... Best wishes Dave
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. I think you're very brave to take Hurst on in a Mirror. We were more concerned with the wind than the tide. To be tide free we should maybe have started earlier - in the dark ! :-( or later. But I was concerned by the forecast of even more wind later, so we went as soon as we were up and made the best of it. It was boisterous trip but Zephyr IV is very seaworthy, you just have to try and keep her going in the right direction and hang on :-) We never even got any water on deck. Fair winds for you ... Best wishes Dave
If there had been any cobwebs that would have blown them out! Those trips can be good fun though, surfing down waves. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome Tony. I sort of expected the sea state across from Poole to Hurst Castle as the wind strength gradually increased. The Race in the Hurst Narrows was worse than I expected and the Solent, though it didn't look that bad was still quite challenging.
Morning Dave! Glad to see you flexing Zephyr 4 muscles! What a comfortable, sea kindly racing machine she is! Hope you’re enjoying your summer as much as I’m enjoying mine! So good to be back on the water properly! Fair winds my friend!
Hello Max, Yes she copes well with that sort of stuff. Since the fitting of the Featherstream propeller she's seems easier driven and we even overtake people now :-) Just keeping an eye on the weather. Just might get down your way. Just might >>>
Really good to hear you're back on the water. Take Care ... Dave
Yes Hurst and Hengistbury Head can chop up and many a time ploughed on through it in our Ribs and our Sunseeker over the last 28 years . Happy days ? when our friends boat disappeared between waves running along side us . Thanks for the video .👍👍
Yes the Solent and surround can be quite challenging on occasions. Especially if you're not expecting it. Thank you so much for watching. Good to have you along ... Best Wishes Dave
I enjoyed watching your sail! Thanks
Thank you for watching, I've just checked your channel and subscribed. I'm looking forward to watching your videos of building and sailing Eleutheros. Takes me back to my early days when I owned a couple of wooden boats. Lots of maintenance but just beautiful boats. Best Wishes - Dave
Another lovely video, thank you for sharing.
Hoping to sail at the weekend, I expect it will be busy in the Solent and hopefully the sun will shine.
Best wishes to you both 😊
Thank You for watching Debbie, it's much appreciated. Yes I guess the Solent will be getting busier now the Summer Holidays are here. Fingers crossed for good weather. Best Wishes ... Dave
Great sail all on the heady! Boat handled very well in those conditions. She is a speedy boat I note from all your vids. I was out yesterday in westerly winds, always dreaded here, and it was feisty but not as strong as you experienced. Best, Mark
Hi Mark, Zephyr IV is much easier to steer in those strong down winds with just the headsail. The main sail makes her yaw a lot and it's much harder to keep her going in the right direction. There's more than enough power in the genoa to get her close to maximum hull speed. As always, it's not the wind that causes the problems, but the sea state. The Feather Stream propeller has given us more speed when sailing. Good to hear you're still getting some sailing, in what is your winter. You take care my friend ... Dave
It's s bit grim if you miss the tide through Hurst with a building breeze behind you! Well done for punching through it and for sharing the adventure!
Thanks Chris. I must admit I didn't think too much about the tide. The wind was forecast to be quite a bit stronger later so we just got underway and legged it. As it was it made a good video so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I liked your video of Christchurch to the Folly and back, I'll look at the rest when I get a minute. Don't worry about motor sailing Tom Cunliffe made a point in one of his videos that using the engine to get somewhere when the wind dropped was often a sign of good seamanship. Thanks again for watching, enjoy your sailing - Fair winds and tides - Dave
I enjoyed watching your video, it brought back some happy memories of Alison, the first mate, and I sailing our Sadler 29 from our base in Poole to visit places in the Solent, which we did for 15 years from 1988. Must admit we avoided deliberately going out in winds as strong as you had, our I would have had a mutiny.
At your age you are an inspiration.
I am in my early 70's and now we sail our Lagoon 42, Alma Sofia, from Pula in Croatia, we appreciate the comforts on board for our extended journeys around the Croatian islands.
We did have some fun crossing the Bay of Kvarner in May, it was a windy enough to require a reef ( >26 Kn in a Lagoon 42) when we took a wave right over the boat, this even hit the bibimi over the helm station, and that is very high up!
One nice feature of a cat is we don't roll so much, slam yes, but roll downwind a lot less than a monohull.
Looking forward to our next cruise in September around Krk, Rab, Pag and Zadar.
Regards David
Hi David, all the best people are called David you know ( I was told that the other day :-)
Lovely to hear from you. Zephyr IV holds up to the wind very well. I learned a while ago to avoid using the main in strong downwind sails, so it's not so bad. She does roll, like most monohulls and can be a bit of a handful in a quartering sea but she always feels safe. I'm lucky, quite a spritely 80 year old, though I need a day or two rest after a sail like that. Bill's a good companion, a few years younger.
It's a lovely sail from Poole to the Solent and vice versa, I've done it in all sorts of weather and always find something new.
Your sailing sounds very adventurous, I've not sailed on a cruising Cat but often wandered what it would be like in those kind of conditions.
I hope your September cruise goes well, to places I've never even heard of :-)
Fair winds and tides to you - Best wishes Dave
Are you saying a Sadler 29 is not suitable for offshore? The headroom has it on my shortlist.
@@robwilton9539 The Sadler 29 is a magnificent boat, very suitable for offshore, and yes, we have been out in very heavy weather and the boat handled it well, the crew not so well. We loved sailing her, she took us all-around the English Channel, down to the west country, and across to France every summer for 15 years. I sold her after an injury to my shoulder prevented me from sailing for several years, and my wife complained about the costs but no benefits. She was the last 29 built by the original Sadler company, they went bust about three weeks before completing her. My wife was on the phone to the receiver within minutes of the announcement of the TV news one Friday evening. We then negotiated with the receiver to get her finished and delivered, we were one of the lucky ones, we got our lovely boat, others lost their deposits etc. sad times for the British boat building, Westerly were not far behind.
Rather you than me.
I'll stick to sunshine and light winds.
Cheers!
Chris
It was quite exciting Chris. Someone once told me that if you always wait for hot sunny days, you don't do much sailing :-) Take Care ... Dave
Good job gents
Thank you Jason 😊
Looks quite bouncy. Enjoy xx
It was more rolly than bouncy. Fast and loud too. Good fun after it's over :-)
Great video. What was the reasoning for choosing the north channel/against tide and not going with the tide in the main needles channel?
Lack of planning :-) it's the shortest route and tide in the Needles channel was actually going out. Though you can sometimes get back eddies along the Island shore. There wasn't that much tide against us in the North Channel, we were getting over the ground quickly. But the bit just off Hurst is always rough. There's a big difference in depths along there and the water is compressed by the narrow channel there so even without the wind you get overfalls. Finally it's good fun.. Best wishes ... Dave
@@davesailing Thanks for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated. BW
Made me feel queasy just watching. No sandwich for me thanks!
It was a bit rolly but quite gentle otherwise. Pretty noisy on occasions but no water on board. It would have been very very different going the other way..
Wouldn’t catch me making butties in 40k, keep that crew!! We put soup in a flask and make the butties before we go. She doesn’t half shift along, I’m pleased if I get 6k through the water
Hi Stuart, Bill's the tea maker, I do the the sandwiches. You need three hands. Two for the sandwich making and an extra one to hold on :-) Zephyr IV is going well this year. I sometimes think the log is a bit generous but on the occasions when there's not a tide to confuse things, her log speed and gps speed over the ground are pretty much the same.
Mind you in that sort of wind, anything goes pretty fast ! See you soon ... Dave
What no spinnaker (Just joking) How do you find the electric winch handle , 77 need all the help i can get lol
Hi Bill, I don't think our nice asymmetrical spinnaker would have survived :-)
The eWincher is a real gamechanger for me, I'm 80 this year. Expensive but it will haul the genoa in that last bit when I can't. There's a video on the stocks about it. Suggest you subscribe and you'll get notified when it's uploaded and published.
Thanks for watching - Best Wishes ... Dave
@@davesailing Fair winds & following seas .
Well done chaps!
That wind is why we haven't made it to see you. Strong Westerlies have certainly been a feature of this summers weather. When we saw the forecast we thought it would be fun to sail to Poole with a broad reach and career back with half a gale behind us. And it was :-) Best Wishes Dave
Boat looks immaculately maintained 👏👏
Thank you. I try hard to keep her up together. She's 30 years old now but scrubs up well. Best WIshes ... Dave