Part 1: OGA of WA Navigators sail to Rottnest Island
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Part 1: Two Welsford Navigators from the Old Gaffers Association of Western Australia sail to Geordie Bay on Rottnest Island, Western Australia in February 2014. A round trip of nearly 60km. We set out from the East Fremantle boat ramp at around 7am and arrived at
Geordie Bay for lunch. The crossing was done in a light southerly wind and, as seen in the video, every power boat going to Rottnest that day came past for a closer look...Part 2: Back into the boats and head for home. The "Freo Doctor" is in by now so we get a wonderful ride back to Fremantle on a stiff south westerly sea breeze. The wind and waves kept the power boats away so we had the ocean to ourselves. We enjoyed champagne sailing surfing the swell and watching flying fish skimming away from our bows. After a total of 57km on the GPS track we were back at the ramp by 6pm.
Part 2: Back into the boats and head for home. The "Freo Doctor" is in by now so we get a wonderful ride back to Fremantle on a stiff south westerly sea breeze. The wind and waves kept the power boats away so we had the ocean to ourselves. We enjoyed champagne sailing surfing the swell and watching flying fish skimming away from our bows. After a total of 57km on the GPS track we were back at the ramp by 6pm.
The Navigators performed superbly, handling the conditions with total ease.
One of the photos from the trip made its way onto the cover of Small Craft Advisor Magazine.
Check out the blog entry at
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Photos at
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John Welsford's Navigator design
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Great to see this from the other WA!
Might have been more peaceful if you had left from Woodman's point and island-hopped out there via Carnac!
The stench of diesel fumes can be quite nauseating on a Saturday morning sailing out of the Swan.
great sailing video, and NO annoying music.
Nice one!
I take it from thew white knobs under the outside of the gunwhale that you camp on board with a tent?
A little unconventional to carry both lug sails to port of their masts?
Do you guys have a FB page advertising these boats and events?
yea, what this guy said.
There is the oga wa website where events are
Lovely vid. Lose the music!
Never could understand a "yawl" rigged sailboat; Help me, please!
Yawl has a main mast with a small mizzen stepped well aft. The mizzen sail is mainly to help with trimming the boat. A ketch is similar but the mizen is bigger, a bit further forward, and is a proper "driving" sail.
The sail plan is obvious, I think Tim want to know the purpose of the yawl rig. A Yawl rig allows the main mast to be far forward and often unsupported by stays, leaving the center of the boat clear. The position of the mast places the centre of effort far forward so the sail on the rear mast balances the boat.