Paul, I think the dark blue boat you passed on the mooring is a Bluebird. There were lots of them made around Sydney in the 60‘s or there abouts. 20 or 22 feet in length I think. Cheers Dave
This is real sailing. You brought up a memory of my plywood Blue Jay and the days I spent sailing Long Island Sound in southern Connecticut...I just Subscribed.
Thanks Bill for subscribing. Yes I'm not living on a boat or sailing the world or trying to make a living out of youtube, just simple sailing without the cost and with great people. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Thanks for replying to my last comment ref sailing an Enterprise on the South Coast. You mentioned Guildford, my home town. We could have been buddies in our youth and not known it. Happy sailing.
Hi John well I said Guildford as not many people know Milford just outside Godalming. That's where I spent my misspent youth and went to the Art school in Guildford and then Farnham when it moved. Cheers Paul
Thanks for another great relaxing armchair sail Paul. Looks like you picked perfect winter sailing days. Always enjoyable scenery shots, your commentary, food reviews & historical info are all very interesting.
Thanks Bruce, yep I had a really good couple of days and looking forward to going to to Maitland Bay when it gets warmer. But I think I will have to put in at Brooklyn, cheers Paul
Good to see you on the water Paul, and nice to chat back at Brooklyn after that flog back. A great day to be on the water and thanks for the video! Those historic pictures are excellent. Interestingly the torpedoes used from the range there were the old Mark 8's. They were introduced into service in 1927 and the torpedo used right into the 80s (in fact the General Belgrano was sunk with the Mark 8 by the Brits during the Falklands War in 1982! - they used the old Mark 8 because it had a huge bang-bit compared to the modern weapons). Hope to see you out there again some time!
and a farm...it seems anywhere around Pittwater that had a bit of flat land was turned into food production. Which is understandable as there were no roads to Sydney at the time only by boat, so supplies wouldn't have been that regular. Thanks again for watching Frank, cheers Paul
Hi Paul. Really enjoy your videos. I have a Willow Bay Shilling two berth gaff yawl in Birdham Pool, Chichester Harbour, here in the UK. Appreciate the effort you put into the production. It takes time to shoot all the angles without a film crew! Enjoy the summer. Paul.
Thanks Tommy, yes it takes a while to shoot and edit.You can get so many more angles if you don't just mount a Go Pro and leave it, which I think makes the videos more interesting. Im glad you appreciate the effort and thanks for watching , cheers Paul. ps Send me a photo of your boat that I can post to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com
Thanks Jim, I'll be honest Autumn and winter are normally great in Sydney. Clear blue skies with a bit of a nip in the air. But this year has been one of the wettest on record so I haven't been able to take advantage of the empty waterways. I hope your extreme summer temps are not too much of a shock to the system. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Hi Paul. I must admit I don't enjoy the high temperatures. It really saps my energy. Spring & Autumn are usually more comfortable but I think everything is changing. I am sure it is generally windier than it used to be, but maybe it's just my age!
Thanks Dave, yes I'm going to replace the posts, axles and rollers as they have basically seized together and won't roll...I hope I can get the nuts undone as the trailer is about 15 years old. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Those Lyre birds imitate mechanical things as well, especially chainsaws and also camera motor sounds. Lovely spots around Sydney water ways. I think that boat you liked was a Day Dream or a Blue Bird
Thanks, yes Lyre Birds are amazing, I could listen to them for hours.Yes I think it was a Bluebird but in a lovely condition considering it's age. Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul
Hello Paul - thanks as always for the trip/ride! Hey yourTorqeedo - Paul have you thought about upgrading your motor to the new one that will charge your battery when leaving the prop in the water while sailing? I will be keeping my engine up but I'm leaning toward Torqeedo for Liberte', ILUR #150. I can't get out Lewes inlet unless the tide is with me both ways... Rob
Hi Rob my understanding was that regenerative outboards will only create enough charge for your battery if you are going over 5 knots, which in a dinghy is not often. I might be wrong but that's what I was told. The new Stornaway will have a much smaller pod electric outboard that can be raised while sailing without hitting the mizzen boom. I must admit the wurring of the outboard while sailing is a little annoying. The Torqueedo 1103 is pretty good. One of the guys has one and the usage readout if very useful in determining how far you can go on one charge. They are a little pricey though. Rob can you send me some photos of your Llur to: sailingkatelouise@gmail.com Thanks and thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Photos coming Paul. And yes the 5kt rule makes sense - for what it is worth I've not heard the wurring of your motor. Thanks for all your "winter" overnights trips. All the best to you
Ah thanks Byron, it is an eyesore but a good landmark. Looking forward to some more exploring of Pittwater when it gets a bit warmer. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Paul, I used to sail in those waters some years ago . As I was growing up and we had a place on Lake Eildon I said if I could find a place like lake Eildon but it was Salt water and you could go to sea with out having to worry about bars or Port Phillip heads , would move there. And that place is Pittwater. But I am still in Melbourne. LOL And buy the way , buy my Count you now have 3 boats.
Yes Mark it really is nice in Pittwater but busy in summer. My ideal place to live would be Elvina Bay or Lovett Bay and hopefully I can get there over the summer for a closer look. By the way you can never have too many boats...or maybe it's just envy😂 Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Paul. A tidy tip. I used half inch ribbon as tell-tails in shrouds. Fastened using a simple clove hitch at one end OR twice the length and tying the clove hitch half way down thereby giving two flying ends. K.I.S.S John.
Enjoyed the cruise Paul. It was nice to see you out solo for a change ( not that the raids aren't enjoyable ). I came up with a set of drain rods for a frame on my boat, there were 9 rods in a 10m pack, not used them yet. I'd been watching and wondering about the flag you're flying, when I remembered I had a copy of Reeds Skippers' Handbook in front of me. All is clear now, ha, ha.
Hi Dale, can you bend the drain rods? with heat? That's the good thing about electrical conduit it bends easily with heat , but be careful once it starts to bend it's very quick, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Hi Paul, The mind plays tricks on you sometimes, but in this case in a good way: If you search for Dale Skidmore Boat restoration Part 12, you will see the rods demonstrated, along with the correct length of them etc and their flexibility. My boat is 13ft long and 5ft in the beam, but you can see what the rods are like and how flexible they are. Hope it helps.
Hi Tim pretty much set and leave adjust luff tension occasionally to remove crease.But with a lugsail Yawl the sail area is spread across 3 sails, which gives you more options when reducing sail ,instead of just reefing the main. KateLouise sails really well, under just the Genoa and mizzen and is well balanced with little weather helm. Or you could just sail with main and mizzen or just the genoa.Thanks for watching cheers Paul
At 8.08 I believe that black boat is a blue bird History The Bluebird was designed by Sydney ship building engineer, the late Mr Ken Watts and first appeared in the September 1947 edition of 'Seacraft' as study plans. Mr Watts conceived 'Bluebird' during the war years when he pondered the sort of affordable yacht he could build after wars end. The concept was for a small low cost family keel yacht for amateur construction in plywood. Ken Watts never actually built one for himself, but went on to design other yachts including the popular Daydream. The first two Victorian 'Bluebirds' were launched in 1948 and sailed at Sandringham Yacht Club. Later that year the first N.S.W Bluebird was launched while several more were at various stages of construction. One of the pioneers in plywood yacht construction in Australia, they quickly became popular in all states. As their good performance under sail was recognised, they soon doubled as racing yachts and by the late 1950s racing fleets began forming at various clubs around Australia.   By the early 1960s, their extreme popularity lead to their production in fibreglass and hundreds were also built in this medium to the same basic measurements. In the 1964 N.S.W. championships, fibreglass yachts dominated and they continued to be virtually mass produced until well into the 1970s. Through those decades their claim to being "Australia's Peoples Yacht" was never disputed and many thousands of sailors began their keel boat sailing in them. The Victorian Bluebird Association has been active since the 1960s. Today's fleet is mainly based at Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Hobsons Bay Yacht Club where both Summer and Winter regattas still attract double figures and the competition is fierce. Those that sail them today consider them as relevant as they ever were and pre-loved boats are in demand
Thanks for the info. I later realised it was a Bluebird, but didn't know the design was that old. You do see a few around Sydney but not many, thanks for watching, cheers Paul p.s. checkout Sailing Duyfken...my tall ship adventure to Hobart for the wooden Boat Festival....8 Eps
Paul, where did you learn to sail with a mizzen? I noticed a fair bit of weather helm on the video, I sailed a Yawl the other month and complained of weather helm. I was told to let the mizzen out so there was less drag created by the rudder. I've been looking for an authority on Gaf Yawl sailing to explain things, any suggestions anyone?
Hi Andy, I was getting a bit of Lee helm so I raked the mast back 6 inches... I have gone too far so I will have to move it forwards again to reduce the weather helm, easing the mizzen would also help, cheers Paul
When I first saw it I thought there were a lot of Swedish speaking Finlanders in the Sydney raid. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Swedish-speaking_Finns
Trust me Mike I have used a lot but the rollers are completely seized onto the axles and won't turn, I'm going to replace them, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Thanks mate I'll try that...it does get a bit messy. I did start turning off early but found not all the water went through the coffee, anyway thanks for the tip and for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise yeah you will have some water left in the base sadly but it's worth it leave you with less bitter and burnt flavor And thank you for all videos playing catch up still and cant wait for more in the future
Hi paul love your videos. I have recently restored a stornaway 18 in kidwelli wales and am always sat in scrufftuff name of restored scruffie stornoway teacup surfing your channel for clues and tips on rigging. The tuff bit of name is because the waters in the gower peninsula can get a wee bit mean at times. And the doner boat was a 28 ft woods catamaran so belted and braced with extra belts if needed. I was wondering if you had considered oars. If a stornoway could take oars where would you place the rollocks. I did notice you had a cracking looking paddle do you think that will work better. I use a paddle and a quant to punt up estuaries on the rising tide. Anyhow Thank you for your Great videos and letting us watch your awesome little boat do what awesome little boats do. Thank your fellow raiders for letting us into the party through you.
Hi Julian, great stuff send me some photos of your Stornaway to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com I would love to see them. Yes apparently you can put oras on a Stornaway but as it's quite beamy they would have to be long and also you would have to add some sort of temporary thwart to sit on. I'm sure it can be done contact derek@scruffie.com the designer for correct measurements etc. I made my paddle which is useful to manoeuvre onto the trailer etc. but I'm not sure I would want to paddle against the current or wind. Thanks for watching and send me some photos , cheers Paul
Hi Paul and Julian, I sometimes row my stornaway 18 from a removable thwart amidships. I lash the tiller and she rows well. However, she has a lot of windage so it is really a calm weather option.
Hi yes I did look at those which are obviously thinner but my tarp doesn't have a sleave to slot them in or keep in place and they would each have to be about 4 metres long which made it a bit pricey, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hull speed is only relative to speed through water but not speed over ground, if you have 4kts through water plus 4kts of tide with you will give you 8kts over ground on your GPS
Ah ha! that would explain it. But someone pointed out that the formula of the square root of your waterline multiplied by 1.34 is not for planning hulls but displacement hulls like ships. So I did get it wrong....my bad. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hull speed isn't a limit, it's a hump in the speed vs power graph. With enough power (or wind) you can exceed it, as is done by power boats leaving a big wake as they speed up to change from displacement to planing mode.
Well you might be right and keeps the insurance companies in work. Can you imagine if they all went on the water at the same time, it would be an armada. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Yes sorry to hear they are going. So we don’t have to learn how to do a running fix, a fix, double the angle on the bow,fix off light house and so on. And so many more….
Paul, I think the dark blue boat you passed on the mooring is a Bluebird. There were lots of them made around Sydney in the 60‘s or there abouts. 20 or 22 feet in length I think. Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave, I did think the Bluebird was a bit bigger but anyway that boat looked very nice if it was that old, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Yep, 22' Bluebird. I sailed one Bne to Whitsundays in '89. Great little boats.
@@johnmclachlan1023 Thanks John
I like your gentleman sailor Paul and enjoy your videos, thankyou.
My pleasure, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
This is real sailing. You brought up a memory of my plywood Blue Jay and the days I spent sailing Long Island Sound in southern Connecticut...I just Subscribed.
Thanks Bill for subscribing. Yes I'm not living on a boat or sailing the world or trying to make a living out of youtube, just simple sailing without the cost and with great people. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Another beautiful episode sailing ⛵️, thanks for sharing. Greetings 📷 from the tropical paradise island Kauai 🏝 Hawaii.
Thanks Rimas, cheers Paul
Fanatastic vid.
I really enjoyed it.
Humble, beautiful.
Thanks Christopher for those kind words and watching, cheers Paul
Really great video Paul. Informative and enjoyable. Thanks.
Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Thanks for replying to my last comment ref sailing an Enterprise on the South Coast. You mentioned Guildford, my home town. We could have been buddies in our youth and not known it. Happy sailing.
Hi John well I said Guildford as not many people know Milford just outside Godalming. That's where I spent my misspent youth and went to the Art school in Guildford and then Farnham when it moved. Cheers Paul
Another great video, thanks Paul
My pleasure Mark thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Thanks for another great relaxing armchair sail Paul. Looks like you picked perfect winter sailing days. Always enjoyable scenery shots, your commentary, food reviews & historical info are all very interesting.
Thanks for your comments and support
,cheers Paul
Very nice video, keep them coming please.
Thanks for watching Francis , cheers Paul
Great video. Again!👍
Thanks Ralph, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
I do that scramble, same combination of veggies, several times a week at home. :)
Hi Jim, ye it's the easy way to add fresh veggies while on the boat, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Tanks for the nice view (from Holland)
Bedankt Harrie, fijne zomer zeilen, proost Paul
One of my favorite episodes, back for a re-watch
Thanks Nicolas, cheers Paul
Spectacular episode Paul! Sailing, site seeing tour, tasty food, and a little history. Paired with a nice sound track. Just well ... inspiring.
Thanks James it's good to get some feedback, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Really enjoyed that one Paul!
Loved the pics of the old boats and some lovely sailing conditions.
Thanks Bruce, yep I had a really good couple of days and looking forward to going to to Maitland Bay when it gets warmer. But I think I will have to put in at Brooklyn, cheers Paul
👍👍👍
Thanks mate, cheers Pul
Great to see you handle the "summer" conditions so well.
Ha Ha, it was cold but sunny, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Another great episode thanks Paul. Good to see my sailing grounds and I also saw Frank’s post.
Thanks Craig, if you see me say hello, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Good to see you on the water Paul, and nice to chat back at Brooklyn after that flog back. A great day to be on the water and thanks for the video! Those historic pictures are excellent. Interestingly the torpedoes used from the range there were the old Mark 8's. They were introduced into service in 1927 and the torpedo used right into the 80s (in fact the General Belgrano was sunk with the Mark 8 by the Brits during the Falklands War in 1982! - they used the old Mark 8 because it had a huge bang-bit compared to the modern weapons). Hope to see you out there again some time!
Thanks Piers , yep look forward to meeting up again, cheers Paul
Another great sail. Such a beautiful area.
Thanks Kim, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Came across a Lyrebird just across the road from Hornsby Council. It was doing renditions of mobile phone ring tones and lawnmowers. Park life!
Where are you based if you were near Hornsby?
Another good one Paul ! Glad to see the water has cleared up after all the rain and floods.
Thanks Phil, it was a great couple of days after the rain....but still cold, are you coming down to Lake Mac on Aug 13? cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Probably not this time. I will be getting ready to take boat up to Moreton bay in early Sept.
the story about the basin camp ground is very interesting, was a family residence in the past.
and a farm...it seems anywhere around Pittwater that had a bit of flat land was turned into food production. Which is understandable as there were no roads to Sydney at the time only by boat, so supplies wouldn't have been that regular. Thanks again for watching Frank, cheers Paul
Thanks Paul nice to see you back on the water, our weather has been rubbish! The boat 8.10 was a Bluebird.
Regards
Rick
Thanks Rick, yep someone has pointed that out about the Bluebird, I should have known that, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Paul. Really enjoy your videos. I have a Willow Bay Shilling two berth gaff yawl in Birdham Pool, Chichester Harbour, here in the UK. Appreciate the effort you put into the production. It takes time to shoot all the angles without a film crew! Enjoy the summer. Paul.
Thanks Tommy, yes it takes a while to shoot and edit.You can get so many more angles if you don't just mount a Go Pro and leave it, which I think makes the videos more interesting. Im glad you appreciate the effort and thanks for watching , cheers Paul. ps Send me a photo of your boat that I can post to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks very much.
Envious of your weather compared to UK winter time.
Thanks Jim, I'll be honest Autumn and winter are normally great in Sydney. Clear blue skies with a bit of a nip in the air. But this year has been one of the wettest on record so I haven't been able to take advantage of the empty waterways. I hope your extreme summer temps are not too much of a shock to the system. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Hi Paul.
I must admit I don't enjoy the high temperatures. It really saps my energy.
Spring & Autumn are usually more comfortable but I think everything is changing.
I am sure it is generally windier than it used to be, but maybe it's just my age!
Great tour Paul. I learned a lot about the place I sail regularly! See you on the next one.
Looking forward to it already Josh, cheers Paul
Thanks for another great sail Paul hope you get your rollers straightened out before you have to load
Thanks Dave, yes I'm going to replace the posts, axles and rollers as they have basically seized together and won't roll...I hope I can get the nuts undone as the trailer is about 15 years old. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
against all odds! condiment emergency, then mushroom omission, you still had a great time ;)
Well Steve it's not all about the food or cooking, thankfully, thanks for watching again, cheers Paul
Another great vid from you
Love from Denmark (We have summer right now)
Hi Bent, thanks, I hope you are enjoying the sailing now...fair winds, cheers Paul
Those Lyre birds imitate mechanical things as well, especially chainsaws and also camera motor sounds. Lovely spots around Sydney water ways. I think that boat you liked was a Day Dream or a Blue Bird
Thanks, yes Lyre Birds are amazing, I could listen to them for hours.Yes I think it was a Bluebird but in a lovely condition considering it's age. Thanks for watching again, cheers Paul
Hello Paul - thanks as always for the trip/ride! Hey yourTorqeedo - Paul have you thought about upgrading your motor to the new one that will charge your battery when leaving the prop in the water while sailing? I will be keeping my engine up but I'm leaning toward Torqeedo for Liberte', ILUR #150. I can't get out Lewes inlet unless the tide is with me both ways... Rob
Hi Rob my understanding was that regenerative outboards will only create enough charge for your battery if you are going over 5 knots, which in a dinghy is not often. I might be wrong but that's what I was told. The new Stornaway will have a much smaller pod electric outboard that can be raised while sailing without hitting the mizzen boom. I must admit the wurring of the outboard while sailing is a little annoying. The Torqueedo 1103 is pretty good. One of the guys has one and the usage readout if very useful in determining how far you can go on one charge. They are a little pricey though. Rob can you send me some photos of your Llur to: sailingkatelouise@gmail.com
Thanks and thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Photos coming Paul. And yes the 5kt rule makes sense - for what it is worth I've not heard the wurring of your motor. Thanks for all your "winter" overnights trips. All the best to you
@@robkunzig5795 Thanks Rob I emailed you, cheers Paul
hi Paul, love the videos. The orange tarp next to tylors point is from a recent land slide due to the rain the last few months
Ah thanks Byron, it is an eyesore but a good landmark. Looking forward to some more exploring of Pittwater when it gets a bit warmer. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hi Paul, I used to sail in those waters some years ago .
As I was growing up and we had a place on Lake Eildon I said if I could find a place like lake Eildon but it was Salt water and you could go to sea with out having to worry about bars or Port Phillip heads , would move there.
And that place is Pittwater.
But I am still in Melbourne.
LOL
And buy the way , buy my Count you now have 3 boats.
Yes Mark it really is nice in Pittwater but busy in summer. My ideal place to live would be Elvina Bay or Lovett Bay and hopefully I can get there over the summer for a closer look. By the way you can never have too many boats...or maybe it's just envy😂 Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Paul. A tidy tip. I used half inch ribbon as tell-tails in shrouds. Fastened using a simple clove hitch at one end OR twice the length and tying the clove hitch half way down thereby giving two flying ends. K.I.S.S John.
Thanks John, I have been using cassette tape which is O.K. but doesn't last long, I will give your ribbon a go, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Enjoyed the cruise Paul. It was nice to see you out solo for a change ( not that the raids aren't enjoyable ). I came up with a set of drain rods for a frame on my boat, there were 9 rods in a 10m pack, not used them yet. I'd been watching and wondering about the flag you're flying, when I remembered I had a copy of Reeds Skippers' Handbook in front of me. All is clear now, ha, ha.
Hi Dale, can you bend the drain rods? with heat? That's the good thing about electrical conduit it bends easily with heat , but be careful once it starts to bend it's very quick, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Hi Paul, The mind plays tricks on you sometimes, but in this case in a good way: If you search for Dale Skidmore Boat restoration Part 12, you will see the rods demonstrated, along with the correct length of them etc and their flexibility. My boat is 13ft long and 5ft in the beam, but you can see what the rods are like and how flexible they are. Hope it helps.
@@SailingKateLouise Another way to bend it might be by filling it with very hot water. That works well with pvc.
I do like the food reviews.
....Err my wife says I have to lift my game in the galley. But without a fridge you do have to be inventive. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
The mystery of the mizzen mast/sail.... Do you just, "set it & forget it", or what? What active purpose does it serve? I'd like to know... Thanks!
Hi Tim pretty much set and leave adjust luff tension occasionally to remove crease.But with a lugsail Yawl the sail area is spread across 3 sails, which gives you more options when reducing sail ,instead of just reefing the main. KateLouise sails really well, under just the Genoa and mizzen and is well balanced with little weather helm. Or you could just sail with main and mizzen or just the genoa.Thanks for watching cheers Paul
At 8.08 I believe that black boat is a blue bird
History
The Bluebird was designed by Sydney ship building engineer, the late Mr Ken Watts and first appeared in the September 1947 edition of 'Seacraft' as study plans.
Mr Watts conceived 'Bluebird' during the war years when he pondered the sort of affordable yacht he could build after wars end.
The concept was for a small low cost family keel yacht for amateur construction in plywood. Ken Watts never actually built one for himself, but went on to design other yachts including the popular Daydream.
The first two Victorian 'Bluebirds' were launched in 1948 and sailed at Sandringham Yacht Club. Later that year the first N.S.W Bluebird was launched while several more were at various stages of construction. One of the pioneers in plywood yacht construction in Australia, they quickly became popular in all states. As their good performance under sail was recognised, they soon doubled as racing yachts and by the late 1950s racing fleets began forming at various clubs around Australia.


By the early 1960s, their extreme popularity lead to their production in fibreglass and hundreds were also built in this medium to the same basic measurements. In the 1964 N.S.W. championships, fibreglass yachts dominated and they continued to be virtually mass produced until well into the 1970s. Through those decades their claim to being "Australia's Peoples Yacht" was never disputed and many thousands of sailors began their keel boat sailing in them.
The Victorian Bluebird Association has been active since the 1960s. Today's fleet is mainly based at Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Hobsons Bay Yacht Club where both Summer and Winter regattas still attract double figures and the competition is fierce. Those that sail them today consider them as relevant as they ever were and pre-loved boats are in demand
Thanks for the info. I later realised it was a Bluebird, but didn't know the design was that old. You do see a few around Sydney but not many, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
p.s. checkout Sailing Duyfken...my tall ship adventure to Hobart for the wooden Boat Festival....8 Eps
Paul, where did you learn to sail with a mizzen?
I noticed a fair bit of weather helm on the video, I sailed a Yawl the other month and complained of weather helm.
I was told to let the mizzen out so there was less drag created by the rudder.
I've been looking for an authority on Gaf Yawl sailing to explain things, any suggestions anyone?
Hi Andy, I was getting a bit of Lee helm so I raked the mast back 6 inches... I have gone too far so I will have to move it forwards again to reduce the weather helm, easing the mizzen would also help, cheers Paul
Nice episode, thanks for sharing! One question: what does the flag (yellow cross on a red field) stand for?
Hi Erik it is a code R flag and Sydney raid sailing group have adopted it as their emblem, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
When I first saw it I thought there were a lot of Swedish speaking Finlanders in the Sydney raid.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Swedish-speaking_Finns
I've only one thing to say, Paul: WD40!
Trust me Mike I have used a lot but the rollers are completely seized onto the axles and won't turn, I'm going to replace them, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
A tip for the moka pot shut the heat off earlier and or keep a wet towel to cool the base when you hear the first of the air violently spurting out it
Thanks mate I'll try that...it does get a bit messy. I did start turning off early but found not all the water went through the coffee, anyway thanks for the tip and for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise yeah you will have some water left in the base sadly but it's worth it leave you with less bitter and burnt flavor
And thank you for all videos playing catch up still and cant wait for more in the future
@@thomascooley2749 Great
Hi paul love your videos. I have recently restored a stornaway 18 in kidwelli wales and am always sat in scrufftuff name of restored scruffie stornoway teacup surfing your channel for clues and tips on rigging. The tuff bit of name is because the waters in the gower peninsula can get a wee bit mean at times. And the doner boat was a 28 ft woods catamaran so belted and braced with extra belts if needed. I was wondering if you had considered oars. If a stornoway could take oars where would you place the rollocks. I did notice you had a cracking looking paddle do you think that will work better. I use a paddle and a quant to punt up estuaries on the rising tide. Anyhow Thank you for your Great videos and letting us watch your awesome little boat do what awesome little boats do. Thank your fellow raiders for letting us into the party through you.
Hi Julian, great stuff send me some photos of your Stornaway to sailingkatelouise@gmail.com I would love to see them. Yes apparently you can put oras on a Stornaway but as it's quite beamy they would have to be long and also you would have to add some sort of temporary thwart to sit on. I'm sure it can be done contact derek@scruffie.com the designer for correct measurements etc. I made my paddle which is useful to manoeuvre onto the trailer etc. but I'm not sure I would want to paddle against the current or wind. Thanks for watching and send me some photos , cheers Paul
Hi Paul and Julian, I sometimes row my stornaway 18 from a removable thwart amidships. I lash the tiller and she rows well. However, she has a lot of windage so it is really a calm weather option.
@@chrisstockman904 Thanks Chris and also I think a fully laiden Stornaway would be quite heavy to row, cheers Paul
ua-cam.com/video/COoMls71tHY/v-deo.html first trip out to see how scrufftuff moves after resto.
@@hoolio40 Thanks Julian for sharing, cheers Paul
It is a Bluebird, a latter fibreglass one
It was very nice, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Rather than conduit have you considered folding poles for an 8-man igloo tent?
Hi yes I did look at those which are obviously thinner but my tarp doesn't have a sleave to slot them in or keep in place and they would each have to be about 4 metres long which made it a bit pricey, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
You should be able to get up on the plane which takes you away from displacement hull speed so your garmin was probably correct.
Thanks Anthony, yep that has been pointed out to me, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Pittwater used to be a Torpedo range back in the day.
That's right, which would have made sailing very interesting🤣Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Hull speed is only relative to speed through water but not speed over ground, if you have 4kts through water plus 4kts of tide with you will give you 8kts over ground on your GPS
Ah ha! that would explain it. But someone pointed out that the formula of the square root of your waterline multiplied by 1.34 is not for planning hulls but displacement hulls like ships. So I did get it wrong....my bad. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
@@SailingKateLouise Correct for any hull that doesnt plane like the Sunmaid 20 up to non plaining ships
Hull speed isn't a limit, it's a hump in the speed vs power graph. With enough power (or wind) you can exceed it, as is done by power boats leaving a big wake as they speed up to change from displacement to planing mode.
@@russelllang2910 Thanks Russell I stand corrected thanks for watching cheers Paul
This winter has been so cold.
sure has and wet, thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Might be millions of dollars worth of ‘yachts over there’ but I’ve found that the gin palaces hardly ever get used but are quite the tax dodge!
Well you might be right and keeps the insurance companies in work. Can you imagine if they all went on the water at the same time, it would be an armada. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
What does flag ROMEO flying on port shroud mean? From ex R.N signalman! JB
It's not official but Code R has been adopted by the Sydney Raid group as an emblem, thanks for watching John, cheers Paul
No more physical maps?? FFS these government departments are absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid sometimes.
Yep Shane apparently so. I suppose they think everyone has Navionics and they aren't selling enough. Thanks for watching, cheers Paul
Yes sorry to hear they are going.
So we don’t have to learn how to do a running fix, a fix, double the angle on the bow,fix off light house and so on.
And so many more….