Sailing Single Handed, And Safety Measures: are they overrated?
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2023
- And answering a viewers question on my attitude towards Safety. And solo sailing along the north Cornish coast
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Wow, it felt like I was sailing with you! The sound of the water against the hull fills my soul with tranquility & joy.
Great to hear it brought you some pleasure
Love that clip of the guy getting flipped by the mainsail…who didn’t laugh
Defo school boy error
Another great video. Thank you very much
Your welcome. I love doing them. And thank you for watching.
Good comment about considering alternative / emergency anchorages.
I wished I had done that on my last sail. Wind turned strong and on the nose, it went dark, electrics failed, phone - Navionics battery died, I ended up spending the night on a shingle bank , when there were good anchorage spots nearby. (The good side is I discovered some unknown pre existing damage that needed fixing.
So identify spots, check what the bottom is, that is not always easy to see when things get exciting. Ideally take screen shots and / or print outs. Both chart and satellite photo.
A bay might look inviting, but if deep / rocky / kelp covered not so good. I anchored, fortunately a quiet night, in a spot marked by a Navionics user, found it kelp bound.
Ouch - I've learnt the hard way arriving at an intended anchorage to discover a big swell and a sleepless night
i own a 78 Cal 39, the boat taking on the waves at Ala Moana bowl in Hawaii @1:11 . I have sailed more than 20,000 offshore miles on her, mostly solo or tandem. amazingly strong, fast boat that can take on anything that gets thrown her way.
It sounds like you had some fun. Solo sailing does tend to offer a few extra challenges
Most folk don’t have paper charts anymore. I would always carry a large scale one. Plus having electronic charts on multiple devices. Taking print outs as a backup is wise, though getting to scale tricky. I add a distance line for reference.
All valid points. I come from an orienteering background, so love maps, although they do take up a lot of room.
Hello. Full of admiration for what you are doing! I think you need to alter your sail trim a bit sometimes. The only time you want to have the sails sheeted in is when you are sailing close hauled. At all other times, beam and broad reach for example, let them out much much furgher than you are doing. You will go faster! Not a criticism, but noone told me when i started either! Best wishes from Plymouth. James
It's great to have the feedback, thank you. I've been nervous about putting out full sail in a good wind - I'm still getting used to what the boat can do, and I'm cautious a little as the rigging, although strong, is twenty years old. I'm definitely more adventurous than when I started out in May. Sail trimming is still a bit of a mystery to me when it comes to steering the boat - it's a work in progress. I hope you're enjoying the videos. More to come
Back in the day, we only wore life jackets / harness at night or in a Gale. Now I am much more careful, especially singlehanded. At all times. It would be so easy for the boat to take an unexpected jerk and throw you off balance…and over you go…your last thoughts being how f*****g stupid you were. That said I did rush forward to retire the rubber dinghy and forgot to clip in…all to easily done.
Agreed - sometimes things happen when you least expect it to.
AIS and radar with good alarms, autopilot and wind vane steering, electric windlass with control at helm to enable motoring to assist anchor retrieval on a stormy lee shore, solar and electrical system to run all this. You should often heave to to sleep.
Fabulous ideas, but sadly, some involve a budget that outside mine. I'm in the process of trying to repair my Raymarine autopilot. Hopefully, many of my long sailing days will be supported by its rejuvenation.
the guys post above post is basically an armchair sailor's opinion on having every single sailing device he's seen on youtube. heave to to sleep? laughable. Wind vane steering? you'll see that on one in 1000 boats. @@youtubelivingonasailboat_1year
spoken like someone who knows a lot about sailing....... from watching delos videos. if i had a dollar for every one of these know it alls who doesn't own a boat........
If you can afford all that, then also hire a captain and crew.
We have a Bristol 38.8 with Hood in mast furling
Very nice boat.
I notice u dont have many cables every where like alot of other yacht have.
What kind of cables are you referring to?
Need more outhaul on the main, the foot is far too loose.
Cheers for the feedback. I have struggled in getting sufficient tension in the line, although I think that's down to my technique rather than a fault in the system somewhere. Its just a matter of practice, and more sailing.
What is your inmast furling system? Thx
That's a great question and I don't know the answer other than it's a manual system, all muscle and no electrics. I'm away from the boat so I can't look at it. I'll be back at the boat in two weeks. I'kll take a look and let you know.
130,000 lives saved by RNLI ? !!
130, 000 over 200 years of existence, ac cording to their website. I guess that means 130,000 people rescued from the sea. Were their lives at stake? Who knows, but I'm guessing they were relieved to see the RNLI.