She is a Trapper 28, brilliant little boat for sailing, if rather a small cabin for her length. I now have a Centaur which is two feet shorter and three times the size down below. Doesn't sail anywhere near as nice though.
Nice! My Iota 2 was a pain to stall like that as well - similar rocking and breathing if you weren't perfect in the backfly position. You going to go again?
Thanks for the video, some good stuff, but could you leave your text on the screen for a little longer so us ordinary folks have time to absorb the information.
Thanks. I'll make sure to leave the text for longer next time. When you are staring at it for a while whilst editing, you forget how long it takes to absorb it on the first go.
@@RichardChambers thanks Richard. Lots of folks do the same which is infuriating for folks like me who don’t read at lightning speed. Great video though, keep ‘em coming. Thanks.
I find it's not necessarily the conditions themselves that are a concern but the worry about equipment failure at such a time. In my case it was the thought that every rivet on the mast and boom was 40 years old and I didn't know true condition of the rigging, chainplate U bolts and their backing pads? Following a bad experience with a failed rivet which released all the reefs a while back, I no longer take any chances. The risk of equipment failure is ever present but if you can rule out age and neglect it's one less thing on your mind when at the helm in a heavy sea.
i have a trapper 500 ive sailed that rout many times portland race was a night mare ,i have her in france now in the med , i try not to get the gun rails in the water , always do when gusty . i have a roller main hard to reef at sea . i also have a old ys8 would love to swap for a 1 gm
I'd love a Trapper 500 for the extra space. The Trapper 28 sails lovely but the tiny tiny cabin is a hard sell for the family for more than a day sail.
@@RichardChambers try to get one with a 1 gm or even better a 2 gm . The yse8 is so under powered . I’ll be honest I use her like a caravan a lot of the time .
I have never sailed but always wanted to, maybe at 56 theres still time to start lol. How long did it take you to be confident to go solo? loved the video, will be searching out more
I have been sailing for five years but didn't do much in the first few years. I had a friend teach me the basics but the rest I have picked up through books and RU-vid, I haven't done any formal courses yet. If you want to start quickly then a course is probably the best way, or try and crew on other people's boats if you can. I would say that 56 is quite young in the sailing world so you have plenty of time to start!
I did my first solo this year after sailing for two years, and I am 58! You can do it. It is the greatest feeling. Just be prepared in your mind and work out all the details ( raising sails, etc) of how to do everything your self before you go out. I have a couple videos on my channel of my first and second solo sails. Its never too late to start a new adventure!
There was definitely some Muse on the playlist! I was listening to Queens of the Stone Age during the rough bit by St Albans Head though, Smooth Sailing 😂
@@RichardChambers Sounds like an epic playlist for sailing. I used to be able to play 'No One Knows' on drums before the wheelchair. Suppose I still can technically, just no energy now. Bought a 25 footer though. Looking forward to epic sailing playlists myself.
It’s amazing, scary but yet free being in such a small boat in such a big body of water. But I get it and I understand that sense of freedom that comes with it. I wish you happiness and safety on your adventures.
Nice one Richard, brought back memories of flying ballard and out to old Harrry, sketchy on the way out, was dropping like a stone until I got to the end, could have been interesting dropping in the drink there. I'm just getting into sailing myself, not got a boat yet but I'll be very interested to hear more of your adventures. Thanks for sharing! Looked epic👍
I've flown out over Old Harry too and it was nice to see it from a different perspective. The boat is out of the water for some maintenance at the moment but you are welcome to come for a sail next year.
I find it a lot more comforting to keep my hatches closed during heeling in heavier seas. Never messed up enough to put her on her side, but seeing how fast and open companionway will flood a boat is not an option I've ever wanted to experience.
Interesting point. Some boats do, some don't. I been on the side in three boats. A Space Sailor 27, a Northshore 38 and a Jeanneau 43 DS, none got water down the companionway. My boat, a Feeling 416 has had a wave straight down there from the stern. I recall Mythbusters trying to sink a yacht by tipping it on its side, it was almost impossible to get water down the companionway. Actually Yachting Monthly had a video where they rolled a cruising boat a couple of times. Worth a look ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gqe1Sxa2GXo.html It tells me never to have a boat with an offset companionway. I never cross any ocean bar with anything open, we also keep the washboards in at night.
How about buying some fluffy stuff for the microfone? Even a demolished synthetic hairy toy can work great. This BGGGGGGG GGGGG sound is not necessary at all, nowadays.
Not sheet to tiller, I have a Simrad tiller pilot that I bought cheap secondhand. This was actually it's first proper outing and it is a game changer. It makes raising and lowering the main singlehanded so much easier. And it did surprisingly well in the rough conditions too. After I tacked to head back inshore I was cold and wet, the tiller pilot enabled me to go below to change and warm up. Previously I would have had to heave to.
Haul the main up by hand and use the mast winch at the end to taughten it. Keeping a second winch handle at the mast base is a good idea too. Bungee it down or rig it onto the mast, depending on your space / preference. I watched this with a view to seeing footage of the entrance and channel into Weymouth. You may find that yotties visiting the English coast will follow your channel / subscribe etc if you include pilotage aspects ... fair winds and calm seas to you.
