Great philosophy Skipper. No sense breaking something on a new boat out deep like you are. love the videos and am amazed that technology is such now that you can upload in the middle of the ocean. i saw another Hammerhead by C.W. on one of the "for sale" sites. Wish you two the best.
Thanks 🙏 you’re spot on if there’s one place you don’t want issues it’s out here! We’ve also seen the other HH for sale I think he’s asking 450k or there abouts?
You two are having a vary nice trip weather and wind have been everything you could ask for….. look how many nights you’ve gotten great sleep……that’s the exception not the rule….. I’m enjoying your trip.
Thanks 🙏 we work hard to put ourselves in the right weather patterns and use all available means to do so and the reward is a good nights sleep. Also sailing the boat to the conditions helps a lot when it comes to sleep and rest and growing up on boats and living on them the majority of my life means you get used to sleeping at sea.
200 miles day in day out is amazing, especially given that you're handling her gently. Looking forward to seeing what sails you decide on and what happens then. Would you consider dyneema standing rigging for a boat like this?
Yeah she’s slides along so easy. Have been thinking of how we can reduce weight aloft and dynnema has been on our minds. We had it on our old trimaran Spirit but she also had a carbon wing mast and was more performance based. Not sure how we’ll end up rigging her but time will tell 😁
Sailing like a dream! And cuisine to match! Excellent commentary on your decision process; variables that you considered including safety factors, and comfort. Lots of new sailors coming into this wonderful sport, a very safe sport if done properly, and a dangerous one for the ill prepared, ignorant, or foolish. Had problems with goose barnacles aboard an oceanographic vessel near the Galapagos. The main saltwater intake pipe (8" ID) became so blocked that only about 2" was clear. Giant size barnacles, filled a couple trash cans with them, what a mess. Might want to keep an eye on your intake! Fair winds to you!
Thanks Marty 🙏 yeah it’s always about making it to the other end safely and with our issues. The barnacles are only growing on the transome which is a relief, last crossing of the Pacific in 2011 we never saw one of them must have been too fast on the old Spirit we averaged 12kts and did it in 12 days from the Galapagos.
Thanks 🙏 yea her performance has been a real surprise so far. We knew she sailed well but she’s doing great with these old Dacron sails and extra weight she’s carrying.
Ideal sailing, lucky you. Looks in control and a satisfying tempo. Two vids now and food both times,gnocchi, now cake and falafels, yummy. Interesting learning about a new tri. Looks proper and light, enjoying your commentary on her slippy qualities. Just curious about your trajectory. I gather your heading west from the Americas..is Oz yr destination? Great show, (moreofyou;)
Thanks 🙏 and yes our plan is to head towards Australia where we hope to carry out some works to Spirit that need to be done. She’ll then base around the Pacific for a few years before heading off to who knows where??
What are you considering in the future to keep wave splashes out of the cockpit? Side curtains, some sort if deflectors, or…? Another good video, thank you.
Yes we’ve been thinking of doing some clear side curtains or something similar that allows vision. In time we’ll come up with a good solution but it’ll take a year of living aboard to know what’ll work best 👍
Does Spirit’s nav package upload your true wind vector via AIS for further distribution? The discussion on your diurnal use of true vs apparent wind is most interesting. Trying to find you on the Marine Tracking app but I guess your registration details may not yet reflect the new ownership?
Love the vids, takes me away from a stressful day even if it’s just a few minutes. Just a few questions about the boat if you wouldn’t mind. Any idea how much she weighs as is while on passage? You reckon she could sail at wind speed in the right conditions if she had some proper sails and you had confidence in the rig? Thanks
Awesome thanks 🙏 good to hear it helps with a stressful day 👍 the design weights just under 8t I’d say we’re over that probably between 8,000-9,000 kgs? We’ve got a huge amount of food/provisions, fuel, water and stuff onboard. Carrying a lot we normally wouldn’t as we’re doing our first crossing with the boat and some of the areas we plan to stop in are super remote. Definitely be doing wind speed or close by the time she’s had a good refit, new rig, better sails, prodder and reacher on a furler for the 140’s to 70’s apparent and she’s be hard to beat. Need to work on keeping her light though as it’s easy to load trimarans up having only the mainhull to carry the load.
One thing that has really struck me as you’ve shared this passage is that your easy sailing is usually putting you at the speed you want to be doing anyway. I’m wondering, and really interested in your thoughts on how often the updated rig, sails, etc would really be used/needed? If you were sailing this boat after she is ‘sorted’ would you be, and want to be, doing say 250 mile days?
I love how this boat sails. I'm too afraid of turtling one so I wouldn't consider a cat or trimaran. "Sailing with Thomas" recently posted a video where he suddenly got hit by 60 knot winds that blew out his sails. I suppose I should put "suddenly" in quotes as there was a storm front passing through, but he didn't expect such a sudden burst of wind...
Trimarans have the highest form stability and righting moment. Cats less and monos least. It's hardest to flip a tri, next hardest a cat, and easiest a mono. All boats should reef before a storm.
Having sailed all types across many oceans since the 1980’s trimarans for me a the safest platform there is. It’s who’s behind the helm and the crew that makes a boat safe and unsafe.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL Thats experience i dont have. The mono hull seems safest to me and thats what i sold my wife on, a 40 year old full keel Nauticat. But i think you’ve got a great boat. I’ll continue to get to know mine better and happily wave to the trimarans as they fly past me. : )
