Comentarii la: Jurnalul căpitanului. Ziua 4: Auto-taking-ul E JURĂ

De: Robert Laird

Robert Laird — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:10:27 +0000

Are you going to get a Mumby Cyber 48? By the way, your voice sounds amazing but I think it's the equipment your using. Not sure how all of that stuff works but it's pretty cool.

De: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:21:21 +0000

Awesome storytelling, love the acoustic guitar playing in the background. Makes me feel like I'm below decks and being regaled with some great seafaring tale .... ( Great job James, love the format)

De: Stan S

Stan S — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:14:34 +0000

another great one!

De: James Hampton

James Hampton — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:00:32 +0000

Libre this new style but also missing seeing the yacht and crew at work. Please do both

De: Sailing Gizmo

Sailing Gizmo — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:56:40 +0000

Our staysail is on a self tacker, we have stoppers along the track to keep the car in place for heaving or sail trim. We have to go forward to raise the staysail so we set the car stops accordingly if we are offshore.

As for our genny, it is a 130 lowcut Hydranet, sheeted regularly.

De: Monique Zwart

Monique Zwart — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:45:22 +0000

I really like this! Good job

De: Aaron Runalls

Aaron Runalls — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:38:20 +0000

Love it

De: Mariusz Kijowski

Mariusz Kijowski — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:11:02 +0000

Tank you very much for making this video! No useful feedback. Keep going please 🙂

De: Mark Hooper

Mark Hooper — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:45:58 +0000

Self tacking? I love mine, but it's a late modification that is only semi-self tacking. I built a long straight track immediately forward of the mast with a car controlled by typical mainsheet traveler controls led to the helm.
I can tack from the helm by releasing one control line and pulling the car across with little effort, I can control the sheeting angle along the car, and importantly, I can still heave to by leaving the jib control car on the windward side.
Heaving to always leaves a slow forward progress, which I control by how many reefs I have in the main, and heaving to isn't just for storms - I can't count how many times I just wanted a peaceful time to cook, shower and enjoy a quiet dinner before getting going again.
Because of the loss of jib area, I made the main roachier with full battens to compensate, leaving broad reaching performance as before.
Agreed, downwind the small jib loses it below 30-45 degrees downwind from a beam reach, but I find sailing on the roachy main alone is quite fine with a fresh breeze, and when the winds are light the top down furler sails (a 6oz 120% code zero and 4oz normal cruising chute) with the extendable bowsprit are amazingly enjoyable. So quiet, so peaceful, so easy on the autopilot)
Note: don't simply put on an extending bowsprit, go to the effort of adding a masthead crane to place the top down furlers clear of the jib roller furler and eliminate the risk of tangling the light wind sails in the jib roller.
Put some thought and money into your sail plan and keep going even when you're old and wobbly.

De: Dave Crombie

Dave Crombie — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 04:49:59 +0000

James, met you at the boat show after the Delos lecture, pleasure. Just wanted to say that I LOVE the captains log format!