You truly feel Polynesian on a Wharram, What a ride, those canoe sterns, the fine bows, the V hulls.... This boat was designed to sail in the sea, not only on somebodies computer screen.... A real boat designed for all conditions. You said it: "What A Way To Go!!!" Take care Bro, wish ya health and happiness, for the new year.
Touch Wood is all about luck, her name, her number. She's been around, from Atlantic crossings, to Island hopping This boat has many stories to tell.......... Good to hear from u Dave, wish ya BEST of holidays and a happy new year.
Nice to see "Touch Wood" on the water. Can I add a small complication for collision regulations? :-) She's a Schooner, so the Main Sail you pointed at is actually the Foresail, and the Main Sail is what you pointed out as the Mizzen... If you sail her as a ketch you'll probably never have a problem, but if sailing downwind with the two "Main" sails out wing & wing, someone recognising you're a Schooner may alter course (or stand-on) when you don't expect it, causing a collision situation. Skippering a Pahi 63 I had this once when a lot of monohulls were beating out of a narrows in strongish wind toward me when I was "stonking" downwind on a starboard tack (ie aft-masted sail out to port, fore-masted sail out to starboard). Port tackers (viewing what they thought was a Mizzen) saw me as the upwind vessel and were standing on... exciting stuff when sailing fast in confined waters!
Interesting comment Scott, "Touch wood" is not mine, still good info about rules of the road. Yea aft sail is a Mizzen I know, though since they look about the same size I called it a main, on a mast.... Though getting the terms right is part of the game, and "Touch Wood" is a Schooner. I'ma Proa sailor, so I may sail single sail rigs all my life after the hard time I had with "Crystal Clear" my first Pacific Proa that was a Crab Claw Schooner, shunting was hell. Since then I rig my proas with single sails and shunting is a dream. I understand that at one point the rig must split up into smaller fractions... Though, I doubt I will ever reach that point, since I believe that less is more and big boats are not truly for me, as much as I like sailing on them....... All d best, and Keep Shunting, Balkan Shipyards
@@BalkanShipyards Ho ho, the collision regulations & Proa's is a complex subject... So at night you shunt & switch the lights around 180 degrees. In close confines that would be really interesting, or what about two, sailing in close proximity!
@@helmshardover Yea, Proas need to change lights every shunt, which is truly a problem.... I had 3 proas to date all under 7 meters, meaning a single white light did the trick. Next year I plan on building my 30 foot ocean cruiser, the HAVAYA 30, and I wonder....... and wonder........ At first I will try to remember...... After forgetting a dozen times I may rig micro switches to my rudders that will change the lights over according to which rudder is down.... We intend to start a Proa revolution, welcome aboard! Here's 3 proas in a few minutes..... ruclips.net/video/BZ2LjZ7bnV4/видео.html Or 8 years, in 8 minutes....... Keep Shunting, Balkan Shipyards
Hello Rael ... looking good on a wharram catamaran, easy peezy getting sleepy yeah but it's not a proa and at Balkans shipyard we're pro-proa all the way... right??? Just joking. Of course I'll be following in your wake even if you build a bathtub with sails (aka monohulls). Ok enough joking. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a fantastic New Year. Love from Bali.
Make no mistakes my man PROAS ALL D WAY! 7 years of hell that lead to the best proa in the world are not going to waste. Next boat in the barrel starting spring, still, that Wharram was so much fun..... love from israel, my friend.
best boat, came with it all the way from Spain. Zvika is a great skipper, and Raz good mate as well.
Gorgeous vessel!
Bang on!!!
Very cool. What a way to go!!!! Just like the ancients!
You truly feel Polynesian on a Wharram, What a ride, those canoe sterns, the fine bows, the V hulls.... This boat was designed to sail in the sea, not only on somebodies computer screen.... A real boat designed for all conditions. You said it: "What A Way To Go!!!" Take care Bro, wish ya health and happiness, for the new year.
Beautiful tiki 38, and my lucky number on the sail too.
Touch Wood is all about luck, her name, her number. She's been around, from Atlantic crossings, to Island hopping This boat has many stories to tell.......... Good to hear from u Dave, wish ya BEST of holidays and a happy new year.
Happy days and always entertaining!
I honestly was highly entertained...... A Wharram is A Wharram Brother. Keep Shunting, BSY.
Nice Boat.
The Tiki 38 is one of the best!!!
Nice to see "Touch Wood" on the water.
Can I add a small complication for collision regulations? :-)
She's a Schooner, so the Main Sail you pointed at is actually the Foresail, and the Main Sail is what you pointed out as the Mizzen...
If you sail her as a ketch you'll probably never have a problem, but if sailing downwind with the two "Main" sails out wing & wing, someone recognising you're a Schooner may alter course (or stand-on) when you don't expect it, causing a collision situation.
Skippering a Pahi 63 I had this once when a lot of monohulls were beating out of a narrows in strongish wind toward me when I was "stonking" downwind on a starboard tack (ie aft-masted sail out to port, fore-masted sail out to starboard). Port tackers (viewing what they thought was a Mizzen) saw me as the upwind vessel and were standing on... exciting stuff when sailing fast in confined waters!
Interesting comment Scott, "Touch wood" is not mine, still good info about rules of the road. Yea aft sail is a Mizzen I know, though since they look about the same size I called it a main, on a mast.... Though getting the terms right is part of the game, and "Touch Wood" is a Schooner.
I'ma Proa sailor, so I may sail single sail rigs all my life after the hard time I had with "Crystal Clear" my first Pacific Proa that was a Crab Claw Schooner, shunting was hell. Since then I rig my proas with single sails and shunting is a dream.
I understand that at one point the rig must split up into smaller fractions... Though, I doubt I will ever reach that point, since I believe that less is more and big boats are not truly for me, as much as I like sailing on them.......
All d best, and Keep Shunting, Balkan Shipyards
@@BalkanShipyards Ho ho, the collision regulations & Proa's is a complex subject...
So at night you shunt & switch the lights around 180 degrees. In close confines that would be really interesting, or what about two, sailing in close proximity!
@@helmshardover Yea, Proas need to change lights every shunt, which is truly a problem.... I had 3 proas to date all under 7 meters, meaning a single white light did the trick. Next year I plan on building my 30 foot ocean cruiser, the HAVAYA 30, and I wonder....... and wonder........ At first I will try to remember...... After forgetting a dozen times I may rig micro switches to my rudders that will change the lights over according to which rudder is down....
We intend to start a Proa revolution, welcome aboard!
Here's 3 proas in a few minutes..... ruclips.net/video/BZ2LjZ7bnV4/видео.html Or 8 years, in 8 minutes.......
Keep Shunting, Balkan Shipyards
Hello Rael ... looking good on a wharram catamaran, easy peezy getting sleepy yeah but it's not a proa and at Balkans shipyard we're pro-proa all the way... right??? Just joking. Of course I'll be following in your wake even if you build a bathtub with sails (aka monohulls). Ok enough joking. Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a fantastic New Year. Love from Bali.
Make no mistakes my man PROAS ALL D WAY! 7 years of hell that lead to the best proa in the world are not going to waste. Next boat in the barrel starting spring, still, that Wharram was so much fun..... love from israel, my friend.