Thanks 🙏 Chris has a good reputation and now we know why. It’s clear this design was based upon years of experience something few boats have these days. It’s all now about the marketing and sales numbers not about comfort are sea and sailing ability.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL If you don't already have them, get a copy of Chris White's book: "The Cruising Multihull", and John Browning's book: "The Case for the Cruising Trimaran". Both are deeply experienced sailors and pioneers in bringing multihulls to Western sailors, after James Wharram, etc. Their books explain the design concepts and safe operation of these boats, and multihulls in general. Those books will put you ahead of many of today's designers. It's also why I would pretty much never make any major changes to Chris' designs, like a taller rig. A taller rig would change the stability equations, for example. Chris' Atlantic 57s were the inspiration for Peter Johnstone's Gunboats. You have an absolute classic, mates.
It could have been wrecked this week due to the Solar weather. Violent sun spot activity has caused problems in some places. Unlike last time Starlink had mostly only temporary outages. Last big burst took out a bunch of satellites ..bricking them . More space junk until they burn up. .. it's unfortunate that it's such a high numbers short life system. On the spin side the Aurora's have been spectacular reaching further towards the middle latitudes. The Earth's magnetic radiation shield has been taking a battering... ditto anything high tech... On a scale of 1-5 this week's been 4.
It certainly makes weather forecasts and sailing far safer also nice to be able to keep in touch with family and friends easily and to reply to all these comments 😁👍
Thanks 🙏 we weren’t sure whether people would enjoy these updates but it seems they do which is great as we hate sitting at a computer making videos but these little updates are super simple and easy. Cheers 👍
Awesome boat. I'm interested to see how she will handle heavy weather. We had some heavy weather between FP and Samoa two years ago but it was in a monohull. It was physically and psychologically quite tough, but we always felt safe.
Thanks 🙏 yes heavy weather is always a concern but we’ve experienced it a few times in our sailing lives and plan accordingly for it. With the weather forecasts and technology of today it’s something that should be avoidable especially the larger storms. For sure we may get some fronts passing with 40-50kts but that’s to be expected. How bad were your conditions and what were you using for forecasts?
This particular boat has safely and rapidly crossed the Southern Ocean before. Chris White designs the best performance cruisers. If I remember correctly she sailed the Southern Ocean at 20+ knots safely and competently.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL Just reinforced trade winds I.e. a squash zone. It was a windy La Niña year. Sustained high 30s with mid 40 gusts and 4 to 5 metre seas. Nothing extreme but it did make us feel very small. Autopilot broke in the middle of the night which was stressful. Used Predictwind and generally find the European model to be best. However it’s not unusual for actual conditions to be quite a bit stronger than the forecast. Maybe because they don’t really take into account the squalls?
Hi Mark we didn’t stop at the Galapagos just sailed past so we could find some lee protection from the islands to give the boat a once over. We sailed through here in 2011 and 2012 so have seen the islands. It’s now very costly and there’s a lot of bureaucracy to contend with to go there so we have it a miss.
Good news to hear the bilges are dry. Please explain what appears to be three boom tackles, two white, one red at about 5:00. Is this in lieu of a vang at the mast and/or a long curve traveller track? Are you happy with three fixed points to adjust boom position? It is a pleasure to watch this tri effortlessly eat up the miles. You are definitely living well with Clo creating gourmet fare. Thanks you for the videos.
Hi Pat yes that’s correct the triangle sheeting arrangements are lieu of a track and traveller system. It’s been working well. Not my pick if we had a choice but I have to say they’re actually pretty good now that we’ve experienced them first hand. You have good control however it’s a bit more finicky making adjustments. Time will tell but for now it’s working well 👍
@@TrimaranSpiritXL I believe Avalanche had a conventional main traveller before. Travellers have a lot of wear, complexity, weight, cost, and deck penetrations. The 2 point sheeting system allows exact control of angle and twist and is always prevented. It's also a much simpler rig with two points of attachment. I'm really starting to think it's the better way. Most boats that have them place the attachment points further outboard for more leverage at deeper angles, but maybe this boat makes so much apparent wind that it's sheeted in more often.
Yep and with us taking it easy on the boat and rig sailing with reduced sail will definitely make the trip longer than it needs to be but hey it’s about the journey not the destination 👍 and we’ve got enough food and provisions for a small army 😁
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Making more wonderful memories,looks like the weather is treating you fairly nicely day after day 🙂
Yes weather has been incredibly gentle for the start of the trip 🙏
Absolutely loving these daily updates!
That’s awesome thanks for letting us know you enjoy them 🙏 we’ll do more of this style as it’s easier for us to share more regularly 👍
Thanks for the update. Looks like a great shakedown sail. Really appreciate how conscientious you both are. Chris White is a legend in multihulls.
Thanks 🙏 Chris has a good reputation and now we know why. It’s clear this design was based upon years of experience something few boats have these days. It’s all now about the marketing and sales numbers not about comfort are sea and sailing ability.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL If you don't already have them, get a copy of Chris White's book: "The Cruising Multihull", and John Browning's book: "The Case for the Cruising Trimaran". Both are deeply experienced sailors and pioneers in bringing multihulls to Western sailors, after James Wharram, etc. Their books explain the design concepts and safe operation of these boats, and multihulls in general.
Those books will put you ahead of many of today's designers.
It's also why I would pretty much never make any major changes to Chris' designs, like a taller rig. A taller rig would change the stability equations, for example.
Chris' Atlantic 57s were the inspiration for Peter Johnstone's Gunboats.
You have an absolute classic, mates.
Love these videos.
Thanks that’s great news as they’re easy to make and to share 🙏
Nice update, Starlink certainly does change things!
It could have been wrecked this week due to the Solar weather. Violent sun spot activity has caused problems in some places. Unlike last time Starlink had mostly only temporary outages. Last big burst took out a bunch of satellites ..bricking them .
More space junk until they burn up. .. it's unfortunate that it's such a high numbers short life system.
On the spin side the Aurora's have been spectacular reaching further towards the middle latitudes. The Earth's magnetic radiation shield has been taking a battering... ditto anything high tech... On a scale of 1-5 this week's been 4.
It certainly makes weather forecasts and sailing far safer also nice to be able to keep in touch with family and friends easily and to reply to all these comments 😁👍
Very nice she loves it.... 🎉thanks for sharing.
Thanks she sure does love the light winds and these angles.
Really enjoying your commentary
Thanks 🙏 we weren’t sure whether people would enjoy these updates but it seems they do which is great as we hate sitting at a computer making videos but these little updates are super simple and easy. Cheers 👍
@@TrimaranSpiritXL The quick updates are perfect. Seems I'm not the only one enjoying them too.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL the regular updates give a better sense of what life is like on a long passage
Awesome boat. I'm interested to see how she will handle heavy weather. We had some heavy weather between FP and Samoa two years ago but it was in a monohull. It was physically and psychologically quite tough, but we always felt safe.
Thanks 🙏 yes heavy weather is always a concern but we’ve experienced it a few times in our sailing lives and plan accordingly for it. With the weather forecasts and technology of today it’s something that should be avoidable especially the larger storms. For sure we may get some fronts passing with 40-50kts but that’s to be expected. How bad were your conditions and what were you using for forecasts?
This particular boat has safely and rapidly crossed the Southern Ocean before. Chris White designs the best performance cruisers. If I remember correctly she sailed the Southern Ocean at 20+ knots safely and competently.
@@TrimaranSpiritXL Just reinforced trade winds I.e. a squash zone. It was a windy La Niña year. Sustained high 30s with mid 40 gusts and 4 to 5 metre seas. Nothing extreme but it did make us feel very small. Autopilot broke in the middle of the night which was stressful. Used Predictwind and generally find the European model to be best. However it’s not unusual for actual conditions to be quite a bit stronger than the forecast. Maybe because they don’t really take into account the squalls?
Nice to see a comfortable trip to the Galapagos. Will you need further provisions before leaving these islands? Cheers Mark
Hi Mark we didn’t stop at the Galapagos just sailed past so we could find some lee protection from the islands to give the boat a once over. We sailed through here in 2011 and 2012 so have seen the islands. It’s now very costly and there’s a lot of bureaucracy to contend with to go there so we have it a miss.
Good news to hear the bilges are dry. Please explain what appears to be three boom tackles, two white, one red at about 5:00. Is this in lieu of a vang at the mast and/or a long curve traveller track? Are you happy with three fixed points to adjust boom position? It is a pleasure to watch this tri effortlessly eat up the miles. You are definitely living well with Clo creating gourmet fare. Thanks you for the videos.
Hi Pat yes that’s correct the triangle sheeting arrangements are lieu of a track and traveller system. It’s been working well. Not my pick if we had a choice but I have to say they’re actually pretty good now that we’ve experienced them first hand. You have good control however it’s a bit more finicky making adjustments. Time will tell but for now it’s working well 👍
@@TrimaranSpiritXL I believe Avalanche had a conventional main traveller before. Travellers have a lot of wear, complexity, weight, cost, and deck penetrations.
The 2 point sheeting system allows exact control of angle and twist and is always prevented. It's also a much simpler rig with two points of attachment. I'm really starting to think it's the better way.
Most boats that have them place the attachment points further outboard for more leverage at deeper angles, but maybe this boat makes so much apparent wind that it's sheeted in more often.
3K nautical miles might take the better part of 3 weeks depending on the winds - sails look good - thanks.
Yep and with us taking it easy on the boat and rig sailing with reduced sail will definitely make the trip longer than it needs to be but hey it’s about the journey not the destination 👍 and we’ve got enough food and provisions for a small army 😁
@@TrimaranSpiritXL A steady 9 to 10 knots is fast compared to a similar displacement monohull.
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