S1E09 - Nautical Fuel Planning and Crossing Irish Sea to Kilmore Quay

This episode has 2 parts. First I want to speak about nautical fuel planning, a topic that is important, when crossing longer distances on open sea. The second part is our crossing the Irish Sea from Milford Haven in Wales to Kilmore Quay in southern Ireland.
This is an episode of my series Adventures with my Trawler Yacht Whitehorse, a Grand Banks 36.
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Music courtesy RUclips Royalty Free Music, various contributors

[@samaipata4756]

Hoi Dieter, well done! To determine center of gravity is a vital calculation particularly on a boat with high superstructure like many yachts and trawlers have. Also to point out the necessity to be aware of movement of fuel in the tanks. Some tanks have dividers to restrict movement and important thing to know! To top them up is usually the proper way to go, safety is more important than economics! Maybe at one point you have the opportunity to do an interview with a ship architect who could explain how it affects roll and beyond what point it becomes dangerous? Maybe a guy even finds some data about it in the ships manual, I don‘t know? On airplanes it is required. For a pilot it is part of required preflight check to do a weight and balance calculation.
So far I have never seen a yacht owner addressing those rather important issues! Looking forward to your next video! 👏👍

[@cruisinggrandbanks36whiteh48]

Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, I think, stability considerations as very important. Sitting on the flybridge with waves coming in (once we had very large waves from a lifeboat of the Norwegian Lifeboat Association that rushed by) is an adventure and then it is good to know, that boat stability is secure. As my GB 36 is already 50 years of age, there are hardly any plans available about stability calculations. I hope you will follow my videos also in future and enjoy them. regards from Norway, Dieter

[@RichieKeane]

Went with canvass so i could retire early !! but always travel as full as I can, and with 100L reserve in clean jerry cans.. only 350L but gives me a 100-150hrs @4.5knts and if you get stuck with a bad tide and weather, you get stuck... safe watch..

[@michaelowen9897]

Thx. Enjoy your travels. Plz film a boat tour soon. We have a 34 Nordic tug. We love your channel

[@cruisinggrandbanks36whiteh48]

Thank you for your comments. I will do more videos, one of the next will be about a turn here in Norway. Enjoy! Regards, Dieter