Asymmetrical spinnaker for the Mana 24
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Slow start to sailing season 2019 for the James Wharram designed Mana 24. Great day for trying out the new asymmetrical spinnaker and sock. Thank you to crew mate, Rick. Tomorrow we get to try out his new sail on his WindRider 17, "Blew by you". Yay!!
For those who are asking, both the sail and the sock were sewn from kits supplied by SailRite.com. It was my first time sewing a sail. I had no prior sewing experience but with the instructions provided by SailRite, the project went very well. I am very pleased with the results.
Thank you! Fair winds and following seas...
Looking good.
Thanks, Edward. Stay tuned - this past winter I sewed up a mizzen stay sail which I hope to try out as soon as sailing season begins.
Very nice :)
Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Vadio. Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice one Rod. That asymmetric looks good - we love ours - and sheeted similarly to yours too. Must have been a good project to sew all that. Cheers
Thanks, Stewart. We could have used some of your experience and knowledge the other day!! :) It was good fun and I was happy to see it flying - sewing it up in the basement had its moments although I must say the SailRite people know how to make it go fairly easily so the sewing was more fun than stress.
Great Video...thanks!
Keep them coming, seriously thinking about getting a kit
Thanks, Mike. I hope to get more video of the Mana sailing during the summer, especially during the Elbow Run with shots of it from the vantage point of the other boats during the vent. Btw, where are you located? You are welcome to join me for a sail if you are close enough. I hope to see many other Mana's on the water.
A sail on it would be nice, but I am from Texas would make a hell of a road trip though
@@StrawberryGarcia Yah, thats a bit of a drive, for sure. If it weren't so far, I'd bring The Mana down to next year's Texas 200. I think it would be a great boat for that event. And it would be sure to turn some heads. :)
I used to live in Port Isabel on the water there and saw the guys starting out of there now and Rockport, I think it would make a great Texas 200 boat
Subbed. Keep posting !
Nice video and the the new sail looked awesome. Could you post some videos of the interior what its like sleeping and cooking inside. Happy sailing
Glad you liked the video. Wish I had read your request before I headed out on the Elbow Run. :) My crew member and I just spent a week on the boat, camping, cooking, sleeping during the annual Elbow Run. When I get a chance I will try to get a video done to fill your request.
@@RodMcLaren Thanks it is a cool boat.
@@RodMcLaren Beautiful boat. I'm another one curious to see the interior.
@@viniyung Thanks. I'm still working on some interior shots - it will likely have to be next year now. Our sailing season has been a short one this year.
Hi Rod, thanks for sharing the video. Great to see Mana in action. As you have experience in both Mana 24 and Tiki 21, I'm curious to ask, how does Mana feel to sail compared to T21? Also, Is Mana easy to reef?
Hi, Timo. The cat ketch rig on the Mana is taking me some time to get used to. I've never sailed with a mizzen sail, and the large main sail on the Mana is quite a handful when the wind comes up. In spite of the size, the main is not difficult to reef. Each time out, it becomes more familiar and I learn new aspects and I hope by the end of this season I will be very comfortable with it. The Tiki 21 with its gaff rigged mainsail is similar to the Bermudian rigged boats that I had sailed prior to it so was not such a learning curve. I had hoped to be sailing beside a Tiki 21 during our Elbow Run in two weeks time but my friend has other commitments and had to withdraw. He promises to be back next year and we will be able to compare their sailing abilities much more easily. The larger open deck on the Mana as well as the much more spacious cabins make the Mana a great camping/sailing boat while still keeping it small enough for easy trailering.
Hi Rod. Did you feel the kit in a box meet your expectations? This seems like a really nice design but maybe a bit tight for a family of 4. I found a Schionning design www.schionningdesigns.com.au/9500 for a kit monohull that sleeps 4. I would welcome your feedback on comparing both. It would seem the Tiki 38 would more of a direct comparaison, but I would prefer the boat fit on a trailer. We’re in Florida, planning to sail Bahamas and eventually the Caribbean. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Good morning, Roland, Please accept my apologies for this very late reply - I only just saw your comment. Now to your question. What a fascinating design. I had not come across the Troublemaker 9500 before. I can certainly see why you would be interested in it. The Mana is a smaller boat but with the large open deck has plenty of daytime options for a family of four. The single bunks in each hull are ample in size, with lots of additional storage under and fore and aft. Accommodations for four would require setting up a deck tent, which would be easily done in the Caribbean. Wharram's use a conventional dome tent set up on the deck, whereas I prefer a different approach with a larger tent covering the deck and the main hatches. This shelters the entire area not only for sleeping but also cooking and lounging when at anchor. My first tent design was problematic in the wind - I will be making a major modification this winter for use next season. The Mana is an open deck catamaran - so aside from a deck tent when anchored, there is nowhere to seek shelter when sailing, although small children could be sent below in the hulls. As for stability, I can't speak for the 9500 but I can tell you I have great confidence in the Mana's seaworthiness. Wharram designs first for stability and secondly for performance, and the Mana proved that to me last summer. It would be helpful for you if you could speak to someone who has built and sailed a 9500. Have some been built or is it still a concept? My Mana is the second one to be launched with a third one soon to be completed in France and a fourth one started in Norway. Price wise, there is a very big difference - at the moment Wharram's are offering the complete (everything except paint) Mana kit for 10,665 pounds sterling. I did find a price for the 9500 for the kit - not sure if that is everything you need - of Australian $35,000. As for build time, I expect a similar difference. I put my Mana together in just over 9 months. Well, I am late in replying but I hope you find this useful. I wish you great success in your final choice. I am reminded of Reese Palley's advice provided in his book "There be no dragons" - don't wait till you have a "big enough" boat because there will never be one "big enough" - just take what you have and go.
Where do you sail?
In this video and others I have posted of the Mana 24, the sailing is on Lake Diefenbaker, a reservoir lake created on the Canadian prairies after the South Saskatchewan River was dammed in the late 1950's/early '60's. The boat's new owner now sails her on Lake Huron.