Westerly Centaur headed to Newtown Creek, tacking in strong wind

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 18

  • @pollosspeurpagina9125
    @pollosspeurpagina9125 5 лет назад +17

    Nice images. As a Westerly Centaur owner I'd reduce the genua and the mainsail even more. Same speed, less tilting.

  • @just-dl
    @just-dl 5 лет назад +5

    That just took about 30 points off my blood pressure. Thank you.

  • @jimray937
    @jimray937 3 года назад

    Nice tack looks like your against the tide. Good boat. Nice bit of footage. I bet it was nice to get into Newtown creek.

  • @peterb871
    @peterb871 3 года назад +1

    Nice! The Centaur is small but brave!

  • @peterb871
    @peterb871 4 года назад

    She is a good boat.

  • @andrewsmith5451
    @andrewsmith5451 2 года назад

    Your crew, is he the chap who sailed with Dylan Winter in a Centaur up the east coast?

  • @greggron
    @greggron 6 месяцев назад

    Might be the camera angle, but looks tad overcanvassed to me.

  • @robinwells8879
    @robinwells8879 4 года назад

    Gripping stuff!

  • @robertparkinson6919
    @robertparkinson6919 Год назад +1

    Bit of a slow tack their gent's

    • @uberbeast113
      @uberbeast113 Год назад

      From what I've been told, twin keels don't do so well sailing against the wind

    • @granularSodacan
      @granularSodacan 11 месяцев назад

      While that's certainly true that was a blown tack. Guy lost all of his speed and let the sails flog

  • @ramper50
    @ramper50 5 лет назад +1

    How high would you say that you get to point in this boat on average? I'm looking at buying one..

    • @tforsyth77
      @tforsyth77 5 лет назад +2

      I’ve sailed a centaur for 5 years. Based on a recent course plot to windward, my centaur points around 53 degrees off True wind. I calculated apparent wind to be 36 degrees. Seems to point well given it’s size, draft and ballast.

    • @beaconbus
      @beaconbus 4 года назад

      @@tforsyth77 What does an average condition Centaur with everything working sell for in the U.S.?

    • @tforsyth77
      @tforsyth77 4 года назад +1

      Zak they usually go for between 3k-10k depending on condition. Be sure to have the boat surveyed by someone who actually looks for all potential issues(an alarming number or surveyors do not) before buying anything.

    • @beaconbus
      @beaconbus 4 года назад

      @@tforsyth77 thanks! I know I need to check the keel attachment, and need to figure out how to do that. Maybe where the bolts come through in the bilge?

    • @beaconbus
      @beaconbus 2 года назад

      @IIWII I did end up passing on the boat, but really appreciate the reply! The price was great at a little over $3k! I passed because the raw water-cooled Volvo diesel had gone bad (original from 1969). The final straw was the fact that I am 6'1. Crazy what the 1" of headroom did to my eagerness to do a repower. Great boats though! I have been searching for it's bigger cousin (with more headroom), the Berwick. Those seem to be few and far between here in the USA. Let me know if you have any thoughts.