S5EP9// Solo 1,400 miles USVI to NC. Part 1.
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- In this episode, Part 1, I begin my 1,400 mile singlehanded voyage from the Virgin Islands back to NC.
Earlier in Season 5 I singlehanded the Far reach from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands in December 2021. It was my third voyage in the Far Reach to the Virgin Islands.
In the previous Season 4 episodes I shared what it took to rebuild our 36' sailboat from a complete gutted hull and deck into my ideal voyaging boat, installed a small inboard Diesel engine with a folding propeller, and made some additional improvements to the Far Reach.
Previous episodes recap:
Season 1, Episode 1, contains a short synopsis of a six year total rebuild of the Far Reach from a gutted bare hull. I also double hand the Far Reach offshore with my sister from NC to the BVI.
In Season 2, I single-hand the Far Reach from Sint Maarten back to NC.
In Season 3, I share my Single-handed voyage from NC to the BVI as well as from the VI back to NC.
In Season 4, I detailed the original rebuild of the Far Reach then the planning and installation of a small diesel engine with a folding propeller. I concluding by sharing some additional modifications and upgrades as well as trouble shooting the Cape Horn windvane.
To learn more about the rebuilding of the Far Reach: www.farreachvoy...
To read about this voyage, and many others, including additional modifications and updates to the Far Reach since her launch in 2015: www.farreachvo...
For more information on the Stimson Bow Roof Shed visit bow-roof-shed.com
If you have questions or stories to share about your own voyages feel free to post them in the comment section. Happy sailing.
Wish this video were longer, but understand why it is not. Great story. thanks.
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll see about making longer ones on occasion. I don't want to put anyone to sleep.....
You’re a total badass true sailer.
I don't know what you mean by badass in the context of offshore sailing but I appreciate the sentiment.
Nice hove too. I use heaving too quite a lot its a terrific system for rest etc, I also use it when putting in a reef, a very unstressed way to do it for a solo sailor. I have a ProVane wind vane, similar to a hydrovane in function, works a treat and simple to install and remove off season. Best
Great comment. Thanks much.
Really enjoying your videos, thanks for sharing. Nate (pacific seacraft 34 with monitor windvane)
Nate, that's a great combination. Will take you anywhere you want to go. Thanks for watching and commenting!
GGR next
Ha!
Love your videos and your simple sailing philosophy. Can you say why you chose the Cape Horn wind pilot? I’m sure you evaluated every wind vane on the market. Just wondering why you felt the Cape Horn was the right one for you over, for example, the Hydrovane.
Hi Adam. Yes, I looked at all of them. Up front I'd say any windvane that does the job, is reliable, and the owner is happy with is a good vane. I don't have any experience with the hydrovane so I can't comment on its performance. I chose the Cape Horn for a couple reasons. It is super simple: no gears or bearing. One metal--316SS and UHMW bushings so no chance for galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals. It makes more sense to me for a boat to be steered through the rudder intended by the designer of the boat. In other words the Far Reach is designed to be steered through her own rudder--which the Cape Horn does (so does the Monitor windvane) and not a different smaller rudder designed by someone that does not know my boat. Steering my boat through her own rudder makes it simple to know if the helm is balanced when I engage the windvane. Also, the Cape Horn was originally designed for an Alberg 30, the little brother of my boat, so I knew it was going to work well. I also liked the clean simple look. Yes, I had to cut a hole in the transom and it uses a small amount of space in the lazarette, though not much in reality. But that's why it has the clean elegant profile. It was an acceptable compromise. I know there are lot of sailors who like the Hydrovane so it must be a fine vane. But it's more complicated than the CH and incorporates aluminum, bronze and SS. Three different metals.... It steers the boat with an auxiliary rudder which, as I mentioned, I didn't want. I have read it can steer one's boat if the boat's rudder is damaged. That seems like a good idea but it's not that important to me. My rudder is attached to the keel of my boat. It's very unlikely it will get damaged so badly it won't steer the boat. Possible I guess, but not probable. It's more important to me that my vane be reliable and as efficient as possible steering which I think the Cape Horn does--at least on my boat. How is that for an answer?
I'm working on a long video on the Cape Horn that will explain how it is installed and how it actually works. I'll also include these discussion points.
Thank you for taking the time to give such a full reply, all of which sounds very logical to me. I am not particularly a fan of any wind vane above another, but had been so impressed with your videos covering the refit of the Far Reach that I knew I could really value your thoughts on the best wind vane for your boat. Also I’m a big fan of Yves Gelinas so I knew that if he invented and builds the Cape Horn and you chose it for your boat then it must be very special! Looking forward to your video on this.
The gray rain tarp hung over the cockpit seems very practical. What holds up the center of the tarp? I did not see any attachments on the underside of the center of the tarp.
I tie a 5/16” line between the back stay and the boom gallows frame. Then drop the tarp over it and tie the edges off the to the life lines. For a demo see S3E6 about 14:30.