S5EP8//life Afloat Part 2: Cruising in the Virgin Islands
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- In this episode Gayle joins me for a couple of months of sailing and living aboard the Far Reach in the Virgin Islands.
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.
thanks for the effort to show us everything. I love how you've set up Far Reach and I appreciate your skills and philosophy of sailing.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
@@FarReachVoyages not just this one, but it goes for all all of them. just an fyi.
Very nice. Much appreciated.
Really appreciate your videos. I’m setting up my rain catchment system right now. 1/2 in thru-hulls with hose through my foredeck and cockpit sun shades. Just purchased 4 five gallon collapsible water containers too. Not sure how well it will work in big winds. I used to just put towels around the low side of my deck fills on my last boat. I could fill the tanks quick in a tropical downpour.
Fair winds
Excellent. Sounds great.
I love the simplicity of the towel idea 👍🏻
Do your Jib sheets run aft and then forward to the winch? If so, what advantage does that have? Do you not have a Jib track with adjustable car? I guess I need to go read some of your website articles about the rebuild. 😄
Hi. Thanks. No jib track. Yes to footblock/turning block which ensures the jib sheet lead angle to the winch remains the same no matter where leads are set. The snatch blocks are secured to the bulwarks with a strop so infinitely adjustable. Eliminates the need for a jib track and all the holes in the deck to bolt it down. A good overview of the Far Reach is S4/EP 1.
Is the stock mainsheet traveler position just aft of the companionway or is that something you did. If so...why? I've only had travelers on the stern. Do you ever regret the tiller swap? I definitely think the boat looks nicer with the tiller. Was it as simple as adding a more lengthy tiller handle to the emergency rudder shaft?
Scroll down to entries for 6 and 19 June 2015. All the details are there.
Update 12 Nov 23. I didn't explain the why behind the location in the log. So the short version is I originally wanted end-boom sheeting but the angles were wrong to make it work properly. I didn't want mid-boom sheeting because I carry a 9' hard dinghy there and the traveler would have to be positioned over the companionway to provide adequate clearance. Also mid-boom sheeting puts too much stress on the boom and requires a winch to sheet in the mainsail. The bridge deck location is a compromise. But it's far enough aft the loads on the boom are minimal. Plus, I reinforced the boom. The location is very good for sail control. Also with the Antal 6:1 mainsheet system there is no need for a winch. Lastly, all the sail controls are near the front end of the tiller:mainsheet, jib, stays'l. It all worked out.
www.farreachvoyages.com/blank-70/
Tiller mod log is here. www.farreachvoyages.com/blank-40/
No regrets.