Ahoy, (this is a bit boring)
well for a while the Ol' Girl has needed a preventer, a couple of lines running Port and Starboard that stop an accidental Gybe. That is to say with the wind behind and the boom right out there can be a danger in, lets say lumpy sea's and tired crew, for an accidental Gybe to occur, the boom whips from one side of the Ol' Girl to the other, either braining the crew, or, breaking something that cannot be repaired with ease. I have decided on a mixture of old fashioned three core "rope" and braided core, one has some give the other does not.
I will be trying this layout on the way down the coast for the next few days as the wind will be behind, that's the prediction, of course as soon as I have set this rig up there is a probability it will not be needed.
Tomorrow the Ol'Girl and me find out.
On a different tack I have decided to find out if it is possible for a novice like me to attempt my Yacht Master as a pre cursor to my Ocean Master, I have already contacted a couple of companies, time to cross some fingers in regard to how many pieces of silver they may require.
In the next blog I hope to have some pics.
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bloody yachtmaster?!!
ReplyDeletepedalo master more like!!
ps just about recovered from my hangover from camarinas
gar gar gar...
Adam. Glad to see you are safely making your way down the Galician coast. After we left Camarinas on the 27th, we motored in windless conditions to Portosin and then had a hard wet slog to windward to Cangas and Moana in the Ria de Vigo. If you thought Camarinas's facilities were poor, don't go to Moana. The marina is newly built and spacious but the temporary loo is a "squatter"; not good!.
ReplyDeleteAll the best.
Peter & Judy
S/Y Tobin Bronze