MapisM
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Aha! Nope, I didn't notice them.
Will definitely make some pics/clips, if I'll have the opportunity!
Will definitely make some pics/clips, if I'll have the opportunity!
AWBF (Hobart, 6-9 Feb 2015), anyone?
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AndieMac
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A small update, which actually has nothing to see with wooden boats - quite the opposite, in fact.
But today I spotted one of the two ferries connecting Tasmania to Melbourne, while entering the Devonport harbour at low tide, and I was impressed.
The pic doesn't actually do justice to how narrow the channel is, in comparison to the ferry size...!
When the prevailing westerly winds are at high gale to storm force, which would come over the vessels starboard side, opposing a Bass Strait flood tide from the opposite direction, the very narrow entrance can be quite challenging from a helmsmans point of view apparently. A previous skipper told me heavy quartering seas can create a broaching sensation for the one hundred and thirty metre vessel
In February 2005, during a freak storm from the south, the vessel was more than half through its 190 nautical mile journey across Bass Strait when a wave struck the bow, taking out all the forward facing windows from the wheelhouse to the deck level. Glass shards were shot back into the bulkhead in the wheelhouse, five metres behind.
She turned immediately and returned to Melbourne due to water ingress, as her water-tight integrity was compromised.
Mind you this was the only time such an event occurred, it gets rough naturally, but not enough to turn her back.
During the same storm, the then Sydney ferry, which was in Devonport at the time, alongside, berthed with engines running and thrusters activated, trying to hold the ship against the wharf as the wind gusts were ripping the mooring bollards out of the concrete wharf!!
As you know, there is not much room for error in the extremely confined port area.
AndieMac
Well-Known Member
Aha! Nope, I didn't notice them.
Will definitely make some pics/clips, if I'll have the opportunity!
Armed with your newest toy
every photo opportunity will be taken full advantage of!!
MapisM
Well-Known Member
Ok folks, as anticipated, during the last weekend I had the pleasure to see this AWBF thing.
A fantastic event indeed, for anyone who is interested in (or just curious about) all sorts of wooden boats.
So, I can definitely recommend it to whoever might be around here by the time they will make the next one.
In any case, Tasmania has so much to offer, also boating aside, that it's well worth the long trip regardless! :encouragement:
Now, where are the piccies, I hear you asking...!?
Apologies, but I'm still out and about at almost 43° South, with not a lot of time for making a decent pics selection and putting together some clips.
Will do all that asap, promise. With a bit of steam boat cruising, too! Stay tuned...
But in the meantime, I wanted to thank J for kindly welcoming myself and AndieMac on his beautiful 50 footer, and showing her to us.
J has only been a lurker around here so far, and when he saw this post of mine he sent me a PM with an invitation to catch up at the show, onboard his boat.
Which was of course the first thing we did, and what a pleasure it was!
Not only we met a very nice chap (as you would expect from any boater who decided to go for a timber vessel - talk about being biased...), but we were also very impressed by how immaculate a 1979 vintage timber boat can be!
I will let J introduce himself and his beautiful vessel in more details, whenever he will have time (I understood that he will soon head back towards mainland Aus, so he might not be connected for a while). For the moment, below are a few pics of what I found under the deck of his boat, as an appetizer.
Btw, J explained us that he didn't contribute to this forum so far (as opposed to other US forums) because he had the impression that around here we are more interested to boating in the fast lane, so to speak.
So, over to you guys. I'm confident that you will join me in welcoming him and his experience, confirming also that we do appreciate proper boats like his - and most important, we share the passion for the sea, regardless of what float our boats!
A fantastic event indeed, for anyone who is interested in (or just curious about) all sorts of wooden boats.
So, I can definitely recommend it to whoever might be around here by the time they will make the next one.
In any case, Tasmania has so much to offer, also boating aside, that it's well worth the long trip regardless! :encouragement:
Now, where are the piccies, I hear you asking...!?
Apologies, but I'm still out and about at almost 43° South, with not a lot of time for making a decent pics selection and putting together some clips.
Will do all that asap, promise. With a bit of steam boat cruising, too! Stay tuned...
But in the meantime, I wanted to thank J for kindly welcoming myself and AndieMac on his beautiful 50 footer, and showing her to us.
J has only been a lurker around here so far, and when he saw this post of mine he sent me a PM with an invitation to catch up at the show, onboard his boat.
Which was of course the first thing we did, and what a pleasure it was!
Not only we met a very nice chap (as you would expect from any boater who decided to go for a timber vessel - talk about being biased...
), but we were also very impressed by how immaculate a 1979 vintage timber boat can be!I will let J introduce himself and his beautiful vessel in more details, whenever he will have time (I understood that he will soon head back towards mainland Aus, so he might not be connected for a while). For the moment, below are a few pics of what I found under the deck of his boat, as an appetizer.
Btw, J explained us that he didn't contribute to this forum so far (as opposed to other US forums) because he had the impression that around here we are more interested to boating in the fast lane, so to speak.
So, over to you guys. I'm confident that you will join me in welcoming him and his experience, confirming also that we do appreciate proper boats like his - and most important, we share the passion for the sea, regardless of what float our boats!
Biggusstickus
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A little wooden boat
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jfm
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What a beautiful looking machine. Yes we would very much welcome some more detail from J about his boat (and there is plenty of life in the middle lane on this forum!)
That w/tight door picture got me thinking about the meaning of the arrow heads. Even J didn't paint 2 of them red! The Gardner engines have mounts for the flywheel end of the engine and the g'box - never seen it done like that before
That w/tight door picture got me thinking about the meaning of the arrow heads. Even J didn't paint 2 of them red! The Gardner engines have mounts for the flywheel end of the engine and the g'box - never seen it done like that before
AndieMac
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I reckon J has his hands full steaming back to Sydney, leaving immediately after the AWBF concluded on Monday. I think he was expecting a bit of a "dust up" crossing back over the Strait (thank goodness for stabilisers).
I thought you may have taken a few shots in that immaculate engine room, you were gone for so long!
Hopefully you can add the rest of the photos to the thread on the weekend, I'm very keen to see the results. There was a great atmosphere at the festival, I'm really glad you were here to attend this event.
I thought you may have taken a few shots in that immaculate engine room, you were gone for so long!
Hopefully you can add the rest of the photos to the thread on the weekend, I'm very keen to see the results. There was a great atmosphere at the festival, I'm really glad you were here to attend this event.
Summer. Wine
Member
Nuthin' wrong with the way we speak Inglesh here in N.Z.. you'll get along just fine. I visited the AWBF in 2013 and had a ball, highly recommended. Any forumites visiting Auckland welcome to PM me. Oh well, back to my fush and chups.
AndieMac
Well-Known Member
Ha, nice one SW
Welcome aboard the forum!
MapisM is heading to the land of the long white cloud pretty soon, and I know for sure he likes fush and chups
MapisM
Well-Known Member
Ok folks, first of all apologies for the long wait.
Travelling around Tasmania and having a great time is a hard job, but someone's gotta do it, I reckon.
Following the order of your replies:
Biggusstickus: do tell, were you also around the AWBF last week?
I read in your profile that you are based in Tas. I'll still be here for another week, and from tuesday to thursday I'll be based not far from Hobart.
If you are also in that part of Tas, drop me a PM, we might find an opportunity to catch up for a drink or something.
Oh, and welcome to the madhouse!
Jfm: yes, a beautiful machine indeed.
Well spot re. the engine+gearbox mounts. I also never saw that solution before, but for all I know it might well be a standard Gardner setup.
Maybe some of the engine gurus around here can advise...?
In the following pic you can also see the (really massive, for the rated power!) g/box.
Not to mention the shaft, for which the term "massive" would be still an understatement... (sorry, no pics)
That aside, would you believe that J's boat is probably the only one in the forum (to my knowledge, anyway) with a double stabilizing system (sails+fins)? And with a ketch rigging, no less!
Anyway, I think AndieMac is right in guessing that J must be busy at the moment with some real cruising, so it might take him a while to tell us more about his beautiful vessel. Therefore, I hope he will forgive me if in the meantime I post the following link to another forum, where he posted some more pics and details.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s40/another-yotti-crosses-over-dark-side-6746.html
It's a public webpage after all, so I'm not disclosing any secret....
S.W: LOL, I see that you're new to the asylum (welcome also to you, btw!), so you might be unaware of the fact that I'm not a native EN speaker.
Therefore, when it comes to language subtleties, pronunciation, etc., I can only accept what I'm told by those who know better than myself!
But I'm sure that any understanding difficulties I might have in NZ will be more due to my poor knowledge of the language, rather than to your pronounciation.
Pretty much the same as in Tasmania, or anywhere else in Australia, or also in London for that matter...!
Anyway, good to have the opportunity to get in touch with another forumite down under, this forum is a fantastic thing in this respect.
I will soon be heading to NZ, as AndieMac said, and I'll stay also in Auckland for a while, among other places.
Will drop you a PM after checking the dates with my travel agent (AKA wife!), who is sleeping at the moment...
Travelling around Tasmania and having a great time is a hard job, but someone's gotta do it, I reckon.
Following the order of your replies:
Biggusstickus: do tell, were you also around the AWBF last week?
I read in your profile that you are based in Tas. I'll still be here for another week, and from tuesday to thursday I'll be based not far from Hobart.
If you are also in that part of Tas, drop me a PM, we might find an opportunity to catch up for a drink or something.
Oh, and welcome to the madhouse!
Jfm: yes, a beautiful machine indeed.
Well spot re. the engine+gearbox mounts. I also never saw that solution before, but for all I know it might well be a standard Gardner setup.
Maybe some of the engine gurus around here can advise...?
In the following pic you can also see the (really massive, for the rated power!) g/box.
Not to mention the shaft, for which the term "massive" would be still an understatement...
(sorry, no pics)
That aside, would you believe that J's boat is probably the only one in the forum (to my knowledge, anyway) with a double stabilizing system (sails+fins)? And with a ketch rigging, no less!
Anyway, I think AndieMac is right in guessing that J must be busy at the moment with some real cruising, so it might take him a while to tell us more about his beautiful vessel. Therefore, I hope he will forgive me if in the meantime I post the following link to another forum, where he posted some more pics and details.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s40/another-yotti-crosses-over-dark-side-6746.html
It's a public webpage after all, so I'm not disclosing any secret....
S.W: LOL, I see that you're new to the asylum (welcome also to you, btw!), so you might be unaware of the fact that I'm not a native EN speaker.
Therefore, when it comes to language subtleties, pronunciation, etc., I can only accept what I'm told by those who know better than myself!
But I'm sure that any understanding difficulties I might have in NZ will be more due to my poor knowledge of the language, rather than to your pronounciation.
Pretty much the same as in Tasmania, or anywhere else in Australia, or also in London for that matter...!
Anyway, good to have the opportunity to get in touch with another forumite down under, this forum is a fantastic thing in this respect.
I will soon be heading to NZ, as AndieMac said, and I'll stay also in Auckland for a while, among other places.
Will drop you a PM after checking the dates with my travel agent (AKA wife!), who is sleeping at the moment...
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MapisM
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Right, time for less writing and more images!
First of all, a short video with some AWBF moments, the steam launch cruise around Hobart harbour being the highlight of the experience.
Many thanks again to B & E for their hospitality onboard Huon, a boat that on top of being beautifully built offers a very unique and fascinating cruising experience!
As always, the video is much better in HD/full screen directly on Youtube, if your connection has a decent bandwidth.
And now a few piccies, that hopefully will give an idea of the very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, in a beautiful environment and surrounded by some true boatbuilding masterpieces!
The following, in case anyone is wondering, is indeed a true Police wooden boat...!
...to be continued, due to the annoying 20 pics per post limit...
First of all, a short video with some AWBF moments, the steam launch cruise around Hobart harbour being the highlight of the experience.
Many thanks again to B & E for their hospitality onboard Huon, a boat that on top of being beautifully built offers a very unique and fascinating cruising experience!
As always, the video is much better in HD/full screen directly on Youtube, if your connection has a decent bandwidth.
And now a few piccies, that hopefully will give an idea of the very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, in a beautiful environment and surrounded by some true boatbuilding masterpieces!
The following, in case anyone is wondering, is indeed a true Police wooden boat...!
...to be continued, due to the annoying 20 pics per post limit...
MapisM
Well-Known Member
Biggusstickus
New Member
Ok folks, first of all apologies for the long wait.
Travelling around Tasmania and having a great time is a hard job, but someone's gotta do it, I reckon.
Following the order of your replies:
Biggusstickus: do tell, were you also around the AWBF last week?
I read in your profile that you are based in Tas. I'll still be here for another week, and from tuesday to thursday I'll be based not far from Hobart.
If you are also in that part of Tas, drop me a PM, we might find an opportunity to catch up for a drink or something.
Oh, and welcome to the madhouse!
Jfm: yes, a beautiful machine indeed.
Well spot re. the engine+gearbox mounts. I also never saw that solution before, but for all I know it might well be a standard Gardner setup.
Maybe some of the engine gurus around here can advise...?
In the following pic you can also see the (really massive, for the rated power!) g/box.
Not to mention the shaft, for which the term "massive" would be still an understatement...
That aside, would you believe that J's boat is probably the only one in the forum (to my knowledge, anyway) with a double stabilizing system (sails+fins)? And with a ketch rigging, no less!
Anyway, I think AndieMac is right in guessing that J must be busy at the moment with some real cruising, so it might take him a while to tell us more about his beautiful vessel. Therefore, I hope he will forgive me if in the meantime I post the following link to another forum, where he posted some more pics and details.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s40/another-yotti-crosses-over-dark-side-6746.html
It's a public webpage after all, so I'm not disclosing any secret....
S.W: LOL, I see that you're new to the asylum (welcome also to you, btw!), so you might be unaware of the fact that I'm not a native EN speaker.
Therefore, when it comes to language subtleties, pronunciation, etc., I can only accept what I'm told by those who know better than myself!
But I'm sure that any understanding difficulties I might have in NZ will be more due to my poor knowledge of the language, rather than to your pronounciation.
Pretty much the same as in Tasmania, or anywhere else in Australia, or also in London for that matter...!
Anyway, good to have the opportunity to get in touch with another forumite down under, this forum is a fantastic thing in this respect.
I will soon be heading to NZ, as AndieMac said, and I'll stay also in Auckland for a while, among other places.
Will drop you a PM after checking the dates with my travel agent (AKA wife!), who is sleeping at the moment...
Hi MapisM,
I took that photo at the Marina my boat lives in (RYCT) and unfortunately I am away working in Singapore at present. Normally yes I live in Hobart but do work away a lot. Would of been great to catch up and have a drink though. Hopefully another time as I will not be back for another month.
Cheers
Summer. Wine
Member
Looking forward to it. Incidentally I'm not as new as it may appear, I have been one of those 'lurkers' for a few years and believe I registered in order to access some photographs, some of which were yours I believe. Heading off in the boat for a few days so reception may be patchy.
AndieMac
Well-Known Member
Great photos and video MM, you really captured the essence of the festival, a lot going on in a very relaxed environment, and of course knowing when the take the shot, nice work!
scubaman
Well-Known Member
Indeed, P, very nice pics & vid! You have a new camera, i hear...
Beautiful boats. I do like those steam engines and used to take part of the local steam boat regatta for years. None were as beautifully finished, i must admit though.
Having a great time down there I see :encouragement:.
Beautiful boats. I do like those steam engines and used to take part of the local steam boat regatta for years. None were as beautifully finished, i must admit though.
Having a great time down there I see :encouragement:.
Pinnacle
Well-Known Member
P. How does the local NZ rose compare with your usual Sardinian tipple?
MapisM
Well-Known Member
S.W:
Aha, understood, I hope you liked also the previous posts.
And PM sent, no worries if you can't follow up shortly, I'll go to S island first, so I'll only come to Auckland in a few weeks.
AM:
Glad to hear that the above reminded you of the real atmosphere.
Since you were also there, your judgment is bound to be pretty accurate, I reckon!
SM:
Yes K, I've got a new toy.
In my search for a "travel camera" capable of delivering also a decent IQ, I looked at some full frame stuff, line the Sony A7 and the Nikon DF. Both beautiful machines I must say (particularly the A7 mk2), but eventually I decided that the IQ difference vs. APS-C or MFT sensors was not enough to justify the additional size and weight, also with these small(ish) bodies, because the FF sensor demands big lenses anyway.
So, my final choice steered towards the Olympus E-M1 and the Sony a6000.
I actually liked a bit better some of the Oly lenses, but I found a great deal (at the equivalent of about 600 Eur) on an Aussie website for an a6000 plus two zoom lenses (the 16-50 and 55-210, i.e. 24-100 and 110-315 in 35mm equivalent terms) and a fast portrait lens (50mm, i.e. 75mm equivalent), so I went for that.
And I'm quite happy with the choice, so far. The whole set is much lighter and smaller than any FF comparable kit would have been, not to mention way less expensive. And the body is blazingly fast, has more options than I will ever care to learn, and an excellent sensor.
In fact, the only (minor) issue is that the sensor deserves sharp lenses, and the two zooms lenses are just average in this respect. The 50mm prime is MUCH better!
But overall, a very good kit for the usage I had in mind.
Pinnacle:
LOL, tipple, I had to google for that!
Anyway, I tried more Tasmanian stuff so far (including a very nice vineyards tour in the Tamar valley!), thinking that we'll have more opportunities to check what NZ has to offer when we'll be there.
And I must say that we were impressed: we tried some very good Sauvignon, Pinot noir and gris, and also some sparkling wines (though a few of them were a bit disappointing).
The only thing that I'm really missing of the Italian wines are the prices. I mean, for a reasonably comparable quality wine, I would say that here you must to spend roughly twice of what you would spend in EU.
Which arguably is not such a bad thing, if you see what I mean....
Aha, understood, I hope you liked also the previous posts.
And PM sent, no worries if you can't follow up shortly, I'll go to S island first, so I'll only come to Auckland in a few weeks.
AM:
Glad to hear that the above reminded you of the real atmosphere.
Since you were also there, your judgment is bound to be pretty accurate, I reckon!
SM:
Yes K, I've got a new toy.
In my search for a "travel camera" capable of delivering also a decent IQ, I looked at some full frame stuff, line the Sony A7 and the Nikon DF. Both beautiful machines I must say (particularly the A7 mk2), but eventually I decided that the IQ difference vs. APS-C or MFT sensors was not enough to justify the additional size and weight, also with these small(ish) bodies, because the FF sensor demands big lenses anyway.
So, my final choice steered towards the Olympus E-M1 and the Sony a6000.
I actually liked a bit better some of the Oly lenses, but I found a great deal (at the equivalent of about 600 Eur) on an Aussie website for an a6000 plus two zoom lenses (the 16-50 and 55-210, i.e. 24-100 and 110-315 in 35mm equivalent terms) and a fast portrait lens (50mm, i.e. 75mm equivalent), so I went for that.
And I'm quite happy with the choice, so far. The whole set is much lighter and smaller than any FF comparable kit would have been, not to mention way less expensive. And the body is blazingly fast, has more options than I will ever care to learn, and an excellent sensor.
In fact, the only (minor) issue is that the sensor deserves sharp lenses, and the two zooms lenses are just average in this respect. The 50mm prime is MUCH better!
But overall, a very good kit for the usage I had in mind.
Pinnacle:
LOL, tipple, I had to google for that!
Anyway, I tried more Tasmanian stuff so far (including a very nice vineyards tour in the Tamar valley!), thinking that we'll have more opportunities to check what NZ has to offer when we'll be there.
And I must say that we were impressed: we tried some very good Sauvignon, Pinot noir and gris, and also some sparkling wines (though a few of them were a bit disappointing).
The only thing that I'm really missing of the Italian wines are the prices. I mean, for a reasonably comparable quality wine, I would say that here you must to spend roughly twice of what you would spend in EU.
Which arguably is not such a bad thing, if you see what I mean....
eagle
New Member
Hello MapisM, AndyMac et al,
Sorry for my delayed response, but soon after arriving back in Sydney I had a couple of corneas replaced and only now regaining a binocular view on life.
Ill get a couple of images together and post soon.
cheers, John
PS nice festival stills, MapisM!
Sorry for my delayed response, but soon after arriving back in Sydney I had a couple of corneas replaced and only now regaining a binocular view on life.
Ill get a couple of images together and post soon.
cheers, John
PS nice festival stills, MapisM!
eagle
New Member
Hello MapisM, AndieMac et al,
This is my third go at an initial reply.
Sorry for my delayed response, but after arriving back in Sydney, I had my corneas replaced and have only just regained a binocular view of the world.
I'll be posting some stills shortly.
cheers, John
This is my third go at an initial reply.
Sorry for my delayed response, but after arriving back in Sydney, I had my corneas replaced and have only just regained a binocular view of the world.
I'll be posting some stills shortly.
cheers, John