Back on my feet

[Stingo]

My rig is now fixed and life in Cap Verde is good...

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[StugeronSteve]

Good to hear it. Looking forward to reading your posts from Brazil. God bless.

Steve.

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[duncan]

good to hear John

btw are you sure that the forum burgee won't do as a Cape Verde courtesy flag?

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[KevB]

Well done and take care.

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[Rowana]

Good on yer!

Keep it up, and looking forward to the next instalment . . .

Jim

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[cameronke]

Hi Stingo

Great to hear that your back on the up.

Now could we please have a pic with the boat fixed and a big smile to supercede that last one you posted. You really looked half dead!

Regards and best wishes

Cameron

PS planning a book about your adventures?



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[BrendanS]

Well done John!

Let us know when you are heading off again!

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[Sybarite]

I agree about the photo. Not the best for pulling the birds, John.

It doesn't reflect your handsome self.

John

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[Sybarite]

Have you looked into a Thistle downwind rig. I seem to remember that it's supposed to attenuate rolling on a downwind leg.

Basically two free-flying headsails held open by a light pole which is itslf loosely attached to the forestay. This means that the sails can shift about a bit without hauling the boat from side to side at the same time.

John

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[boatless]

Also glad to hear you're fixed.

Good job we didn't need to wait for Messrs Briand - still no reply after 4 emails, each with increasing levels of urgency flagging. By contrast, Jean Berret was emailing by return to diagnose a problem I had on a smaller Beneteau.

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[AndrewB]

Well done, and good luck for the next stage.

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[qsiv]

Wasnt it a 'twistle' ...

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[Sybarite]

I was wondering why the damn thing wouldn't Google...!

Thanks.


John

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[Sybarite]

Extract from an account :

" The Twistle rig is really doing its stuff. We are
averaging 8.4 knots at the moment and when the gusts
come and we surf down the waves we reach speeds of
up to 13 or so knots. The whole boat just zings! We are
sailing dead down wind with St Lucia on the nose. The
swell is mainly behind us (there is still another surge
coming from the stbd quarter from time to time), but the
motion of the boat has become easier - is that because
we are now used to it? - The Twistle rig is absorbing the
sideways pressure of the sails and because we are being
pulled along at the bow there is very little for the
autopilot to do!....."

John


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[Stingo]

Picture looking less dead, as requested

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