blue water cruising in ''old'' classic yachts (wooden)

[skipperscouse]

blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

does anyone have any info on this subject please ? web sites or books perhaps.especially circumnavigation.

thanks

 

[Casey]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

Try the books by David and Joan Hay, particularly 'Cruising in Strange Waters'. They wrote several books such as 'The Solent From the Sea' and 'The Downs from the Sea' all about sailing in these areas with their wooden boat 'Kala Sona'. The vessel (mine now) is mentioned in all of the books I have seen and some have photographs of her. They did not try a circumnavigation but did cruise through the French canals and to Holland and Denmark. Your local library should help.

 

[skipperscouse]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

cheers for that casey.
it's just that i'm planning to do it in my yacht and would like a few tips .

 

[Mirelle]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

I'm not trying to be "clever" but all the older books on this sort of thing deal with wooden boast because they were the only boats around!

Hiscock's "Voyaging under Sail" is probably one of the best places to start.

The Pardeys of course do their sailing in a young classic wooden boat!

 

[Wansworth]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

Across three oceans Conor Obrian Fishing boat type ;owner was beliver in boomless mainsails and square rig.

 

[kds]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

Didn't Doctor and Anne Carr do years of wandering - well documented - in a Falmouth Quay punt or oyster boat ?
Ken

 

[luddites]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

Anything by the Pyes, starting with Red Mainsail which described buying their old Cornish (sailing) fishing boat "Moonraker" and her subsequent blue water cruises.
Incidentally I heard that "Moonraker", which I well remember from my youth has recently changed hands and her restoration is continuing, which is grand news.

 

[pyrojames]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

The difference between the Hiscocks et al, is that they tended to be sailing in new boats, where as we are now sailing "old" or at least aged boats. Having sailed here from Oz in my 40 year old classic, the only extra things to consider are how well found is your classic. With a decent maintainence program, you can just about take it anywhere you would take a new boat. But, you do have to have complete confidence in the level of seaworthiness.

 

[Wansworth]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

I believe the owner of Hiscocks"WANDERER" refastened her;he is a boatbuilder.I would imagine as a wooden boat is made up of so many bits after years of sailing the structure might need tightening up!Having owned a wooden boat ,which I extensively repaired ,when eer it was lumpy I began worrying if my repair was ok;my next boat will be grp,hopefully less potenial problems!

 

[Mirelle]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

Well, when I was 21 I sailed to 80 degrees North aboard a 71-year old boat with a 77 year old owner; both held up very adequately! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I've got a photo of Wanderer III, taken the other day by a friend who was sharing a marina in southern Chile with her; she looks fine, and is on her fifth trip round the block. Same owner. The friend in question traded in his wooden Vertue for a Westerly Oceanlord and has been heard to regret it.

 

[skipperscouse]

Re: blue water cruising in \'\'old\'\' classic yachts (wooden)

i know what you mean , what i,m after is a bit of a confidence boost really as i hope after her refit to set off for oz. i want accounts of ''old'' boats that have done similar.

hope that makes sense .

regards

pete