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snooks

snooks

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Sir,

Taken from the YouTube site:

our max boat speed was 10 knots.

I am reliably informed that it is impossible to do that sort of speed in a boat of that size.

Despite having done it.

Often.

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211983

Please refrain from posting such inaccuracies :D

Disgusted of Priddys Hard


(Tough job you have there Snooks) :)
 
Wasn't flat water when we hit the 10, that was in The Race but I had failed to realise that I should have entitled my post as:

Video showing a record of our maximum hull speed through the water whilst surfing off waves in the Alderney Race decreasing to only occasional 8's as we got shelter from the lee of the land but there were still waves large enough to get us surfing against the tide (so that MoodyNick won't get confused by SOG.)

I'm sure that people would still have argued.

Hey ho.
 
snooks said:
If only you knew...... :D
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And from an earlier clicky;

"She punched well above her weight in the conditions and the cockpit felt so secure that it occurred to none of the four very experienced yachtsmen onboard to wear a lifejacket - nobody perceived any need."

I trust that you had some sort of protection while in the bow.:)

In a previous life when I used to go forrard of the mast I used to carry a winch handle so that I could beat the helm to a bloody pulp if I made it back in one piece after that sort of stunt.

Looks like a very handy boat, nice pics and vids.
 
Have I read your story correctly? Force 8, downwind, November in the Baltic, approaching marked rocks, broaching uncontrollably, crew man with camera gear crawling along side deck, pass so close to marker buoy at 8 knots that you don't know how you missed it, tiller then breaks.... No lifejackets as unnecessary

So macho, I might put you all up for a Darwin award

'haps a bit of artistic licence by the author and that actually you were all harnessed on?
 
bluemoongaffer said:
Have I read your story correctly? Force 8, downwind, November in the Baltic, approaching marked rocks, broaching uncontrollably, crew man with camera gear crawling along side deck, pass so close to marker buoy at 8 knots that you don't know how you missed it, tiller then breaks.... No lifejackets as unnecessary

So macho, I might put you all up for a Darwin award

'haps a bit of artistic licence by the author and that actually you were all harnessed on?
Click to expand...

OK, Force 8, Yes, Downwind, Yes, November in the Baltic, Yes, approaching marked rocks, yes, broaching uncontrollably, yes, crewman with camera gear crawling along the side deck, yes, tiller breaks, yes....all happening at the same time NO!

First off, it is up to us whether we wear life jackets or not, that's also the view of the magazine, and we're happy with that. The fact that flying with them is such a PITA is one of the reasons I don't carry mine on overseas jobs.

At the time after shooting for the first hour or so in the cockpit, there is only a certain amount of footage from different angles. At the time I decided to go up to the the pointy end it was blowing around 25 knots, in sheltered water between islands, and the Hallberg was behaving impeccably and we were having a good speedy broad reach. I chose that time to go on deck to get some footage out of the cockpit. While I was up there a gust came through and I happened to be on the foredeck at the time when the boat became overpowered, and lost her grip in the water and she rounded up.

I was lying face up on the foredeck, and I was staying there until I go the nod from the cockpit that everything was under control and I could come back. As I was on my way back on my knees with the camcorder, another gust came through, and she spun out again. We were close to a mark as we were sailing through the islands, and it's Sweden!

The wind stayed strong and then she decided that even with the sails out she would stay rounded up, breaking the tiller extension in the process (I think) but I was nose to the deck at that point with Beeson shouting to watch my head. Strange, I thought, the boom was on the other side of the boat and the wind was blowing across the boat and she was still making way.

From that point on I remained in the cockpit for the rest of the day.

It's not a case of being macho, I knew the risks, I used to do a lot of racing, and I've been running around the decks of boats for the last 30 years, 11 of those carrying a camera. I might not look it, but I can be quite nimble on my feet if I have to be. In those conditions with my girlfriend I would have been wearing a life jacket, when sailing with very experienced sailors I chose not to.

At the end of the day, it was my call, I didn't go over the side, and I'm still here.....Oh and I got the footage as well :D
 
Wasn't really having a pop, and it's a well known fact that foredeck gorillas and cameramen are like AA batteries... disposable items.:)

Must get my LJ and harness out of the locker for it's annual service, mind it could be anywhere haven't seen it for a year.
 
a bit more action would be good.... its nice to see a bunch of sailing back and forth... but you should break it up a bit with a bit of sails up and down and winch grinding.... a nice shot showing breakfast being cooked and served... and a bit of interior stuff.... The wipe out should be in the main video!

Needs some more action and "Aspirational" content....

To put another spin on it....based on the video I can see no real difference between the HR31 and the Bavaria 32.....
 
I went on the HR31 at SBS,very nice boat.I noticed that most new boats at the show have small chart tables.Salesman claimed everyone uses chart plotters nowadays.I brought the brochure home and priced up the boat complete with the extras that I have on my elderly Moody31.i.e.instuments,mains & charger,plotter,radar,heating,electric anchorwinch etc.With commissioning & delivery the all up price was over 150k.That is a serious amount of money.I wonder how many people spending 150k would opt to buy that boat.Good luck to HR.
 
Went through the same process and took the SIBS boat out for a trial sail. Couldn't come to terms with the forecabin, the (not) chart table, and actually thought she was bit twitchy to be an ideal cruiser. Specced it as required (no teak decks) and the nice man came back with a price of £132K ex VAT, with several TBA's on unknown costs. Say the unknowns would have added another £5k, so £137k + 17.5% = £161K. Awful lot of money for a 31', spesh when there were nice late model HR34s, loaded, for about £125K
 
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