I feel like a pussy after watching this!

[Seven Spades]

Even his mother thinks he is nuts!

In all seriousness this is a thrilling video but I am not convinced he wasn’t reckless. On deck in the dark no harness no life jacket. I am not convinced that a life jacket would have served any useful purpose but being clipped on would have been sensible.

 

[dolabriform]

Thanks for sharing that.

 

[[70521]]

Been following Eric for some time and he does make some great films.

The weather and waters of our northern shores are a little more lively than the south of England.

I don't consider him reckless, single handed at that time of year your survival time is counted in seconds not minutes.

I've only ever been seasick in the Pentland Firth, but I was quite small at the time.

 

[JohnO-1]

A bit too old for that these days.

 

[CLB]

Anyone know what make and model of boat that is? Looks pretty impressive to this MOBOer

 

[Seven Spades]

Contessa 32

 

[CLB]

Contessa 32

Thanks, quite a modest boat then. Are they generally considered to be good rough-weather/passage-making boats?

 

[Ladybirdgaffcutter]

It's a Contessa 35, made in 70's.
Thanks for sharing the videos!

 

[Kukri]

Thanks, quite a modest boat then. Are they generally considered to be good rough-weather/passage-making boats?

Rather famously, the only boat to finish out of 58 boats that started in Class 5 in the 1979 Fastnet - the one with the storm - was a Contessa 32 named Assent owned by Willy Ker. Another one went round the Horn to windward, etc. So - yes. But this one is a 35 which is actually quite a bit bigger.

 

[Ladybirdgaffcutter]

I had never heard of the 35 until I just googled them

 

[savageseadog]

Does the OP have to reveal his sexual predilections?

 

[CLB]

Thanks all. I have a feeling I will switch sides one day, so I need to start learning about boats with sticks.

 

[Kukri]

I had never heard of the 35 until I just googled them

Hard core racer. Sailbags up the front, root berths aft, minimal cooker, but goes like a dose of salts!

 

[Bathdave]

I was slightly puzzled by his rig set up through the night ...he mentioned several accidental gybes.,


He's obviously a very experinced sailor (more so than me) but on that course off the wind and those wind strengths and sea states I would have been sailing under Genoa alone...

Am I misssing something ?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Rather famously, the only boat to finish out of 58 boats that started in Class 5 in the 1979 Fastnet - the one with the storm - was a Contessa 32 named Assent owned by Willy Ker. Another one went round the Horn to windward, etc. So - yes. But this one is a 35 which is actually quite a bit bigger.

Saw her a couple of times in Lawrence Cove over the years.

 

[doug748]

Saw her a couple of times in Lawrence Cove over the years.

Assent has been rebuilt and is now Rogers family ownership. She was first in class Round the Island last year

 

[michael_w]

Contessa 35 aka Ganbare.

Early Doug Peterson One tonner. When races were won and lost upwind.

 

[Vega1447]

I was slightly puzzled by his rig set up through the night ...he mentioned several accidental gybes.,


He's obviously a very experinced sailor (more so than me) but on that course off the wind and those wind strengths and sea states I would have been sailing under Genoa alone...

Am I misssing something ?

I would be very interested to hear comments on this.

Did the sea state make it difficult to round up and drop the main?

 

[steve yates]

Isnt it a nicolson 35?

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I would be very interested to hear comments on this.

Did the sea state make it difficult to round up and drop the main?

Depending on the boat design; some boats are better balanced and sail better in rough weather with a small genoa only and others just with a deep reefed main; many boats would develop a lot of weather helm with just a main up.