Look what came thro' the Beaucette entrance

[Piers]

Yesterday afternoon, Best Kind, a fairmont 70 expedition yacht, came into Beaucette. It's been refuelling since arrival and is still refuelling - 14,000 litres is need to top up its 20,000 ltr tanks!

Tonight, it's heading for the Azores before setting sail for Newfoundland.

I'm not at all envious....

Piers

 

[Greg2]

Lovely boat

It is all relative though Piers as many, myself included, would be very envious of your splendid Fleming

 

[AndieMac]

.......It is all relative though Piers as many, myself included, would be very envious of your splendid Fleming

I agree.....after watching the excellent productions by Tony Fleming on YouTube recently, they seem a very capable and great looking boat.

 

[Bouba]

Beautiful ship. Very similar to a Selene.
I also want to be added to the list of all those who are jealous of your Fleming (and your cheap fuel)

 

[Piers]

The main point of my post was that this large sized vessel entered Beaucette when many smaller vessels don't enter thinking it's too narrow.

The 'envious' line was a throw away.

She plans to leave within the next hour so I'll try and catch her exiting.

 

[Bouba]

The main point of my post was that this large sized vessel entered Beaucette when many smaller vessels don't enter thinking it's too narrow.

The 'envious' line was a throw away.

She plans to leave within the next hour so I'll try and catch her exiting.

For cheap fuel I would navigate my boat into a bathtub

 

[Bru]

Blimey! I will admit to a certain amount of trepidation entering Beaucette in our 33 footer last year! The skipper of that big jobby has my respect!

 

[AndieMac]

The main point of my post was that this large sized vessel entered Beaucette when many smaller vessels don't enter thinking it's too narrow.

The 'envious' line was a throw away.

She plans to leave within the next hour so I'll try and catch her exiting.

Try and get a series of pics of her outward bound through the narrow entrance, or a short video?

 

[Piers]

Try and get a series of pics of her outward bound through the narrow entrance, or a short video?

Best Kind's departure was delayed an hour yesterday evening, whilst they ordered in pizza to prepare for their journey direct to the Azores! Pics taken and just processing them before adding to this post which will take about an hour.

 

[Greg2]

The main point of my post was that this large sized vessel entered Beaucette when many smaller vessels don't enter thinking it's too narrow.

The 'envious' line was a throw away.

She plans to leave within the next hour so I'll try and catch her exiting.

I guessed that Piers and my comment was intended to be light hearted too

Look forward to the pics of her leaving.

 

[Piers]

I guessed that Piers and my comment was intended to be light hearted too

Look forward to the pics of her leaving.

No probs at all! Just working on the pics....

 

[Piers]

It had taken almost two days to refuel Best Kind. After their evening pizzas had been delivered, all was set to depart at 1900 yesterday evening.

But just before, a somewhat smaller boat entered Beaucette

After which Best Kind backed off the fuel pontoon

...and turned in the Visitors' pool before heading for the exit

...and lined up with the exit channel. Note the Skipper (white shirt) is driving from the bridge port wing

...just as a small fishing boat came around the corner and saw something blocking its entry!

...and quickly changed its mind and waited just south of the exit channel

...after which Best Kind continued its transit through the channel

...having left, Best Kind continued into the fairway

Safe travels, Best Kind, as you head to the Azores where you'll have 2 days off before heading direct to Newfoundland

 

[Newbroom]

Not the biggest I have seen in there, There was a furniture chap who had a 90footer in the there he also owned a Birchwood 55 at the same time. His name me escapes now, this would of been early to mid nineties when I moored there.
Another great admirer of your Fleming

 

[MapisM]

Tonight, it's heading for the Azores before setting sail for Newfoundland.
I'm not at all envious....

Rightly so, P.
Fair winds to the crew for their trip, but better them than me.
I guess I might sound like the Fox and the Grapes, but that thing is an example of a mobo on which I would rather not venture outside the SAR choppers range.

Below is a pic of what her builder considered a good enough protection of the u/w gear, compared to the one of another similar size trawler.
No prize for guessing which would be my choice. And that's just one small example... :ambivalence:

PS: I just noticed after posting the pic another weird detail, i.e. the inward spinning props.

 

[AndieMac]

Thanks for posting the pics Piers, I’m sure for the skipper, the rocks looked even closer than from our angle, leaving his stb fenders down until well clear of the entrance.
What sort of wind speeds and sea conditions are considered not safe for transiting the entrance?

 

[AndieMac]

Rightly so, P.
Fair winds to the crew for their trip, but better them than me.
I guess I might sound like the Fox and the Grapes, but that thing is an example of a mobo on which I would rather not venture outside the SAR choppers range.

Below is a pic of what her builder considered a good enough protection of the u/w gear, compared to the one of another similar size trawler.
No prize for guessing which would be my choice. And that's just one small example... :ambivalence:

PS: I just noticed after posting the pic another weird detail, i.e. the inward spinning props.

The top pic looks more like a planing hull with the partial prop tunnels and exposed props and rudders.

The stab fins on the lower boat look substantial?

 

[MapisM]

The top pic looks more like a planing hull with the partial prop tunnels and exposed props and rudders.

The stab fins on the lower boat look substantial?

Yup C, my point exactly.
Otoh, the upper pic does show the u/w gear of Best Kind. Well, I picked it from an ad where she was for sale, anyway.

The stab fins on the other boat (Cape Horn) are actually of normal size, but their peculiarity is the enclosure/protection in between fixed bilge keels, which btw are also designed to take ground safely.
Best Kind also has fin stabs obviously (Naiad, according to the same ad), but with a plain vanilla, fully exposed installation.

 

[MapisM]

leaving his stb fenders down until well clear of the entrance.

I would rather guess that they were just busy with other stuff and delayed the fenders recover after leaving the fuel dock.
Trusting the fenders to save the day if the boat would have drifted to stbd sounds like a bit of wishful thinking...

 

[AndieMac]

.....Trusting the fenders to save the day if the boat would have drifted to stbd sounds like a bit of wishful thinking...

I was thinking a bit of moral support
Must admit I’ve done similar when departing a really tight spot, any level of potential protection gratefully accepted

 

[AndieMac]

The stab fins on the other boat (Cape Horn) are actually of normal size, but their peculiarity is the enclosure/protection in between fixed bilge keels, which btw are also designed to take ground safely.

I’d not seen the enclosed type of fin before, obviously built for very serious cruising.