Mingming II runs before a stiff north-easterly

[GHA]

Looks pretty hardcore, given just how much waves look more flattened out on camera than they really are.

Hats off the him!!

Maybe not my idea of fun but then chances of ending up on a Achilles 24 above 70N must be slim

 

[Poignard]

Looks pretty hardcore, given just how much waves look more flattened out on camera than they really are.

Hats off the him!!

Maybe not my idea of fun but then chances of ending up on a Achilles 24 above 70N must be slim

That man is incredible. But he's not foolhardy, he knows what he's doing. I have enormous respect for him.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

He is inspirational, and he loves sailing twin keel boats with little grip, plenty of slip and a lot of forgiveness.

 

[JumbleDuck]

He is inspirational, and he loves sailing twin keel boats with little grip, plenty of slip and a lot of forgiveness.

Twin keel? Depending on what model of Achilles 24 she is (a) what happened to the other one or (b) where did the other one come from?

 

[mainsail1]

Yes, I think you will find that she has three keels.

 

[ronsurf]

It sure beats sitting in an office

 

[LONG_KEELER]

What's the self steering system.

Impressed, particularly downwind .

 

[Poignard]

What's the self steering system.

Impressed, particularly downwind .

I don't know but at the start of the video he has no sail set then later on he sets one panel. Perhaps junk rig suits windvane systems better downwind than bermudan sails.

 

[doug748]

A Windpilot, I think, possibly the Pacific Light:

https://www.windpilot.com/n/wind/en/prod/lite/

These servo-pendulum jobs do perform well downwind as long as the breeze is brisk, or above.

 

[Porthandbuoy]

This is an Autosteer trim-tab system on my Nic 26 running downwind with half the jib out. The sea state is nothing like in Mingming's clip, but apart from the roll, it copes pretty well.

 

[dansaskip]

A Windpilot, I think, possibly the Pacific Light:

Yes pretty sure you are right there. I used to have one fitted on my boat. Roger has modded his slightly so he can adjust the setting from the hatchway, hence the lines running back to it.
A picture of the one on my old boat as confirmation of make.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Twin keel? Depending on what model of Achilles 24 she is (a) what happened to the other one or (b) where did the other one come from?

Twin/bilge keelers have less grip in water resulting in leeway and slippage through water and therefore can be more forgiving in bad weather.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Twin/bilge keelers have less grip in water resulting in leeway and slippage through water and therefore can be more forgiving in bad weather.

I have seen that claim made before. But what does it have to do with an Achilles 24 like Mingming II?

 

[oldmanofthehills]

I have seen that claim made before. But what does it have to do with an Achilles 24 like Mingming II?

The Achilles 24 is still fairly shallow draft. Jumping from another thread, while reading the book "A Race for Madmen" it was clear that one boat survived massive storm waves round the Cape by keeping sail on to give forward motion and steerage to then slide down the face of waves. Leeway is better than tripping over and capsizing. It wouldn't and didn't work for all boats.