Nordhavn 47 - a winter trip to Portishead

Odd finishing scenes for those who know the Bristol Channel, you locked into Cardiff barrage, parked in Penarth marina outer basin, then showed a map of portishead.

Looks like you ran out of film in Penarth and tried to fudge it
 
lovely trip - I guess the Nordhavn wasn't stressed. Where was the light house/lifeboat/dolphins bit ? The sea was very clear there
 
Thanks for all the positive comments... The trip took 3 days with one quick stop in Yarmouth for fuel and another stop in Penarth (well spotted Steve) to wait for the tide. The final leg upto Portishead was in the dark, so the timelapse wouldn't have worked so well... Sorry Robin for the music - I suggest you turn the volume down! ;-)

Pete
 
Very nice trip indeed.
Just curious, since not long ago I saw on Nordhavn website that they had a couple of 47 for sale in S'hampton: were you delivering her for the new owner, by chance?
I don't think I would buy a cruising machine like that and pay someone else to enjoy her...! :D :rolleyes:
 
The lifeboat, dolphin, lighthouse bit was approaching and rounding Lands End...

The boat had just been bought, the owner was onboard with us and very much enjoyed it!!!

Pete
 
Halcyon Yachts said:
The lifeboat, dolphin, lighthouse bit was approaching and rounding Lands End...

The boat had just been bought, the owner was onboard with us and very much enjoyed it!!!

Pete
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Pete, did the boat have stabilisers and did they work well? How was the boat handling at a close quarters given the single engine?
 
Halcyon Yachts said:
Thanks for all the positive comments... The trip took 3 days with one quick stop in Yarmouth for fuel and another stop in Penarth (well spotted Steve) to wait for the tide. The final leg upto Portishead was in the dark, so the timelapse wouldn't have worked so well... Sorry Robin for the music - I suggest you turn the volume down! ;-)

Pete
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Sorry to be picky Pete. I could not hear the rpm v speed that was commented at one part and was interested in and then had my ears blasted at another part. I was wearing headphones too. You tube video sound generally seems hit an miss, You get broker videos where there is no sound at all or so loud you cannot think straight, some also where it cuts in and out intermittently not to mention some with no moving pics just a slideshow. It seems there is a bigger skill level required by many, but not you normally. Maybe I watched yours this time after a few of the really bad ones and was super picky because usually I found yours excellent:encouragement:.
 
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Pete, did the boat have stabilisers and did they work well?
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Yup, if I understood which boat is the star of the video, she has Naiad stabilizers.
And if so, of course the best equipment on earth (the very same I've got on my old tub) is bound to work well...! :cool:
'scuse me now, must get my coat before J will explain us that curved fins are the best, and B that will explain that electrics are even better. :D:D:D
 
MapisM said:
'scuse me now, must get my coat before J will explain us that curved fins are the best, and B that will explain that electrics are even better. :D:D:D
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Hang on I thought the best stabilisers go round and round at a zillion rpm;)
 
There's me thinking you don,t need stabilers at all. Shed the drag and / or wieght -- just go faster ! --------- if you have the right hull :)

Coats on i,am allready out the back door !
 
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Hang on I thought the best stabilisers go round and round at a zillion rpm;)
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LOL, guilty as charged for having suggested that on a pretty fast P boat as yours, I'd rather not have anything sticking out of the hull.
Boat stabilization is an intriguing thing, coming to think of it - no wonder that it pops up so frequently here in the asylum.
For instance, in principle I always thought that the Quantum rotary stabs based on Magnus effect are a great idea, with several advantages vs. fins, but in practice fins are MUCH more popular, particularly on D/SD boats. I guess there must be a reason.
Then again, there are also boats like Wanderbird, which I mentioned in another thread - possibly the most expensive 65' trawler ever built, allegedly at around 10m$.
And regardless of whether the number is correct, she shouts "money no object" in each and every detail.
But her first owner did not want ANY kind of active stabilizers, and only installed paravanes instead.
Not to mention that, coming from a previous boat where he never used the get home engines for many years, he opted for just a mainsail and 2 roller furling genoas, go figure.
Vive la différence springs to mind...! :encouragement:
 
I looked @ the "winter bird " link .
A v experianced owner .thing is I think he wanted back up and and easy plan B,s and C,
Para vanes / flopper stoppers is what he went for .The boat as MapisM said ditched a wing engine and went for a pseudo mast cum genoa x2 and small mainsail cum stay sail .He reckoned (where possible - something called wind ? :)etc )
It would add 1 knot to the SoG -= 6000 mile range .Also 2-3 knots get you home if main engine was lost .
So with all that garb allready -para vanes seemed a natural choise .
Bat system could give 3 days of 220v via inverters @ anchor ( no engine / Geny running -save diesel )

It think some Nordies have para vanes too ?
I guess it depends on how you are really gona use your boat .
Para vanes reminds me of posh 4wd,s cars like Range Rovers fitted with snorkels ,extra chunky tyres and winches running around in London ,school running it .
 
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are the barometers on the nords fitted as standard as i did not like the fixings on such a fine craft
 
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