Sailing across the North Sea in a dinghy by Northbound

[bikedaft]

no music. no engine. proper little boat. lovely. he has a whole series of videos, sailing up the W coast of UK, then over to Norway, still sailing N...

boat designer/builder.

 

[veshengro]

I've followed him from his departure Port, Ipswich. Beautiful self built boat, he's going to do a video later on the boat and how she's fitted out.

 

[bikedaft]

Does the boat have an electric motor? See

At 2:30. No wind. Not rowing. But moving.

 

[obmij]

Tough guy and fair play to him but that looks absolutely horrendous.

What does he mean by capsize? A knockdown or actual capsize? If the latter..how did he right it? Urgghh

 

[veshengro]

" Does the boat have an electric motor? See "

I've watched his videos from the time he left Ipswich, many of his vids were very short, less than 10 minutes, and I have seen no sign of anything mechanical aboard, electric or otherwise. Looking at that particular moment, the Mizzen is in fact still set ( If you run the vid back a few seconds it is visible but then swings out of shot as he stands up and the sail gets obscured by the Mizzen mast. )

Judging from other videos that boat makes way under Mizzen alone in very light airs, so with a glassy sea like that perhaps he caught a puff just strong enough to move her ahead?

 

[Puffin10032]

If the latter..how did he right it? Urgghh

Presumably the same way you right any other sailing dinghy.

 

[obmij]

Presumably the same way you right any other sailing dinghy.

Yes - but 30 kts is 2m significant with any kind of fetch at all. That is a different kettle of fish - a lot of chaos and potential for disaster.

As I said, fair play to the guy.

 

[bikedaft]

" Does the boat have an electric motor? See "

I've watched his videos from the time he left Ipswich, many of his vids were very short, less than 10 minutes, and I have seen no sign of anything mechanical aboard, electric or otherwise. Looking at that particular moment, the Mizzen is in fact still set ( If you run the vid back a few seconds it is visible but then swings out of shot as he stands up and the sail gets obscured by the Mizzen mast. )

Judging from other videos that boat makes way under Mizzen alone in very light airs, so with a glassy sea like that perhaps he caught a puff just strong enough to move her ahead?

That would make sense, thanks.

Love that he rows, rather than using a noisy outboard...

 

[Aja]

Saw the boat tied up in Oban Transit marina in August. That looks very wet sailing to me.

 

[Boathook]

Does the boat have an electric motor? See

At 2:30. No wind. Not rowing. But moving.

Just watched the the videos and the first one had quite a good view of the cockpit looking aft and there didn't seem to be any sign of an outboard. The second video at the end shows it gliding into the 'mooring' and not much wake from it.

I just think that it is a very well designed boat, easily 'driven' and it must be to average 5.5 knots across the north sea.

 

[RunAgroundHard]

It is quite a narrow boat, unlike the Wayfarer, which is quite wide by comparison. Excellent video. Average speed 5.5 kts. I plan my cruising at 5 kts in a 40 footer.

Excelent videos, thanks for sharing @bikedaft

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Awesome achievement in both the trip and building the boat.
Frank Dye would have been impressed.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Saw the boat tied up in Oban Transit marina in August. That looks very wet sailing to me.

Yes. Very narrow beam and interesting sail plan.
Perhaps he was influenced by something similar Shackleton's James Baird.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

That's my kind of crazy! Great stuff.

 

[Keith 66]

Interesting boat, its lack of beam & wineglass transom suggest a Whitehall or similar ancestry, I built a similar though more extreme version many years ago, she rowed very well but with her long straight keel was very trim sensitive. Sailing her was fast but interesting.
Im looking forward to seeing how Northbounds boat came about!

 

[steve yates]

This looks great, thanks for that, xmas viewing sorted

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Just wondering if the narrowness/beam might overcome the limitation of hull speed. ?

Any naval architect's out there ?

 

[DownWest]

Does anybody else remember pieces in Yachts and Yachting about a young guy and and older bloke crossing to Holland in a Coble? Told by the younger bloke IIRR? In the early 60's.
I was sent the mag at school. At the time.. they usually included a page with a busty mermaid, so after a good look, had to rip it out in case of 'inspection'..

 

[DownWest]

Just wondering if the narrowness/beam might overcome the limitation of hull speed. ?

Any naval architect's out there ?

Slim hulls are often outside the usual idea of hull speed. A slightly crude culculation.

 

[Wansworth]

Does anybody else remember pieces in Yachts and Yachting about a young guy and and older bloke crossing to Holland in a Coble? Told by the younger bloke IIRR? In the early 60's.
I was sent the mag at school. At the time.. they usually included a page with a busty mermaid, so after a good look, had to rip it out in case of 'inspection'..

John Seymour?