westernman
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I would have thought either direction would work. Any reason to turn towards the swell?
Small boat heavy weather
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Refueler
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If you like corkscrewing motion in the rolls as well - then by all means .. but personally I prefer a pitch and roll rather than that sickening corkscrew motion ..
Imagine what a big ship is like for it ... bet you don't like it on your boat !! Its far worse on a ship ..
westernman
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I have never experienced it on my boat. Only on a square rigged barquentine when going dead down wind in a gale. But that was largely due to the wind and a decent amount of sail flying rather than the swell.
arcot
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ICEBIRD Dr. Lewis.....
Wansworth
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Check out the era of the 1940. 50s many ocean crossings in small boats…….without YouTube
LittleSister
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Check out the era of the 1940. 50s many ocean crossings in small boats…….without YouTube
The days of those sort of voyages were numbered following the invention of the bikini in 1946.
Refueler
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PBO itself had a spread about a guy who did the Atlantic in a Centaur.Check out the era of the 1940. 50s many ocean crossings in small boats…….without YouTube
My Sunrider 25 ... we had Owners group ... one was in South Africa .. another in Canada etc. Always wanted to find out how they got there but support for Groups was closed by Yahoo before I got to ask.
Daydream believer
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The Anderson 22 raced across the atlantic. Our club commodore had one for many years & cruised the Baltic & Biscay coastline in it. He encountered many gales with no serious issues.
Refueler
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There was the old rounded flush deck Atlantic boat of about similar size ... named for that reason..... crossing Atlantic.
n_g_anderson
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Sorry if this has already been mentioned (I don't have time to read the full 9 pages before work!) but do consider a Cape Cutter 19. They are very similar to a Shrimper 19 but designed for South African waters with more internal ballast. The cutter rig makes it easy to reduce foresail and mine (now sadly sold) was happy in f6-7 with a double reefed main and inner jib. She took the sea beautifully. However, I mainly sailed within Poole harbour so the wind could be high but the water flat-ish. I did sail in Poole bay and around to Swanage many times and she was quite happy in rougher weather. She never felt insecure but I do enjoy heavier sailing occasionally.
RogerJolly
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Wot's a capsize/knockdown?
How far over do I have to go before I can claim to have had one?
How far over do I have to go before I can claim to have had one?
Daydream believer
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Seaweed in the spreaders
westernman
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A tame way of falling into the water compared to pitch poling.
Lifeboater
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Lifeboater
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Yes, first half of a singlehanded circumnavigation in a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24, (Second half in a rusty steel Van Der Stadt 34), and forget about pokey little boats like the Cornish Shrimper, as you should get a long keeler that was designed for offshore sailing. In the USA I would recommend the Pacific Seacraft Flicka, (19 or 21). IN the UK or EU I would get the same yacht as I have now, a Macwester Rowan 22 with a long keel and drying legs. Both yachts are small enough to use a trailer although it does need to have double axles as the Rowan weighs 2T when empty. Serious long wheel base tow vehicle, like a Land Rover Discovery.