The Art of Real Cruising

[ianwright]

Didn't our Ellen, Or Helen McArthur as one TV pillock called her, do well? Wouldn't you like to do the same?
No of course not, that's not anything like what the normal Yotti does at weekends or on his two week cruise.
I reckon we ought to have some realistic events to aim at. How about slowest average speed during an annual cruise that didn't reach it's destination? Or most pubs visited in a week? Highest percentage of motoring time during a cruise by a sailing yacht? Longest time stormbound with actual winds of force five or less?
We need more realism in sailing or folk will start to think that we all sail like Ellen.

IanW

 

[Salty]

RORC awards the 'Galley Slave Trophy' for a member of crew on the yacht with the greatest elapsed time on the Fastnet, which seems in the right spirit for Corinthian racing.

There's also a Corinthian Offshore Racing Association which has some great founding principles/rules such as:

Rule 4: Crew members must not have any part of their body outside of the lifelines whilst racing.

Rule 6 Crewmembers must be served at least one hot meal in any twenty four hour period during the course of the race.

Rule 7 All members of the crew shall be given the opportunity to helm during a race.

Rule 9 CORA yachts should make every effort to make the port of destination in time for crews to socialise and in order that a prize giving can be organised.


Now that sounds like a club worth joining...

 

[Kleverken]

plans well advanced for my solo circumnavigation of lake Windermere. ..
of course dont expect to do it non stop.

 

[tcm]

World record application

I once did a three-night crusise in perfect conditions that managed 7 miles, stopping after the first half mile for one night, second night at 4 miles, third at destination. Pretty languid i reckon.

However, I bow to Chis Enstone, acclaimed WOOC (wimper out of cherbourg) who abandoned the trip four days before it started after two weeks of gruelling web-searching for a crap forecast which he found just in nick of time

 

[tcm]

inscrinavigation

hiya newbie! and welcome

You will need a better word for your trip, as a CIRCUMnav of windermere would only be possible without a boat.

 

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: inscrinavigation

Who said anything about a boat? Spose if he cuts the bottom end off, by taking the ferry, it could be called a circumcision. Mind you, walking round would be a circumnambulation wouldn't it?

ps. Welcome Kenw

 

[Mirelle]

Another record bid

47.5 hours, Walton-on-Naze to Vlissingen. Approx 2 knots. Summer 1976. I was saving the Stuart Turner for use in the lock (needless to say, it wouldn't start, and I had to walk along the bank with a tow rope...

 

[Captain Haddock]

Re: World record application

I think I'd like to stake a claim on the "Most times run aground on mud in a day" title. 4 times in one day.

I think on that day I took the "Most swear words one can use in a day" title as well or was that when I was in the dinghy trying to coax the blasted outboard out of one if its moods and start.

You know the scene, child lets go of painter, oars still on yacht tide seemed to get faster as I was swept to the approaching pontoon, whilst yanking the outboard starter furiously.

<sigh>... the joy of sailing /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Kleverken]

Re: inscrinavigation

Tried to work out if one could circumnavigate a lake then thought since it has a couple of islands (often inhabited in summer by strange small people) it was possible ? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[tcm]

Re: World record application

yep, that's the one. Although nonetheless, the raggies on board were totally blown away with the "incredible sensation of speed".

 

[Rowana]

Once did . .

. . . a circumnavigation of the Moray Firth over a long weekend.

Does that count ??

 

[RupertW]

14 hours Hayling Island to Bembridge, 32 hours Folkestone to Littlehampton.

We had just got rid of a Stuart Turner for a 7hp outboard but were so used to drifting about that we took a season to get used to the idea of motoring when there wasn't any wind. I do remember watching Hastings go by both ways over 12 hours under a completely windless, cloudless sky. So why do I always bung the motor on now in similar conditions??

 

[Evadne]

Re: inscrinavigation

It's all a matter of perspective. Because the earth is a sphere (ish) you can circumnavigate one point, say the centre of lake Windermere, then if you project a map of the world with that point at the centre you appear to have gone in a circle inside the lake's boundaries. On the other hand if you project a map of the world with the point on the opposite side of the globe to lake Windermere at its centre, you will find that you have gone around the world, using the body of water that encircles it, i.e. lake Windermere. The same can be shown to be true for anyone else who has sailed in a closed loop, as my geometry teacher used to say in similar circumstances, and since I often sail around in circles without the foggiest idea of what I'm doing, I must have sailed around the world as well. QED.

 

[graham]

Re: Another record bid

". I was saving the Stuart Turner for use in the lock (needless to say, it wouldn't start, and I had to walk along the bank with a tow rope... "

Stuarts were specifically designed to improve your sailing skills and keep you fit.Therefore yours performed faultlessly.

 

[Rowana]

Re: inscrinavigation

I like your sort of logic. Suits my own perfectly ! !

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: inscrinavigation

you don't work for P&O's PR Dept. do you?

 

[Gunfleet]

Re: World record application

4 times in a day? You are a rank amateur. I've done 4 times coming out of Tollesbury creek!