Yarralumla sail-past
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:53 am
G'Day investigators
Due to work commitments I haven't had much opportunity to sail 'Whispering Wind' here in Canberra. The best trip I've done so far is to sail/coast/row my way from the CYC to Yarralumla. Check out the two short vids I took. You'll note the oars attached to the pushpit stanchion - in the mode of Roger Taylor http://www.thesimplesailor.com/ I'm trying out the use of oars instead of my 6hp Yamaha (which is great but I only use it for 3 mins at each end of the day). See the Corribee webpage for specifics: http://corribee.org/technical/sweeps/ I stand and row facing forward with the tiller between my legs. Gives me enough headway for steerage, and closes the gap to shore in quick enough time. When I return to Bateman's bay, I won't bother with the sweeps - yammie all the way to cross the bar!
Hmmm. looking again at the vid I'm not sure my sail setup is correct, maybe the jib sheet cars are too far forward?
https://youtu.be/X7vtJOQWCfk
https://youtu.be/sNj5pv1wRdc
Due to work commitments I haven't had much opportunity to sail 'Whispering Wind' here in Canberra. The best trip I've done so far is to sail/coast/row my way from the CYC to Yarralumla. Check out the two short vids I took. You'll note the oars attached to the pushpit stanchion - in the mode of Roger Taylor http://www.thesimplesailor.com/ I'm trying out the use of oars instead of my 6hp Yamaha (which is great but I only use it for 3 mins at each end of the day). See the Corribee webpage for specifics: http://corribee.org/technical/sweeps/ I stand and row facing forward with the tiller between my legs. Gives me enough headway for steerage, and closes the gap to shore in quick enough time. When I return to Bateman's bay, I won't bother with the sweeps - yammie all the way to cross the bar!
Hmmm. looking again at the vid I'm not sure my sail setup is correct, maybe the jib sheet cars are too far forward?
https://youtu.be/X7vtJOQWCfk
https://youtu.be/sNj5pv1wRdc