Percuil to Fowey, Perculiar Joy!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- We thought the footage from this lovely weekend's sailing in 2019 had been lost, but it has turned up! Classic Wayfarer dinghy cruising from Percuil River, to Fowey, and returning the next day. An unforgettable 28 hours afloat.
Apologies for the long wait for new material - last year's one week of cruising was great, but both my Go-Pro and iPhone failed at the start of the trip.
Nice to see some new stuff. The sowester endures and a tash. Stuck doing VAT, so you're the next best thing. Many thanks.
2:12 - would be interested to know what you have led back to the cleats just either side of the CB case. Rig tension and spi halyard?
exactly that Jonathan - that is where they were when I got the boat - on ugly homemade alu mounts - I fashioned the rather eccentric mahogany mounts when I was very much a newbie 10y ago after breaking the spi halyard mount one day. However, they are really useful for toe-holds for long-legged helms like me - I tend to use them instead of the toe-straps. There is another set below with the spi up/down lines. All very racey - I made a decision to live with all the rope and keep the 'raceable' set-up; we like it but a lot of cruisers regard my boat with horror ...!
@@bigbadthesailor5173 ahh interesting, makes sense. I rather like the setup with 'racing' controls - after all, racers are looking for systems which work quickly and effectively which they can reach from any point in the boat, which is actually very useful for cruising!
I want to do this. I’ve got a Drascombe Lugger, which I’ve sailed from Salcombe to Dartmouth, more solid but much slower esp to windward. Should I sell the Drascombe and buy a Wayfarer?!
Well, not having owned let alone sail a Drascombe the only possible reply I can give is to buy a Wayfarer, but that is a biased view, of course. I can say the Wayfarer is stable, comfortable, and compared to most open cruising boats, fast without being 'racey'. They will sail pretty close to 45 degrees to the wind and go very well upwind. They also go brilliantly downwind, particuclarly using the spinnaker in lighter conditions. They are heavy, but the boat is readily handled ashore with the right approach, and the right kit. The sailing qualities fully laden (as for a 2 week trip) are much more solid and the boat is far less ready to plane, but it still goes well. This does open up possibilities that slower boats can't consider. This passage took a little over 4 hours each way, for instance: meaning we could leave home early, drive 3 hours, set up, load and launch, and be in Fowey in time for an early supper, and be pulling the boat out just after lunchtime on the second day back where we started: that said, wind conditions were as close to ideal as they could be. The UK Wayfarer Association is super friendly, supportive and offers superb support to learn to get the best from your boat quickly and safely.
@@bigbadthesailor5173 Thanks for all that detail, I'm very tempted by the speed and ability to make progress to windward without resorting to motor. One thing about the Drascombe hull it does look after me very well in rough seas - but doesn't get very far!
@@rickyspecs Wayfarer is famous for handling the sea.
Hello, Good sailing video. I saw your comment about a motor mount on another site wayfarer.org.uk, and your reference to this page. I am hoping you could help me, or direct me to the best sources for setting up a Wayfarer. I purchased one the other day, and it is not set up at all, so I have numerous questions regarding, rudder raising and lowering, oar socket placement, best camping tent designs, etc.
Can you tell me if there is a central group for questions like this? Thank you!!
Randy
Hi. If you are in the UK I'd suggest joining UKWA and/or get their Wayfarer Book. There is also a really helpful facebook group: join and have a scroll down - the important questions do come up a lot!! - its called Wayfarer Dinghy Group. all best
Thank you! Sorry I’m not in the UK, but I did find and order the Wayfarer Book from Trident, and will look into the fb group. Thank you for your advice!