I enjoy being one of you phantom shipmates, Patrick. Thank you for bringing us along on your journeys. I will hoist an IPA to your health this evening.
Love it. Thanks for the Glenans book info - that's the kind of detail one doesn't pick up on many sites, and very interesting to see other countries' classic manuals - a different perspective, and perhaps a good way to develop French maritime vocabulary. Great videos, Patrick, I'm binging them all in UK lockdown...
Hi Patrick, this trip must have been very exciting for you. The preparation, a new “toy” and right weather slot. Aqueous to try and see if all the work and expectations come true. But there you go! And seeing your video you must have survived and have found a lost moment to edit and upload the video somewhere, still unknown to us. Happy to see you did! And share your thoughts and moments with us in a way that has become, amongst 9 million:) other video’s a typical honest Partick Lane-isch sailtime video! Thanks. And about the marina landing... very smooth and with a nice feelable touchdown! Perfect in my thought.
Patrick, wonderful video. Thank you. You are a man of my own age, sans peur et sans reproche. I just bought a heavy weather staysail myself with the same purpose. Here on the northeast coast of the United States we await le sacre du printemps! Fair winds.
Super on the staysail cbrey. Let me know how your experience with it plays out, and if you find any special 'sweet spots' for its use. Bonne navigation.
So pleased you're off on another trip. Forget the guiness it's black porridge! - stick with the chateau neuf du pape, j'ai fait le vendange '76 dans cette région - Ahh... lovely memories....
Patrick, Nice video. The question on how to tack a large genoa on a cutter. In the masthead raceboats, we would tack a 150% Genoa using this process. Take a snap block just aft of the forestay, the more closer it is to the forestay the better. Take a line from the large Genoa clew eye, outside the shrouds, then through the snap block, then back to the cockpit. When you tack/Gybe, you let the loaded sheet, as the boat turns, haul on this new line. This will pull the clew forward so that it will get forward of the staysail for the tack. Then as the genoa tacks/gybes you release this additional line ( I cant recall the name of this line in my old age), and haul on the new lee sheet. And it works. Unsure how this would work with a single handed, but I am sure you will work it out. Fair winds. Jonathan
I love this idea my poet friend. I'll give some thought to this and try to work out something when I get back from my current adventure. (I already have a small spaghetti factory of lines --- but it is a pain completely furling the genny each time). Many thanks for the suggesiton.
Great to see you back on the water!! Fair Winds! Run both of your headsails, the venturi effect between the two sails will give you some extra drive, really makes a difference on a long passage.
Hello Patrick, here is "Gone Sailing". I was happy to hoist sails beside you on that morning in La Rochelle, and to follow you up to Yeu where I stopped. I wish you all the best for this beautiful adventure and will be happy to have this beer together when you are back !
Hello my dear escort. ;-) I followed your progress to Joinville. I stayed offshore and went to the outside of both islands --- less traffic and reduced current. As you see, I arrived safely in Kernével, and am now in Ireland. Bonne nav à l'équipe de Gone Sailing.
Hi Patrick, thank you for the movie. I crossed the raz de Sein yesterday on a leg from Camaret to Viveiro and had similar weather. Calm, sunny and cold. Safe journey! Rgds Berend s/v Oqre
Chapman's Book of Sailing would be the Glenan equivalent and is probably much older! I have read both. The Glenan I actually read in 1988-89 when I bought my first little sailboat, a Tanzer 21! The Chapman I borrowed from the library just a few months ago....always hoping to find my way on another boat! Surprisingly or not....not much has changed since if only the electronic and newer solar & wind energy systems. You are always fun to watch in any case....Well done videos! If ever you so decide to sail this side of the Pond...let me know I will pilot you around our magnificent St Laurent, Saguenay and of course La Baie des Chaleurs! Cheers et...Bon vent!
Another fantastic episode Patrick. I’m following your progress on the Marine Traffic app. Stay safe and fair winds. Don’t be tempted to stay too long in Ireland - always a problem to leave the great hospitality.
Great to see you afloat again Patrick. Thank you for the demo of cleaning the log. We have the exact same problem aboard Sapphire but I’ve never been brave enough to clean it at sea. This season that will be different! Looking forward to the rest of your trip. Fair winds and following seas!
Such a good call to continue sailing rather than anchor on a Lee shore - it sounds obvious when you say it, but after a day or so at sea, the temptation is to rest. The drama when replacing the log had my attention . I am very much looking forward to the vicarious passage - Yours , a phantom crewmate
Thanks Richard. I have diverted quite a number of times in my life (in aircraft as well as boats). You are exactly right --- fatigue or a desire to meet someone at the original destination can cloud decision-making at just the wrong moment. I force myself to ask, "What would you do if there were no other considerations?" Inevitably, the right decision is to divert…… sort out the other stuff later. When I was in the Navy, we would ask, "How would you explain your decision to continue rather than divert to the accident board?" :-)
@@patricklaine6958 indeed, I call it the panorama question , an investigative programme on UK TV that is famous for asking questions like , knowing what you knew , on what basis did you put your crew and vessel at risk ? :) I trust you have reached the emerald Isle.
I have just installed a solent stay, just like yours. Except that it's removable from the deck fitting. If I need it to tack in high winds, i roll up the genoa, deploy the stay and set a staysail on hooks (if that's the right term). I also have a storm jib for the solent stay. I enjoy you videos very much. Happy sailing to Iceland!
A question about that as I'm looking to buy a boat that has this solent removable stay: can you have a furling sail as Patrick on such a stay? Or do you have to clip the sail Everytime you need it?
Joined your channel late last year, and a novice sailor living near Falmouth UK. So looking forward to watching your trip to Iceland unfold. Great videos, especially for someone like me looking to see, hear and understand more about handling a cruiser. Bob voyage à vous!
Great to see you back on the water Patrick. Have fun... and if you choose to go home by going around the other side of the UK besure to pop into the Medway. It would be great to shake your hand and buy you dinner
Love your perspective on sailing. It is a dream of mine to retire in europe and explore every inch. In the mean time I'm happily a "phantom" crew tagging along your adventures.
Welcome back Patrick. Staysail - depends on the balance of the helm and the working wind speeds of the sail, I guess first put in a few turns on the Genoa, then one reef, then staysail to balance. I use Incidences Hydranet too. They are strong but will stretch and lose their shape if used outside the wind speed range. Safe sailing.
Agree completely on the hydranet --- it is tough as bullets, but can lose its 'form' quite quickly. I accepted that I would lose a bit of performance, but that it is very unlikely that that sail will ever fail. Your sequence on balancing also sounds about right to me. Fair winds.
Great stuff wishing you the best trip and fair winds. I enjoy watching your videos. The new look on the bow looks great. We just started to thaw out here in Ontario. Cheers
Hi Patrick, I’m a firm advocate of cutter rig. Would be surprised if a combo of the Solent and a part-rolled Genoa didn’t give you real advantage. Worth a play to find the best slots, adjust with the main - two slots can be better than one. Best wind angles will be relative 80 to 50; in apparent winds between 18 and 25 knots. It’s how I sailed north up the Atlantic from the equator one year. The NE trade winds are so steady. Love the beat or a close fetch with a cutter rig. Sail on, sail well ... 🤙
I get it Roy. I didn't want to mess with running backstays, so went with the Solent. (May not have been my best decision.) I'm going to ask my rigger (Selden) if I can try using a partially furled genny and the Solent at the same time (without overstressing the rig). I have already run dead downwind (wing on wing) with the Solent and genny out (short video clip in my next video), but am nervous about overstressing if I try to use them both heading upwind.
Ha. Joking side, if you ever have to abandon your vessel, the Coast Guard will ask you scuttle it so it does not become a hazard to navigation. Opening this intake plus/or cutting the engine water sea-cock line is a pretty good way to do it. Hopefully I'll never have to consider those options.
Good luck from Marseille and the 'Bonne Mere'. We are all eagerly awaiting your super vidéos they give us all Travel fever :) Salty guiness or salty red wine.... Try the Fish and chips :) Christopher
Looking good. As at least one commenter mentioned, we use both of our headsails together in order to create increased velocity along the backside of the main, thus generating additional lift. We've tested it and it seems to add about half a knot, or a little less, but we'll take it. Our staysail is hanked on, so kind of a hassle to use unless we see several days or more of windward work coming. I'll sew up a turtle bag if I have enough time and fabric before we go back to the boat.
Do you have a cutter rig Kevin? I would be a bit worried about putting out the solent and genny at the same time (other than wing on wing downwind). I'll have to ask a rigger if that would overstress things. ?? My next video will show a short clip of wing on wing with the two headsails out. I hadn't thought to try on another point of sail. Fair winds (from Ireland).
@@patricklaine6958 If you don't have running backstays you should install them. This is the support for the mast we use when either using the inner forestay/staysail, which in our case is removable via a large adjustable pelican clamp, or when using both the staysail and genny at the same time. You only deploy the windward running backstay as they'll interfere with the boom on the downwind side. The idea is to keep the mast from "pumping" under gusty loads. I already have Dyneema backstays to the mast, but have been using the old blocks from Oyster that are huge and have 12mm lines. I have a new set of self-cleating Lewmar blocks and lines that I will install next month.
I purposely chose a Solent rig rather than a cutter rig to avoid having to install running backstays…….. It only takes one 'senior moment' to whack the backstay with the boom, and I am experiencing more and more of those 'moments' Kevin. :-) As a single hander, I want to simplify, rather than add complexity, and yet another set of lines to manage. Hope you show your new deck gear in an upcoming video. Best.
@@patricklaine6958 Yes, I did know that you went the Solent route, and should have known that you wouldn't need a running backstay. My error. I would imagine your standing rigging would be strong enough to handle two sails at once, but you could call your boat manufacturer or a reputable rigger to ask, I suppose.
Excellent video of pure sailing, and a most entertaining chinese end, wonderful, set me in a good mood tonight, thank you for that!! Have a good onward journey!
I've had to divert several times Terrence (in aircraft and boats). I don't second guess the decision until after the first beer at the divert destination. :-) That attitude has served me well so far. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff Patrick! Looks like it's going to be an exciting voyage! If you are ever sailing around Denmark, specifically Sealand (the island where Copenhagen is located) hit us up! We'll show you around! :) - BrotherBoat
En effet, les conditions sont bien meilleures que celles rencontrées l'an dernier! En vous souhaitant qu'elles se maintiennent. Car vous allez naviguer dans des eaux capricieuses. Bon voyage!
Thank you Patrick. Another great one ;-) Didnt see anyone mention it, so I have to admit,- I took the song quote. Fair winds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,
Bravo Patrick, très bonne idée le guide des Glenans, tu as raison ce livre est une bible précieuse. J’attends de voir l’utilisation du nouveau mini-genoi !! Bon courage. Vivement la suite.
Patrick, I generally use my stay sail when it's time for a second reef in the main. Being that my staysail is selftacking, I use it instead of a Genoa in tight quarters,channels etc.i figure I take the fouling of sheets out of the equation. Great video. Fair winds
We generally use our genoa reefed up to 25 k of wind ahead of beam. Then change to our inner gib. Find inner gib lacks power under 25 k. Tend to use 3rd reef in main to balance gib. It's a pain to have to roll away the genoa to tack. Thanks for another great video Mabanga crew
I'll be experimenting with it Mabanga, and once I get a few more miles under the keel, I probably do a very short summary video wiht my learnings. Fair winds to you as the adventure begins!
I just commented on this to another person Simone: "Ha. Joking side, if you ever have to abandon your vessel, the Coast Guard will ask you scuttle it so it does not become a hazard to navigation. Opening this intake plus/or cutting the engine water sea-cock line is a pretty good way to do it. Hopefully I'll never have to consider those options."
@@patricklaine6958 Plus you have to open a hatch forward to release air, otherwise she will settle bow upward because of the extra weight astern. I hope no one ever has to do that.
Great to have you back Patrick. Always enjoy your videos. Would love to buy you a pint of the black stuff. If your stopping in Dingle Marina, County Kerry let me know. They say A Day out of Kerry is a day wasted 😉. Either way, safe trip.
Just saw this Denis. I'm actually in Dingle, but leaving at dawn tomorrow. Thanks for the very kind offer ---- I enjoyed the hospitality (and uncountable pubs) of Dingle greatly. :-)
Great start to a wonderful journey Patrick. It will be interesting to see how you actually decide to use your new sail in practice - I am sure you will want to try out as many different configurations as you can. I would put money on seeing some video footage with both foresails being used cutter style.
Ha! I filmed wing on wing on my trip to Ireland from France. I'm a bit nervous about trying them both headed upwind…..so will ask my rigger (Selden agent) if there is any danger. I suppose a partially furled genny and the solent will work fine. To be continued Paul……. (Great job on the heater install by the way. By coincidence, I filmed my using the heater underway here as it was quite cold….)
Is really excellent see you back, About Glennan Book, I have seen in Spanish, Robinson Book store in Spain is really excellent one,, about your way is amazing, those seas and destination, have a great time, good sea and fair winds
I would add that 'The Glenans' 'Manual of Sailing' published by David and Charles, is available in English. I have had a copy for a number of years now. I guess it might have been up dated by now.
Oh so you think you will be drinking stout in Scotland for sure do you? I wouldn't temp Neptune like that ... fair winds Patrick, great to see you out here again.
I was joking, but if you have to abandon your boat, the Coast Guard will ask you to scuttle it to avoid creating a hazard to navigation….. Hopefully, I'll never have that discussion with them.
I have noticed that single men/sailors don't get very many subscribers. Glad to see you becoming an exception at 15K. It is a record as far as I have seen. Good job.
Hi Patrick, love your channel, keeps me going in my offseason down in NZ. I have a cutter; if you run the staysail you might find the genoa will go through the gap if you let the staysail back initially, obviating a need to furl the genoa. The genoa tends to lay on the staysail and slide through and not sandwich around a bare inner stay.
I love the idea you suggest there Paul. Mine is not a cutter though --- so not sure I can run with both out (other than dead downwind). I'm asking Selden if there is any risk to the rig.
Yes, that’s the fun and the problem, every boat is its own kettle of fish. In all my reading I had never come across the suggestion, or description, of the jib laying onto the backed staysail and “sliding around”. If your baby/inner stay is strong enough to take a storm jib in heavy weather I would have thought your boat would take both foresails combined. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. I particularly loved sailing into Haimay/Vestmanaijar (sp) as a crew member.
Patrick great to have you back. I was worried you might have been caught in “one of the deepest North Atlantic lows in March for 25 years” that the UK Met Office wrote about on Saturday 23rd March. Stay safe.
Yeah --- that lee shore was only a stone's throw away. I'd never have been able to sleep. The divert made for a long day --- but that was a lot better than ending up on the rocks. Looking forward to your next video.
Good morning Patrick, Thanks for the new videos. Are you going to stop in Kinsale? If so I can point out a nice watering hole up in Scilly called The Spaniard. And a restaurant called "Man Friday'. (Next to each other). It is a while since I was there, but worth trying. Keep well and kind regards. David.
Thanks David. My initial pan was to go to Kinsale --- but I let the wind decide --- and it has taken me to Dingle instead (where I am now). Maybe on the way home. :-)
Now Katie's song is gonna be stuck in my head all day.
Very, very few people got that Majoofi. :-) Ahh, the lovely Katie. Makes one wish to be 30 years younger again.
I enjoy being one of you phantom shipmates, Patrick. Thank you for bringing us along on your journeys. I will hoist an IPA to your health this evening.
By far my favorite sailing channel on youtube! A great inspiration.
Excellent, Patrick. Glad to find you at sea again!
Many thanks Patrick.
Great video Patrick, fair winds⛵️👍
Love it. Thanks for the Glenans book info - that's the kind of detail one doesn't pick up on many sites, and very interesting to see other countries' classic manuals - a different perspective, and perhaps a good way to develop French maritime vocabulary. Great videos, Patrick, I'm binging them all in UK lockdown...
Much appreciated KA. Let's hope this virus nightmare ends soon so we can all cast off lines again.
Wonderful to see you underway again Patrick! Enjoy the adventure!
Much appreciated Bryan.
Hi Patrick, this trip must have been very exciting for you. The preparation, a new “toy” and right weather slot. Aqueous to try and see if all the work and expectations come true. But there you go! And seeing your video you must have survived and have found a lost moment to edit and upload the video somewhere, still unknown to us.
Happy to see you did! And share your thoughts and moments with us in a way that has become, amongst 9 million:) other video’s a typical honest Partick Lane-isch sailtime video! Thanks. And about the marina landing... very smooth and with a nice feelable touchdown! Perfect in my thought.
Very kind Luc. Not one of my better dockings, but I didn't have to swim away from it. :-)
Always enjoy your videos Patrick👍
Very kind Norman. Thanks.
Patrick, wonderful video. Thank you. You are a man of my own age, sans peur et sans reproche. I just bought a heavy weather staysail myself with the same purpose. Here on the northeast coast of the United States we await le sacre du printemps! Fair winds.
Super on the staysail cbrey. Let me know how your experience with it plays out, and if you find any special 'sweet spots' for its use. Bonne navigation.
So pleased you're off on another trip. Forget the guiness it's black porridge! - stick with the chateau neuf du pape, j'ai fait le vendange '76 dans cette région - Ahh... lovely memories....
Great to hear from you again Patrick, and welcome to Ireland!
Patrick, Nice video. The question on how to tack a large genoa on a cutter. In the masthead raceboats, we would tack a 150% Genoa using this process. Take a snap block just aft of the forestay, the more closer it is to the forestay the better. Take a line from the large Genoa clew eye, outside the shrouds, then through the snap block, then back to the cockpit. When you tack/Gybe, you let the loaded sheet, as the boat turns, haul on this new line. This will pull the clew forward so that it will get forward of the staysail for the tack. Then as the genoa tacks/gybes you release this additional line ( I cant recall the name of this line in my old age), and haul on the new lee sheet. And it works. Unsure how this would work with a single handed, but I am sure you will work it out. Fair winds. Jonathan
I love this idea my poet friend. I'll give some thought to this and try to work out something when I get back from my current adventure. (I already have a small spaghetti factory of lines --- but it is a pain completely furling the genny each time). Many thanks for the suggesiton.
Patrick I love your videos. You have a sort of poetic way of being informative. My only wish is that you made more of them
Far too kind Joe. :-)
Great to see you back on the water!! Fair Winds!
Run both of your headsails, the venturi effect between the two sails will give you some extra drive, really makes a difference on a long passage.
Not sure I would want to put the power of 2 head sails on a backstay designed for 1 headsail.
Hello Patrick, here is "Gone Sailing". I was happy to hoist sails beside you on that morning in La Rochelle, and to follow you up to Yeu where I stopped. I wish you all the best for this beautiful adventure and will be happy to have this beer together when you are back !
Hello my dear escort. ;-) I followed your progress to Joinville. I stayed offshore and went to the outside of both islands --- less traffic and reduced current. As you see, I arrived safely in Kernével, and am now in Ireland. Bonne nav à l'équipe de Gone Sailing.
Very nice to see you back. Nice and safe travels
Much appreciated Ranieri.
Thank you Patrick for sharing this adventure I'm looking forward to it.
Great stuff Patrick, splendid to see you back!
Good luck Patrick, and thank you for letting us go on this adventure with you. Fair winds ;))
Many thanks Rui.
Patrick's videos make me always crave for more, thanks Patrick!
We love watching your videos Patrick, We are chewing at the bit waiting for the holidays to come so we can get out there ourselves.
Enjoy your time Patrick!, thanks for sharing.
Haven't even watched it yet (playing now), and already know it's going to be great! Thanks for the new video Patrick!
Love how calming your vidios are, would be interesting to see how you are in big water, I imagine you will be as calm as you are now.
Thanks for the kind words Sam. I'm a coward, so doing my best to avoid big water. Unlike those in a popular movie, I like being 'in the shallow'.
Fun video! Murphy’s.......not the Guinness! Will be following your passage, always enjoy the dialogue and learning opportunity! Thanks! Andrew
I'll have a Murphy's in your honour tonight. :-)
Well done, Congratulations!
Awesome job Patrick Its great to be back on board again!!!!
Welcome back Stuart. Much appreciated.
Another adventure to the horizon, I like it! Thanks for taking us Patrick.
Je vous remercie André. Merci d'être parmi nous.
Hey Patrick, the new stay sail looked gorgeous at the end of the video. Thanks a lot for sharing, always a pleasure.
Hi Patrick, thank you for the movie.
I crossed the raz de Sein yesterday on a leg from Camaret to Viveiro and had similar weather. Calm, sunny and cold.
Safe journey!
Rgds Berend
s/v Oqre
We crossed then Berend.....but how can you be in Viveiro already? Say hello to the marina staff there. Love them.
@@patricklaine6958 I arrived this morning early in Viviero and it feels like I left Camaret yesterday. It was 3 days ago. I will say hi to Fernando
Patrick, I wish you "Fair winds and following seas" Many thanks for taking the time to make these excellent videos, I always learn a lot from them.
And hello to you my friend since the beginning of the adventure. Thanks.
Chapman's Book of Sailing would be the Glenan equivalent and is probably much older!
I have read both. The Glenan I actually read in 1988-89 when I bought my first little sailboat, a Tanzer 21!
The Chapman I borrowed from the library just a few months ago....always hoping to find my way on another boat!
Surprisingly or not....not much has changed since if only the electronic and newer solar & wind energy systems.
You are always fun to watch in any case....Well done videos!
If ever you so decide to sail this side of the Pond...let me know I will pilot you around our magnificent St Laurent, Saguenay and of course La Baie des Chaleurs!
Cheers
et...Bon vent!
Thanks André. I haven't heard of Chapman's book. I'll certainly check out Amazon. Much appreciated.
Bonjour, bravo pour toute vos très belles vidéos. Je suis basé à Bourgenay, a côté des Sables d'Olonne. Bon vent a vous a bientôt sur TH-cam.
Great video Patrick. Bon voyage.
Off to Iceland then! Excellent. Even a wee bit of techy detail too on the new inner forestay.
Many thanks RW.
Super to see you off on another adventure
Another fantastic episode Patrick. I’m following your progress on the Marine Traffic app. Stay safe and fair winds. Don’t be tempted to stay too long in Ireland - always a problem to leave the great hospitality.
I'm already experiencing the warm Irish welcome in SW Ireland. I won't be complaining if I'm delayed by weather. :-)
Great to see you afloat again Patrick. Thank you for the demo of cleaning the log. We have the exact same problem aboard Sapphire but I’ve never been brave enough to clean it at sea. This season that will be different! Looking forward to the rest of your trip. Fair winds and following seas!
Many thanks for commenting Sapphire. Mine is clogged continually. The water in my homeport is 'alive' with all sorts of bugs that love the log…….
Looking forward to following your 2019 adventure.
Such a good call to continue sailing rather than anchor on a Lee shore - it sounds obvious when you say it, but after a day or so at sea, the temptation is to rest. The drama when replacing the log had my attention . I am very much looking forward to the vicarious passage - Yours , a phantom crewmate
Thanks Richard. I have diverted quite a number of times in my life (in aircraft as well as boats). You are exactly right --- fatigue or a desire to meet someone at the original destination can cloud decision-making at just the wrong moment. I force myself to ask, "What would you do if there were no other considerations?" Inevitably, the right decision is to divert…… sort out the other stuff later. When I was in the Navy, we would ask, "How would you explain your decision to continue rather than divert to the accident board?" :-)
@@patricklaine6958 indeed, I call it the panorama question , an investigative programme on UK TV that is famous for asking questions like , knowing what you knew , on what basis did you put your crew and vessel at risk ? :) I trust you have reached the emerald Isle.
I have a Guinness hangover already.
chapeau, Patrick...Chapeau!
Merci bien Peter!
Merci Patrick pour ces nouvelles vidéos. Je vous souhaite de belle navigations jusqu'en Islande. JP de LR
Salut JP. Et bonne navigation à toi cette saison.
I have just installed a solent stay, just like yours. Except that it's removable from the deck fitting. If I need it to tack in high winds, i roll up the genoa, deploy the stay and set a staysail on hooks (if that's the right term). I also have a storm jib for the solent stay.
I enjoy you videos very much. Happy sailing to Iceland!
A question about that as I'm looking to buy a boat that has this solent removable stay: can you have a furling sail as Patrick on such a stay? Or do you have to clip the sail Everytime you need it?
@@RayUbik I would say yes, you can. But you would need a smart way to stow it against a shroud when not using it.
Hi Patrick nice to hear that you are on your way to Iceland !!! good idea to stop over for a Guinness !! good winds
"Always a scary moment" no s**t! I'm surprised how little water gushed in though, given the pressure...
Joined your channel late last year, and a novice sailor living near Falmouth UK. So looking forward to watching your trip to Iceland unfold. Great videos, especially for someone like me looking to see, hear and understand more about handling a cruiser. Bob voyage à vous!
Much appreciated Peter.
Great to see you on your latest adventure . I'll be looking forward to watching every episode . I hope the wind is kind to you . Christine.
Many thanks Christine. Much appreciated.
Nice job my friend ! It’s beautiful marina. All your videos super awesome I am really enjoying watching videos. Many thanks to you captain.
Great to see you back on the water Patrick. Have fun... and if you choose to go home by going around the other side of the UK besure to pop into the Medway. It would be great to shake your hand and buy you dinner
With great pleasure my friend, but think I'll be calling in on Wales ont he way home this time. I used to live in Cardiff. Fair winds.
Love your perspective on sailing. It is a dream of mine to retire in europe and explore every inch. In the mean time I'm happily a "phantom" crew tagging along your adventures.
Thanks for the kind words JS.
Always so pleased when you release a new video. An excellent job as always.
Many thanks Sun of Man. Much appreciated.
Welcome back Patrick.
Staysail - depends on the balance of the helm and the working wind speeds of the sail,
I guess first put in a few turns on the Genoa, then one reef, then staysail to balance.
I use Incidences Hydranet too. They are strong but will stretch and lose their shape if used outside the wind speed range.
Safe sailing.
Agree completely on the hydranet --- it is tough as bullets, but can lose its 'form' quite quickly. I accepted that I would lose a bit of performance, but that it is very unlikely that that sail will ever fail. Your sequence on balancing also sounds about right to me. Fair winds.
Great stuff wishing you the best trip and fair winds. I enjoy watching your videos. The new look on the bow looks great. We just started to thaw out here in Ontario. Cheers
Welcome back George. Thanks for hanging in there.
Hi Patrick, I’m a firm advocate of cutter rig. Would be surprised if a combo of the Solent and a part-rolled Genoa didn’t give you real advantage. Worth a play to find the best slots, adjust with the main - two slots can be better than one. Best wind angles will be relative 80 to 50; in apparent winds between 18 and 25 knots. It’s how I sailed north up the Atlantic from the equator one year. The NE trade winds are so steady. Love the beat or a close fetch with a cutter rig. Sail on, sail well ... 🤙
I get it Roy. I didn't want to mess with running backstays, so went with the Solent. (May not have been my best decision.) I'm going to ask my rigger (Selden) if I can try using a partially furled genny and the Solent at the same time (without overstressing the rig). I have already run dead downwind (wing on wing) with the Solent and genny out (short video clip in my next video), but am nervous about overstressing if I try to use them both heading upwind.
you never cease to amaze me.
Very kind of you Jack.
Great to see you back out Patrick! One more month to go over here before we splash! Safe travels.
Great stuff Patrick! I shall look forward to every sitrep from the comfort of my sofa! Take and have a safe trip.
Read your new episode this morning, very good as usual. I understand completely weather dictates, hope you enjoyed Dingle
"...if you need to sink it in a hurry!" :-DDD Love that one!
Ha. Joking side, if you ever have to abandon your vessel, the Coast Guard will ask you scuttle it so it does not become a hazard to navigation. Opening this intake plus/or cutting the engine water sea-cock line is a pretty good way to do it. Hopefully I'll never have to consider those options.
@@patricklaine6958 Well, you're never finished learning, are you!?! Thanks for the clarification. Didn't know that.
Cheers from Uruguay🇺🇾☘️👍
Welcome back Johnny.
Good luck from Marseille and the 'Bonne Mere'. We are all eagerly awaiting your super vidéos they give us all Travel fever :)
Salty guiness or salty red wine.... Try the Fish and chips :)
Christopher
Many thanks Christopher. I'll stick with the Guinness!
We love your all your videos Keep it up and enjoy a pint of Guinness
I assumed you would say that AVM, so tasted one this afternoon. :-) Arrived in Ireland this morning.
Great Sailing Video, one of the best on You Tube, cannot wait to see more.
Far too kind Sailaway. Thanks.
Looking good. As at least one commenter mentioned, we use both of our headsails together in order to create increased velocity along the backside of the main, thus generating additional lift. We've tested it and it seems to add about half a knot, or a little less, but we'll take it. Our staysail is hanked on, so kind of a hassle to use unless we see several days or more of windward work coming. I'll sew up a turtle bag if I have enough time and fabric before we go back to the boat.
Do you have a cutter rig Kevin? I would be a bit worried about putting out the solent and genny at the same time (other than wing on wing downwind). I'll have to ask a rigger if that would overstress things. ?? My next video will show a short clip of wing on wing with the two headsails out. I hadn't thought to try on another point of sail. Fair winds (from Ireland).
@@patricklaine6958 If you don't have running backstays you should install them. This is the support for the mast we use when either using the inner forestay/staysail, which in our case is removable via a large adjustable pelican clamp, or when using both the staysail and genny at the same time. You only deploy the windward running backstay as they'll interfere with the boom on the downwind side. The idea is to keep the mast from "pumping" under gusty loads. I already have Dyneema backstays to the mast, but have been using the old blocks from Oyster that are huge and have 12mm lines. I have a new set of self-cleating Lewmar blocks and lines that I will install next month.
I purposely chose a Solent rig rather than a cutter rig to avoid having to install running backstays…….. It only takes one 'senior moment' to whack the backstay with the boom, and I am experiencing more and more of those 'moments' Kevin. :-) As a single hander, I want to simplify, rather than add complexity, and yet another set of lines to manage. Hope you show your new deck gear in an upcoming video. Best.
@@patricklaine6958 Yes, I did know that you went the Solent route, and should have known that you wouldn't need a running backstay. My error. I would imagine your standing rigging would be strong enough to handle two sails at once, but you could call your boat manufacturer or a reputable rigger to ask, I suppose.
Excellent video of pure sailing, and a most entertaining chinese end, wonderful, set me in a good mood tonight, thank you for that!! Have a good onward journey!
Patrick! Happy to be aboard esailing with you. Looking forward to Ireland. Just as in flying; always good to have a convenient alternate!
I've had to divert several times Terrence (in aircraft and boats). I don't second guess the decision until after the first beer at the divert destination. :-) That attitude has served me well so far. Thanks for watching.
Good luck ! Captain ! 🙂 what a sail trip 👍
Have a safe trip Patrick, looking forward to your videos about your new adventure!
Magical stuff, I don't know what it is that you have, but you have it in spades. TH-cam need a double thumbs up icon.
Great stuff Patrick! Looks like it's going to be an exciting voyage! If you are ever sailing around Denmark, specifically Sealand (the island where Copenhagen is located) hit us up! We'll show you around! :) - BrotherBoat
Bon voyage Patrick, many questions answered.
En effet, les conditions sont bien meilleures que celles rencontrées l'an dernier! En vous souhaitant qu'elles se maintiennent. Car vous allez naviguer dans des eaux capricieuses. Bon voyage!
Merci Jean, j’utilise tout ce que la technologie et la science mettent à ma disposition pour que le temps soit un peu moins capricieux. :-)
Thank you Patrick. Another great one ;-)
Didnt see anyone mention it, so I have to admit,- I took the song quote. Fair winds ,,,,,,,,,,,,,/),,,,,,,,,,,
Sweet sailing, wise decisions and a little poetry to top it all off :-) I'm looking forward watching your next episode Patrick. Good winds to you!
Good to see you back on the water.
I take it on the through hull you have one of the newer non-return flaps that slow the pace of water down, nowhere near as bad as having a fountain...
I’ve been waiting for your next epic trip ... brilliant!... greetings from Inverness in Scotland... welcome back....
Hey Pat,good afternoon sir. Glad to see you again.
Many thanks Shane. Fair winds.
Wow, excellent narrative👌🏽👍🏽
Bravo Patrick, très bonne idée le guide des Glenans, tu as raison ce livre est une bible précieuse. J’attends de voir l’utilisation du nouveau mini-genoi !! Bon courage. Vivement la suite.
Great to see you back love your videos .
Have a good and safe trip. Looking forward to meet you when you arrive to Iceland.
Patrick, I generally use my stay sail when it's time for a second reef in the main. Being that my staysail is selftacking, I use it instead of a Genoa in tight quarters,channels etc.i figure I take the fouling of sheets out of the equation. Great video. Fair winds
I'm already wondering if I should have gone with a self-tacker as well. I sure have a lot of lines floating around the cockpit now. :-)
We generally use our genoa reefed up to 25 k of wind ahead of beam.
Then change to our inner gib. Find inner gib lacks power under 25 k. Tend to use 3rd reef in main to balance gib. It's a pain to have to roll away the genoa to tack.
Thanks for another great video
Mabanga crew
I'll be experimenting with it Mabanga, and once I get a few more miles under the keel, I probably do a very short summary video wiht my learnings. Fair winds to you as the adventure begins!
"If you need to sink it in a hurry" - Patrick you make me laugh! Fair winds! Phantom shipmate out
I just commented on this to another person Simone: "Ha. Joking side, if you ever have to abandon your vessel, the Coast Guard will ask you scuttle it so it does not become a hazard to navigation. Opening this intake plus/or cutting the engine water sea-cock line is a pretty good way to do it. Hopefully I'll never have to consider those options."
@@patricklaine6958 Plus you have to open a hatch forward to release air, otherwise she will settle bow upward because of the extra weight astern. I hope no one ever has to do that.
Great to have you back Patrick. Always enjoy your videos. Would love to buy you a pint of the black stuff. If your stopping in Dingle Marina, County Kerry let me know. They say A Day out of Kerry is a day wasted 😉. Either way, safe trip.
Just saw this Denis. I'm actually in Dingle, but leaving at dawn tomorrow. Thanks for the very kind offer ---- I enjoyed the hospitality (and uncountable pubs) of Dingle greatly. :-)
Patrick Laine oh such a pity. Get ya on the way back!!! 👍safe trip and looking forward more than ever to your next upload.
Great start to a wonderful journey Patrick. It will be interesting to see how you actually decide to use your new sail in practice - I am sure you will want to try out as many different configurations as you can. I would put money on seeing some video footage with both foresails being used cutter style.
Ha! I filmed wing on wing on my trip to Ireland from France. I'm a bit nervous about trying them both headed upwind…..so will ask my rigger (Selden agent) if there is any danger. I suppose a partially furled genny and the solent will work fine. To be continued Paul……. (Great job on the heater install by the way. By coincidence, I filmed my using the heater underway here as it was quite cold….)
Bon Voyage! I can't wait to watch you on your adventures.
Great to follow you to Ireland passing my home port of Milford Haven.
Be safe!
I may be passing by there on my way home Craig. I waved last year --- but plan definitely to stop in Cardiff at least.
A Guinness in Ireland sounds wonderful! Cheers!
I have already tested the idea Karola. Arrived this morning. :-)
Thanks for the “under way” video parts so we can hear the wind and weel the seas. Bon voyage mon ami.
More wind and waves. Got it Silky. :-)
Is really excellent see you back, About Glennan Book, I have seen in Spanish, Robinson Book store in Spain is really excellent one,, about your way is amazing, those seas and destination, have a great time, good sea and fair winds
Many thanks José. Thanks for the info.
I would add that 'The Glenans' 'Manual of Sailing' published by David and Charles, is available in English. I have had a copy for a number of years now. I guess it might have been up dated by now.
Oh so you think you will be drinking stout in Scotland for sure do you? I wouldn't temp Neptune like that ... fair winds Patrick, great to see you out here again.
Many thanks Kevin. I'm in Ireland now. Will lift a Murphy's in your honor.
@@patricklaine6958 Good to hear, enjoy the stout..
Very educational. How to scuttle a boat!
I was joking, but if you have to abandon your boat, the Coast Guard will ask you to scuttle it to avoid creating a hazard to navigation….. Hopefully, I'll never have that discussion with them.
I have noticed that single men/sailors don't get very many subscribers. Glad to see you becoming an exception at 15K. It is a record as far as I have seen. Good job.
I'm still desperately searching for a 20 something in a bikini. I get the 'Girl From Ipanema' response each time. :-)
Great video Patrick, wish it was longer😒. Anyway, looking forward to your next instalment, safe seas.
Hi Patrick, love your channel, keeps me going in my offseason down in NZ. I have a cutter; if you run the staysail you might find the genoa will go through the gap if you let the staysail back initially, obviating a need to furl the genoa. The genoa tends to lay on the staysail and slide through and not sandwich around a bare inner stay.
I love the idea you suggest there Paul. Mine is not a cutter though --- so not sure I can run with both out (other than dead downwind). I'm asking Selden if there is any risk to the rig.
Yes, that’s the fun and the problem, every boat is its own kettle of fish. In all my reading I had never come across the suggestion, or description, of the jib laying onto the backed staysail and “sliding around”. If your baby/inner stay is strong enough to take a storm jib in heavy weather I would have thought your boat would take both foresails combined. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. I particularly loved sailing into Haimay/Vestmanaijar (sp) as a crew member.
That was laugh out loud funny Patrick!
Patrick great to have you back. I was worried you might have been caught in “one of the deepest North Atlantic lows in March for 25 years” that the UK Met Office wrote about on Saturday 23rd March. Stay safe.
Fair Winds Patrick, Good call on anchoring!
Yeah --- that lee shore was only a stone's throw away. I'd never have been able to sleep. The divert made for a long day --- but that was a lot better than ending up on the rocks. Looking forward to your next video.
Good morning Patrick, Thanks for the new videos. Are you going to stop in Kinsale? If so I can point out a nice watering hole up in Scilly called The Spaniard. And a restaurant called "Man Friday'. (Next to each other). It is a while since I was there, but worth trying. Keep well and kind regards. David.
Thanks David. My initial pan was to go to Kinsale --- but I let the wind decide --- and it has taken me to Dingle instead (where I am now). Maybe on the way home. :-)