Ep. 37 An Offshore day trip to Split Solitary Island.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- We take our 15ft Welsford Navigator 'Trim' offshore from Coffs Harbour to Split Solitary Island. We encounter good breeze and an unusual patch of angry sea. December 2024
Thanks Josh, great video, sorry for the late response as I don’t know how I missed it.
What like about the way you have set up Trim is that you can see under the jib without having to lean over to see what’s under.
Thanks Mark. Yes the new jib is awesome, its much bigger but as you say, I can still see under it. Thanks for dropping by. Josh
Loved the drone view Josh. Thanks for taking us along.
The drone makes a huge difference to the footage, doesn't it? It is scary to do - especially getting it back in the boat!
Well done 👍. Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍
Thank you too
Thanks for taking us along Josh your becoming very adventurous. Great video and I like the upgraded look of Trim. Cheers Steve
Thanks Steve, good to be back out there. Yes we are steadily improving our ability to go to more adventurous locations. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome video. I grew up in woolgoolga, near Coffs. Your brave. Thanks
I was nervous the whole time- but watching the weather and having some sea miles under the belt meant I could push out a bit. Thanks for watching Liam, and appreciate the comment. Josh
Great vid thanks Josh! I always look forward to seeing your adventures. The Navigator looks like it handled the short passage really well and should be good for more extended hops along the coast. Cheers!
Thanks! It is a really nice boat for days like that!
How come your jib has three telltale all really close together at the bottom?
Nice video by the way, appreciate the drone for digital the camera angles
My sailmaker put them there as a way of determining draft or something- unfortunately I am not that clever to use them properly but Ben Gemmell knows his stuff and is a dinghy racer.
An adventurous short cruise near my NSW home waters. If you had north-easterly conditions you could have continued out to South Solitary Island, with its lighthouse, then run back to Coffs with the afternoon north-easterly wind and East Australian current assisting you. Another possibility is to head south to Sawtell headland where there is a small islet you can circumnavigate when the swell is low, or continue to Bundagen Head. Ollie Gardner is at Sandy Beach to the north and likes to venture our from there.
I was thinking to go out to South Solitary but I was relying on a SE wind shift to get back. Too risky and I am still gaining experience off shore. Baby steps! Thanks for local intel Andy.
6:46 Perhaps try moving some weigh forward to keep the bow down a little in that situation?
I didn’t think of that- thanks for the tip.
Nice one Josh, looked like a great day out and you stayed dry...ish? cheers Paul
I was completely soaked coming home- everything I own has salt crust on it! Thanks for watching Paul, see you soon.
Great video - lovely conditions. I didn’t realise there was a public mooring out there. Any plans to tackle the trip to Broughton again?
Ha! Yes, I am still working towards Broughton. Having a following breeze is key - I spoke to Bruce about it - he uses a southerly to get up there and the Not easter to come back. Tacking home took 4 hours to do 6 km from Split Solitary. That extra distance is brutal.
Looks fantastic. Your reef lines along the boom? I cant r
Yes, jiffy reefing lines run along the boom, and tie off to bull horn cleats. Thanks for watching and for your question. Josh
@@DinghyCruisingTrim oops, truncated question. If you have covered that before, I forgot. Thanks for the reply.
@@olivei2484Anytime!
Nice one Josh,looked to me like you were in current which sometimes messes with the breeze. I had similar with my trip to Sydney a few weeks ago although it was opposite.Inshore the wind was affected probably from an eddy in the currents.
Thanks mate. I also saw on the chart there is a shoal around where I was (and some fishermen on it). Maybe I was getting upwelling too.