Great video! I realize this is an older video and I apologize for the long question. What was the wind speed? How many reefs did you have set? With that heal angle, what is your method of reefing further if you feel overpowered? You turn into the wind or do you reef down wind?
Hi Matteo, It is a Hallberg Rassy 352. There is tons of information available for the boat o the web. If you have any specific questions, I will be happy to answer.
Hello Julio, judging by your question, I guess you are not a sailor :-), so for your information going too far over is not possible because there is a counterweight of 3 tons in the keel working against the wind pressure on the sails.
@@evangelosavramis9921 You are right, little knowledge of sailing, living at 7000 ft above the sea. However, a friend years back was building a 60’ mono hull, and I did see, what you describe, tons of lead in the keel. There must be a formula for how much weight is needed. Actually we took it out of the harbor for a short two hour cruise, with the Perkins engine, no sails at that point. ..was fun ! Thanks for the vid and comment. 🇺🇸
@@juliojames5986the more it heels, the less power in the sails. It’s a self correcting mechanism. Unless the rudder stalls and the boat broaches, but even then it will get back up.
Interesting video. Perhaps it would have been even more interesting to see a bit of the islands. How many batteries do you have? Does not the autopilot use up the battery charge if used all day long?
Hi lungarotta! Thanks for your comment. It definitely would have been more interesting if I had shown a bit more of the islands but on this particular trip I spent most of the time either at anchor or sailing :-) Battery capacity is 230 Ah and it was no problem running the autopilot either 12 hours downwind the first day from Matildas's homeport Khaskoutsi to Milos at F4 to F5 or 12 hours close hauled from Milos to Poros at F7. The autopilot draws more current with following seas as you would imagine. Properly trimmed, course keeping is very good when sailing close hauled and only little corrections are needed by the autopilot. Batteries are “Exide ER 550 DUAL Marine” by the way and they are new. I am trying to not discharge them more that 50% which I managed on this trip.
Hello Johan, I must admit that what you see here is still relatively "normal". Most sailors will experience weather like this sooner or later. Some of them will prefer to start the engine but I think a sailing boat does behave much better under sails than it does under engine. Of course you need to know what you are doing and you should have some experience but then, there is no reason to be scared; not in conditions like those shown here. Cheers, Evan
Hi Assissiai, she is not a racer as you would imagine and needs a bit of wind but she does better than one would think looking at her hull lines and the long keel. A lot depends on the quality of the sails and trimmimg but that is not a secret :-) Did you already buy one?
OMG a sailing video without music! Its like winning the lottery, thx:)
...and it's easier to make ;) You are welcome
You have the recipe for the absolute perfect sailing video. Excellent work! I wish I was on that boat!
Thank you for not adding music!! So fantastic to hear the sound of the sea, the wind, and oh God I really wan't go cross the seas!!
Thanks Bjoern! I also get the desire to go again every time I watch my video :-) Always fair winds!
I could not agree more. Much better without the music. Lovely boat and scenery. Enderlein knew how to design a seaworthy boat.
Really cracking on, I guess some would argue to take a reef here, but an HR 352 can handle this. Lovely sailing.
That was with the 2nd reef in :)
Awesome video of great sailing! Gives one a true sense of reality!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Like a steem lokomotive on rails..sailing the Meltemi with an HR. Wonderful. Thanks for posting.
Yes, good description :) She feels powerful and safe.
Thanks for the trip😊👍🏼
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Thanks André!
I love the HR 351
Wow, great video, fantastic sailboat, I love HR!
Thanks Luca, yeh they are great boats!
Great sailing. No surprise - it´s a Hallberg - Rassy! :-)
Great videos. Amazing Vessel!
Thanks!
Great video! I realize this is an older video and I apologize for the long question. What was the wind speed? How many reefs did you have set? With that heal angle, what is your method of reefing further if you feel overpowered? You turn into the wind or do you reef down wind?
Hi there, wind was 6 gusting 7, 2nd reef, reefing always into the wind and hove to, in very rough conditions or when I don't want to use the engine.
looks like such a great sail!
Yes! That is what it was :-) Good luck with your restoration project!
Wha was max speed of the boat in this weather? Do you think if you rolled the jib you would have less tilt ?
About 6.5kn
Please tell me about the boat I’ m looking to buy one like your boat, tks
Hi Matteo, It is a Hallberg Rassy 352. There is tons of information available for the boat o the web. If you have any specific questions, I will be happy to answer.
Nice sailboat
Hi, thank you for your videos and for all the info added! Could you tell us which autopilot is onboard? Thanks again
Hi Gianmaria, you are welcome, it is an old Raymarine ST 5000 Sail with linear drive.
How do you keep from going to far over, listing I think ?
Hello Julio, judging by your question, I guess you are not a sailor :-), so for your information going too far over is not possible because there is a counterweight of 3 tons in the keel working against the wind pressure on the sails.
@@evangelosavramis9921 You are right, little knowledge of sailing, living at 7000 ft above the sea. However, a friend years back was building a 60’ mono hull, and I did see, what you describe, tons of lead in the keel. There must be a formula for how much weight is needed. Actually we took it out of the harbor for a short two hour cruise, with the Perkins engine, no sails at that point. ..was fun ! Thanks for the vid and comment. 🇺🇸
@@juliojames5986the more it heels, the less power in the sails. It’s a self correcting mechanism. Unless the rudder stalls and the boat broaches, but even then it will get back up.
Interesting video. Perhaps it would have been even more interesting to see a bit of the islands.
How many batteries do you have? Does not the autopilot use up the battery charge if used all day long?
Hi lungarotta! Thanks for your comment. It definitely would have been more interesting if I had shown a bit more of the islands but on this particular trip I spent most of the time either at anchor or sailing :-)
Battery capacity is 230 Ah and it was no problem running the autopilot either 12 hours downwind the first day from Matildas's homeport Khaskoutsi to Milos at F4 to F5 or 12 hours close hauled from Milos to Poros at F7. The autopilot draws more current with following seas as you would imagine. Properly trimmed, course keeping is very good when sailing close hauled and only little corrections are needed by the autopilot. Batteries are “Exide ER 550 DUAL Marine” by the way and they are new. I am trying to not discharge them more that 50% which I managed on this trip.
Thanks a lot for your answer.
do you ever get scared in high seas like that?
Hello Johan, I must admit that what you see here is still relatively "normal". Most sailors will experience weather like this sooner or later. Some of them will prefer to start the engine but I think a sailing boat does behave much better under sails than it does under engine. Of course you need to know what you are doing and you should have some experience but then, there is no reason to be scared; not in conditions like those shown here. Cheers, Evan
Hi, nice video, thank you !
What is your average speed with Matilda ?
Hi, thanks and sorry for the late reply. About 5 to 6kn I would say average. About 7kn on a good windy way and about 8.5kn max surfing some waves :)
It's great!
Thanks!
I am looking for an HR 352. Now it is under the sail?
Hi Assissiai, she is not a racer as you would imagine and needs a bit of wind but she does better than one would think looking at her hull lines and the long keel. A lot depends on the quality of the sails and trimmimg but that is not a secret :-) Did you already buy one?
In un passaggio la barca era troppo invelata
Yes, quite likely. Although HRs can take a lot of wind, I am often a bit too lazy when it comes to reefing