It's going well, thanks, am in Sao Jorge, Azores now, enjoying the heat. Little Bay was a nice place to be and I look forward to coming back later. Hope all is well with you and your buddies and that you're having a great summer!
Nice. I'm assuming you've tucked into this harbor before. I don't think I would put my boat in such a tight spot just from reviewing the charts or even a description in a guide book. Of course that might be because I once had a good chart, a guide book, and a lookout... and I still tapped a rock with the bottom of the keel. BTW, I'm just starting to sail my 44 foot ketch around Lake Ontario this year and I've watched some of your videos to get ideas about sail configurations and options. It's fun learning about the versatility of double masters. And there's something about having a red boat. It was some famous sailor that said, "there are only two colors for a sailboat, black or white, and only a fool would paint their boat black." So yeah, red! You can see my latest youtube video here: th-cam.com/video/JN0drw7Y-Sk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, Dan. I've been in this harbor twice, but the entrance shown in the video was my first entrance. Steel hulls and centerboards are really good for poking into tight places where one might touch. Going really slow is also important. If I had a keel boat, I'd try to wait for a rising tide to enter a tight entrance like this (which unfortunately isn't an option for you, sailing on Lake Ontario with no tides). Multiple masts do give a lot of sail options, and keep individual sail sizes down, which is why I like them. Red is a great color! :) I think it was Nat Herreshoff who you were quoting about painting hulls white, and he lived before the days of old tires being used as fenders, which leave marks that really show up against white hulls :). I looked at your latest video--nice to see your pretty red boat sailing, and with the electric drive working smoothly and efficiently.
Man, you have a cool boat, but your audio quality is so bad I cannot follow along. Invest in a mic and you will probably get a ton more viewership, looks like you are doing some pretty cool things.
Great to see you, Richard, sound, and well, in your element. Keep up sailing and sharing your adventures, it is a perfect time!
Thanks, Tat Jane!
Isle Valen is where my father was born. I have never had the privilege of visiting the island. Thank you for the video!
Thanks very much, Christine! I hope you are some day able to visit Isle Valen
Looked like a very tight entrance! Good nav work!
Thanks, Tim! It is an interesting entrance, and one I only want to do in daylight!
How’s it going you met me and my buddies in little bay sad to see you leave
It's going well, thanks, am in Sao Jorge, Azores now, enjoying the heat.
Little Bay was a nice place to be and I look forward to coming back later.
Hope all is well with you and your buddies and that you're having a great summer!
Nice. I'm assuming you've tucked into this harbor before. I don't think I would put my boat in such a tight spot just from reviewing the charts or even a description in a guide book. Of course that might be because I once had a good chart, a guide book, and a lookout... and I still tapped a rock with the bottom of the keel. BTW, I'm just starting to sail my 44 foot ketch around Lake Ontario this year and I've watched some of your videos to get ideas about sail configurations and options. It's fun learning about the versatility of double masters. And there's something about having a red boat. It was some famous sailor that said, "there are only two colors for a sailboat, black or white, and only a fool would paint their boat black." So yeah, red!
You can see my latest youtube video here: th-cam.com/video/JN0drw7Y-Sk/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, Dan. I've been in this harbor twice, but the entrance shown in the video was my first entrance.
Steel hulls and centerboards are really good for poking into tight places where one might touch. Going really slow is also important. If I had a keel boat, I'd try to wait for a rising tide to enter a tight entrance like this (which unfortunately isn't an option for you, sailing on Lake Ontario with no tides).
Multiple masts do give a lot of sail options, and keep individual sail sizes down, which is why I like them.
Red is a great color! :)
I think it was Nat Herreshoff who you were quoting about painting hulls white, and he lived before the days of old tires being used as fenders, which leave marks that really show up against white hulls :).
I looked at your latest video--nice to see your pretty red boat sailing, and with the electric drive working smoothly and efficiently.
Man, you have a cool boat, but your audio quality is so bad I cannot follow along. Invest in a mic and you will probably get a ton more viewership, looks like you are doing some pretty cool things.