Showing posts with label An. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An. Show all posts
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
An update from Alec Jordan on the Ayles skiff
This came in yesterday and after I had posted on the Ayles skiff the day before, so please now read Alecs updated story. The pictures are from the Skiff World Championships at Ullapool 2013.
Roy
Hi Roy
Thanks for putting this up.
First point – the pic at the top of the two man boat is the Wemyss Skiff. Attached are a couple of new pics from Skiffy Worlds to replace it.
The text below is now slightly dated – please replace with what is below.
Click on the pictures to view in a larger size.
Photo credit, by Steven Gourlay Photography, taken 10th July 2013, at 9.54 am.
Ullapool Harbour, Scotland.
Thank you for showing an interest in the St Ayles skiff. Your life may be about to change, hopefully for the better, as you discover the joys of boat building and being on the water as part of a community.
Those of us who were involved in 2009, at the start of what was then the “Scottish Coastal Rowing Project”, under the auspices of the Scottish Fisheries Museum, had a pretty good idea that building and rowing the newly designed St Ayles Skiff would be a very rewarding and sociable experience. We knew friends in our own community and some in neighbouring areas might well catch on and get an enthusiasm for the concept too. However, we have been somewhat taken aback by the speed at which the fever spread, not just around the Firth of Forth, which we might have expected, but initially along the coasts of Scotland, then down into some lovely parts of England, and then around the world.
Therefore, it is worthwhile trying to look at what is so special about this boat, and the way it brings communities together.
Perhaps most importantly, the St Ayles is not something you just buy off the shelf. It is supplied in a kit form, which means that the basic hull shape and dimensions will be the same for each boat. However, a great deal of work goes into transforming sheets of precut plywood parts into the graceful shape of a St Ayles skiff. It’s that work which is enormously rewarding, and can be done by you, in your community, with your friends, some of whom you will know already and some of
whom you have yet to meet, but all of whom you will have a special bond with. You and your community will be very proud of what you create, and it will have touches which make it unique.
whom you have yet to meet, but all of whom you will have a special bond with. You and your community will be very proud of what you create, and it will have touches which make it unique.
Then you and others will start to row your community skiff. Many of the rowers will have lived beside the sea for years, but never looked at their community from seaward before. Just as you discovered the rewards of teamwork when building the boat, rowers will discover the joys of teamwork in making the boat sweep gracefully through the water, and making her ride purposefully over the waves. During the build some experienced woodworkers will have shared their knowledge with learners, a rewarding experience for both. Now on the water the same thing will happen, with experienced rowers and mariners sharing their experience with newcomers. Some of those newcomers will be youngsters, some will be pensioners, but all are discovering that joy of working together with others to achieve a goal.
Loch Broom, Scotland.
Apart from being pleasing on the eye, the St Ayles has proved time and again to be a superb seaboat. They have been raced in everything up to Force 6 winds, and in three years of regattas, there have been no capsizes or injuries. Their stability has been a big factor in bringing hundreds of people who have never enjoyed water based recreation into the sport, and while racing is a big part of rowing the St Ayles, there are a very large number of rowers who partake simply for the exercise and camaraderie of working closely together.
Coastal rowing is a very accessible sport. You do not need huge resources or specialist knowledge to become involved. All the rowers have a contribution to make to the propulsion of the boat, and all share the same rewards.
We recently welcomed 800 St Ayles skiff rowers from the USA, Australia, Netherlands, England and Scotland to the first St Ayles World Championships in Ullapool in Scotland’s Northwest Highlands. The Worlds has attracted further interest from around the world as well as from Scotland; when the next Worlds is held in 3 or 4 years time, there will be many more countries represented – we hope that crews from Southern Africa will have discovered the joys of coastal rowing and will be present for it.
Alec Jordan & Robbie Wightman
Bravo, bravo to this idea, Hout Bay harbour and Hout Bay itself would be the perfect setting for a South African event!
Roy
For more information, please go to www.scottishcoastalrowing.org, or download the St Ayles brochure from http://scottishcoastalrowing.org/files/2013/06/PDF-Final-Full.pdf.
Friday, 7 April 2017
We’re ready to go after an unplanned month in the Port of Bundaberg
September 19, 2015
So how was Bundaberg?
Other than the frustration of being dock bound with a broken boat when we should have been sailing amongst Australia’s best tropical islands, Bundaberg has been a very pleasant stop. The Port of Bundaberg marina has proved to be the friendliest and most accommodating we have encountered anywhere in our travels in Australia, Asia or Europe. Gary from Marine Torque here at the port performed the work in our engine room. He came highly recommended by other cruisers and we can only echo their praise. He was helpful, efficient and reasonable with his charges. Best of all, he was very reliable. Our pet hate is tradespeople who don’t turn up when he or she say they will. A more complete review of the marina appears at the end of this blog.
 |
| It's a very friendly atmosphere at Port of Bundaberg. Rob with Chris & Sally from Sea Whiskers tucking into a feast of fresh seafood with hosts John & Kathy on Mystic Moon. Karen was behind the camera for a change. |
Overall the weather has been good and we’ve made many new friends here. The city of Bundaberg itself offers all the amenities and services you could want while the Shalom Farmers markets held each Sunday is THE place to go for an abundance of fresh, just picked produce direct from the growers at very good prices. Playing tourists, we visited both the turtle information centre at Mon Repos Beach and the Bert Hinkler Aviation Museum and found them both excellent. We never got around to making our planned visit to the Bundaberg Rum distillery for a tour but everyone assured us that it is well worth a look – and taste.
 |
| The Hinkler aviation museum in Bundaberg is excellent. |
Yesterday we warmed the engine, engaged forward, slipped the lines and left berth Purple 13 at Port of Bundaberg Marina for the first time in 25 days. It felt good, very good in fact. We’d love to say that we were finally on our way, continuing on towards the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef but we are cautious people. This was still to be a small sea trial up the Burnett River. We’d run the motor and transmission at the dock the day before but we wanted to make absolutely sure our repairs were performing properly before we consider heading back to sea.
While in Bundaberg, along with having the transmission reconditioned and the water pump replaced we’d also had to replace the aft head when the electric pump motor on it died. Crazy as it may seem, a replacement electric motor was $280 yet a complete toilet (including the motor) was $219. Go figure. OK. If the old superstition of things always going wrong in threes is correct, at least we’d completed our trio of troubles so hopefully all would be fine now. Karen says she’s not superstitious but still suggested that maybe being moored in berth Purple 13 may have had something to do with our run of misfortune.It was such a relief to be moving across the water again and we were starting to relax and look forward to a little sightseeing trip up the river. That was until the engine suddenly dropped in revs and stopped just a couple of hundred metres from the marina. Suspecting an airlock in the fuel system, we steered the boat out of the shipping channel while she still had some headway on and dropped anchor. The engine had been moved during the transmission work so we began working along all the fuel lines to find if any may have been loosened or damaged or valves bumped open to create an air leak into the fuel system. After bleeding the air from the system the motor started and ran fine but the temperature rose more quickly than normal. A deeper investigation revealed that the coolant was not circulating through the engine. We eventually found the culprit was an airlock under the thermostat which caused it to remain closed. That fixed, we refired the engine and all was fine, even after an hour and a half of pottering around in the river to give everything a good test.
Heading back to the marina Rob decided to see if we could move to an outside berth that would be easier to manoeuvre the boat in and out of. The idea of changing berths appealed to Karen however, when we tied up in Black 13, she suggested she wasn’t sure it was an improvement.We now have an operational boat again and can restart our trek to tropical climes as soon as the current bout of adverse winds abate. BRING IT ON!!!!!
We’ve said all along that this was to be our shakedown cruise although we never expected to get shaken down this much. Here’s the report card
What worked
The lines that held us to the dock. What didn’t work.
Transmission, water pump and aft head.
What we did right.
We sought recommendations from local boaters regarding reliable tradespeople and good suppliers which proved invaluable.
We didn’t take any shortcuts with repairs and opted for full overhaul by an old school marine transmission specialist well versed with our era Borg Warner.
We sea-trialled the repairs rather than just running things at the dock and saying ‘She’ll be right.’
How we screwed up.
We thought because a container on board we inherited from the previous owners said it was coolant it would be coolant inside. Imagine our surprise when we opened it to use and found it full of oil. So it was off in the dinghy to get more.
We never made it to the rum distillery. Tragic!
 |
| Strange we know but we expected this to contain coolant not oil. |
MARINA REVIEW: Port of Bundaberg Marina *****
Weekly rate for our yacht (1m) – $260 AUD (including GST, water, power and car parking)
 |
The facilities and incredibly friendly, helpful nature of the staff sees us give our first ever Five Star ***** rating to this marina.
 |
| Cruisers Cove is a great amenity for the local live aboards and visiting cruisers to meet and socialise. |
We love to receive comments on our blog from readers. If you do leave a comment and you also have a blog, please leave a link as well. We'd like to click over for a visit and leave you a comment too.
To stay right up to date with what we’re up to and see lots more photos check out and 'like' our Dreamtime Sail Facebook page at Dreamtime Sail
If you have only recently discovered our blog and would like to read how it all started, or work through our previous adventures, click the link to go back to our first blog entry. Stuff it. Let's just go sailing anyway.
We hope you enjoy reading the previous posts to catch up on our story.
Sunday, 2 April 2017
How to make an easy paper sailboat
How to make an easy paper sailboat will be the development involving modern day common written content, we understand within the exploration within the se so that you can offer correct details most people consider to locate illustrations or photos connected to all the How to make an easy paper sailboat . plus the benefits you will see down below needs to be most of the shots is definitely the case in point.
Pictures How to make an easy paper sailboat
How to make an easy paper sailboat - it's become released with the hope the fact that we are able to encourage helpful to a person. This information could provide as being a reference point while you are mixed up to choose the suitable guideline This How to make an easy paper sailboat content could be your better alternative for being given to the effort approach, mainly because it features a prepare will certainly experience additional fulfilled How to make an easy paper sailboat - Worthwhile for your needs thus most of us looking to uncover a trusted supply that will help you discover motivation without having misunderstandings. never forget to help you store this site, considering it's possible that sometime you will have the application once again considering a fabulous inspirational crafting ideas.
Thursday, 30 March 2017
An Endurance 37 back from Brasil
I have been fortunate enough to own not one but two Endurance 37 yachts. Both went transatlantic and with myself as an owner/ builder / skipper status.
I was fortunate to have some of the best crew possible on each trip.
On Ocean Planet the trip was back from Rio Do Janerio to Cape Town and with my good friend Alex Notman (notty) as the only crew, we came back in thirty two days, not bad really, twenty nine was very possible until we had a South Easter gale, we ended up in Saldahna on that trip.
Ocean Planet started with a bare hull and at a cost of R4500, the cockpit cost another R920 and both options were worth every cent.
Then some years later and after we had sold Ocean Planet, I bought another Endurance 37 and for a similar amount of money, being R5000, that purchase had a catch though.
Gulliver of Knysna was wrecked off the coast near Slangkop lighthouse, on its way to Cape Town and from Knysna.
I bought the wreck, stripped by another who bought her from the yachts insurance company, all I got this time was the hull and deck with a big hole in it.
The yacht was bought at a place further out and in the surf than it is in my picture, the risk to me was great and as I now owned the wreck, the liability to move it had become mine.
I hired a man named Dennis Gentry of Tandem Rigging, he and his crew camped on the high ground and near where I was standing to take the picture. Dennis was there about five days and almost gave up but in the end he managed to drag the wreck up the rocks and load it onto a large low bed trailer.
We then took the trailer and wreck up and over Chapmans Peak Drive, that is no longer possible and even back then it was tight on the many corners.
I was fortunate to have some of the best crew possible on each trip.
On Ocean Planet the trip was back from Rio Do Janerio to Cape Town and with my good friend Alex Notman (notty) as the only crew, we came back in thirty two days, not bad really, twenty nine was very possible until we had a South Easter gale, we ended up in Saldahna on that trip.
Ocean Planet started with a bare hull and at a cost of R4500, the cockpit cost another R920 and both options were worth every cent.
Then some years later and after we had sold Ocean Planet, I bought another Endurance 37 and for a similar amount of money, being R5000, that purchase had a catch though.
Gulliver of Knysna was wrecked off the coast near Slangkop lighthouse, on its way to Cape Town and from Knysna.
I bought the wreck, stripped by another who bought her from the yachts insurance company, all I got this time was the hull and deck with a big hole in it.
The yacht was bought at a place further out and in the surf than it is in my picture, the risk to me was great and as I now owned the wreck, the liability to move it had become mine.
I hired a man named Dennis Gentry of Tandem Rigging, he and his crew camped on the high ground and near where I was standing to take the picture. Dennis was there about five days and almost gave up but in the end he managed to drag the wreck up the rocks and load it onto a large low bed trailer.
We then took the trailer and wreck up and over Chapmans Peak Drive, that is no longer possible and even back then it was tight on the many corners.
Ocean Cloud as I renamed the boat and back from Trinidad and Brasil, Simone and her then boy friend Nigel sailed her back double handed.
The trailer and boat were directed to my home in Hout Bay, there the cradle and boat were set down in our front garden. We then had quite a good party, the guys from Tandem Rigging had really earned their drinks and snacks.
Some fifty one weeks later I re launched the boat and in Hout Bay Harbour, a year or so later we sailed off to Brasil, my friend Notty was again with me, so was his daughter Simone and anther good friend John Holmes.
http://hbycclub.blogspot.co.za/2009/10/roys-articles-in-duckworks-magazine.html
View the one on Oil Changes.
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/columns/guest/mcbride2.htm
That was quite an adventure!
Roy
Saturday, 25 March 2017
How much does an aluminum jon boat cost
How much does an aluminum jon boat cost may be the pattern associated with the current well-liked content material, can certainly belonging to the studies belonging to the search engine optimisation who will allow you to embellish suitable help and advice we try to search for images in connection with your How much does an aluminum jon boat cost . additionally, the gains you can understand less than please be aware a few of the photos can be a powerful example.
Pictures How much does an aluminum jon boat cost
How much does an aluminum jon boat cost - it has ended up created with the hope ın which you can easily readily certainly support utilised to help you many people. This text are able to help being useful resource remember when you are mystified to choose the best suited lead This How much does an aluminum jon boat cost posts may be your best option that should be ascribed to art arrange, simply because it has got some method could truly feel even more gratified How much does an aluminum jon boat cost - Handy available for you for this reason people are attempting get a reliable source which can help you see drive free of indecision. do not forget to bookmark this page, considering it's possible that sometime you will have the application once again simply because ones own inspirational options.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Princess Amelia goes on an airplane
 |
| "What do you mean we're leaving? I like this chair...What's an are-vee?" (Hotel. Bartow, FL) |
 |
| Pepper's AirBnB, Fajardo, PR: "Good spot. I can watch everyone come & go." |
 |
| "Better, but it's only a double. Mom & Dad kick..." |
 |
| "Recliner by the window. JUST right. You can move my food & water over here please!" |
Another concern is that Amelia will smell another animal, since these rooms tend to blocked off as "pet friendly". Heaven forbid she start peeing & pooing all over in protest (tile floors are a bonus. Remember, she never left her house for 15 years!). However, she seems to love exploring, quickly understands where her litter pan is & digs King sized beds. Who can blame her? She actually meowed in protest when we left the AirBnB/hotel in Jacksonville & Bartow. "BUT I LIKE IT HERE!"
 |
| Youza. King size bed. Me likey. |
Carrier: When we left, we traded her hard-sided carrier for a soft-sided carrier. Smaller & easier to store on the boat. Make sure it's an airline regulation carry-on (our is from Delta). She has used it in the car, in the dinghy on the way to the vet and can be airlined home. Another advantage to stopping in Puerto Rico, was a shorter flight home. In fact, when we stop in FL to RV shop, she only has one short leg. Additionally, no health certificate is required since it's US to US.
American Airlines: The airlines are good about posting their pet policies online, but in the age of the internet/social media, sometimes I forget to PICK UP THE PHONE. American has a dedicated recording about pets and a quick transfer to a person to confirm Puerto Rico was indeed "not an international flight" helped ease Kitty Mama's anxiety. Internet: You need to confirm the flight is "pet accessible" so after holding the flight for 24 hours on their website (you can also cancel within x hours), I called, listened to the recording, then spoke to an agent. She confirmed our flight was pet friendly, attached Amelia to our reservation, and reminded us to take her to the ticket counter (to confirm travel worthy and pay additional $125). Our tickets were $145, so I asked if I could buy a seat for the cat (so she could have her own carry-on!). "But's she's our child?" LOL. "I'm sorry your fur-baby can't have her own seat." The pet carrier is one of your personal items, ie. one purse/computer bag/backpack/cat. Since she's traveling in the cabin, no health certificate is required! BONUS! No vet visit in the middle of boat prep! (aa.com, FAQ, Special Assistance, Pets. https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/specialAssistance/pets.jsp)
Southwest Airlines: No pets on international flights but San Juan was confirmed as "not international." 6 pets or less per flight. Call to add your pet to your ticket. $95. "Pet can not be disruptive". (southwest.com then scroll to bottom, Traveling with Pets. https://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/traveling-with-animals/pets/index-pol.html?clk=GFOOTER-CUSTOMER-PET)
TSA: From the tsa.gov website under "FAQ"--"Please remove your pet from the carrying case and place the case through the X-ray machine. You should maintain control of your pet with a leash and remember to remove the leash when carrying your pet through the metal detector. Animal carriers will undergo a visual and/or physical inspection." Amelia was harness trained for the car, but hates it. Luckily, her response is usually to lay down and refuse to move. That may work to our advantage.
 |
| STL hotel. "There's a pretty girl in the closet..." |
What to pack: Amelia moved to the boat with her own backpack, but for the flight: medications in side pocket (anti-anxiety medication--make sure you try this before you fly. Amelia requires a tiny dose or she passes out with her face in her food bowl. I don't know what would happen at TSA if we pulled an unconscious cat out of the carrier. It's a little unsettling!), ziplock bag of food (& treats!), and pee pad under her towel (with a spare) until we can get a new litter pan.
Check out the Facebook page, "Gatos del Mar" or "Sailing and Cruising with Pets" for more tips.
Here's what Amelia had to say about all this:
I woke up to Daddy cleaning the "saloooon". I don't know why but I'm suspicious. Then Mommy started dragging food out of cabinets. That can't be good. Then she started spraying "vinegar" all over. I don't know what that is but it smells like pee!
Did I see my carrier go by? Hey?!
I woke up this morning to "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!" (the lift). Mom and Dad have been talking about "hauling out". I don't know what that means, but apparently it's noisy. Just when it started getting hot inside, Daddy came in and threw me in the carrier, and handed me to Mom who put me in a "rental" car. MEOW. I hate the car! But I could see out the window and that's always fun.
We went to an AirBnB. I don't know what that is, but there was a window and a bed for taking a nap. My litter pan & food bowl are here, but I wish Dad would come home and give me treats. I found a bug to play with. Good times. Hey, humans?! DINNER!
 |
| "Traveling isn't so bad. My parents are pie-lots after all..." |
Mom & Dad got up early and threw me in my carrier and then back to the car! I hate the car! We are driving to the aeropuerto. Hey, I speak Spanglish also! That's an airport. I don't know what that is, but it doesn't sound good. Why do people keep sticking their faces in front of my window? Mommy started talking about TSA. I know what that is. My friends on Gatos del Mar say you get extra points for biting somebody, so I have that to look forward to. Whoops! Here we go. Hey, look at all these people! Do they have cats in a bag, too? Wait! I didn't get to bite anybody. Hey, humans! TREAT!
Mom & Dad were excited about Starbucks. I don't know what that is, but I didn't get anything. Hey, why are you kicking my carrier with your feet. What's that noise? I feel sleepy. Hey STEWARDESS LADY, filtered water in an insulated tumbler with a cube of ice down here! Do you have Greenie's?! Where are you going? Daaaddddddyyyyy!
 |
| "Holy shit, Batman! Are we almost THERE?!" |
Are we here? Wait, what's a train? WOOOOOWWW, Dude! Hey, we're back in a car! I can see out the window if I sit in Daddy's lap but he said NO. LOSER! Hey, look my food bowl. Gotta go pee...I feel sleepy.
 |
| Pepper's AirBnB, Fajardo: She's not going to be happy when she finds out we're not taking her favorite chair to the boat. |
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Building an aluminum fishing boat
Building an aluminum fishing boat may be the pattern associated with the current well-liked content material, we all know in the evaluation from the internet search engine to offer you targeted skills we all test to look for photos connected to all the Building an aluminum fishing boat . as well as the final results you can view under take note a number of the images is actually any case in point.
Sample images Building an aluminum fishing boat
Building an aluminum fishing boat - it's already been submitted with the hope which you'll be able to easlily really encourage applied to you personally will certainly. This may well perform in the form of benchmark when you're baffled to find the correct manual The Building an aluminum fishing boat blogposts could possibly be your very best self selection to be applied to the work plan, while it includes unique system is going to come to feel extra contented Building an aluminum fishing boat - Beneficial for everyone so you hoping acquire a stable reference which will will assist you to uncover enthusiasm devoid of bafflement. remember in order to save this site, due to the fact possibly 1 day you will require that again as your inspirational ideas.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
