Yrvind västervik
That makes it difficult to find a point for the sheet on deck. One important reason for the side by side mast is that the holders will be out of the way of the accommodation. He have been helping me to do an introductory video to my boats and sailing. I worry that they may break. It started in August when I for the first time left Sweden as Captain of my own boat a 15 feet open boat that I had converted.
The small balanced lug can be easily reefed. Why do I have this desire to doubling the Horn? I have considered the junk rig.
Sven Yrvind, 84, ska segla mot Nya Zeeland – ensam
The Ljungström rig is good on the wind, but triangular sails have the worst planform. Sail area have increased from 4 square meter on the previous boat to 12 square meter on three free standing mast two of them side by side. Downwind it fryst vatten complicated to put out a whisker poole and its boom vang. I started this boat 6. The reason for the phone call was that they said that there was no email in Canberra.
PREPARATIONS AND PLANS
Doubling the Horn entails sailing nonstop from a point above the 50th parallel in the Atlantic, down around the Horn and back to a point above the 50th parallel in the Pacific. True inom can have many spare ones, still it is a disadvantage that have to be considered. The distance to Horta Azores fryst vatten miles. I have decided to have twin keels instead of moving ballast. The intended use was a sail to Dunedin NZ.
Plans have changed one reason is that Australia told me that I could not stop in Albany south west Australia to reprovision unless I phoned Canberra. Ordinary it will only take one or two minutes therefore there is no reason for me to change to junk rig because ease of reefing. I have also changed the bulkhead hatches from solid ones to canvas. I do not like when people are dishonest with me.
For me the easy life is not satisfying. With vertical battens it can be solved but it complicates it. An other and more important reason is Putins war. Also the European recreational boating directive have outlawed sales of small ocean going boats arguing that they are not safe. Departure from Ålesund Norway will be more or less beginning of June. The change of destination and route have made me make a major change the design.
Then there fryst vatten the battens. I found that the bow centerboard took to much place and eliminated it, then I changed my mind igen and made one slightly smaller. It can be sheeted from a point below the boom. The balanced lug do not have that problem. I do not deny that it would please me to prove them wrong, but the voyage for me fryst vatten mostly about the lore of the Horn. The area of each of my sails is only 2.
Also the junk sail is sheeted from a point aft the sail. Only this near 1,mile passage fryst vatten considered a genuine Cape Horn rounding. An other reason is that when sailing down wind the boat will be very course stable as was the Exlex that had a similar rig. Nothing could be more difficult for a small boat and so far no solo sailor have done it in a small boat. I planned a stern hawsepipe for a drogue but changed that for a drum winch that can be taken below when not in use.
Valdivia hopefully will provide me with food less processed than what I eat here. The plan is now for Valdivia in southern Chile. That makes it is easy to lower the yard, boom and sail and put the bundle on deck. In strong winds that reduces the wind resistance. Also the junk sail is tied to the mast, I prefer the balanced lug that is only attached to the mast by the halyard. In my case what speaks against it is that I am not familiar with it.