cam 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I notice one of these is for sale in Auckland (Windrider Rave)..... I can recommend them as a fast, strong and practical sailing machine for 2. I actually read an account of one that was sailed offshore (NOT recommending it) down the coast of florida and across the gulf of Mexico to Belize. He had made larger tramps and a tent thing from memory and dropped sails and slept on the tramps at night. I think the boat was called 'ravin lunatic' or something like that http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Boats-marine/Yachts-sail-boats/Small-sailboats/auction-338067902.htm Link to post Share on other sites
cam 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 here's that offshore story for those interested... I got the name wrong, 'Ravin Lunatic' must have been another boat of this type.... 45 day voyage overall, 7 days at sea offshore on the longest leg. Quite a hardcore trip. http://www.pan.com/folksinger/Further.htm Alot of his links are broken on the page above .... the summary write up of the trip itself is in the link "LOG 9-99" below http://www.pan.com/folksinger/Log9-99.htm Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hmmmm. Very diferent sort of chap. A little crazy for sure, but good on him. Great story and website, and a "Dulcimer" is an ancient flat stringed instrument with lots of strings. It helps to know this when you read the story! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 More about the guy.. http://www.brianthefolksinger.com/mainmenu.html Link to post Share on other sites
cam 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 yes he is pretty far out on the bell curve isn't he (as he admits). Not quite the target market they probably had in mind for these boats, but quite a journey he did. You would need quite big kahunas to take one of these offshore I'd say. Especially if you appreciate the problems that can arise and the forces involved. Altho one sailor on his own can usually right them if it all goes pear shaped (ie you over-sail them) and they pitchpole (they end up nose down), they won't turn right over as long as the mast is sealed which is easy to do and they are unsinkable (in theory - the amas are sealed and have inflatable bags inside as well - well mine does). They are also very strongly made. There are defintely worse boats to choose. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah, he's all peace, love and mung beans, but it's hard to knock the guy, as that was some voyage. Good on him. Like you say, big balls.. Great to have people like him in this world. Has the balls to show what's possible and can't really give a sh*t what people think. Hurting no-one and entertaining many by the sounds of it!! Link to post Share on other sites
cam 0 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 yeah agreed, I admire the bloke. Boaties in general are a pretty independent bunch I reckon (sometimes I think it is about the only thing we tend to have in common, as otherwise boaties are a fairly diverse bunch and dont agree on much), but his journey really is a path of his own making, which is actually quite a rare thing. And he obviously has a very fine taste in sailboats Link to post Share on other sites
Brien 22 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Thanks for posting Cam. I can see where he is coming from but I probably will not get an opportunity to go there. Good read. Link to post Share on other sites
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