DrWatson

1. Lorient during the defi-azimut - basically a speed week for the IMOCAs and Class40 boats. 2. Any activity where I get to smell the sea again... Did the Molesworth on BMW K75s in Jan '97. Thing was a disaster on gravel, narrow bars, top heavy and skittly like riding on marbles on ice with no grip and enhanced gravity; and I grew up riding dirt bikes. Managed not to drop it - great scenery. Bloody snowed on us on Jan 5th!

Well, quote from Axxon the mast manufacturer for the carbon radar mount comes in at €800 +shipping. Not gimballed. Scanstrut is €1100. Maybe I’ll have a go myself.

I've got a bit of Kaiwaka gear on the boat already, mostly in Christina's size. She's got a good warm aquaseal one with the fleece in it, and we've an oystermans smok, tuflon. But both lack for pockets. But my main gripe is that most of their gear doesn't have a fluro hood. Their range leader, Stormforce, only with dark colours and dark hood. Don't remember seeing any retroreflectors either. If it was just a bit more featured I'd be all over it, especially the tuflon stuff which seems exactly that, tough. Last time I was at the factory store, the lady did pop out the back and discuss wha

Got some photos somewhere, Matt?

Maybe that's part of what led to the "reengineering"? https://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/2020-gill-mens-os1-offshore-ocean-trousers-graphite-os12t-p-19854.html sorry only 10% lighter but 15% increased abrasion resistance (no idea how they quantified that...)

Interesting (and damning?) I'm looking at the 2020 stuff, which is apparently "14% lighter" and "reengineered"... Wonder if it would have the same issues... A wet arse on day one is definitely not on my wish list. R

Just adding to this thread. Are the extra $$ for a scanstrut gimballed mount really worth it? Just thinking about a Halo24 for Firefly. We've a reinforcement about 4m up the mast and a mousing line, but tossing up between a bespoke carbon mount (from mast manufacturer) and a scanstrut. I'd like not to drill additional holes in the mast.

He just came out of the cabin. probably deciding where he should clip on. Looks like the guy just ahead of the helm was also not clipped on when that first wave hit.

Hahahaha. After 5h of slamming into a short chop and 25knt I got puked on by Julius first trip after we picked up the boat (poor little bugger). Stood in the back of the cockpit and washed off with the hot deck shower. I was kind of half thinking the same kind of thing, and considering just getting some good PVC/fisho gear. Let's see.

Good gear? I'm looking at a pair of salopettes. They call it ocean gear, but just wondering how it compares to HPX - price difference is considerable. Would you more ocean experienced among us be happy to do a global circumnavigation using it? B00B00, BP?

Probably been posted here before, but I'm spendng a lot of time living vicariously and sailing through Youtube at the moment. Just thought this was a good example of a "gotcha".

I'm waiting for that email from my French marina.... We just got an email that the City of Zürich will reimburse parents who have taken their kids out of crèche during the pandemic (to leave more room for those who don't have the option to care for their kids as they still have to work). We still pay at the moment, but the city will pay us all back. Apparently they're still going through the motions of figuring out if the state or federal government will reimburse them, but the city are going it alone for the moment... It's nice because it's nearly 3k a month per kid for crèche.

Here's an email I got from my marina. Madame, Monsieur, Nous vous informons qu'en raison du coup de vent de Nord Est enregistré ces dernières heures, une ronde a été effectuée ce jour par le personnel technique des marinas sur l'ensemble des deux ports de plaisance (Moulin Blanc et Château), à flot et à terre. Quelques amarrages ont dû être repris mais nous n'avons pas enregistré de dégâts particuliers. Malgré les obligations de confinement auxquelles nous sommes tous confrontés, nous restons vigilants afin que la surveillance des marinas soit réalisée dans les

Yeah the compulsory ladder, while important, does have a tendency to pop open unless it's been packed away perfectly. The wooden boarding ladder is something I knocked up in a hurry as a temporary fix until I can make a super light one. We decided on the boat when C was 4 months pregnant. So we got the kids and the boat at the same time, pretty much. a little difficult, but hopefully it will be worth it when we're making family holidays when the kids a little older. But it came at the cost of not buying a house...

Anyone know where I can get some self adhesive sail numbers? Pref online but I guess they could also be posted from NZ... Also happy if they come attached to a 120m2 gennaker that would suit my boat... and in that case I’d take any numbers, not necessarily the right ones just issued me my the RYA... Having a struggle getting the purchasing budget approved for a genny as we just welcomed son number 2...

A well sailed local boat in L'Aberlach (sp?). They came steaming in like this, let the jib fly, rounded up and shot up into the wind coming to a stop perfectly beside the mooring buoy, which was neatly picked up and made fast. jib dropped and main then lowered all in about 2min. Coming into Lorient with all the IMOCAs coming out. pretty amazing boats. Hauling out for winter storage. That's about half tide...

So here are some general shots of cruising around Brittany. Everyone here uses day shapes, even in designated anchorages. In fact the rules for lights and shapes are very well adhered to Old fishing boats driven up on the shore in Camaret sur Mer. Gratuitous summer shot... the water was 14 °C.... It's a really good cockpit for lounging and entertaining. Lunch somewhere in Isle d Glenan.