Sailing video

[LikaNui]

Okay, it's San Francisco, not Hawai`i, but still... http://homepage.mac.com/benjaminmarchal/iMovieTheater21.html
(And a couple of other videos on that page are pretty kewl too.)
Enjoy!
:)

[kimo55]

cool, taaaanx!




some here too... scroll down to movies....

http://stardustsail.com/stardustmovies.html

[LikaNui]

some here too... scroll down to movies....
http://stardustsail.com/stardustmovies.html
Ooooh, good ones, Kimo! Even our non-sailing friends will enjoy the sunrise in movie #1 at that link.
Did they get any video in the Molokai Channel? And were you on board for T-Pac with them? Cuz I noticed the producer on that link was listed as, you know... you.
(high five for a job well done)

[kimo55]

were you on board for T-Pac with them? Cuz I noticed the producer on that link was listed as, you know... you.
(high five for a job well done)
taaanx mucho, but cannot take too much credit fo da kine;

I just took their video VHS copy and transferred it digitally, into my mac, cleaned it up, edited it, compressed it, hacked up a wikiwikiwackee web site and put up the footage on the pages you saw...



More sailing vids coming soon on my site. and a dvd too. wheee.

[LikaNui]

Wanna see two 70' yachts training for a race around the world? Check out the 2-1/2 minute video at http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0410/ and you'll see why we love sailing!

[Menehune Man]

Whoa That was choice!

They were flying and the music was cool too.

Really glad that I could watch this video. You see, the one's that say I have to download plugins won't work for me. I've tried downloading a couple of times and they seem to get lost during the transporter transmition from space. :o

[timkona]

I learned to sail on SF Bay and outside the Golden Gate......cold, scary, and thrilling as anything youve ever done

Big Boats - if you ever get the chance to sail on one, go for it.

[sinjin]

I learned to sail on SF Bay and outside the Golden Gate......cold, scary, and thrilling as anything youve ever done

Big Boats - if you ever get the chance to sail on one, go for it.
That's the one thing about California waters, much colder than one might expect. :eek:

[LikaNui]

I learned to sail on SF Bay and outside the Golden Gate......cold, scary, and thrilling as anything youve ever done Indeed. Been there, done that, got the t-shirts (and crew shirts and Mount Gay caps and various battle scars). I recall one race where we were trying to sail out of the Bay. Doing 8 or 9 knots with full sail, heeled over and flying... backwards, thanks to an incoming tide. Had to drop anchor and wait for the tide to change.
But you want "scary and thrilling", try surfing at 25 knots down the Molokai Channel on an ultralight 70 at night with no moon, just a few hundred yards off the windward side of Molokai. Add in 15- to 20-foot waves and 30+ knots of wind, then getting dismasted within sight of the rocks. Throw up a jury rig, sail out of danger, and still end up first in class. (Cheval, TransPac '95).

Big Boats - if you ever get the chance to sail on one, go for it. Oh yeah. Click here (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0417/) for a two-minute video abour the maxi-catamaran "Orange" sailing at 36 knots.
:eek:

[sinjin]

That's fantastic.

[LikaNui]

It's not a video (per this thread title), but you can see three pages of exquisite photos of big classic sailing yachts racing in Antigua last week by clicking here (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/06/acyr/).

[LikaNui]

CNN has a 1:37 video of a 47' sailboat on the rocks in England. Apparently it was a brand new boat and the buyer was an amateur sailor; he let his girlfriend take the helm and WHAM they hit the rocks and had to be rescued.
To see the video click here (http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/world/2006/05/02/connery.uk.yacht.rescue.affl). (There might be a 30-second Listerine commercial before the video starts. Sorry.)

[sinjin]

More money than sense is how I'd describe that owner.

[Leo Lakio]

BTW: Christopher ("Sailing") Cross turns 55 today.

[LikaNui]

BTW: Christopher ("Sailing") Cross turns 55 today. A big Hau`oli La Hanau to him. I wonder if he celebrates in Cinco De Mayo mode?
Which leads me to point out that one of the main reasons I celebrate Christmas day is that it's Jimmy Buffett's birthday. :p

[LikaNui]

Here's something I found this morning:

For those of you who crave more sailing on TV, OLN has come to the
rescue. At 4:30 pm EDT this coming Sunday, OLN will air a show produced
and narrated by Gary Jobson about the 286-boat Acura Key West 2006. But
the televised sailing action actually starts a half hour earlier. At
4:00 pm EDT OLN will show a 30-minute program on the Volvo Ocean Race.
And that’s just the first show in a series of four programs on the Volvo
Ocean Race -- all of which will be aired on successive Sunday
afternoons. (Program 2 - 5/14, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm; Program 3 - 5/21, 4:30
pm - 5:00 pm; Program 4, 5/28, 4:30 - 5:00). --
http://www.jobsonsailing.com/tvsched.cfm &
http://tinyurl.com/fckrw

[kimo55]

and of course on o our fave magz is coming out with its own TV show soon....

http://www.latsandatts.net/

[LikaNui]

and of course on o our fave magz is coming out with its own TV show soon.... http://www.latsandatts.net/ Kimo, it's not coming out soon -- their show is now beginning its third season on cable TV. I don't think we get it here, though. Darn it.
(Side note: I've known Bob B. from way back when he was Publisher/Editor of "Easy Rider" magazine. :p One helluva nice guy. Glad to see that "Latitudes & Attitudes" magazine is doing so well for him and Jody.)

[kimo55]

you know him. cool. he pops into keehi and la mariana as often as he can. let's all meet if can!

[LikaNui]

you know him. cool. he pops into keehi and la mariana as often as he can. let's all meet if can! Will do. They usually keep "Lost Soul" (newly refurbished, as you probably know) out at Ko Olina whenever they sail over. Last time we spoke (couple of months ago) they didn't have any plans to come over and instead are hoping to cruise Lost Soul to the Caribbean and the Med.
Have you met him before? He's about 6'4" or 6'5" and maybe 280 pounds, covered with tattoos, and looks like someone's worst nightmare of a Hell's Angel, but he's actually very soft-spoken, one of the gentlest and sweetest people I've ever met, he's great with little kids, and he's a very talented jewelry designer as well. Hail fellow well met, as they say.

[kimo55]

Will do. They usually keep "Lost Soul" (newly refurbished, as you probably know) out at Ko Olina whenever they sail over.
dass wheah we steh.

A good friend of mine owns the yacht with the tallest mast here at Koolina. Gotta lotta sailing footage from this harbor, which, being a new development, is fairly antiseptic, but it's fun to see the varied boats and the huge Koolina cat silently glide by occasionally.

[Menehune Man]

Yea I'd like to meet Bob of Lattitudes and Attitudes. I figure meeting Likanui next is on the menu and of course getting back together and out on the ocean with our own worse nightmare, I mean cuddlely sweet guy Kimo55 and MadAzza is a must! :D I'd really like to try. What you guys doing this Sunday? I'll PM ya.

[Menehune Man]

Hey maybe even meeting up at La Marianas?! This Sunday?

[LikaNui]

I figure meeting Likanui next is on the menu I'm on a menu? Kimo must've forgotten to tell you: no cannibals on the boat. :rolleyes:

and of course getting back together and out on the ocean (...) What you guys doing this Sunday? I'll PM ya. No can, darn it. Duty calls, and duty provides a paycheck.
Someday soon, though!

[Menehune Man]

I'm on a menu? Kimo must've forgotten to tell you: no cannibals on the boat. :rolleyes: Mrs. Menehune is Fijian. I've learned the finer points of Cannibalism from her. HaHa!

No can, darn it. Duty calls, and duty provides a paycheck.
Someday soon, though!


Okay, that's cool. Hope we can meet up soon.

[Menehune Man]

This one may not be as exciting, but I stumbled across it.

Rare Bird sailing in 15 knot winds out of Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia.
Here's the VIDEO (www.harryproa.com/building_Vis/video/Vis_video.htm)

Really not exciting when the video can't be found... oh well. :o

[LikaNui]

This one may not be as exciting, but I stumbled across it. Maybe not "exciting" but still cool. Interesting swiveling boom/mast configuration. Interesting rake in the masthead. (For you non-sailors, it's not a garden rake, it's the bend in the mast at the top. :p )

Really not exciting when the video can't be found... oh well. :o I got the "page not found" message too, but cliked on the link to their main page at http://www.harryproa.com/ and then clicked on the link for the video, which is right here (http://www.harryproa.com/building_Vis/Video/Vis_video.htm).
Thanks, MM!

[LikaNui]

(Deleted. Somehow my message posted twice.)

[Menehune Man]

Thanks Likanui for fixing that! You must be "The Skipper" to my "Gilligan"! HaHa! :D

[Menehune Man]

Here's a VIDEO (www.uspowerboating.com/videos/rescuing_a_capsized_sailboat.htm)

Of how to help right-(Correct a boat's posture) a little sailboat!

Luckily for me the small boats that I've capsized, could be righted by myself.

My very first sailboat was a homebuilt(plywood/fiberglass) 12' Laser. I asked a few questions on sailing and was off to circumnavigate the globe. Well, I learned that if the breeze is too stong, you let out(loosen) the sail. Okay now that works fine unless the wind is coming from behind. I was getting allittle scared and let out the sail which just caught all the wind, lifting the boat up and out of the water and of course capsizing! Lesson learned. :o

[Menehune Man]

Wow, I just found this SITE (www.t2p.tv/)

T2P.TV is the online network for "Sailing on Demand" covering major sailing regattas in the U.S. and Caribbean, as well as sailing destinations, the sailors, the boats and the sport. With over 50 features and 100 shows T2P.TV is the place to see sailing with same day coverage of major events. :D

[LikaNui]

Here's a 4-minute video from April 29 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-552173398066839050&q=harry%2Bmanko&pr=goo) of the Volvo 70 Round-The-World race yachts doing the in-port race in Baltimore. They had light air, so the racing isn't all that exciting (if it wasn't for the soundtrack, you might find yourself yawning), but still it's interesting to get a good look at these boats.

Also, there appear to be 451 sailing videos here on the Google Video page (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=sailing).

[LikaNui]

From the round-the-world race, here's two and a half minutes of fine video (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0508/) of the 70-footers, taken from a helicopter. Great soundtrack and really great syncopated editing!
Also, this Sunday you can watch top sailors compete at Acura Miami Race Week 2006 on an OLN special produced and narrated (isn't everything?) by Gary Jobson. The program airs at 4:30 PM ET with an encore showing on Monday May 15 at 3:00 PM ET.

[LikaNui]

There's a good video right here (http://team.abnamro.com/web/show/id=182644) of ABN Ambro Two finishing the most recent leg of the Round-The-World race, where they lost a man overboard and then rescued the entire crew of another boat that was sinking.
There are a few other video links on that same page, by the way.

[Menehune Man]

That was an incredible story. Sad that they lost a crewmate and wonderful that they saved ten lives from another boat that was in trouble. I'm really proud of them. Thanks for sharing that Likanui!

[kimo55]

this ain't no sailing video, (this ain't no muddclub, no CBGB's...)
It's a taste of what goes on at keehi drydock.
Boats on the hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geWfjauQ_Jg

[kimo55]

sailing video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXfJKjY274w

[Pomai]

this ain't no sailing video, (this ain't no muddclub, no CBGB's...)
It's a taste of what goes on at keehi drydock.
Boats on the hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geWfjauQ_JgAhh... the Kula Kai! That was a legend in the history of Aku fishing in Hawaii. I know someone who worked that boat many years. Never mind long line...these guys were standing on the stern-side deck hooking da' Aku one by one with baited poles.Wasn't uncommon to get snagged by braddah behind you whipping one empty hook.

Here's (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Apr/30/ln/FP604300340.html) a great story on the history of the Kula Kai.

[kimo55]

whoah. Po.
mahaloz fo dat.

[Pomai]

While we're on the subject of maritime history in Hawaii, here's a photo I took of "The Pelican".
This Boat is on display on Kauai at a beachfront homestead in the Hanapepe area, near Port Allen, as you drive towards Kekaha...
http://www.96seven44.com/images/pelicanboat.jpg
A sign near the boat explains this: Once numerous, these wooden-hulled Sampans made up Hawaii's pre-war fishing fleet. Very few of these boats survived WWII as many were destroyed under marshall law.
"The Pelican" was built after the war and was often seen at Port Allen. The long boom held a canvas tarp that shaded its occupants from the unrelenting sun, while its hold utilized ocean water to keep the catch fresh.

They should do this with the Kula Kai at the entrance of Kewalo Basin. :rolleyes:

[kimo55]

help. I've fallen and i can't get up...
outta youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YkVm_JISq8



still anodda sailing vid.

[LikaNui]

sailing video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXfJKjY274w If that video was shot around Memorial Day last year, the outrageously gorgeous three-master is a very famous boat named ADIX. She was anchored here in Kaneohe Bay for about three weeks.
Nice stuff, Kimo. Thanks!

[LikaNui]

While we're on the subject of maritime history in Hawaii, here's a photo I took of "The Pelican". Nice photo and good info, Pomai!
Now we need a shot of the boat inside Sam Choy's BL&C. :p

[kimo55]

the Adix it is, Lika

[kimo55]

Now we need a shot of the boat inside Sam Choy's

http://www.postednote.com/images/hawaii/altered/2samboat.jpg

[florence nunes]

mahalo for the boat ride, nothing beats feeling the sun and hearing the ocean, and getting away from- all the city traffic.

[LikaNui]

This isn't for a video either, but still... click on this link here (http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2006/0506/May31/May31.html#anchor1085433) for some amazing sailing photos.
First are some photos of several classic old wooden boats (including Santana, the classic schooner that used to belong to Humphrey Bogart) at a recent Master Mariner's Regatta in San Francisco.
Then there's a series of photos of some 40' racing catamarans. Check out the second and third photos in that series! :p
Lastly, there's a photo of the brand new 287' (!!!) Maltese Falcon, one of the largest sailing yachts in the world.
:eek:

Edited to add: There is a sequence of 11 more photos of the 40' catamaran capsize at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/06/0531/). Especially note the last four photos in the series. YIKES!
:p

[LikaNui]

Check out this link here (http://www.pacificfog.net/Temp/CatSass.swf) for a slideshow (about three dozens photos) from the May 28, 2006, Swiftsure Race in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
It's a big racing catamaran doing a spectacular crash-and-burn.
(And it's just a coincidence that my recent links have been to catamaran crashes, by the way.)

[kimo55]

just a coincidence that my recent links have been to catamaran crashes
no maitai cat cruise for YOU!

[LikaNui]

no maitai cat cruise for YOU! Geez. I knew you were going to say that. :p
I actually love cats. Used to race 'em, and if I were to get another cruising boat I'd go for a cat too: http://www.gunboat.info/home.html or maybe this one http://www.catamarans.com/lagoon/500/l500_layouts.asp which a friend of mine has sailed over about 3/4 of the planet. (Their main page is at http://www.cata-lagoon.com/UK/frameset_uk.html .)
And I drool every time I look at http://multihullcompany.com/ .
So... puhleeze can I go on the cruise now?
:o

[LikaNui]

I haven't had time to watch the whole thing yet but here's a 13-minute video (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0529/) of extreme kiteboarding. There's also supposed to be some footage of a sailboat sinking in there, so I guess it's relevant to this thread.
I believe it's a monohull that sinks, and not a catamaran. ;)

[kimo55]

So... puhleeze can I go on the cruise now?

sure, you can go now.

We won't be there for a week or two, but say hola to da captain for us.

[LikaNui]

Interesting story entitled Ghost ship reaches Big Isle after 4,500 miles adrift (http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060607/NEWS01/606070352/1001):
"A derelict, battered 33-foot sailboat abandoned in rough weather off Costa Rica last year apparently drifted for six months and more than 4,500 miles before it was sighted a few miles off the southwestern coast of the Big Island."
Click the link to see a photo.

It's also in the Star-Bulletin, with another photo, at this link (http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/07/news/story08.html).

[LikaNui]

Simply stunning: Photos and story of the brand-new 287' Maltese Falcon (http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2006/0606/Jun08/Jun8.html#anchor1085433).
Among the quotes:
"It took a lot of money to have the boat built, of course, but it took just as much courage and faith. Who else but a man with a hands-on science background and a lifetime of backing technological innovations would have had the courage to put a unique and untested three-masted rig on a boat that took seven years to complete?"
and
"There were no untoward effects from the revolutionary rig. The automatic tacking worked smoothly in all wind strengths. Tacking only takes 1.5 minutes"
("Only"? Sheesh, I'm used to tacking in just a few seconds, not a minute and a half. But then I'm not used to a 287' boat, either. :p )
One more quote:
"The photos were taken from our tender, whose crew got soaked keeping up with the gliding Falcon. The day proceeded so perfectly that we finished all our tests and returned to the harbor a little earlier than planned. We had 85 people aboard, some guests, but mostly technicians of all types, who found little of concern, and thus, had a great day out."
85 people aboard. No problem. :p
Anyway, click the link to enjoy the story and photos.

[LikaNui]

There's 59 photos of the new 287' Maltese Falcon at this link (http://www.doylesails.com/maltesefalcon.htm). Once there, click on the View More Photos link.
:eek:

(Is anybody actually enjoying these links or should I quit posting 'em?)

[LikaNui]

"A 65-year-old man was arrested on various felony charges last night after he allegedly crashed the car he was driving into a parked car on Ala Moana Boulevard, then crashed an 81-foot power boat into several moored vessels in the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor while trying to elude police."

Full story at this link (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jun/14/br/br31p.html). What an idiot.

[kimo55]

yea, he IS an idiot; one of the crashed boats was mine!

[LikaNui]

yea, he IS an idiot; one of the crashed boats was mine! OMG! I hope you're insured, Kimo. How bad is it?

[kimo55]

joooke. jokejokejoke, dumb joke! so solly! my bad!

[LikaNui]

joooke. jokejokejoke, dumb joke! so solly! my bad! Gee, I got "whooshed". My bad. :p
Now I've gotta go back to the store and try to get a refund for the Deepest Sympathy card I bought for ya.
;)

[LikaNui]

"A 65-year-old man was arrested on various felony charges last night after he allegedly crashed the car he was driving into a parked car on Ala Moana Boulevard, then crashed an 81-foot power boat into several moored vessels in the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor while trying to elude police."
Full story at this link (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jun/14/br/br31p.html). What an idiot. Okay, much better story and info here (http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/15/news/story08.html) in today's paper.
(Kimo, you related to the Browning brothers or what? :p )

[LikaNui]

"The stage is set for the final act of the 2006 America's Cup competition
season, Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12, which begins on Thursday. At stake is
the 2006 America's Cup Class season championship, along with Louis Vuitton
Ranking points for the challengers.
"OLN will broadcast coverage of the Louis Vuitton ACT 12 regatta with t2p.tv’s Tucker Thompson.
Five shows will cover the racing action in Valencia at the following times:

Friday, June 30 -- 4:30 * 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 1 -- 11:00 * 11:30 AM
Saturday, July 1 -- 4:30 * 5:00 PM
Sunday, July 2 -- 4:30 * 5:00 PM
Monday July 3 -- 4:30 * 5:00 PM

And on a different item, check out the 4-minute video of ice sailing at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0619/).

[LikaNui]

3 pages of very good photos from the recent Long Beach Race Week are at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/06/lbrw/).

Then see photos from the Sunfish North American Championship in Texas at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/06/sunfishna/) and especially check out the first photo with 62 boats at the starting line!
Tough job for the Race Committee boat if one of the Sunfish in the middle of that line is over early. :p

[LikaNui]

NEW WORLD RECORD:
752 miles in just 24 hours -- that’s the headline to the incredible
start Bruno Peyron has had on the maxi catamaran Orange II as he and his
crew attempt to break Steve Fossett’s transatlantic record. That comes
to mind-blowing average speed of 31.3 knots. Peyron and his crew are now 123 miles ahead of the pace set by Fossett in 2001. Peyron reports that
since the start, there has been strong wind averaging more than 31
knots, fog and flat calm seas.
Photos of this huuuuuuge catamaran are at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/06/0702orange/).
:eek:
Also...
Voyage to the Edge, a one hour recap of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race
Round the World, will air on ESPN2 on Thursday, July 6, at 3PM. The show,
produced and narrated by Gary Jobson, written by Roger Vaughan, features
American skipper Paul Cayard, who won this race in 1998. He engineered
an amazing comeback with Pirates of the Caribbean, taking second overall
after sitting out Leg 1 with damage to his boat.

[LikaNui]

During a major storm that slammed the coast of southern California in January 2006, a Rhodes 33 yacht, with its anchors dragging, drifted dangerously toward the jetty outside Newport Beach harbor. The Harbor Patrol was on the scene, but high winds and waves drove them off. Minutes later the unmanned yacht was swamped and later sank in seconds (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0703/). In less than an hour it was in pieces on the shore.
What a sad end for a classic beauty.

In other news... the Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Kaneohe is underway. Info and position tracking at http://www.pacificcup.org/ .
Also, the singlehand race from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay is underway, and you can follow that one at http://www.sfbaysss.org/TransPac/transpac2006/index.html .

[LikaNui]

There's a great 3-minute video here (3-minute video at http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/0731/) of some foil-assisted Moth boats. Wickedly fast! I want one.

[LikaNui]

Reviving this thread because I just found a terrific video (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/06/1127/) (1:14 long) of a 60-foot foil trimaran towing two wakeboarders; video was taken from a helicopter.
Sailor or not, you'll enjoy this one.

[blueyecicle]

WOW that was pretty cool! I emailed it to my brother, thanks

[LikaNui]

Here's an amazing 39-second video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BAKrzw34o) of a sailboat getting smashed by a large high-speed ferry boat in Australia's Sydney Harbor.
I hope the ferry captain got fired instantly, since the sailboat clearly had the right of way. Ferry captain should've been arrested for "assault with a deadly weapon", "reckless endangerment", "failure to render aid", and a handful of other charges.
:mad:

[poinographer]

I own the DVD that footage is found on.

What isn't totally clear in this excerpt is that the collision occured during a race, the rest of the fleet had already jibed away from the ferry because it was clearly in a narrow channel that restricted its manuevability and, to make matters worse, there was other ship traffic in the channel further limiting the captains options. That particular skiff was the only boat with an American crew (i.e. less familiar with the venue), and they tried to push their luck and failed. Skiff sailing is a professional sport down there, and the three guys on that boat had already bailed out when it became clear they were going to be hit. Their sponsor is out of a boat, but the three sailors walk away with a good story and a bitchin video.

So, does it suck that the skiff got destroyed? Sure. But it's akin to a person in a factory works sportscar darting out in front of a fully loaded school bus.

By the way, I have a 14-foot skiff, and the rest of that DVD is INSANE.

[LikaNui]

What isn't totally clear in this excerpt is that the collision occured during a race, the rest of the fleet had already jibed away from the ferry because it was clearly in a narrow channel that restricted its manuevability and, to make matters worse, there was other ship traffic in the channel further limiting the captains options. But the ferry was under power, so the sailboat had more "restricted manuverability" than the ferry, and therefore had the right of way, if I recall correctly. (Way too many racing sailboats take advantage of that and cause some dangerous near misses, though.) The ferry could/should have throttled back until the sailboat was clear.
But still, the video proves the ultimate right-of-way rule: The BIG boat has the right of way. :p

[poinographer]

I'm sure the sailors didn't press the issue. ;P

A ferry moving that fast does not simply stop on a dime, especially with a load of passengers who would have been thrown off their feet had the ferry went into full reverse...

[LikaNui]

I'm sure the sailors didn't press the issue. ;P Indeed. :D

A ferry moving that fast does not simply stop on a dime, especially with a load of passengers who would have been thrown off their feet had the ferry went into full reverse. Well, it could've stopped alot faster than a fully loaded tanker or container ship, who figure 5 to 10 miles to come to an emergency stop, and at that there'd be damage to the engines and trannies. They also have a blind spot up to 1/4-mile off their bow, too. But the ferry is far more responsive, plus the person(s) on watch should've seen the sailboat(s) long before they even got close, taken bearings to determine course, and eased back the throttles or sped up to get clear. It's not like the sailboat flew up on them at 30 or 40 knots, yeah? They were doing maybe 6 knots.
But you know what they say, Doug -- life's a reach, and then you gybe.
;)

[LikaNui]

Here's a 45-second video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ53CxBUj68&NR) of the giant catamaran "Playstation" hauling a** in some large waves, even with a double reef in the main. Wow! :eek:

[poinographer]

Thanks for that link. Imagine trying to cook, eat, rest (forget sleeping) or use the toilet while the boat was in that state...

I did a TransPac on a boat where one of my crewmates was Jacques Vincent, who was part of the Playstation sailing program back in the day. His next gig is that doublehanded non-stop circumnav race (the name of which escapes me).

[LikaNui]

Imagine trying to cook, eat, rest (forget sleeping) or use the toilet while the boat was in that state. Been there, done that, like yourself. Not on a giant cat or tri, but on large monohulls. Bluewater racing, try sleeping when your berth is directly under the coffeegrinder winches -- every time you doze off, someone has to trim something and you get that loud grrrrrrrinnnnddddd a few inches above your head. Ack.
(For you non-sailors, go to the Maritime Museum at Aloha Tower and check out the half-hull of a Santa Cruz 70. You can see what the interior looks like and you can stand in the cockpit, and you'll see exactly what I'm referring to above.)
Cook and eat? Freeze-dried food all the way.

His next gig is that doublehanded non-stop circumnav race (the name of which escapes me). Yeah, me too. Too many sponsorship changes in all those RTW races, and they're always changing the names. Hard to keep track.
Except for Mount Gay Rum, of course. ;)

[sinjin]

speaking of fast:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0y91vkBUvHw

[LikaNui]

speaking of fast:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0y91vkBUvHw Thanks! I thought it was an iceboat at first.
I want one. :D

[poinographer]

Okay, I'll pile on:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lyAUc4128QA

You don't have to be a mulithull sailor to fly on foils! :)

[LikaNui]

You don't have to be a mulithull sailor to fly on foils! Saw those on a trip to San Francisco. Amazing! Any idea how they handle in big waves?

[poinographer]

The fully-foiled Moths are still emerging from the early stages of development, but I don't think the Moth is a class historically known for caring about performance in rough seas. When the boat is not flying on its foils it is not particularly impressive, and I reckon once the seas are big enough to contact the hull of the boat while it is foiling the effect would be to upset the trim of the whole craft and probably stall the foils. But so what.

In protected waters (e.g. over here on Kaneohe Bay) it would be crazy fun to have one!

[LikaNui]

Here's two minutes of large catamarans and trimarans in some very high-speed racing, at this link (http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/07/0108/). YeeHAW!