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Topic: Knockdown
By Alex on January 18, 2005, at 2022 UTC
Topic(s): Knockdown knockdownWhen the boat is severely rolled or knocked over sideways, normally when beam on to big rolling breakers. – huge wave – both ok, no damage to boat. Fair bit of bruising. hdg dunedin precaution. no fuss please. if ok, we’ll keep going. … Continue reading
By Alex on January 19, 2005, at 1700 UTC
Topic(s): Knockdown Boat was a bit of a mess inside but all cleaned up now and we’re only going to Dunedin cos it’s the sensible thing to do given my rather sore ribcage. It’s only a bruise, so we’ll spend a couple of days modifying a few things and restocking and then … Continue reading
By Alex on February 6, 2005, at 0408 UTC
Topic(s): Birds, Health & Injuries, Knockdown, Turbine We seem to be dropping out of the high and getting some of the breeze from all the isobaric spaghetti to the south of us. Twin polingAn explanation from Malcolm: It is quite normal for a yacht to 'pole out' its jib (the foresail) on the opposite side of the boat to the mainsail when running downwind - this is called goosewinging'. A spinnaker pole is attached to the mast at one end and the back corner (clew) of the jib at the other. That holds the jib at the right angle so that it catches the wind. On Berri they've found that they can often get good performance and a comfortable ride by taking the mainsail right down and setting a second jib poled out on the opposite side to the first. and tracking just north of east (T) at 4834S. Looks a bit windy below 49 so we wont go there. The seabirds are back … Continue reading
By Peter on February 15, 2005, at 1317 UTC
Topic(s): Health & Injuries, Heavy weather sailing, Knockdown, Waves 1317hrs 15 Feb 2005 UTC 46’29”S 133’29”W Map Ref 65 3622nm
Reflections on a month at sea part 2:
The big event was the roll so lets talk about that. After about a week from Hobart we passed the bottom of NZ between Stewart Island and the Snares we then … Continue reading
By unknown on March 30, 2005, at 0228 UTC
Topic(s): Heavy weather sailing, Knockdown, Liferaft 0228hrs 30 Mar 2005 UTC 46’06”S 050’27”W Map Ref 134
[ed: Sat phone call from Alex]
Wind is abating from 80kts.
Several knockdowns.
Liferaft was washed overboard, is being towed behind and they may lose it.
They may be able to retrieve it in the morning.
If they lose it … Continue reading
By Alex on March 30, 2005, at 0400 UTC
Topic(s): Heavy weather sailing, Knockdown, Liferaft 0400hrs 30 Mar 2005 UTC 45’58”S 050’27”W Map Ref 135
[ed: back on email an hour later]
2 more knockdowns. Liferaft carried away – inflated, full of wazter, towing behnind for time being, wioll try to recover if abates. 7 hours to daylight. just had a cup of tea. will … Continue reading
1100hrs 30 Mar 2005 UTC Map Ref 136
[ed: Laptop’s working again!]
I’ve been in some pretty bad storms but I think that was the worst bashing so far and quite clench inducing. Went down to about 990hp, so well out from the centre, up to 50kts very early – … Continue reading
By Alex on October 23, 2005, at 1400 UTC
Topic(s): Knockdown 1400hrs 23 Oct 2005 UTC 38’49”S 016’29”E Ref 477
Ed: a satphone call at 1am Sydney time (1300UTC) to tell us that they had been knocked down twice, computer has flown across the boat, with bits flying everywhere, so comms severely limited. As you can see, the comms have beenre-established… … Continue reading
By Alex and Peter on October 25, 2005, at 1043 UTC
Topic(s): Confucius, Knockdown DB: dmgDistance Made Good; More here
79,(V fishy!)5891 SEC gps 72 66/44. Steve – sailmailSailmail is the system that Berrimilla uses for email communication. It is a non-profit association of yacht owners operating a network of private coast stations in the maritime Mobile Radio Service. spotty but getting some connects – perhaps you could send all by sailmailSailmail is the system that Berrimilla uses for email communication. It is a non-profit association of yacht owners operating a network of private coast stations in the maritime Mobile Radio Service. tfn‘till further notice’, then check it daily and anything I haven’t managed to collect after say 24 hours, send satcom or just drop if necessary – saves a bit of money. … Continue reading
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