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T@@ rcpaorlbnet lle MIII zsaimilianbga obnw Lea. koew Knaer ibKae i-th W bel-ram Cat expe+rtlse close at hand! cornwall PLII 2NW viewing + sheltered, tidal m oorings e-mail Pchëmultihulls-uk.com @ @ @ . *' @ * @ @ # web : w ww-m ultihulls.uk.com/pca * @ *' . @ . @ @ *' : e .f Page 2 I ' Ruth W harram brings us up to , . , .. , Jate with activities this wl.n ter/ m agazine BOLINA to discuss with s t scared at the rapid approach them - as already with the Dutch of a huge white capped wave. spring. lt is , ZEILEN- amongst other things as if the adrenaline of ,How do I how the RCD affects their country. get out of this'?' gets connected to Coming back from our Iecture trip FO R SIX YEARS 1 have been sail- 'How do I design my way out of to Holland and Germany I found ing the major oceans of the world. this'?' writes James W harram . the January 99 'SEA PEOPLE' awaiting m e and noticed that we Jam es W harram descibes the l new TIKI 46 and PAHZ 52 n seagoing catamaran designx . had neglected to write anything for there are two conflicting design re- this issue. In fact, I did send in the quirements rhe adicle is published with kind . To me, the m ost im - adicle by Bill McGrath on his forth- . podant one is sailing ability which coming 'lceland Viking Navigation permission of M ultlhull lnter. na- . is seaworthiness V tionaf. Orfginaffv anpeared In Aprll , speed, ease of oyage' (Cruising Iceland page jgL)g edition < ' Sail handling, windward ability and 27 - Adrian) in which James and . stability. ' Hanneke will be participating using Peter Richardson's PAH l 42 Some m ultihull designers find in- W ith experience this is the easi- 'IOROA'. , spiration on the screen of the com - est pad of the design, but with puter. l find inspiration when I am these Iogical design param eters However, the m ain reasons for a missing contribution from us are 1) the fact that Jam es has been fight- ing the RCO ('Recreational Craft Directjve') at Ieast since the Iast AGM, where it had been been r much discussed ! by writing Ietters - . 'h* 'r - -.t--- %*. '.œ t ;.cxz. ,,s r ï o yacht m agazines and finally tacocu ,.a Y aJ Newsp 1.7r2772 .. apers and M Ps in our area ...-..,. .o j. . ' * :$-.0.' .,y. '''' The response of the newspapers . vq 'hrl A x e ; u z. I .. : -P. *.S :- - ' ---' .1 . -s >. ' - .. - .- and MPs was vel'y positive. Let us 'q &a-' 11 'i' ' . - - -. . - .. . fp.z(:=..' . z. . ' I . , c. ( . .s T . . hope it will finally be taken up by F' . ' .q. . . ).. x- , the powers in Brussels and som e- .'.f thing done about it. . ) r t, . . , ï t o . y z d * rat *' N' * The other reason was our 2 new : 1 , yï.f< . . '. '.' =' designs, the Iong awaited TIKI 46 la ;x' . .z-t Ax - - 1 ; c . m .N r.z a . I o and the PAHI 52. Details are show .n n..,..m ,: - '. . 4 - - -- L) (, r f) . u ) I >. .n .. x f .,a : ,z ' q ' L ....'''>'y >u uv ' x' 1' . -7 The lecture trip coisisted two Iec- tures. one to the Dutch CTC ('Catamaran and Trimaran Club') 'L ' and the other at a 3 day Sym po- ' - :f-'''&.ue <'u's<'. >. .< 'wxuu..e sium of the Germ an 'Multihuls 7 3. o .'f' - 'C 't?- . .'. @ - T.L - &*?*- Deutschland' In Bonn were very j outw.w..? g.. . . --..u..- . .- ...... j Wel attended and a great success. '<'''-' ''- -Sj . . .------.. -. .. =--gj F0r me it was quite amazlng how '---''-'-'i un . . .'7 -# . .' '. ' -x .. .. . ------r many people 1 saw which 1 had . .t . z - met or sailed with man and some -'. '. -' '-' ' . sty îl yj .171u '. ! s'( :u ' . . u,y'. .u' '- ,- -y yyx-' -..-. - -= y, even as m uch as 26 years ! ago! (v JV-'1>ï.6lT.S-f-.62.1u = ?5r'roN/ James and Hanneke have just re- j .0 g, zo zc I '-e-- : . . ,r x-rs u.e,c ...... - .b< turned from Corfu to get the 'r . 'xzou--w -.(. .. x-. - . . '. 's' <%'*'s '-e-A ,. ,.-- - - . ysrw vtt . o é 'SPIRIT OF GAIA' ready for her y' ,.q.,.ucas,.vr'-- - . .-.;w-. ,..,---- . rq ' Summer sailing. which, hopefully will not be made difh , ,v a., c ,,z . . (.q..-. : z.u .: . ..-r.=!-- cult by the war T, .-. .' . ''.' p u -,-. .-': .-' . .- .. ' - 1 : :.;- ..- -- not far away. They have been with .' . . .-...-,-.40.. i'z.J>-' - the editor of the ltaiian yacht Page 3 ' the resultant craft ends up with on o . . . . board Iiving comfod equal to that I . w z/'hk - - .y k - . ! y of an ancient Pacific voyaging ca- 'hx N'' noe or the Iatest around the world . x . x l $ sponsored racing catamaran! ! l ' $ . . . hk To m any people, the more im m r- tant requirements in modern cruis- , ï ing catam aran design are styling ' y and five star 'com fort', standards : which in recent years have been . $ heavily influenced by the develop- ment of the French chader yacht catam aran. t ' %j X y The design purposes behind these h. ...-- - ï craft is to take well paid urban m an -- .. , . F. w -N . - y on Iuxury holidays in sheitered wa- . - . . . ') . ' , ters. These designs fulfil this pur- * z - - / < '. pose extrem ely well, but they do not please all would-be seagoing catam aran ow ners. = tl = ' On our siX year voyaging, we m et .- . . 4j .- . - 'w many experienced sailors who Ioved the sailing abilities of our Bp z' -=k - ' ' .> ..- ...-- / t ? . . .. . 63*, Pahi, the Spirit of Gaia. They j / -.=..uc .., ' . . I . . . -- Iiked the privacy of the bunk cabins ' > - . * but did not Iike the size of the boat 4. - $ r . >p$ ' I E' y/ . . (too big), the washing up in plastic ...... - F . ' ' ï $- '. w . ! bowls on deck and insisted on a - . - - . .u - .ra s - / . p -t-.- r-q ' ',. ï private toilev shower, refrigerator ' I % . -. - A 'v *- * û. and a four burner gas stove. To - .= - . - e.> - me, now a few years older and - .- > .: .X.x - needing m ore comfort, these dis- cerning sailors' requirements seem . i ' ' reasonable. ' ! I j I ? .. ;. tk For these saiiors, we designed the . , . x . y(. x :. a s Wt .. Tiki 46. A glance at the study plan t . ' . d' ' . shows toilets, showers, deck steer- l e ure 4 > . ' ' >. sL' xM v<. a? > . . .p A-A .< R* ' a,r A'$ <. ir 'r . ' Y.' .' ' ' k , . ' -<&u'k. Pyh)y r . rç .- v .@ ' ing sheiter, private cabins with - * w. u e. . . l vz A1 ' J+v > ' < , ',. 'W - .W / ' ' b .#/ . . .A w. , . . ;, z seats and Iockers and a galley suf- z. . z.s >. .. A'r2 1 . ' . .1 6 . '. ' u ' . 4 . ' x . . '* ( î r . ' 1. , .. ,'2 ww . '' . ..a . ' ' . ficient for six-eight people, W hat .- ' . .-..- w 6q *.'*.. , s w Y J ; r& ,' . . ' .V. . . .5' u' ;. q.- =- -. . ' ' . -. < . v <' rQ' ' x f .= ----- .- ' z .'L '-.-- . w.x'z.j '.z' ->' '.A -. ') 'ra.' , ' s;- . . .-.- ' ''C%.. x ...... y . - . X -- x . ' . 4 . . l zow;' ' x' x . h s.....- . hX ' . - .V. . *. ' . . ' ' TIKI 46 y . . I z . k . x. ' . ; a <' . < > r l . f .. .. < - Specification y. t.y 5:r . . .' f' .=. LOA 46'1 1 .6m / >' W .' ..A LW L 38'1 ''1 1 ,6m BOA 24'7.3m X 1 Max beam of hull 6.1''1 .85m Draught 3.0.9m more could a 'discerning sailor' give a m isleading picture of a Headroom 6'3'1.9m want? W e soon found out. boat's sailing abilities. Fortunately, Sleeping capacity 'Cruising W orld' of Am erica, in 3 x Private double cabins Many 'discerning sailors' wanted April 1997 in an adicle on seagoing 1 x Double in galley cabin approxim ately the sam e but in our catamaran design gave its readers a 1 x Double in deckpod 'Pahi styling' and 'flexi space' inte- series of bar graphs to enable Unladen weight 4.5-5 TON rior Iayout. So, for them we de- them to see into the design basics Loading capacity 3-4 TON signed the Pahi 52. of cruising catamaran designs on Rig Soft W ingsail Schooner offer to the m arket. At one end of Sail area 1000 sq ft 91m 'Styling' and designer's hype can the bar graph would be the word Page 4 Pahi 52 Ratio. To these we have added a Iowered and reefed in a following Specification Stability Bar Graph. gale force wind and are more effi- LOA 5118'115,75m cient in off the wind conditions than LW L 42'12.80m Applying these bar graphs to the the Bermudan rig. BOA 24'7,3m Tiki 46 and the Pahi 52, then com - Max beam of hull 6'1 .83m paring them to a number of the 40- Another area of non conformity is, Draught (max)2'9''0.85m 50' cruising designs shows that in that the hulls are 'Iashed' to the Headroom 6'2'.1 .88m all aspects, save one, they are, crossbeam s, as were the ancient Sleeping capacity 8 when mathem atically analysed, in Polynesian voyaging canoes, but Unladen weight 5-5.5 TON the described 'High Pedormance' using modern ropes. This slight Loading capacity 4-4.5 TON catamaran range (see accompany- flexibility gives a 'softer ride' (like Rig Gaff W ingsail Schooner ing bar graph on previous page). the shock absorbers of a car). Sail area 1000 sq f't 91m One factor not conforming to the Like aII W harram designs. these High Performance designation is boats in wood/epoxy/glass com - 'Cruising', at the other 'Racing' and stability. The stability of these two posite can be built by the self somewhere in between 'High Per- designs is in the conservative builder. The Tiki 46 plans are ex- formance', ie. fast cruising de- heavy cruisers area of the bar tremely detailed with fully illus- signs. graph. This high stability comes trated building instructions for the from the two masted W harram inexperienced builder, but those The graphs covered freeboard (or 'Soft W ingsail' rig, tried and tested who prefer sailing to building can windage), height of the underside on the 63ft, Spirit of Gaia on her be supptied wtth a part or fully built of the platform from the sea, around the world voyage. boat in GRP. Beam/t-ength Ratio of the individ- ual hulls, OAB (overall beaml/ The rig has a proven windward Length Ratio, Sail AreaA eight ability of 37-40 off the apparent Ratio and Displacem ent/Length wind. W ingsails can be raised, Page 5 I I 1 - I by John Oestergaard Hi AIl. ' ' . x ' . % It m ust be time to continue the ' . . story from magazine no. 27, build- . .' y.; ' . ' -0.'$7 ' ing TIKI 31 no. 79. t.l% . . '. . v. x- ,/ ;. x o .xx . 7. .t. ..J 1, :),à x. xx.xuxck l v ...... After building in 3 years (1 992- 95) . .:.%. . $ 'xkk l found myself in need of spending J .' ''r Nxx . m ore tim e with the fam ily and do- ,;. iï .' . . .- ing som e restorations on the oId e'E ' house. At this tim e of building it didn't concern me m uch to slow down building speed. The boat was alm ost build except for masts rudders and painting, so I was con- . ;?t' ' vinced that I could finish building . k.,)., Ready for painting a navy blue c10th and without holes and the ram p 20 cm smaller and for the boom . The m ainsail are put in an extra deck box for gaso- sheeted without boom and the m iz- Iine etc. zen boom are m ounted below the sa il , The boat was build in the back of our garden. This meant that it had The deck boxes are m ade with a to be carried out through the gar- 1 0 cm hole. where 1 still consider if den and the nearby cornfield ap- I should put in a wheel- or whip- prox. 1 00 m . This task was done, shaft steering system or nothing at one hull at a tlme, by 20 friends al I . and neighbours and that was not one to many. A day of Iaughlng. Between crossbeam 3 and 4 1 carrying and beer drinklng. During have m ade each side deck 10 cm the next week the boat was as- Buildin Crossbeams Q this dream . For the windows l have used PC Lexan. that has a better resistance to salt and sun. than Perspex. The masts are m ade of used wooden masts fitted nearly to drawing specifications ( they are made one foot longer) and covered with one Iayer of fibreglass for better stiff- ness and Iess maintenance. Next year 1 will add a clog on each side of the masts where $he sails can rest when Iowered. I hate sails Iay- . * o ing on the deck. . . 4 Drilling wlndow fixings with a backing piece. The sails are made by Jeckerls in Page 6 ' ' j ' . j . . W'. e .*. .. .$ ....' ... . ' .1d1I1I; ,k . . 'lj . ' . g. Cornfield Sailingl. with full sail and going windward, she only sank the Iee hull a little and no sign of Iifting the other; a rather wet affair though. But ok, we were dressed for the Danish sum- I m er anyway, -e -,> .& W e have a video of the 'cornfield sail'' from the building shelter to -: the road, the Iaunching and the . . . . : ' 1 . . . z ' '. m*. . * -.- . . Y v .= '* first sail. A copy will be send to the ' .j 61j4 . -... . - . ' . a: PCA at a later date. I intend to Iay - - .-. xx, . k w . .. q:e aII my building pictures, over 1 00. . @. .'e ! . . . w. . e. t . . )x . . a k- u w . Y > - . . : out on my homepage and maybe . , ...... % . . .m . the video, too. ' . .... -.w . . mszw .. .V . Qrw .+J !u? .o olO xlu. ' ' . D'N xw. Happy trails ! . % , . .. A quiet day. sembled and was launched on 30 form ance, though not as fast as May 1998 after 5% years of build- expected. Under most conditions ing. About 50 friends. fam ily and we just Ieave the rudder to make neighbours helped nam e her sail adjustments or whatever, W ith ''Seagiel'' ( Nordlc Middle Age word a 'l4 S rubber band and a bit trim - for seabird ) and see her floating ming she almost sails herself. The The dream team for the first tlm e. A great day. hardest wind we meet this year was 1 0- 1 5 m /s with short steeped I am very satlsfied wlth saillng per- seas Even in these condltlons Page 7 I I - I I I Eb Ballantyne quired, roll both sides to centre, give headroom to access the hull Shower of rain (possible in UK!) cabins and are not nailed but go Fellow Tiki 26 Owners, just roll down! I have no aft cover- through fabric Ioops on the under- ing but this could be sim ply added. side of the awning to locate them . Following my contribution in Sea They also give sym metry to the People No. 33 re deck pod or The alum inium tubes are con- structure. cabin, 1 propose to illustrate an ac- nected by plastic electrical conduit cessory to that cabin which I have corners, pop riveted. A central 1 have fastened the outer or Iowest found most useful. lt is essentially a simple Oriental type awning with alI the manifold advantages which accrue when a few thousand years' experience is mated with fairly modern m aterials (are you getting a feeling of deja vu?). The covering m aterial is Iight can- vas or duck and the fram ing Iight alum inium tube, the longitudinal battens being of square wood about three quarters of an inch di- am eter. The awning covers from gunwhale to gunwhale thus ensur- ing dry access from hul and deck cabins to the cockpit. It is easily erected and dism antled and when rolled up is sim ple to stow. fore-and-aft tube connects the for- battens by making them longer ward transverse fram e with the aft than the others to overlap by about Sim plicity is a strong point. lf full one for Iocation and stability. This 3 in. The forward projection goes cover is required use full cover. If can be connected with plastic into a bracket on the hull cabin top hot, just remove windscreen to power boat awning fittings. Fore and the aft one secured by shock have the benefit of a fore and aft and aft awning battens, of éfore- cord and a hook to a saddle on the breeze. If chill wind from pod and said square wood are fastened to aft beam (both sides. of course). sun to starboard roll up starboard the covering m aterial with copper side and vice versa. Full sun re- nails. The outer fore-and-aft tubes Vvhen inseded in t h1 E, forward = <.. uoore ef:zfc u o P5 -@ ' ' ç'rae 'rbtëuuna- e u> l-o- o/rtd p lN'n t.% p/aslsrfeem t- rp ,/I 'r'o 1R*0 %%J #2q*4#TTs l e Fq- e Qze */ecrfo RQ6@G Y s * * *KIM*Yt.ED c- lN p ' % seqpx e sx jc cm. S .o -. !- aore Y' 4K44 A' --c . C+ /t* t:4! '-t c- e < a /frrk - u.> e ' 1 AGR q 4 ev . - . - - *A-$1* *# ee.qy-u F W R*'VS ** Selm - . - - - - f- c tW Page 8 . * .jt ' . .* .. .' . N. ,k , ' . ' .pW . * J # W '. 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'4t Il't !j; . . j , - . - Q ve *YX *W YOW' .. e Nt . xk . , ' ...... - k * rH ''. s . - . - t . . bracket and the aft elastlc cord ls studded to m ast beam , cabin top tions. pulled down this tightens the awn- and (when cabin hatch is open ing across the frames. and therefore moved forward) a This structure has given great im- second set of studs enable it to provem ent to life in port, with a The windscreen is the same mate- be affixed to that. modicum of privacy and comfort, rial as the awning, has flexible ''consumm ations devoutly to be plastic ports which admit Iight and A cord around the mast tied to wish'd'' on the ver'y efficient but improve the visual effect It is VeI- grommets in the overlap material somewhat Spartan sm aller W har- cro'ed to an overlap of awnlng ma- fofward glves fore and aft stabtlity ram s. terial forward at top and press to the structure in windy condi- Page 9 I - I Robert E. and Cleo D. Phillips The riod. W ind force was 10 to 15 knots shackle that held up the end of the story of false staft and lessons leamed on patience with oftlcialdom with higher gusts in and near the thun- wire jackstay that held the head of the . derstorms and squalls. The wavesl wishbone main boom in place. It was though, were the biggest menace, nearly a disaster when the wind and W e depaded from Balboa, Panama, causing us to slam sideways from seas suddenly jumped up. That was on July 18 bound for the Marquesas. crests to troughs. After 30+ days, the last time we attempted that trick- After 38 days at sea, we had to tum things began to loosen and snally back to repair dam age. W e arrived break. On the day 38 out, the same shackle back in Balboa on September 13I or broke again, allowing the boom to shift after 57 days at sea. W e faced an un- During one period of relative calm forward about two feet. That pre- believable hassle with lmm igration of- Cleo made two trips up the mast in a cluded setting the mainsail and posed ficials to re-enter Panama. but reason bosun's chair to replace a shattered a threat to the watch in the cockpit with serious injury (possibly fatal) if the boom hoist should fail too. W e turned back for another 19 days run- ning downwind with only a headsail set. Earlier we had Iost use of the autopi- * ' ' ' o' ' Iot, water-driven electric generatof . . 1 k wr ' . I -. = - r . . ' ' è . 4 and Iaptop com puter to copy weather . . - . - ...... T ! z. .-.w ; . ,- . J data. W ith 3,000 miles left to go and no Is- lands in between we had no choice but to turn back. W e knew that we could haul out at Pedro Miguel and re- place the several crossbeam bearing blocks that were worn. Several beam ,,k Iocator blocks needed to be relocated . ' Y.w /. ..x . . .: and m ost of the beam Iashings had to .e v+ l . Y x . . .. u be re-tensioned or replaced, The Kaimalolo in the Panam a M iraflores Locks bound for Miraflores stainless pin in the after net beam on the starboard side (this time) had to be replaced for it too had shattered. 1 prevailed after we paid our entry taxes stabilised most of those problems wlth again. Now to refit. pieces of oId m ooring Iines but the Originally, we were scheduled to de- part the Pedro Miguel Boat Club on June 29. but engine trouble forced us 1. to delay until July 1 7. After an event- ful transit of the last two Iocks, we spent a com fortable evening at the Balboa Yacht Club, and on Saturday, July 18, we slipped our mooring and headed south in the gulf of Panama L--.. % . . . bound for Nuku Hiva in the M arque- ses, French Polynesia 3800 m iles to '.N x . pG .hk T/qq qLjj- . X-.; N. = . v- *> . X - - . . ' - ' the SW . . .>.. .QW V... - .. j .. .k. . . .-. - yp. Nr .. . . s'. 'wwv vr'm . 'r. . Er . rn%*.'- . -e- 'Gzxc. f'--+w It was the rainy season and we soon G > - ' r l * e '' found that the weather was not ideal. The winds were from the SW quad- rant. clouds moved from the south ful of rain by the gallons, and three wave fronts came from 220-240*7- 190-210* T. and 135-145*7- during the entire pe- Leaving the Bridge of the Americas astern Kaim alolo departs en route to Nuka Page 10 On Thursday I refused to go down- town, instead I went to-the district of- fice at Diablo Heights. The chief of that district understood what had hap- w u . ..e, # , ... - , xj . r'N o . s , . . pened and reassured m e that we ...&.. 2 ..-r. .!rr .: ' .-.... ysr. .. w . ;. we do wrong?'' W hat did Iight a fire. though. was when I asked to see a telephone directory for the number of the American Embassy. Neither of us needed alI that after 57 days at sea! On the hard at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club. The staging is being set up to facili- tate repairs and repainting, Did we run short of food or water? main boom problem I could not repair waters the entire 57 days and only re- No, W e had expected to be at sea for at sea. The physical drain of hand turned to repair damage suffered in seven or eight weeks in the first place. steering 12 hours of every day was tak- heavy weather. The uniformed o#icer Second, witb al1 the rain, we caught ing a real toll on us. Cleo lost another understood clearly what had hap- more than enough rainwater to keep 10 Ibs. while I lost another 17 Ibs. pened He concluded that since we our tanks full without resorting to the had not called at any other port, he water I decided that a major refit was in 0r- could simply annul Our previous de- def . W e would be ready to tw again in padure stam p and have a new visa W ill we tl'y that voyage againg Yes the d!'y season. issued. He gave me a hand written but this time we will do it during the note for the Director of Imm igration dry season. The DMA Sailing Direc- Upon our return to Balboa while we explaining our circtlmstances and he tions for the west coast of Central were about 2 miles from the sea bar would give us a special clearance. Am erica advise against it in the rainy we were concerned to avold several season. I did not see that until after merchant ships that were com ing and That did not happen. The bureaucrats we returned to Balboa! going. A Iarge tanker on our pod hand in the m ain office did not accept the was going out, opposite to our course story. They summoned the unitorm ed W as there adequate weather data and about 500 yards away. A VERY o'icer to explain himself. W e were available for the area? No. The only large whale surfaced between us in a suspects. W e spent three hours at weather data available for the area Ieap, twisted a quader turn to it's right lmmigration on Mondayf five hours on just west of Panama from marine fax and made a HUGE splash, The animal Tuesday, four hours on W ednesday. transmissions is totally inadequate. repeated the Ieap twice more startling the bejesus out of us and the crow of the tanker. There was a pause of a few minutes and then the mam mal Ieaped into the air again but this time <-'w . ê - V # ' . . < off our starboard side. W e never did p- -- - - * .z'Q determine the specie but it was easily . . 50 feet Iong. *'* 4 p-k v ' ; 'j . ; . ' > - .' '' r e '* ' '' W e picked up a mooring at the Balboa . 17. ... . Yacht Club at about 14.00hrs on Sun- 1 w day afternoon, Septem ber 13. The Amador Station Immigration Officer . had already closed up shop and gone V home so l elected tfl wait until Monday morning to start (re) entry procedures. The following morning. l went with aII 7 my paper work to the Imm igration of- fice at Amador, l exglained that we had Ief! from Balboa been in international Using jack stands. we are able to unlash and raise each main crossbeam' Iift the . beams and replace the bearing blocks with oak pieces. Page 11 ' j ,- t ' . (; , . , z . 1 ? 4: 1 # . ' . . . ,z , ' . .;5lt . +q A fish-eye view of bearing blocks under the m ain cross beams. W e used 2'x4*x4' oak to replace the m ahogany blocks that wore excessively. W e installed Delrin plastic pieces under the #3 mast beam . the same m aterial used by the Ca- naI for bum pers along the Iock piers. The voice weather broadcasts from W e have never used the dagger roach in the leech to compensate for San Francisco were unreadable. My boards, so off they go. The dagger the area Iost from the foot of the oId weather satellite receiver was useless board cases will be closed at the bot- sail. On the other hand. by positioning because the Iaptop computer needed tom and converted to Iine and fender the new boom high enough on the to display the picture was dead. storage areas. The boarding ramp m ast, we can erect a frame over the has proven to be of little practical cockpit on which to mount the solar O n Thursday. October 1 . we m oved value and rather dangerous to use panels and a canvas blmlni for crew the boat back through the two lower while reefing the m ainsail. 0: it goes protection. Iocks from Balboa to the Miraflores to be replaced by netting sim ilar to the Lake and the Pedro Viguel Boat Club bow area. The towed electric generator has been where we will haul out for repairs and a dismal fallure. On this voyage the a refit. I decided that since we would W e need som e protection from the shaft seized up before we got out of need to haul out. we might just as well weather in the cockpit. Label us old the Gulf of Panam a. W hen I opened do a retit here as in Tahiti, Australia or softies but the hot tropical sun is a kil- up the case, it was ful of salt crystals. Guam . It is sooner than I had antici- Ier without shade and torrentlal rains pretty good evidence that the m achine pated but welve had FIAIMALOLO ln can be devastating without cover of had never been opened when I sent it the water for over a year and wedve some kind. fof repair after it falled crossing the had m ore than enough sea miles un- Gulf of Mexico. That goes. der her keels to know what we tike As it is. the mainsall foot sweeps and don't Iike. across the top of the Pod and pre- One item that we can't Iive without, but vents us fram having a bimini for pro- we can't seem to live with. is the W e must replace the Main Crossbeam tection, The solution is to replace the autopilot. The Autohelm 4000 has bearing blocks with tougher wood. W ishbone m ain boom with a conven- failed each tim e we have gone to sea. W e need to beef up the inboard Iash- tional boom that is configured to use a This time I found that two tiny Iittle ings because 1 enlarged the cockpit quick reefing system and 'Lazy Iacks'' pins in the clutch shaft were broken from the plans and hung two 1 00 Ib. to catch the sail as it is Iowered. and I could not fix it. I guess we will outboards there instead of one of the pay plenty to have that repaired and 35 or so pounds. There are also three Replacing the W ishbone main boom we wlll probably buy a second one tO 20 Ib. propane bottles and 28 gallons wil! require replacing the matnsail tor have as a spare. Som e delivery Cap- of gasoline tanked in the cockpit. re-cutting the present sail). The new tains carry as m any as five spare sets sail wil! need to be made wlth plenty of in order to keep one working. Page 12 watched the canal in action vety care- ers special container ships for short W e replaced the broken pin, in the aft fully. Few people here are happy haul and third world cargo bandling or net beam on the starboard side, after about the U. S. moving out, There is roll-on roll-off vessels is fascinating, we arrived back at Balboa. W e used a Iot of money m oving under the table an 8 ton automotive hydraulic jack and here and only a few profit. The Canal W e met a nice clean-cut Irish Iad at some nylon strap to lift the beam and Com m ission is playing games with the the club in Balboa who was looking for insert a new galvanised pin. I finally Iocals by moving ships at odd times to a ride toward the west for the purpose figured out that the pins kept breaking unusual places and then holding of getting home to Ireland before because of the movement in the ff.4 them . The container ship lines are un- Christmas. W e were sorry that we and //5 Main Crossbeams (rather than happy with the Iocals beGause of ef- couldn't help him but we alI enjoyed the other way around). forts to set up container off-loading having a chat. He had worked in the and holding facilities-thing that the U.S. for som e time, then in M exico. Instead of being discouraged by aII shipping Iines don't want. and finally down through Central this I am very up-beat. 1 think that we America. He said that he was often are going to have a better boat after Just recently we Iearned that Com mu- mistaken for an American but his an- aII this. It just took a Iittle time to sort nist Chinese civilian com panies have swer was. ''Oh no. l'm Srish. W e still it aI o ut. been buying up property at both ends have donkeysl'' of the canal. Now , Radio Netherlands Since we have returned to the Pedro has aired a report that many ( if not aII For more info. about Panam a and Miguel Boat Club. and because we (my wordsi) of these civilian compa- Pedro Miguel: must unstep our mast (which is the nies are owned by the Chinese Com- ehttp://pm bc.inpanam a.net antenna) whije we are hauled out of m unist Arm y. So who will be running *- .panama.phoenix.nev-pm bc/ the water. we will not be able to use the canal in 5, 10 20 even 50 years? We are now on kaimalolo@yahoo. our ham radio. I bope to get an e-mail W hat would Alfred Thayer Mahan com account going here and get on-line have said about this? How do we in from the club. They have a web site the U.S. maintain the fiction of a ''two W e also have e-m ail now: kaim a- here now, except that a few days ago ocean Navy? [email protected] the system took an indirect hit from an electrical storm and the system is not O ne advantage to sitting on the edge back up at this writing. of the Panama Canal is the front row seat to watch some of the most re- W hile we have been in what was once markable ship designs. The special tbe Panam a Canal Zone we have purpose break-bulk heavy cargo carri- ;= v ' ' N v .. ' . .. ' . . k!' ' v '% + +R' ' v- o- k e j .1 . ./! .> > . r- 1 ) X Y ' S v . - T F . . * ky e . M I '* .$: .> .= uw ' .. - - . : . f . . 1. . . .-. - . i . l t i . ! ; . . .. , <ù ,y a . . , u y# J Clearly. we needed professional supewision in our work provided ably by M ichi. Ieading boat cat from another boat. Page 13 T H E B O A TYA R D The Sailnrman , he Bo atyard from Cat'yl Plant & Nevile Uoyd, - - 3 Dasdale Road, Warrendyle. s I s Melbourne 'Australia 31 1 3. j '. - 1 lp6 . ' ï / . . - . r-X . - / y '. . . / l . . j 'h. z J -/' '-''Q-c h o ? jv J .y . .h .ç.- J * . -- . . - x- > h-N # ::- . .x- .. w - ' ,. y N 'u - . h's - . 'M . N x N x - . I 7 ' , . < j: :jv ygu . 1. : ktu( j uoteeqr. . 1 I . . . . . I1p 1I jvqooj stw îkj I, , , ' ' j-) v'evw /v.w$ Tx ...... t . .. . . z.ç luyn; . u' . . . . . CQ j18 ? 1 - . - ;b. y Im J i jj j' (.v a; .j. oxlv. . . w % > vq. '5ok %' ol ' (tl.r.;e...ilk j see-e-l. !l'Iijk . 41: u , . $..1 .?..u , ,z. * o 5. Mt% r w : 3' j 1o# @.-uw- .A # oo/ .j 'x * yu Page 14 Sailorman, the predecessor to Sea People, set a high standard for diagrams and sketches. Below are a couple of examples. The one th/'r?g that we would Iike to see from you. . .'. Foday we are just as good and inventive and here I f.s my idea for...... zy k?e await your diagrams and ideas. The Sailcrman T he Bo atyard .N !L7 IQ AORADE- N x klhNkv m NAIW M ARK PGJR: F&R LLGE ôverœv FIRGT ï FDtlR''fïl BEAMS ..M ' N . l .k k ,$' -t, / NTILATORS N x x hh x (t wAvKrrtGl'r INA L'TG HAT&IE: -' 4v Y tm uRym .x oa xlqos (v-s 'ci DPAR PoLIDBSIAL CA7R qeAA) flrprzem-rekl, ENCJZV.D ls A DRAW IN+ & A@ 1thG W t lN-rEMb T: L?F- Y ouR N47A MK4 .THF- VK 7ILA3'JRG WôULD BQ REMDMB&% E- w rO x up DEôk p>. VX THOSB 'rlMes As RyztkutREoescpa Ns cottto Bf IMC-DRF:RATE.D îhl 5ki: INA M IôM IIXTCM tlr% /lhldrts-N&e w ôtlcb AFFRECIA-VE Ahlx CDM MENH 'R REO M M M M TIDNN . élhlcm pt.y U c (0: g,eih ss Iilzrlj #- 'ézYlftp >6 ezmada. msk Ia é Page 15 - I I Peter Kyne with more pilot notes of the Scillies - Bryher: Rushy and Green Bays. There are several good Bays and beaches on Bryher but the best and easiest to get to for beaching are Rushy Bay and G reen Bay. Rushy Bay is ideal in settled weather with beautiful soft sand, but this also attracts aII the day visitors from St Mary's who arrive after 1 0.00 and Ieave on the pleasure boats at around 4pm to 5pm . There are two ways to get to the entrance to the J : A0a- - Bay. eFrom the west beM een the islands of Mincario and Samson you need the monument in transit with Yellow rock to clear Flea rock, which is not (LàJ rwd always visible, then turn to the nodh before you strike Yellow rock and you will see the narrow entrance for o Rushy Bay. . * The other alternative is to ap- proach from St Mar/s Roads by .r, vrv:iW passing between Nut rock and the Hulman. Once at the Hulm an, keep it about 10m to starboard as ' ' . you round it, then to clear between - - - the Chinks and Little Rag Iedge the + C o, A , 1'w%V - , '*** ./4 ' 1 marks are Hangmans island in . ' (' , . stn, Merrick island. when the west SS'-.'--''X- p Ql)- .4,:* , .àT cfeu' b ,' tc t tu - ro Q -rp summit of Samson hill on Bryher rt' . .t,v, t ' , .,..-vz' . ' !. bears 30201- then you are clear to '. head straight for the southeastern shore of Bryher and on to Rushy aps and there are rocks strewn Tresco channel wlll incur harbour Bay. around to watch for on entering (to dues, there's no point in paying many to go into detail). The best when you can sneak in some- It is not advisable to enter to close to way to avoid them is to enter where nice and quiet and m ore L.W , as there are a few rocks at the slowly, with your eyes peeled, as secure. point just prior to where the Bay they are aII visible in the clear wa- opens out. There is enough room to ters. Green Bay is m uch closer to go between them (derzending on the amenities, i.e. post office, beam) as shown in the photograph, stores and café, The hotel bar we beached 1 .5 hrs before LW fur- (Hell Bay hotel) is open to non- ther up the beach is generally rec- residents should you be in need of omm ended. refreshm ent. A shod dinghy ride across Tresco channel to New To feel more secure in pretty m uch Grim sby harbour means that the aII conditions then the place to creep New Inn is well within reach also into is Green Bay on the east side of and the New 1nn also has an out- Bryher. Ask John Homby who spent door swim m ing pool should you several weeks in there in his Tanga- feel the need to swim in warmer roa 'South Seas' earlier this year. waters. Be aware that anchoring Most of this Bay dries even on ne- over towards New Grimsby in Page 16 Jittle Arl/pur .- - w .- - q- eoxo raec- Adm iralty Chart 883, pos. Adhur. lt has a good beach but alm ost a11 the sand covers at HW neaps and %> aII covers at HW springs. Having said that LW spring tides occur &e-r r 0- . O />o . ' -z -- :.. u around m idday in Scilly, so beach - the cat in the m orning and sail off C / > ' )' late afternoon if not intending to t'j oeW .s e i o- r stay for the night. If you get in z =- there first most other people plan- t 'e# is ning to spend the day there will . , %lx.>,, ; most Iikely go elsewhere so you # r.'i z should get the island to yourself . ., t o .mz (not guaranteed). and the beach is , oglvw o; ver'y good soft sand with very few rocks to worry about. This beach offers exceljent shelter almost aII round but best for comfod (peace anchorage (a distance of a couple om inous but the water is clear and of mind) and relaxing on the beach of hundred metres). The bay it is easy to see any obstructions. if the wind is in the ENE to SSW . formed by Great Adhur, Little Ar- Little Arthur. in my view, is possibly thur, Little Ganily, Great Ganinick Once anchored, and as the tide the best ''get away from it alI'' an- and Little Ganinick is navigable aII ebbs, you should dr'y out on sand chorage in Scilly. around but for more or jess the depending how far in you have centre of it where there are 2 dry- gone. There is room for m ore than Tbe best approach to the anchor- ing ledges well covered with weed one cat if cruising in company and age is from the south. In Crow and easily spotted when covered. it is possible to rig shore Iines to Sound, head for the SW shore of The opening for the anchorage is keep your boat just where you Great Arthur. There are no im me- at the nodh end of Great Arthur. want her. Judging by a wonderful diate dangers along this shoreline Once at that point Iook for the night spent there recently, this cor- and it is possible to go very close clearest path through the thong ner has some of the noisiest noc- in as it is steep and it is easier to weed to reach the bay beyond and turnal seabirds in Scilly, but far follow this sboreline around to the to avoid the Iittle Iedge. It sounds better than listening to the local chucking out at closing time. .j: k >ï * $ ' < -:j .y x )G. :; )>+ $ . ' . J t-. .'; t1t VZDUSYUrOFS Of Sails, Dodgers, Zj k covers $ k? Repal'r Service - NOTE NEw ADDRESS . k , Salls for TIKI range )4 80 Nodh Rd. Spray dodgers for TIKI & Classic èk Torpoint E xport world-w ide t) cornwall : )>. PLII 2DU . : G :( ) )'t . ?; $ r' . ' $' phone: +44 (' 0)' 1752 813312 fax +44 (0) 1752 815465 <> .. s,. j 7: $ Page 17 I - I By Gerard Janssen 13 October I was removed from help me C , and answered. ''There is reatiog your dream is sometim es the building I had been for the Iast plenty of room l' more than building a Wharraml! 3 years by a bailiff , and because I asked the help of a 'I'V program I didn't think I had a hope in hell ''Lieve Martine'', l finished up over that the program could help me in lt is about 2% months a go since I here! Last year I wrote to the pro- tim e. I figured there was insufi- arrived here in the former carpen- gram , asking them if the could help cient tim e. Friday evening it would try shop of ''W ilton-Fijenoord', one me, as I was unable to find a place be sent out, any reply would not be of the biggest shipbuilding yards in to m ove to for a reasonabbe price . received until Monday, and Tues- the world in the good oId days. They send me a standard card day morning they would shift me! I There is not a great deal Ieft of its saying that they may have a place believed things would worko f ut orm er glory, and the building 1%m next year , but that the program som ehow . but could not see how! in has been unused for 10 years. I was full for this year. I didn't expect Nothing shod of a miracle could never saw the place in its worst to hear from them again but a few help m e , and tbis is just what hap- state, but even when I saw it for weeks before I was going to be re- pened . l was moving some of my Tthhe first time, it looked a real mess. m oved, they phoned m e and things for save keeping and Aad e city council was going to pult it asked how things stood! I told cam e Sooking for me Sun, day d , nor- own, and this would have cost a them 1 was going to be removed by m ally a day he would use for him - few m illion guilders. the bailiff in a few weeks, and they self, He didn't find me, and IeR his But Iucky for me , Aad Hersbach told m e they would come over on calling card at the service station Iooked at what was left of the the Monday to do som e film ing. next door. A friend called in and buildings. and could see a new fu- found out about the caçd being Ieft ture for them . By the tim e I arrived They came over and it was broad- and seeing they closed at 1 7.00 the mess in the main building had cast the next Friday night, and hours, took the card with him and been cleaned up, new wlndows Mrs. Hersbach was zspping afhd Seft a note on my door telling m e with double glazing fitted, and re- saw the program . W hen Aad got about Aad's card. I went to see painted inside and out. home she asked him if he could Aad and he told me about the Page 18 space. I phoned Aad that evening. 1 made an appolntm ent to see him next day after work. W hen we meet, it was like we were not really strangers. W e talked for a whije about our interest in Iife', the old building and Aad gave me the key to I could get in to the place. The next m orning Tuesday, the bailiff and two policemen (for his protection) arrived, with a removal firm and som e wreckers. I told them it was an illegal rem oval, and it must have been, as they stood around for a few hours doing noth- ing. It the end they called m e in the office and told me that it be better not at a1I happy with the way they The hulls and beams were re- if l 1et them move me, as aII the Iooked after my things. moved with a large, far to heavy m en and equipment were there, The rem overs are professionals at oId crane, that Iooked as if he and my things would be nicely put Ieast this is what it said on the side found it at the dump. He m ost in boxes, and l would be moved of there trucks. but if you bend a Iikesy did. It hurt to see how they over in one day. I believed them um brella at a 90 degree angle to fit went about it. but had no choice at and gave perm ission to go ahead. it a cardboard box. . . and a few the tim e. I'm glad I moved in one day, but things went misslng! ' But now I stand in a terrific Iarge place, were 1 can even put up the mast and rigging, and can't wish for a better place to finish building. u l i j -= 1 bk At the m om ent it is a bit damp and .1 . . . +. cold over here, but in a few months should give it the finishing e ' touches, and l will have her in the K water before the com ing winter. *. >. - . -q . - . . . . * . y ,.@ At the m om ent I'm building an of- fice, and once finished can Iive in it until I move out. It shal be nice to have a place to entedain visitors, b +.. . .x .o èsyx- Page 19 I I - I I D anGreen method is still used here today in the ' J ' P construction of motorised 'banca's' % è which are prevalent a1I over the Philip- ' As a fairly new mem ber it's about time pines. It is interesting to note the two ' n I contacted the PCA to advise I com- styles being built, the 'pahi' is used on ' ' d , '* r' AA1*'*' 5. pleted my Hitia 14 Iast October. It the Iake while tiki styles on the sea. . was the first boat I have ever built and ' '' q 1. r.z- . ;t . . the experience was extremely satisfy- In the meantime ' check out: httprwww. .,s k e. , . i ng. I built the boat on my patio in 3.5 sailphi.org.ph and httnaidlwww.sa'. .g ' V..- months of part tim e work during the Iiphi .ora .phlorqs.htm . dannreen . .' ' rainy season; not ideal for curing ep- voicanoa,skvinet.net . # ! t' 0& with such high humidity, but for %x w.ut l - . the most part aII seams to have kxcm'!i z .. L. Since Iaunching I have sailed the boat -'' . . - every weekend and occasionally dur- ' . ' i . ing the week since l am fodunate to . . ,. , . . g .vf . .A !'N . .. ).: '. ' r r ' '.' ' . . . ;f21 - . . z .6. , .y be Iiving right on the edge of Taal ' '' ' *' ' ' ' ''G' ' Lake in the Philippines. The lake is approx. 1 16 sq km of fresh water with an island in the m iddle consisting of 3 volcano heads. In fact historians have it that the Iake itself is the result of one huge volcanic em ption m any m illions of years ago. therefore we now have 3 volcanoes inside one mega volcano. It is also believed that the Spanish were able to enter the t Iake from the sea in rowing tenders -' '- - - ' -' 'S.B. ' f . .. ..e .W . -.f .' rom their galleons' the access has zo-x- . - since silted up which explains why - - '* ' . there is salt water below the fresh '- -.- Z - '' ' Q. . ' .*C: '' My Hitia has generated a fair amount p...... - . . ---' . - w - x u. .+ . .- a , s.% . . of interest amongst the Iocal expats, .-z= ..'' . . 1 ''* . i;..- .'v.. + . , : .r . .g.- -. . n0t Ieast Peter Capotosto ,.i. . .. . A x -'. ' -w. ' .- ..w. wy of Taal Lake Yacht Club next door to *'' - JY W X C >.. C. :- % -- - '-.P' 'Q!'- . me. Peter has a good website up and W -ï% ..x - - - . * -e- -x . -.'.z,.. . . running now. and unbeknown to me ' .4 ç F . .- . has recently established a Tiki page x . . 4.J .-. - e y ..a. xk. ' e' . j with m e as the Philippine Tiki Associa- ë ; .;4' .b ;, . - . . k ! tion contact. W e plan to do a proper . T ' ' ' . # Hr .y '$a. e - .G ' . . . , u. web page shortly and I will put any i é t v ' relevent info. on the page, especially . . 'tz; . .,- e .s5 r - w .. ' since I have been receiving requests . . . 4.. : 7 ' 2 '. .*. from several individuals around the W A ' . # world about building/buying over here. . . ek Maybe we can create a link between tNe PCA, and Sail Phitippines. Enclosed are some photo's to you of *' W % ? # .J t my Hitia 14 plus some interesting pics. . lWp k' ? of a 30 ft I sailing craft I saw in Pala- wan, Philippines. The craq is built in (. Q'.@ J . .x o .. .' . h ' y . . %q .y .. + ? , I ' zt . ' , sr : $ . % ...... true Polynesian fashion with huge out- p # . #. i riggers, a bam boo mast and nylon ' ra @ ' fishing Iine for aII Iashings. This : : A. ' . . : . . 'a$ , $ r, % +1: .< . . k. >. ' ,1. ' . t . *' $ # $ '. *& ' t,4d' .' Page 20 I Sail and Rig Tuning lvar Dedekam, Dedekam Des/gr?, Norway A first flick through this superbly illus- Illustrated trated book could Ieave one feeling that - - - it does not contain much of relevance to sailors of W harram catamarans. The Author concentrates his attention on K ' monohull yachts and Bermudan sloop u. rig l YES, the very basic inform ation is there and newcomers to sailing would have to search hard and Iong to find another manual which explains so clearly how a sailing boat works. However, the author goes into the subject to a far greater depth than that suggests, and l soon found myself learning from him despite havlng over thidy years of sailing experi- ence! ' . Although m ultihulls are not m entioned in ...... x*. * -- l the text, the section on stability and it ! s effect on balance and ''feel'' in monohulls gives som e very good insights into the @1* arld .lt tunlng *-''--z- * * * * rea SOr1 S W hy catamarans behave the %*.4w., . . .f.. s .i r. I I ... * . u = X Q, . .oUk . way they do, The tips on setting and .z/ :.=.v kaunr w.w, xN7; trimm ing sails and setting up standing i Aaj- x.- rau a. $qk,w , rigging will be use f u I to al1 sailors , al- v1w= s'Q,t sNx- w *.'w-,'.* .. ..-..,. . , . $., i though Tiki skippers will feel the Iack of ,Q'' *.'J:' CJ4u.*' *%*k<*' ' wz''; ookshelf. u .l- ,J . l /, )'/ ' j *.='.M-.%*%* . ,1 p l J ?' . #B** r p!si * , ' J / .a j ,Ir * $ ' - & T . . . . 1. z. > . - u x . . . 1. . w. Thls book ccn be obtuined f rom PCA/ L...u=..,....a.,v e....u.,- scott Brown, price f, 12.95 but free %x'.:.x'-.' Te kv+ ? .. ., .-%' . ..-, ,w,w,- i .. ,,-.a. postage to 6uropeon des: i ncti ons d t 'svs.'p t 4h. zp ='i#* 'l tx-J*? (. awr-uewuej p'o' . '1$-/ %.xtnj :*v kazawq.:urysrm.t 4k Iye p..w on Iy f 1. 50 extrc to rest of wor Id . 1 w . 1.. ., r 'srtre.., I ..a v .. , -. . .. r,.s.rea.v 1 w. -w .--- . a , o Page 21 TIK I 31 - M A U I ' Ruth & Bryn James. rhe TKI 31 Ruth and Bryn James took delivery of with deck tents as visualised by their TIKI 31 Iast autumn ( 1 9983. The result, as can be seen from the JW D in the study plans. . ..and they Through the winter , Maui was totally photographs, provide the TIKI 31 with work/? Report by Adrian and refitted and repainted . As part of the valuable protection. Ruth and Bryn Annabel' following the inaugral refit it was decided that the deck tent . ' sail in the Menai Straits. and the Irish salls in Menai Straits, Anglesey. arrangement shown in the JW D TIKI Sea. Home pod is Beaumaris, Angle- 31 study plans should be used. seyl the island off North W ales. The area has a backdrop of the Snowdon mountain range and renowned for it's scenery, changeable weather and the y' .. Swellies. This are an area of water be- hj, h tween the two bridges that connect Anglesey to the m ainland. In past years many unwary sailors and ves- sels have com e to grief in these turbu- Ient tidal waters. The most famous was the incident of the towing of HM S 4 Conway. She was On tow from Liver- pool in the 1950's to a the south of England, for a rebuild. The tugs ig- . VV nored Iocal advice and knowledge and . . * r the tug captains decided to go through + *' the Swellies when the tide was not at ' the top. The result... ' h' . the Conway went L - . . -,'x= . aground, and within a couple of days, unable to refloat her back was bro- ken. She was an historic sailing vessel over 200 years oId and was beyond recovery. Bryn (Ief1), Annabel (centre) and Ruth (right). The starboard deck tents erected, The Menai Straits are one of those ar- ready for a day's sailing eas where Iocal knowledge is every- thing! . tlf ' . 72 - o? ? & p.;= J. 'Q' x. 4 4c:, . . . .. > .ty. 3r . c ';...... - . I g . . .L x J.vi . .. x. #.F . i , pn. - Ltj' v;' . . . ' . .z ... .u X =' '-- - ' ' The Mlames Gang'' intend to sail the x . st ., .7.11:2 . 1-M' t,w. .-- x wk '.z . xz' ' & ' k . . . V. North W ales and Anglesey coasts, and holidays allowing. fudher afield to 1 ' j/ ; '%. , r, ' . tbe Isle of Man and lreland. j>; : g js .à,L :' jl --' .,, ,. + j . . ! - . j M .j'Q%1.?, . .r 4 l # .A' j & - w x '.xA ' à 2 % .--' .f %> #; x. r 1/: < - Above. Starboard Deck tent looking forward. x='W + *2 N' Right, Ruth using a tiller extension on the whip staff tiller. It is possible to steer from any position within a 6' radius. Page 22 1 . f j' ST ER N i j1 'j A'w 'Pz. E N D y - hk < < ' n ,. . kt In the Northern Hemisphere, we x a'jo . . é' l ' k are now into the first stages of é; *5 ! what we a1I hope will be a great ,. . ' 2' ' ' ' . sum mer sailing. For som e of us, . . Zt the eclipse in southern England/ . ttjc . 'p , :) nodhern France will provide a tar- get for the summ er cruising pro- gram . ' y For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere. your season has Port for'ard deck tent. staded to close and thoughts are turning to those jobs you must do and modifications to m ake things better. lt ht The com m ittee, acting on your be- j' half have also been reviewing what j k'. mods. are required to keep the As- sociation in touch with m em bers j < l needs and the changes that inevi- k tably happen in our shrinking r!' e *l* . world. . . . jj. ..j.. ,- i ,o.,j The next AGM will be a significant event in the history of the Associa- e. . o . u v : g. 'te s . . tion, but will only be so if you can v . r - . . . , ( . .. ts#...... ; - . .k k < .4u. ; . , com e and explore the issues that . sy ,j , y.,. jr $ - . . t. , f . face us. The need for change is ' . . Y 2 . . r due to positive issues. W e are .. b; !? : . .x . X. * . # L . f :Y'? growing at a rate of at least 20% per annum , and have consistently Brynn relaxing (as usual) The whip staff steering and autopilot are in the centre of done so for the Iast 5 years. The the photo. lt works very well. Maui is driven by a 15hp outboard. present elected and co-opted com- ' m ittee have been looking at how we are organised and what our aims and objectives shoujd be to- day. One startling piece of research to em erge from our deliberatlons...we are not an association of builders, as originally conceived in 1 968. Less than 50% of the members have bought plans from JW D. W e ' are now an association focussed . ., * -. - u ' jp' . (. k w qra 0j :; . . : . N ., . on sailing. . . .having fun! ! A foot note for those of you who are building and m odifying: epoxy .: jL- dEr - . . is changing and formulations avail- , . . . . zjy . able from new form ulators are ;. N -, v. = more temperature and humidity Ruth and Maui. The deck tents ready for a day's sail. Maui is proving ideal for tolerent. Some of them do not the Nol'th W ales coast. blush or cause skin problems! ! Page 23 I I .% ' l '!'E' j ftA > It- fvs: w rv ''D/QIDG wdt' ablœ Ft? 7's. ze ..n uf,wtoh Mou Y'zk 34 - 1-t CTJ/ tk 'xq: Tk; zçJ l 'FQhJ&'.% &n :1 œ XG T ulht,' t:- he*s 3:t 'e pu c ' tawp 'ox- or 'p/pr.-gxgxï r . t '!#/,< hf'' Ti?k /u w ox- a z. yov. f / ovm J f'ltv a j. zyso voax j. csun.oy f. s cyr v g. . v' 2 zkur# D FT ê4e zr4.s/ zœ'z>'' /P d au- 'Axoc'/.ms ro zsap w s uem, ip A, r'K rap u,' ïA sc-e-a .j 'sv':- s.o4 Tpe .r- 6'=t'th *12u. fse *'7**?*X5'e.' 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J- 8&o ,,..a (vcc z '-t>s: ;ut7?r àg lqmr lr/.)'y) b/l'fycs Page 25 I I - I Bill McGraith gives an insight into the forthcoming Iceland Viking carry a major, or at Ieast signifi- ,. Viking Navigation e, 1998, and in Navigation Voyage cant, error. Therefore, a single de- addition supplied us with a11 the . term ination of correct com pass di- data on Sun lines for various dates rection requires a dozen or so ob- and Latitudes as well as making On June 1 , 1999, the 42t catam a- servations', then, an average, or available to us modern Sun Com- ran ''Toroa' will sail from The best estimate is distilled from aI passes and replicas as well, Clyde, Scotland, to clockwise cir- the obsel-vations. There is an im - cumnavigate Iceland in a test of podant assum ption to note: that is, The engineering group in Adelaide ancient Viking Navigation Tech- we hope tbat aII the dozen or so South Australia , , 'Sundials Austra- niques. 'Toroa'' is a James W har- observations contain only random Iia' has provided us with quite ram ''PAHI 42'' or ''CAPTAIN errors (not consistent errors) so authentic replicas of the Viklng COOK'' design which will be under that , after averaging the observa- Sun Com passes, as well as much the com mand of the Owner/ tions, the most accurate estimate data on the expected paths of the Builder, Mr Peter Richardson for of direction will prevail . Sun during our proposed voyage. the one m onth voyage. From day to day we make the as- lceland Circumnavigation: The five person crew will include sumption that our Latitude has not H t t p / / w w w . w h a r r a m . c o m / the vessel's designers, Jam es changed as that would change the norsenav.htm l W harram and Hanneke Boon, as Iength of shadow from the stick. well as the well known Mike However, we may detect a Lati- tnformation on sea and ice condi- Richey, trans-Atlantic single- tude change from day to day by tions to be expected as well as in- handed racer and past Director of noting how much and in which di- form ation on the care and safety of the Royal lnstitute of Navigation rection the solar noon shadow the vessel in Arctic conditions have (London). Also aboard will be a re- changed in its Iength. been provided by Engineer Ole tired US Navy Commander and Benton of Denmark Iong time former Captain of several warships If the voyage takes place around resident of Greenland , . who will attem pt to assess the de- the Sum mer Solstice, than the gree of proficiency required of an change of Declination of the Sun ancient Norse Navigator, and the will not interfere with the accuracy degree of accuracy possible when of the com pass readings. Fortu- using the ancient style navigation nately gear. during, Jmunoest wVhiekinn gth veo Nyaogdehs Awtlearne- j tic storm s had not come 1 earnest The gear under study consists and when the Sun's Declination For Sale Nm ainly of replicas of 1000 year oId makes only m inor and almost un- Yanm ar 3TN 66 1 7 hp 3 cylinder orse Sun Com passes found in im portant changes, i.e. , say, June diesel engine complete with new tim es in Greenland excavations. lt 5th to July Btb. pistons , valves. recon head & tiis an instrum ent used to find direc- block heat exchanger and water on in day- time. It consists of a The use of the Sun Com pass is pump . :775.00 lan Parker horizontal board with a verlical particularly impodant because ot 01949 860041 stick located about at its centre. the Iong periods of daylight in the Free The tip of the stick casts a shadow Northern Sum m ers. Also, the Tiki 31 hull FREE to collector onto the board and its movement stars and planets are not very Bernd Friebose + 49 30 434 1 1 is marked on the board from sun- helpful during the short and well 07 rise to sunset close to the sailing Iight skies at ''night', although date. A line drawn from the base Vega, Deneb. and Altair can be C of the stick to the closest point of seen around m idnight rew . anö often the shadow Iine is a Nodh-south Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, de- CfeW available ( thats me, Mi- direction. The course is Iaid, then pending on the year. Chael ) fOr sailing / delivery for the vessel is steered for an hour or up to 4 weeks. Pretty experi- so by the direction of wave move- W e have had m uch assistance enced. 37y0 m ale. W il require l m ent, wind direction, sun s shadow with this research primarily from H4 week notice. Likes the Birds. on pads of the boat , appy to muck / chip in. Likes , etc, without Danish retired sea Captain and constant tedious checking of the Curator at the Danish Maritime Cooking, Night sailing and big Sun Compass waves. Michael Campbell. teI . Constant checking Museum Captain Soren Thirslund. 01 51 727 0454. would not only be tedious, but also, He has published just recently the belll easyneemtail: michael. any ooe observation would likety camp .co.uk authoritative book on the subject. Page 26 Advedisement from Jeckells 4 PERD RMANQE*ENX RM CI@PERE CTIQN The recom mended sailm aker for the Jam es W harram Designs catam arans. The only major sailmaker who has enough confidence in their sails to guarantee them for Five Years W e are only able to offer this because of m eticulous care and attention to detail. The benefits of Jeckells sails begin when you set sail. ) Jeckells of W roxham Ltd. t$ Stwation Road j l? 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