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I just returned from the BVI’s after helping a friend deliver his 44′ catamaran to Tortola. We left from Norfolk where we were going to leave at the same time as the 1500 on November 1st. Hurricane Tomas delayed our departure. We ended up leaving a few days before the rally folks left (we left on Friday, they, the following Monday). 1200+ nm in a little over 8 days. Winds in the high 30’s gusting to 45 for awhile. We were heading SE and the winds were from the N-NW which made for a pleasant and fast ride.
What was remarkable was how comfortable the ride was. Last year I did Norfolk to Bermuda in my 424 and the year before I did New England to Bermuda in Walt P’s. 424. The catamaran is definitely a flatter, drier ride. This was my first experience with a multi-hull and was quite surprised at how much different life aboard the cat was compared to our own boats. The struggle to stand up right, move about and even eating without having a bowl in your lap made the 8 day passage, even in howling winds, a pleasant experience.
No, I am not selling my 424, but will consider doing more passages in a multihull.
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I just completed the rally….a great experience with some of the best
sailing I’ve ever had. The old girl did very well. As you can imagine, we
had quite a bit of different weather. We ran downwind in a gale….the boat
handled very well running downwind with a deeply reefed genny. The problems
started after the gale when we had 24ft rollers. This caused the boat to
roll back and forth very uncomfortably. We then decided to run off the wind
with a reefed mizzen and a reefed genny in 25 knots and the motion improved
dramatically.The lesson I learned is let the boat sail her self…that means putting up a
sail combination that balances the boat. We hit some calms with winds
around 10 knots and flew the spinnaker for a couple of days….definitely
required for downwind performance on these boats. Finally, the trades came
in and she really hit her stride. We were sailing at 7.5 knots with 15 to
20 on the beam with a double reef in the main and reef in the mizzen.I am very pleased at the performance of the 424 in the conditions I
experienced. Sometimes meal prep was a challenge, but I always felt safe.
Once we balanced the boat, hand steering wasn’t such a chore. We hand
steered the boat the entire way because the autopilot crashed. All in all
a great experience ( though I see the benefits of a stable platform)John
Indulgence
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John, sorry if I should know this, but how many days en route?
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Nice report, John. Thanks. Perhaps now you also see the benefits of a
windvane in addition to the autopilot.Tor
SilverHeels, P-424 #17
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One of your boats, Rule 62, was lost on a reef in the bahamas, one crew missing, presumed dead.
Adam Silverstein
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Quote:I just completed the rally….a great experience with some of the best sailing I’ve ever had. The old girl did very well. As you can imagine, we had quite a bit of different weather. We ran downwind in a gale….the boat handled very well running downwind with a deeply reefed genny. The problems started after the gale when we had 24ft rollers. This caused the boat to roll back and forth very uncomfortably. We then decided to run off the wind with a reefed mizzen and a reefed genny in 25 knots and the motion improved dramatically.The lesson I learned is let the boat sail her self…that means putting up a sail combination that balances the boat. We hit some calms with winds around 10 knots and flew the spinnaker for a couple of days….definitely required for downwind performance on these boats. Finally, the trades came in and she really hit her stride. We were sailing at 7.5 knots with 15 to 20 on the beam with a double reef in the main and reef in the mizzen.
I am very pleased at the performance of the 424 in the conditions I experienced. Sometimes meal prep was a challenge, but I always felt safe. Once we balanced the boat, hand steering wasn’t such a chore. We hand steered the boat the entire way because the autopilot crashed. All in all a great experience ( though I see the benefits of a stable platform)
John
Indulgence
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http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Rally-participant-lost-at-sea-entering-the-Bah
amas/77118Rich
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Unfortunately yes….they diverted to the Bahamas due to the bad weather.
They attempted a night-time entry at Marsh Harbor. Apparently one the crew
was very sea sick. We also had a couple other diversions as well as
numerous autopilot failures (about the half the fleet). As I mentioned, we
had some pretty big seas, fortunately, we were running downwind towards our
destination.John
Indulgence
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Very sad.
Don’t know which of the passages into the Abacos they attempted. With big
seas running from the storm in the Atlantic it could have been near rage
conditions on those inlets, especially on the Whale. The prudent decision
would have been to heave-to and wait for daylight to enter. I’m guessing
the skipper was very tired and feeling under pressure to get his crew out of
the ocean. Never a good combination.On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 5:38 PM, John Sommer <> wrote:
Quote:Unfortunately yes….they diverted to the Bahamas due to the bad weather.
They attempted a night-time entry at Marsh Harbor. Apparently one the crew
was very sea sick. We also had a couple other diversions as well as
numerous autopilot failures (about the half the fleet). As I mentioned, we
had some pretty big seas, fortunately, we were running downwind towards our
destination.John
Indulgence
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