Around Britain: Part 7
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It is now 12:56am Chicago time. Have been unable to close this series to go to bed. Great job! Look forward to more.
2 years ago 3
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Tiller pilots find some conditions too much for their weak motors. Try getting your sails very well balanced or, in the case of a broad reach, sailing by head sail alone.
The biggest cause of tiller pilot failure is unbalanced sails.
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nice weather for ducks...its bad even when your in a 42 footer...
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EMI Wankers,
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@onkudu Well then, kudos to you sir! (No pun intended). I have a few years experience on a small fishing boat, but none with sail yet. You've inspired me to take the plunge (once again, no pun intended).
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I don't think any autopilot would manage a small bilge-keel boat corkscrewing down a following sea, nor a wind vane. As you say, you needed to look back and anticipate the next wave. Autopilots can only react after the boat changes heading, they don't see the waves coming.
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just look at the colour of that water, maybe you should of sailed around the med.
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yep, that's me. i was just talking to my wife who is in NZ at the mo visiting family and told her about you, and a few days ago she was just telling her family about you - how weird is that?! are you in lowestoft yet? sleep well brother, t
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Nathan - How much sailing experience did you have before you set off originally?
SeanOBriain 1 year ago
@SeanOBriain Oh, at least 3 hours in a dinghy on a lake a few years previous. Yeah, basically none. I'd been on a sailing boat maybe 3 times before in my life. There's only one way to learn though, right :)
onkudu 1 year ago
its been great to see you in my home waters, and experiencing the joys of what wind and shallow waters do. and as a fellow mk1 corribee owner, i can only encourage you to have confidence in your wee boat at all times - she WILL look after you.
you won't remember me, but i ran into you at st kat's back in sept last year after we'd sailed in from tollesbury.
you're doing a great job nathan. be encouraged. there's a lot of bang for your buck in a corribee!
with every blessing to you mate.
tony
revtonyc 2 years ago
Aussie chap, at the gates to the West dock?
I trust Kudu, she is looking after me, it's me I'm worried about! haha.
All the best.
onkudu 2 years ago