Solo sailing a Nauticat 33

Since a few viewers expressed some interest - I decided to upload a higher resolution version of the previous video I posted last year - with some additional information. It's a 7 minute compilation of a day of solo sailing - taken on September 2007 aboard True Blue, my 1986 Nauticat 33 traditional motorsailer - along portions of Narragansett Bay, RI - USA.

She is a tall-rig ketch version, with a modified fin-keel and skeg-hung rudder. Her 90 hp turbo diesel auxiliary was never used all that day - except for leaving and returning to the marina. While motoring or motorsailing however, this boat can cruise at 9 knots. It was my last solo-sail before selling, due to our interest in her being somewhat one-sided.

With a displacement of 18,000 pounds, these boats weren't built for sailing speed, but on that day winds started light at 8-10 knots in the morning - with sailing speed variable at 5 + knots. Winds increased to 25-28 knots in the early afternoon, where I had her sailing at 7 + knots - close to hull speed. I had to put the camera down during the higher winds - which increased even more by mid-afternoon - just after the end clip of this video.

The music score consists of: "From Here You Can Almost See the Sea" and an excerpt from "Alibi" at the end - both from David Gray's album - "Life in Slow Motion". The middle track is "Recuerdos De Jerez" from Luis Villegas' album - "Casa Villegas".

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Nauticat
• solo sailing
• sailing Narragansett Bay
• sailing Newport RI
• motorsailer

[malanga13]

I really liked this video, and I like Nauticat 33 very much. I used to do the same until I sold my Newport 27', go out in San Francisco bay alone, piano music blasting, boat on autopilot, me sitting on top of my pilothouse enclosure and the world at the tip of my fingers! What a feeling, eh! I bet you are feeling that right now while sailing. And your commnet "one sided only" how true it always turns out to be, eh?

[truebluesail]

@malanga13

You've got the spirit malanga - whatever you are going out in, just be grateful that you're at least . . . "out there, doing it".

That's what it's all about - not the big boat, but challenging the wind with no outside influence

[wayntjies]

Freedom! Nice boat, cool video, thanks for posting!

[truebluesail]

@wayntjies

Thanks for the warm reply wayntijies

[darioneselvatico]

my favorite boat! pitty you sold it. hope you still sailing.

[truebluesail]

@darioneselvatico

Still looking darion - but true blue was irreplaceable without spending another US $100,000 . . . money is tight right now

[hckie]

Ever regret selling her?

[F5Speedy]

The most popular motor sailer in the world. It's no surprise. The boat is just right !

[phantomas27767]

sono veramente estasiato da questo video......quando ho voglia di saentirmi libero me lo vengo a vedere ,grazie trueblue veramente grazie.......

[texasrose77059]

Great Sailboat, Great Video.!

[texasrose77059]

Great Sailboat! Great Video.

[Bergthesgarten]

The best motorsailor still...

[mkjhartmann]

Nice video. Cool boat. Thanks for sharing and stoking my dreams.