tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8067154492018684791..comments2024-03-29T06:29:15.928-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Nicely Making WayOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5368222499794980202017-09-09T16:00:08.969-07:002017-09-09T16:00:08.969-07:00Heh, didn't think of it that way, but of cours...Heh, didn't think of it that way, but of course, you're right!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69599933959388591252017-09-09T15:43:56.727-07:002017-09-09T15:43:56.727-07:00The Air Force calls it a "spin".The Air Force calls it a "spin".juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62480745967557834982017-09-09T13:11:17.785-07:002017-09-09T13:11:17.785-07:00Movement and rotation in all three axes simultaneo...Movement and rotation in all three axes simultaneously...<br /><br />Hell of a ride!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17310638082065965392017-09-09T12:05:20.987-07:002017-09-09T12:05:20.987-07:00I don't honestly remember how much sail we had...I don't honestly remember how much sail we had up. I suspect they were taking it easy on us due to our greenhorn nature, and that normally they'd put on more sail, which would mean more rolling and more violent motion overall. (I suspect this because the first mate told me so.) Forty degrees of roll in one direction, into twenty degrees the other, seemed pretty intense at the time. Wasn't really worried about it, though, since they'd told us the ship would right herself from anything less than a 130 (!) degree roll.<br /><br />Pure sensory overload, is the best way I think I can describe it. Never did quite get used to the "movement and rotation in all three axes simultaneously" thing.a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57642660213384457352017-09-09T10:10:16.226-07:002017-09-09T10:10:16.226-07:00A brigantine! Fine looking ship.
I've had som...A brigantine! Fine looking ship.<br /><br />I've had some of that Force-8 fun on a cruise ship out to Bermuda. You really felt the sea's power. Wife was horribly seasick, I had a blast. Can't imagine what it must be like on a sailing ship. How much sail does one leave up?<br /><br />I do get the non-ironic bit, I really do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26765330577474827772017-09-09T09:29:05.419-07:002017-09-09T09:29:05.419-07:00The only sail-powered vessel I've spent time o...The only sail-powered vessel I've spent time on is <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwith_Cramer_(ship)" rel="nofollow">SSV Corwith Cramer</a>. Did a couple-week summer program, which involved circumnavigating Cape Cod and then sailing a couple hundred miles south, off the continental shelf. Which put us in a good position to hear the Concorde's sonic boom. And also a good position to wade through some force-8 fun. (I say that non-ironically, but some may beg to differ.)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4048585695297730572017-09-09T09:15:52.377-07:002017-09-09T09:15:52.377-07:00It took me long enough to realize it, as much fun ...It took me long enough to realize it, as much fun as scooting around in a powered craft is, there is something magical about being under sail.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84107063146688247152017-09-09T08:51:39.002-07:002017-09-09T08:51:39.002-07:00I learned to sail as a teenage Sea Scout. I knew ...I learned to sail as a teenage Sea Scout. I knew how to handle a jib, and was in demand as a 145 pound crewman in Thistle-class races. Ah, those were the days. Then I got old, bought a twin engine Carver Mariner and became a stink potter.<br /><br />After six figures of money down the drain, got rid of the stink pot, and became a land lubber. But I still love to think about what could have been had I stuck to blow boating. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13246815083254265702017-09-09T08:13:19.905-07:002017-09-09T08:13:19.905-07:00Tuna - When the J-Class yachts were here (huge boa...Tuna - When the J-Class yachts were here (huge boats, steel hulls) the local sailors were warned not to get in the way.<br /><br />"They'll go right through your plastic toy and not even slow down!"OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82191358634061597742017-09-09T08:11:52.967-07:002017-09-09T08:11:52.967-07:00LL - Concur. Romance is meaningless when you'r...LL - Concur. Romance is meaningless when you're way out on the ocean missing a mast or two.<br /><br />The races they hold south of Australia are pretty dicey, even the carbon fiber masts get torn away!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58281661349926416422017-09-09T08:09:02.760-07:002017-09-09T08:09:02.760-07:00Somebody is always working and someone is always b...Somebody is always working and someone is always buying. I guess it's the "how many" of each which is the determining factor.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88709550571564196562017-09-09T08:08:07.955-07:002017-09-09T08:08:07.955-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16686564096798190512017-09-09T08:05:28.860-07:002017-09-09T08:05:28.860-07:00Ah well, there ya go.
https://www.sy-eros.com/the...Ah well, there ya go.<br /><br />https://www.sy-eros.com/the-yacht/<br />be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24081312614203755492017-09-09T07:57:23.451-07:002017-09-09T07:57:23.451-07:00Eros launched in 1939. . . Great Depression and...Eros launched in 1939. . . Great Depression and yet somebody was working, and somebody was buying. Makes one curious about the people and stories behind these bits of history.be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20810230177816401002017-09-09T07:54:21.774-07:002017-09-09T07:54:21.774-07:00I recently heard a term for other yachts that made...I recently heard a term for other yachts that made me laugh- "Plastic Fantastic." Definitely not as beautiful as these works of art.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85709444570743502142017-09-09T05:48:28.150-07:002017-09-09T05:48:28.150-07:00The boats are true works of art. The time to maint...The boats are true works of art. The time to maintain that wood so it keeps the "work of art" look about it is VAST. And if you're running in the open Pacific, better a carbon fiber mast(s) than wood masts and spars. I know, it loses some of the romance, but those boats are de-masted in storms and then where are you?LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com