Gotland runt started earlier today, the world largest annual offshore race
For the first time ever Gotland runt was delayed one day due to strong winds, gusting 30m/s (\~60kt).
Official website: https://www.ksss.se/en/gotlandrunt/
You can follow the live tracker here: https://gotlandrunt.skippo.se/
There are live streams here ksssfilmer/streams">ksssfilmer/streams" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@ksssfilmer/streams and summerings with English subs.
The first start is 30m in on the 2.15h live stream, the different classes then starts 10 min apart. There are a lot of nice sailing videos here, even if you don't know the language.
If you don't know what Gotland runt is, here is a short summery:
200 boats starts at Stockholm, sail around Gotland and then back to Stockholm again. The sizes vary from 8m (27ft) to 30m (100ft), both monohull and multihull. Two handicap systems are used; SRS and ORCi (most are sailing under the SRS rules). Participants are everything from pros with tons of experience to people new to racing.
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Repost, caused damage to the hull where the mast forestay attaches. Hoping it's fixable
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How Busy Is Busy In The Cyclades in July & August?
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Queens cup! Ssyc in wisconsin 69 miles across lake michigan to Myc
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Think I figured out why the engine is overheating…
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What a fun day, forecast claimed 8m/s, gusts up to 16m/s. Main sail reefed to a napkin.
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I'm looking at buying a high thrust Honda 9.9, anyone have experience with this motor?
Repowering my old 23' Allmand. 4000lbs
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Can anyone tell me what this is?
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Recruiting Crew (couple)
Not sure if this is the best place for that. If you have better suggestions LMK.
This is a paid position, looking to recruit experienced professionals.
I am looking for a couple to cruise on my OVNI 495 May 2025- August 2025.
Both should be competent sailors. One needs to do cooking/cleaning/laundry/child care.
I have 2 younger kids. Message me for details.
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Mystery Furler update and hank on headsail question
Hey folks, I have an update! A while ago I posted trying to identify the make of a mystery furler. I figured out it was a Superfurl system by a manufacturer called pacific marine rope company. Really neat design focused around using hank on sails without modifying. Best I could tell my unit was manufactured between 2008-2010. I went on a handful of sails after adjusting forestay tension and while it performed a bit better it was still obviously necessary to re-evaluate its seaworthiness and build a long term plan.
Based on everyone’s comments on my last post and the obvious age, deteriorating condition of most of the system components and total lack of availability of replacement parts or service information from the maker (out of business it seems)I ripped it off the boat! It was quite the job as most every nut and bolt was seized and a couple of the coupling joints were badly bent requiring some really careful cutting with a dremel to remove but it’s all off and I’m really itching to get sailing again. Forestay and halyard look really solid.
The 135% Genoa that was on the furling system is in great shape! All the grommets for the hanks look super solid as well. Long story short, I’ll add some hanks and that will be in the sail inventory ready to go.
As that sail is quite oversized and I do a lot of single handed and short handed sailing I’ve been browsing marketplace for a used smaller sail I can fly when there’s over 10-12 knots on the forecast or I’m alone and want to make sure I keep things under control. I came across a really nice j22 one class jib that seems like it might be a good bet at less than a few hundred bucks.
Here are the dimensions of the j22 versus a standard c25 hank on jib:
100% C25 jib: Luff:27.15 foot:12.82 leech:24.58
J22 class jib: Luff: 24.8 foot: 8.8 leech: 26.4
Here’s the question! Will the j22 jib be worth the trouble or am I better off waiting for a better fit?
As always I’m super open to any other ideas/options to consider! Thanks for reading.
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Full keels and upwind performance
While attempting to research the pros and cons of full keels, I'm running into what seems like a huge contradiction.
If you only go by reading the various sailing forums, a full keel can hardly go to windward. They will say like 60 degrees off the wind. This statistic combined with it apparently being difficult to reverse with an engine are really the only cons of note for this keel type.
So I like to watch the engineless sailors on youtube, and both the how to sail oceans channel and sailing oka solo channel both have full keel boats, and they are both beautifully tacking upwind in narrow channels. 45 degrees off the wind, no leeway, in like under 5 knots of wind.
Given all the pros to a full keel boat, I'm trying to wrap my head around how someone could call this "poor upwind performance." If a fin keel can do it better, so be it(I personally cannot on my fin keel) but upwind performance like I'm seeing in these videos makes a full keel seem like an absolute no brainer.
Maybe anyone with experience could let me know what I'm missing? Maybe different wind conditions changes things?
EDIT:
I'll add some links as I find them. Right off the bat look at this, and notice the angles off the wind and leeway
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calm breeze, nail biting narrow channel, remember this is a full keel boat. Look at the instant response from moving the tiller in such a light breeze. Is this in line with forum descriptions of maneuvering a full keel boat?
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Cubic mini DIY water heater for my boat :)
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How to log more miles without own boat and limited vacation time?
Hey folks,
This might sound like a dumb question…
I want to move towards a YM offshore qualification and need to log more miles.
My issue:
- I don’t own a boat
- I don’t live directly at the coast (3h drive)
- I am limited to 3 specific weeks in the school summer vacation due to family obligations
I’d love to do something like a 10 day trip from uk/nl to the azores for example.
But the ones I find do not fit my schedule and the milebuilders that do are only 200 to 500 miles for 10 days.
What options do I have?
- willing to pay up to 2.5k€ for a two week trip
- willing to fly to any departure or destination minor close to Europe
I looked on sites like crewseekers, but most seem to be short term searches and not planning that far ahead.
Any input appreciated
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What kind of boat is this? Seen this weekend at Jamestown RI
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Help me decide if I should take the boat
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Is this repairable
So pulling the catamaran out of the water I hit a branch and broke the mast mounting points. Is the damage repairable you think? It's an old boat but I'd like to get it fixed if it's reasonable, the rest of damage was pretty minor and easily fixed but this is pretty significant.
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tender advice
Last year I finished a small sailboat (a Ross Lillestone First Mate) that I keep moored a few hundred yards off shore. After using an SUP to get from our launch to the mooring last year I decided a dinghy would be a better option so I bought a used Dyer Midget which I restored over the winter. Turns out I hate rowing and going backwards. Does anyone have any experience using a sit-on-top kayak or even a short but wide canoe as a tender? It needs to be able stable enough to stand in it while transferring between it and the sailboat and vice versa. Ideas would be appreciated. Thanks (the restored to new condition) Dyer Midget is for sale BTW.
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Private lessons vs ASA course?
I found out that at the local sailing club, the ASA 101 course is four, 3 hour long days for a total of 12 hours, and it would cost basically the exact same for me and my partner to take 12 hours of private lessons. OR take 8 hours of private lessons and then “test out” of the ASA 101 course. Which would cost about the same.
Thoughts on what might be a better way to go?
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What’s the most annoying thing about sailing software / electronics?
I’m a software engineer who got obsessed with sailing software and electronics, and I would love to build something on the side which helps fellow sailors like myself.
Seriously, what’s the things that annoy you the most about existing softwares and/or electronics?
Super curious!
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Cl16 + sunset spinnaker
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Skipjacks are a lot closer to my sailing world than the whaling ships I used to think about
I was at the Maritime Museum in St. Michael's Maryland this week, looking through their old boats.
I'd always sort of associated sailing with Moby Dick and pirates and all of that, but reading about skipjacks and the like I realize those are the real ancestors of my boat. I bet there are all kinds of sub 30ft working boats all around the world that have a lot in common with what I do.
Both skipjacks and my catalina have a sloop rig, both about 30 feet long. Both sailed single hand or with one or two crew. Skipjacks spent their days sailing in circles on the Chesapeake, much like I do. They had simple sails, and were very common, just like a catalina is very common.
Big exploring vessels, like I used to look up to, aren't really like my boat at all. Square sails, dozens of crew, long boats to row them up the channels, yardarms and internal ballast.
I don't know, this felt sort of significant to me when I realized it. Those big exploring boats were as close to me as big gray navy warships are today. Sort of the same kingdom (boat), but different phylum, class, nowhere near the same family.
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Just browsing Croatia on Navily. Never seen this before, stern anchors?
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Just out of the yard for the new season
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Question about Ran Sailing YouTube channel.
So been watching them build their own 50’ sailboat, which is pretty amazing but wondering about the economics of doing that. Would it make more sense to buy a pre-existing sail boat and repair / retrofit (such as Sailing Uma)? What in general is the ROI for a high-quality homemade boat? (I know that is a difficult question to answer)
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New England: best time of year to start sailing lessons?
I live off the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and I always seem to miss sailing lessons. I call to early and don't get called back and then suddenly I see dinghys out in mass and I'm like "when did that start!?"
Also as a 5x year old I don't want to be the only old guy in a sea of elementary kids.
Edgewood YC is near me, but is the main one I can never seem to time right.....
Suggestions for time of year and course (if you know the area)
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Please Help
My dad was sailing 250 miles off of Nantucket, and his mast broke. The Coast guard won't help. I'm trying to find any tow company that will go that far to get him. His latest coordinates are 37.6896000, -69.0580000. Please if you can think of any towing companies that would take this job please let me know.
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Weather routing
I'm looking at weather routing services.
How good is Predict wind's?
Are there better or cheaper alternatives?
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Shetland To Norway in a Dinghy
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