Handbok för soloseglare
Thoughts, Tips, Techniques and Tactics for Singlehanded Sailing.
Mycket intressant bok av Andrew Evans som går att ladda ner gratis här. Full med tips för oss som seglar shorthanded, även om man kanske inte håller med om allt.
I met Andy when he came to help out my preparations on Ocean Planet for the 2004-2005 Vendee Globe. A nice guy and good sense of humor; after all he’s Canadian.
In many ways he represents all those who have become successful solo sailors on their own nickel; learning slowly from a mix of hard-earned experience, digging up obscure info, and sharing with each other.
It’s not like this sort of experience is falling off trees. While a lot of jabber about singlehanded sailing can be found on discussion forums and the odd magazine articles, this is the first collection of the varied aspects of the sport put together in one place. It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book. It also takes a lot of experimentation and a willingness to be wrong nine times before getting it right on the tenth.
There are many recipes for successful solo sailing; as many as the actual sailors who do it. And there are many different levels of personal priorities. However many, many of the same mistakes are made over and over by those new to the sport, and by those who simply think they have it already figured out. Most of those mistakes can be prevented by carefully analyzing what Andy has put together.
This is good stuff, and I’m especially glad that he did it, because now I don’t have to.
Cheers,
Bruce Schwab
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Mental Challenge
• Emotions & Crying
• Stress and Coping
• Hallucinations & Voices
• Psychological Breakdown
• Stress of calms
• Emotional Inertia
• Sleep
• Polyphasic Sleep
• Rebuttal
• Foolish 50 Miles (poem)
Chapter 3: Boat Design, Selection and Setup
• What to look for
• Figaro Bénéteau II
• Insurance
• Boat Setup
• Falling Overboard
• Lines
• Sails
• Paper Boat
Chapter 4: Power Systems
• Power Budget
• Batteries
• Creating Power
Chapter 5: Self Steering Systems
• Shock Cord Sailing
• Storm Jib System
• Poled Out Jib System
• Autopilot – Wind Vane Comparison
• Autopilots
• Wind Vanes
Chapter 6: Leaving the Dock and Returning
• Anchoring
• Climbing the Mast
• Folding the Headsail
Chapter 7: Sailing Techniques
• Sail Trim
• Changing Foresails
• Reefing
• Tacking
• Spinnaker
• Gybing
• When Things Go Bad
• Heaving Too
Chapter 8: Racing – Get Into It
• Starting Line
• Rounding Marks
• Moby Dick (my whale story
Chapter 9: See and Be Seen
• Navigation
• Singlehanded Controversy
• Collision Avoidance Systems
Chapter 10: Managing Bad Weather
• Abandon Boat Lesson
• Preparation Tips
• Drogues
• Damage
• Patches
Chapter 11: Looking After the Body
• Medical references
Chapter 12: Spiritual Side to Singlehanding
Om Americas’s Cup var F1
En kul jämförelse från Yacht Sponsorship. Om Americas’s Cup var F1, vilka team liknar då varandra?
Oracle Racing = McLaren
This is an easy one. The buttoned down corporatism that sees even the athlete’s emotions scripted for them by centralised PR minders, combined with vast financial backing that can hire in the best talent, makes the similarities between these two operations eerie. Both are hugely talented and perfunctory, but lack a soul. Of course it matters none when the trophy is lifted and a certain kind of fan likes to be associated with winners.Mascalzone Latino = Ferrari
Also a no brainer. Italian passion mixed with a depth of talent that wants to win, though this team looks more like the one that stumbled through the 1980 without much success rather than all conquering Michael Schumacher era from 2000-2004.Team New Zealand = Williams
Once great, now struggling to keep up with the funding required to compete at the sharp end. Full of talent and with tons of experience, there is still a sense of nationalism that means fans are more loyal.Team Energy = Renault
The french do sport differently. When they get it right they can beat anyone on their day, but inconsistency is the thing that often leads to problems. With all the talent in place, this team looks like the 2005/6 team that swept all before it. Also with a strongly nationalistic approach.Artemis = Mercedes
When Michael Schumacher came out of retirement to drive in F1 again, people gave him all the respect he deserved as a multiple world champion, but in the time he had been away, things had moved on and younger, hungier drivers now ruled. Artemis has impressive line up of sailors who have all achived incredible things, but there is a sense that now the Americas cup will be sailed in physically demanding multihulls, this team isn’t quite there. The fans of this team are confused too. Like mecedes GP which was Honda then brawn then mercedes, Artemis is a predominantly American team flying a swedish flag.? = Red Bull Racing
In 2010, red bull racing showed that a sporting team can combine passion, fun, excitement with championship winning talent. Jimmy Spithill might be the mark Webber of the america’s cup scene, but where is the Sebastian vettel? Where is the team (like Puma in the Volvo Ocean Race) which will be known as much for their parties as their results on the water?
International Yacht Forum 2011
I år hoppade jag över International Yacht Forum i Hamburg. Jag hade väl en känsla av att det skulle bli väl mycket regelpolitik den här gången jämfört med förra årets The Future of Offshore Yacht Racing.
Nedan arrangörernas sammanfatting. Anders Hansen var nog där så han kanske komplettera?
Race sailing trends, up-to-date: International Yacht Forum sets standards.
The second International Yacht Forum Hamburg took place on February 12th, 2011 in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and may be considered as a great success: 274 participants attended the lectures. The German Offshore Owners Association had called, and they all came: Particpants traveled all the way from Barcelona, Paris, St. Petersburg and even from Australia. Labeled „Sailing faster“,, the Forum assembled top designers of the international yachting scene in the Albert Schäfer Hall, who spoke about newest trends and develpoments to yacht owners from all over Europe. Volker Andreae, chairman of the hosting German Offshore Owners Association welcomed seven globally known yacht designers: Doug Schickler (USA), John Corby (GBR), Jason Ker (GBR), Malcolm Runnalls (AUS), Mark Mills (IRL), Simon Rogers (GBR) and Torsten Conradi (GER).
Tips inför Gotland Runt | live
Idag sänder Blur och Solidtango live från Gransegel i Stockholm.
Man har bjudit in ett antal erfarna seglare för att ge tips om hur man bäst seglar runt Gotland. Odd Lindqvist, Bröderna Forslund och Mange Olsson kommer att berätta om sina erfarenheter och svara på frågor. Se nedan för tider.
Vill man plugga in Odds tips så finns de här.
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18.00: Folk kommer (De som håller tiden).
18.00-18.45: Korv med bröd och akademisk “kvart”.
18.45-19.15: Odd Lindqvist show.
19.15-19.30: Spontan frågor till Odd.
19.30-20.00: Peter, Håkan och Beje Forslund show.
20.00-20.15: Spontana frågor till Forslunds.
20.15-20.30: Fika.
20.30-21.00: Mange & Juppa show.
21.00-21.15: Frågor till Mange & Juppa.
DesTopNews 2011-07
Shocking pictures of the trimaran Team Vodafone Sailing dismasting late last week in front of Auckland New Zealand.
DesTopNews is taking you this week into
• The Pacific for the Barcelona World Race
• The Indian Ocean aboard Sodebo.
• To New Zealand and Paris for the America’s Cup
• In Monaco for the 27th Primo Cup
• In Lorient to witness the construction of the first Multi One Design 70.
Sweet… Carbon Ocean Yachts 80 Aegir II
När varvet har kursat två gånger är det lika bra att bygga själv. Hela storyn här.
I was advised by everyone that no matter what situation I got myself into, do not buy or start a boatbuilding company. So yeah, obviously I didn’t take much notice there.
Norsteam brann
Norske kungens gamla Farr 51 Fram XV har ju använts i det norska Norsteamprojektet med målet att skola fler unbga seglare i storbåt. Nu brann båten upp och det debatteras friskt kring om/hur man skall ersätta båten. På Seilas argumenteras för två Farr 40 och på SEILmagasinet tycker någon att det här var det bästa som kunde hända.
Vad finns det för riktigt bra exempel på projekt av den här typen? Hur går det för KDY? Visst var både Färsköl och Holmatro två ganska framgångsrika projekt?