Boating chit chat thread.

JamesM

neris wrote: »

Anyone know a decent sprayer/sprayshop in Dublin that would do prep aswell as paint job on topsides, decks, coach roof & cockpit on grp hull? Have 1 place recommended but want to get few prices

Graham Noonan, (Noonan Boats down in Newcastle) not cheap, but excellent work.
http://www.noonanboats.com/boat-painting

Steve

Noonan's work is first rate, have first hand experience.

Steve

If you are not doing anything on Sunday:

RIYC CHARITY RACE - SUNDAY 8TH JANUARY

BRUSH THE CHRISTMAS COBWEBS AWAY!!
Why not ring in the New Year on the water at our Charity Race
Plenty of prizes, to include:
‘Best Dressed Boat’
‘Family Boat’
‘Most Committed Boat’

Proceeds will go to RNLI, Hot dish €8 and craic in the RIYC Wet Bar afterwards See here for Entry and SI’s
Date: Sunday 8th January 2017
Time: start signal 11am


All boats are eligible to enter

Entry Fee: (minimum donation) €30.00 (includes temporary membership of Royal Irish Yacht Club)
But we would suggest minimum €5 per person on board as a reasonable contribution.

http://www.riyc.ie/2016/10/riyc-charity-race-8th-january-2017.html

HeidiHeidi

Forecast looks lovely for Sunday - should be a good outing. Unfortunately I'm working :mad:

How on earth will they judge "Most Committed Boat"? Or is that just another Fintan special?

Steve

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Forecast looks lovely for Sunday - should be a good outing. Unfortunately I'm working :mad:

How on earth will they judge "Most Committed Boat"? Or is that just another Fintan special?

Aw that sucks.

No idea, I'll try and get some intel if he's at the match on Friday lol..:D

Stheno

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Forecast looks lovely for Sunday - should be a good outing. Unfortunately I'm working :mad:

How on earth will they judge "Most Committed Boat"? Or is that just another Fintan special?

This would be something like steve being on the bow and going overboard tangled in the spinny sheet but the team come back to win

Steve

Stheno wrote: »

This would be something like steve being on the bow and going overboard tangled in the spinny sheet but the team come back to win

You are so banned!!! :D:D

Stheno

Steve wrote: »

You are so banned!!! :D:D

Shure fintan gave you a prize for that before :pac:

neris

Stheno wrote: »

This would be something like steve being on the bow and going overboard tangled in the spinny sheet but the team come back to win

Come back to pick him up more like

Steve

There was no chance they were coming back for me.. I had to hang on to the kite with the boat doing 8 kts and surf back to the rail...

Stheno

Steve wrote: »

There was no chance they were coming back for me.. I had to hang on to the kite with the boat doing 8 kts and surf back to the rail...

Ah now in fairness they did pull you back on board

Steve

Eventually...


/manuel

pedroeibar1

Steve wrote: »

Eventually...

I heard it was because somebody realised that they would be disqualified if they finished without the same number of crew that they started with...:p

juke

Stheno wrote: »

Shure fintan gave you a prize for that before :pac:

A headscarf, to keep his hair dry :pac:

neris

Fastnet entries all taken in less then 5 minutes

It's a RECORD!!

The entry limit (340 boats) for the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race was reached at 12:04:24.563, a time of 4 minutes 24 seconds!

#rorcracing #rorcrfr

neris

Been built in France at the moment. 1st ones were built in Carrickfergus and a few were built in dun laoghaire


https://m.facebook.com/pg/Skolarmor.officiel/photos/?tab=album&album_id=334319020248112

fergal.b

Looks like Enda will be on the move again.http://afloat.ie/sail/events/vendee-globe/item/34710-replacement-mast-gets-enda-o-coineen-one-step-closer-to-record-books





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Conchir

So the other thread got me thinking, but I'm having trouble working it out or finding answers online. I've a basic understanding of things from dinghy sailing, but hopefully someone here has a better understanding of the mechanics involved.

Putting it very simply, on a sailing boat, you have the centre of effort (the sails) and the centre of lateral resistance (below the waterline, especially the centreboard/keel). These two combine to give a kind of overall centre of effort for the boat (is there a particular name for this I've forgotten?). I've a basic understanding of how they interact, how if they're properly balanced the helm will be balanced, or you might have a slight weather helm etc.

I've two questions really. Firstly, does the centre of effort act as the turning point of the boat? And then, how does its position (forward/middle/aft) affect the boat performance? For instance, I know if you rake the mast forward, that moves the centre of effort forward, I've forgotten what that does though

neris

Some yoke built down in Cark in 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0ptHOr4h8

Conchir

Named for HMS Thunder Child maybe?

BoltzmannBrain

Interview with Frank Kowalski, MD of Safehaven Marine.

http://coastmonkey.ie/safehaven-marine-md-talks-thunder-child/

neris

Some video documentaries on sailing

http://www.sailingcruisingscotland.com/ch-4-documentaries.html

tricky D

Posted on Howth 17 Footers Association FB yesterday;

La nouveau 'Dix-Sept' has her topside planks secured...

neris wrote: »

Been built in France at the moment. 1st ones were built in Carrickfergus and a few were built in dun laoghaire


https://m.facebook.com/pg/Skolarmor.officiel/photos/?tab=album&album_id=334319020248112

neris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-48u7CjZi0

pedroeibar1

At 04.15 and 07.00 you can see how they were a bitc# to control downwind!
A few were flying a blooper, I’d forgotten about them; a distraction, never really filled properly.
Here's one from my archive, I've not too many on this computer, have to dig out some from elsewhere.

neris

1976 half ton cup. Won by Silver shamrock. Think Cudmore was the skipper and the lads went for a spin up the canal in Venice kite and all after.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hXvfDDQUzQ

fergal.b

Could be handy to have onboard any boat.

Steve

So, yesterday morning, Dublin Bay looked like the med in summer.

What's missing from the photo is the freezing crew and the ice we just washed off the deck!

No wind so no racing unfortunately.

Vexorg

We were out training for a couple of hours on Saturday, 14-17 knots. Glad we did not pick Sunday for our session.

pedroeibar1

Vexorg wrote: »

We were out training for a couple of hours on Saturday, 14-17 knots. Glad we did not pick Sunday for our session.

Sunday was mainly just wet. Gladder I'd bet that it was not today (Monday), with gusts of F 6+. Even the gannets stayed at home.