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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- This week we share some practical tips how to leave the docks with a catamaran.
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You know you good when a channel like sailing La Vagabond mentions you in their video.... complementing Sisu👏🏼👍🏼
😊 thank you Adrian! We bumped into them in Antiqua, nice guys.
@@SailingSisu Riley just had good things to say about Sisu on his channel and what awesome sailors they are he said❤
@Adrian Hockey we've been sailing a lot lately and must have missed that episode from Riley? Which one ate you referring too?
really helpful for us newbies
Richard, I am glad you enjoyed it! The no wind no current was perhaps the only newbie part :-) but at least it all went well with the cameras rolling ;-) Thank you for your support!
Great training video. Thanks guys
Thank you, Chris and thanx for watching!
Love the manoeuvrability of our Cat.
Agreed slow is your friend and take time in making a plan for arrival and departure.
That is great advice! Thank you!
Perfect maneuver! And what is this, making friends with the harbour hands! 😂
Right?! Thank you for your checking in again, Joseph! To be honest, I was wondering myself how the frikken moses I will get out of there!!! :-D
Nice video well presented
Glad you liked it! And again, thank you for popping in so often! You guys rock!
Great video. Keep them coming. Greetings from San Carlos, Mexico in the Sea of Cortez.
Thank you, Paul!
👍👍😁😁Greetings to Frik and Magda
Thank you David! Well, perhaps it is Petro and Magda at the moment :-D I am still in Iraq ;-)
Squeaky-bum exit executed perfectly!
It was a bit tight...I did wonder myself if I can get out of there without help from the marina dinghies :-D but, it worked out well and I finally could show you guys on video too! double bonus!
Great video as always with clear commentary 👍
Thank you for the kind compliment!
Another awesome video guys.. we can all learn a bit from this one ☝️. 👌👌
Thank you, Jason! I was glad that we got some of it on video otherwise no one would have believed it :-D I got even sweaty when editing the video! So, not really a newbie position with no current and no wind and all, but at least I could demonstrate some of the throttle moves :-D
Beautiful job! I find you videos so useful and educarional. Looking forward to the rest of this series becuase i as well well dont know how to manage a catamaran and i know i will learn alot from your amazing videos. Hello to you both from isla mujeres Mexico, sandra and Ariel
Awesome, thank you, Sandra! I did have my own doubts! I scratched my head off camera a lot! :-D
Whow that was an abrupt ending,lol stowaway Mac cheers from Canada 🇨🇦C.C.R real wood boat 🏴☠️🚢😎
Sorry, Mac, I could have take you guys for a couple more minutes, but it got boring after that... we had more than a metre on both side of Sisu! And I had to decide whether I add the next "leave the docs, which was the Med mooring style, or stop at just one easy beginners one...
Part two?lolmac🇨🇦🏴☠️🎤
You almost needed some grease to lubricate that tight squeeze out of there! Impressive piloting skills. Cheers from Winnipeg.
Thank you, Peter! I was scratching my head too!! I was super happy that there were no current and no wind :-D it did not look so tight from the wide angles, but it was pretty close! Not really newbie stuff, and I could hear on the video that I changed gears, but had no idea why when looking at the video.... I think I just wanted to go slower?
I second the experience with the yacht master training, times have changed and catamarans are becoming more prominent so perhaps time for RYA to revisit ?. Good that you show that slow is your can be your friend in docking.
Thank you, Adrian! Yes, I think the schools should start to include cats...we wanted it and the school initially agreed until I mentioned what the differences (in my newbie opinion) are between cats and mono sailing wrt to reefing and heeling, and then they changed their minds...they did not want to risk using Sisu for training after that :-D
Excellent vid Frik - would love to see how you almost went into RI - great stuff guys!
LOL! Why do you think the video stopped there so quickly? Just joking :-D yeah, it got pretty bored after that with more than a metre on each side of Sisu ;-) next time ;-)
That was so informative.
Now all I need to do is learn to swim and I can get my cheque book out 😀👍🏾
Well...now that would be an interesting party trick! Can you sign while swimming or is that what you try to learn, or is it a special kind of underwater-NASA-stuff that you have? :-D Thanx for checking in!
Lekker man lekker
Dankie, Gerhard!
Another excellent masterclass, especially the throttle overlays in very close quartering manoeuvering, a pity they didn't give you a hammerhead. IALA A port/starboard colourings which might confuse our american cousins.
Thank you, Mark! The throttle colourings are from the boat's perspective, which I hope is correct :-D or did you saw any markings as we left the harbour? Yes, we had to remind ourselves that the harbour markings changed when we arrived at night in the Caribbean from the Med :-) but luckily, the chart plotter seems to remember that for us :-D
Too easy! 😂. Cheers guy!
Yeach, we need to add wind and some currents in those close quarters! Thank you Trev!
@@SailingSisu the Graphics with the controls worked well, it would have been great to be rudder angles aswell, but seeing the rudder don’t do a real lot at them speeds, the throttle controls was enough.. really good!
Trev, in some cases cats can use the prop wash to their advantage too. For example, Sisu would have moved faster in the initial turning out if the wheel was turn over hard to starboard side. But for beginners, I wanted to show that cats work like a tank.
Middag daar in die vreemde. Dit lyk of dit goed gaan. Wat hoor julle van Lady Africa se mense? Voorspoed. Willem.
They are still in South Africa
Thank you for checking in! Yeah, Lady Africa is still on the hard here in Grenada very close to us, and they are still in SA sorting stuff out there...
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Thanx, Jan!
How would You go back to that place- reverse through the valley which is narrow here from the start or forward and than rotate close to berth?
A cat can rotate pretty much on the spot (a monohull too, BTW) so, it is a question of "would the length of the cat fit side ways" if you can find a spot, then I would prefer to go fwd and turn/rotate into the berth
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Thank You for response. I was wondering if, by using the levers alone, I am able to maintain a straight course while sailing backwards, on a longer and narrow path, especially in strong side winds
@@abrelegowany Yes, you would be able to steer backwards with two throttles only. Just be aware that the rudder will have some serious force on them if you going fast meaning, make sure that lock wheel is tight or that you are holding the wheel very tight