Plans
I said I was going to write this in my post "In the works", just taken a bit longer than I thought. This is what our wheelhouse looks like at the moment. The blue cover is really designed for use when Vida is ashore, or left on a
Environmental
I have written a lot on rigging your boat with Dyneema and thought it was about time I provided a overall guide to what I've written. So I'm going to try to give a coherent guide to what we have explored so far. First, the obvious
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] Updated design now completed see Next generation Dyneema Chainplates. When I was coming up with the design of through deck dyneema chainstays and the
Safety
I'm a great fan of simplifying things, even if I'm not always good at it :-) So I love this Dyneema Pendant, which you can buy from Mantus (they call it a Snubber Pendant). Except, that it is so simple that we will make several of
Appliances
Sadly, we can't do much but plan at the moment. However, that does at least give us the opportunity to improve those plans. In More on sustainability, I included a bit about Jimmy Cornell needing to abandon his attempt to sail around the world with zero carbon emissions.
Plans
Saw some exciting news today. Just read that Peter Lawless is going to be sailing his Rival 41 around the world single handed, unassisted and non stop. He has a website and a YouTube channel. His aim is to be the first Irish man to achieve that combination. It is
Sailing
When planning Dyneema rigging the area we have found most confusing is deciding on the size of Dyneema we should fit. In our search we have found three sites particularly helpful. However, between the sites we have found at least four ways of deciding what size is needed. Despite that,
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] All the posts I have been writing about Dyneema rigging and chainplates have been mostly focused on Shrouds (the standing rigging that holds masts
Sailing
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] Following my posts Chainplates. We are going for a radical dyneema option and Termination of Dyneema Shrouds. The most contentious issue? I've
Environmental
Today I found Sails and Canvas (in Topsham, Devon): Lifestyle products Made in Devon from recycled sails Absolutely brilliant! :-) We will have to sail to Topsham and on the way decide which of our many very old sails are past being usable for us so they can become great
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] When you look at the strong opinions about the way you end your Dyneema shrouds it makes all the other strongly held opinions seem
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] We know that our decision making process can seem strange to others. :-) For example why would we remove a working diesel engine to