The world could use a few more guys like you. I love the down to earth humility, and the clear expression of your sailing wisdom. Many thanks.

Really loving the tone and aesthetics of this channel

@TheBoatRambler

Жыл бұрын

Thank You!

I can feel the mood through this video, I could spend the whole life in this port, helping nice friends and sailing.. thanks Teo!

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gergely! ...and I do have some of the best sailing buddies ever!! 😁

Such Astounding Beauty - And Amazing Performance !!!!!

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Even at 100 years old! I guess one can say she aged well!😉

Amazing!

@TheBoatRambler

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice sailing footage. Good to see a boat this big without a cabin :)

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

There are quite few around here and hardly any have cabins. from 7m up I don't think there's any atm with a cabin.Even the 30m ones rarely have a cabin.

I am really enjoying your channel.Love watching traditional rigs. OH, and seeing Mik Storer's GIS sailing, LOL

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching John! 😉

Congratulations on the big 1000!! cant wait for the regata

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support! I'll be making a video hopefully after a win! If not...all good anyways! 😉

Congrats Teo, with all the hard work you deserve it 🎉🎉🎉

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks André! You guys have been great!

Magnificent!

Très beau bateau magnifiquement décoré et bon marcheur à la voile félicitations !

The lateen sails look awesome, love the setup. And congratulations on reaching 1000, that means 1 step closer to monetizing your nice videos.

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes I can monetize the channel, might even be enough for a couple of beers this month! 🍻

Thank you for sharing. Lateen sail is so very elegant and beautiful.

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

It sure is Joseph! 😉

@josephlai9759

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler Would you do a video showing how the brail lines work? Are these brail lines used to reef the sail smaller while underway?

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephlai9759 I'm planning to make a full Princesa's rigging video next season, including the brails. The only time we use the brails underway is in really strong winds, running, when we are about to jibe. Just before the jibe we pull two brail lines temporarily to reduce sail area at the top. If we are not in a regatta we just reef or even sail with just staysail and mizzen.

@roonbare2769

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler How do you reef it? Climb to the Yard?

Muito bem!. Parabéns.

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Obrigado! 😉

Thank you for your reply, I obtained the sailcloth weights from the German Dimension-Polyant ( D-P ) catalogue, to ensure they were correct crossed referenced them to other sailcloth manufactures data sheets. Here in the UK we generally use the US measurement rather than the metric measurement, we discontinued using the UK method many years ago. If your sailmakers used the D-P 320 they used an excellent quality as similar to all other manufacturers D-P has several different ranges. As you may guess I am a sailmaker and own and run R.& J. Sails in the UK.

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard! Yes Bruno asked for "something a bit better" for his sails. 😉

Congratz!!! on 1000 subs! Thank you for thee great videos

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thank you!! 😁

it is great that you recorded a race a few weeks ago. We know which boats the Princesa was competing with. It will be super interesting to record the race in two weeks and compare. Let's hope there is wind!

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Of the 20 or so local boats there are a handful which can give Princesa some headaches! We can never slack, not even for a minute!

Impressive. Thanks! subscribed

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you... and thank you! 😁

Great video

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Thomas! 🙂

Parabéns :) Bons Ventos e muita "saúde da boa" para o canal, que é muito agradável de ver e seguir...

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Obrigado! Temos de combinar e saír com o GIS e o Mirror! 😉

I hope you hit 10,000 soon

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!! maybe I could become a KZreadr, full time!! 😁

congratulations on getting to 1000. I got there earlier this year and it isn't easy. there is a sort of exponential gain going forward. Love your videos!

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I sure hope so otherwise i'll take 10 years to 10K subs!! 😄 Thanks for your support! And keep up the awesome work on that boat!

@JenkinsBoatWorks

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler I took special interest in your new sails as I have been sewing my own in the last several weeks. You did seem to go well to windward. Did you notice much difference in how she points up from Starboard to Port? Looks like the mast disrupts the sail shape on starboard tack, I mean I know that it is designed that way and normal but does it move you off the wind more so than on port tack?

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

I don't often skipper Princesa in any occasions where I need to force her to point as much as possible so I can't really tell you. I can ask Bruno (owner) what he thinks about that although with the new sails it might be different from previous set.... I'll keep you posted! 😉

@JenkinsBoatWorks

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler very well. she surely doesn't seem to heel much for so much sail. really lovely to watch her accelerate

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is a really big difference from previous worn out sails. Every time a gust hit us the boat would bury the gunwales in the water but it wouldn't accelerate fast enough, causing excessive heeling!

Que buenos videos!,dan ganas de salir ya en mi DHINGY !

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

!Gracias Jose! 😁

Wow very interesting, is dracon much cheaper than linen?

@TheBoatRambler

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bertl Barm, I'm afraid I can't answer that as I have no idea how much linen sails would cost.

I would like to know the knot used to hold the sprit to the mizzen mast . Is it shown in a earlier episode?

@TheBoatRambler

5 ай бұрын

I'll have to ask Bruno next time we go aboard Princesa. 😉

Nice ! thanks for your videos, very enjoyable. Then 6 oz for 46 squared meter, that's on the light side ! what are the usual sailing conditions on the Tage ? What is the weight of the this boat ?

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Around here winds are usually between 6-14kts with gusts to 15-22. There are rougher days but since reefing isn't really popular around here ppl tend to not go out once the wind reaches 15kts or gusts over 20kts. Princesa's previous sail was actually 4Oz!! She weights around 4000Kg.

Parabéns, muito bom ver navegação portuguesa, importantíssima para o desenvolvimento mundial e para nós aqui do Brasil. Se puder pôr legenda (cc) na língua materna creio que fica melhor ainda.

@TheBoatRambler

2 жыл бұрын

Oi Adiler! A edição dos videos já me leva 20 a 30 horas cada um, acrescentar mais horas em cima para as legendas seria mais tempo no computador e menos tempo a velejar! 😅 Abraço, Teo

A very interesting video but a 320gram ( grams per square metre ) sailcloth weighs 7.3USoz, ( 28" wide x 36" ) or 9.2UKoz ( 33" x 36" ) Looking at your boat they probably used the 320gram cloth

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard! That's interesting! The info on the video was taken straight out of Bruno's email. The number's must have got mixed up somehow!! 🤔 Thanks! 😉

Is it faster than a Gaff Rig for the same mast height?

@TheBoatRambler

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can carry a lot more sail with the same mast height.

@pir82007

2 жыл бұрын

what about a lug?

@TheBoatRambler

2 жыл бұрын

no, the lateen rig carries more sail than a lug rig for the same mast height. Imagine just prolonging the yard on a lug all the way to deck level. That's how much more sail you can carry on a lateen rig. Lateen sail also points better than lug or gaff.

@adrianrubi5012

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler ....maybe megayachts will use this design one day when the client demands it..

4:00 I thought a big traditional lateen like this had to be moved from side to side at each tack, the same as the closely-related dipping lug, so that the sail/yard were always on the downwind side of the mast. Why is this one not, then?

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi David. Just like with lug sails not all lateen sails have to be set on leeward side. Yes it could be possible but it would require some changes. On Princesa the yard portion ahead of the mast is too long, to swing it to the other side it would have to be either set higher, creating more heeling forces, or moved back which would mean a bigger jib would have to be set at all times to compensate for weather helm.And still one would need a trained crew to do the job quickly as it is not an easy task specially in strong winds. The difference in performance is negligible and not worth it. You can see in one of my videos ( "BREEZY") the lug sails on different tacks performing just as well...

@Sailor-Dave

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoatRambler Thanks for the info. I learn something new every day!

@joeldumas5861

3 жыл бұрын

Tacking the yard is only feasible on small boats and if the forward part of the yard is shorter than the mast. On small Catalan boats, they lift the mast while another sailor swings the yard! Even old professional sailors avoided to do it. Before departing, they set up the rig to have the sail on leeward side for the expected wind, so they sailed "a la bona" most of the time and only went "a la bruta" for short legs.

@TheBoatRambler

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joel. One of the guys here had a boat in the same class as Princesa and he would sometimes swing the yard around the mast in calm conditions just to show off. It is possible in some boats but it's not practical and it's dangerous in strong winds.