Hi, did you experiment with lowering your point of attachment for your jib block so that you could keep the jib away from your forestay when furling it? Or did you just go straight to doing away with the forestay? When things go wrong having your mast very secure is reassuring .😊

@joelwalker81

Ай бұрын

Hi Phil, I have done away with the forestay, for now at least. I will always be looking out for how other boats do things at that end of the boat though, and I may well look again at your suggestion again. The current arrangement is nice and simple, I’m happy that everything between the stemhead and the masthead is strong enough not to need a back-up 🤞🙂

I am still trying to find one of these to buy and I am interested in the internal fit-out. Also, most of my sailing is single-handed and you seem to be doing fine in that breeze. Look forward to many more of your videos.

@joelwalker81

Ай бұрын

Thanks, good luck with your search! The internal fit out of this boat was definitely a large factor in why I chose her. Much more versatile space than in the Cornish Coble I sail which is a similar size.

hm, yes the kicker / boom vang would probably be a great idea to have a lot more control over the main. Regarding the capsizing and overboard situation: I'm a lot aware of this. If I capsize I wear 50nm baltics SAR aid (not an inflatable one) because I want freedom to move to be able to get the mast back in the air. And if I go overboard, the boat is slightly trimmed to luv into the wind. That way it just shoots into the wind and stops when the tiller is free.

@joelwalker81

Ай бұрын

There are probably good reasons why Tarka doesn’t have a kicker, so I have no plans to add one. I was quite glad not to have one when I broached! I haven’t got to know Tarka well enough yet to be sure how quickly she would drift if I fell overboard on any point of sailing. I will experiment by letting go of everything on suitable occasion. But for now I’m going to stick with the lifeline just in case she’s too speedy for me!

Thank you for this video. When you lowed the main sail, may be a simple home made lazy jacks would be useful ? It would prevent the two "pieces of wood" (the boom and the .... don't remember the name in english) to separate and go out of the shell.🙂

@joelwalker81

Ай бұрын

Thank you, it’s a good idea and I will definitely give it some thought. I’m trying to keep rope to a minimum, so will probably only add lazy jacks if it turns out I really need them! ‘Gaff’ I think is the word you’re looking for, although I have also heard it called a yard.

@christophe6065

Ай бұрын

@@joelwalker81 Thank you for the english course !🙂

@philj3727

Ай бұрын

Hi, did you experiment with lowering your point of attachment for your jib block so that you could keep the jib away from your forestay when furling it. When things go wrong having your mast very secure is reassuring .