Good news small boat voyages!!

[Lynx]

I am getting a little tired of the bad new on small boats here.

Is there any successful Small boat voyages happening?

[CapnK]

See the bigoceans thread - Nick's in the States now, after a long crossing.

I'm sure there are many more, too!

[Lynx]

Can't waite to read his story, maybe we will meet.

More, more please   ;D

[Frank]

Good news...LOTS of good news! Connie has become MIA and is an 'island girl',Craig and Rose completed a nice tour of the Bahamas,this Lynx fellow was seen all through the Bahamas as well as a few others here.ALL made it home in good shape...except Connie......lucky girl  ;)

[Captain Smollett]

There's this one, too:

Montgomery 17 in the South Pacific

[macdiver]

One problem with our society is that good news doesn't make the news.

Some small boats currently out cruising that I am aware of are

Greg & Jill on their Norsea 27
Ed & Ellen also on a Norsea 27
Garret & Carlie on their Gypsy catamaran ( 28 ft extended to 32)

Website links for those three have been posted elsewhere on this site.  Plus Greg has been posting on this site recently (thanks Greg, I enjoy reading your input).

The following boats do not have websites

A gentleman who purchased a 30 ft Sagitta catamaran in England and just sailed it to Puerto Rico
Glen Tiemann sailing a Wharrram Ethnic catamaran which uses the crab claw rig.

[Norm]

Greeting all:

There are lots of small boats out sailing... as opposed to parked in exotic mooring fields... but given their diminutive size, they don't make a huge visual impact.  Sail Far adherents are afloat!  I have some pictures on our web site, averisera dot com, in the Caribbean report.  My favorite is a 20 footer with the dinghy hoisted out (reduces theft and saves on bottom painting).  Scroll down.

I saw three interesting boats but did not meet their owners.  An Albin 27 WHISPER from Maryland, a little Swedish double ender with a orange deck of about 24 feet and a tiny, 20 feet, British boat.  All were in the Northern Caribbean.  Don't forget the Pogo 8.5, Ty Rando with a web site similarly named.

If I get back to the Caribbean next winter, I am going to search out and talk with the micro-cruisers.

Today, Elizabeth (cubemonkey) and I train down to City Island and meet a couple with a new-to-them 1985 Pearson 28.  The trip is a delivery/training cruise.  It seems like we'll have a fun time in the rain.

We are sailing the Pearson back to Salem, MA and hope to complete the trip in two long hops totaling three days. The Cape Cod Canal is a gate and I expect to be held there for about 6-8 hours.  My dream for the trip and owners is that at he Canal they say to us, "go, we have the boat all set up and are ready to fly."  E & I can then go home and sail our own boat.  The owners can go off cruising!

I believe in the culture of "independency."  No shore power chord, no dock lines, dock box, etc.  hard to do and always worth it.

Best to all, Norman

[Joe Pyrat]

I got a kick out of the picture of the small boat with the dinghy hauled out.  This is what I'm going to look like, a seagoing version of the Beverly Hillbilly truck.

I'll be launching August 4th at Havre de Grace on the Chesapeake Bay so I'll have a bit more on small boat cruising for you then.   ;D

[atomvoyager]

A Spanish friend of ours named Fernando just arrived last week in Flores, Azores in his Pearson Triton. He departed alone from Brunswick, GA  on May 16 and made a slow 14 day passage to Bermuda and then a fast passage of 19 days to Flores.

He bought and did his initial fitting out of the Triton last year in New Jersey then made his first long passage down here to Brunswick where we helped him with final preparations and sea trials.  He's on his way to where his family lives in the Canaries possibly via Portugal. His website is below, though he hasn't updated it yet. He did this on a very tight budget with minimal gadgets.

http://www.pajaroweb.com/

James B

[C-164]

And a hearty round of applause for Stephane on his Contessa, Peaceful Journey. Made it to Horta in 21 days. Way to go, Stephane.

[Joe Pyrat]

Thanks James, I have a bunch of Triton buddies who will just love that. 

[CapnK]

James, thanks for the link.

Q for you about his Triton, that you may have an A for, having seen the boat... :)

With regard to the external chainplates - did he/they build up scantlings on the boats interior? How are the chainplates reinforced/attached inside the hull?

I've got the stainless flat bar ordered for mine, & so have been rolling this over in my head. There are a number of ways to do it that I can think of/have seen, but as usual am always glad to hear of others implementations prior to deciding what I'll do... :)

[CapnK]

A huge Congrats to Stephane! Contessa's are taking over the Atlantic, it seems! ;D ;D ;D

Norm, that dinghy hoist is indeed and interesting looking solution. ;) And both Averisera and Elizabeth look very happy, post-bath. :D

[Shipscarver]

Norm -
I did enjoy the picture of the hanging tender on your site.  Thank you.

My favorite is a 20 footer with the dinghy hoisted out

In fact, I am fascinated by it. Why isn't a boat that small listing?  There is an OB on the stern of the tender.  Did you get a full length shot?  I am trying to figure out how she is sitting that stiffly.

[atomvoyager]

Kurt

The Triton Pajaro now has forward lower shrouds as well. The chainplates were backed up by plywood glassed to the hull as needed and backing plates inside. The upper shrouds were moved slightly aft of center to clear the bulkhead. I may do something similar on Atom next refit.

I recently heard from a family of four who sailed their Triton for 6 years through the Caribbean and South Pacific before selling her in Australia to buy something bigger.  When I saw them in Trinidad there was just the two of them aboard so things got a bit crowded later for a 28-footer.

James B

[hearsejr]

 hay James, you probably don't remember me, but awhile back I was asking advice from ya..
any hooooo, I got me a Coronado 30, and I was thinking about doing a good long cruise on her after Dec 30th 2008. I will do a cruise too Bahamas to see how things work..err more likely what things didn't work, then fix it and go. just wanted to let you know I did get me another boat and working toward getting her going.
Bill

[Oldrig]

(I've already mentioned this in another thread.)

A singlehander aboard a Cape Dory 25D recently checked into the Cape Dory forum from Kinsale, Ireland, having arrived there from the U.S. East Coast via the Azores.

Grog to him!

--Joe

[hearsejr]

 do you have any links for the  story on Cape Dory 25 adventure?
Bill

[CapnK]

James - Thanks for the info! Every little bit helps...

I started playing with polishing stainless yesterday, 'training'. I don't care about appearance so much, and actually like a matte finish, but something I read pointed out that unpolished metal has lots more surface area for corrosion to start, so it looks like I'll be going for the shiny pretty look...

Sure am glad that my brother is building his airplane out of metal. Makes finding the proper tools a lot easier - I just go to his shop. ;D

[atomvoyager]

Here's a link to the latest on Fernando's Atlantic crossing on the Triton Pajaro:

http://www.atomvoyages.com/articles/pajaro.htm

James B