Hey sailFar friends,
Norm and I are the proud new owners of Averisera, the Aphrodite 101 we had our eyes on down in CT. Excited?? Doesn't even come close. We are naming the boat Averisera, but at the BSC party last night, it became apparent that our friends there thought it should be called "We didn't use Protection". I think Meg asked "And how long have you two been together?" What can I say. The new baby has arrived.
I will post pics in the gallery.
We're hoping you let us stay, because even though Averisera is 32'8", it is only 7'8" wide. So it is a very small boat. Not as small as some, but certainly small enough.
Anyway, I can now sign my posts,
-elizabeth
s/v Averisera
:D
CONGRATS !!!! Pictures..we need pictures. HAVE FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we have a baby?
at our age?
I put some pics in the gallery Frank. Enjoy!
-elizabeth
s/v Averisera
Seriously. This is a grand adventure for us. We look forward to sailing Averisera and exploring the small boat voyaging concepts discussed on this board.
Our opening trip is in a few weeks, April 16th, we hope. We leave from Milford, CT (near New Haven) bound for Boston. The course is NE bending to the N as we clear the Cape Cod Canal. The weather at this time of year favors a cold NE'r hauling into the NW. On the nose and stone cold. Yummmm.
Dan... if it is cold and rainy may we crash at your place.... wink wink....
My very first sailing trip was in 1957 from Stamford, Ct to Chatham, MA at the same time of year. It never occured to me after that trip that a life at sea was not for me. I reckon mom and dad will be amused to see the pictures and read the letter. Parents... be careful of what you do with your kids. haha.
I have to work the weekend of the 21/22 so we have to make time. No lollygagging. Schedules are the bane of the voyaging sailor. No matter what, it will be fun to share the adventure with Team Sailfar.
Best to all.
Norman
True... don't ever want to sail to a firm schedule... ;)
The crew at BSC must be psyched... Where will you be keeping her?? At the BSC docks?? or someplace else?
Congratulations on the new to you boat... I can't wait to see it...
The trip up from Connecticut should be a good shakedown for you.
As for letting you stay... i don't see why not... my boat's 18' wide... ;)
BTW, what does the name stand for???
Congrats, Norm and Elizabeth!! Exciting times. I cannot wait to hear about your trip, which will be right before we bring the Alberg 30 down from NC. Should be good inspiration. ;)
Took a look at the pics in the gallery - very cool.
Nice pics!
Is that a flush deck boat? What does she look like inside? Looks fast.
Hi all:
The name: Averisera. It is Latin for versed sine curve. The formula was discovered by an 18th century mathmatician, Maria Agenisi, and is sometimes called the "Witch of Agenisi." More detail on the web at: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/WitchofAgnesi.html
We are math geeks at heart. Elizabeth being stronger in this sense than me. I proposed we name the boat Witch of Angenisi... which got rejected out of hand! The rest is obvious. Women, math, boats, navigation, voyaging, wave functions, ... it all worked for us.
Yes, the boat is flush decked with al of 4.5 ft of headroom. OK for us. There is standing headroom under the companionway which has a dodger fitted over handrails. The arrangement is a small V-berth forward followed by a head with hanging locker. The main cabin has two berths and a bit of a table followed by a sink to starboard and a stove to port. Two quarter berths finish the interior. It is tight.
We liked the narrow shape, long cockpit, tiller, aft traveller, and fractional rig. The PHRF is 144 which compares to a J30. Elizabeth particularly liked the fact that she is comfortable handling a boat this size by herself. I work a lot during the Summer so a boat E can sail with a few girlfriends or by herself is important.
E & I are open to the idea that this could be our "long voyage" boat. Time will tell. The Alberg 30... which gets the same pitter-pat reaction is a more comfy. Maybe we will go that route in the end?
We first saw the design last Summer when sailing in the San Juan Islands. It was love at first sight. All Winter we compared every boat listing on Yachtworld to the Aphrodite 101 design. Finally, we drove to see the boat. It was love at closer inspection.
One thing that helped us with our decision was the discussions we had with all of you about small boat cruising. We had experience with bigger boats and didn't really go for it. Seeing how others solved small boat problems and shared our views helped. After all... as the April 1st joke demonstrated... small boat voyaging is not a topic that is seriously considered by the cruising press.
So, we will be sharing ideas and dreams together.
I'd buy grog for all but we own a boat now.
Best, Norman
What is the draft??
I put more pics up of the interior. They were taken during the survey, so things are a bit of a mess. When we get it all nice the way we like it, I'll take more pics. We do have a lot of work to do to make the boat comfy!
-elizabeth
s/v Averisera
Quote from: Frank on April 02, 2007, 08:51:00 PM
What is the draft??
5'6"
I guess I'll post a pic of the keel now.
:)
That sure looks like it will be a fast boat!! From the appearance of the underbody and the narrow beam, it should be fairly smooth in 'the big stuff' too. I'm sure both of you will have just a hoot sailing it...HAPPY FOR YA's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Norm-
I seem to remember something you posted previously about the name.
BTW, if you're ever looking for crew, give me a call. :D
Norm, btw, we're installing two moorings for visitors at my marina, so if you need to stop in the Buzzards Bay area, we're just up the river from New Bedford Harbor. :D
Capn Smollett-
Where are you sailing the Alberg 30 from and to?
I like the salon, it looks like a nice place to hang out, even if you can't stand up. You do seem to have a shortage of flat areas to work on though.
Quote from: skylark on April 02, 2007, 09:09:18 PM
You do seem to have a shortage of flat areas to work on though.
Hi Skylark,
Just like when buying a new home, you have to give it some time to find what works and what doesn't. We plan to sail the boat as much as possible, under different conditions. Wednesday night racing, some double-handed racing perhaps this summer, weekend cruises, longer cruises. That way we'll get a good feel for all her pluses and minuses. Then we can make plans for making the space work for us. And we'll post pics as we go.
-elizabeth
Pretty boat... I take it you have storage under the settees?
Quote from: AdriftAtSea on April 02, 2007, 09:07:50 PM
Where are you sailing the Alberg 30 from and to?
Pardon the temporary hijack: we are sailing the A-30 from New River, NC to Georgetown, SC. The offshore leg is about 70 nm.
Back to Norm and Elizabeth's celebration and descriptions of the new 'baby!!'
Norm-
What sails did you get with her? Did you get a spinnaker and pole?? I thought I saw one in the photos you posted.
Capn Smollett-
Sounds like a good shakedown cruise.. :D
Norm and Elizabeth -
Wow! She looks like she will *scoot*, and with that underbody and narrow hull, I'd bet that 75* tacks are not outta the question at all. She will be a blast to sail, I bet when you say that you 'can hardly wait', that's an understatement... :D
Congrats to the proud new parents!!! ;D ;D ;D 8)
Norm/elizabeth-
Going forward on that deck shouldn't be a problem. But you're going to be a bit exposed in the cockpit. Are you planning on getting a dodger?
Also, watch the boom....looks low enough to clip your head. Looks fast... probably is pretty fast. Have you gotten polars for the boat?
Quote from: AdriftAtSea on April 02, 2007, 09:21:42 PM
Pretty boat... I take it you have storage under the settees?
Hey Dan,
Under the settees are the 2 9-gal tanks, one for water and one for fuel. There is some storage toward the galley (thus the drawers). Not much though.
-elizabeth
Quote from: AdriftAtSea on April 02, 2007, 09:39:08 PM
What sails did you get with her? Did you get a spinnaker and pole??
We got 2 spinnakers and a pole. .5 and 1.5 ounce. We will probably get a .75 ounce, and I think at least one of the spinnakers needs to be replaced. Norm knows for sure.
We got 2 #3s, #2, and 2 #1s and 2 mainsails. The racing sails are a main and a #1. The rest of the sails are original or close to it. But they are not in bad shape. I do see sail purchases in our future though.
No we don't have roller furling, we have that racing style tuff-luff, which we are thinking about converting to hanks.
-elizabeth
Sleek and powerful
Me likey!
Ooooh... lots of sails... the original sails may even be in pretty good shape, if the boat was raced and they didn't use the originals much... :D
Quote from: Cmdr Pete on April 03, 2007, 08:58:03 AMSleek and powerful
Me likey!
Me likey too, Cmdr! Pit-a-pat!
-elizabeth
Congrats!!
I'll be with my new boat next week! Can't wait!!
TrT
N and E....I'm sure we all sence your excitement. You will have fun sailing that boat. Just as much fun will be learning what you want to do to improve her.I truly enjoy just sitting below and visualizing changes and improvements. Give yourselves lots of just 'dreaming time' below...its amazing the ideas you will come up with! Please keep us posted with pics, both sailing and your improvements once you settle on some ideas. It appears to be a true 'sailors' boat and I'm sure it's glad you 2 found her.
N & E-
Let me know what your racing schedule is like, and I'll try and get out to photograph you guys on Averisera.
:D
Congratulations!
I look forward to following your adventures!
Hello All:
Captain Smolett said something about a new Alberg 30 in his life.
So.... details, man! Any other new boats in the family?
Norm
Got a new dinghy, a 7' 7" inflatable, to go with the portabote.. :D and an outboard motor to power either with. :D But that doesn't really count.
So - it's Launch Day. Peter (the seller) sent us a couple of pics of Averisera on the marine railway, heading out to the creek behind his house. I posted them in the gallery. Tomorrow we go down to Milford, CT, and step the mast, rig the standing rigging, run the halyards, check the electrical (running lights, anchor light, steaming lights), stow the new anchor, rode and chain, stow the boat, etc. We tune on Sunday, and we would plan to leave then or Monday morning, but for this nor'easter that has decided to head our way. So we may have to stay put until late Tuesday or Wednesday. We shall see what develops.
So, so so excited. Good grief.
(http://www.sailfar.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10219/normal_IMG_0051.JPG)
-elizabeth
kinda neet when 'the lil girl' comes out ;-) ....hard to tell you're excited.....HAVE FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth-
Have a safe trip back with Averisera and Norm. Sounds like it'll be alot of fun... I'll be down in Buzzards Bay, at my marina most of next week, so if you need to stop someplace, let me know. Norm's got my cell phone number.
Dan:
Thanks
Norman
Hello there !!! Long time no post?? How's summer??...the new boat??...projects??? fun???
Hi All:
Norm here: We had a super summer with the boat putting almost 1500 nm under the keel.
Milford, Ct to Boston
Boston to Boothbay, ME
Boston to Newport, RI (New England Solo-Twin Regatta, 4th out of 12
Boston to Muscungous Bay (a day sail beyond Boothbay)
Boston to Martha's Vineyard, MA
all round trips
plus... racing in Boston Harbor with E doing tactics and our friend, Vassily driving... first in series one and three. (three of six-race series held on wednesday nights). Ended the season with N at the helm, Vassily away on a delivery, E in the pit calling tactics and sail trim... i. e. "skipper"... and finshed third out of 19. Go Elizabeth, go.
Much of the season had me teaching cruising aboard the C&C 38 Melissa and missing most of the racing. In a few weeks, I am off to do my Captain Martin thing in the BVI for a sailing school in Nanny Cay. Mostly 45 foot cruisers... beach bar to beach bar with sailing in between.
I think the highlight of the season was a Fall cruise to MV where we tied up at the famous Black Dog Wharf and were admired by sailors. All surprised to see a couple our age cruising a small boat with no headroom. (funny, when I tie up at that same dock five times a year on the big boat, no one stops by to admire.)
Amazing the places one can go and the fun one can have in a small boat!
we have a blog at dub dub dub dot averisera dot com some amusing pictures and semi amusiong commentary.
Quote from: Norm on October 22, 2007, 09:18:04 PM
Hi All:
Norm here: We had a super summer with the boat putting almost 1500 nm under the keel.
Wow, Norm and Elizabeth, that's a pretty full summer.
I was wondering why we had not heard from you in a while (prior to E's post last week or so) and was hoping you guys were putting the new boat through her paces.
QuoteAll surprised to see a couple our age cruising a small boat with no headroom. (funny, when I tie up at that same dock five times a year on the big boat, no one stops by to admire.)
You people must be insane.
:D
Good to hear things are working out well WRT the new boat.
Sounds like The Admiral knows what she's about at the helm!
Will check out the blog, thx for the update. :)