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11-15-2006, 02:28 PM
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#151 | | YF Moderator
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by yachtluver ...24knots with just 3 sails out!!!!!! That is amazing..i almost do not believe that..but i will take the crew's word on that... |
Maybe you should believe it, at least if our crew member happens to be the owner himself...  | 
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11-15-2006, 02:52 PM
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#152 | | Registered User
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Originally Posted by yachtluver
...24knots with just 3 sails out!!!!!! That is amazing..i almost do not believe that..but i will take the crew's word on that...
Maybe you should believe it, at least if our crew member happens to be the owner himself...
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wow  I must have missed a few posts,I got to back up and read about this..................  | |
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11-15-2006, 03:29 PM
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#153 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by wdrzal Originally Posted by yachtluver
...24knots with just 3 sails out!!!!!! That is amazing..i almost do not believe that..but i will take the crew's word on that...
Maybe you should believe it, at least if our crew member happens to be the owner himself...
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wow I must have missed a few posts,I got to back up and read about this.................. |
If you read the post from the crew's diary that yachtluver provided a link too, you will see what AMG is getting at. Check the name of the crew member that made the entry | |
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11-15-2006, 04:40 PM
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#154 | | YF News Associate
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Best, Tom... | 
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11-16-2006, 02:31 AM
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#155 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany
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| M F on CNN
b t w.
saw an announcement from CNN intern. that the next "main sail" will show a feature ab. the M F. In Europe next Sunday and Monday.
TS
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11-26-2006, 12:23 PM
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#156 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Viareggio, Italy
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| It's True
Yes its true, we hit 24.8 kts (GPS) in max 67Kts wind crossing the gulf of Lyon in a Mistral. 3 sails up and going like a train!!!!
Winds have been light for the crossing but 2 days ago we completed our first 10,000 miles (since 1st July) and the trip has been relatively quiet.
We are now 300 miles from Antigua but will probably cruise a bit before heading in on the 2nd
See you all there
regards Jed
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11-26-2006, 02:17 PM
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#157 | | YachtForums Publisher
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Simply astonishing! Good job Jed!!
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11-26-2006, 07:38 PM
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#158 | | Senior Member
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| Question Link
Question Carl?,
Why is it that when ever I receive a notice of a new addition to this subject thread, and then click on the link given, that I am sent to posting #69 rather than to the newest posting??  | |
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11-26-2006, 08:05 PM
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#159 | | YachtForums Publisher
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Brian,
I just clicked the link on the auto-response e-mail and it took me directly to your post. However... I've had the problem you're describing once before. Let's move over to the YF Yacht Club to continue diagnostics so we don't interrupt the regularly scheduled programming here.
Thanx!
Carl
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11-26-2006, 08:58 PM
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#160 | | Senior Member
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Jed,
Saw MF on a show on VH1 the other day, what a beaut! And hitting 24 knots, that is cool. You said that was in 67 knot winds, how bad were the seas? Let us know if you ever head down here to South Florida (we can do a feature on the captain/crew for the paper I work for).
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12-30-2006, 03:07 PM
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#161 | | Senior Member
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| Great Article in YachtingWorld
Jan issue of YachtingWorld has a great article on Maltese Falcon by David Glenn
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12-30-2006, 07:44 PM
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#162 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Viareggio, Italy
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| Falcon Site update
For all you "Falcon" fans out there
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST WISHES FROM THE CREW
We have a new IT engineer and the site's getting the update you've all been waiting for
Check out the photos from the crew, we hope you like them!! there's even a special one of MV
Also check out www.amoryross.com and click Portfolio, then Antigua SuperYacht Cup..there's some awesome photos.
Antigua on the 16th Jan
Cheers Jed
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12-31-2006, 12:23 AM
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#163 | | Senior Member
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| Tacking Maneuver
Quote: | Originally Posted by jediwhite ....To gybe we just rotate the masts as the yacht turns
Disadvantages. It is not quite so easy to tack but as we get used to operating the system we are learning fast and are getting better with each one. |
Can you describe the 'tack' maneuver in more detail?
Which way are you rotating the mast? all together?
I believe I have seen a reference to the masts being able to rotate 360 degrees and another indicating only 180 degrees??
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12-31-2006, 06:20 AM
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#164 | | Senior Member
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| Tacking the 'Big Bird'
The masts all rotate 180 degrees, +/- 90 degrees from amidships, they could go continuously round and round except for the need to have electrical cables to power and control the sails and lights.
The fore is an exception as it can be 'overrotated' approximately 10 degrees each side to allow us to pick up the port tender and launch on stb side and vice versa.
The sequence for tacking is that we come 'off'the wind a bit to get boat speed up, then start start the tack, turning the bow through the wind.
We hold the fore mast, effectively backing the sail, then as soon as the bow is head to wind we rotate the main and mizzen masts through the wind until they are full and drawing, then we complete the tack by rotating the fore mast to its new postion, and off we go. It can be a bit slow and we always lose boat speed but have never been 'in irons' and rarely use any 'help' from the engines. sometimes we have one running 'just in case' but we pride ourselves on not using it unless absolutely neccessary.
I hope this explains it a bit more
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