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Sectorsteve
Sectorsteve
QLD
2195 posts
QLD, 2195 posts
4 Sep 2015 6:25am
If anyone hasn't seen skip novaks videos, they're really worth a watch. The boats impressive with a floating keel and he shows how to heave to, anchor etc in extreme conditions down in the Southern ocean around Patagonia etc.
dralyagmas
dralyagmas
SA
380 posts
SA, 380 posts
4 Sep 2015 9:11am
links? where do we find them?
BlueMoon
BlueMoon
866 posts
866 posts
4 Sep 2015 8:39am
Google Skip Novak videos, just watched his storm sailing video series, pretty good way to spend a rainy morning, cheers

Yara
Yara
NSW
1317 posts
NSW, 1317 posts
4 Sep 2015 10:40am
Yachting World:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Ch3lKZPY6K8Mxx2XCtqQ666cXIlhW0P

However his storm tactics relate more to modern fin keelers than old, heavy long keel boats.
Sectorsteve
Sectorsteve
QLD
2195 posts
QLD, 2195 posts
4 Sep 2015 12:44pm
Youtube. Sorry. Shoulda mentioned. Enjoy!!
Ambler
Ambler
TAS
118 posts
TAS, 118 posts
5 Sep 2015 7:08am
His opinions of storm tactics are very strong and based on his bullet proof Pelagics. Everything about those boats are strong and built for ice and high latitude sailing. Heaving too may not work as well for you as it does for him.
The Pelagics don't carry drogues or parachute anchors as he doesn't believe in them.
Just my opinion.
Enjoy the videos
Wayne
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7752 posts
NSW, 7752 posts
5 Sep 2015 8:12am
I have to agree Wayne. Well produced videos but really short on actual info. Fine if you have 6 young crew members and there was a lot of deck work on the reefing videos that should have been done from the safety of the cockpit.
Ambler
Ambler
TAS
118 posts
TAS, 118 posts
5 Sep 2015 8:27am
Ramona said...
I have to agree Wayne. Well produced videos but really short on actual info. Fine if you have 6 young crew members and there was a lot of deck work on the reefing videos that should have been done from the safety of the cockpit.


Agreed
He Skippered an around the world fully crewed race boat then set up the Pelagics as such. His boat set up is glaringly obvious to experienced blue water sailors. He then employs a skipper and mate(sometimes 2) to sail into some really challenging places!
Mizzenmaster
Mizzenmaster
VIC
15 posts
VIC, 15 posts
5 Sep 2015 12:48pm
Great videos cheers
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