Sneak Peek At A Boating Adventure
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Speaking of which, I have a couple of students who are AMAZING artists (8th grade, and 9th grade). I told them I'd bring in a certain transom-centric print to show off drawn by a certain Forumite... They also draw digitally--not sure if it's the same set-up you use, but very digital.
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Looking forward to it! Your adventures in your brother's Phoenix III really tipped the scale for me when I was sorting through way too many boat plans.Comment
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The article is out--having my second cover shot on Small Boats makes it a little more fun than usual:
Oct 2022 SBM cover.jpg
A nice moment for Ross Lillistone's Phoenix III design, too--what a great boat!
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That was a fun read and the Google map really helps tie everything together. Just out of curiosity I checked and it's 14.5 hours to Killarney from here... not a huge amount more than your 12. Must be some amazing sailing for that kind of drive!
I found myself nodding my head in agreement at Hen Island. I did a daysail a while back and I've been trying to figure out how to write it up ever since. But basically the trip consisted of ignoring my gut asking if I was about to do something stupid, watching the lee rail dip under water, breaking waves pouring over the windward side to add to the gallons of water sloshing around, and no time to bail or even panic. Eventually I made it through with a newfound respect for mother nature and an appreciation of my boat.
Do you think your boxed in thwarts helped with water sloshing around? I could definitely feel my much more open First Mate starting to get rather sluggish. How'd your brother's Phoenix III fare in those conditions?Comment
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Where the Alaska's boxed in thwarts really helps is after a capsize. Enough water comes aboard on recovery then for sloshing to be a potential problem, but the way the interior is broken into small compartments (one just behind the mast that's filled with large duffel bags, 1 on each side of the CB case between thwarts, and one just forward of the sternsheets) almost completely eliminates the sloshing effect. This is the one place the Alaska stands out as better than the Phoenix III--it comes up as stable, or even more stable, when filled with water. The Phoenix III comes up wobbly, like you could re-capsize it if you weren't careful. But then, I think the Phoenix III is less likely to capsize in the first place, so it's a tradeoff.
The reality is, I think both boats can handle more serious conditions than I ever hope to be out in!
TomLast edited by WI-Tom; 10-22-2022, 10:25 AM.Comment
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