I have somthing that will work at a mere fraction of the cost at
getting arial footage. All filming done while on the sailing vessal
its self or support vessal.
Todd
--- In harryproa@yahoogrou
>
> We'll get you the video as we we can afford a helicopter, and....
er....a
> camera.
>
> Great link, thanks.
>
> Mark
>
>
> ............
> Mark Stephens
> www.harryproa.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harryproa@yahoogrou
[mailto:harryproa@yahoogrou
> Behalf Of Todd
> Sent: Saturday, 10 March 2007 4:44 AM
> To: harryproa@yahoogrou
> Subject: [harryproa] Re: Reducing sail with boom out over the
water.
>
>
>
> I'm also curious as to how well the 7 and 12 meter boats will ride
> and at what speed in winds 22 to 28 knots with swells of 3-6
meters?
>
> When do we get to see a video of one sailing in similiar
conditions?
>
> I don't just want to survive I want to be sailing fast and
balanced.
>
> http://www.youtube. <http://www.youtube.
> com/watch?v=
>
> Todd
>
> --- In harryproa@yahoogrou <mailto:harryproa%
> ps.com.au, "Rob Denney" <proa@> wrote:
> >
> > G'day,
> >
> > Sorry thought you meant the big boat. At some stage, you will
> meet a wave big enough to pitchpole you if you sail down it flat
> out. The longer the boat, the less likely this is to happen. I
> have only done it once, that was on the river in 20+ knots with
the
> schooner rig. This was more wind than waves. I would have no
> qualms about sailing sensibly in the Perth seabreeze and offshore
> waves in Elementarry, but would be a bit careful if I was racing.
> Perth waves develope in an afternoon, so they are shorter, closer
> together and steeper than trade wind waves which tend to be
swells.
> These give longer rides, with less work and less chance of piling
> into the back of the one in front.
> >
> > Can't sail Sunday, got to pick up people from the airport. Maybe
> Monday, and if it works, certainly next weekend, either in Perth
or
> Mandurah.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Rob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Doug Haines
> > To: harryproa@yahoogrou <mailto:harryproa%
ps.com.au
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [harryproa] Reducing sail with boom out over the
> water.
> >
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> >
> > You're talking about the transpac?
> > I mean extra buoyancy for me when I start flying down waves into
> the trough!
> > You have the experience, what's the sea handling diffrence
> between sizes like vis to har?
> > Would the waves you might ride out here in a seabreeze, be the
> same as say the waves in the trades?
> >
> > Doug
> > (any chane you'll be going sailing on Sunday?)
> >
>
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