I really do dread putting it in the water and having it get all scratched, scuffed, and stained. The Volvo Ocean Race boats all use B&G for this reason. Then we signed the delivery acceptance documents and Benjamin left us to spend some time on Puffin so we could begin to get to know her. There was a loud creak coming from the shelves behind the stove in the salon, and we had an intermittent issue on the last night of the trip where the autopilot occasionally lost the boat speed data and sounded an alarm. I followed the approach described above when building Puffin and everything went well with the construction of the boat. Rhode Island, United States About Blog Sailing World is your go-to site and magazine for the best sailboat reviews, sail racing news, regatta schedules, sailing gear reviews and more. Sandie is a certified delivery skipper and has thousands of miles experience sailing and maintaining multihulls, and has acted as owners representative on the construction of multiple large multihulls. We do not rely now or in the future, on any public contributions. VMG Yachtbuilders. She will set sail for a trip along the Iberian coasts and Balearian Islands with her owner during the coming weeks. We won’t be given an ETA by Sevenstar until Happy Delta is underway. Everything is either carbon, gelcoat or anodized aluminum. We have a WiFi booster and LTE router which gives us internet access vie either shore WiFi or mobile data networks. The 4X is 48 feet long and has half the sail area. By Doug in Construction + Outremer Factory. Puffin will be ready in August 2019, and after sea trials we will be loading her onto a cargo ship in Palma, Mallorca for transport to her new home in Brisbane. This is not an issue when underway, but getting in and out requires more care than a RIB. We build Puffins® in steel, aluminium and glass/epoxy sandwich or combined. For those that like stress-free cruising, taking it easy on the tender is more fun! We both felt that all our work to keep the boat light was really worth it! I was sitting at the helm seat when the B&G plotter went into alarm. Since we have a fixed mast there is no issue with the software having to correct for the mast angle when displaying radar targets. Most of the sailors in France are pretty friendly though, so they will usually move if they are blocking your chain. This was due to a misunderstanding over whether it was an optional or standard feature (see Tip 2 above). I wasn’t able to travel to France during the construction of Puffin, so I hired a local consultant that I trust, to do regular inspections for me. Robin and I arrived in La Grande Motte last week and were given the keys to Puffin! It was a pretty short list, and Stephane has promised he will get everything taken care of before we take the boat over to Genoa to load onto the cargo ship in September. Outremer gave me the number to call Volvo Penta Support directly. Everest, or even those who have gone to space. It was the obvious choice for a trail name for me. Choose from a fabulous selection of upscale 1 to 9 bedroom vacation rentals across Anna Maria Island. So no electronic barometer on Puffin until B&G can come up with a fix! In this post I will describe the electronics, communications systems and sailing instruments we have selected. The solar panel folded up. I approach her slowly. ( Log Out /  This gives me constant, easy to read wind information and frees my other instruments for monitoring boat speed, depth and course. I grew up in Maryland and hiked on the trail many times when I was younger. Puffin’s® are made to be sailed by a short-handed crew and equipped with a retractable center board which enables cruising in shallow waters and drying out on any bottom. I chose B&G equipment for Puffin, here’s why: We need instruments that perform well offshore in difficult conditions for extended periods. The North spinnaker was the wrong size and the wrong fabric. Puffin arrived in Australia last week! The 5X is a 59 foot, performance cruising catamaran, and requires an agile, experienced crew to handle in all conditions. I’m not saying that Puffin will be more comfortable than a longer, heavier boat in all conditions, but based on my experience so far it is definitely better. Here’s what happened during our Puffin delivery week…, The Outremer offices in La Grande Motte, France. Jerome fixed the water leak and the creaking shelves. From complete custom building of new yachts to refits, from application of teak decks to restoration of old classical yachts and all carpentry inside and out. She's particularly beautiful when flipped over... the gentle curves of her bare bottom up in the air. We went out for a test sail on the weekend and everything worked fine. We motored her over to the nearby marina and waited for the quarantine officers to inspect for bugs! The only thing they didn’t have time to finish was the privacy curtain in the owner’s hull. Sep 19, 2019 - Explore Consumer Affinity, Inc.'s board "Puffin" on Pinterest. Change ), Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association, The Great Book of the Best Quotes of All Time, Section Hike Start:  Great Barrington, MA, ~ July 7th, 2016, Section Hide End:  Delaware Water Gap, PA; ~ July 28th, 2015, Planned Average Daily Distance:  10-11 miles, Other sections to follow later (Delaware Water Gap to Harpers Ferry – 270.8 miles; Daleville to Springer – 727.5 miles; Hanover, NH to Mt Katahdin – 442.2 miles). It’s important to know what is and isn’t included in the standard boat, otherwise you may end up missing a feature that you thought was standard, but Outremer considers an option. There is a VHF radio at the nav station and a remote VHF station at the port helm. Outremer will schedule a first warranty service for your boat soon after your sea trials and shakedown cruise. Consider signing up today! I assumed the B&G autopilot didn’t work with barometers from other manufacturers, so for Puffin I ordered a B&G brand barometer, and guess what? So now the plan is to hike the southern half of the A.T. in 2015 and the northern half in 2016. Everyone agreed that the boats will get very dirty and any canvas on deck should be stowed and the sails removed and stowed also. Here are some tips based on my experiences purchasing two Outremer catamarans. The top sailing sites that made this list are ranked according to Alexa (33.3%), Domain Authority (33.3%), Page Authority (33.3%) indicators. We set a course for the anchorage and since we had wind on the nose, I motored the 3 miles over to our anchor location. And as always, plans change. On Tuesday morning we met Benjamin at the boat and went over all the delivery paperwork. We gybed the gennaker to get a feel for how the sail handles. I called North Sails after we arrived in Genoa, and they came to the boat the next day and took down the genoa and mainsail and stowed them in their sail-bags for us. Unloading Puffin from the Sevenstar ship, Happy Delta, in Newcastle, Australia. For some things it’s simple and a detailed description isn’t needed, the color of the boom for example. (Photo – Mari Johnson), So why “Puffin”? The motion is very easy, you can feel how well she glides over the choppy water. These numbers were each about 500 mm high, but neither North nor Outremer caught this. North had no issues replacing the spinnaker, but it was too late to get a replacement made before delivery so we are sailing without our spinnaker until North can manufacture a new one. It’s also pretty large, and vibrates a lot and is very noisy when it’s working hard. Thursday morning was the electronics briefing with Alain from Pochon. I hadn’t really used the engines aside from leaving and returning to our dock so it was a good chance to give them a run and make sure they were working well. Often on A RIB you have to get on a plane to avoid getting soaked by the chop. New England in mid-summer sure beats the south at that time of year. A diver was under the boat to verify the slings were positioned correctly. This can be solved with an extra battery so there is always a fully charged battery available. Born on a gaff schooner, Olivier van Meer sailed over 100.000 miles before he became the youngest licensed captain in the Netherlands. Sevenstar give detailed instructions about how to prepare your boat for deck cargo on their ships. Thomas spent some time showing me some of the features of the B&G system I wasn’t familiar with. Stephane agreed and sent Jerome, one of his technicians to meet us in Genoa. He said “You just lost your GPS position, what are you going to do?” OK, so I guess this is a test to see if I was paying attention! By Doug in Sevenstar. I’ll post an update when we have done some sailing and report on how things are working out. I had specifically ordered the mainsail with no numbers, but it was delivered with a sail number of ZZZ888. Some of the equipment in the diagram is surrounded by a dashed box which indicates optional. He’s a great guy, super knowledgeable, and responds quickly whenever we need help or to answer questions. I tried to keep Puffin’s electronics as simple as possible, and included the features we found valuable on our previous boats, plus a few extras that I wished I had in the past. Plan to spend some time living on the boat after the handover week is complete. At night I divide the MFD screen in two with the chart plotter and AIS overlay on one side and the radar display on the other. The autopilot is B&G with a hydraulic drive. Stuur even een pb of mail naar Barend@vmgyachtbuilders.nl Hieronder nog even de aftermovie van afgelopen jaar!

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