16 minutes of downwind sailing w J/111 BLUR

[@PeterGustafsson]

Happy new year everyone 🥂 Here's some downwind action to get us through the winter.

[@aw3277]

What they're doing is easing on the puffs and then tightening to get the boat to surf up on the waves. Notice the boat to the left which almost broaches. Helm is playing real close to a major jibe but the wind is not switching enough to cause that kind of surprise so he can get away with it.

[@fredrikrydin9359]

Fortfarande en favorit i vintermörkret! Gott Nytt År!

[@GeorgeThrawn]

Better then any action blockbuster!

[@keithmoorechannel]

Full main. Bold move.

[@billgiles3261]

Great sleigh ride.

[@genethrushman9895]

Happy New Year!

[@PeterGustafsson]

To you too. Hopefully we'll see some more racing in 2021.

[@Spitfire-Melges-32]

Nice!

[@tinnturps]

Hey Peter, I’m thinking of buying a j111. But I’m not sure if its strong enough for what i need. Would you feel comfortable sailing a j 111 across the Pacific Ocean for instance?

[@PeterGustafsson]

Depends on how/where? We plan to do Transpac with BLUR and are not worried about the boat.

[@tinnturps]

@@PeterGustafsson I’m thinking further South then Hawaii. Sailing around Australia. Tasmania sea, southern ocean, Indian Ocean. Good chance of seeing 40+ knot winds regularly. They have some pretty hard blue water endurance races in that area. I’m looking for a racey boat that’s different to the usual fair.

[@PeterGustafsson]

@@tinnturps It is a sporty boat, so it will be tough to sail over long distances / heavy weather. The boat will probably take it, but it will be tough for the crew. Like driving a sports car across a continent. We took the boat 800 nm over the North Sea in 40+ knots and decided never to do it again kzbin.info/www/bejne/imm0YpxugaqCi7s Another thing is the lack of storage space + the boat will suffer if loaded to heavily. For that type of adventure, I'd rather spend my money on a more robust 40-footer or a catamaran.

[@cantax_1425]

Hello mate ! We have a j112 and we found your cockpit protection very nice. Where did you found it please 🙏🏼

[@cantax_1425]

Nice vidéo ! Btw 😂

[@PeterGustafsson]

Cool. Where do you race? You mean the "offshore sprayhood"? More details here + scroll down into the comments. www.blur.se/2015/07/24/j111-blur%C2%B3-offshore-mode/ I made it myself by gluing two sleeping mats together to form the shape, then dressed it in sprayhood canvas.

[@cantax_1425]

@@PeterGustafsson Thank you very much, very nice work ! Yes we race but in France our boat’s name is Magique.

[@PeterGustafsson]

@@cantax_1425 Found it :-) CODIAM is hard to beat as usual. Really love Trinité-sur-Mer and hope to come back to do Spi Ouest again.

[@cantax_1425]

@@PeterGustafsson Yeah, CODIAM is really fast and train but whe never now 😂. Good luck for the next spi ouest france 😈. We will surely meat, what is your boat name ?

[@Jim-ei2iv]

Quite a ride! What were the TWA and TWS ?

[@PeterGustafsson]

TWA is typically 150 for optimum plane. Sometimes here we're a bit low, and I'm constantly talking about "coming up" 😃 TWS 20-26 knots,

[@Jim-ei2iv]

@@PeterGustafsson Thanks! It sure looks like you all had a great time. I see you need to keep on your toes!

[@jphusta]

Very nice Peter! You and your crew know the boat very well. The j111 broaching, was their chute too big? Or not have as good a crew or Capt?

[@PeterGustafsson]

They had a different sail that made them sail higher. We did a few broaches as well - just not in this video :-)

[@jphusta]

👍

[@keithmoorechannel]

@@PeterGustafssonSelective editing. Nice. 😂