Breaking The Bowsprit In Heavy Gusts With The Flying Jib

It has been a few weeks without a decent sailing video, I can only aplogise.
Firslty I was ill for a couple of weeks, then the van broke down and then we had to wait for the water in the lake to recede due to the huge amounts of rain we've been having.
Today we finally make it back and we just get on the boat and sail.
With heavy winds and me feeling a little rusty we go Jib and Mizzen to begin with, but the Mainsail goes up soon into the beat down the lake.
We stop at Pirates cove where we set up the FLying jib to see how well it fairs in heavier winds.
the winds today are OK for the flying jib, but its the gusts that we have to contend with and they put a huge straing on the bowsprit.
We get right to the bottom of the lake where we see the river, feeding the lake is still as huge as I have ever seen it.
Part 2 in he next video!!!
Enjoy!
00:00 Cold, wet, dark start!
05:04 A boat full of rainwater
05:11 Motoring with the Mizzen
06:41 Under "Jib and Jigger!!"
09:38 Mainsail is up
12:54 A break at Priates cove
15:56 Fitting the bowsprit and flying jib
18:56 Will the bowsprit break!!!
20:16 Back under Jib
22:42 Tacking into the bay
24:36 Motoring into the river
🌐 My new website: sailingwithdave.com
❤️ Comments are open, ask anything you want in the comments section!
📢 If you enjoyed this video, then please don't forget to share and let people know about the channel
🔔 Click here to "Subscribe" and never miss a video:
/ @sailingwithdave

[@christophe6065]

Thank you for this video. In Brittany, we have the saying " I touch some wood" too. Meaning, as in UK I suppose, : I hope the Gods won't punish me for being too optimistic. I believe in this saying very strongly...🙂 About your "weak" bowsprit, a good solution would be to put what we call "bowsprit moustache" : a rope going from the end of the bowsprit, to the boat, one meter after the bow (same way the shrouds prevent the mast from breaking).

[@SailingWithDave]

Many thanks for the comment and very interesting too. I agree, I need a bobstay of some kind and also some stronger pipe maybe as the one I have here is a bit thin

[@anotherangleUK]

Quite exciting out there Dave, and a tad cooler. Thanks for sharing.

[@SailingWithDave]

Yes a bit testing in the end and I think we were beyond the limit I would use that flying jib.

[@dwightmarshallphoto]

Yes just run a bit of dyneema from the front of your bow sprit down to the eye on the bow you use to crank your boat up on the trailer. It’s called a Bob-Stay. It will take the extra force off the bowsprit. Good luck. Nice video

[@SailingWithDave]

Thanks for the tip! I will definitely get that done over winter.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

Great sail Dave. I was always told that the term "touch wood" comes from a game in the 1800's called "Tiggy touch" in which you are safe if touching wood. Apparently it was very popular 😊

[@roberteastwood9886]

I was always told it was due to con men in the Middle ages selling bits of the "True Cross" which people would touch for luck. In the end they realised you might as well touch any piece of wood for luck.

[@SailingWithDave]

Well both are pretty plausible tbh. Very interesting!!

[@davidpoots8362]

I have the bowsprit on my Dabber supported with a bobstay made from a Laser kicking strap, which works well.

[@SailingWithDave]

That's interesting. I tried a makeshift bobstay but it does need tightening but a kicker would work perfectly.

[@Pocketfarmer1]

In the US, we say knock on wood.

[@SailingWithDave]

Ah, yes, Cheers for that. I love to know how certain things are said in different countries/cultures. "Touch wood" over here, some people use it more than others. Me plainly one of the over users!!!

[@mutley192]

wow so season 3 flew by , thought it was just starting lol. as i said in my email maybe a carbon bowsprite and a chain support underneath to the lower part of the bow like on older bigger baots, cant remember waht its called

[@SailingWithDave]

Yes I think the weather and the fact the sailing was nowhere near as good this season made it feel like you hadn't sdailed enough, but don;t worry, still 10 more episodes to go before the end and I have some epic videos to end the season on too!