Caught out: a rough day on Port Phillip Bay

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2 жыл бұрын

Chris and I have a few sea miles between us, but we still got caught out on Tuesday when the wind kicked up, much stronger and earlier than the forecaster predicted. We got wet and cold getting the boat back to a safe harbour, but we learned a lot. "Yslode" the Stornoway 18 did a stirling job looking after us, and we had a dolphin pod and a seal escort us back to the coast.

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@romandybala 2 жыл бұрын

Gary, wonderful. The music is so appropriate. And its always a gift when the dolphins turn up. They love sail, not so much motor boats And Ive seen Sammy the seal catch a 4 kg salmon and gulp it down . I managed to get a photo when he had it up in the air. Port Phillip can be so bewitching , beautiful in the morning and a terror in the afternoon. One time I tried for an hour to get around Gellibrand from Williamstown to the creek on a south westerly.Put in 3 close hauled one mile tacks and only made about 100m progress, Couldnt even reach the Timeball tower. Had to give up and leave the boat in Williamstown and walk home. Thanks so much for your videos.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roman! Yes, the Bay can certainly turn it on! Like you we were making 100 metres or less on each tack, and getting colder and wetter each tack. It was a relief to give up and run over to Altona. Anne my wife drove Chris over to the Warmies to collect his car and trailer. A good reminder to treat the Bay with much respect.

@afloatinawoodenboat 2 жыл бұрын

Goodness me - what an amazing thing to have seen the wildlife, but gee glad you are okay! Lovely boat.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Holly. It was special alright. I have encountered dolphins on the Bay quite a few times, but they usually seem like teenagers, they are interested in you for about 30 seconds, but then they have urgent business somewhere else. But these ones really stuck with us. And the seal was like taking my dog for a walk, head off, look back to make sure you are following, head off. Thanks for kind thoughts. And yes, it is a lovely boat, sort of like a mini version of the Brixham Trawlers that Chris's father and grandfather sailed.

@davidjoelsen3399 Жыл бұрын

Nice video of sailing in wind

@huntsail3727 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! 👍

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. Definitely not how I thought the day would go, but it made for some dramatic footage.

@michaelliles693 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see, Chris - you certainly got a bit of a dusting that day! Always good to learn a bit more about the way the yacht handles. Love watching you from my dry, warm fireside in Olinda!

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. "Ysolde" did a fantastic job, a confidence boosting exercise alright. Chris was saying he learned a lot. And we enjoyed it all, in a grim relish sort of fashion. But that warm dry fireside sounds pretty darn good!

@chrisstockman904 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear from you Michael. You built a beautiful boat and I am loving getting to know her. A couple more videos here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaTSZmOFo8anrLs

@michaelliles693 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisstockman904 Thanks Chris - On Port Philip you're bound to get caught out occasionally!

@Dentsln65 2 жыл бұрын

Nice - I recently sailed my scruffie 16 under Jib & mizzen for the first time, I was very happy with the performance in heavy weather.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, it is a very comfortable sail arrangement for those long keeled boats, just so long as you don't need to get to windward.

@Dentsln65 2 жыл бұрын

@@garyhardy3810 that's why I have a motor, Have to use it often against tide and wind.

@DinghyCruisingKingfisher 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Gary. Just watched it again. Glad all ended well!

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh. I got out again today, blue sky, fluffy clouds, light winds ... hard to believe it was the same patch of water. We are pretty darn glad it ended well too! 🙂 Be careful out there! Looking forward to more Trim adventures! I am going to buy one of those heaters!

@nzgeorge 2 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that! Never want to repeat it but, when you you, you have a few lessons under your belt to make it easier. Love the willingness to change plans.

@nzgeorge 2 жыл бұрын

When you you, you??? When you do.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks George. I hope not too many more lessons required! ... yes, figured "when you do" ... 😀 Thanks again.

@TheBoatRambler 2 жыл бұрын

Great adventure! Thanks for sharing! 😉

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. I think I have had enough adventure for a while though, hopefully a stretch of pleasant but boring sailing coming up.

@tattoo_kochevnik Жыл бұрын

wonderful!!!!!

@garyhardy3810 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

@peteyak1960 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you loving the Torqeedo!

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, The boat in this video belongs to Chris, another WBA sailor, who also has a Torqeedo. He has the larger capacity battery. I am thinking I might invest in one as well, though the existing one is holding up pretty well over repeated usage. We are both big fans of the Torqeedo! Few things are nicer than hearing that Torqeedo engine start up when you need it!

@Darfur64 2 жыл бұрын

Great outting! Thank you for sharing the lessons with everyone, I've had success with running the motor at mid to low throttle with just the jib and mizz on my Drascombe Dabber, getting a few extra degrees out of each tack can sometimes be the difference to get around the point! Glad you were wearing your floaties and had a plan B!

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. The manual for the Torqeedo says not to motor sail, but under the circumstances, I think we would have given it a shot if we'd thought of it! You're right, a few extra degrees would have been a big help. I have been thinking I could have shipped the oars and helped us along a bit too. Ah well, next time! Thanks for the suggestion, filed away for next time!

@Darfur64 2 жыл бұрын

@@garyhardy3810 I believe they are afraid of you sailing faster than the motor, I try and make sure it's always pushing

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darfur64 Yes, that makes sense. I am taking my boat (a Core Sound 17) out today, a much quieter day than Tuesday according to the weather man. I have a Torqeedo as well. We will try your suggestion. Thanks again.

@damoog5985 2 жыл бұрын

What an adventure. Great production, too. I'm beginning to rethink my plan to only have ears and no engine on my sailing dinghy...

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have to confess I would not have been too unhappy to have a Honda 2 hp 4 stroke and a full tank of petrol on Tuesday. But you can do fine without. It keeps you on your toes alright. I’d try sail and oar in small careful voyages and see how you go. Tho it depends on how easy your boat is to row of course🙂

@damoog5985 2 жыл бұрын

@@garyhardy3810 Thanks, well, I will give it a go. And well spotted that I meant "oars" rather than "ears", though some would say that my ears in particular might be up to the task.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

@@damoog5985 :) 😀 autocorrect has a lot to answer for. Yes, I think give sail and oar a go first. Good luck, I am interested to hear how you get on.

@voyager037 10 ай бұрын

Nice video, but in all comments I am missing one important question : did you check the weather forecast before leaving ? This trip could have had a different ending. But over all thanks for posting. Regards from The Netherlands.

@garyhardy3810 10 ай бұрын

Thankyou. Yes, we checked the weather forecast. It was from memory round 10 knots in the morning building to 15 in the later afternoon. One lesson for me for the day was the reminder to treat forecasts with a good dose of scepticism.

@leemelbourne3297 2 жыл бұрын

Dolphins and a seal. Awesome day out. Where is the T28 marker? I would like to try sailing out there one day.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. T28 is just to the West of the shipping channel past the breakwater at Williamstown. You can see it from the Time Ball park, from there with a pair of binoculars you can see if the seal is home. It is a nice sail from Altona. See you out there one day I hope.

@lightprint348 2 жыл бұрын

love it

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Glad you liked it.

@ButterflyMatt 2 жыл бұрын

Ysolde is a pretty girl. And capable. Nice video, mate.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. Yes, Ysolde is a lovely boat alright. Glad you liked the video.

@ianrichardson3888 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting outing in waters known to be unpredictable and sometimes treacherous - as I have experienced in the Bay. Somewhat concerning to see the crew apparently without a buoyancy aid or life vest. If he was wearing the latter under his jacket he would have had a shock when the auto-gas trigger fired and it inflated! The VHF/plotter/satnav device sitting loose on the barrel also seems insecure. This is not criticism as I also almost froze on the Bay during a similar excursion but inexperienced sailors should beware. Thank you for the Bach Cello Suite.

@chrisstockman904 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments Ian but rest easy, the lifejacket under the jacket is the non inflatable type. The GPS unit was tethered to the barrel handle with a lanyard. The barrel is a float free containing safety gear in case of capsize.

@garyhardy3810 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, as Chris says, I was wearing my non inflating dinghy racing life jacket under my rain coat. I would not have wanted to be out that day without one! I am not keen on inflatables for a variety of reasons. And you are right about the potential for gps units to vanish when things go pear shaped. I have lost TWO of the damned things, so I hope I have learned to remember to loop the lanyard onto something. The Bach Cello Suite is indeed magnificent! Thanks for your comments, the Bay can indeed be a dangerous place.

@ianb4801 10 ай бұрын

What weather was forecast?

@garyhardy3810 10 ай бұрын

Can't remember exactly now, but I believe it was round 10 knots with a change and building much later in the day. We are habitually cautious and dont head out on a forecast much over 10 knots. This day was a good reminder that forecasts are not like train timetables ... you can encounter significant variations and you have to be ready for them.

@ianb4801 10 ай бұрын

@@garyhardy3810 my question was empirical, not criticism in the slightest. I was hoping for direction as well as strength but I think I can guess. And I think The Warmies is home but I’m not sure. Weather forecasts are a strange thing and I rate then as being “someone’s best guess” rather than “a signed contract”. But you’re well placed, on Port Phillip, being mostly within phone range so you can get at BOM reports from Geelong, Colac(I think) and the SA border to warn you too. So frustrating seeing you tack so much without really gaining ground - also spikes up my fear of being caught on a lee shore but you have heaps of options in and around Hobson’s Bay. I worry about windage too, being unable point as high as I’d like. I also envy you with those BOM services, just so damned infuriating trying to wangle my way around a front using PredictWind weather routing that seems to give contradictory advice in the the “next instant”. If you look at my snail via “thistle-doo.au”, you might guess where that happened. Hats off to you guys, although I’m not young either.I suspect you’ve sailed way more than I have, too, but after starting 5 years ago, I do OK.