Chasing Great Blue Herons

3 blue herons spotted while sailing Kamanik.
Scratch built schooner Irene from Bearospace Industries.
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[@CarolineKealeyOttawa]

Fabulous vid of our beloved lake Brassard. Thanks for posting it!

[@user-xx7im3qv9e]

Der Schoner Kamanik gefällt mir sehr gut. Vielen Dank für das Video!👍🤙

[@Zbip57]

Danke. Ich hab davon noch mehrere videos.

[@sailtails2775]

Cheers for brave 'Kamanik', (her 4th season ?) looking good ! Very nice camera and editing work for the video, Thanks for posting !

[@Zbip57]

Thanks. The first video was 4 years ago. So this is actually going into her 5th season. This was edited from two separate sailings, with the camera repositioned between outings. In the end sequence, a sharp eye might notice the boat is docked starboard side in on one shot, and port side in the other. Docking against that rock, with the current running off the falls, is always a challenge in light winds. If there isn't enough wind to maintain rudder authority, the current tends to sweep the boat back out into the lake.

[@DonJoyce]

I love all the details on that ship...I just want to reach out and ring that teeny tiny bell!! (Unlike the herons who are likely conspiring to add it to their nest!)

[@Zbip57]

The hanging bell and its clapper both swing freely together, so it never rings as the ship rolls. Maybe I should glue the bell fixed in place.

[@DonJoyce]

@@Zbip57 Of course that could get annoying. You could add an occasional sound effect!

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

I love the bolt-ropes sewn into the sails, 😊

[@Zbip57]

Gary posted a video showing how simple it is to make the sails for his boat designs. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmW7qX-Vl7Kgha8

[@j3steven]

absolutely gorgeous boat. The attention to detail is absolutely spectacular. I got inspired by seeing ships like this and am now building one of my own - just started working on the blocks. The RCgroups thread is a bit overwhelming but I'm finding lots of good info there. Hoping to add another ship to Gary's fleet :)

[@Zbip57]

Be sure to check out the really useful index created by "robcrusoe" for the bearospace boat threads. He's put a lot of work into that. Browse through his lists to discover subjects you might want to learn more about. Clicking any of the links jumps you to the pertinent post in the relevant RCgroups discussion thread. ezyindex.xyz/