Learning about our Adams35 as beginner sailors - Episode 55

This episode, we're leaving Townsville to continue north for the next 3 weeks. As the coastline becomes more tropical with every new anchorage, so do we become eager to see more of it while we can! We're going to be squeezing in as much sailing as possible before returning to Magnetic Island Marina to see family down south. We dive into the details of the Adams builds and exploring Innerbloom's fin keel and how this has come to affect our ability to sail her!
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[@michaelnorwood3037]

Adams 35, good boat and being steel is very solid around all those reefs. I have owned my Adams 35 centreboard round bilge steel yacht 'Saaremaa' for 20 years, moored on Lake Macquarie, NSW. If you are making 6-7 knots on passage you are doing well. Keep up the sailing and stay on top of the rust that never sleeps.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey mate that’s awesome to hear! Will keep an eye out for Saaremaa if we are ever passing your neck of the woods. We are lucky to live on board so I get to keep a very close working relationship with the rust 😅 cheers! Josh

[@davidh3194]

Love your vibe guys. Happy you are adjusting your sailing to conform to Adam’s intent and design. Cheers!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers David! Feels much better sailing now we are, there sure is a a lot to learn when it comes to sailing. Josh

[@stevecrombie5357]

What a beautiful sail. I think you're getting better all the time. The fact is the environment, wind, tides, waves, currents are never ever gonna be the same as any other time. To many parts. Proud of myself today, I only watched the shadow dance three times. I also ran back the shark/croc talk a couple times, and I'm still not sure if I got it. 😉 Good times.I'm glad the cut on Phoebes hand wasn't worse. Stay safe. ❤🙏

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Steve thanks for your kind words we do feel like we are improving! I think you’ll love the next episode mate. Cheers! Josh

[@stevecrombie5357]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock Can’t wait! 😎

[@SaundyB]

Good advice I was given on sail trim is “if in doubt, let it out”, and if you are rounding up and losing control, reduce sail area, usually by reefing the main, get some practise sailing upwind, sail trim is very important to make good headway, learn how to flatten the sails to depower the boat, plenty of KZbin videos on sail trim 😊

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Absolutely! Another we have gone by is ‘reef early and reef hard’ we are constantly learning and much of this is thanks to our YT community. The tips and tricks we learn from people like yourself who comment we are able to put to action aboard Innerbloom. Thanks so much mate! Josh

[@robertbeckett7829]

Lesson 1 in learning about your boat, sail sail and more sailing, the more miles you do the better it gets 😮😅😊

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Robert! Josh here, I couldn’t agree more! We have done many more since this video. I’m loving applying the knowledge I have acquired from our viewers comments and seeing our sailing improve its so awesome and enjoyable. Cheers mate, Josh

[@glennkoster608]

Wow, best video yet. Young lady, you made my day today.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Woah, thanks heaps! That means a lot to us 🥰 Phoebe

[@jonathanlewis1352]

You two are making excellent progress. I want you to feel more comfortable and confident on your own hook than a mooring. You never know when a mooring was last inspected and the condition of its various parts but you’re totally aware of your own anchor and rode. In clear water, just have a look before departing the boat or take a dive to make sure it’s set to your satisfaction. We’re onboarding now after evacuating from the threatening Bridge Fire ( presently the largest fire in California and the Country, for that matter.) We don’t have to worry about dragging because we’re in a parking lot. Really appreciate watching the “New Kids” and escaping our current reality for yours. Cheers.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Jonathan, thanks for your thoughts mate. Definitely feeling more and more confident as time goes on! Since this episode we actually have put on a 25kg Rocha Vulcan which is helping us sleep soundly at night! Sending you our best wishes for your current situation over there. Hope you stay safe mate. Josh

[@NicChap]

Always great vibes with you two!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

That’s a great compliment Chap thank you kindly! Josh

[@richieedwardsworld]

You got to love an Adams:) Just got back from bait reef you two have to get out there it was epic. Hooked into a marlin on the way home.🤯

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Richie! So good you got some reef action in we will have to check it out. That’s so gnarly about the marlin! I’d be pretty happy not to catch one of those in my fishing life haha. Cheers mate, Josh

[@JoanaNinaDias]

Hey guys! I hope you are doing very well* i'm just starting to see you guys and i'm really loving your vibe* you are supa chill, always smiling and happy:) it's a pleasure to see you(: and when the camera flipped, i though it was the boat 😂 luckily not! Or Sonya :)) Great Winds Sailors!

[@JoanaNinaDias]

Ok, i wrote all this before i listen all the 'death talk'...so morbid! XP but if i really could choose i would choose to die laughing! Laugh so much with 100' something after making skydiving, my biggest fear! Yeah, it could be exactly like that, go make skydiving at my 101 anniversary, laughing so much telling the experience that i'm all done here for the biggest adventure of all and to the passage of this world to the next...heyhey! XD

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Joana! Welcome aboard mate it’s so great to have you here. Thanks for your kind words, so stoked you’re enjoying the videos. Your choice to die laughing is so good! I think I’ve been close a couple of times haha. Best wishes, Josh

[@TheGreatOutdoooors]

❤❤❤ great episode you three beautiful salty sailors

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thank you so much for the love! We’ll pass it on to Sonya ❤

[@kenegan7649]

I have an Adams 26...I love it

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

That’s so awesome mate, gaining much more love and admiration for our boat through these conversation. Cheers! Josh

[@saraah_hourigan]

Awesome vid guys! ❤

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks so much, you guys! Stoked you enjoyed it 🤍

[@bryanbadger6841]

A Samoan rugby playing mate, once gave me a green coconut to open, no instructions. When I finally got it sorted, I said "what do you think.?" He looked at me and said "ahh yes the work of a palagi,..or palangi." (White person.) Yeah it was a bit of a mess. Then he showed me how to make a husking stake. Took him about 5 minutes. And use the weight of the nut to do the work for you. Btw Phoebe,, the surface is the kill zone for crocs. Google Ben Fogle and Nile River crocs. Once you're under they ignore you. Usually.!! Anyway they're Maneaters. You're OK.,!! 🤣 Thank you again for sharing. Loving your channel. Hey if you ever need an experienced 3rd crew member to help with the watches, let me know. Um I eat anything. I don't know if I'm normal. If it's hot, I wear appropriate stuff. Or not. I have a gsoh. I never take life seriously. I play guitar. We can discuss my fee later. 😮 But seriously, thank you for the upload. Great editing too. Atb from across the ditch. Btw, we're expecting spring snow in the next 24hrs. Just saying.!! Hullo to Sonja.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hello Bryan my friend! How good are husking stakes? Hardly bother to open a brown coconut without one, but it love to see how your mate made one we have only used a star picket in the past. Hopefully Phoebes close relationships with reptiles will serve her well for any croc encounters, it always amazes me how she can talk to and calm animals however that’s one I’m pretty happy to not find out about! Thanks for the love and putting a smile on our face mate. Enjoy the spring snow! Cheers, Josh

[@bryanbadger6841]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock wished I'd been able to film it, but my first celfone l got was in 1995. No camera, just a phone. No texting either. And this coconut incident was late 70's. And I just didn't take photos of every single thing in my life. Sorry. Google search will probably show you Josh. Again ta for the upload mate. Atb.

[@chrispomfret8592]

Hi crew, To get better balance in the boat while reaching and running learn about vang sheeting and sheet sheeting. I think more vang and more ease on your main will set the sail up better so the boat doesn’t flip between headsail over powering and mainsail over powering. A tighter leach/roach will stop the boat rolling as much.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Chris thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts, we don’t actually have a vang on the boom. We have always sailed the boat without one. Our composite coach house gets in the way making it hard to get a vang on that goes more that 300mm down the boom. Which doesn’t provide much mechanical advantage I would imagine but i might need to do some more research as I’d love to reduce roll! Cheers, Josh

[@markdevine7934]

Too funny 😂 you guys are a blast. 👍

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers Mark! Appreciate the love mate. Josh

[@dwight_klaus2981]

Thanks guys - fun to see you sailing!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers Dwight it’s so great to be sailing again, glad you enjoyed it mate! Josh

[@deerfootnz]

Nothing wrong with Adams/Radford designs, though they are definitely better offwind as appropriate for a cruising boat. The narrow beam means that you have less righting moment for upwind speed, but less drag and so less load on rig, hull and steering. The two major aspects of your boats performance are your sail cinfiguration & trim and the sails themselves. Your sails are shot. This means that compared to a new sail you get more heel and less drive due to the camber in the sail moving too far aft and the sails being too full. A moderate displacement easily driven boat like yours does not need deep sails. Also your boat is sensitive to load - it will dail much bettet with less weight on board, and its sensitive to where you stow stuff - you dont want the boat to be down by the head. Your boat is way better than most cruisers ever get abd when sailed properly is fast and seaworthy.

[@1425race]

Agree entirely with this comment. Although it's a daunting financial commttment there is nothing like new sails to massively improve the performance of your yacht. If you find a sailmaker that makes his own sails rather than order them from an international loft to a standard design, he will come down to your yacht, discuss your requirements, take all the measurements of mast and rig and design and make the sails in his loft. He would then install them and go out with you on a test sail, suggest any adjustments to your rig and if they need any tweaking, take them back to do the adjustments. New sails will fine tune your sailing skills as well. Suddenly your helm corrections will be minor, you will go to windward better with more speed, trimming will be easier and give you more feedback for correct trim and balance. Lastly, you will get to your destination quicker. The design power of your yacht is in the sails not your engine.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hello my friend thanks for taking the time to enlighten us. You’re a wealth of knowledge and it’s always interesting learning more about sailing, especially in relation to our boat. Our sails are pretty bagged out you’re right, you’ve really motivated me to get some weight off the boat as we still have a lot of our possessions stored on board now that we have no land attachments. I’ve always felt our bow to be pretty heavy with our oversized anchor and 70m of 10mm short link chain, plus we have a fresh water tank in the V berth plus lots of stuff stored there. I’m a 38ft hoarder living in the body of a 35ft Adams 😅 Appreciate your comments and the information they contain! Cheers mate - Josh

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers mate! We always rather working intimately with anyone who is helping us aboard Innerbloom as it’s the best way for us to learn (YT coming in second 😁) We would definitely consider a new set of sails especially if we start sailing offshore in this boat. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us! Cheers mate - Josh

[@johnhewett2525]

Joe Adams used to rate many his designs as being Melbourne to Asaka race capable. My own yacht is an Adams 13 his advice to me was to sail it upright and to reef early. Anyone can sail on a fair breeze; few can sail well in light airs.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey John, that’s such great advice thanks for passing it on! All this gets us so stoked and excited to be on our capable boat. Our weight being 12T doesn’t help with light wind performance but I’ll try just to make Joe proud! 😄 Cheers! Josh

[@JimmyAllenPhotos]

Loved the shadow boxing ..;)

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Untz Untz 🥊😉

[@TomahawkMark843]

After seeing Phoebe's chopping coconuts, I'm sure the crocs 🐊 are scared to cross her path. Have a great day!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Too right! Now I know why she is so much faster at cooking in the galley than me too 😅 Cheers - Josh

[@jenellebrunning8128]

Hi guys. You are now the only sailing video I watch anymore. Can I ask what month it was you were here? Was this about a year ago? We saw our boat in the background at Maggie in one of your last vids. All the places you are showing are SO nostalgic. Phoebe ...you put a girl to shame with all your talent! He's a lucky fella. ❤❤❤

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Jenelle! Thanks for letting us know that we are very grateful 😁 yes you’re spot on it was around 12 months ago! So glad the videos are bringing up warm memories. I think you’ll love this coming episode :) I am extremely lucky and don’t forget it for a moment, believe me Jenelle :) Cheers, Josh

[@davidjackson2115]

coconut chop. Throw it down and while arm in travel twist yr wrist to get extra veolocity and relax also - especially on impact. Any tension in yr grip will take energy away from blade and be absorbed into yr arm. Same with any tension while doing it - your muscles will be fighting against each other. So "its a relaxed trowing motion" and yeah - extra caution to keep free hand well clear.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Awesome David I’ll be putting these tips to the test for our next haul. Appreciate that advice very much thank you for taking the time to share it. Cheers - Josh

[@davidjackson2115]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock I look forward to seeing the result. Also I turn things - like cutting an onion as if in a lathe when cutting helps.

[@braziliansailor1]

Great episode!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thank you my friend! So glad you enjoyed it 😁 - Josh

[@josephhiggins4087]

YOU ARE SO FUNNY .

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

😁😁😁😁 cheers mate! Josh

[@daveamies5031]

The hull speed of a 35ft displacement boat is 7.9 knots, so if you're doing in the 7's you're pretty close to hull speed, and you'll have a hard time going any faster, so it seems to me you're sailing pretty well already, read up about hull speed and how it affect boats, once you exceed hull speed the power requirements for every knot of boat speed goes up exponentially so if your over 9 knots under sail you might be at risk of breaking things, I don't know your boats design and it's been a very long time since I studied boat design stuff, so discuss with those that know your boat's design, but with that size boat you should be very happy with the speeds you're seeing 👍

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Awesome information and feedback Dave that’s so great to know. Anything above 5knt (what we budget on when planning our passages) we are stoked on. I’m trying to concentrate more on setting the boat up comfortably and efficiently now and trust that boat speed will come from that. Cheers! Josh

[@daveamies5031]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock 5kt is a good speed to plan with, if your going faster and it looks like your going to arrive in the dark you can always slow down, as it's easier to slow down than speed up (you've probably figured this out already)

[@markbryan7960]

Great content, love your work .... x

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thank you so much, Mark! ☺️ Means a lot to us

[@kristen8671]

Love this video! Ps what is the beauty song at 10:50 🙌🏼 beautiful 💕 Soon to be joining you on the Aus seas ⚓️💕

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

this is Wilderness - Johan Glössner 🤍 thanks for the love on the vid!

[@stevenshankle3868]

you guys rock...

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cheers Steve!

[@pv2xeek]

I didn't realize you guys had a kitty on board as well. 🤣

[@sailorruss5279]

The clam garden at Orpheus is pretty good if you had a chance to see it

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

We didn’t know about that! But we’ll be sure to check it out next time, cheers!

[@arottie4097]

W0W! I really enjoy your channel. Ya both give off such a good vibe!! Hey, any chance we could get a re enactment video of you & your machete rescuing you man from from the croc's Jaws of death!? Haha!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thank you very much! I hope I never have to act OR reenact a croc rescue 😭 but it’s always good to be prepared hahaha. Thanks for the comment! Phoebe

[@FranklinGray]

Put some tailtells on the leach of the main so you can tell if you have it trimmed right.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks mate! Will get onto that, keen on any little tweaks that we can add to help. Cheers -Josh

[@paulfitzgerald1466]

Boats should always have some weather helm, it’s a safety thing, they round up to windward and stop if the helm is dropped or they are overpowered. Lee helm results in a boat that accelerates and runs downwind if it is overpowered. Too much weather helm to windward, try a flatter mainsail. If it is old and blown out it’s often the issue.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Paul that’s a really interesting point thank you for raising, it makes a lot of sense. The main being over sheeted has definitely caused plenty of our troubles, it’s a fine line between having it further out but shading the jib. We are definitely due for a new main at some point, we better start saving 😅. Cheers, Josh

[@paulfitzgerald1466]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock I have a glass Adams 36, and assume you have a large main compared to the jib like mine. If you are talking about the main luff fluttering upwind when the sheet is let out and the jib is still sheeted in, it is normal, particularly as the wind builds up. The slot effect matters in light winds, but not in heavier winds, when the jib and main become a single foil, letting out the main stops the boat from being overpowered, but doesn’t affect boat speed.

[@pmorph]

I can't see if you have them already,but telltales off the leech of your main are really helpful in telling when the main is at the right angle-- to me, you had it in too tight on the broad reach and the jib far too out on the pole-- again I couldn't see the tell tales in the video. The tell tales really help tell you what is going on with the sails. Adams boats are good-- I had a Mottle 33 4 years ago-- I was amazed at how good a sailing boat it was. Also, you could think about setting up a vimeo channel, then you can charge for your videos.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey mate! Josh here, I will get onto putting some telltales on the leech of the main. I think I had the main pulled so far in so as to not shade the jib, as I’ve learned from comments on here that would have seriously contributed to the weather helm. We are so fortunate to have picked such a capable boat for our first to learn on. Will chat with Phoebe about your suggestion again, from memory the turn off for us was another platform we had to pay for to put the video up on. Do you watch many sailing videos on there? Cheers

[@Daveincc]

I get the feeling that Phoebe is much like me in that she would be very happy to never have to wear a stitch of clothes ! I live in the country and unless I have to wear clothes I don’t. I’ve gone days without clothes. I love to sit in my yard in my birthday suit.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Yes you’re too right! It’s half enjoyment half necessity because we don’t have a washing machine, water maker or a lot of storage for dirty clothes - so not wearing any clothes makes it easier for us to live aboard comfortably 😅 But it’s also hard to want to wear clothes when it feels so good being free and connected to the world outside. Enjoy that clean, country air for us! ❤ Phoebe

[@rafaelabreu-canedo6698]

You either have upgraded to a very expensive music licensing platform, or you’re running the risk of a copyright strike for the inclusion of the Bill Withers song. Not to be the copyright police, because I personally wish it were different. In any case, keep up the great work!

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thanks for your care, YT makes it very clear when we have made a copyright infringement. We are glad it’s been recognised though! Cheers mate - Josh

[@deerfootnz]

"Fin keels have less directional stability and downwind performance" is something thats commonly stated and IT'S NOT TRUE. This is all about hull shape. The two boats I have sailed with the best directional stability and downwind performance are both fin keel & spade rudder. Both are long narrow boats with symetrical hull lines and its this last factor which is dominant

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Alright looks like we have a bit of work to do then! What would be your choice boat design to cruise the South Pacific on? Josh

[@chrispomfret8592]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock Always opt for less displacement and highest stability. It’s faster, and you sail over waves not under, your rigging can be lighter and you can get out of trouble quicker. If you need a new boat don’t consult old cruisers consult racers. Performance is king.

[@daner.d]

try chopping just the top off the coconut then work your way in toward the middle like sharpening a pencil

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Cool mate will give that a go, I think the machete could do with a good sharpen

[@gima_11]

😀

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

😁😁

[@vincentfeldbrugge164]

Would ya rather die by shark, croc or coconut? 😅🤘 Thanks for the video's.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Well!!? What will it be then! Glad you enjoyed mate! Cheers - Josh

[@asymptoticsingularity9281]

It's not fair for Australia to have so many beautiful women.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Thank you kindly! There’s beauty everywhere❤️

[@CaptR.B.]

😍😎👍🤘

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

😁🏴‍☠️

[@deerfootnz]

And you guys are mostly grossly oversheeted on the main which might be tue source of some of your balance issues. Let it out until the luff is just breaking. On a beam reach it should be almost all the way out. If you still have weather helm twist the top off by easing vang.

[@HeroinePrincessSwiftie310]

Wasn't that the city of Townsville from the Powerpuff girls?

[@thomastolson6713]

TELL Josh NO second chances

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hahaha it goes both ways! ❤

[@kenegan7649]

Get to use your traveller more ..when you feel your rounding up let it right out this will take a lot a pressure voff the helm

[@michaelgonzalez8863]

23:34 😋

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

🖤💛❤️

[@fozalinko]

rather watch the kadashians, smarter and less pretentious

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

my friend, you’re free to do that! sounds like you might fit in with the audience over there more anyway 🤍

[@fozalinko]

@@Thenewkidsonthedock Yeah isn't that what I said duh!

[@paulfitzgerald1466]

Boats should always have some weather helm, it’s a safety thing, they round up to windward and stop if the helm is dropped or they are overpowered. Lee helm results in a boat that accelerates and runs downwind and can result in an uncontrolled jibe if it is overpowered. Too much weather helm to windward, try a flatter mainsail. If it is old and blown out it’s often the issue.

[@Thenewkidsonthedock]

Hey Paul this is such awesome information thanks so much for the comment I loved reading this! Will start saving our pennies for a new main 😁 Cheers mate, Josh