Sailing

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kumgang

Sailing

Post by kumgang »

More than three years ago I posted here about sailing.
After my post, I bought a boat, which was a kind of dream to me, a nice wooden sailboat where I lived for a year and a half.
I sailed as much as as could until now, and I enjoy every moment of sailing.
I even took the boat off to repair and I learned a lot of things I didn't know.
So it's been a very nice way to keep learning things, sailing and the rest.
I'd like to read the experiences from people in this forum who sail.

a picture of my lovely boat, sailing:
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some more pics:
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JohnPierce

Re: Sailing

Post by JohnPierce »

Buenos Aires must be a great place for sailing and I envy you, sir, you have a great looking sailboat. What's her name and who built her? It's hard to tell size from pictures, but I'd guess 11-12 meters overall?

I had to sell mine - the Cal 36 L'Allegro - long ago, and I often miss her a great deal.
simonm (d. April 2022)

Re: Sailing

Post by simonm (d. April 2022) »

One of the regulars here (winterdune) has a guitar by Patrick Burke. http://www.patrickburkeguitars.com/background.htm He started off making guitars on his boat as he, his wife and young child travelled the world in their sailing boat. Another member Doug Ingram builds canoes for a living - his website is in his profile. Quite a few people here have mentioned sailing or boating at one time or another.

Me. No boat. Probably never will have one but I am looking forward to my next sailing trip. Now if my boss asks me to go to Buenas Aires I know who to look up! :mrgreen:
Intune
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Re: Sailing

Post by Intune »

You have a very handsome sloop, kumgang. Is she built of modern cold-molded wood or traditional carvel planking? Do you sail her in the Rio de la Plata? My daughter spent a summer in Montevideo recently and spoke highly of the beautiful water there and of the ferry passage over to B.A. Sounds like this area would make a terrific cruising ground. Have you ever sailed into Punta del Este, which looks like a lovely coastal resort? When you get enough experience and ambition, I suppose, you can sail down to Tierra del Fuego and around Cape Horn, the dream of many adventurous sailors!

Seven years ago, after I hurt my back, I unfortunately had to sell my sailboat "Sundance Kid" -- a 32-foot fiberglass South African-built sloop that I bought in Florida and sailed up to my home in Connecticut. This offshore passage was quite eventful, including riding out a big storm off Cape Hatteras, but also lots of fun. I miss sailing very much. Other people on this forum say they dream about guitars, but I dream of sailing...especially of keeping solo night watch at sea under a starry sky. As much as I love guitars, for me nothing beats sailing!
Intune
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Stefan Srećković

Re: Sailing

Post by Stefan Srećković »

You lived on a boat for a year and a half? Wow!
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

Thanks for the nice replies! I'll try to answer all the questions.
John: the boat is not that big! It's a 25.5 footer. Named Magnum, which was her name since she was launched in 1992, so she's younger than most fiberglass boats around here. The boat was designed by the late Pablo Cibert, who worked for Germán Frers and Ithurbide, two great boat designers here, before working on his own studio. Pablo Cibert designed a lot of beautiful wooden boats but he lived to see the birth of fiberglass so he also designed some boats that were built in fiberglass, both wooden and FG sail beautifully, he was a great designer no doubt.

Simon: you'll be welcome if you come to Buenos Aires! Thanks for tell me about the sailuthier, I didn't know that and it's very interesting. Some day I'd like to build at least one guitar.

Intune: the boat was built in the old fashion way, very traditional, and I guess that it's may be the last wooden boat built here, or one of the last. Río de la Plata is very shallow, but very hard to sail when weather is bad. Joshua Slocum wrote that this is "the sailor's hell", because it's shallow and wide, foggy many times and not only in winter. I never been to Punta del Este as I'm trying to sail step by step so I will go when I feel really prepared for that. Anyway I made two trips last year from Buenos Aires to Rosario, one of them all alone on two small sailboats (20 foot), a really nice experience.
Well, thanks to all, I'll post some videos later so you can see some of the river and the boat sailing.
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

Stefan Srećković wrote:You lived on a boat for a year and a half? Wow!
Yes Stefan, some problems made me take that decision though is not comfortable at all, but at least I had a place where I could stay, and besides I enjoyed sailing.
How is going your new guitar? I am Gonzalo in the Spanish forum.
Stefan Srećković

Re: Sailing

Post by Stefan Srećković »

Yes I do recognize the picture Gonzalo :)

It's opening up, I took it to a luthier who did some magic on the frets. Playability went up the roof and it's singing beautifully now.

How did it feel living on the boat? It sure sounds adventurous to me!
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

Great news about your guitar. I'm happy to know that.
Well, it's hard to live inside a small space full of things, as I had my two guitars inside the boat, and some stuff like things to cook, some books, etc., and the space is very reduced. But it was a nice experience after all. I learned a lot of things, and besides when weather was nice I took off the cover of the boat and I went sailing...so I don't complain at all. From time to time I like to sleep on the boat. The sleep is very deep.
best wishes Stefan, have to go to work now (on an boat!), later I'll post some of the boat's videos.
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

As I promise: some videos. I hope you enjoy them.


Smith
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Re: Sailing

Post by Smith »

Thanks for the sailing videos. I grew up by the ocean so I felt a bit homesick watching them.

What do you think of matching a recording of your playing to the video of the boat?
I think it would be great if more members did that. You could play RH studies and it would still be better than flapping sails and wind noise. I am going to make videos of snow falling here in the mountains and match it with ... I don't know... Segovia scales? Not great, but better than watching a video of someone playing scales.

I feel better now...I don't have a boat, but I have cross-country skis.
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

Thanks Smiths for your nice words. Well, about music matching sailing videos, I really prefer the sound of wind and water, as I consider them the music of sailing. But may be some day I'll do what you say, just to change a little.
best wishes
PS: by the way, skis are great. I can't drive cars, I never owned a car, and I always loved the silence of gliding instead, I used to fly on a glide plane, I also do some cicling and of course sailing, all of them No FUEL NEEDED, haha, but I really love the silence, may be that's why I am a musician (or should I say I'd like to be a musician...).
Smith
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Re: Sailing

Post by Smith »

Of course wind sounds nice. It is the same with the quiet of the skis crossing the snow. I did not mean to say there was something wrong. I watched the video on my phone so not quite the same as being there. The sound of nature ( wind, sea, whatever) inspires me more than any music...
ameriken

Re: Sailing

Post by ameriken »

A guitarist with a sailboat. I'm reminded of CSN's "Southern Cross".

"She is all that I have left and music is her name."
kumgang

Re: Sailing

Post by kumgang »

ameriken wrote:A guitarist with a sailboat. I'm reminded of CSN's "Southern Cross".

"She is all that I have left and music is her name."
Thanks. Yes I love CSN&Y and David Crosby owned that beautiful schooner, Mayan, which is looking for a new owner now. Not only Southern Cross but also The Lee Shore, another nice song by David Crosby.
best wishes
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