Francis De Roeck advised to turn 8 stopper knot at the boom end block to the inside, so it doesn't touch the moving mainsheet.
2 to 3 times a year:
1. Remove stains with Acetone
2. Rub in Polyester polish
3. Apply 2 layers of boat wax
Do not use Polyester polish on anti-slip deck.
www.devoti-one.com
New design since 2010
Lenght: 4.23 m
Width: 1.49 m
Weight (complete): 75 kg
Surface main sail: 11 m2
Surface Gennaker: 15 m2
Total surface: 26 m2
Price www.passion.be: 13.000 EUR
+/- 1.000 EUR for options
From VZZ course 2008
www.buienradar.nl
www.grib.us (Registration required, gribfiles whole world)
www.hetweer.org
www.knmi.nl
www.knmi.nl/waarschuwingen_en_verwachtingen/
www.knmi.nl/waarschuwingen_en_verwachtingen/weerkaarten.php
www.meetnetvlaamsebanken.be/hms-ftp/kustweerbericht/inter/interwindgolv…
www.meetnetvlaamsebanken.be/welkom.aspx (Go to coastal weather report, very good for Belgian coast)
www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/65239-Home.html?newlanguage=true
www.meteo.ziltmagazine.com
www.meteonet.nl
www.meteoservices.be/
Endeavour (Amati)
The Schooner Endeavour staked a claim on the America's Cup, winning the first two races.
http://www.amatimodel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&…
Baillien Modelbouw (Antwerpen): 107,00 euro
Lessons learned
Don't paint bow line with free hand, tape instead
Use finer brushing paper (scratches on bow)
Type of farnish for better wood expression (instead of emanel transparent)
Not too much glue, fit part better together (such as deck on hull or cabin on deck)
Glue mainsail prior to fixing mast
Great knot to strenghten your grip at the end of the cunningham or for tugging the boat. Never use at the end of the sheets !!!
Lesgever 2 & 3 = Sebastiaan
Lesgever 4 & Examinator = Elco Staes
R1. Goed zeemanschap
R2. Oploper wijkt
R3. Stuurboord wal (krijgt voorrang)
R4. Klein < Groot (20+ meter en beroepsvaart)
R5. Motor < Spier < Zeil
R6. BB < SB (Bakboord Boeg)
S-gijp > zelfde koers
Bocht-gijp > veranderen van koers
Unless you own a submarine, these rough & gloomy days you better stay ashore & leave the angry Sea to herself. However even reading there's always some fun stuff to be discovered. Two West Flemish chaps - Staf Wittevrongel from Blankenberge & Tjerk Pillen from Wenduine - initiated a project to recover the Askoy II which sunk 13 years ago near the Dargaville coast in New Zealand. What makes this project unique for us Europeans, Belgians, Flemish, Walloons, French, Dutch, English or whomever you feel like, is that the Askoy II belonged to the famous chansonnier Jacques Brel.
| Year | Yacht | Dinghy |
| 2008 | HCup with Xavier | Lesson & rental Laser (Maasplassen) |
| 2009 | Kustvaart 1 + Practice | Buy 2nd hand Laser |
| 2010 | Havenmanoeuvres Meteo Trim Spin/gennaker |
Catamaran Nieuwpoort |
| 2011 | Kustvaart 2 Vervolmaking 2de Graad |
Ongoing ... |
| 2012 | Kustvaart 3 |
A spinnaker can replace the traditional genoa to boost speed sailing quarter to downwind, i.e. wind 90° to 180° away from the bow. The boom at luff-side can move freely, unlike a a gennaker (asymmetrical spinnaker), which is attached to a fixed bowsprit. Ideally this boom is positioned 90 degrees with the wind-direction, which make the gennaker only suitable for quarter winds.
Hauling & Lowering: