Racing Solent ish

Hi Scotch Mist,

BlueMan is the generic internet name that I tend to use and relates to my employer in the IT industry..well known as Big Blue!

I think our boat was a cancelled order from a previous show that had been built then stored at the factory for a few months. Hanse did a rather good trade in deal on our Legend in exchange for us taking early delivery of the new boat.

We are definitely set up for cruising, but short distance at the moment (young children) so we have gone for....Southampton Show Package, wheel steering (already installed), main sheet traveller, gelshielding (Legend has osmosis at 3.5 yrs old but was fixed under 5yr warranty), lewmar air vents in both large hatches, shore power, battery charger, extra 135Ah domestic battery, galvanic isolator (always plugged into shore power), Simrad Wind, Simrad Wheelpilot, Garmin Plotter (172C) on the instrument pod, CD player, teak cockpit floor, an extra harness point in cockpit near main hatch, wheel/binnacle cover and spraydodgers, shower and pump in the heads, extra webasto heater outlet in the heads (for the 'wet locker'), and probably some more that I can't remember!

The extra electronics are from Aztec and the canvas stuff from Covercraft (who do the sprayhoods for Hanse UK).

We are set up for marina to marina cruising with the fridge on all the time, shorepower almost every night, and everything needed at the wheel to sail/navigate single handed. I would have like radar too but the budget was getting out of control! When Raymarine bring out a multistation version of their C series displays (which they surely must do soon) then I would like a radar with bigger integrated chartplotters at the wheel and the chart table, both with ARPA etc. That is a project for a couple of years down the line as to be honest we don't really need it right now. However, the Garmin at the wheel for when I am left alone up on deck in the rain was a MUST have!

I don't think we would be any threat to you when racing  with all that extra weight that we have on board! 

I am sort of ashamed to admit that we are children of the electronic age and didn't even have a compass permanently fitted on the Legend! It would be a good idea to swing the compass but I bet it gets left for a bit! Should be fairly straightforward to do with a handbearing compass and then cross check using landmarks in the Solent (there are plenty of them). The reality is that Mr Garmin will probably get used rather more as we rarely have to shape a course that extends across major cross track tides for long periods. Of course, when we get to venture further to somewhere like Cherbourg or Alderney (I wish) then we'll have to rethink that.

Self tacker is fine for us for now as it helps with the single handed sailing strategy for when the children are causing trouble and need one of us to go and sort them out!  

Obviously it is all down to your own priorities.

The only common thing is that your bank manager is in for a fright!!        &nbs p;      

Hi Muscadet and Eternal flame

That V5 sail what is it? Is that the cruising chute with the bow sprit?

Do tell all about it - Will it work almost close hauled or how far off the wind? Is it a realistic alternative to a Genoa? Does it roller furl Is their somewhere details are published?

Actually on that, does anyone know where I can find dimensions for Genoas and what size Genny do you guys recomend

Hi Blueman

Handover this week - it is an exciting time.....

ENJOY - hope the weather is fine for you.

We had all of our canvas work done by ARAN they did a lovely job for us - infact we will be getting them to do a bimini this year for Silver Hanse.

Lets hope we get a better Summer than last year so that we will be able to use it.....

Sue

Scotch Mist,

I have not yet seen any pricing. I would guess it would appear around the time of the London Show.

My understanding is that it will enable repeating on more than 1 display and will also allow other instrument data to be shown as well. If that is correct then one GPS sensor, one radar, one sounder, one chart cartridge, instruments, and up to 8 displays!!

It would indeed turn your plans upside down which is why I didn't go for radar, large display etc on my boat right now. The only caveats are what will the pricing look like and when will it really hit the shops....

I have seen at least one power boat owner on www.ybw.com asking who would like to buy their (less than 12 months old) three existing hsb2 displays.     

Hi Bryan,

Scotch Mist is in the process of deciding where to keep his new 312.

We have settled on Port Solent over the winter (we kept our Legend there since 1998) and then Gosport Marina. The deciding factors were lock waits and time to get to the harbour mouth. We have been to Chichester a few times and you have both problems, but more so! I agree that the reduced cost is some compensation but we have young children so proximity to shops, cinemas etc etc is also important to us and we retain that at Gosport (or Gunwharf).

We'll look forward to seeing you on the water next year. Keep your fingers crossed that we get decent weather for handover and trip 'home' to Port Solent at the weekend!

Andrew