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From The Pulpit By Dick Beaumont Chairman and Founder of Ocean Sailor Magazine and Kraken Yachts Over the last three years since Ocean Sailors inception the magazine has changed greatly and the content has expanded to comprise well over 40 pages each month and it is now regarded as one of the world s leading sailing publications with over 11 000 readers per edition across 175 countries Twelve months or so ago we also launched the Ocean Sailor Podcast in which Dick Durham and I discuss a wide range of blue water subjects with invited guests Since Ocean Sailor s focus is on all things blue water we hope you agree that it has become an indispensable cruisers journal We want to diversify the OS net further now and hear more from our readers about the subjects they would like to see discussed in our columns We d also like to encourage the experienced sailor in our readership to share their knowledge and expertise in a more community driven environment Ocean Sailor is particularly unique because it carries no advertising This has given us a free hand to remain impartial unswayed by the pressure of advertising income bias We hope you agree that this autonomy makes OS a very valuable and reliable reference source for its readers We want to continue without revenue from advertisers for both Ocean Sailor Magazine and Ocean Sailor podcasts but the costs generated by each publication and episode of the podcast is fast becoming untenable for Kraken Yachts as a sole sponsor so we are now reaching out to our subscribers for voluntary monthly contributions via the much tested Patreon subscriber system We would prefer to fund Ocean Sailors activities without trying to coerce contributions by offering ad free publications to paying contributors only and we would rather rely on the good nature of our readers to contribute however much they felt happy to We have set an advisor level of just 5 a month or you local currency equivalent Patreon requires us to offer different contribution levels so please select whichever one you would like to We hope you agree that for just the cost of a beer it s worthwhile keeping the publication advertising free and going from strength to strength Your help will be greatly appreciated Dick Beaumont Help Support Ocean Sailor by becoming a Patreon If you re ready to help support Ocean Sailor and everything we do click the button below to become an Ocean Sailor Patreon today Contribute Here Page 2 Ocean Sailor Magazine From the pulpit

Storm for a teacup Dick Durham explores the history of the fastest sailtrading ships of all time the world famous tea clippers Page 3 Feature Storm for a teacup

Hanging over the fireplace of my paternal grandfather s retirement cottage in Seaford West Sussex was a Spurling print of the US tea clipper Thermopylae Captain Richard Stephens Durham OBE started his long life at sea as an apprentice in sail rounding Cape Horn the wrong way in the three mast barques Pass of Killiecrankie and Pass of Brander to load guano in Valparaiso Chile to fertilise the crops of European farmers Grandpa experienced the closing chapter on the era of sail but he always admired the long lost greyhounds of his chosen career including Cutty Sark Ariel Lightning as well as the aforementioned Thermopylae He had prints of them all as I discovered when we cleared his home following his death They were stored in a spare room too many to hang in his tiny home Like all sailors Grandpa was inspired by the speed of the tall ships and like those who actually lived through it he knew the cost a 15 year old apprentice who worked alongside him on the weather yard lost his footing and fell He didn t hit the sea he hit the side of the ship I can still hear his boots now going bong bong bong down her steel side he told me 70 years later aged 85 The speeds the fastest of these ships attained remain unbroken today in terms of merchant hulls under sail Captain Richard Stephens Durham OBE Page 4 Feature Storm for a teacup

Clipper Lightning One of the fastest ships among these clippers was the aptly named Lightning built in America by Donald Mackay for English owners The 244ft LOA 44ft beam and 23ft draft pine on oak hull made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne in 77 days with a 348 mile run for her best day Her homeward passage despite being laden with gold dust and passengers took just 64 days three hours and 10 minutes an all time record During another passage from Boston to Liverpool she covered 436 miles in a day s run which at the time was faster than any steamship s Page 5 best run In 1856 during a passage again from Liverpool to Melbourne she made 2 188 miles in seven consecutive days and Taitsing All five ships were laden with tea bound for the competitive market in Victorian London Sadly in 1869 while loading wool in Geelong Victoria Australia Lightning caught fire and had to be sunk Through the tricky passage down the China Sea and navigating the islands the ships regularly caught glimpses of one another In the run across the Indian Ocean the lead kept changing between ships Rough weather in the Agulhas Stream saw the fleet spread well out with Taeping getting a lucky slant of wind to round the Cape of Good Hope and soar away for St Helena and Ascension Island ahead of them all In 1865 the clipper ship Ariel was built by Robert Steele Sons of Greenock on the Clyde sister ship to Sir Lancelot The 195ft LOA 33 9 ft beamed and 21ft deep hull was involved in a legendary race Great Tea Race of 1866 starting on May 30 1866 from the Min River in China against the China clippers Taeping Serica Fiery Cross Feature Storm for a teacup

Taeping and Ariel By the time they reached Cape Verde Ariel was in the lead and in the early hours of September 5 she picked up the Bishops Rock lighthouse in the Scillies and she swept up the Channel with a fresh southwest wind averaging over 13 knots As daylight came Ariel s crew spotted Taeping not far astern Off Dungeness they were neck and neck with Ariel taking on board her pilot just minutes before Taeping as the race continued until they picked up tugs in the Downs off east Kent The Taeping secured the faster tug and arrived off Gravesend an hour ahead of her rival But even in the river the race was not over Ariel reached the entrance to East India Dock an hour before Taeping arrived at the London Dock further upstream Nevertheless Ariel had to wait for the tide to rise before she could dock whereas Taeping locked straight in 20 minutes ahead of Ariel Serica meanwhile had sailed on the other side of the English Channel and docked on the same tide as the other two ships A row started about which ship was entitled to the premium 10 shillings per ton rate and which captain should receive the 100 bonus In the end it was split three ways In 1872 Ariel was on passage to Australia from London when she disappeared without a trace It has been speculated she may have hit an iceberg and foundered that year was a particularly bad one for Antarctic ice Others claimed the more likely explanation was that because of her extra fine ends to give her speed and in particular her run aft she was skittish to handle dead downwind and may have been swamped by a giant sea in the Indian Ocean and sunk In 1869 the Cutty Sark was built with a sixinch LOA difference as a deliberate rival to the American Thermopylae Both ships took turns to get first place in getting tea back to market but the American clipper with her light pine decks was faster in light airs than Cutty Sark which had a teak laid deck The opening of the Suez Canal would in time make the great clippers obsolete although Cutty Sark and Thermopylae continued to race against one another in the Australian wool trade in the 1880s Under Captain Richard Woodget Cutty Sark came into her own winning the wool race over Thermopylae every year for a decade In one passage Cutty Sark out sailed the fastest steamship then afloat RMS Britannia Clipper Thermopylae leaving Foshan Page 6 Feature Storm for a teacup

In 1895 Thermopylae was sold to the Portuguese Navy to be converted into the sail training ship Pedro Nunes Later she was used as a target for torpedo practice and was sunk in 1907 Cutty Sark following a 35 million restoration is open to the public in Greenwich London Ocean Sailor Editor Dick Durham caught up with Cutty Sark curator Louise Macfarlane to answer some queries about the world renowned sailboat DD What year was she dry docked at Greenwich LM 1954 DD What was her best ever passage Was that a record LM Her best passage in the tea trade was 109 days back from China in 1876 This was not a record Although Cutty Sark was competitive in the tea trade she never broke any records in the trade for which she was built It was not until she entered the Australian wool trade in 1883 that she began to forge a reputation as one of the fastest afloat She made the fastest passage of the year in many of her 12 years in the trade and in both 1885 and 1888 she completed the passage from Sydney to London in just 73 days a record breaking time DD Is she unique I e are there any other examples of a tea clipper left globally LM Cutty Sark is the sole surviving intact tea clipper on the globe She is also the only surviving extreme clipper with clipper characteristics namely a streamlined hull sharp bow and extensive sail area but in abundance in the world Like Cutty Sark the City of Adelaide and HMS Gannet were built using the composite technique wooden hull planks affixed to a wrought iron frame but they were not built for the same purpose DD After her restoration following the fire some aficionados asked why she was not restored as a working ship rather than a static exhibit LM This decision was made much earlier In the 1950s the Cutty Sark Preservation Society sought a permanent home for Cutty Sark By the time the site in Greenwich was secured it was felt that the ship would have to be taken out of water in order to survive This is why she was drydocked in 1954 If you d like more information on the Cutty Sark or you d like to book a visit to see the famous sailboat yourself head to www rmg co uk cutty sark Page 7 Feature Storm for a teacup

Mariner s Library This months recommended reading from the Editor Along the Clipper Way By Francis Chichester Published by Hodder Stoughton 1966 Down the Atlantic around the Cape of Good Hope across the Southern Ocean to Australia the clippers went rolling and pitching towards the rewards of carrying freights of gold wool and grain Chichester sails the reader along the great clipper way and then on around Cape Horn and back up the Atlantic to Britain He has collated the accounts by seamen and writers including Francis Drake Ernest Shackleton Miles Smeeton Conrad Villiers and Masefield of this 28 500 mile passage around the world Capsize dismasting foundering as well as record runs blissful sailing and uplifting experiences flow throughout the pages The Last of the Windjammers Volumes 1 2 By Basil Lubbock Published by Brown Son Ferguson Reprinted 1969 These two hefty volumes were a continuation of Lubbock himself a squarerig sailor and his history of the China Clippers a book with the eponymous title which covered these great ships before the Suez Canal was cut After the canal was open these two volumes followed with the ambitious task of writing about every sailing ship launched since the short cut behind the Cape of Good Hope rang the death knell for the days of sail Apart from the history of the ships character sketches of personnel Cape Horn and freights carried Lubbock also covered the barques of the African trade fruit schooners and fish carriers as well Volume Two concentrates on the last 40 years of sail up to 1928 with sections on the Lime juicers the art of sail handling and ports of the world Both are considered the Old and New Testaments of the square rig Page 8 Mariner s Library May 2022

Sailing Skills Anchoring Mooring stern to By Dick Beaumont Page 9 Sailing Skills Anchoring Mooring Stern to

The Mediterranean style of anchoring and mooring stern to understandably presents the uninitiated with great dread In fairness it is not without its challenges Even those experienced in the deft art of going astern to moor between two vessels do screw it up sometimes Whilst pulling into an alongside berth shouldn t generally attract too much attention cruising yachties and locals alike will often while away the afternoon watching hapless skippers and their crew attempt to pull off this manoeuvre These days most yachts over 45ft and quite a few smaller ones have a bow thruster which is a godsend for mooring astern Forget the supposed accomplishment of avoiding its use as some kind Practice going astern in open water to help understand how your boat will behave All vessels have a tendency to walk to starboard when going astern due to the rotation of the prop This means when going astern she will be more responsive going to starboard How easily you can steer her astern will depend greatly on the length of the keel My first boat an Endurance 35 had a full length keel without a bow thruster and I was often asked how does she go astern My answer was yes great as long as I want to go where she does The answer is this PRACTICE Try to find an empty stretch of dock without onlookers and keep doing it until you get it right Going astern 1 WIND 1 2 3 Prop walk Oh dear It is vital to consider the wind direction a strong breeze athwartships will create difficulties as the bow will blow off while the stern stays where it is 2 1 to starboard 1 WIND 2 2 WIND WIND Going astern to port Going astern WIND Don t listen to the dock crew who will assure you it s no problem even though you think it s tight and there s a strong wind They mean no problem for them If you re not happy turn round and go out and anchor until the wind has dropped The major problem you really don t want is to lose control of the bow so that you drift helplessly across the bows of neighbouring boats and their mooring or anchor lines 3 of badge of honour Use it It will enable you to get into the berth with the minimum fuss When your in and sitting comfortably maybe with a congratulatory G T in hand watching the mayhem as others come in remember there but for the grace of god go I There are a few tips that will hopefully improve your chances of success right at the stern on the windward side and keep one as a roving fender in the hands of one of the crew their job is to shadow the point of contact and nothing else If storage space for fenders is a problem buy two or three inflatable fenders they are not cheap but neither is repairing a neighbour s freshly done brightwork or gel coat A note of caution Bear in mind that inflatable fenders which don t have much weight will lift up and get pushed out of the way much more easily than the permanently inflated type It s useful to fill the inflatable fender with 2 or 3 pints of water before you fill it with air It s a bit fiddly but you only need to do it once A key issue is getting control of the bow as early in the manoeuvre as possible If it is a marina or port with pre laid dock lines and there is a dock crew with a rib make sure they give you the dock line right at the start Don t allow them to then clear off thinking their job is done Keep them standing by with a rib ready to help push your bow with their rib Don t be afraid to tell them what you want them to do Special note Right at the start of the manoeuvre the mooring line may be slack in the water so be wary that it can easily be drawn into the bow thruster Brief your bow crew to look out for this very common disaster WIND Buy lots of big fenders and use them On a 50ft yacht 3 fenders per side are not really enough If you have only a limited amount of fenders say 6 as is often the case deploy 3 of them from stern to midships and one right forward on the leeward side and put another 4 Wind to starboard will blow off the bow much more due to prop walk taking the stern to starboard too Page 10 Crew with a roving fender Sailing Skills Anchoring Mooring Stern to

Give some heavy gauge riggers gloves to the crew member that will handle any pre laid lines most likely they will be full of barnacles and small mollusc shells that will cut your hand to ribbons 5 Here we go If you re using your own anchor chain for the bowline get straight at least three boat lengths from the dock and drop your anchor Move astern 5 meters and stop paying out chain so you help the anchor find a bite then drop all your anchor chain by freeing the gypsy and letting it go fast It doesn t matter if that s double the length of chain you might eventually want out what you absolutely don t want is to run out of deployed chain before you ve got your stern all the way in The drag of the chain playing out from the pile on the sea bed will keep your bow straight The bow crew are finished now so can help elsewhere with the rest of the maneuver Now motor astern If you have a bow thruster don t touch the helm use the bow thruster to push the bow around to correct your line once you ve got in between two yachts the game is won Drop anchor here 1 Remaining unrecovered chain Drop all chain here Go astern dragging chain Gather up all excess chain 2 Step 1 You will often be expected to push in between two yachts where there doesn t even seem to be a gap especially in the high season in the western Med Don t be afraid to lay against a neighbouring yacht on your fenders it s what they are for Motor further back and get your lines Page 11 Step 2 3 4 Step 3 Step 4 ashore and adjust them to the right length allowing for how far off you want to be Now go to the windlass and collect up the surplus chain that is still sitting on the sea bed Tighten it until the anchor chain is hardened up sufficient to have buried the anchor and so the stern lines are reasonably firm If the sea is clear as it often is in the Med it s a good idea to jump in with a mask and snorkel and check that the anchor is doing its job Sailing Skills Anchoring Mooring Stern to

If you re anchoring it s a very good idea to deploy a small anchor marker buoy This will tell boats coming in after you where your anchor is 6 Watch the other boats coming in and look for the possibility that another Step 1 boat has dropped its anchor across yours Make sure you tell them to redeploy their anchor before you try to leave For anchoring astern outside a marina or port you will need very long shorelines If there is any wind Step 2 WIND WIND at all one of the crew will need to deploy one to windward before you start to complete the anchoring process These lines should ideally be yellow or orange and they must be floating lines Step 3 Step 4 WIND WIND 1 Drop anchor here Through fairlead onto cockpit winch Remaining pile of chain Drop all chain here Use w inch t o hau l in sh ore li ne Shor e lin e 2 Floating lines are important so they won t drop to the bottom when slack or during deployment and foul around rocks or obstructions on the sea bed Floating lines are also light and they can sometimes be swam ashore if the shoreline is too rocky for the dingy or rib Tighter anchor chain with windlass 3 Bright yellow so that any jet skiers realize that they can t go speeding past your stern without decapitating themselves The shorelines should have 3 or 4 meters of light chain with a shackle at the shore end so they can be laid around rocks ashore without chafing through in the middle of the night 4 Be aware that in Turkey and other Mediterranean countries tying up to trees may land you with a hefty fine The Mediterranean offers some of the very best cruising grounds in the world especially the eastern Med so it is very worthwhile acquiring the skills needed to enable you to fully explore and enjoy it all Good luck Page 12 Sailing Skills Anchoring Stern to

In build at Kraken Yachts The Latest Kraken 50 It s been another busy month at Kraken Yachts The latest Kraken 50 is now finished and will soon be handed over to her happy new owner Page 13 In build at Kraken yachts

We left off last month as the yacht was loaded onto a truck and driven down to the launch point It is quite a sight to see as the truck carefully navigates the streets Obviously this is done during the middle of the night to cause as little congestion as possible 1 2 Page 14 The following morning the Kraken 50 is lifted off the transport and lowered into the water Once the system checks are completed we motor the yacht around to the builder s dock in preparation for mast stepping In build at Kraken yachts

The mast is spliced by our excellent rigging team and lowered into place We are now exclusively using Selden masts for their high quality and excellent service 3 4 Page 15 Once the mast had been stepped we used some dacron test sails for our sea trials Once the sea trials were completed we received the brand new hybrid spectra radial cut sails from Quantum In build at Kraken yachts

This owner specified an inmast furling system Here is the new main tightly furled away in the mast 5 6 Page 16 Once all the sails were onboard we took the yacht out to test them immediately needless to say the owner was very happy In build at Kraken yachts

Next we have the galley There are a few minor changes on this Kraken 50 compared to the last We now install the GN Espace Ocean Chef 3 induction cooker as standard This owner also selected the Quooker boiling water tap which is a great addition to the yacht Page 17 7 As the yacht is prepared for handover we take a look at some of the interior starting with the aft master cabin This client has chosen to have a split mattress which allows for a 3rd leeboard to be inserted in the centre of the berth 9 Moving through to the forward cabin this owner has selected a different layout to the last Kraken 50 This forward cabin arrangement includes a double berth with a large bunk above a spacious head with walkin shower to port and a huge amount of storage space 8 In build at Kraken yachts

In build at Kraken Yachts The Kraken 58 Mould Over at Metyx the Kraken 58 mould building is progressing well The hull plug is currently being built prior to being used to build the Kraken 58 mould Page 18 In build at Kraken yachts

Metyx starts with foam blocks mounted to a skeleton frame These are then CNC cut into shape and laminated 1 2 When the putty is dry the large CNC machine starts to shape the final hull form from the putty Page 19 Once lamination is complete it is covered in putty 3 In build at Kraken yachts

Currently the aft section of the plug is being shaped Both sections will be joined together before making the final mould Page 20 4 Once this process is complete the plug is sprayed with topcoat and gelcoat before being sanded and polished 6 The transom section of the plug has already been completed 5 In build at Kraken yachts

And finally the beautifully sculpted ZERO Keel plug has been finished Both sections of the plug and ZERO Keel will be joined together before making the final mould 7 8 And another angle of the ZERO Keel Page 21 In build at Kraken yachts

Comments and questions from our readers listeners and watchers Dear Oceansailor Team With great interest I stumbled upon several interviews on YouTube with Dick Beaumont about bluewater sailboats and some of the design principles applied to Kraken yachts From there I found Oceansailor Magazine and I devoured the technical articles However there is one thing that I cannot really get my head around and I hope you can enlighten me It s about the topic of integral keels vs bolt on jobs as you phrased it in the Zero Keel article At the end of the message I ll provide some motivation and background to my question but I ll start with the question so please feel free to skip the boring stuff at the end I follow the idea that even a small amount of leeway on the bolts of a bolton keel will eventually tire the bolts and make them weak And of course I agree that a ground collision with the keel exerts a huge amount of stress In your Zero Keel article you say that such a collision can be fatal obviously but it also could loosen a bolt on keel a bit leading to movement leading to stress which again leads to losing the keel eventually if not detected So far so good But what about the stress on an integral keel The force of the impact has to go somewhere Isn t there danger of creating a fracture or some other form of damage to the hull with an integral keel on grounding too If the force of an impact is strong enough to pry loose a solidly mounted bolt on keel could it not also damage the hull of a boat with integral keel Or is the actual point with integral keels that a solidly built hull simply can take much more force than the bolts of the bolt on keel constructions before actual damage occurs Hi Stefan Thanks very much for your email interesting questions Firstly the constant pounding of a yacht going to windward may over time create stress on the keel bolts causing them to loosen but that s not really the big worry taking a grounding is because the sudden impact to a bolted on keel is very likely to cause stress and create some play as the GRP the steel bolts are bedded in is to some extent pliable Even then the collision may not immediately result in a detachment of the keel but once the keel bolts are exposed to movement flexing occurs and metal fatigue can set in This isn t so big a problem for a yacht that has access to immediate haul out Certainly if a yacht with a bolted on keel does hit the bottom it should be hauled out and the keel bolts checked but for world voyaging yachts that may not be possible until several months later and I would not want to continue on sailing across seas and oceans with the fear that the ultimate accident could happen I once ran aground hard on an uncharted reef in Northern Indonesia and the nearest haul out facility was 2 000nm away in Cairns That yacht had a fully integral keel and I dived to check it and it was heavily scuffed and scratched but otherwise undamaged Later when we did haul out in Cairns and could check it fully there was no structural damage at all and after a small gel coat repair and renewal of the Copper Coat antifouling I continued with my voyaging for another 100 000 nautical miles or more To ensure there is even less potential damage on Kraken yachts the base of the keel and its leading edge right up to the bow stem we use Aramid fibre in the lay up of the lamination of the hull and keel so that although the top gel coat may still be damaged by collision with rocks or coral reefs there can be no ingress of water even in the most disastrous of collisions Although it is possible that lives may be lost in a collision with the sea bed the real threat is if a bolt on keel comes off the yacht will invert so fast that it s likely crew that are below decks will not escape To fully understand the impossibility of a Kraken integral keel being somehow smashed off you need to understand that the hull and keel is formed in one piece and the massive ribs or latitudinal stringers run from the top of the hull right into the bottom of the keel in one continuous structure Please see this link on the Kraken website https krakenyachts com build structure where this construction is illustrated Lastly let me also explain that a Kraken 50 s hull and keel comprises 17 22 layers of composite engineered fabrics which is not less than 18mm thick An average lay up on a modern production yacht is 6 8 layers with a general thickness of 5 or 6mm sometimes less Lastly let me say if you don t need to take a risk why would you I hope this explains all but if not please do come back to me Best regards Dick Beaumont Kraken Yachts Chairman Founder Stefan Page 22 Ocean Sailor Magazine Ahoy

Comments and questions from our readers listeners and watchers Hello Kraken Yachts I thoroughly enjoy your Ocean Sailor Magazine every month and have been following Kraken s well deserved success over the last two years I enjoy Ocean Sailor so much that I started reading all the back issues that I might have missed In your very first issue January 2020 I read the very informative article Hybrid Power Myth or Magic As an engineer I appreciate when facts are used to support arguments and especially in this area where there a cacophony of eco babble Reading Jimmy Cornell s article on completely electric sailing is a sobering https cornellsailing com 2020 12 electric shock Clearly some sort of fossil fuel backup is needed especially on a blue water boat Having a large lithium battery power reserve can however moderate and often significantly reduce fossil fuel reliance and significantly increase ones sailing experience I came across Stok Electric stokelectric com who have refit an old 56ft Truly Classic Hoek Design 26 ton sailboat with a hybrid system The critical takeaways is the use at its core a nominal 350v DC diesel generator and lithiumiron sulfate serial battery bank at the same nominal voltage This allows for excellent torque smaller rated electric engine minimal resistance losses fuel efficiency and relative simplicity by eliminating the diesel engine entirely The unmentioned variable for regeneration capability is increasing the diameter and the setting the angleof attack of the prop propulsion vs regeneration Using a DC motor would allow for a larger prop given its significant torque and infinitely variable RPM The larger diameter prop would help with regeneration This might work well on a Kraken as I understand the prop shaft is anyway off center and thus able to use an undisturbed flow over the hull An inverter is used for AC house requirements I wish you continued success Keiran Hi Keiran You are right on the money and you re correct stand alone electric drive simply will not tick all the boxes for blue water voyaging fossil fuel use at this time is still inevitable I m sorry to say At Kraken we have recently reevaluated and developed a hybrid drive system that we believe provides the best solution available today I did write an article called Hybrid Drive Myth or Magic over a year ago but things have moved on I will be writing an article in the next edition on Ocean Sailor Please bear in mind though that us sail boat sailors had hybrid drive years and years before the term was ever even mentioned when we can we sail right Keep in touch Keiran you obviously understand this subject very well Best regards Dick Beaumont Kraken Yachts Chairman Founder Hi I m about to buy my one and only boat at age 63 I m planning on long range sailing and given that I entirely agree with Dick s view of boat safety I am limited in what I can buy What s your opinion of the island packet 38 This boat ticks all of the boxes can you also include furling mainsails in an episode Mike Hi Mike Yes as far as I know Island Packet 38 were built with integral keels assuming the one you re considering does have an integral keel and fully skegged rudder they get the thumbs up from me Re mainsail furling systems I have written an article on that in Ocean Sailor some time ago here s the link Best regards Dick Beaumont Kraken Yachts Chairman Founder Page 23 What type of wood is that for the ceiling panels to attach That seems to be a weak point in longevity in the Tayanas 55 from the 80s Brian Hi Brian You re right the ceiling panels in my Tayana 58 were a right pain as the velcro Ta Yang used lost it s grip over the years and the poor quality ply they used wasn t even a proper marine ply Looks like Dick is going to be a guest on Sailing Fair Isle Looking forward to the interview Robert Yes I m meeting up with Steve and Judy this week and really looking forward to talking to them Thanks Dick Beaumont Kraken Yachts Chairman Founder All Krakens ceiling substructure is treated hardwood no ply and we use Fast Mount ceiling fixings https www fastmount com sectors marine not Velcro so the panels can be removed and put back infinitely without deterioration They were still one of the best blue water boats ever build until Kraken came along of course Thanks Dick Beaumont Kraken Yachts Chairman Founder Ocean Sailor Magazine Ahoy

What s new Another month passes and we are proud to report that the latest Kraken 50 is ready to be handed over to her new owner and the team has moved into our new yacht building facility in Bodrum Don t miss out To keep up to date on all things Ocean Sailor and Kraken there will be daily content available through our social media channels covering everything we are up to Page 24 Ocean Sailor Magazine On Watch

N A E OC SAILO R Podcast Out now Coming Soon from the Ocean Sailor Podcast Stay tuned for some great guests and topics in episode 15 and beyond The two Dick s are still off the airwaves but will return very soon Check our social media regularly for an update on the next episode To get in touch with some feedback or to suggest a guest please contact us at hello oceansailormagazine com Episode Featuring Psychology At Sea with Brian Trautman of SV Delos In the first of a series of discussions with multiple guests about the psychology of ocean sailing we are joined by SV Delos s Brian Trautman In this episode Brian and the two Dick s discuss the highs and the lows of bringing new crew onboard and the responsibilities of the captain s chair Follow us to be the first to know when Episode 14 part 2 is released Episode Featuring David Wilkinson Continuing on the theme of Psychology at Sea we welcome this episode s guest David Wilkson David is a long time sailor and embarked on a perilous voyage to recreate William Bligh s 18th Century voyage from Tonga to West Timor After 4 000 nm in an open boat David certainly has some insight into the psychology of sailing and crews David now sails his Kraken 50 around the beautiful islands of Hong Kong a far more relaxing affair Listen to Part 1 now Listen Now Psychology At Sea with David Willson Coming Soon In case you missed it read about David s epic recreation of the William Bligh voyage here Don t forget that you can read all our previous articles or download all the back issues at oceansailormagazine com Page 25 Ocean Sailor Magazine On Watch

Sailing Skills Heaving To Fore Reaching By Mawgan Grace Page 26 Sailing Skills Heaving To Fore Reaching

What is heaving to What is fore reaching It s a way to stop the vessel in the water without using the anchor Once she is pointing about 40 60 degrees to the wind she will have virtually zero forward motion Instead she will drift slowly downwind because the driving action from one sail is countered by the other being backed with the rudder placed to hold the bow into the wind The hull keel makes a slick in the water that reduces the oncoming swell The swell that does hit the boat will hit the strongest part of the boat It s basically the same as being hove to but due to the design of the vessel or the skipper s choice the vessel will be trimmed to slowly make way upwind This is an advantage if the wind is blowing you onto a lee shore or if you are waiting for a tidal gate You can in effect maintain your geographical position The disadvantage is the vessel constantly moves out of its own slick so the swell reducing effect is decreased Heaving to or being hove to can be used in these examples To quickly stop the vessel It s a recognised technique by the RYA in case of a man overboard emergency before checking lines in the water and starting the engine 1 Allows a crew to take a break from steering especially in bad weather so you can eat sleep or perform repairs on the vessel Maybe you need to simply wait for a tidal change before entering a harbour or safe haven 2 A storm survival tactic A number of yachts have used this tactic in winds greater than force 10 In June 1994 during the infamous Queen s Birthday Storm all the yachts that hove to survived the storm Sabre a 34ft cutter hove to in wind speeds averaging 80kts for 6 hours with virtually no damage In the 1979 Fastnet race of over 300 yachts 100 suffered knockdowns and 77 rolled at least once resulting in 15 fatalities Not one of the yachts that hove to capsized or was knocked down turned turtle or suffered any serious damage 3 For the purposes of this article we will discuss being hove to without drogues sea anchors Some modern sport cruisers may not be able to heave to at all as they do not have the necessary underwater profile Fore reaching is the same technique but with a different balance to the helm and mainsail trim allowing the vessel to make way to windward The difference between modern performance cruisers and classic cruising yachts when heaving to comes down to mainly a combination of displacement and keel length Like how modern lighter yachts with deep fin keels tend to tack around their anchor holding the directional stability you get with a longer keel makes it easier to heave too and keep your bearing Keeping the bow or stern oriented towards the sea is key you don t want to lie beam to the sea in breaking waves obviously A heavier boat will less likely be affected by breaking waves that will push her bow or stern around than a lighter displacement hull form and with the longer keel directionally it will be easier to keep a heading for long periods Modern hull forms will tend to Forereach rather than Heave to Most modern boats will always make some headway even if it s just a knot or two so technically they aren t hove to Older heavier designs will tend to have more leeway rather than headway so are more suited to heaving to If the waves get so large that the yacht gets becalmed in the trough then another tactic needs to be looked at Perhaps drogues and if that was the case I d rather be in a longer keeled heavier hull form than not Kevin Dibley Naval Architect and Kraken Yachts Designer Page 27 Sailing Skills Heaving To Fore Reaching

WIND How to quickly stop the yacht by heaving to Using a jib or trysail with a slightly eased reefed main simply tack the yacht through the wind without tacking the foresail Once the bow has come through the wind and momentum has reduced turn the wheel to windward and lash it If the yacht is fore reaching ease the main to reduce forward speed Breaking waves How to heave to in unfavourable weather conditions 1 Back the foresail by trimming the windward sheet 2 Ease the reefed mainsail until the yacht stops all forward motion 3 Put the rudder hard to windward tiller helm to lee taking care the yacht doesn t tack 4 Adjust the mainsail to maintain a good balance and angle to wind and waves ideally 40 60 degrees Breaking waves SLICK jib backed to windward Rudder will try to turn the boat into the wind How to come out of hove to manoeuvre Mainsail eased Drift Drift The boat should drift slowly at 40 to 60 off the wind depending on the keel design Simply ease the windward foresail sheet and windward helm you are sailing again Other considerations Maintain a good lookout for other traffic and check your sea room being very careful if you are anywhere near a lee shore 1 If hove to for a long period of time be careful the foresail isn t chaffing on the rigging A storm jib or trysail shouldn t have this problem 2 Like any technique or storm tactic it should be practised before you end up in a gale It s important to know how your yacht will behave and how to get the right balance of the sail trim and helm In a gale situation with building seas it s recommended to heaveto early in a controlled situation If you are running with a big following sea turning into the wind and swell 3 trying to tack through it may be impossible at best or dangerous at worst with a chance of knockdown Every yacht heaves to differently and under different sail areas plans Know how your yacht feels hove to with a reduced sail plan Go and practise the next time you are sailing in a good breeze 4 For further information and to learn more about this potentially lifesaving manoeuvre I d highly recommend reading Storm Tactics Handbook Modern methods of heaving to for survival in extreme conditions by Lin Larry Pardey The whole book is dedicated to this technique for sloop and ketch rigged yachts While Lin and Larry are adamant to not fore reach John Kretschmer is a firm believer and describes the technique in his book Sailing A Serious Ocean Listen to their podcasts online Page 28 Sailing Skills Heaving To Fore Reaching

Sailors Stories Medic at Sea Decorated sailor Liz Baugh has turned her Royal Naval medical career into essential first aid for sailors Dick Durham sat down with Liz to find out more Page 29 Sailors Stories Medic at sea

I find myself at the refectory of London s St Martins in the Fields Church quite fitting I think with its long and illustrious association with the Admiralty because Liz 44 spent a decade in the Royal Navy as a medic During that time she worked in war zones on NATO exercises and helped elite units like the Royal Marine Commandos better their chances of surviving injury Since then she has lectured in many parts of the world from Mumbai to Jordan but now concentrates on her business redsquaremedical com which provides medical services advice and consultation to the leisure boating industry Born in Sibford Gower Oxfordshire in 1977 Liz grew up listening to bedtime stories from her father Andrew who worked as a Navigator in the Merchant Navy He would show me a photograph of him in a dinghy or covered in grease and this would spark off a story Liz told Ocean Sailor Despite the lure of the sea however rural Oxfordshire provided other distractions and her first love was horse riding although falls from her mount put paid to an early career choice of becoming a concert pianist I had too many broken fingers she says with a smile But eventually kayaking and swimming in local reservoirs led her back to the water and some sailing with friends on the Solent Making enquiries about the Royal Navy Liz hoped to map the ocean but there was an 18 month waiting list for the hydrographer course Fortunately for the rest of us she was also interested in how the human body works and the fact that she became fascinated by how the human liver can regenerate itself Page 30 Sailors Stories Medic at sea

We all know that exercise and proper nutrition are essential for good health and also that smoking and heavy drinking are not Today smoking is completely banned from RN ships Alcohol is another matter and a tot of rum is still issued on the Queen s Birthday A ship being an enclosed unit means that viruses have a field day Ear nose and throat issues are among the most common infections I deal with But the damp and salt air produce skin problems too Mental health has also become a major issue for ship crews during long contracts I ve tried to understand it said Liz but it is very complex Lack of contact with families and shore life is one of the major factors and most shipping companies now ensure that video calls can be set up but they may be expensive Receiving a bluey an Air Mail letter helps but they are obviously not an instant solution In the past Liz has been paid visits by sick sailors who she can find nothing wrong with After a while and asking a few delicate questions I discover they feel they should man up and not show they are feeling emotional But that s what it is they are under too much stress and are feeling homesick as a result Liz feels going to sea is a vocation and that some people are not suited to ocean life The COVID 19 pandemic also exacerbated feelings of isolation with the cessation of shore leave The other major concern afloat is the wear and tear on joints as sailors compensate for the moving platform which is the pitch and roll of a ship at sea Dodgy knees ankles backs and shoulders are common complaints she said While serving on HMS Chatham Liz sailed to Sierra Leone where UK forces helped bring about an end to the civil war there Liz was involved with the task force sent ashore to Freetown to establish security following the kidnap of United Nations personnel For her part in that operation she was awarded the Operational Service Medal During her service aboard HMS Manchester she helped provide medical support to sailors involved in NATO operations It was while she was aboard HMS Manchester that Liz was taken ill herself with suspected meningitis She was taken ashore to hospital and an X ray diagnosis determined pneumonia Page 31 Sailors Stories Medic at sea

A portion of her military career was dedicated to providing medical support to crews on minesweepers fishery protection vessels and RN diving units She became responsible for Force Protection for these vessels virtually single handed Picture this she said when I started out no one had been in the post for several months I had to start from scratch and with a huge backpack full of medical equipment and on my bicycle pedal from ship to ship one by one to get them all medically fit The job culminated in Liz being responsible for the medical preparedness of the small ships fleet within the Senior Service for the Iraq attack in 2003 Today a fleet of SUVs do the job Liz started Once her career in the Royal Navy ended she turned to lecturing having taken a course at Warsash Maritime Academy and began with her ex Royal Navy Marine Engineer husband Mick a training and consultancy business redsquaremedical com She is able to juggle her responsibilities at home in Hampshire s Meon Valley where the couple live with their two daughters Alice and Sophie with small sailing trips in friends boats along the South Coast including the popular annual Round the Island Race which circumnavigates the Isle of Wight Her clients have included the Jubilee Sailing Trust which runs a square rigger for handicapped sailors Sir Robin KnoxJohnston s famous Clipper Round the World Race crews and the World Cruising Club which runs the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ARC among other major yachting events The growth in landlubbers wanting to go to sea is Liz reckons Because everybody is either running away from something or trying to find something And she feels that the Royal Navy s great strength is that from day one everybody is treated equally with no regard for class ethnicity or education Page 32 Sailors Stories Medic at sea

There s something very healing about being on the water she says At sea there are limited resources limited people limited space and so much of the medical equipment is very expensive so training in First Aid is crucial Also the big races or the ARC which are bucket list voyages for those seeking adventure are very different from a young family setting off with two children Older crew may take much longer to recover from a fall than a young child for instance and the correct splints the right kind of pain relief and individual training are all important which is why Liz tailors every piece of medical support and equipment to the sailor Grab bags are tailored to accommodate each different sailor For instance a diabetic will need blood sugar medication in the pouch Her company also partners with Praxes Medical Group to offer a 24 7 telemedical service so that we can talk you through it for vessels that cannot encompass an Emergency Ward Page 33 Again the most common complaints come from ear nose and throat illness or muscle skeletal issues Infections of the urinary tract are also quite common Liz s most recent customers have included scientists heading off to the Arctic for exploration trips seeking gas and oil She also looks after Antarctic expedition vessels seeking adventures as far south as ships can reach For this she has lectured them on cold water immersion and general polar medicine She has studied the findings of cold water legend Wim Hoff who has promoted the health benefits of swimming naked under the ice She has also picked up paramedic tips from Rachel Smith who has rowed the Atlantic Anyone preparing to set off on an ocean voyage needs to start planning their medical needs up to 9 months before departure This is because registration to obtain licences for certain pharmaceuticals takes time to obtain and yacht registration documentation has to be verified You can t just buy antibiotics different drugs for certain medical conditions and certain skin creams over the counter Brexit has also made certain medication harder to obtain as air freight now prioritises emergency aid making lead times longer Liz said We finish our tea and walk across the epitaphs of the long dead many of whom had their lifespans determined by the lack of such medicines at all If you d like to read more Liz s blog page has many articles covering all sectors of the maritime world redsquaremedical com blog spot She has also been part of the trials team for the new Advanced Water Rescue Manikin redsquaremedical com supportingindustry with clinical and safetytesting Sailors Stories Medic at sea

Knot Splice of the month 1 Wrap the end around the support 4 2 Wrap it around the standing part of the rope Take it out of the loop 5 3 Make another turn Tighten and you are done Round turn two half hitches Another essential knot the round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object The name refers to the components used to form the knot a round turn wraps the rope around the object and the two half hitches secure the end around the standing part Page 34 Knot splice of the month Round turn two half hitches

Snake Boats of India By Ren Tiemessen Page 35 Travel Discovery Snake boats of india

Ren and Edith are still in India where they have sailed most of the western coastline and are staying in the city of Cochin on their beloved classic sailing yacht Alondra Edith now 5 months pregnant and Ren are working on the maintenance while enjoying the vibrant and frantic culture of this majestic yet almost impossible to live in country Just below the port city of Cochin where the Volvo Ocean Race was held in December 2008 a vast inland waterway area is created The popular means of transport there is the snake boat a 100 to 120 foot long wooden canoe Once a year mega snake boats meet for the National Championship Ren and Edith found out all about this magical race More than a hundred I ask again doubtfully Yes sometimes 115 men row the man replies as I look at the over 40 metre long and 1 metre wide colossus on our side What strikes me the most about this snake boat is the perfection with which it is made It is incomprehensible how such a streamlined and sturdy boat can be put together with only a hammer and a chisel Every 70 centimetres there are crossconnections between the rafters which later serve as seats for rowers Page 36 Travel Discovery Snake boats of india

Originally these long snake boats were used for warfare These stretched canoes can not only take many warriors with them but they can also achieve great speeds and engage in combat with each other Now 300 years later there is still a battle on the water And here in Kerala it is the event of the year The very best boats with the very best rowers are allowed to participate and enjoy great fame While there are more races during the year Alleppey is the most important one Months of preparation precede the event and bets on the final 19 boats are promptly closed For weeks the media keeps an eye on everything and everyone and the national newspapers are full of the daily happenings on everything around the race Edith and I decide we re going to join the craziness and travel to where it happens Alleppey Yes come in You should even look into my office says a somewhat chubby man proudly while he leads us into his castle like house Yes if they are rich in India then they are really rich The house looks more like a palace and the office resembles a ballroom and I doubt if the owner ever sits or works here The walls are filled with prizes jars metres high and photos of Arun s snake boat Arun is in the wood trade Owning the boat earned him even more prestige and respect With a lot of love and even more money a racing miracle is treated like a true champion This Formula 1 boat has its own house and maintenance team and is treated with oil and attention Page 37 Travel Discovery Snake boats of india

Amazed at the apparent fame I ask who the rowers are Well Arun nods weightily that is a very important job for me Weeks of discussions precede the assignment to the rowing club Only the best are allowed to compete for Arun s favours and after numerous discussions tactical oversights and politics they finally get chosen for the event Then follows a period of heavy training and finally comes the day of the race to determine success or disaster Two days before the start of the race Edith and I are watching several snake boats exploring the two kilometre course set out in the main channel Closely followed by anyone that has a press card Every rower 113 per boat is profiled in the press with intrigue And then the day of the race is upon us Everyone who is anyone in Cochin s society is there Hundreds of thousands crowd the banks with police boats or whatever passes for that making the chaos complete Arun confidently strides into the floating stadium along the track stared at by the crowd shaking hands with ministers escorted by the everhelpful police force Edith gets another wink and like a true ruler he gets one of the very best places in the house together with his family I am aboard a friend s speedboat to watch the whole thing from nearby Edith has managed to get a place on the TV tower a perfect spot to watch the race Right in front of me the first boat is already sinking There is no panic Police boats shoot up and drag the colossus with its crew to the shore Hundreds of spectators often up to their waists in the water empty the boat in minutes The rowers wet climb back aboard and continue on their way In the Indian way the captain yells at his men and nobody listens Page 38 Travel Discovery Snake boats of india

Just when I m starting to get used to the craziness around me the starting gun goes off Arun s crew row wildly and within seconds the snake boats spray through the water In the middle of the boat drummers indicate the cadence and the captain and helpers whistle and shout at their men Water splashes up metres high The crowd goes insane and screams at the top of their lungs I can already see the headlines in the newspaper The two boats per heat sprint towards the finish Rowing two kilometres doesn t seem to bother the men The cadence remains remarkably tight the drummers never give in and the captain screams until the last metre because only glory awaits at the finish line A few boats sink here and there but the spectators on the side have no mercy Whoever loses can count on wrath and the winner is applauded The owner is respected At the end of the day there is one champion who takes the trophy home to impress his friends and guests It wasn t Arun s day today His champion has only reached the quarterfinals In the corner of my eye I can see him heading for the exit unaccompanied followed by his family A small somewhat fat man with a boat No victory or glory today I take a last lukewarm sip of beer and Edith quietly remains behind in the abandoned TV tower Another incredible Indian day is over Page 39 Travel Discovery Snake boats of india

In The Galley Page 40 In the galley Hong Kong Salt Pepper Squid or Tofu

Hong Kong Salt Pepper Squid or Tofu This Cantonese dish is an absolute classic and far easier to make than you think onboard I have fond memories of hiking with friends in Hong Kong and finishing at our favourite seaside food market to enjoy their fresh squid Alternatively the recipe works very well with tofu if squid is not available or if you prefer a vegetarian option This month we will prepare both with a little help from our Ocean Sailor friends at 852 Hong Kong Cafe in Istanbul Ingredients 500g of cleaned squid or 300g of tofu cut into small cubes cup of cornflour 1 chilli finely chopped 1 spring onion finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 tsp of salt 1 tsp of five spice powder tsp of white pepper Vegetable oil for frying 1 tsp Shaoxing wine Mirin or white wine can also work this is only if cooking with squid Chinese Five Spices Powder is a powder mixture of cinnamon star anise cloves Sichuan peppercorns and fennel You can find it in most Chinese Oriental grocery stores or online Page 41 In the galley Hong Kong Salt Pepper Squid or Tofu

Hong Kong Salt Pepper Tofu Page 42 1 2 Finely chop the chilli garlic and spring onion Cut the tofu into small cubes and coat in cornflour 3 4 Fry the tofu in vegetable oil until golden brown With a little bit of vegetable oil in a pan or wok start frying the chilli and garlic In the galley Hong Kong Salt and Pepper Squid or Tofu

5 Enjoy Page 43 Add the tofu and evenly toss for 1 2 minutes Turn off the heat add the salt five spice chopped spring onions and mix well before serving In the galley Hong Kong Salt and Pepper Squid or Tofu

Hong Kong Salt Pepper Squid Page 44 1 2 Clean the squid or ask for your fishmonger to clean and prepare it for you You should have the hood and tentacles ready Score the squid with a crosshatch pattern being careful not to cut all the way through This will make the squid pieces curl up when being fried and help with the tenderness 3 4 Cut into bite size pieces and place in a bowl Toss the squid with a little white pepper and Shaoxing wine and leave for a few mins When ready to cook lightly dry the squid with some kitchen roll and place in cornflour From here you just need to follow the steps for the tofu above Bear in mind that the squid will require less time to cook about 2 to 2 minutes In the galley Hong Kong Salt and Pepper Squid or Tofu

Hong Kong Salt Pepper Squid Enjoy Page 45 Such a simple but delicious dish that packs great flavours from Hong Kong There are some variations on this dish for example you can add ginger or onions but as always we want to give simple recipes to cook while out cruising In the galley Hong Kong Salt and Pepper Squid or Tofu

Showcasing your favourite anchorages Page 46 Dropping Anchor Readers Favourite Anchorages

Blue Lagoon From Douglas Ocean Sailor reader from Scotland Location Blue Lagoon Krknja i Split Croatia Coordinates 43 26 35 N 16 10 37 E Seabed Good holding in sand and rock Protection Well protected from most directions The crystal clear waters stunning cities and excellent seafood of the Dalmatian coast cements its place as one of Europe s top sailing locations This month we will explore a small anchorage about 12nm from the city Split in Croatia I found this anchorage on my first charter experience leaving Split I was looking for an anchorage not too far from the city that offered good protection and was a bit quieter than the hustle and bustle of Split harbour With the wind direction at the time the Blue Lagoon looked to be a great choice I arrived at the anchorage and decided to motor around to the western bay due to the wind conditions and the depth was a bit more favourable for our yacht The middle bay and eastern bay are also good choices depending on the wind but the middle bay is a lot shallower Split Croatia Page 47 Dropping Anchor Readers Favourite Anchorages

The anchorage itself is beautiful It is a perfect spot to welcome you to sailing in the region We took a tender to shore and explored the local village If you have a bike onboard it is a lovely cycle around the island There is a great little pub where you can enjoy some excellent seafood and it closes early enough to not be a bother during the night Back on the boat we decided to jump into the turquoise waters and were certainly not disappointed Snorkelling around the anchorage is a must One negative is plenty of people had the same idea as myself so on new charter days it can get a little busy but generally in the evening it quietens down quite a lot I would certainly come back to this anchorage if sailing in the area and especially mid week and incredible history Dubrovnik for its outstanding beauty as a walled city and again interesting history As a Game of Thrones fan also I found Dubrovnik fascinating Unfortunately our chartering holiday was over too soon we hope to return to Croatia again hopefully on our own Kraken 50 I should mention that we visited both Split and Dubrovnik during our time in Croatia and I can thoroughly recommend visiting these incredible cities Split for its Roman influences Dubrovnik Page 48 Dropping Anchor Readers Favourite Anchorages

What s your favourite anchorage Would you like your favourite anchorage featured in Ocean Sailor Magazine If so click the button right and fill out the form on the Ocean Sailor website Let us know your name the location of the anchorage with coordinates the seabed state type of protection and a description of your experience anchoring there Page 49 Once you ve filled out the form upload your best photo of the anchorage Submit your Anchorage Dropping Anchor Readers Favourite Anchorages

Ocean Sailor and Kraken Yachts Ukrainian Appeal Page 50 Ocean Sailor Magazine Ukrainian Appeal

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