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Date Posted: 10:56:47 06/04/08 Wed
Author: Ari
Subject: Re: Nice Pics, Ari! What kind of boat is Macha anyway?
In reply to: Tod Mills 's message, "Nice Pics, Ari! What kind of boat is Macha anyway?" on 08:55:49 06/04/08 Wed

She an Ingrid 38 gaff cutter. Jay built her from a hull -- I'll put in a plug for Jay' book:

http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Steading-Life-Freedom-Viable-Frontier/dp/0595387586/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212600146&sr=8-1

In there he talks a lot about building her and sailing her. I read that book and went completely nonlinear... heard Jay was looking to sell her and did the irrational (but totally right) thing and bought her. Jay has been great about answering our 1 million questions about every line and fixture on the damn boat. We're learning...

It's actually funny because I was rereading Seasteading the other day and it seems half the book is Jay warning people not to get a boat like Macha, but instead to get a boat like a Triton or an Alberg or a Cal 40. If I was a single guy I would go for a Triton: the kind of boat you can just hop on and singlehand without making a big fucking deal of the preparations, but still rugged enough to circumnavigate. With Macha, it's definitely a bit of a production to get boat, people, etc. ready to go. This last trip, just leaving the dock, anchoring/deanchoring, returning to the dock, every operation required a 20 minute briefing session on everyone's roles and responsibilities. e.g. de-anchoring the wind was light, but had shifted so it was blowing almost onshore. So we had a long discussion about "Plan A is we tack up on the anchor and start sailing on starboard tack. Plan B is we fuck up timing and start sailing on port and get the staysail up QUICK to help us tack. Plan C is I'll re-drop the bow anchor. Plan D is if everything is fucking up cut the lashing on the stern anchor if we miss stays as we drift towards the pier. Plan E is point her at mud and we'll inflate the dinghy and kedge..." As it turned out, Plan A worked ok, but we've found that it's better to talk through this shit beforehand than try to explain it in real time as the drama is unfolding.

In some ways, having to plan and go pay attention to timing just enhances the the adventure "We sail with the tide! Be there at slack or we're leaving you at the dock..."

I'm keep reading about some surfer girl from SoCal who is circumnavigating on a Cal 40 called "Swell". I've heard those boats sail beautifully, and without an engine, I bet even more so.

- Ari

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