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PASSAGEMAKING IN TRAWLERS UNDER 50 FEET

NORDHAVN DOES THE WORLD

OIL CHANGES AT SEA

WILLIE DOES BERMUDA

SYMPOSIUM FOR WOULD-BE PASSAGEMAKERS

TRAWLER WORLD NEWS BYTES

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Number 101 Broadcast on the Internet 08/07/02 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Passagemaking makes news -- Nordhavn 40 does the world -- Oil changes at sea -- Willard 30 does Bermuda -- Passagemaking symposium in Fort Lauderdale -- News bytes -- Tell a friend about Trawler World News -- How to reach us at Trawler World ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PASSAGEMAKING IN TRAWLERS UNDER 50 FEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passagemaking in small trawler yachts certainly is making news this summer. No sooner had a Nordhavn 40 returned to California, completing a circumnavigation of the world to demonstrate its capabilities, when a 30-foot Willard departed the Chesapeake on a round trip to Bermuda to show that even small boats can make bluewater passages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NORDHAVN DOES THE WORLD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During an eight-month circumnavigation, the crew of Nordhavn, as the 40 is named, had a brush with a typhoon in Micronesia and battled a storm in the Mediterranean. They crossed pirate-plagued waters of the South China Sea and the uncertain waters of the Red Sea. They transited two canals (Suez and Panama), three oceans (Pacific, Indian and Atlantic) and several seas. Despite these challenges, Nordhavn completed its 24,211-mile voyage without a single significant failure. It was the ultimate sea trial for an off-the-shelf production powerboat and an effective promotional exercise for Pacific Asian Enterprises (PAE), builders of Nordhavn. During 149 days and 21 hours under way, Nordhavn burned 10,603 gallons of diesel fuel while running at an average speed of 6.7 knots. Fuel consumption was 2.92 gallons per hour, which includes the genset running most of the time for air-conditioning as the circumnavigation followed a tropical route. http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_atw_fuel_range.htm Captain's duties on the circumnavigation were shared by the three owners of PAE, Dan Streech, Jim Leishman and Joe Meglen, Nordhavn's in-house naval architect, Jeff Leishman, and Dave Harlow, senior project manager at PAE. The captains as well as the crew, comprising PAE employees and special guests, changed over six legs of the voyage. Journalists were among the crew, leading to coverage in most leading boating magazines and www.TrawlerWorld.com. http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_features.htm#nord One of the most unusual happenings during the circumnavigation was the rendezvous at sea with another circumnavigating powerboat, Spirit of Cardiff, a 33-foot hard-bottom inflatable with three Welshmen aboard. They met off the coast of Mexico. http://www.spirit-of-cardiff.com/journal/000081.html Spirit of Cardiff, going around the planet in the opposite direction to Nordhavn, was halfway across the Atlantic when one of the crew suffered a heart attack which lead to a dramatic rescue effort. http://www.spirit-of-cardiff.com/journal/000109.html At 39 feet 9 inches LOA, Nordhavn is the smallest production powerboat to circumnavigate the planet. The Nordhavn 46, with two circumnavigations in its wake, is the second smallest production powerboat to voyage all the way around. Other notable circumnavigations in under-50-foot powerboats: Eilco Kasemier circumnavigated in 1984-85 with Bylgia II, a custom aluminum trawler 39 feet 1/2 inch LOA. David Scott Cowper circumnavigated twice in Mabel E. Holland, a 42-foot lifeboat conversion, also in the 1980s. Nordhavn departed Dana Point, California, on November 3, 2001, and returned on June 30, 2002. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OIL CHANGES AT SEA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the circumnavigation, one of the most frequently asked questions directed to the Nordhavn crew was how are oil changes handled at sea. Here is Jim Leishman's answer: "Wherever possible, we tried to change the oil and filter on the Lugger engine at intervals of 200 hours (which is the Alaska Diesel recommendation). There were numerous times, though, when we made passages in excess of 350 hours and then changed the oil at the end of the trip. For instance, California to Hawaii was 16 days or about 380 hours. I would not change oil in mid-ocean. Running as we did, the engine was operating in a very clean environment. It was run continuously, not stopped and started over and over, as might be the case in a tractor or industrial equipment, and was run at a low-power setting (usually about 50% of continuos ratings). These operating conditions are very easy on the engine and the oil. "This method of operation was completely endorsed by Alaska Diesel's chief engineer, Dick Gee. I personally think we could have run at longer intervals--more than 380 hours--without abusing the engine." http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_features_2001_15.htm A broad range of questions regarding the circumnavigation is answered in the forum at the Nordhavn site. http://www.nordhavn.com/atw/underway/forums/forums.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILLIE DOES BERMUDA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Willie, a Willard 30 Pilothouse, commissioned and outfitted by Zimmerman Marine, made a 1,349-mile round trip from the Chesapeake to Bermuda to demonstrate the capabilities of the smallest passagemaker built by Willard Marine and sold by Zimmerman Marine, the east-coast dealer of the make. Willie averaged 5.75 knots and burned 0.887 gallons per hour for the 10-day adventure. The Willard 30 is a ballasted, full-displacement hull powered by 56-hp Yanmar. Willie had a paravane stabilizers installed, and made the trip with two aboard for each of the two legs. On the way home to Mathews, Virginia, the ride was bumpy while Willie passed through a front soon after leaving Bermuda. Seas were running at 10-12 feet with winds at 20 knots. When seas peaked at 12-15 feet, one wave caused the liferaft to deploy. Hydrostatic release on a boat that size appears to be a mistake, Steve Zimmerman said. In order to regain the raft, it had to be partly deflated. The hardest part of the leg to Bermuda, was the first day, according to Steve D'Antonio , captain on the leg. "The first day, while still on the continental shelf, consisted of short, steep seas and 15 kts of wind, both on the starboard beam. Things were lively aboard Willie." The Willard 30, "like many vessels, can probably endure more than her crew." said Steve D'Antonio. "This is not a passage I'd expect any W30 owner to make, but it's certainly nice to know she is capable of doing it." http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_w30_bermuda.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYMPOSIUM FOR WOULD-BE PASSAGEMAKERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Marine Passagemaking Under Power Symposium, a two-day educational workshop on long-range cruising in trawlers, will take place November 2-3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in conjunction with the 43rd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show . "More and more trawler couples are thinking of passagemaking to distant destinations, demanding the knowledge and techniques to make such voyages with confidence and in safety," says Georgs Kolesnikovs, symposium organizer. "With its single focus and intensely educational nature, the symposium delivers practical know-how on trawlering offshore not available anywhere else." The symposium will be held at Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort overlooking Bahia Mar Yachting Center where all leading makes of trawlers will be on display in the show. Circumnavigator Bruce Kessler will be lead presenter while Chuck Hawley of West Marine will serve as moderator. They will be supported by special presenters in areas such as emergency medicine, weather forecasting, diesel engines, and issues of concern to women. For complete information, email Trawler World Productions at <mailto:info@trawlerworld.com>. West Marine Passagemaking Under Power Symposium is sponsored by West Marine, with support from Kadey-Krogen Yachts, Northern Marine, Nordhavn, and John Deere Power Systems. The symposium is presented by Ocean Navigator and www.TrawlerWorld.com. http://www.kadeykrogen.com http://www.northernmarine.com http://www.nordhavn.com http://www.deere.com/en_US/rg/products/engines/marine_engines/index.html http://www.oceannavigator.com http://www.trawlerworld.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAWLER WORLD NEWS BYTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- A one-of-a-kind landmark for many trawler crawlers has gone the way of steam engines. Claiborne Young of Watermark Publishing reports that the famous dragon at Dragon Point in Melbourne, Florida, is no more, the victim of passing years and vandalism. http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/localstoryA26057A.htm -- Registration is under way for the second annual West Marine Trawler Fest in the Great Lakes, taking place in Grand Haven, Michigan, on August 22-24, and the seventh annual West Marine Trawler Fest in the Chesapeake, at Solomons, Maryland, on September 25-28. Telephone 888-WMTFEST toll-free or go: http://www.trawlerworld.com/c_tfest.htm -- Ships International of Fort Lauderdale has opened a branch office at Chandler's Cove on Lake Union in Seattle. The yacht sales and brokerage company is the exclusive agent for Real Ships steel passagemakers, as well as steel coasters, tugs and trawlers from Florida Bay Boat Works. The office is the new Pacific Northwest dealer for the classic line of DeFever Cruisers by Arthur DeFever, and Linssen steel yachts from Holland. Dan Sammis, an established yacht broker on Lake Union, manages the office. A licensed ocean operator and certified rescue diver, Dan carries on the tradition of the seafaring Sammis family, a long line of New England sea captains dating back to the 1600s. Having studied naval architecture and engineering, Dan brings strong technical experience to Ships International's emphasis on new construction. http://www.realships.com -- If you see news in the making anywhere in the world of trawlers, please let Trawler World News know at <mailto:news@trawlerworld.com>. Items are selected entirely on the basis of the newsiness and interest to the readership. No payment is required or accepted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TELL A FRIEND ABOUT TRAWLER WORLD NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler World News, the e-newsletter about trawlers and trawlering, is distributed free of charge as a public service to the trawler community. To subscribe, go <http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-news>. 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