Thank you!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

Indeed!

Thank you so much! I'll see what I can do - not a fan of doing instructional videos here on KZfaq, but if you are a UK Wayfarer Association member, I and several others more talented than myself contribute more informative videos to the video library on there - do check it out!

Thanks, it's such a beautiful area!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

Thank you. Mine is a stainless steel one supplied and fitted by Matt at Aeroluffspars

Thanks!

Thank you! More to come...

Thanks Les!

Thank you!

Motoring into the wind would cause the sail and boom to be flapping all over the place, and I'd struggle to keep the boat pointed straight into wind on my own. Sailing close hauled keeps the boat controlled and means the boom isn't swinging near my head!

Thank you, it's a wonderful place!

Thank you! Give me a wave if you see me out there. I'll be back!

@@WayfarerAdventures I definitely will! I'll have you over for dinner too.

Reefing: Topping lift/lazy jacks would make things more difficult. As you can see in the video, I reef by lifting the aft end of the boom up first with the reefing line, and then dropping the front of the sail back down to the normal level. This keeps the boom high out of the boat to avoid hitting heads/dragging in the water. It's a very simple system with minimal string! Topping lift or lazy jacks would be a huge bunch more string to get tangled/in the way. Also, to get the sail down very quickly, I will lift the boom off the gooseneck and place the boom on the floor - the sail flies down in a couple of seconds and I am quickly in control, with no flapping sail/boom at head height. A topping lift or lazy jacks would make this impossible! Two reefing points is plenty - my second reef is 2m deep. Beyond that the boat doesn't have enough sail area to make progress into wind. If sailing across the wind/downwind, I'd definitely take the main down and sail under genoa - see a great example of us doing that in very strong wind here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLR6qN1p17HFYX0.htmlsi=Pl4Q9is62URmS3WY&t=818 Capsize: Nope, no ballast, just a natural Wayfarer. I never sail her anywhere near the limit of control when cruising - always reefing early and staying within limits. Capsize would be a nasty experience (not least for the engine) so I don't want to risk even getting close. That said, I've spent plenty of time testing the boat and capsizing it, so I'm confident in my ability to right it on my own even fully laden. See a great example (including full inversion) here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8d_psarrtPNeoU.html A water tank in the bilges would be dangerous due to the free surface effect. If the tank was ever half full, it would make the boat very unstable. Sea anchor: I do occasionally carry a sea anchor on longer offshore passages, as an option to stop for a break when heaving to would be impossible. Wouldn't be practical or easy to deploy in a capsize - last thing I want is lots of rope floating around! Heaving to: Yes, I do this plenty of the time. Sometimes I'll reef like this, although as you saw in the video most of the time I'm lazy and let the boat sail on just the genoa. I don't normally pause to navigate as my high-tech autopilot (bungee cord) will sail the boat fine for this! Sleeping system: Foam roll mat on the floor - stored in the front tank. Gore-tex bivvy bag with a self-inflating air mattress (thermarest) and sleeping bag inside - these all roll up into one and are stored in a drybag, in the front tank. I'll see if I can get a video of this at some point. Heater: No. It's warm enough and I'm not carrying any unnecessary weight! Hope that's all useful!

Thank you! It's the 740mm version - seems to be the right length for me.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The tent is handmade by John Mellor: wayfarer.org.uk/awpcp/show-ad/?id=31477

Thank you! It's a 2.5hp.

It's a 2.5hp 4 stroke Suzuki. Fantastic little engine and very lightweight.

July this year

Haha, just noticed this was right at the start, well done. So many don’t say.