No stress here 😎

😎🤣

More scary but just for a short period of time

As we are learning all the time

😎 Same at 23 knots, still pretty smooth….

For us it is. We had a good look at the new Privilege 580 and a short demo sail. We like the lines and the “Sportop”. At less than 50% of the weight of the 580 forces are still huge but of course much less.

Sometimes I already put it in a playlist even if it’s not public yet so the real enthusiasts can already find it. Uploading next episode tonight 😎

🤣 the differences between the Outremer models seem to be limited in terms of speed, we have it on a regular basis the other way around with O51 Spekeend

@@CatGreatcircle I always knew: it is a race - guess we all know, but: it´s not a race.

We’ll IF we can continue the world tour (bit of a problem in Aruba now) there would be plenty of oceans to cross. Nice to see land and people every now and then

Most catamaran (and mast) builders tell you in their manuals that you can only use the spi together with the (full) main. So does Lorima for our carbon mast. Informally people tell us it’s not a problem but it’s impossible for us to know where the real limits are. Dynamic forces can be really high, especially after a fast surf when the sail will “stall” and then catches wind again with a bang. We still think the sail will blow up before there’s a problem with the mast but if we’re wrong that’s a bit of a problem. With this smaller spi and using the lower double halyard we’re quite comfortable in the meantime as the side stays / shrouds are connected to the mast at more or less the same position. When using the big spi and the higher halyard it might still be useful to create a temporary back stay to counter the forces on the top of the mast when not using the main. We adjusted the double halyard once after e got feedback from other boats that they had chafing (on the high halyard though). Not all of them had dyneema sleeves for extra protection. On the high halyard we have one spot where this sleeve is a bit dent, should be ok for a while but we’ll have a look during next GLYWO maintenance stop in the third week of January

Thanks for the great feedback!! Wishing all a Happy New Year and safe sailing. Will continue to follow your trip each week….its always a highlight to watch!

@@CatGreatcircle thank you for explaining, but I am still not sure that I fully understand. Having full main and a spi up should result in more load on the rig, isn't it? Or is it specifically the top of the mast (where spi halyard is attached) that is a concern? At the first glance it seems that if metal shrouds are not enough, then no additional halyards attached anywhere would help. But on a second look, it seems that shrouds on your boat are quite far forward, almost in line with the mast, so maybe strong pull forward at the top is indeed a concern.

Outremer 55

No they both worked just fine

We have been puzzling a bit but can’t find out where gby stands for

@@CatGreatcircle God Bless You !

You can’t compare different years with different start and finish locations and different weather. In 2019 we sailed direct Las Palmas - St Lucia in a bit over 16 days. This time we sailed via Cabo Verde. O55 Akaroa just sailed Tenerife - Barbados direct in 11,5 days. In general the Outremer 55 seems to be around 30% faster downwind than the Lagoon 52S.

The smaller polyester one is 2oz 170m2, the A2 is stormlite 230m2

Comparing to the other Outremers doing that in the same conditions it’s not as long as the great circle course is about dead downwind Using the lower halyard which is about the same height as the stays it shouldn’t be an issue at all is what the experts say

We don’t really know, might have been Sargasso weeds as from Barbados to Martinique we didn’t have it at all