launch

all went well, no keel flop, seacocks all watertight

engine started at third go, then overheated on tickover but fine at higher revs, I came through the bridge and am now moored up to a pontoon at the lovely Arun Yacht club - £14 a night.

It has a lovely warm shower room so I shall be clean tonight.

I changed the impellor for an old one and the engine then stopped overheating

got lekkie and internet, dog is lying on her mat watching me to see when I start cooking - I shall do that as soon as the tide turns and the boat comes level again.

I fear I shall be here for a week waiting for the tides and weather to change so that i can get into Chichester harbour

D

This is about Centaur Project, Dylan Winter's Blog, Sailing around Britain.

24 Responses to “launch”

  1. 17 March, 2014 at 6:54 pmDrew says:

    With the exception of a week at £14 a night I would call that good news all round

  2. 17 March, 2014 at 7:12 pmHans Fix says:

    A lekkie is a leak ( in Dutch), but what is it in English?

  3. 17 March, 2014 at 7:12 pmHans Fix says:

    By the way, congratulations!

  4. 17 March, 2014 at 7:15 pmdylan winter says:

    electricity

  5. 17 March, 2014 at 7:16 pmdylan winter says:

    can’t make omelettes without cracking eggs

  6. 17 March, 2014 at 8:45 pmMark the Skint Sailor says:

    Congrats you’ve had a watertight launch, always a bonus when the water stays outside the boat.

    I did wonder about your plan to get into Chi harbour this week as the chug up Mill Rythe to HYC is one that might be a bit dodgy in the night if you’re new to it looking at Google Map’s satellite pics.

  7. 17 March, 2014 at 9:07 pmdylan winter says:

    under calm conditions with a rising tide it would have been fun

    following the moorings

    however… windguru is calling for force 7 tomorrow

    D

  8. 17 March, 2014 at 10:23 pmseajet says:

    Dylan,

    glad to hear it went so smoothly, I’m sure you can find plenty to do until the weather turns.

  9. 17 March, 2014 at 10:30 pmJ-Star Sailing says:

    Hi Dylan,
    Good to see you are back afloat and raring to go You will soon be up to scotland to continue your adventures and more videos to come.
    Regards
    Simon

  10. 17 March, 2014 at 10:52 pmdylan winter says:

    paint the bog, fix the bog, clean the sheets and halyards but also some time for some sitting I hope

    been a busy old month

    D

  11. 18 March, 2014 at 12:33 amJ. Peter Haliburton says:

    I’d been waiting for your launch report. Glad to hear that there were no major problems. Hope there is some video of the process, or at least some pictures.

  12. 18 March, 2014 at 1:18 amJames Redmond says:

    Congratulations Dylan, I`m sending you a wee Leprechaun for Harmony to bring you Luck on your travels, especially after your launch and maiden voyage on St Patricks Day. Regards, James.

  13. 18 March, 2014 at 2:17 amJeff says:

    Congratulations Dylan. Have a fantastic journey with your family!

    Jeff

  14. 18 March, 2014 at 3:59 amPaul Mullings says:

    Good for you D

  15. 18 March, 2014 at 8:08 amRon says:

    Well done Dylan. Excellent news.
    Glad you’re getting one of the wee folk from James.
    As to weather, you might find this web site useful

    http://earth.nullschool.net/#2014/03/19/0600Z/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-3.75,48.96,2048

    Ron

  16. 18 March, 2014 at 8:09 amHenrik Scheel says:

    Congratulations on a succesfull launch. How nice to get in without surprises. Regarding haylards and sheets. I give mine a round in the washingmachine once a year, they be like new.

  17. 18 March, 2014 at 9:08 amRon says:

    Just need cheaper eggs :)

  18. 18 March, 2014 at 10:11 amPaul says:

    Excellent news D, now where’s the piccies of her in the water then?

  19. 18 March, 2014 at 12:10 pmdylan winter says:

    video up friday night

    not enough bandwidth here to upload vids

    tiny weep from some keel bolts – nothing to worry about

  20. 18 March, 2014 at 5:42 pmPhil Barron says:

    Nice one Dylan. You are better off entering Mill Ryth in the daylight for the first time. The channel is unlit and has a dodgy dog leg just before you enter the boat yard. Good luck. Phil

  21. 23 March, 2014 at 9:54 pmRootsie says:

    Looking forward to joining you for a sail. Starting to watch forecast. Boat looks very smart. R

  22. 23 March, 2014 at 9:57 pmdylan winter says:

    this is the one to watch

    http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=43620

    any chance of bringing my girth?

  23. 9 February, 2015 at 1:49 pmGusmus says:

    Hiya Dylan. Just catching up on your adventures. Been hospitalised and chopped about lately but things are lookin a bit brighter thanks to your vids. I was reminded of an old barging anecdote or two when you were entering Chichester in the Centaur and you saw a large yacht entering at low water. Don’t be fooled by large yachts. You never know what they are hiding underneath. The first anecdote concerns a Thames barge skipper who notices a small yacht following his every move down the through the Wallet channel. After a while the yacht skipper yells over, “Ahoy bargeman, do you know you’re aground?”, “Yus” replied the barge skipper, “An’ what’s more, so are you,,, I’ve come here to load up sand, What are you here for?”
    The second, whether true or not aims to praise the craft of shallow draft.
    When tacking up the Swale, the skipper of a 90 foot Thames barge shouts out “Bor,,, Is that thur seagull a swimmin’ or a walkin’?. He be a swimmin’ guvnor.” Two minutes later. “Is that thur seagull still a swimmin’ bor? He’s still a swimmin’ guvnor.”. Another two minutes go by and yet again the skipper shouts “Wha’s that ole seagull up to now bor, is he still a swimmin’? No guvnor, He’s a walkin’ now. … Right thee are Bor,,, Ready about..
    Keep up the good work Dylan. Can’t wait to see the Scottish West coast since I was born and grew up there. Cheers.

  24. 9 February, 2015 at 4:01 pmdylan winter says:

    cheers G

    Toughie on the chopping – hope it fixes in time for the sailing season

    you are dead right – you have to guess what lies beneath the waterline when following another yacht

    D

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