Adding beach wheels and accessories pushes this up to around 50kg, which is still very light. When we reached the anchorage I picked an open area away from other boats so I had room to run out our entire 50 meters of chain. Support Istvan's 2018 Golden Globe Race prep! I called North Sails after we arrived in Genoa, and they came to the boat the next day and took down the genoa and mainsail and stowed them in their sail-bags for us. This is a number in Belgium, so I was a bit concerned how well they would take care of us in Australia. Every Puffin is built to […], Puffin 50 ‘Jaleo’ set sail to the Mediterranean After a building period of exactly 1 year we delivered Puffin 50 ‘Jaleo’ to its new captain. One year from today, up to 30 sailors will set out from Plymouth UK to recreate history at the start of a solo circumnavigation in small traditional long keeled yachts [...], British yachtswoman Susie Goodall has secured DHL Express as her primary sponsor for her 2018 Golden Globe Race entry. This made me reconsider the Torqeedo electric outboard option. Besides, if you ever hike uphill with me, there will be a whole lot of puffing going on…, Puffin-2 at MC Scow Midwinters; Eustis, FL; March 2015 (Photo – Mari Johnson). She is currently being constructed by Outremer Yachting in La Grande Motte, France. In September she will arrive in her homeport Palma […], Nog 10 nachtjes slapen en dan is het al zover: Bubbels & Boats Italian style! Please view at your own risk , Posted on August 19, 2019 spending our time on a sailing boat called SC Puffin, in Holland. We also tested the radar and checked it’s calibration by setting it to overlay the radar image onto the coastline shown on the chart. We used all of our sails except the gennaker, and we sailed with reefed main and staysail for part of the way and with full main and genoa for other sections. Puffin® Yachts are built according to the highest quality standards to provide safety and comfort during long distance sailing and onboard living. It’s a simple boat to sail, but everything is large and can be physically demanding. Puffin at the marina in Genoa before beginning our transport prep. At this configuration we burn 2 liters of diesel per hour which gives us around 160 hours motoring range on a full tank. Puffin will be ready in August 2019, and after sea trials we will be loading her onto a cargo ship in Palma, Mallorca for transport to her new home in Brisbane. By Doug in Video, I didn’t have a video camera and microphone with me during our first week of sailing Puffin, so I recorded this video tour with my iPhone. Posted on July 26, 2019 Ah well - that'll just add character, right?I also put on a dozen pad eyes around the boat for general utility... then I take em all off and drill big 1\" holes in the gunnels instead.Also, a malfunction in my magical snapping powers causes a scantly clad Tambi to appear in her signature red bikini. I followed the approach described above when building Puffin and everything went well with the construction of the boat. I worked with Sandie Moreno from Services Plaisance. The boat stopped immediately, which is the usual with an Ultra anchor, they set fast with no drag, so you have to be careful to not go backwards too quickly as there is a strong jerk on the windlass when they set. Our original plan was to load onto the Sevenstar ship in Palma Majorca, but it turns out that Australian Quarantine requires that all cargo (including yachts) departing European ports for Australia must be treated for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. I did a full speed test on flat water with no wind and no current. I will enjoy “living” the trail through you. At night I divide the MFD screen in two with the chart plotter and AIS overlay on one side and the radar display on the other. Since it is difficult and expensive to have the boat delivered to Australia, we decided that for just the two of us, a smaller boat that each of us could handle solo (in case one of us is incapacitated), was a better choice. It’s important to know what is and isn’t included in the standard boat, otherwise you may end up missing a feature that you thought was standard, but Outremer considers an option. Plan to spend some time living on the boat after the handover week is complete. This lightweight, electric setup is really good for us. They swing the boat into position onto the ship deck and then prepare the wooden block supports. In addition to this, I talked with some yacht captains that had experience shipping boats with various transport companies. There was a water leak from around the engine control levers at the helm station which leaked water into the cupboard above the salon fridge and down into the closet in the port hull. Puffin was easily doing 9-11 knots close hauled upwind in these conditions. I unfurled the genoa and used the outboard lead block to give us a good downwind sail shape and Puffin was doing an easy 7-9 knots all the way up. Posted on November 19, 2019 We have a WiFi booster and LTE router which gives us internet access vie either shore WiFi or mobile data networks. In 1985, Olivier decided to follow his dreams and founded the OVM office for naval architecture, design and engineering, surrounding himself with specialists who shared his passion. By Doug in Construction + Outremer Factory. She will set sail for a trip along the Iberian coasts and Balearian Islands with her owner during the coming weeks. We arrived on Monday and met with Benjamin and Matthieu at the Outremer offices, and they took us over to see Puffin and gave us a tour of the boat. 1st check communications between the GPS and chartplotter, then check the sensor. Besides, if you… We had a few areas where the East Australia Current was doing 3.5 knots against us, causing some lumpy seas and slow progress, but for the most part it was an easy passage. We also have an H5000 display so I can always have important information displayed no matter what the MFD is showing. We motored her over to the nearby marina and waited for the quarantine officers to inspect for bugs! The Torqeedo is very light. [...], Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Our plan was to test the B&G electronics while sailing, and then try out the staysail and mainsail reefing. A diver was under the boat to verify the slings were positioned correctly. What we think of our OC Tender and Torqeedo electric outboard, Very light, so no loss of performance of our Outremer 4X under sail, Motor is easy to lift and lower and to fit and remove from the tender, Very easy to lift the tender up and down off the davits, No need to deal with fuel tanks, manual pull starting, maintenance and reliability issues of an outboard motor, No noise and no smell, the motor is pretty much silent, Motor can be easily taken off and stored in the main boat so more secure, Battery can be recharged using a portable solar panel, providing renewable energy powered transport. We set a course for the anchorage and since we had wind on the nose, I motored the 3 miles over to our anchor location. I met Stephane from Outremer on the boat the morning of our departure and went through everything. Locations of remote controls for electric winches for example. Posted on July 18, 2019 Copyright © 2019 Istvan Kopar | All Rights Reserved | Site Design by Robert Farrelly, GGR 2018, Part 3: Start of the Super Quarantine of a Lifetime—Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, Golden Globe Race 2018 Part 2: Bermuda-Hamble-Falmouth Ocean Crossing, Puffin in the GGR, Part 1a: The Chaotic Final Prep Months, 2018 Golden Globe Race moves to Les Sables d’Olonne, France, 2018 Golden Globe Race – 365 days to Plymouth start, Susie Goodall secures DHL as primary sponsor for 2018 GGR entry. The week of delivery is fully scheduled and managed by the Outremer delivery team. Thomas spent some time showing me some of the features of the B&G system I wasn’t familiar with. We could sail fast at 30-35 degrees apparent, and she doesn’t lose speed until we pinch up towards 25 degrees.