Aroha, a 12m harry has crossed the Tasman from Coffs Harbour to Auckland, about 1,200 miles. They did it in 2 hops with a stop at Lord Howe Island. Following is from Mark who helped build the boat. I have not been able to get any more details than this from Bain, the owner, who was on board.
They had some weather 8hrs east of Lord Howe and broke some gear, put
out parachute for 36 hrs till it calmed down enough to do repairs. 250
miles out from Lord Howe leeward hull started flexing a lot in a beam
sea, solved the problem temporarly by using the jib halyard as shroud
and tightened it with the winch and did the rest of the trip with the
main with 1 and 2 reefs in, had to baby it. He's going to try solid
bulkheads at beams and same at mast. end quote
Before they left, Bain asked me about reinforcing the lee hull. I
advised him to fit full bulkheads, which should have been in from the
start for stiffness and watertightness reasons. As far as I know, he
decided to just add more laminate to the hull.
regards,
rob
I was wondering whether anyone has as of yet undertaken any serious ocean crossings in a harryproa. And if so whether any experiences where documented?
Brgds,
A.
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