Гафельная шхуна - работа с парусами "в одни руки", - запускаем ветрорулевого

There's an old nautical saying that defines life on board: a sailing vessel is like a lady's watch; something's always broken. So there's always work to do, and you can spend all day doing it. But today I dropped everything and went to sea—to have a go and "turn the gears." There's standard naval terminology for turning gears. First of all, it's the stagnant Mr. Fleming, our helmsman, who's been working hard, and I'm tired of standing by the wall and turning nuts and bolts. Our anchorage is located near the exit of the Eastern Bosphorus Strait, so a few minutes after casting off our moorings, we're already passing the lighthouse at the end of the Tokarev cat, setting sail under the shelter of the cape of the Elena Peninsula, and heading out into Amur Bay. Setting the sails isn't particularly difficult, and we've discussed it in previous videos. All the rigging on the boat is bundled into coils and hung on working cleats so it can be quickly dismantled. To achieve this, the coils are tied with the running line, not the dead line, which always gets tangled when uncoiling. The foresail has a special feature—a rig that reduces its twist and runs from the end of the gaff to the top of the mainmast. This rig is called a backstay, and it works quite effectively on a schooner. We're getting Mr. Fleming up and running. Surprisingly, everything works perfectly, except the steering lines need to be swapped; they're not long enough. The Fleming is an example of a wind rudder with a horizontal vane and a pendulum-type hydraulic steering. When the wind direction changes, the vane begins to rotate and transmits its rotation through an angular gearbox to the hydraulic steering. The steering fin rotates in the water flow, which then shifts the pendulum, which then turns the steering wheel through the steering lines. This automatic steering system works in virtually any wind conditions, from light winds to typhoons, and significantly facilitates work at sea for a small crew. Tacking on a schooner is done in the standard manner, from the cockpit, except for the staysail, which requires running forward to tack. Reefing. On a schooner, reefed mainsails are often used, at least more often than on a sloop. The main purpose of reefing is to balance the sail area so that the boat doesn't "lie on the helm" in any conditions, that is, to avoid excessive steering effort. The first thing we need to do is take in the slack in the topping lift so that the jack supports the boom weight and ease the mainsheet slightly. Second, release the main halyard and gaff hauler, ease these rigs, and lower the sail so that the tack angle of the desired reef shelf reaches the cleats. Then, place the ring on the cleats. We take in the gaff hauler and secure it. We use the main boom winch to haul in the reefing line, tying the clew of this reefing shelf tight to the boom. We haul in the directing halyard, bringing the sail into working order. We tie the reefing lines, gathering the loose luff of the sail. Unlike modern technology, the classic gaff sail allows you to reef, set, and haul the sails on virtually any downwind course, with a few tricks, of course. But that's how we do it. By the way, this is a normal neighborly approach. They saw the boat approaching with only one pair of hands, came over, and helped it moor. I've seen this many times on ocean voyages, in a variety of places, and at our mooring site, it works just as well. To see more videos, subscribe to the Chava expedition channel -    / andreypopov.  . Videos about trips and expeditions on the schooner Chava, as well as current news - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... All kinds of beauty - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Workshop - here's a video about using a Phantom 4 quadcopter on a boat - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Archives - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Chava Expedition Website - https://chava.ru/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... VKontakte - https://vk.com/id22207475 Instagram - sailboat.chava (  / sailboat.ch..  ) #windvane #singlehand #singlehand #steersman #reefing