Scuttlebutt
(General Skinner)
The Elliot Basin clear-out continues and some boats are not going to make it !
- SHE is still being re-constructed and Brian is also being re-constructed ! (Brian is as Feisty as ever and still keeping tabs on all important happenings.)
- Seagull has left the TBA's marina and is back with Brian - who will decide on her future.
February 4, 2009 - Cape Town - Solo Teens Rendezvous in Cape Town
Zac Sunderland (left) and Mike Perham just happened to be in Cape Town at the same time
during their separate quests to become the youngest solo circumnavigator. © 2009 Jen Edney
When confronting a competitor, teenage boys [and grown men!] often to like 'psych out' the other player by throwing insults and acting the tough. Not so with Zac Sunderland, 17, and Mike Perham, 16, who are both on quests to enter the record books as the youngest singlehanded circumnavigator. When the two met up in Cape Town earlier this week - Zac arrived via the Pacific aboard his Islander 36 Intrepid on January 25, Mike via the Atlantic aboard his Open 50 TotallyMoney on February 1 - they took tours of each other's boats, had lunch and hung out like typical teenage buds. "We have so much in common," Mike wrote on his blog of meeting Zac and his dad, Laurence. "They're such down-to-earth people and we shared several funny stories."
While Zac, who started off from Marina del Rey last June, isn't in a big hurry to get around the globe, Mike had originally planned his trip to be non-stop. After leaving England in November, though, problems with his autopilot sent him into the Canaries for repairs. The stop in Cape Town is to address some ominous rudder noises, and then he's off again. "It was great to meet Mike," Zac said on his blog, "and I wish him all the best."
Keep up with the adventures of these two young sailors at www.zacsunderland.com and www.sailmike.com.
Editors note : this was posted 2 days before it appeared in local press and this website is East coast of America …
"Shore Leave"
(Social Calendar)
This Month's Meeting: Something Different This Month.
Keith Nelder has recently returned to South Africa to help with training our youth in boat building skills - I was very impressed with what the academy is doing and the training facilities. Here is an opportunity to see first hand what is happening.
I really think everyone who attends this meeting will be similarly impressed.
Keith is also creating opportunities for more senior students.
Resume
Keith started his boating career at the Point Yacht Club in Durban, South Africa, A keen dinghy racer; he built and sold his first boat at age 15. Keith started building cruising boats in 1970, and sailed his own 40' yacht to the Caribbean in 1979. After 10 years in the Caribbean marine business on the island of St Maarten, Keith established Big Pond Boat Shop in Nova Scotia, Canada. Keith is a design draughtsman and has been involved with many projects including equipment for offshore supply vessels deep sea salvage tugs. As a Canadian boat builder, Keith has been building, repairing and surveying boats in Nova Scotia and the Maritime Provinces of Canada for the past 18 years. He holds the Nova Scotia Department of Education's Boat Builder Certification, designated by Robert Brooks of the New Zealand Boat Building Industry's Training Organization (BITO). Projects that he has been involved in range from small elegant craft construction to large restoration projects, to museum exhibits and most recently, 42' motor yachts. His American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) certifications and product knowledge keep Keith current with industry requirements for both power and sail boats. Keith is the program manager for the False Bay Boat Building College
Time : 19h00
Date : Thursday 26th February 2009
Place : Boat Building Academy Bell Crescent (Westlake Campus).
Info : call Kris 082 619 5511
Directions :-
- M3 towards Muizenberg
- at the T junction at the end of the M3, turn right into M42 towards Ou Kaapse Weg
- At 1st traffic light, turn right into Bell Crescent
- continue to the circle and go straight on to the security gate
- Tell them you are going to a meeting at the Boat Building Academy - (BBA)
- continue and at first road turn right.
- Go down to where road bends left and look for parking, BBA is on your right.
Last Months Meeting : The Movie : LAST CONTINENT
In 2005, a small group of scientists and filmmakers agreed to leave everything behind for more than a year to sail to the Antarctic and live in isolation. Following in the path of the greatest explorers, expedition leader Jean Lemire and the crew of the Sedna IV dedicated themselves completely to measuring the threat posed by global warming in a place where Earth is particularly vulnerable. The resulting film, is a record of their incredible 430-day journey that inspires equal measures of fear and admiration. Alternating between captivating images of beauty and serenity, and spine-tingling sequences where the ship's crew finds itself on the edge of catastrophe, this is an expedition where danger and wonder are inextricably linked. Our larger than usual audience were glued to their seats and gave a round of applause at the end.
"Fire Side Chat"
Pull up a chair with your favourite beverage and .....
a couple of web links and a sample of the contents for you all to check out.
- Renegades Forum : http://renegade-cruisers.net/bb/index.php
Help - My rudder is bleeding
Rust
I read an article a few years ago about splitting the rudder apart, taking out the foam, cleaning and re-welding the steel form to the shaft and putting it all back together. Of course I tossed the article but I'm sure I can find more info. Has anyone on the board done this operation? I would sure like to talk to someone who has done this before to get an idea of what to expect…
Comment/reply
I have rebuilt two. One was a balanced rudder and the other wasn't. The balanced rudder was much more difficult. But in both cases very little welding was required. I used a die grinder with a cut-off wheel to cut the skin along the center line then I used a small taper burr to cut it loose around the rudder stock. Once I got the skin off both sides I found the major problem to be nothing more than moisture intrusion. The majority of the metallic structure was in good condition. I cut new foam filler from closed cell foam and glued it in place with epoxy. Then I used a hot wire and a electric knife to shape the foam. Final shaping was accomplished with a random orbital disc sander. I then applied a new skin. I was going to reapply the old skin but just decided it would be better to replace it too. After all the other work why take a chance on having another leak. The new skin was three layers of 8oz cloth applied with the bias different for each layer. After the skin was finished I faired the rudder with epoxy mixed with filler. Finished it off with a couple of layers of hull paint and it looked great and works very well. It has been in the water for three years now.
The first one (the balanced rudder) from my boat turned out so well that a friend of mine asked me to help him do his. His was much easier because the rudder was only on one side of the rudder stock.
- Lectronic Latitude (latitude 38) : http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/LectronicLat.lasso
"The Clarke Quiz"
Jack's February nautical phrase : Over-Rated
"From the Crow's Nest"
(Editors' Bit)
Our Committee has been working hard trying to get the 2009 program underway. One aspect is patently clear - we need new blood. Our committee is overworked - at the risk of sounding like a stuck record, please , if any of you feel you can contribute in any way - contact us.
We have co-opted Barry Wolf to the position of liaison officer with the yacht clubs. Hopefully this will make up for my woefully in-adequate inside knowledge of what's been happening in and around the "club scene".
I am shortly going away for approximately 2 months - so we are looking for a stand-in editor. Barry Wolf is happy to do the content , but insists he needs a "word processor" to get the newsletter out to all the members. He is challenged in that department and needs a nimble set of fingers and a PC to assist him.
I have altered the newsletter sending routine to use a new GMAIL account - hopefully this is am improvement.
If you reply to that account (tradboat@gmail.com) it will automatically be forwarded to me.
Josh Spencer is soon to be returning to the UK - we thank him for all his efforts and assistance.
Kris Steyn (editor)
SUBS : Please - on going through the payments - I have had several late payments but lots still outstanding.
The club is about to get new regalia and hasn't the funds to source new items - we need your contribution
PLEASE FEEL GUILTY and ASAP Pay Up!!
INVOICE
Traditional Boat Association
Annual subscription 2008 - 2009 R130.00
Please make cheques payable to Traditional Boat Association.
if posting , please post to purser's address
Kris Steyn
28 Esme Rd
Newlands 7700
If paying direct , please deposit to our bank account
First National Bank
Rondebosch
Branch code: 201509
Account no. 59230029900
Account name: Traditional Boat Association
Reference: Your Name
Please remember if paying direct to include your name as reference.
All "un-identified" payments will be used in the Xmas party ! |
And finally :
I will be away for some of March, April and some of May : can anybody out there help out with my duties ?
Kris Steyn (editor)
For Sale: ACUSHLA is for sale. Click here for pics or Contact Tony Watts 031-7056577 / 078-6345274.
Looking to buy:
Pierre van Zyl is looking for a SALDANAH dinghy. It is an old South African design.
The boat can be in any condition as he would like to restore it.
pierre@4season.co.za 071 678 1966 or 021 914 9828
 Loch Fyne, restored by Pierre in 2008
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