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| Boat: EXCESS 12 Name: « MY EXCESS 12 »Route : Les Sables d’Olonne to Port Balis and Vilanova i la Geltrú |
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| On 12th March, after several days of preparation, the crew of MY EXCESS 12 set sail from Les Sables d’Olonne to Port Balis. It was during their journey that the situation of the State of Alarm in Spain arose.They made stops at the ports of Gijón, A Coruña and Huelva to stock up on food and diesel and at one of these stops they carried out their first engine check. Once they had crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, they anchored in Almería and Alicante until they reached the port of Vilanova y la Geltrú, where they finally left the ship moored and the crew members returned home. |
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| Here you have some feedback from one of the crew members of the boat during their journey, Martin: Outside: manoeuvring, mobility and circulation “It is a comfortable boat to manoeuvre thanks to its two helms, one on each side and very easy to switch port to starboard and vice versa. Having the steering stations at the stern allows you to see the mainsail with much more ease and good angle. In addition, not having the flybridge (less freeboard and windage) makes the boat easier to sail upwind and with tighter angles. The halyards, reefs and sheets are super close to the helm, and the electric winch makes it, having prepared the manoeuvre well, super safe. The mainsail can be raised quickly and comfortably, as well as the manoeuvre of putting it in and taking and releasing reefing lines. On the hardtop, as the boom is lower, the work on it becomes very easy too and it has the lazy jacks and lazy bag very well set, so the mainsail drops directly into the lazy bag. The code 0 is easy to roll and unroll. On this type of boat, it is always worth having one as they improve the performance of the boat and allow you to cruise at good speeds without having to rely on the engines. The mainsheet, having two separate lines, allows better tuning and limits the movement in long waves and little wind.” |
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| “Leaving Les Sables d’Olonne and the Rompido (Huelva), we had some waves from the side, even from the bow, that made the boat “rock” a little bit. Raising the sails and setting the course a bit, the boat started to sail and allowed us to keep pulling miles, comfortably. Sailing with wind force 6 to 7 and waves of 3 to 4 meters passing Finisterre, the ship was responding very well. We were sailing with the support of the engine, 2 reefs in the mainsail one in the jib and the boat was sailing at 10 or 11 knots and we hit 15 and up to 17 knots of top speed. One of these waves hit us hard and made us skid and see the action of the autopilot that responded very well and accommodated the boat thoroughly.” |
