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Posted By gfh

Re: Rimas 2nd circumnavigation attempt off Fiji

As usual, details are sketchy. He reported on Facebook that his boat was sunk:

Yet also reported that he was docked in Vietnam.

Local media says that he was brought in by fishermen.

Forum: General Sailing Forum

02-01-2018, 15:26

Replies: 42

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Posted By gfh

Re: Rimas 2nd circumnavigation attempt off Fiji

It's tough to say at any given moment whether Rimas is alive or dead.

Sherri Riggs confirmed that he left Saipan in mid-December. I heard he was headed for Guam, and I heard he was interested in...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

05-11-2017, 22:29

Replies: 10

Catalina 27 - Replacing New Halyard Lines

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Posted By gfh

Re: Catalina 27 - Replacing New Halyard Lines

I used 5/16" Samson XLS Extra on my Catalina 27's halyards. The "Extra" is Dyneema core, which I wanted for low-stretch halyards. It's $1.09/ft at Defender, so a little under $100 less than Catalina...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

21-10-2017, 05:16

Replies: 42

Views: 11,015

Posted By gfh

Re: Rimas 2nd circumnavigation attempt off Fiji

The helicopter pilot who attempted to rescue him commented on my boat log. It really puts Rimas's concept of "docking by mayday" into perspective:

https://sailingfortuitous.com/rimas-rescue/

Forum: General Sailing Forum

15-08-2017, 18:55

Replies: 42

Views: 11,015

Posted By gfh

Re: Rimas 2nd circumnavigation attempt off Fiji

I've been following him pretty closely. (sailingfortuitous.com is me)

Regarding the thread title, I think this is his third circumnav attempt, depending on how you count them. At the very least,...

Forum: OpenCPN

21-05-2017, 19:30

Replies: 16

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Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

Update: This totally worked. I was concerned that the georeferencing wouldn't be right (i.e. that my lidar overlay would be in the wrong place) because key geographic features didn't appear to...

Forum: OpenCPN

25-04-2017, 22:50

Replies: 16

Views: 6,549

Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

I tried a couple different projections. I put them into OpenCPN, took screenshots of both the DEM layer and a chart layer and overlaid them in photo editing software just to see what was lining up...

Forum: OpenCPN

25-04-2017, 21:54

Replies: 16

Views: 6,549

Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

This totally worked...thanks so much for your help. I just had the lat/longs all out of order.

Forum: OpenCPN

23-04-2017, 16:37

Replies: 16

Views: 6,549

Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

It's too big (7.5MB). I put it here for download if you'd like to see it:

https://sailingfortuitous.com/nobuoy/cedarCreekHillShade.tif

Forum: OpenCPN

23-04-2017, 16:21

Replies: 16

Views: 6,549

Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

Thanks for the detailed response. Initial tests are resulting in errors, but I'll keep messing with the projection/pixel size and see if I can make it work.

imgkap cedarCreekHillShade.tif...

Forum: OpenCPN

22-04-2017, 21:00

Replies: 16

Views: 6,549

Posted By gfh

Re: geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

I don't know how the LIDAR works, but it works. The output is raster data. Each 1m x 1m cell has an elevation associated with it, including "elevations" below the water level. I converted it to a...

Forum: OpenCPN

22-04-2017, 18:25

Replies: 16

Is a Catalina 22 Seaworthy Enough to Make the Passage from Florida to the Bahamas ?

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Posted By gfh

geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

Hello,

Is there an easier way to display a geoTIFF in OpenCPN?

The USGS flew green-laser lidar over my state and made very accurate depth soundings of the bottom at 1m resolution. I thought it...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

01-04-2015, 09:26

Replies: 30

Sailing around the world in a San Juan 24

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Posted By gfh

Re: Sailing around the world in a San Juan 24

It's fascinating. Wrong boat. No knowledge. No sailing skill. No money. Defiance in the face of repeated and catastrophic failure. A resolute belief that he's going for a record that obviously...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

31-03-2015, 13:51

Replies: 30

Sailing around the world in a San Juan 24

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Posted By gfh

Re: Sailing around the world in a San Juan 24

Whoa...I wrote that. ;)

I wondered the same thing for a long time, but the DeLorme track is the clincher for me. There's no realistic way that that could be faked. I mean, for 90% of the most...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

23-11-2014, 20:07

Replies: 19

Hailing an unknown vessel

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Posted By gfh

Re: Hailing an unknown vessel

Yeah, once I made contact, the ship was extremely courteous and helpful. In this case, they were stopped (it was a dredge) and I was simply headed straight for them, so the negotiation was...

Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape

23-11-2014, 13:56

Replies: 19

Hailing an unknown vessel

Views: 9,053

Posted By gfh

Re: Hailing an unknown vessel

When we did our boat delivery, which was the first time we'd ever sailed in the ocean, we were in intense fog. Just as we started to get used to the get used to very different motion of the waves out...

Forum: Navigation

25-10-2014, 15:16

Replies: 24

New Jersey Inlets report

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Posted By gfh

Re: New Jersey Inlets report

I've sailed from north of Barnegat Inlet to Atlantic City on the inside with 5' draft:

Cruise to Atlantic City | Sailing Fortuitous (https://sailingfortuitous.com/sail_to_atlantic_city)

You...

Forum: Our Community

08-02-2014, 09:52

Replies: 105

Views: 105,338

Posted By gfh

Re: Is a Catalina 22 Seaworthy Enough to Make the Passage from Florida to the Bahamas

There's a big difference between stunt sailing and cruising. Just because it technically can be done by someone in some weather window on a Hobie doesn't make it a good idea, and it doesn't mean that...

Forum: Our Community

15-01-2014, 22:23

Replies: 105

Is a Catalina 22 Seaworthy Enough to Make the Passage from Florida to the Bahamas ?

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Posted By gfh

Re: Is a Catalina 22 Seaworthy Enough to Make the Passage from Florida to the Bahamas

Yeah, all hell breaks loose if you don't reach escape velocity.

I wouldn't take my Catalina 22 out that far. Mostly because I don't know what I'm doing. But I bet a more experienced skipper could...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

08-08-2013, 14:10

Replies: 9

Tiller Height

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Posted By gfh

Re: Tiller Height

I feel like a lot of this would be up to personal preference. As long as it can do all the things a tiller needs to do (like sweep out a usable range of the rudder, be able the generate enough...

Forum: Propellers & Drive Systems

08-08-2013, 11:06

Replies: 16

Switching the Prop for an Outboard on a Displacement Boat

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Posted By gfh

Re: Switching the Prop for an Outboard on a Displacement Boat

I replaced the stock prop on my Tohatsu 5 with a high-thrust version, and I love it. It has wider, flatter blades, and it allows me to not only go [very slightly] faster on full throttle, but I can...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

04-08-2013, 17:40

Replies: 95

Views: 11,742

Posted By gfh

Re: To Blog or not to Blog?

I think I'll skirt the distinction and refer to mine as my GeoCities Page.

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

04-08-2013, 07:04

Replies: 95

Views: 11,742

Posted By gfh

Re: To Blog or not to Blog?

I don't really understand the website vs. blog distinction. All blogs are websites. Some of them are more full-featured than others. Some of them use dedicated blogging software/services and some...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

03-08-2013, 12:06

Replies: 95

Views: 11,742

Posted By gfh

Re: To Blog or not to Blog?

Thank you. Yeah, I read from time to time but I don't often have much to say.

Captchas help a lot (those things where you have to type in the squiggly letters and numbers) but they can be really...

Forum: Liveaboard's Forum

03-08-2013, 09:36

Replies: 95