Canada Day weekend sail I was happy to get out and sail around the harbour. I knew a storm was coming in so I headed back early to make sure I didn’t have a blow coming in as I was trying to dock. As expected, the incoming front sucked all the wind out and I did some light motor tests and ran with the sail up. It was interesting to only be using 300 watts and it added 1 knot to my boat speed. This episode is just a fun video, tour of the harbour and I watched the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Sailing School beat it in the last minute before the storm blew in!
I wanted to thank https://www.hopaports.ca/ HOPA PORTS for the great music again.
A personal life journey, a reflection, an introduction. Only leave footprints behind.
Sailing Vessel Northern Comfort
1975 Hughes/North Star 1500/35, https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/north-star-150035
Golden Motor BLDC 10KW Electric Motor, 48V, https://goldenmotor.bike/product/48-volt-10kw-bldc-motor-liquid-cooled/
400W Solar Power, https://ca.renogy.com
Victron Energy MPPT Controller, https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-charge-controllers
Victron Energy 48/1200 Pheonix Inverter, https://www.victronenergy.com/inverters/phoenix-inverter-vedirect-250va-800va
Victron Energy Battery Monitor BMV-712, https://www.victronenergy.com/battery-monitors/bmv-712-smart
Aiming to be self sufficient, green, off-grid sailing
Still a way to go, it’s slow goin but it’s goin
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