tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59869784590676965422024-02-18T19:08:33.883-08:00Sail Hi5
Bettina & Sigi Stiemer's F-33 hull #005
by SN Composites & Precourt Systems, design by Farrier Marinewww.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-70634493520260688102017-08-13T22:14:00.001-07:002017-08-13T22:15:40.271-07:00going, going, gone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-89187364669508237382017-05-12T09:20:00.000-07:002017-08-19T23:20:29.692-07:00Spring --- time for a new boat?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-52847475126938585572017-03-22T18:26:00.000-07:002017-05-20T20:46:50.996-07:00Hi5 got a new owner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 13px;">Life has taken a port tack: Active sailing is no longer in my future (severe back problems). No, it's not sad for me. I knew that sooner or later I would have to face these facts. I had a good run so far. </span></div>
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-33761144128001337702017-02-15T13:57:00.000-08:002017-05-17T22:46:27.644-07:00picturebook of Hi5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-82968438354508775942016-11-28T15:56:00.001-08:002016-11-28T15:57:54.640-08:00Hi5 now going into hibernation mode<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi5 has been taken out of the wet and cold moorage and feels right at home in our back yard. Here the boat will be spiffed up for the next season or to impress a potential buyer </div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-42915931902364488332014-08-08T08:06:00.003-07:002018-01-02T19:30:53.774-08:00Great White North Cruise: the Broughtons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">After a delayed preparation (see </span><a href="https://gwn2013.blogspot.ca/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Great White North</span></b></a><span style="text-align: left;">) we finally did it. There is no place like the Broughtons. </span></div>
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Click on map to enlarge. Red: way up north, green down back home.<br />
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Our way points included:<br />
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<b>Gibsons Public Dock</b><br />
<b> Pender Harbour (Fisherman's Resort and Marina)</b><br />
<b> Refuge Cove</b><br />
<b> Cordero Lodge</b><br />
<b> Port Neville</b><br />
<b> Kwatsi Bay</b><br />
<b> Echo Bay / Shawl Bay</b><br />
<b> Port McNeill</b><br />
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<b> Blind Channel Resort</b><br />
<b> Rebecca Spit</b><br />
<b> Deep Bay</b><br />
<b> Nanaimo</b><br />
<b>Vancouver False Creek</b><br />
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-46305247268830020752014-07-10T16:12:00.000-07:002016-12-30T17:11:06.416-08:00memory lane<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-83987441559585341632014-07-08T15:14:00.002-07:002018-01-02T19:32:52.795-08:00vendee Saltspring 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />Facts</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: <b>Saltspring Island Sailing Club</b>, in association with <b>Maple Bay Yacht Club</b>, hosted in 2014 the </span><a href="http://saltspringsailing.ca/vendee-saltspring/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Single / Double Handed Sailing Race</a><span style="background-color: white;"> for monohull and </span><b style="background-color: white;">multihull (!!!)</b><span style="background-color: white;"> sailboats around Saltspring Island with an overnight stop at Maple Bay. First day from SISC to MBYC (red trace), second day from MBYC to SISC (blue trace).</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Weather</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: miserable, rain, rain, rain, occasionally with a whiff wind.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Participants</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: 37 boats - with 8 multihulls !!! - and Bob and Sigi on "Hi5"</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Fun factor</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: 10 out of 10.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Priorities</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: <b>I. </b>reception with hors d’oeuvres, <b>II.</b> BBQ & dinners, <b>III.</b> breakfast, <b>IV.</b> socializing, <b>V. </b>racing.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Organization</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: super friendly, smooth, fair, efficient (many helpers on Saltspring and in Maple Bay).</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our F33 “Hi5”’s </span><b style="background-color: white;">success</b></span><span style="background-color: white;">: winner of the toughest PHRF rating with -15</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Kudos</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: with sincere thanks to the two yacht clubs, and all their volunteers.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Recommendation</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: come and participate in the event next year.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Happy faces</span></b><span style="background-color: white;"> in our </span><a href="http://sigi.ca/wordpress/index.php/nggallery/page/1?p=802/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">photo collection</span></b></a><b><span style="color: red;">.</span></b></div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-52952190679888639162014-05-02T22:05:00.000-07:002014-05-02T22:05:06.747-07:00Spring repairs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The working genoa was ripped and a few reinforcements needed to be re-glued. It is amazing how the Cuben Fiber sails survived 8 years of heavy usage. Compliments to the sail-maker, Roger Hall in NZ. A new set of grommets had to be inserted to the trampolines. The cleaning will be next, and then LAUNCHING!!!</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-35604479556138284802014-02-16T18:16:00.005-08:002018-01-02T19:36:06.611-08:00watching birds while ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">... waiting for the sailing season to begin in the Pacific Northwest. Sure, others are already out on the water, ... and freezing their but off ..</span>.</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-64270707603324359072013-08-12T20:30:00.001-07:002018-01-02T19:38:08.755-08:00killer whales again ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This time no photo, no video, just words. It was unbelievable: We crossed the Boiling Reef, south of Saturna Island, Canadian West Coast. All of a sudden we were in the midst of a 40, 50, or 60 Orcas of all sizes: high back fins were sticking out of the water and little tails splashing on the surface. We had never experienced such an intensive spectacle! We can only say, you had to be there.</div>
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A leisurely summer outing on Saturday with pictures from Yinlan and Johannes can be watched <a href="http://www.sigi.ca/2013_summer_outing/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">here</span></b></a>.<br />
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Before you know it, it's getting cold in the Pacific Northwest. One of the last sails with YinLan, Max, Johannes, and Sigi. Not too much wind, just relaxing. A few animals around like dolphins, sea lions, herons, and the always present Canada geese ... </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">start:</span> Vancouver<br />
<span style="color: blue;">intended target:</span> Broughtons<br />
<span style="color: blue;">most northern point:</span> Shoal Bay<br />
<span style="color: blue;">finish: </span>Vancouver<br />
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We started out with three boats (two F33s, one F31) from Cowichan Bay. North! In a couple of days we reached Desolation Sound. We hung out in Grace Harbour for a day, enjoyed superb seafood at the Laughing Oyster in Okeover Inlet. The two F33s continued: First to Octopus Islands, then to Shoal Bay. At that time we had to realize that the allotted days for reaching the Broughtons would not be enough. Probably one should have gone up north via the Discovery Passage and the Johnson Strait. This is much shorter although may turn out more challenging. Photos: <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.sigi.ca/2012_summer_cruise/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">click here</span></a></span></b>. A longish video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqXr0HxxFQI&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: magenta;">click here</span></b></a>.<br />
Nevertheless, it was a superb cruise with exercises in patience, safety, and relaxation, with long stretches of motoring and exciting sailing passages. Our F33s have proven again to be the ultimate cruising machines.</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-66638211461583732332012-07-27T21:16:00.001-07:002013-07-30T18:55:34.797-07:00how to ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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... get the bottom scrubbed by "volunteers":<br />
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You convince two hard working students that they need a break, wait for sunshine, look for a very low tide in the afternoon, provide the scrubbers, and spread relaxed atmosphere ... voila, the bottom of all three hulls is done in a jiffy.<br />
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Location of the crime: in front of Centennial Beach, Twawwassen, B.C., Canada</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-34663336925388475252012-07-09T19:19:00.001-07:002012-08-21T17:07:50.762-07:00vendee Saltspring 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><b>SISC</b></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />Facts</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: <b>Saltspring Island Sailing Club</b>, in association with <b>Maple Bay Yacht Club</b>, hosted in 2012 the </span><a href="http://saltspringsailing.ca/vendee-saltspring/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">eighth Single / Double Handed Sailing Race</a><span style="background-color: white;"> for monohull and </span><b style="background-color: white;">multihull (!!!)</b><span style="background-color: white;"> sailboats around Saltspring Island with an overnight stop at Maple Bay. First day from SISC to MBYC (red trace), second day from MBYC to SISC (blue trace).</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Weather</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: hot, hot, hot, occasionally with a touch of wind.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Participants</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: 51 boats - with 9 multihulls !!!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Fun factor</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: 10 out of 10.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Priorities</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: <b>I. </b>reception with hors d’oeuvres, <b>II.</b> BBQ & dinners, <b>III.</b> breakfast, <b>IV.</b> socializing, <b>V. </b>racing.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Organization</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: super friendly, smooth, fair, efficient (many helpers on Saltspring and in Maple Bay headed by Roger Kibble, supported by Vincent Argiro and numerous others).</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our F33 “Hi5”’s </span><b style="background-color: white;">successes</b></span><span style="background-color: white;">: (a) winner of the toughest PHRF rating with -15, and (b) the heaviest double handed crew (father and son).</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Kudos</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: with sincere thanks to the two yacht clubs, Roger, and all his volunteers.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Recommendation</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">: come and participate in the event next year.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Happy faces</span></b><span style="background-color: white;"> in our </span><a href="http://www.sigi.ca/2012_vendee_Saltspring/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">photo collection</span></b></a> - and in a year we'll add more to it.</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-77792816920542038462012-05-28T20:51:00.002-07:002013-07-30T18:54:45.371-07:00first sail of the year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was a mild day, the spinnaker went up, the breeze was steady - a perfect day.<br />
Of course, a perfect day has its little kinks: we ripped the screacher in the head, forgot the fluids that contain spirits, and my shoes were too tight.<br />
The highlight of the day was a good sized hump back whale - or grey whale - that accompanied us for a while. A sleepy sea-otter was not interested in us when suntanning its feet. The bold eagles showed off their young ones. The world seems to be in order?</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-7013261635378549392012-05-21T13:50:00.000-07:002013-07-30T18:56:17.875-07:00launching Hi5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every year it takes us longer: <a href="http://www.sigi.ca/2012_launching_Hi5/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">Launching Hi5</span></b></a> in May 2012 - finally. Hi5 got new Lexan Windows, all leaks fixed, anti-fouling paint re-newed, waxed, polished, cleaned ... everything now ship shape.</div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-3700397364634451542011-11-24T09:27:00.001-08:002013-07-30T18:56:33.155-07:00leaving the Great White North ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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... to experience the "summer" in the Great White South. You may come with us by clicking <a href="http://bisistiemers.blogspot.com/"><b>here</b></a>.<br />
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Hi5 will stay at home, our vicious guard dog Teenie will be on duty!<br />
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Something new: <a href="http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=b6a6073e-c0ae-4f24-bb38-2f6ff6981381" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">Walk around the boat on the trailer.</span></b></a></div>
www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-63226352956685280062010-12-12T00:31:00.000-08:002013-07-30T18:57:40.657-07:00on raising the mast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This seems to be a matter of great concern to most f-boat sailors - and it should be. However, the risk of any accident or failure during this operation is greatly reduced by simply doing it twice at the same time. One needs to rig two independent sets of lines and blocks and use two winches to lift the mast. I have done this together with a friend as well as alone. Operating two self-tailing winches allows for this operation to be done without blood, sweat, or tears. Have a look at the sequence of events <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.sigi.ca/hi5/pictures_f33_mast_raising/index.html">here</a></span>. We are using inexpensive blocks (no snap-shackles, though) and genoa and spinnaker sheets.<br />
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There is no need for analysis of forces in the lines or on the blocks. It has been tried and tested many times. The magic word for success and safety is: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.sigi.ca/hi5/pictures_f33_mast_raising/index.html">redundancy</a></span>.</div>
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Venanda Marina on Texada Island: resting after a long days sail, now a cool drink, and then up the hill to the terrific pub with marvelous food. Venanda is one of the few marinas on the way up to Desolation Sound. The warfinger and his wife are real originals, you don't want to miss meeting them. We always enjoyed the short trip from Dave Prichards Marina at Pender Habour to the northern Texada. This stretch is often rather windy, however, we were lucky again, as you can see.</div>
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www.sigi.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07003642978714886695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986978459067696542.post-11021140041834544042008-07-23T22:09:00.000-07:002013-07-30T18:59:54.843-07:00the extent to which sailors will go ...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With just two in-shore course boats having rounded and therefore eligible to win, John Green pulled out all the stops in his bid to beat his multihull rival, Hi5. As the 17:30 time approached when the race would be called, John went so far as dropping his sails (yes, his sails) and installing the sail covers, in the hopes that the Hi5 skipper would fall for this ploy and turn on his engine before the deadline. But, a sailor himself and obviously savvy to the tricks, Sigi Stiemer was having none of it, and ended up winning the Rosedale Rock Race, with Sauterelle finishing in second place. Phew! We'd hate to see such underhanded attempts to win rewarded!<br />
Source: John Green F9A "Sauterelle"</div>
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<li>launch Aug. 2005</li>
<li>winter 2005/6: making furniture</li>
<li>first extended cruise 2006</li>
<li>winter 2006/7: more weight added to boat</li>
<li>second extended cruise 2007</li>
<li>nothing done over winter 2007/8</li>
<li>spring 2008: waiting for weather to get better</li>
<li>Swiftsure 2008 Rosedale Rock: 1st Place</li>
<li>Around Bowen Island 2008: 1st Place Multihull<br /></li>
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more pictures at: <a href="http://www.sigi.ca/"><b>www.sigi.ca</b></a> ; see our friends' <a href="http://sailgreyhound.blogspot.com/"><b>F-33 "Grey Hound"</b></a> ; all F-33s are <a href="http://www.sigi.ca/hi5/hi5/ads_53.htm"><b>here.</b></a></div>
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celebrating sailing must be done <a href="http://www.sigi.ca/hi5/pictures_f33_namegiving/pictures_f33_namegiving1.htm"><b>with friends</b></a></div>
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