Chris
Harvey 18 Dec 06 08:49
We took the same trip in our MacGregor 26 last summer! It was truly a delightful
experience. Camping out is certainly the way to go.
Shawn Petree 16 Dec 06 11:17
John - loved going along for the ride with you!!! That sounds like an incredible
trip. Shawn
Wade Tarzia 15 Dec 06 10:40
Nice job, guys. Some of my favorite nautical readings are tales of adventure that
"regular" people can carry off on two types of budget: time and money. Success!
Carry on!
Butch George 14 Dec 06 23:36
Your well on your way as a sailor, me boy! As one who has sailed the Jervis and
Princess Louisa, you are brave lads to venture those passages in the tiny piccup.
There's some mean and scurvy pirates near and beyond them blue waters. Don't get
ye shanghai'd
John
Guppy 14 Dec 06 13:51
About comfort... I'm used to sitting in a relatively cramped kayak cockpit, so
this was a luxury experience for me! Mike and I were able to face each other and
talk (unlike in a double sea kayak) and whoever wasn't manning the tiller could
fix lunch and we could eat while underway. So, for two guys and a weeks worth
of supplies, I felt like it was very comfortable... what do you think Mike???
John
Guppy 13 Dec 06 18:39
My good Canadian friend Erik Ware saw us off from the dock and took those parting
shots.
John
Guppy 13 Dec 06 18:33
Thank you guys for your comments on the trip Mike and I made in my Piccup Pram.
I did beef up the transom during construction by laminating a second 1/4" peice
of plywood over the entire transom... in addition I used some 3/8" plywood to
pad the spot where the motor was actually clamped. I think the 2 gallons of gas
would have gotten us the full 35 miles up the Jervis Inlet if we had had no wind.
And there is a resort-like youth camp that I knew would have given me a refill
of 2 gallons if I had needed it for the trip down. I didn't keep close tabs, but
I think a half gallon was good for over an hour of running at 5 knots/hour. I
had back up oars and oarlocks, but didn't have to use them on our trip. I've rowed
it other times with one passenger and it rowed well. I don't know what I would
do with the sail and boom, though, if rowing while it's rigged.
Steve Lansdowne 13 Dec 06
17:46
This was just the story to get my wanderlust up and running again. Thanks. Who
took the far away shots of you sailing?
Vin Mansolillo 13 Dec 06 17:02
Great story. The Piccup is an extremely versatile boat that is great looking My
Piccup took a huge wake from a powerboat over the side. The Piccups ballast chambers
did their job and kept us going even with our combined weight of almost 400 lbs
(not counting the added water). Did you beef up the transom to hold the outboard?
I'd be interested in the details. Looked like a great trip. Nice job, Vin.
Bob Throne 13 Dec 06 05:14
A fine boat and wonderful trip report. Just what I need to keep my momentum up.
Admire the imulse to get out on the water before completing the fine points &
obviously it was the wiser way. Congratulations & wishes for more get-aways!
Jeff Michals-Brown 12 Dec
06 22:10
Beautiful trip! I just started building a piccup as my second boat. (I built a
Core Sound 20 two years ago.) Impressive and very flexible design! If I can figure
out how to get it through the doors (and talk my family into giving up the living
room for a few weeks!) so I can get the epoxy to set, I should be cruising it
by the beginning of summer.
Tyson
12 Dec 06 20:31
Wow! You guys have really great scenery to look at up there...bet it's even better
than it looks in the photos... thanks for taking us along...
Joe Tribulato 12 Dec 06 16:31
Very timely for me as this is the boat my grandson and I are considering to build
for him next summer. I have looked at many designs and this is my top chooice
for a young novice sailor. It is a good size for him and a buddy. The double chine
should make it a bit safer when it gets rough.
Rob
Rohde-Szudy 12 Dec 06 16:14
Great trip story! I always thought the Piccup would be good for that sort of thing,
though I never got around to it before building the schooner. When you're out
solo it rows well enough that you won't need the motor. The only trouble rowing
with a passenger is that your back is against the mast partner. Tom Hammernik
can tell you more about this, as he made a similar cruise in Michigan's upper
peninsula with the closely-related Mixer design. And don't worry about sailing
into the wind. It's a lot safer than off the wind, really. Sheet out and you stop.
Downwind....well...you don't stop! --Rob
mike connelly 12 Dec 06 14:20
Nice story, pretty boat, fun trip-- who needs more? I did wonder how long the
2 gal of fuel lasted-- I've no experience with boat motors. Would 2 gallons be
enough to motor the 70 miles up and back? Absent wind, and sans motor, would the
boat move along well under human power? How comfy--or not-- would you say the
boat was for the two of you with gear? Seems to me that making a large hatch in
front, for stuffing in big things, with the deckplate in the middle of the hatch,
would allow access to small stuff as needed whilst underway, and large things
when beached. Well done!
Brian
Anderson 12 Dec 06 04:26
Beautiful trip, amazing waters. Brightened my day to see it.