Well just Lake Victoria actually. We took accommodation at Captains Cove where we had our own boat berth (picture above). It let us get out on the boat without the rigmarole of setting up each day. A VERY successful four days albeit only two days actually sailing.
We have trying to get out on Port Phillip but out of a nine hour day we don't even get two hours actually on the water - then arrive home exhausted from the whole process.
This way (Paynesville) we arrived and launched and were ready next day to just step out onto the boat. There were some complications this time as I had to rig a few things for the first time.
It was quite helpful to tow to 300 or so kilometres down to Paynesville as this is the longest tow we have done with the boat.
For instance:
- Insects splat against the hatch fronts and somehow find their way into the cabin - lots of dead bodies.
- Webbing straps slowly loosen for the first 100km as they tighten on the drums.
- The Tacktrack lines (ropes) along the front of the boat vibrate a lot and need some kind of restraint to stop them thrashing and compromising the ropes.
- The boat becomes more stable at speed but uses more "fuel" from the car than our small caravan that is heavier.
More pictures and details to come...
We have trying to get out on Port Phillip but out of a nine hour day we don't even get two hours actually on the water - then arrive home exhausted from the whole process.
This way (Paynesville) we arrived and launched and were ready next day to just step out onto the boat. There were some complications this time as I had to rig a few things for the first time.
It was quite helpful to tow to 300 or so kilometres down to Paynesville as this is the longest tow we have done with the boat.
For instance:
- Insects splat against the hatch fronts and somehow find their way into the cabin - lots of dead bodies.
- Webbing straps slowly loosen for the first 100km as they tighten on the drums.
- The Tacktrack lines (ropes) along the front of the boat vibrate a lot and need some kind of restraint to stop them thrashing and compromising the ropes.
- The boat becomes more stable at speed but uses more "fuel" from the car than our small caravan that is heavier.
More pictures and details to come...
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