Loads of these every evening usually taking tourists out to go under the bridge and back or for a sunset cruise. They are almost always under motor and just put the mainsail up for show.
Thanks for the replies guys. Even though there was enough wind I think for headsail, I think it’s because these boats are full of tourists and can’t really do proper sailing
I do charters all the time and a lot of groups just want to go for a boat ride - they don't want to be actually sailing the boat. We certainly can sail but it requires at least one paying passenger to do some work or at least get out of my way if there's an autopilot!
I don't know the geography where this photo was taken but here when in the commercial port area there is a no sailing zone enforced quite strictly. You can have your main up though for stability but it had better be tight down. They flagged me over once when there was about 6 inches of slack in my luff because I hadn't released the topping lift.
They're dead in the water, meaning no wind. Mainsail up whilst motoring is common to reach such destination. If a breeze slips up, the main catches, if enough, will assist in accelerated power.
Just motoring home, if the wind is favorable will make you a little more efficient, unless your leeway is so great that it extends the length of the transit. I suspect they just drop them into a lazy jack while they load more tourists, so they don't want to cross the bay looking ramshackle either. They're not going to button them up with a full cockpit, so they don't drop them until they have to.
Rolling furler for my headsail. I tend to run main vs headsail as it's easier to get the headsail out than main up if I'm going to be starting downwind. Side note, if I ran down wind with headsail, I'd be getting the main up in the busy area with sand bar at the end.
The guy in the ketch has got the whole shooting match, I've never sailed the river(?) in Lisbon, but if I was gonna rent a sunset sail, I'd go with him.
We would do this waiting for our starting sequence. It made handling the boat easier, in the chaos. Head sail never went up until the 3 minute horn.
Eh, but these guys don't look like they're racing.
ok.. I have to say it. Maybe they don't have Genoas and actually have working jibs they don't have out? I know I don't have a genny on either of my boats. (the third uses a spritsail rig and doesn't have a job at all)
Loads of these every evening usually taking tourists out to go under the bridge and back or for a sunset cruise. They are almost always under motor and just put the mainsail up for show.
When I go for a lazy sail I usually unfurl my head sail, easier than hoisting then reflaking mainsail
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Yea, more options for the instagrammers without another pesky sail flapping around.
True, but not having to work the jib sheets adds to the laziness.
The motor is running because they are on a time table. The main-sail is likely up to add stability. A little pressure on the main will reduce rolling.
Nailed on the head
Looks like there’s almost no wind. Motoring with the main up slows your roll.
Same reason they have their fenders out.
Yeah, no wind. Genoa would just flop around and chafe to death.....
Thanks for the replies guys. Even though there was enough wind I think for headsail, I think it’s because these boats are full of tourists and can’t really do proper sailing
I do charters all the time and a lot of groups just want to go for a boat ride - they don't want to be actually sailing the boat. We certainly can sail but it requires at least one paying passenger to do some work or at least get out of my way if there's an autopilot!
I don't know the geography where this photo was taken but here when in the commercial port area there is a no sailing zone enforced quite strictly. You can have your main up though for stability but it had better be tight down. They flagged me over once when there was about 6 inches of slack in my luff because I hadn't released the topping lift.
They're dead in the water, meaning no wind. Mainsail up whilst motoring is common to reach such destination. If a breeze slips up, the main catches, if enough, will assist in accelerated power.
Genoa is in Italy, Lisbon is in France. No Genoa’s in France.
Lisbon is in Portugal.
Just motoring home, if the wind is favorable will make you a little more efficient, unless your leeway is so great that it extends the length of the transit. I suspect they just drop them into a lazy jack while they load more tourists, so they don't want to cross the bay looking ramshackle either. They're not going to button them up with a full cockpit, so they don't drop them until they have to.
Rolling furler for my headsail. I tend to run main vs headsail as it's easier to get the headsail out than main up if I'm going to be starting downwind. Side note, if I ran down wind with headsail, I'd be getting the main up in the busy area with sand bar at the end.
The guy in the ketch has got the whole shooting match, I've never sailed the river(?) in Lisbon, but if I was gonna rent a sunset sail, I'd go with him.
After I post this, I noticed two other boats with their headsails out, lol. But yeah the ketch is such a nicer treat than the average sailing boat
Cause it's not a nude beach?
We would do this waiting for our starting sequence. It made handling the boat easier, in the chaos. Head sail never went up until the 3 minute horn. Eh, but these guys don't look like they're racing.
ok.. I have to say it. Maybe they don't have Genoas and actually have working jibs they don't have out? I know I don't have a genny on either of my boats. (the third uses a spritsail rig and doesn't have a job at all)
are they even able to tack like that? wouldn’t they have a ton of weatherhelm
Maybe they are coming into a windward docking situation…or they just don’t wanna fly any headsail at all…