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Skrevet av Steinar Vikholt   
fredag 30. mai 2008

john.jpg Jeg har en onkel som ikke er helt god jeg. :P John Berg-Sæther, broren til mamma, bestemte seg for ca et år siden å selge huset, selge bilen, si opp jobben og kjøpe seg seilbåt. Og det gjorde han!

 

 

 

 

 

Det hele begynte vel for ca halannet år siden når han fikk seg sin første seilbåt. Livet på havet var vist veldig deilig så han ble bitt av en liten basille kan man si. Plutselig en dag så stod han på døra med en tykk mappe med papirer på ting han hadde gjort litt research på. Alt fra hvor mye han kunne få for huset, lagring av det han skulle beholde til reiseruter og muligheter for mannskap. Han skulle til karibien og kjøpe seg båt!

Hjemmesiden hans Så huset ble solgt, bilen solgt, jobben sagt opp og for å gjøre historien kort, så er han pr i dag midt på atlanteren sammen med en gjeng svette menn. :P

 Han dro til karibien og skaffet seg en båt og vekte meg en tidlig kveld fordi han trengte en hjemmeside. Hjemmesiden skulle brukes til å informere om hva han dreiv med, skaffe mannskaper og bilder. Så etter et par dager så dukket www.tp99.net opp. Han hadde bestemt seg for at han skulle være med i ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) over atlanteren.

 

 

Info fra ARC sine hjemmeside:

This annual transatlantic rally starting each November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has now become the most popular way to cross the Atlantic. The largest transocean sailing event in the world, every year the ARC brings together over 200 yachts from all over the world. The Caribbean destination is Rodney Bay in St.Lucia, one of the most beautiful islands in the Lesser Antilles. The 2700 nautical mile passage on the NE tradewind route takes on average between 14 and 21 days.

Conceived as a friendly race for cruising yachts to make the Atlantic crossing both safer and more enjoyable, participating yachts must carry a range of safety equipment including a liferaft, EPIRB and VHF radio. Daily radio nets contribute further to the safety of participants. The presence of experienced sailors is another incentive for those with little offshore experience.

The ARC has a special flavour, which successfully combines racers with cruisers, old with young, and provides entertainment for all. A wide ranging programme of entertainment takes place both before the start and after the finish. The ARC enjoys the support of the Tourist Authority of Gran Canaria, the Port Authority of Las Palmas, Rol Nautic and the St.Lucia Board of Tourism.

Hjemmesiden hans ble fort populær og ligger på ca 50 besøkende om dagen nå. Der finner man siste nyheter som han sender til meg på mail via satelitt telefon, oppdatert kart over posisjonen hans mm.

Dama han skulle krysse atlanteren med heter Felizia og har følgende mål:

75B, lange legger, lyst hår... Nei f**n.. Feil dame... 

Vessel Name: Felizia

Builder: Jeanneau
Model: Sun Odyssey 40
Built: 2000, France
Length: 40’ LWL: 33’6”
Beam: 13’0” / 3,95 m
Draft: 6’3” / 1,95 m
Displacement: 15,653 lbs / 7.300 kg
Keel weight: 5,842 lbs / 2.400 kg
Hull Construction: Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
P R State registration number: PR 3484 AC
Vessel Berth: Fajardo PR
Engines Model: Yanmar 4JH3E
Horse Power: 56 HP
Engines Hours: 4057
Cooling: Fresh water

General:

Crusing speed: 6,5 knots (2200 rpm)
Max speed: 7,5 knots (2700 rpm)
Max sailing speed: 11 knots
Diesel consumpiton: 2,5 l/h at 2200 rpm  
3 blade fixed propeller
CE Classification: A (8 persons)
3 double Cabins and convetible main salon
2 toilets/showers, warm/cold water
Deck shower
2 x 48 L holdingtanks (to each toilet)
Electric drain pump to showers
3 watertanks, total 465 L
Electric waterpressure system
1 warm watertank 50 L, engine heated
Fueltank, 136 L
Radio/stero, speakers in cabin and cokpit
Dinghy: 9,5’ RIB with 5 hp 4 stroke mercury

Electricity:

4x105 house battery (420 ah)
1x55 engine battery (55 ah)
Air Breeze windgenerator
Shore power, 110 v
Power outlets in all cabins
Fans in all cabins
400 w inverter in salon
Battery booster 

Rigging/Sails/deck:

Sloop-rigged, Z-Spars alum. double spreader
Mainsail: Doyle Full battened classic sail. 36,9 m2
Furling genoa: Doyle 46,2 m2
Spinnaker: 95 m2
Lazy jack and stackpack
2 x 44 sheetwinches, 2 x 40 halyardwinches, duel speed, Lewmar
Anchor: Delta 17 kg, 40 m chain 20 m rope
Lofrans electric anchor windlass
Double lifelines
Sprayhood
Bimini
Barbeque on pushpit rail
Pullpit & pushpit
Swimming ladder

Galley:

L-Shaped Galley
Frigoboat engine driven fridge 140 L
Double basin SS sink
Fresh (with filter), and salt water in sink
Plastimo Neptune 2000 2 burner oven/stove
2 x5 kg propane in cockpit

Navigation/electronics:

Raymarine C80 Chartplotter
AIS: Raymarine AIS 250 receiver
GPS antenna: Raystar 125
Satelitte phone: Iridium 9505A with external antenna and datakit.
VHF: Icom 504 25 W with Command Mic 3 in cockpit
Emergency VHF antenna
VHF handheld: Icom IC-M34 5W
VHF speaker in cockpit
2 Midland 26 mile marine walkietakie
GPS backup: Garmin GPS152
GPS Handheld backup 1: Garmin 60CSx
GPS handheld backup 2: Garmin 76S
Autohelm speed and depth
Autopilot: Raytheon ST6000+
Compass at each helm station
Bushnell 7x50 binocular
Security:

Epirb: ACR Globalfix Cat1
Liferaft: Revere offshore 6 valise
Lifevest: 4 Mustang Auto PFD  with harness and Safety Tethers
MOB system: Raymarine Lifetag with 4 tags
Radar reflector
Jacklines at both sides of boat
Emergency tiller
Horseshoe buoy with light
Lifesling inflatable
Offshore flare set, SOLAS approved.
Sea anchor
Electric and manual bilge pumps
Signal horn
Fire extinguishers
Smoke/fire/gas alarms
Fire blanket
First aid kit
Etc.

Bilder:

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felizia_saloon.jpg

 

 

Siste innlegg på hjemmesiden hans:
halfway_celebration.jpg Today it’s Thursday 26th of May and 17:30 when I’m writing this. It’s 6 days and 10 hours since we left Bermuda. We have made a bet to when we will arrive in Horta, Azores by putting written notes of expected arrival into a a empty bottle of wine hanging under the dodger. The person’s guess furthers away will have to buy two rounds of drinks and the person in second place one round of drinks. So each of us has done a hole bit of calculation.. Yesterday we were halfway and celebrated with a half Irish whisky shot. In a direct line between Bermuda and Horta it is 1800 Nm, but since we went straight east (avoiding the storm)for the first 3-4 days we have added about 100Nm to the length. We have now done 1110 Nm and have 783 Nm left.

 

Besøk hjemmesiden hans på http://www.tp99.net og legg gjerne igjen en hilsen!