Lots of cruisers have asked us questions about our bulbous bow. Most questions are: What is it? How does it work? Was it a successful addition? How much did it cost? etc. We have now completed Part 1 of 2 videos on our Bulbous Bow addition to Sea Venture and posted it to our YouTube Channel – Cruising Sea Venture. In Part 1 we talk about what we learned – including:
1) What is a bulbous bow
2) Why are they on most large ships around the world
3) Research into bulbous bows on large ships
4) What this has to do with bulbous bows on trawler yachts (hint: almost nothing)
5) Research into bulbous bows on trawler yachts, including research done by Nordhavn
6) And about ½ of the build process (we did a time lapse of the entire process)
We are working on editing Part 2 now, but if all goes well, we will post it to our YouTube Channel next Saturday. Part 2 will cover the rest of the build, sea trials, cost, results and conclusions.
We also have a website: CruisingSeaVenture.com
If you want a sneak peak, you can look at a short video on our Instagram we posted earlier today of the bulb and paravanes in action. Instagram/Cruising_Sea_Venture
The website and YouTube Channel are all about sharing and hopefully paying it forward a little for all the boaters that have helped us over the last 27 years of cruising. While we have been blessed to do a lot of great cruising, it is the people we have met along the way that we treasure the most.
Thanks,
Jim and Rosy Addington
https://youtu.be/6cAC4D7_AIg