Assembly of the Crew
The Liberty
There are a few weeks of work to do on the Liberty to get her seaworthy. We will be putting a chicken coop on board, and growing some easy vegetables and herbs as well. I am now the First Mate, that has a nice ring to it, First Mate Pelletier. I should have some time to visit the city of Ernakulam, and perhaps Kochi (Cochi) as well.
Information about the Liberty from Captain Gerd Fehlbaum:
The Liberty is a 16 meter (52 feet) sloop with one main mast and constructed of ferro-cement, so she rides heavy in the water which makes her very stable to sail. She was built in 1972/73 in Auckland, New Zealand as a world cruiser. She weighs in at around 30 metric tons, definitely not a racer! With a good wind, we do our 100 to 120 nautical miles (1 mile = 1,85 km) a day. Under engine about 80. The upside of this weight is more "seakindlyness", gentler movements, than lightweight boats have. Plus, it can carry through really bad weather without big problems.
The "Liberty" from the top
She has a 100hp Commer TS-3 engine (2 stroke), which has rarely caused trouble. It has a massive prop with variable pitch, like gears in a car. We have 4 little boats on board, also for emergency: 1 sailing dinghy, up to 4 people, one rowing/outboard dinghy (up to 3 people) and a foldable banana boat (3 people) and an inflatable boat (2 people).
For navigation we have the main compass, several bearing compass, five GPS, paper and electronic maps (C-map worldwide), plus AIS as a means to see and get warned of other ships.
Accommodations: 8 berth, one double in forward cabin starboard, one single in forward cabin port, one on each side of saloon (used as benches during the day, about 2,6 meter long each), one big double berth and one single in aft cabin. There is 2 to 2.6 m headroom in all of boat. Full size shower / toilet (As we sail often in the rain, we can collect enough water, to get daily showers each) 3 main water tanks approx. 1000 liters in total plus 300 liters in jerry cans.
Accommodations: 8 berth, one double in forward cabin starboard, one single in forward cabin port, one on each side of saloon (used as benches during the day, about 2,6 meter long each), one big double berth and one single in aft cabin. There is 2 to 2.6 m headroom in all of boat. Full size shower / toilet (As we sail often in the rain, we can collect enough water, to get daily showers each) 3 main water tanks approx. 1000 liters in total plus 300 liters in jerry cans.
Big kitchen with kerosene stove and oven, gas stove, big sink. NO FRIDGE! (Hassle factor number one on many ships...) Lots of stowage for food!
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