Joe, heaving to is very much in use as a storm/survival tactic. I've more than once sat out 50-knot winds halfway between Bermuda and New England while hove to. The contrast between trying to make way in that stuff and sitting under the dodger with a cup of tea while hove to is remarkable. And it gives you time to enjoy some alpine scenery, too!
Andrew Burton Newport, RI http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com> wrote: > My boat heaves to quite well under main and jib. All I have to do is tack, > not release the jib sheet, let the sail back on the new tack, and then turn > the boat hard to windward. > It is quite useful to "park" for a bit, but not much used anymore as a > storm > survival tactic. If you can still do that, you can likely sail someplace > too. > > > Joe Della Barba > j...@dellabarba.com > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin > Kilgour > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:04 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Heaving-to > > I agree with Dwight. You should be able to heave to with any headsail, > because conditions may require it. > > That said, I prefer not to have my headsail backing against the spreaders, > so I prefer rolling up to no more than a 110 or so before heaving to. > > Cheers > Colin > > > On 11/10/12, Marek Fluder <mar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On my 24 I need to reduce the headsail to a handkerchief. > > Otherwise main and tiller are not able to keep it balanced. > > I think it's because my boat is not heavy and freeboard helps pushing > > the bow down. > > > > Marek Fluder > > C&C24 "Emilie" > > Hamilton Harbour, ON > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Mark G <mjg...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> > >> After 6 years of experimenting on an infrequent basis I was finally > >> able to easily and repeatedly heave-to my 25 Mk1 this year. I sail > >> with a 135-140% Genoa on a furler. On the day everything clicked it > >> was furled to about 100-110%. Since then, I have made furling the > >> Genoa to 100-110% the first step of heaving-to. It makes sense to me > >> that, since heaving-to is all about balancing the sails, sail area > >> forward would be a significant factor. But on a boat without a > >> furler this can't be accomplished without a sail change, etc. So I'm > >> thinking the same thing might be accomplished by positioning the main > >> sail with the sheet or the traveler. Can anybody weigh in on their > >> experience, particularly with the 25 Mk1? > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- phone +401 965 5260
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