The 24 was pretty easy to heave to, nice big rudder meant I could heave
to in 15+ true with the 115% genoa still up. Nice way to settle things
down to catch a breath, sort out some boat issue or put a reef in when
single handed. The 27 MkII on the other hand is a bit of a swine to get
to heave to nicely, in anything more than about 8kts true I have to pull
the genoa in to about 80% or less or it just overpowers the little
rudder and I find myself with the wind coming over the rear quarter,
heeling about 20degrees, not ideal. Unless I'm doing something wrong of
course.
At 40, the redhead would be fine, aside from any objections from the
wife of course.
Cheers,
Paul
Orange Crush, 27MkII, Sidney, BC.
Ex. Tangerine, 24
On 14-02-06 04:11 PM, Patrick H. Wesley wrote:
I consider that knowing how to heave-to is one of the most important
things I have learned especially when single-handing in a boat that
does not have a reliable "Otto". Tack without moving the jib over,
then rudder/tiller hard over towards the boom and secured, then
balance the two sails to reduce the speed as much as possible. In some
conditions I have still been covering ground so you need to have
plenty of sea-room. I've used this manoeuvre for many of the things
that others have mentioned, but have to say that at 74 I think the
red-head window is closing fast..
Patrick Wesley, The Boat, 24, Sidney BC
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net
<mailto:rickbr...@earthlink.net>> wrote:
Dwight;
I get that you use a reef tack cringle like a Cunningham to
tension the luff of the sail. My main has "dog bones" for both the
1^st and 2^nd reef that go over reef hooks on the gooseneck.
What do you do about the outhaul for the reef cringle on the leach
of the sail? And don't you need to put reef lines through cringles
in the sail and tied around the boom to gather up and control the
foot of the sail? Seems the sail would be pretty baggy with the
foot loose to billow out, when the point in reefing is to keep the
sail tight and flat.
Rick Brass
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com
<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] *On Behalf Of *dwight
*Sent:* Thursday, February 06, 2014 8:28 AM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to
I don't and I do it alone from the cockpit...drop the main off
with the main sheet, let it flog, lower the halyard to
predetermined spot, tension the high Cunningham on the mast to get
the new tack in place, tension the main halyard, tension the main
sheet...it's a little noisy with sail flap but isn't it always
that way when you need to reef the main?
Dwight
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
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Of *Stevan Plavsa
*Sent:* February 6, 2014 9:17 AM
*To:* w...@wbryant.com <mailto:w...@wbryant.com>;
cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to
Don't you guys heave to when you need to reef the main?
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:57 AM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com
<mailto:w...@wbryant.com>> wrote:
I'm on the wrong boat.
Jim Watts wrote:
No, you just need somebody to make French Toast. Gale? What gale?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPOL8C4FPdc
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