Paul — from Sail Online: > When a sailboat is set in a heave to position, she slows down considerably > and keeps moving forward at about 1 to 2 kts, but with a significant amount > of drift. The drift creates some turbulence on the water, and that > disturbance decreases significantly the sea aggressiveness.
This was always my understanding, and has been my experience on my 30mkI and my LF38. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Aug 14, 2015, at 7:52 AM, PME via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > As I understand it, if your trying to heave to and your moving forward then > your either in a current or actually forereaching. > > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL
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