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From: Courtney Thomas (no email)
Date: Wed Jun 23 2004 - 22:45:17 EDT
Phil,
I read a couple of Roth's books but am unfamiliar with yours.
Other than maintaining steerage, less rudder strain and less rigging
strain possibilities, are there any other reasons why Roth prefers
drogues to sea-anchors ?
But if the storm lasts, how can some rest and relief be gotten without
something like a sea-anchor, especially if shorthanded ?
Other than a small cockpit, canoe-like stern and using enough sail to
maintain steerage, does he have any other advice pertaining to avoiding
being swamped while running ?
Any particular drogues recommended ?
Appreciatively,
Courtney
Phil Sherwood wrote:
> FWIW, Hal Roth, in his new book (How to Sail Around the World: Advice and
> Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail) comes down unequivocally on the side of
> using drogues as the storm survival tactic of last resort. He discusses
> storm management in four chapters, one on heaving to and lying ahull, one
> on running off, one on deploying a sea anchor, and one on deploying a stern
> drogue. I found the discussion pretty darn thorough, compellingly reasoned,
> and well written.
>
> The book's a pleasure to read otherwise as well, IMO.
>
> Phil
> San Juan Island WA
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> At 06:50 PM 6/23/04, you wrote:
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>>[...] I too have read Moitessier's book and one significant difference in my
>>case is that.... he had a steel boat that could basically be operated
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>>from below deck.
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>>On the other hand, Pardey, IIRC, recommends the sea anchor as the best
>>tactic and his boat was smaller, lighter and not steel I believe. But I
>>also recall [IIRC] he was not in the Southern Ocean either.
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>>Others, among them Voss, I think, thought warps was the saving tactic.
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>>I dispute no one.
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