Next message: robertgainer: "[world-cruising] Storm Tactics"
Excellent point, Bob.
Every boat is different. Every situation is different. There is no one
best way. Be prepared.
[I still don't believe you took a flat-bottomed, gaff-rigger into a winter
storm in the Bay of Biscay. Youthful exuberance, eh!]
Robert Gainer wrote:
> In a hurricane the wind is in a circular pattern. If you are in the
> navigable quadrant the storm blows you out of the way when you run before
> it. If you are anywhere else the storm will run over you or suck you into
> it. A gale is a storm where you might get some relief faster by laying to a
> sea anchor. The storm is linear so to speak and will move on.
> Bob
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>> From: "snarkbuster" <>
>> Reply-To:
>> To:
>> Subject: [world-cruising] sea anchors
>> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:58:58 -0000
>>
>> 1st time poster here and have never deployed a sea anchor in a "real
>> life" situation. however, pardey's book, "storm tactics handbook,"
>> is an awfully persuasive presentation of what has and hasn't worked
>> for them and others. they recommend heaving to with just a trysail
>> or triple reefed main while putting out a slightly undersized sea
>> anchor with snatchblocked second line that places the anchor off to
>> the side of the bow. they've sat through a few hurricanes in small
>> boats using this method and allege that it was almost boring. two
>> things that they mention about running before the wind/storm that
>> stuck with me, one is that it's a lot of work with plenty of
>> examples where it ultimately failed as a storm tactic and two is
>> that you also end up running with the storm which means that you
>> remain exposed/in the extreme weather longer than if you heave to
>> and let the snot pass over you. v. joe
--
Best,
Bryan Genez (KB3HMZ)
"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
Annapolis, MD
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