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From: Robert Gainer (no email)
Date: Thu Jun 24 2004 - 18:08:40 EDT
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
>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
>
>
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