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From: Peter Ogilvie (no email)
Date: Thu Jul 13 2006 - 22:21:12 EDT
If you want to lose your rudder, by all means use a Para sea anchor off the bow. The boat, at some time, will be out of phase with the waves. When that happens, tension on the line will go slack allowing the boat to be thrown stern first into the trough of a wave. Tremendous pressures on the rudder that it was not designed to withstand. Read Adler Coles book and notice how many lost rudders there were on boats that streamed warps or sea anchors off the bow. Of course it depends on wave period, wave heights and period, and wind strength and duration but it seems foolish to tether off the bow.
Aloha
Peter O.
Jim Burgoyne <> wrote:
Thanks Peter.
I have looked at a jordan series drogue. I know I could be wrong, but
everything I've read and know about my little boat has led me to
believe that I would be safer in a big blow with a para-anchor
deployed off the bow. Perhaps I would reconsider if I did not have a
full-keel monohull. First mate even offered to do the sewing while I
was off working nights and I was tempted to put her to work! :)
Appreciate the links. Found myself rereading Mr Jordan's arguements.
He is convincing. Makes me think that maybe I should be studying
German :)
cheers
Re: para anchors
> Posted by: "Peter Mazagran" peter_mazagran
> Date: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:09 pm (PDT)
>
> Hi Jim,
> I used my one because of a mast problem, well, my cat stayed put, but
> then I was scared, I really do NOT want to bring this monster out in
> heavy seas and wind. If you do not get sea anchor and your boat
> synchronized on the same wave you will have serious problems. But this
> fine adjusting at those heavy loads is no fun too. I will still take
> it with me as I have it, but not recommend it for real bad weather.
> Searching for less stressy solutions I found the seriesdrouge.
>
> http://www.seriesdrogue.com/
>
> I am sailing in Asia too, so my family is happily sewing. I found the
> pattern over the internet in a German magazin,
>
> www.palstek.de/admin/downloads/Anleitungen/Jordan_Treibanker.pdf
>
> do not worry, for the pictures and figures and patterns no need to
> understand German, though it is more fun off course ;-))
>
> For me this will be the first choice in heavy weather.
>
> Peter
>
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