When I did my CYA basic heaving to was one of the first things we learned, then we learned to reef the main while hove to. No flapping. Not saying it's the right way, just the way I was taught. When I was learning I took everything the instructor said as gospel. I'm still learning and now, mostly off of this list :)
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>wrote: > Sometimes we'll heave to to reef. But if I have a Harken or Antal track or > the like, I'm more likely to turn dead downwind and pull the sail down that > way. The benefits to doing that include the fact that waves won't be > sweeping the deck and the apparent wind is less. > my old Dad always used to tell me that the best time to reef is when you > first think about it. I've never regretted taking that advice. > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:17 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Don't you guys heave to when you need to reef the main? >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:57 AM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm on the wrong boat. >>> >>> >>> Jim Watts wrote: >>> >>>> No, you just need somebody to make French Toast. Gale? What gale? >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPOL8C4FPdc >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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