A couple of random thoughts Yes, the boat is creeping forward while hove to. No need to belittle 6-8' seas with short interval - nasty enough. Short interval is far worse than much larger seas with room to spread out Sea directly behind you - much more than the 6' you saw and you'd have learned a painful (and wet) lesson to takes waves on the quarters. MOB - it you're the victim don't get your hopes up. Concentrate on keeping everyone aboard
Again, just random thoughts John Sent from my iPad > On Aug 13, 2015, at 9:25 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > "The boat is moving forward while hove-to" I'll have to think on that one > for a while. There is a man-overboard maneuver that I call a crash back. > You basically turn up into the wind but don't release the headsail sheets. > Once the bow is through the wind turn the wheel back all the way and lock it. > You are in effect now hove-to. Now you can throw a float and focus on the > MOB. The nice thing about this maneuver is that the boat will stop and then > drift backwards towards(ish) the victim. > > I don't do it often so I'll have to double check. > > Josh > >> On Aug 13, 2015 9:12 PM, "Daniel Sheer via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> Patrick, >> >> On Pegathy, also an LF38, I have never reefed the main. I have two reef >> points, but I take it down, or just don't put it up. The boat sails very >> well under jib alone, and I reef the roller furling jib in very high winds - >> sailed from Martha's Vineyard to Natucket very comfortably in 40 knots with >> jib alone reefed to 110%. That includes a very close reach into the inlet. I >> have hove to in Pegathy with a full genoa, but not in high winds. >> >> My understanding is that when hove to, the boat should be going forward. >> This makes sense, since if you're moving aft with the rudder to windward, >> the boat will fall off, as you described. You must be going forward for the >> rudder to have the desired effect. If you had the main too tight, you may >> indeed have been moving aft. When hove to, the main needs to produce enough >> drive to overcome the windage of the jib and still move the boat forward. >> That also means there must be enough angle of attack for the keel to produce >> lift. At least, that's how I understand it. I suggest the Lin's book; "Storm >> Tactics" is the name, I think. Pretty thorough discussion of heaving to and >> other ways to stay below safely in storms. >> >> BTW, I made my own slide gate out of 1/8 in. aluminum bar to make it easier >> to get the main into the stack pack. >> >> Dan Sheer, >> >> Pegathy, LF38. Rock Creek off the Patapsco. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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