Very important. It seems like every boat heaves to differently, using
different techniques. It's good to practice. Just heave to for lunch,
or to take a break. One time I heaved to to let a guest use the head.
I don't know what she was doing down there, but fifteen minutes later
about 20 racers were bearing down under full chute, and one foredeck guy
was waving his arms. I was in the way, but even though I was on a
'starboard tack' it just seemed stupid to mess up the race. If you
heave to properly under controlled conditions you can spin the
wheel/tiller over and maintain control, to let the racers go by and
still be under control. (I think the boat yelled 'thanks' as they flew
by.)
I'll often heave to for a few minutes when under new conditions just to
see how the boat handles it and to learn what modifications to the sail
plan I'd have to make under those or worse conditions. Then balance the
boat while heaved to under those conditions, listen to the boat, and
then get back on track.
On 2/5/2014 2:42 PM, Della Barba, Joe wrote:
Heaving to is pretty easy to practice.
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