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Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 14-05-2013, 08:28
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Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Hi Tillikum, welcome to Cruiser's Forun!

The drogue that Voss invented (or at least popularized) was used off the bow, to hold his boat head-to-wind. These day's that is called a sea-anchor, and...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 08:04
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Rescue Tape is wonderful stuff, but expensive. It is silicone-based, handles temperature extremes, is about one inch wide (or wider?), sticks to itself, and lasts just about forever. It has a...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 29-04-2013, 05:39
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

We might look at the helmets worn by the America's Cup...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 26-04-2013, 10:24
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Since the amount of drag is a function of how many drogue cones are being towed, couldn't you put fewer in the water? This could obviously be done by building the drogue with greater spacing between...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 24-04-2013, 02:23
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I don't think this applies to the situation you've described, but I've seen waves kick up significantly under a tight tradewinds squall. We're sailing downwind, watching this big black squall cloud...
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