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Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 19:28
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Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Care to illuminate?
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 19:15
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I think it's important to have an easy-to-use reefing system. Then print out the instructions and laminate them -- tape them to the side of the cabin where the helmsman can call the steps out. If...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 17:30
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I actually see your point, but what if you aren't in this predicament because of a storm, that you really didn't do anything wrong? Suppose your boat were rammed by a whale -- we know it's rare, but...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 16:52
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Well, here's my thinking. In the open ocean I would be on someone else's boat. I would be crew, not skipper. My life would depend on someone else's decisions. Slam dunk for me, personal EPIRB.
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 16:00
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I would carry an EPIRB. Geting caught in a storm isn't the only thing that can go wrong out there.
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 07:02
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

WOW -- a PLANNED broach -- you have nerves of steel!
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 06:51
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I think one of the important "take-aways" for me here has been the fact -- read somewhere else too but even more valuable when you hear it first hand from others -- is that the waves won't all be the...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 06:43
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

GOOD!!!!
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 06-05-2013, 06:40
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

You do realize I was asking Tom, because Tom was taking it so seriously (and aggressively) ... but lots of experienced sailors use their boom in unpredictable downwind weather (at least once!) --...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 05-05-2013, 15:22
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Don't sail on Tampa Bay, but somehow I doubt it...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 05-05-2013, 08:13
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I am very glad you have had that experience. However, I have seen these unexpected and unpredictable storms. This means that one day it could, conceivably, happen while sailing.

I think it would...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 04-05-2013, 09:59
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Clearly there's no "one size fits all," and that's why, as you said, it's so helpful to hear so many views. I just can't help but get annoyed when I get told "it will never happen where I am..." :)
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 04-05-2013, 09:05
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Well, let me explain my footnote, since clearly me opening my eyes and seeing the weather around me compared to the forecasts here is *never* good enough.

The other night I went to a seminar...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 04-05-2013, 08:19
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I've seen plenty of coastal storms without major systems coming through. Typically we don't have major systems come through spring, summer or fall.

What we DO have is a sea breeze form in the...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 04-05-2013, 07:56
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

And, those coastal storms can last a lot more than 20 minutes. Sometimes you're lucky, sometimes they stick around. Sometimes they join up with other storms. Sometimes they grow and don't move. Being...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 04-05-2013, 04:29
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

My personal hope is that since the title is "storm sailing advice," it won't be redefined to only "survival storm sailing advice." I've learned a lot from this thread but "survival storms" aren't...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 06:12
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Oh GREAT -- a picky eater! Just shut up and eat your cardboard! (big grin)
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 06:10
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Thank you!
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 04:25
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

You have a brand name for this wonder material?
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 04:21
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

The Pardeys say that's one reason to put that para-anchor out -- "comfort," which can be a serious issue. "Comfortable" people don't get dehydrated from barfing for two days ... and no one is going...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 04:19
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I'm sure you're quite right about that (except out Atoll -- smile) -- No one is more unpredictable on a sailboat than an enthusiastic but inexperienced sailor. They've seen movies and they think ...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 03-05-2013, 04:14
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

That must have been a fun trip. @@
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 01-05-2013, 17:02
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Not if he has a lick of sense!

Aren't storms/rough seas fairly common there? I would want to know what to expect on such a trip, and I would have to have great confidence in the skipper. No doubt...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 01-05-2013, 13:05
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

I really think there's a part of it for some men that they're out there to prove themselves, and ... that's a block to collaboration. I have also found that men are quick to want to take over for a...
Forum: Weather | Gear, Reports and Resources 01-05-2013, 12:16
Replies: 368
Views: 35,649
Posted By Rakuflames
Re: Storm Sailing Advice

Just like all newer sailors, I thought I had it all figured out. I had sailed several times with this fellow -- enough to know his limits. We raced his little 25' Cape Dory once. The wind was up to...
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