Thanks for the comments. Also for reader
reviews on Amazon. They propel
books (voodoo algorithms).
Re the Jordan Series
drogue: it fills (only) a duffle bag. The survival issue for singlehanders is a long gale with large breaking seas. Skilled crews can steer a
boat downwind under bare poles for days, avoiding being pitchpoled or rolled by attention and endurance. Singlehanders, or most mortal crews, can't. So you stream the specialized drone and nobody steers; the drogue keeps the stern to the breaking waves, prevents broaching, and in success the
skipper just hunkers down to wait out the storm. The JSD is
insurance, psychological at least, for a
hurricane. At least it provides something to do when things get far out of hand. Which they shouldn't, since big
weather is usually avoidable with modern forecasting.
A 12-foot parachute
sea anchor is a small bag that fits anywhere. They are very useful for
emergency repairs--stops the
boat bow to the waves in a seaway so you can patch the
hull or rig an
emergency rudder.
The
weather cloths in the
cockpit prevent some waves and spray coming aboard on some tacks. Something to hide behind. I don't like dodgers. Weather cloths let me sit near the
wheel or tiller with
wind and spray protection. Occasionally you read that they may trap breaking seas coming aboard, and rip out the stanchions. I kept my eye on that during one two-day gale. The first wave in the cockpit carried away the grommets and left the weather cloths flapping harmlessly. Windage? That's a
bimini or a
dodger. Weather clothes are low and make very little.
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