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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-06-2014, 01:37
Replies: 130
Views: 22,128
Posted By OceanSeaSpray
Re: Heaving To

It is a fair comment and you were still lying at an angle in the sea, but your sea wasn't breaking as a rule and things were quite orderly.
The problem is that without speed boats don't have good...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-06-2014, 18:49
Replies: 130
Views: 22,128
Posted By OceanSeaSpray
Re: Heaving To

Yes, this is what happens and you are right that sailing into it is hard on the gear and crew. It pays to be able to reef a long way down and sometimes sail under main alone, which tends to be a lot...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-06-2014, 02:39
Replies: 130
Views: 22,128
Posted By OceanSeaSpray
Re: Heaving To

That is exactly the issue. How hard it blows is irrelevant, it doesn't make "heavy conditions", it is the sea that becomes the problem and those who claim that it works so well still need to see just...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 18-06-2014, 14:00
Replies: 130
Views: 22,128
Posted By OceanSeaSpray
Re: Heaving To

Sailing happens at sea, it is not just a matter of debating opinions, and I was referring to monohulls, keelers to be more precise.
Claiming that "this is the way to do it and it is current...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-06-2014, 17:50
Replies: 130
Views: 22,128
Posted By OceanSeaSpray
Re: Heaving To

Deep, slow, old hulls won't sail upwind any more and often won't run either past a certain point as the weather deteriorates, so what have you got left to do? Besides, they tend to have a lot of area...
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