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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 20-06-2014, 08:22
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving To

Like any tactic, heaving to must be used in appropriate circumstances. Big confused seas is a scenario in which heaving to is not the right tactic. Sea anchor won't work for the same reasons. Here I...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-06-2014, 06:54
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving To

+1. I agree that heaving to is likley not to work well for most fin keelers and that heaving to is not the right tactic for some conditions, but not all "modern" boats have fin keels. And, there...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-06-2014, 20:40
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving To

For such vessels, I don't entirely disagree. Many can be very difficult.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-06-2014, 06:13
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving To

Heaving to, by various methods, is a time tested technique...hardly a "desperate ploy". I might be more inclined to agree with that comment for lying a hull, but heaving to, hardly. Enormous number...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 04-05-2014, 07:13
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving to

Particularly for fin/shoal monos and multis their heave to behavior/technique is highly dependent upon the specific boat. We had a long discussion of this here some time ago. I would post the link,...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 30-04-2014, 07:54
Replies: 130
Views: 22,124
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Heaving to

A surprising number of sailors, even otherwise very experienced ones, don't know this basic sailing skill.

I too regard it as a very important and basic sailing skill.
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