[Public-List] Sailing technique

[Kris Coward]

But when your angle of heel gets bigger, that stops being the case (for
the rudder, at least). I've had the questionable fortune to have been
steering the boat vertically down in the past (thank god they're buoyant
enough that I was no more effective in this direction than I was at
bearing off until I could get the main loose).

Cheers,
Kris

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 03:35:44PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
> Yes - heading down meant sailing off the wind to about 60 degrees from
> 45.  The boat felt like it wanted to round up quickly, so pushing it
> down hard helped flatten it out.  I did let the main out, and the boat
> came up quickly.  I was just curious if there was a good reason to leave
> the main alone - I wasn't about to test the theory with my family
> aboard.  
> 
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> 
> Once you get enough heel, trying to steer down stops meaning "downwind".
> Whether by sheet or halyard (I prefer sheet since it's easier to undo
> once out of the gust), you've got to let the main loose if you want to
> regain control of the boat. Ignore the J-30 captain.
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> 
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 02:20:33PM -0400, Jonathan Budington wrote:
> > 
> > I was sailing in the Bay yesterday afternoon - nice breeze of about 12
> > knots.  We were heading south towards Annapolis when I noticed the
> boat
> > ahead of us was knocked down.  Before I could reduce sail (no reef and
> > the full genoa out), we were hit by a 24 knot gust.  The boat healed
> (as
> > it usually does), and wanted to head up.  I pulled hard on the tiller
> > and headed down until the gust subsided.  My wife lost her drink (and
> > composure), and my 5 kids were yelling "do that again".  I think we
> > reached a heal angle of 32 degrees - the leeward rail was well under
> > water.  My questions are:
> > 	
> > How far can an Alberg heel over before steering is lost?
> > 
> > Is heading down the right course of action? (I was told to leave the
> > sheets alone by a J-30 captain - just head off hard).
> > 
> > Jon Budington
> > Nimble  
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