[Public-List] Heaving-to an Alberg

[Gordon Laco]

I guess I am getting into this discussion late....

Any boat can be made to heave to; some do it better than others - the Alberg
30 does it particularly well.

I know this has been gone over by others before, but here is I hope a new
bit....

The easiest way to heave to is to simply tack without casting off and
hauling in the genny or jib sheets.  Once the boat is on the new tack, the
headsail will be back winded.   Once the boat slows down, try to go back to
the old tack.  You'll find she just won't do it... So tie over (or if you
have a wheel, put the brake on) to hold the helm down.  You are hove to.
It's that easy.   The boat will do it in 2kts of wind or 80.

The size of the headsail doesn't matter, so long as you have something up
there.  You can heave to with no headsail at all, so long as there is enough
wind to create enough windage on the forward part of the boat to counteract
the rudder and (deeply reefed) main trying to head her up.  You can heave to
with no sail at all.



Yes, she will move forward but you have control over that.  Flattening in
the main will force her head up into the wind and slow you down.  Easing it
will let the backed headsail push her head away from the wind and speed you
up.

You can also heave to under power.... But you need to be in a lot of wind,
like a squall.   You start the engine and engage the transmission in
forward, then with minimal throttle, try to turn into the wind.  Adjust the
throttle so that she can't quite turn up... And you are hove to.  Just
remember that the Atomic IV doesn't lubricate itself properly if there is
more than 15 degrees of heel on.

Cheers - Gord #426 - SURPRISE


On 03/09/10 6:14 PM, "Chris Blain" <chris.blain at gmail.com> wrote:

> I gave it a shot on my A35 with hardly any luck. Jib backwinded, main
> sheeted in tight, helm to windward. Still made 2-3 knots forward...
> 
> Any tips appreciated.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:53 PM, edward schroeder
> <eddiediver at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> 
>> Has anybody tried successfully to heave-to an Alberg? If so, what size
>> foresail was used? Every time I try, the boat starts sailing. Not that I
>> will be sailing the "Emotional Rescue" soon; it is out of the water and the
>> damages to the keel and rudder shoe/rudder/ tiller head are being repaired
>> after the grounding.
>> 
>> We were sailing along a few days after the grounding, when I noticed, that
>> to go straight, I had the tiller in my lap. I went back to the underwater
>> photos taken after the recent grounding and guessed that the bronze rudder
>> shoe/pintel was loose. Thats what it was.
>> 
>> Ed Schroeder
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