[Public-List] Dolor sailor on Alberg 30 made it to Hawaii, broken rudder

[Winslow Ayer]

I’ve always felt that the boat gets trimmed to the sail in terms of course. So you adjust the boat to the sail to get where you want. Weifd huh.

Winslow 

> On Sep 23, 2021, at 2:45 PM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Stephen, 
> 
> The rudder was swinging freely after the blade broke away from the shaft… 
> 
> Steering by sail trim and a bit of assistance from a small blade or drogue is how every singlehander did it until vanes became efficient in the mid 1960’s…  it requires more attention, but once upon a time, it was the normal way to do long distance voyaging.
> 
> 
> Gord
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 23, 2021, at 1:46 PM, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I don't know if you saw the video of the rudder damage,
>> but the rudder had been partial ripped off the shaft and
>> was jammed against the hull. You couldn't steer with
>> a rope attached to the trailing edge of the rudder,
>> because the rudder was jammed at an angle.
>> He's repaired it using trucking tie-down straps to secure
>> the rudder to the shaft. He plans to sail around Hawaii a bit then
>> ship the boat back home.
>> 
>> His boat is one of the earlier ones where the rudder is
>> screwed to the shaft with long, thin bolts screwed through
>> the rudder shaft and into the rudder. A very flimsy arrangement,
>> suitable for the light air situations A30s were originally designed
>> for, but not offshore.
>> 
>> As for steering with the sails, while fine for an hour or two, I think it would
>> get really tiring if you had to do it for non-stop for 2 weeks.
>> 
>> SG
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