I don’t have a boat, and I don’t want a boat. For some reason I still watched this whole thing and know how to stop a sailboat should the occasion ever arise. Thank you
haha, that one piece of information planted in the back of your mind. 20 years from now, turning to wind might save your life, (or just stop a sailboat). thanks for commenting.
Another method is to get rid of headsails, then put the helm down so the boat tries to round up but stop the boom swinging in with the preventer. The boat will then stop and lie a'hull or slightly pointing up.
Thanks for commenting! I have never intentionally let the preventer hold the boom out when doing this. I shall try tomorrow in calm conditions to see how our boat does it.
Noting it will cause sudden movement; turning rudder side to side rapidly has the effect of turning the rudder into a huge brake. Handy if you are docking under sail, no engine. You need to slow down fast.
I need to practice heaving to. getting in irons, lol- I guess doing it ON PURPOSE I could practice. HAve you given any thought to downhauls on the headsails? I am sold on mine.
downhauls- we initially had a couple of 6mm lines in the first weeks of sailing and mounted a couple of blocks at the bottom of each stay. and found half the time they would help drop the sail and more importantly, save a trip on the bowsprit. But half the time they would create a bit of a snagged stack of hanks half way up. So had to make the trip up anyway. We stopped trying with them after a month or two. Any tips on their use or setup?
In irons, you are not in control of the boat, so I'm not a fan of that method of stopping. An effective way to stop when under sail is to turn up into a close reach and luff the sails. You can slow to a stop, yet still be in full control of the boat. We practice this when performing the figure eight crew overboard procedure. Of course, as soon as you slow enough for the rudder to lose authority, you will drift off-wind and start to pick up some speed. As you say, when you heave-to, you will not stop, but you are not actually tracking sideways. You are doing a slow oscillation making way forward. The back-winded jib will force the bow down, allowing the boat to accelerate, but the rudder will bring you back into the wind, over and over, generating the oscillation. Main should be fully luffed for this to work correctly.
You are correct saying its more of an oscillation. We find our course varies (hove to) depending on if we have the jib up or use just the hull, and reefs in. We have never tried with the storm jib and trisail though. (we have rigged a few times but still the most unused sails on the boat). Will have to go out if we can get some wind in the next week or so. Thanks for commenting. :)
I don’t have a boat, and I don’t want a boat. For some reason I still watched this whole thing and know how to stop a sailboat should the occasion ever arise. Thank you
haha, that one piece of information planted in the back of your mind. 20 years from now, turning to wind might save your life, (or just stop a sailboat). thanks for commenting.
Thanks for the tips. I'd like to see a video of heaving to in a more moderate sea state so we can see the slick that it creates.
Will be doing some bigger miles over the next week so will try to get some footage on route :)
Again, great informative video 😀 keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Another method is to get rid of headsails, then put the helm down so the boat tries to round up but stop the boom swinging in with the preventer. The boat will then stop and lie a'hull or slightly pointing up.
Thanks for commenting! I have never intentionally let the preventer hold the boom out when doing this. I shall try tomorrow in calm conditions to see how our boat does it.
Noting it will cause sudden movement; turning rudder side to side rapidly has the effect of turning the rudder into a huge brake. Handy if you are docking under sail, no engine. You need to slow down fast.
True!! Great addition. Thanks for commenting :)
That was a great thing to add. If you think of anything else to add, please do. Ben
You guys make it look simple.
Honestly, it is quite simple. 😁 nothing to it
Interesting video 👌
thanks
I need to practice heaving to. getting in irons, lol- I guess doing it ON PURPOSE I could practice.
HAve you given any thought to downhauls on the headsails? I am sold on mine.
downhauls- we initially had a couple of 6mm lines in the first weeks of sailing and mounted a couple of blocks at the bottom of each stay. and found half the time they would help drop the sail and more importantly, save a trip on the bowsprit. But half the time they would create a bit of a snagged stack of hanks half way up. So had to make the trip up anyway. We stopped trying with them after a month or two. Any tips on their use or setup?
In irons, you are not in control of the boat, so I'm not a fan of that method of stopping. An effective way to stop when under sail is to turn up into a close reach and luff the sails. You can slow to a stop, yet still be in full control of the boat. We practice this when performing the figure eight crew overboard procedure. Of course, as soon as you slow enough for the rudder to lose authority, you will drift off-wind and start to pick up some speed. As you say, when you heave-to, you will not stop, but you are not actually tracking sideways. You are doing a slow oscillation making way forward. The back-winded jib will force the bow down, allowing the boat to accelerate, but the rudder will bring you back into the wind, over and over, generating the oscillation. Main should be fully luffed for this to work correctly.
You are correct saying its more of an oscillation. We find our course varies (hove to) depending on if we have the jib up or use just the hull, and reefs in. We have never tried with the storm jib and trisail though. (we have rigged a few times but still the most unused sails on the boat). Will have to go out if we can get some wind in the next week or so. Thanks for commenting. :)
So we’re supposed to take sailing advice from a channel that calls itself “The Incompetent Crew”, got it.