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More than anything else about the this rally, what I'd like to know is how many boats... 
Hey Tom,
...employed a tactic like heaving-to, or forereaching... I suspect very few actually did, but I'd guess some of the carnage might have been reduced of some folks had simply parked their boats for awhile...
Sometimes, you simply have to take the damn thing off Auto, and either heave-to, forereach, stream a drogue, or actually STEER the damn boat... (grin)
My friend Glenn at the helm of a Trintella 50, in the Stream about 60 miles E of Hatteras in early December, NW breeze @ 25-35, the Raymarine autopilot did OK for about 90% of the time... It's what might happen that remaining 10% of the time, is the reason for steering 100% of the time...
If you can't accept that tradeoff, stick to the ICW ... (grin)
best regards,
Jon
Messages In This Thread
- Tom Young--
- I'm optomistic that no news is good news.
- Do they have a registered emergency beacon?
- I believe so. And RUFFIAN is unsinkable, come to think of it.
- If my engine quit I'd sail
- There are posts today from SERAFINA and JAMMIN, the C42 that lost it's rudder.
- More than anything else about the this rally, what I'd like to know is how many boats...
- Is the bailout board behind the helm ;^))))
- 116 Boats in this Rally....yes, be interesting to know how many parked for a while.
- We know husband and wife on SERAFINA did heave to.
- That a question I'd like to see answered as well.
- Did you try heaving to with the Trinitella, Jon?
- Is the bailout board behind the helm ;^))))
- More than anything else about the this rally, what I'd like to know is how many boats...
- I believe so. And RUFFIAN is unsinkable, come to think of it.
- Do they have a registered emergency beacon?
- I'm optomistic that no news is good news.