I think so--at least I've never had a problem with that. Mind you, I've never been hove to for more than 24 hours. It's not too hard to arrange some sort of chafe protection between the sheet and the shroud. And don't forget that heaving to is a good alternative to bashing to weather in 12-foot seas offshore. You did throw away your calendar before you departed, right? Seriously, the one thing that gets people into trouble more than any other offshore is having a schedule to meet. Andy
Andrew Burton Newport, RI http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Sébastien Lemieux <[email protected]>wrote: > The few times I've practice heaving-to (using a jib and without much > success or persistence!), I was concerned by the fact that the jib sheet > was pulled hard against the shroud. Chafe on the sheet was on my worry > list but I was also concerned by the extra load and weird load angle on the > shroud. Am I just a bit too paranoid? > > > Sébastien Lemieux > Merlot X - C&C 30 mk2 1987 > Mooney Bay - Lake Champlain > > On Nov 12, 2012, at 9:31, Joe Della Barba wrote: > > My boat heaves to quite well under main and jib. All I have to do is tack, > not release the jib sheet, let the sail back on the new tack, and then turn > the boat hard to windward. > It is quite useful to "park" for a bit, but not much used anymore as a > storm > survival tactic. If you can still do that, you can likely sail someplace > too. > > > Joe Della Barba > [email protected] > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin > Kilgour > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Heaving-to > > I agree with Dwight. You should be able to heave to with any headsail, > because conditions may require it. > > That said, I prefer not to have my headsail backing against the spreaders, > so I prefer rolling up to no more than a 110 or so before heaving to. > > Cheers > Colin > > > On 11/10/12, Marek Fluder <[email protected]> wrote: > > On my 24 I need to reduce the headsail to a handkerchief. > > Otherwise main and tiller are not able to keep it balanced. > > I think it's because my boat is not heavy and freeboard helps pushing > > the bow down. > > > Marek Fluder > > C&C24 "Emilie" > > Hamilton Harbour, ON > > > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Mark G <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > After 6 years of experimenting on an infrequent basis I was finally > > able to easily and repeatedly heave-to my 25 Mk1 this year. I sail > > with a 135-140% Genoa on a furler. On the day everything clicked it > > was furled to about 100-110%. Since then, I have made furling the > > Genoa to 100-110% the first step of heaving-to. It makes sense to me > > that, since heaving-to is all about balancing the sails, sail area > > forward would be a significant factor. But on a boat without a > > furler this can't be accomplished without a sail change, etc. So I'm > > thinking the same thing might be accomplished by positioning the main > > sail with the sheet or the traveler. Can anybody weigh in on their > > experience, particularly with the 25 Mk1? > > > Mark > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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