Fred's right. Larry Pardey describes it as a slick that helps mitigate the waves breaking over the boat. His Storm Tactics is an excellent read. Bear in mind that heaving to isn't just for storms or reefing. if we want to have a nice sit down dinner, even in light airs, we will heave to. And remind me to tell you how I learned to heave to on my dad's C&C 27 and the red-haired girl who provided the incentive...
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Paul — from Sail Online: > > When a sailboat is set in a heave to position, she slows down > considerably and keeps moving forward at about 1 to 2 kts, but with a > significant amount of drift. The drift creates some turbulence on the > water, and that disturbance decreases significantly the sea aggressiveness. > > > This was always my understanding, and has been my experience on my 30mkI > and my LF38. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Aug 14, 2015, at 7:52 AM, PME via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As I understand it, if your trying to heave to and your moving forward > then your either in a current or actually forereaching. > > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C&C 38 Landfall > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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