I'm a big fan of the Pardey's Storm Tactics. I went back and reread the chapters on heaving to now, and it looks like I did the maneuver right (from running, round quickly to wind, to minimize time you're beam on to the seas; pages 56-57), but probably had too much foresail up.
They have a Q&A at page 117 where they say if your boat falls off, lying beam on to the seas, it's either too much windage forward or the para-anchor is too small. These conditions weren't enough for a para-anchor, so the 100% genoa must've been too much. A few of their diagrams showing heaving to with no foresail or a very small one (20-30%). I'll have to try that next time. Just was wondering if anyone had enough experience to have a system they know works specific to our boats (modern compared to the Pardey's) - ex, 0-15: full genoa, 15-20: 100%, 20-30: 60%, 30+: 0%. Beth Leonard's The Voyager's Handbook which I also have on hand, says most modern boats forereach easily under reefed main with no foresail at all. So if anything I may adjust those percentages downwards. -Patrick On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 9:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrew Burton <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 09:48:53 -0400 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Heaving-to - sail ratios for higher winds > 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 >
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