[C38] Hove to

[Larry Malmberg]

I was taught long ago that a heave to was merely back winding the jib or
putting you in irons.  Am I wrong about this??? 






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[mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of david at dlrfilms.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 1:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [C38] Hove to

I got the idea to hove to under main alone from some of the drawings in the
Pardy's "Storm Tactics" book. Seemed to work well enough. When I got back
home a check the weather buoy data for that day. It said we had wind in the
30s gusting to mid 40s with seas 15-25. Even still the boat was flat
enough/easy enough to sleep on both sides of the cabin w/out lee-cloths.


> I heave-to a lot in San Francisco Bay where the wind is easily 25knots 
> or more. During these heavier winds I find that I have to reef the jib 
> to about 30% in order to reduce forward motion to an acceptable level.
> With a full jib I get about a knot and a half or more (unless the 
> winds 15 or less). I turn the wheel almost all the way to weather 
> though, about a quarter turn away from maximum.
> I haven't tried heaving-to without a forward sail though. Now I need 
> to look this up.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:37 PM,  <jonbix at cox.net> wrote:
>> What has been folks experience with the Cat 38 being hove to?  What 
>> is the proper sail combination?
>> Jon Bixby
>> Osprey, Portsmouth, RI
>>
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