You need to look at a map of the Caribbean and the tracks of Frances
and Jeanne. People in Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera, for example
were right in the direct path of the storm.

If they sailed off on a close hauled tack in the NE winds they would
just stayed in the path of the hurricane and put themselves even
more in the dangerous quadrant if and when the storm started
to recurve.

People who were smart like me sailed off on a broad reach to the west
and not only got out of the path of the storm but put themselves
on the weaker side doing it plus putting themselves even farther away
if the storm decided to recurve.

The lesson - don't trust in conventional old sailing saws.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...


Capt. Neal® wrote:



Going to the west on a broad reach in both cases takes
one over to the weak side of both storms and as one
progress further and further from the path the winds
would back so they would end up in a direction so
one could then reach to close reach on the starboard
tack.

Perhaps this is what is confusing you. You apparently
are using the standard knowledge when one is already
caught in the strong circulation of a storm whereas I
don't wait that long and have more comfortable options.


You propose to cross the likely hurrican track?

Cheers