"Scotty" wrote
| Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
| into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
| it sideways with a sail up!


No, but I'm not a strong man. And you could always get help from the crew.
Or wait for a lull.
But it might not be as hard as you think. In the heave to position about half the
mainsail is covered up by the jib. The total sail area probably isn't as big as you think.
Plus the boat will lean over a little too spilling wind.

Cheers,
Ellen