Capt. JG wrote:
Not sure if this would work... looks like the boat is about to
capsize... putting more pressure on the main would make it
worse... might pitchpole...

Not so likely to pitchpole when going slow, unless there's really big
waves. Pitchpoling is more of a hazard of going 'way fast, when the
bow digs into a wave.


Martin Baxter wrote:
That indeed, is a possibility, no guts, no glory.

I think the boat in the picture has gone past the point where the
skipper can point downwind and settle things down. But contrary to
normal sailing reflex, with an A-sail on a sprit, putting the bow into
the wind ain't gonna work. These guys could be trapped. Casting off
the vang will take pressure off the upper part of the main, works with
conventional sloops too... pretty much their last hope in the pic.


Capt. JG wrote:
In So. Cal., I wouldn't care so much... up here... too friggin cold to
go in the drink.


New technology... wetsuits!

Some crude people call them "Dinghy Sailors Depends."

Fresh Breezes- Doug King