"Oz1" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:20:06 +0100, "Donal"
wrote:

. That was the purpose of my trials
last year .... to see if I needed an emergency rudder. The result was
that
I don't.

You do!
Steering by sails is fine in fair conditions but other times you will
need it.


Actually, I think that you are right. The wind on the day that we tried it
was only about 10kts max. However, I did learn a lot by trying it.


Regards


Donal
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