Seamanship Question #1
 

In addition to what everyone else said, furl or drop the jib - don't let it
flog too long.

Secure the broken stay.

Lead the temporary backstay/halyard through a snatch to a winch to get it as
tight as possible.

Rig the running backs if you have 'em.

Put out a securite.

Seamanship Question #1
 

Who said it was small?

SAIL LOCO wrote

I'd sheet in the main while I brought the second jib halyard to the back
of the
boat. In reality however I wouldn't be 600mi. offshore in a small boat.

Seamanship Question #1
 

wrote

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:29:19 GMT, "Bart Senior"
wrote:

You are sailing upwind, offshore, when your backstay
parts at the masthead. The nearest land is 600 miles
to weather, and you have limited fuel, water, and food.

What should you immediately do? [1 pt]


Depower the sails or head further upwind. Why did the backstay fail?

Pull the backstay into the boat and find out. Probably a rigging failure.


What can you use to replace the backstay long enough
to get home? [1 pt]

any free halyard.

What else can be done to pull the mast aft to keep
tension on the rig? [1 pt]


Don't forget the mainsheet. Sheeting in hard will help support
the mast. And since you are hard on the wind, your sail trim
should still be nearly optimal.


??? There is still some back tension on the rig from shrouds. The
temporary use
of a halyard should be sufficient to get you home as long as you go easy.

BB

Seamanship Question #1
 

Everyone did well on this one and answered all
at about the same time. So everyone who responded
give yourself 4 points.

Lets keep the Seamanship questions going.

Who wants to write #2?

Bart Senior wrote

You are sailing upwind, offshore, when your backstay
parts at the masthead. The nearest land is 600 miles
to weather, and you have limited fuel, water, and food.

What should you immediately do? [1 pt]

What steps can you take to prevent the loss of
the whole rig? [1 pt]

What can you use to replace the backstay long enough
to get home? [1 pt]

What else can be done to pull the mast aft to keep
tension on the rig? [1 pt]

Seamanship Question #1
 

Michael wrote:
By small you mean less than 26' I take it. Never fear you wouldn't
catch me that far out in something less than 20' that's for sure!

My boat is an 18-footer.


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Seamanship Question #1
 

Bart Senior wrote:

I'd sheet in the main while I brought the second jib halyard to the
back of the boat. In reality however I wouldn't be 600mi. offshore
in a small boat.

Who said it was small?

I think it came from me referring to my 'wee boat' with the double lowers,
which is an 18-footer.


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Seamanship Question #1
 

"Bart Senior" wrote ...
Who said it was small?

your last girlfriend.
;)

Seamanship Question #1
 

Michael wrote:

Never catch me that far offshore in a 'wee' boat. 26' was small
enough even though it is a proper British built Westerly. BUT they
sure are fun to drive in the right places. My 18 footer was a
Mercury class sloop. What do you have?

A Copland Foxcub, which I've called 'Hispaniola'. Not in the water - I'm
gradually doing what has turned out to be something of a restoration. It's a
1972 and is the fin keel version (they also made bilge and swing keels). By
all accounts, the fin keeler points well, which was a major reason for
choosing it. Once in the water, the plan is to use it for round-the-cans
club races, daysails and short cruises around my local waters - the Firth Of
Forth in Scotland, which is big enough to require at least an overnighter to
get to the more distant parts from the marina. One of my little ambitions is
to circumnavigate all of the islands on the Forth, preferably in one trip.

I currently get a regular twice-a-week racing fix on a Sonata (22' 7") -
been crewing on that since the start of the season. I was out on a Sigma 38
today - the Queen Mary 2 was anchored in the Forth prior to heading over to
Norway, so a few boats went out for a look-see (photos to webshots soon). We
were out for about three hours, two of which were spent sailing in circles
around the ship.

The Sigma is the first yacht I've sailed other than the Sonata, and I was
most impressed. I had the helm for about 45 minutes to an hour and I was
surprised at how light it all felt. I had half-expected something that size
to feel heavier and turn more sluggishly, but it all seemed eminently
drivable. Getting the jib in on tacks was easy enough as well, only having
to winch a bit if the timing wasn't quite right (wind was light at 8-9
knots).


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Seamanship Question #1
 

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
t...
You are sailing upwind, offshore, when your backstay
parts at the masthead. The nearest land is 600 miles
to weather, and you have limited fuel, water, and food.

What should you immediately do? [1 pt]

Harden up the main.

What steps can you take to prevent the loss of
the whole rig? [1 pt]

Rig another with a spare halyard.

What can you use to replace the backstay long enough
to get home? [1 pt]

Rig yet another with another spare halyard.

What else can be done to pull the mast aft to keep
tension on the rig? [1 pt]

Drop the jib perhaps? Don't run, don't gybe, tack as
gently as possible.

Seamanship Question #1
 

When the backstay came down, one of your crew got caught in the rigging
causing a severe head injury. He's in and out of consciousness. Obviously,
this is life-threatening. What do you do?

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
t...
Everyone did well on this one and answered all
at about the same time. So everyone who responded
give yourself 4 points.

Lets keep the Seamanship questions going.

Who wants to write #2?

Bart Senior wrote

You are sailing upwind, offshore, when your backstay
parts at the masthead. The nearest land is 600 miles
to weather, and you have limited fuel, water, and food.

What should you immediately do? [1 pt]

What steps can you take to prevent the loss of
the whole rig? [1 pt]

What can you use to replace the backstay long enough
to get home? [1 pt]

What else can be done to pull the mast aft to keep
tension on the rig? [1 pt]