No, it will mean you never leave the quadrant as you will be sailing
parallel or towards the hurricane track. The hurricane moves ~ NW until
it recurves.

I say again, you sail close hauled on starboard tack away from the
likely track as fast as possible

Isn't it interesting that no one else is commenting on this sailing thread?

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

Depends where you are in respect to the dangerous quadrant.

For example. Say I am in George Town in the Bahamas and a
'cane is coming up from the Mona passage area.

In George Town I would first feel a wind from the Northeast
as it approaches.

I put the NE wind on my starboard quarter and sail off
towards the Cay Sal bank and Cuba. This direction will
get me out of danger of the dangerous quadrant and
allow me to sail a nice comfortable broad reach.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...

I don't think this right. In the northern hemisphere, you should try
escape the most dangerous quadrant by sailing close hauled on starboard
to move off the hurricane track as fast as possible.

Cheers

Capt. Neal® wrote:

One escapes the dangerous quadrant (assuming sea room all around)
[and in the northern hemisphere] not by beating into the winds
but by putting them on one's quarter.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...


You would not try to escape the dangerous quadrant of a storm or worse?

Cheers



Capt. Neal® wrote:



Yes it will. Cruisers don't even attempt to go to weather
in those conditions. There's always an alternative destination
downwind.

CN

"Nav" wrote in message ...



It won't ride over them and stay dry they get 4m high.

Chhers

Capt. Neal® wrote:




That's where you racers fail to appreciate a real cruising
boat. Look at my bow. It does not bury and throw spray
the length of the boat. It does not have that slack entry
like race boats nor a hull design with no shear so the bow is
no higher than the gunnels in the center of the yacht.

I've seen race boats punching through waves. My fine
blue water cruising yacht rides up and over the waves.

CN


"Nav" wrote in message ...




Capt. Neal® wrote:





ON A SPLIT BACKSTAY WAY DOWN ON THE COAMING?
You must have an awfully poor design there. The only time
I get salt water in the cockpit is running downwind in a
gale.

Upwind it's dry.


Have you really never sailed to windward in a big sea -you know when the
bow buries and spray flies everywhere?

Cheers