Bart Senior wrote:
If you have lost your rudder, what can you
use to steer the vessel besides it's sails.

Say for example you have a tack you have to
make, or risk running aground. What can
you do to positively insure you get the bow
through the eye of the wind?


throw an old sail off the lee side of the bow?

"katy" wrote in message
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Bart Senior wrote:
If you have lost your rudder, what can you
use to steer the vessel besides it's sails.

Say for example you have a tack you have to
make, or risk running aground. What can
you do to positively insure you get the bow
through the eye of the wind?


throw an old sail off the lee side of the bow?

wouldn't that gybe?

Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Bart Senior wrote:

If you have lost your rudder, what can you
use to steer the vessel besides it's sails.

Say for example you have a tack you have to
make, or risk running aground. What can
you do to positively insure you get the bow
through the eye of the wind?



throw an old sail off the lee side of the bow?


wouldn't that gybe?



No...you're into the wind, not downwind, so throwing the weight over
the bow on the lee side would shove the bow across the wind and
force a rack...I think....

How long before you must tack?

1. Anchor and fix the rudder.

2. Throw dinghy anchor over the windward side.

3. Throw Lisa overboard and have her push the bow over.

Scotty





"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message
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If you have lost your rudder, what can you
use to steer the vessel besides it's sails.

Say for example you have a tack you have to
make, or risk running aground. What can
you do to positively insure you get the bow
through the eye of the wind?

Good Question Bart,

The helm jammed on my gut once and was usless.

It was that time I left the dock.
So I hit a rock. That stopped me fast, even spilled my breast milk. But
I felt it was a safe slam since the hull of Ghost was mushy and soft.

Capt Rob
35s5 Fastest boat on the planet
NY