"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Scotty" wrote
| Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
| into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
| it sideways with a sail up!


No, but I'm not a strong man. And you could always get help from the
crew.
Or wait for a lull.
But it might not be as hard as you think. In the heave to position
about half the
mainsail is covered up by the jib. The total sail area probably isn't as
big as you think.
Plus the boat will lean over a little too spilling wind.

Oh Good Grief..... what type of resistance from the sails are you
anticipating with the sheets running free... abeam to the wind?????

Here's a clue.... NONE!!

Let me guess... none of you have ever even tried this... have you?

CM