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LOKI loses her rudder
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LOKI loses her rudder
Bart wrote:
http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? On MY Loki I have 2 rudders each of which can be steered independently if needed. Also, with two engines I can get by without both rudders. |
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LOKI loses her rudder
On Oct 26, 11:06 pm, jeff wrote:
Bart wrote: http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? On MY Loki I have 2 rudders each of which can be steered independently if needed. Also, with two engines I can get by without both rudders. Those are nice features. I like two rudders on a monohull also. I've seen a number of aluminum centerboard designs with twin rudders. It is a built in spare! |
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LOKI loses her rudder
On Oct 26, 10:31 pm, Bart wrote:
http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? 30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And they needed to weather a point to clear land. #6 jib and two reefs in. Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder? Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the drift enough allow time for some daylight to view other options? |
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LOKI loses her rudder
http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510
Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? Bart wrote: 30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And they needed to weather a point to clear land. #6 jib and two reefs in. Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder? With some boats and some conditions, sure. One of the nice things about a divided rig (ketch, yawl, or schooner) is that you can use the sails to produce powerful turning moment on almost any course. A big sloop.... not so much. The story says they tried using drogues; I'm a little surprised they didn't try the spinnaker pole. With or without some kind of flat surface attached, it would have less drag and produce more turning moment than a drogue off the transom corner. Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the drift enough allow time for some daylight to view other options? Dunno, if they were equipped to Cat 0 then they would have had to have a sea anchor aboard. I didn't see mention of how much time they had before hitting the rocks, but since the boat was on the hard the next day, clearly it was an issue. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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LOKI loses her rudder
"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com... On Oct 26, 10:31 pm, Bart wrote: http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? 30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And they needed to weather a point to clear land. #6 jib and two reefs in. Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder? Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the drift enough allow time for some daylight to view other options? Some sort of fixed rudder would probably be required. CE vs. CLR works pretty well. It wouldn't be much fun, however. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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LOKI loses her rudder
On Oct 29, 4:08 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:43:53 -0700, Bart scribbled thusly: On Oct 26, 10:31 pm, Bart wrote: http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? 30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And they needed to weather a point to clear land. #6 jib and two reefs in. Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder? Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the drift enough allow time for some daylight to view other options? I know Cam very well, he's an Etchells champ among others and when Loki ended up on the beach I can assure you that every option was explored with crew safety paramount. Fancy deep fin and spade rudders..made to get ripped off. Joe |
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LOKI loses her rudder
On Oct 29, 5:08 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:43:53 -0700, Bart scribbled thusly: On Oct 26, 10:31 pm, Bart wrote: http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510 Did the crew of LOKI have any other options? 30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And they needed to weather a point to clear land. #6 jib and two reefs in. Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder? Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the drift enough allow time for some daylight to view other options? I know Cam very well, he's an Etchells champ among others and when Loki ended up on the beach I can assure you that every option was explored with crew safety paramount. Have you talked him about it? |
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