"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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In this video:

Why was his companionway open?

With no power and no way to sail out of the situation, wouldnt he have
been better to simply anchor? The anchor would have brought the bow to
the waves making him much less likely to roll over. Even then, the
breaking waves appear to be few so this would have given the rescuers
time to reach him.


Heaving-to may have been a good idea (can't say for certain since I wasn't
there), but anchoring? I can't imagine that being a good idea in those
conditions. Laying to a sea anchor, perhaps.


Wrong vidi -- I was still thinking of Barnes. Regarding the sailboat in the
surf, he would have had to anchor long before getting into the surf. Once
there, he couldn't have laid sufficient scope to hold, and trying to drop,
let alone set it, would likely have holed his hull something fierce.

Karin