"Two meter troll" wrote in message
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On Mar 16, 10:48 am, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"Two meter troll" wrote in
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Lying ahull?

Lying ahull is a very old technique for weathering a storm with no sail
up.
It's not used much any more, since it doesn't give you any control. A
better
technique is heaving to, which leaves sail up and gives you some ability
to
maneauver.

The basic technique for heaving to, is to tack from close hauled without
releasing the jib, then ease the main, and lash the tiller to leward or
the
wheel to windward. This calms the boat down, and can be used to stop for
lunch, etc.

Here's a long explanation of the various techniques...

http://www.boats.com/news-reviews/ar....html?lid=1284

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"j" ganz

"heaving to" is a sea anchor and storm sail and "lying ahull" is
basicly adrift and depending on your boat running fair.

Thanks



Nope... read it again. Heaving to is using your sails and rudder... nothing
to do with a sea anchor.

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