[Rhodes22-list] Heaving To

[chrissailorman at gmail.com]

I have always backwinded the jib., let the main go completely to leeward and put the tiller all the way over. Quick, easy, always worked Like a charm!

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> On Dec 24, 2016, at 3:42 PM, kg4ezq <jason_q at jasonquick.com> wrote:
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> Thanks guys, I'll give both a go. I've tried heaving to with varying degrees
> of genoa out and haven't seen much difference, but I've never tried
> experimenting with it to try to improve the angle, so I'll give that a go.
> 
> I'm curious as to what about the hull topside shape makes the boat behave
> differently...
> 
> I have actually tried luffing the main, in fact since the boat easily heaves
> to with headsail only I often heave to before dropping the main and sail the
> last leg back to the marina under genoa only. However I must confess I
> haven't tried experimenting with other things while the main is luffed.
> 
> --Jason
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