[Rhodes22-list] Heave-To

[Wallace Buck]

Rummy,

I agree. If you were off shore and these conditions came in what would you 
do? That is really the question.

I have been out in in 25 and it is not the 25 that gets you. It is the 35 - 
40 gusts. That is why hove to or not you are looking for trouble. Often 
gusts are not from the same direction as the steady wind. Hove to in 40 plus 
in confused seas sounds pretty scary to me.

Sea anchors work really well.

Wally


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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Heave-To
>Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:52:21 EST
>
>Wally,
>We had some pretty hefty winds on Saturday. They were steady in the 27 mph
>range with gusts to 37. I can honestly say that under no circumstances 
>would I
>have wanted to be on the lake in those kind of winds in a 22 foot boat. It
>just  isn't smart.
>
>Rummy
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