[Rhodes22-list] Handling Gusts

[bill davidge]

Michael

  If your tiller is that heavy, that you are using hands. Ck. to make sure
that Rudder is all the way down.and locked

  Bill D

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>wrote:

> You should not need two hands on the tiller. If the gust is that strong,
> "give in" to weather helm, and let the boat head up. When the gust
> subsides, fall off again.
>
> MichaelT wrote:
> > Lou...so do you have one hand on the tiller and the other on the main
> sheet?
> > Sometimes the gusts are heavy enough I need two hands on the tiller.
> >
> > When you adjust the traveller, do you swing to the end of the traveler to
> > leeward?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > Miracleboat wrote:
> >
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> I dump wind first from main.  Then I will head up if need be,
> >> assuming I am on a close reach.
> >> constant gusting I would let the traveler go to leeward to assist in
> >> dumping wind.
> >>
> >> Lou
> >> s/v Miracles
> >> standard main with original roller boom
> >>
> >> On Sep 8, 2008, at 10:29 AM, MichaelT wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> We experienced approx 4-5 gusts of wind in our 3 hour sail
> >>> yesterday. I was
> >>> just imagining if our wives we're onboard how frantic they would
> >>> have been.
> >>>
> >>> In those instances, the weather helm gave way to a heavy tiller
> >>> with the
> >>> tiller positioned at 45 degree to windward to remain on-course. I was
> >>> considering letting the main sheet out but the gusts all happen in
> >>> about
> >>> 10-20 seconds and then disappears.
> >>>
> >>> How do you guys handle gusts of wind?
> >>>
> >>> Especially when the gusts causes heavy heeling (gunnel 6" from water)
> >>>
> >>> Michael
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