[Rhodes22-list] Boat doesn't come up into wind

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I'm not a Rhodes sailer yet, but this sounds general. A large class of
sailboats will, if the sails are balanced well, sail on a reach to a
beat for a long distance without touching the tiller/ wheel. On a
broad reach to a run, I think all sailboats will change course if no
one is steering them.

It's also common for single handers to use an autopilot, holding a
course on any point of sail.

On the Nonsuch site I used to participate in, there was a long
discussion on the subject of going overboard. The bottom line from
some highly trained and very experienced participants was: take every
precaution you can to avoid going overboard whether single-handed or
Octuple handed. Going overboard, no matter how many people are on
board, no matter how well-trained they are, or how much equipment they
have, greatly reduces your chances of sailing another day.

With all sail handling controls available in the cockpit, there's
virtually no reason to go overboard in a Rhodes 22. One of the reasons
I'm very attracted to it.

Brooks

> On Sep 8, 2014, at 3:24 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> I've only had one other boat besides the Rhodes, but it and everything I read
> sez that when you let everything go, the boat should come up into the wind.
> Mine doesn't, unless the wind really gusts it over hard.  On a normal sail,
> even with the jib only modestly unfurled, she sails ahead straight as an
> arrow.  Which is usually nice, but since I single-hand it I bet if I fell
> overboard, I'd feel that was less of an advantage.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce M.
> S/v Tuxedo
> '88 refurb
>
>
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