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

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Be careful when anchoring & going for a swim. I had an "exciting" experience a few years ago with a strong tidal current. After jumping in I quickly realized that the current was too strong & I could not swim back to the boat. Also I was drifting into a major channel w heavy ferry traffic. I was able to wave down a passing motor boat who dragged me back to my boat. 

Swimming Rules:

If anchored, do not jump in without being tethered. Otherwise, simply let the boat drift with you in the current (no anchor) so you can always swim back. Watch out for rocks, of course. 

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, MA

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On Sep 8, 2014, at 6:54 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Brooks,
> 
> "There's virtually no reason to go overboard"
> 
> Well, you might just want to cool off and go for a swim sometimes.  Please
> douse the sails and anchor first.
> 
> Mike
> s/v <-- NoName -->  ('91)
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer (81) (sold)
> Nissequogue River, NY
> 
> 
> 
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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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