[Rhodes22-list] Heaving To

[Goodness]

Thanks Rick! Yes i meant the freeboard.  With that reverse flare, it catches the wind and channels it a bit.
Merry Christmas to all!!

Bob (palatka)

> On Dec 24, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Not the topside but the freeboard, which is flared.
> 
> Rick
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 3:42 PM, kg4ezq <jason_q at jasonquick.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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