Which sail do you take down first?...

Posted By: Tom V. P18 #377, "Kestrel",NJ
Date: 7/20/08 1:48p.m.

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...on Saturday, I had a great sail, nice brisk wind afforded lots of long reaches and some nice tacking too (despite the motor boats trailing kids in rafts and PWCs all over the place.)
When I was done, I hove to, lashed the tiller and with the jib backed and the boat stalled, I took the jib down first. But the main caught some wind and started to spin her around. No worries, I just released the main and finished things up.
I think I'm going to try pulling the main down first next sail while hove to. That way I think the lashed rudder and backed jib will keep the boat stalled in place a bit longer.
Any thoughts on this?
Best,
Tom V.

Messages In This Thread

Which sail do you take down first?... -- Tom V. P18 #377, "Kestrel",NJ -- 7/20/08 1:48p.m.

I do it differently -- Jack H23.5 F5-IPod -- 7/20/08 4:06p.m.

Same way as Jack with us..... fwiw -- Glenn, P-18, S. Oregon -- 7/20/08 4:36p.m.

When wind is light, I drop jib 1st. If the main spins boat around, no worries -- Rob - P-21 Windance, Glen-L Minuet - Double Nickel -- 7/20/08 4:52p.m.

drop jib first -- Brian N. -- 7/20/08 6:23p.m.

Tom, I've done it both ways... -- Chris - Kelly Marie - Mac 22 -- 7/21/08 9:44a.m.

Chris, that was my thinking... -- Tom V. P18 #377 "Kestrel", NJ -- 7/21/08 12:17p.m.

Whatever happened to Real Men? -- Glenn, P-18, S. Oregon -- 7/21/08 10:07a.m.

Mebbe they're bungee jumping or doing something equally insane... -- Tom V. P18 #377 "Kestrel", NJ -- 7/21/08 12:23p.m.

Funny you should talk of sailing onto a mooring ball... -- GeorgeSK - P-23 "DayDream", P-15 "Pxyis" -- 7/21/08 5:01p.m.

Sounds like your first mate has got some sailing legs... -- Tom V. P18 #377, "Kestrel",NJ -- 7/22/08 7:25a.m.

The rule of thumb has always been -- Dean Brown, P-18 "Polaris", Fairfax, VA -- 7/23/08 12:40p.m.

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