Any help with reference material for heavy weather sailing? Books, articles videos etc would be of great assistance. Thanks
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Andrew, you need to be more specific...
...for the replies to be helpful. E.g. if you are asking in the context of daysailing in heavier winds, the most useful references will be about sail trim, sail handling and such. If you are asking about regional passagemaking in heavier weather, it would make sense to include some reading on a cruising guide that talks about the types of heavier air you might encounter, their sources, how to anticipate them using wx f'cast products, and such. If you are talking about 'ultimate' storm weather sailing, Adlard Coles classic Heavy Weather Sailing is often referenced, altho' in truth I find many of the incidents to be so horrific in scale and unusual for most of us sailors that its main purpose is to keep you in port when there are small craft warnings up! Jack
...for the replies to be helpful. E.g. if you are asking in the context of daysailing in heavier winds, the most useful references will be about sail trim, sail handling and such. If you are asking about regional passagemaking in heavier weather, it would make sense to include some reading on a cruising guide that talks about the types of heavier air you might encounter, their sources, how to anticipate them using wx f'cast products, and such. If you are talking about 'ultimate' storm weather sailing, Adlard Coles classic Heavy Weather Sailing is often referenced, altho' in truth I find many of the incidents to be so horrific in scale and unusual for most of us sailors that its main purpose is to keep you in port when there are small craft warnings up! Jack
Heavy Weather
" Any help with reference material for heavy weather sailing? Books, articles videos etc would be of great assistance." Annapolis Seamanship ( the book) Annapolis Seamanship Vol-II (heavy weather sailing) video ...and the BIBLE Adler Coles(edited by Peter Bruce) 'Heavy weather Sailing' 30th ed. You master those and you can write your own book! heh Didereaux
" Any help with reference material for heavy weather sailing? Books, articles videos etc would be of great assistance." Annapolis Seamanship ( the book) Annapolis Seamanship Vol-II (heavy weather sailing) video ...and the BIBLE Adler Coles(edited by Peter Bruce) 'Heavy weather Sailing' 30th ed. You master those and you can write your own book! heh Didereaux
Heavy Weather
Also add Pardey's Storm tactics. Henderson's Single Handed Sailing is a very valuable resource. There are lots of books out there. Many of them will also help you in inshore conditions, since heavy air tactics also, as noted above, involve sail trim. Stu
Also add Pardey's Storm tactics. Henderson's Single Handed Sailing is a very valuable resource. There are lots of books out there. Many of them will also help you in inshore conditions, since heavy air tactics also, as noted above, involve sail trim. Stu
What I've read seems to indicate
that your tactics depend upon specific circumstances as Jack indicated. Particularly the nature of your boat. I've noticed that my boat doesn't handle well with following seas. It takes constant steering that would wear me out in a few hours. But going to weather it handles well and will hold a course with little input from the helm. My option of running before a storm seems very limited. My brother said that when he got tired his little Pacific seacraft 25 would lie ahull with the tiller tied while he slept below even in large rollers while he was in the Pacific near Guam. He described being in waves higher than his mast. At the bottom there was no wind. At the top he got knocked over. His little 8 HP Yanmar couldn't push him against the waves and wind. After lying ahull and sleeping 24 hours it calmed down and was able to motor to port. I personally plan to sail always within about 24 hours of a safe harbor. That is about 100 miles which is about the distance that I can motor with my present fuel tank. Supposedly it takes about 48 hours for the waves to get very large. Check Chapmans or go to Amazon.com and search. There are a lot of references available. John Vigor always stresses to think inverted!!!! Once the waves reach a certain size they can roll any boat. My brother was lucky that the waves he encountered were not breaking which increases the chance of a rollover. Tom
that your tactics depend upon specific circumstances as Jack indicated. Particularly the nature of your boat. I've noticed that my boat doesn't handle well with following seas. It takes constant steering that would wear me out in a few hours. But going to weather it handles well and will hold a course with little input from the helm. My option of running before a storm seems very limited. My brother said that when he got tired his little Pacific seacraft 25 would lie ahull with the tiller tied while he slept below even in large rollers while he was in the Pacific near Guam. He described being in waves higher than his mast. At the bottom there was no wind. At the top he got knocked over. His little 8 HP Yanmar couldn't push him against the waves and wind. After lying ahull and sleeping 24 hours it calmed down and was able to motor to port. I personally plan to sail always within about 24 hours of a safe harbor. That is about 100 miles which is about the distance that I can motor with my present fuel tank. Supposedly it takes about 48 hours for the waves to get very large. Check Chapmans or go to Amazon.com and search. There are a lot of references available. John Vigor always stresses to think inverted!!!! Once the waves reach a certain size they can roll any boat. My brother was lucky that the waves he encountered were not breaking which increases the chance of a rollover. Tom
depends on the boat
Remember to try all tactics in your paticular boat before you have to really utilize the varied technics, all boats handle differently...good luck from 1930 schooner Viator .
Remember to try all tactics in your paticular boat before you have to really utilize the varied technics, all boats handle differently...good luck from 1930 schooner Viator .
references
Some good Heavy Weather references: The classic book “Heavy Weather Sailing” - 4Th Edition (411 pages) - by K. Adlard Coles and the all new update: “Heavy Weather Sailing” - 30Th Anniversary Edition (288 pages) - by Peter Bruce See also these from “Good Old Boat” magazine. http://www.goodoldboat.com/bookshelf/weather.html Free On-Line “Cruising Course - Heavy Weather” - from US Sailing http://www.cruising.sailingcourse.com/heavy_weather.htm
Some good Heavy Weather references: The classic book “Heavy Weather Sailing” - 4Th Edition (411 pages) - by K. Adlard Coles and the all new update: “Heavy Weather Sailing” - 30Th Anniversary Edition (288 pages) - by Peter Bruce See also these from “Good Old Boat” magazine. http://www.goodoldboat.com/bookshelf/weather.html Free On-Line “Cruising Course - Heavy Weather” - from US Sailing http://www.cruising.sailingcourse.com/heavy_weather.htm
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