I need to tighten my shrouds and adjust my rake.
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I need to tighten my shrouds and adjust my rake.
I will look into this, I need new halyards.Both the jib and main halyards need more tension to take the scallops out of the luffs of the sails.
What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds?What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds?
Your halyards ( main and jib) were not tight, perhaps they were when you raised the sail but they either were slackened or they stretched. The wrong halyard line can stretch after being tightened and secured.
Looks like you used a reefed main.
How did it go?
What did I you feel?
Any frightening moments?
Did you correct anything?
What discoveries happened?
You've just described lee helm. You reef the main to reduce weather helm, not lee helm. Lee helm is something to be avoided because of the significant potential for accidental jibes. Something is not adding up here.My guess is too much reefing. I was sailing Beam Reach, Starboard Tack and my tiller was all the way to the port side.
OK. You are on a starboard tack with wind coming over your back. The boom is sitting on the port side of center. The boat is flying along, what happens if you release your hold on the rudder and let the boat decide? In most cases the boat will turn into the wind. This means the boat is designed with a little bit of weather helm and will naturally turn into the wind.I was unable to tack.
Starboard Tack and my tiller was all the way to the port side.
If you really need to tack because you are heading towards the rocks, then you must jibe... It is a higher risk technique but it will turn the boat away from the rocks. You need to practice this technique.I would have to jibe to change my direction.
The mainsheet is your relief valve.The heeling in the big gust make me second guess my self and I would let out the line or adjust with the tiller.
I takes some speed and momentum to tack. If you can't get enough speed you have to jibe, and it's important to be comfortable with this. I've had to do this in very light winds and also high winds with large, steep waves (I have a light boat which is also a factor). From you pictures I would think you should have been able to tack. Something was bad off to need full port tiller on a starboard beam reach. You sure it was starboard tack?What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds?
I was unable to tack. My guess is too much reefing. I was sailing Beam Reach, Starboard Tack and my tiller was all the way to the port side. I would have to jibe to change my direction. I experienced this a month earlier on another boat I skippered with 3 mph winds.
So @srimes has a good point. The next time you are out in less wind, try a few things.I takes some speed and momentum to tack. If you can't get enough speed you have to jibe, and it's important to be comfortable with this. I've had to do this in very light winds and also high winds with large, steep waves (I have a light boat which is also a factor). From you pictures I would think you should have been able to tack. Something was bad off to need full port tiller on a starboard beam reach. You sure it was starboard tack?
Full tiller to maintain heading will be slow. Next time out focus on balancing the sails to minimize tiller input need.