I know this forum is about boats rather than tactics, so if I'm barking up the wrong tree here, please point me the right direction.
so here's the sitch: Masthead (big headsail) Oday 22. No motor. strongish wind coming in, shallows, shoreline and boats to hit. (orange "boatz" are pontoons - shallow draft area/docks, btw)
tried to drop headsail to prevent wind from turning boat so much, sail only on mainsail, but not much luck. Hard to do anything then, really. Masthead boat doesn't like to point on only mainsail.
white line is what actually happened. Tried to close haul off dock, hoping to soon tack to port on a 45° or so course, but wind blew me starboard and I had to come around. Figured I could come back into the dock, anyway, but managed to miss dock by just that much and get out of there on 45° course.
so successful, but not fun, hairy, and would not really want to do again.
the only other thing I can think to do would be kedge out or be towed. Or just buy a motor.
Am I missing something obvious?
thanks
so here's the sitch: Masthead (big headsail) Oday 22. No motor. strongish wind coming in, shallows, shoreline and boats to hit. (orange "boatz" are pontoons - shallow draft area/docks, btw)
- can't go left off end of dock (45°), because wind blows me back to shore before I can build any forward speed.
- can't go right (180° or greater) because shallows and boatz.
tried to drop headsail to prevent wind from turning boat so much, sail only on mainsail, but not much luck. Hard to do anything then, really. Masthead boat doesn't like to point on only mainsail.
white line is what actually happened. Tried to close haul off dock, hoping to soon tack to port on a 45° or so course, but wind blew me starboard and I had to come around. Figured I could come back into the dock, anyway, but managed to miss dock by just that much and get out of there on 45° course.
so successful, but not fun, hairy, and would not really want to do again.
the only other thing I can think to do would be kedge out or be towed. Or just buy a motor.
Am I missing something obvious?
thanks