Comments on: Plan B Can Come in Handy When Sailing Too! http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/plan-b-can-come-in-handy-when-sailing-too/ Go sailing in Southern California with SailTime Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sailtimeci http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/plan-b-can-come-in-handy-when-sailing-too/comment-page-1/#comment-619 sailtimeci Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:40:42 +0000 http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/?p=408#comment-619 Hey Dan, As you pointed out in your post - while releasing the jib sheets would depower the jib, releasing the mainsheet could in fact produce MORE power to the sail depending on how deep downwind the boat was. In an emergency my Plan B on the Catalina 22, anyway, would be to release the outhaul. In watching these folks they had less than 30 seconds and probably more like 10, to assemble any sort of plan to depower. The boat was completely out of control on them. Im sure the Skipper thought it was just another day at CI when he left. Especially if he didnt listen to the WX statement on the VHF. Like I said, it went from very light breezes to a hard wind in very short order - in about the time it took to run out the last part of the harbor entrance along the Jetty he would get to know so well only moments later. Interestingly, the day after (Sat) got so tenuous the harbor patrol went out to the entrance and turned small boats back in as it was breaking across both entrances!#%& Hey Dan,
As you pointed out in your post – while releasing the jib sheets would depower the jib, releasing the mainsheet could in fact produce MORE power to the sail depending on how deep downwind the boat was. In an emergency my Plan B on the Catalina 22, anyway, would be to release the outhaul. In watching these folks they had less than 30 seconds and probably more like 10, to assemble any sort of plan to depower. The boat was completely out of control on them. Im sure the Skipper thought it was just another day at CI when he left. Especially if he didnt listen to the WX statement on the VHF. Like I said, it went from very light breezes to a hard wind in very short order – in about the time it took to run out the last part of the harbor entrance along the Jetty he would get to know so well only moments later. Interestingly, the day after (Sat) got so tenuous the harbor patrol went out to the entrance and turned small boats back in as it was breaking across both entrances!#%&

]]> By: Capt. Dan http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/plan-b-can-come-in-handy-when-sailing-too/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Capt. Dan Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:50:20 +0000 http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/?p=408#comment-618 That's one scary story and some great photos that should give all of us Channel Islands sailors pause. Chris article made me thing long and hard and eventual caused me to write PLAN ZERO. See that at http://www.sailchannelislands.com/california-sailing/ That’s one scary story and some great photos that should give all of us Channel Islands sailors pause.

Chris article made me thing long and hard and eventual caused me to write PLAN ZERO. See that at http://www.sailchannelislands.com/california-sailing/

]]> By: Plan B Can Come in Handy When Sailing Too! @ Sailtime | Leisure Toy Reviews http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/plan-b-can-come-in-handy-when-sailing-too/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Plan B Can Come in Handy When Sailing Too! @ Sailtime | Leisure Toy Reviews Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:56:58 +0000 http://www.sailtimechannelislands.com/california-sailing/?p=408#comment-616 [...] Plan B has been on everyone’s mind in one way or another these past dozen months or so. But as a sailor, I like to have a Plan B every moment I am on the water; when leaving the dock, out on the water and returning after a great day. All of these moments require [...] Direct Link [...] [...] Plan B has been on everyone’s mind in one way or another these past dozen months or so. But as a sailor, I like to have a Plan B every moment I am on the water; when leaving the dock, out on the water and returning after a great day. All of these moments require [...] Direct Link [...]

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