Category: Heavy weather sailing

Second chapter of the on-line book ”HANDLING HEAVY WEATHER”. We will see the main factors of planning for a storm, a description of the strategies of “winds up (head on) the storm” and “running off the storm”, and the possible techniques to adopt.

First chapter of the “on-line” book “Sailing in heavy weather”. Recommendations for reducing sail area by reefing or changing sails, anticipating the weather, avoiding excessive heel, sail balance and reduction table according to wind conditions.