Consensual tacking..

[jimi]

Does it exist?

 

[Babylon]

I just adore consensual tacking...

The tricky bit is getting hold of crew with the right training and experience...

 

[Koeketiene]

The tricky bit is getting hold of crew with the right training and experience...

Want decent crew? Breed them.

 

[Lakesailor]

I thought it was illegal between adult males in the presence of a third party.

 

[bbg]

Bloody hard when sailing alone. Tactician says tack now, navigator says hold on for the front to blow through, cook says coffee will be up in 5 could we wait until then, helmsman just sits there and does what he's told, skipper says we should've tacked 10 minutes ago.

Then it all descends into chaos.

 

[tom_sail]

Bloody hard when sailing alone. Tactician says tack now, navigator says hold on for the front to blow through, cook says coffee will be up in 5 could we wait until then, helmsman just sits there and does what he's told, skipper says we should've tacked 10 minutes ago.

Then it all descends into chaos.

Then a big orange tanker conveniently appears to be on collision course so you decide to "squeeze" round it's bow

 

[onesea]

Bloody hard when sailing alone. Tactician says tack now, navigator says hold on for the front to blow through, cook says coffee will be up in 5 could we wait until then, helmsman just sits there and does what he's told, skipper says we should've tacked 10 minutes ago.

Then it all descends into chaos.

 

[bbg]

Then a big orange tanker conveniently appears to be on collision course so you decide to "squeeze" round it's bow

No chance! Off-watch crew sitting inside, enjoying a snack and looking out the companionway - sees an orange wall float past 20 meters astern and thinks "**** that was close!"

 

[Seajet]

I love it when a crew works so well with me that a mere nod is all that's required, no words spoken at all; takes a fair bit of sailing together to reach that standard.

 

[Frankie-H]

I love it when a crew works so well with me that a mere nod is all that's required, no words spoken at all; takes a fair bit of sailing together to reach that standard.

So do you tack before or after that.

 

[Seajet]

So do you tack before or after that.

If one is really in tune with crew, it doesn't even need a nod, just an exchanged look will say 'ready ?' and 'helm going down'.

 

[Babylon]

'helm going down'.

 

[Seajet]

There's always one...

 

[Babylon]

There's always one...