Daydream believer
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Can someone who has read any books or has seen the report or an analysis of heavy weather tactics in the race please help
i seem to recall that some yachts just ran under bare poles ( I knew the crew of one boat that did this !), some hove too
I understood that some found it better to reduce as much sail as possible & sail up wind a bit keeping the nose into the waves as much as possible
( I am sure it was recorded that quite a few boats did this)
Am i right with the last tactic? -did some actually do this due to inability to heave too?
i have recently been told that I am wrong
i seem to recall that some yachts just ran under bare poles ( I knew the crew of one boat that did this !), some hove too
I understood that some found it better to reduce as much sail as possible & sail up wind a bit keeping the nose into the waves as much as possible
( I am sure it was recorded that quite a few boats did this)
Am i right with the last tactic? -did some actually do this due to inability to heave too?
i have recently been told that I am wrong