Hi all gurus , Last time I was out single handed,in a 23 foot Crown Sloop, dumb but sometimes thats all u got.
I my guess the worst gusts were about 20 to 25 knots. (seeing whitecaps) I was unable to get my main and
jib down in time and was trapped
I pointed the bow into the wind and just let the sails flap like crazy. I found the if I just got the bow to within apx. 5 degrees to the wind and both sails pulled in tightly I could keep them full and tame the insane flapping.
Does anyone know of a good way to ride out a big blow with both sails up and no reefing and no way to get em down in time ?
Also if I could get a sail down in a big blow, which sail should comedown first ?
Thanks everybody