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Thanks for that guys. on the topic of "Pinching or pointing up", you're right I was making very little progress but I felt I had a little control (not heeling to bad) and not tearing my poor sails to pieces..

When the boat is "Heave To" where is the bow in relationship to the wind?

Any info I can get would be great, Im learning quick there is no STOP switch on a sailboat. So if your caught you gotta ride it out ! I've scared myself a few times already, on the North Coast we get some good squalls and they seam to come outa nowhere.