I have run before two Force 10 storms (winds gusting above 60 and seas 28-30 feet, according to Coast Guard accounts of both storms) in Paloma - one for 48 hours and the most recent, in March of this year, 36 hours and we would not have tried to heave to under any circumstances in either of those storms - we firmly believed that if we tried to lie ahull or heave to we would broach in the process. There is nothing like being in a big storm to bring reality to all your theories. Click on the link to see Paloma after the last storm - headsail in shreds, bimini needs replacing, note the two mid-ship stays that broke loose.
http://www.sailnet.com/photogallery/...le=3679&size=1
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s/v Paloma, Bristol 29.9, #141
Paloma finally in her new slip in Bahia Marina, easy access to the Gulf
Last edited by johnshasteen : 06-14-2008 at 01:18 PM.
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