A bit of following seas...

[tdw]

What I'd like to know is who in hell took the darn video ?

[CharlieCobra]

That info is in one of the comment. A large racing yacht if I recall.

[soulesailor]

shiver me timbers!

[CBinRI]

Originally Posted by nolatom

Uh...thanks.

I was referring more to myself than anyone else. Who knows whether more headsail or a different heading would've improved the motion, or whether they'd already tried it? I know I don't, but the crew on board might.

I, for one, would not be too happy to make a sail change in those conditions.

[speciald]

He needs to move the center of effortaft to the center of the boat to stop the yawing. A double or triple reefed main and a stay sail would have been more comfortale and easier to steer. I also agree thata deep reach would be more manageable.

[Omatako]

I guess we all see things differently. I see a boat in a very confused sea with more than one wave train and not a lot of wind. The rougness after the storm so to speak.

And with hindsight being the pefect science that it is, I would have hoisted a reefed main to get more boat speed, left the headsail up and put a light drogue out to stabilise the yawing.

But there are probably dozens of different opinions . . . .

Andre

[jerryrlitton]

Isn't this the boat seagypsywoman said she wanted?

[sailingdog]

Yup. It sure is...

[jerryrlitton]

Good enough for me then.

[billyruffn]

Time for a drogue??