high wind sailing knockdown extreme squall intense heeling sailboat wet wild 11/11/11

[kz4506]

when going gets tough , all the things we are taught , like tie figure 8s in the sheets ends , prepare reef lines before,, , tied y cockpit , harness ,food ,sea cocks off ,do a walk through the boat look for something that will leap out of its place and most of all in heavy weather , be ready to ease , shorten up the jib , did well guys keep at it , it will all be forgotten tomorrow when its fine

[talltimberofbham]

Newport 41 from early 1970's lovingly restored (incl chainplates, rigging, wires and hoses to sails; super smooth ride) by the owner, whom you see in dark hair and bright foulies. It was my turn at the wheel and had camera in my pocket!

[International588]

what kind of boat?

[talltimberofbham]

Double-reefed main and half jib is generally fine heavy weather sail plan and once we got the jib rolled in more it was ideal. The wind shifted dramatically past South side of Lummi Island. In full-length version (see my vid title: KNOCKDOWN TO BLAKELY RTCC 11 min.) see wind from port (SW) then below Lummi moved to starboard (N/NW) Waterspout we saw in distance was clue to furl jib sooner, but boat (Newport 41) is strong and ready for Round The County 2011. Others crossing saw 56 windspeed

[spcharby]

Sucks to get caught with too much sail.... Nice calm crew, thanks for sharing!

[CAMNZ117]

ive been on a farr 38 in similar weather. we were on a reach and kept getting knocked down so we dropped the gib which made no difference to our speed. we were doing about 13knts. was the best time of my life sofar :)

[CAMNZ117]

sheet on hard, get all the crew on the rail and point as high as you can, maybe be even slightly too high that way you will maintain speed but wont heel so much

[sailing12479]

God how i hate dinghy sailing, lol

[youngypaul]

Where was the knockdown?

[talltimberofbham]

Good advice - i headed up as needed but wanted to keep the main (which was double-reefed) pulling for control, so didn't want to have all sails slack, just the jib, so it could be rolled in. I was smiling at the helm the whole time -- having a blast and not worried, as with a slight turn upwind (pinching) the healing eased. Getting jenny in even when eased was difficult thus the delay to route the reel-in line (roller reefing) to a winch. One viewer advised against this due to forestay strain.

[NoniKiyu]

@talltimberofbham

Sitting here in front of my computer I, of course, was shouting all sorts of advice but what do I know? I have to admit it got my ticker going and I really enjoyed your video...plus having been in similar situations very many years ago on smaller boats I understand your smile all the way through.

This is truly the spice of life we all talk about but so seldom season our lives with.

Thanks for posting.

[mrtreeboy222]

head into wind, sheet out the main, get the storm sail up or the jenny all the way in and you'll be laughing ;)

[1smile42]

If you wanted to bring the Genua in giving sheet would have solved the issue and with more ease for your mates, next time try changing priorities good luck

[talltimberofbham]

@1smile42 generally true, which is eventually what we did. however, even when jib sheet was slack, it was under such pressure, the roller furling line was impossible to pull in by hand, which you can see after 3:00 on this vid. Thanks for watching!

[tomperanteau]

Time to heave to.

[YemayaOrisha]

Next time try heading down wind to get the job in, the center of effort on the boat will be forward and you will heel less, and the jib will not flog as much , as well as tension on the furler will be easier to roll up the jib. Use the main the blanket the wind of the jib off the wind.. Let the main off alot, attach a preventer to the main to prevent accidental jibing.

FYI A knockdown is when the sails get wet in the water, you didn;'t go that far over. I know, I've been there :)

[talltimberofbham]

yes main sheet could have been eased a bit, though it was already double-reefed, stable and I wanted it to help keep us pinching while two worked to bring genoa in, which was real issue - thanks for watching

[quintics]

sheet out a bit ... maybe?

[tomperanteau]

@quintics I agree. I'm a big fan of letting out the sheets and slowing down in the name of safety/comfort/sanity.

[latetraincomingfast]

Looks like a handful there....