FIORENTINO: Storm Drogue for large sailboats & trawlers

In this video shot outside the Golden Gat Bridge, Zack Smith demonstrates how easily and safely one person can deploy the Shark in Gale Force Conditions. Additional rode is quickly passed through a chock to properly place the Shark behind approaching waves. A bridle is later set up off camera.

One of the Shark's greatest features is its ease of deployment. Other drogues have cumbersome lengths of cone--ridden rope and bulky chain. Some drogues also use large cables that tend to spring open unexpectedly, resulting in dangerous shroud tangles. Independent tests and common sense indicate that these drogues are very difficult to deploy in sloppy seas. This video demonstrates the Shark's remarkable fool proof operation that avoids complexity.

PURPOSE OF VIDEO:
The purpose of this video clip is to show you how quickly this type of drogue can be deployed in rough weather and what happens to the drogue when the rode is too short. The video demonstrates how the unweighted drogue breaks the surface with rode too short. SOLUTION: Pay out more rode as demonstrated in the video or add a small anchor to the backside of the drogue.

BRIDLES:
Bridles are always helpful. Zack's personal preference on a monohull sailboat is to set a bridle after wave conditions reach around 25-feet. You can use a block or two short ropes to form a bridle.

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[CAMNZ117]

so what is this actually for?

[rhadash]

@CAMNZ117

A shark drogue is towed behind a boat to slow it down when the weather is rough. Boats that travel too fast down waves can flip upside down. The shark is essentially a brake. It can also be used as an emergency steering device if the boat’s steering breaks down.

[rhadash]

To clarify, drogues deployed over the stern place little force on rode until the device is fully inflated and the line is completely stretched out. There's always lag time before real force is placed on rope. This is demonstrated in the video when Zack bends down, picks up the rope, and places it back onto its chock. Dropping all of the rode overboard at the same time or letting it unravel from a bag, creates a high chance of rode knotting up on itself or tangling around something on deck.

[rhadash]

BRIDLES:

Bridles are always helpful. Zack's personal preference on a monohull sailboat is to set a bridle when wave conditions reach around 25-feet. You can use a block or two short ropes to form this bridle.

[rhadash]

PURPOSE OF VIDEO:

The purpose of this video clip is to show you how quickly this TYPE of drogue can be deployed in rough weather and what happens to the drogue when the rode is too short. The video demonstrates how the unweighted drogue does surface with rode too short. Solution: Pay out more rode as demonstrated in the video or add a small anchor to the backside of the drogue.

[jathgnos]

@Hroark7 Spoken like a true arrogant, ignorant, arsehole.

[patidot2]

Hey Hoark7, maybe you can show us how it's supposed to be done!!

[Hroark7]

rad doesn't know what he is talking about.Infact hes dangerous.

Typical American, no wonder their country is bankrupt and a fascist hellhole.

Never listen to a American about sailing,

Kiwis are the REAL deal,the greatest sailors in the world..

American Babyboomers are braindead ,arrogant ignorant Arseholes

[vincent7520]

maybe, but it should be on bridal with a block (bloc ?...) so that : 1) the effort could be spread between two strong points on the boat (winches ?...),

2) the crew can havez a better control over the angle from which the waves are coming on the stern.

But yes the guy on this take seems to be quite in control, and obviously the weather is quite strong ...

It seems to be a pretty big boat, no ? ...