Heaving-to - with a little trick

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11:15 PM Fri 23 Jul 2010 GMT

'Heaving to' .

Grant Headifen again brings this week's sailing tip: If you already know how to heave to, here's the small tip that could come in handy if you are, for instance, simply stopped for lunch: When heaving to, and if you have the choice, do it so that your boat is on a starboard tack. This way you are the 'Stand-on' vessel in an approaching situation with other sailboats. A small tip, but could be an important one. Now, how to Heave To: When your boat is hoove to, it will essentially be standing still, broad side to the wind and ...

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