Ep 46: Heaving to

[@adamsisolak4262]

At sea the Coast Guard wanted to board they gave an order to drop sails and be prepaired for boarding , so i hove to and becouse sails stayed up the young boson kept trying to come along but kept over shooting my vessal . The kept shouting for me to stop the boat and said but i am stopped . After a few tryes they they made it aboard and were perplexed at how all sails were flying yet no foreward momentum. In the end it turned out to be a fun experience for the coasties. My opinion is that knowing how to heave to and slowing down your vessal in strong weather are the most important skills to know and practice. Ps your vids im sure are not only saving lives but making folks more confident and therefor happier at sea! Thanks!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for sharing Adam. Great story. Well done. Thanks for watching.

[@justinmhuerta]

Awesome video and demonstration. One of the best examples of heaving to I’ve seen on KZbin

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Wow, thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@kevinonorato7223]

Practiced this many times this past weekend. Now seeing it on screen and reinforcing what I learned and also gaining some perspective that I didnt have in the boat. Thanks for making this video.

[@HasanWarrior]

Outstanding. I’m learning so much from you. Thank you.

[@matthewhigginbottom8328]

Another great video. By far the most concise explanation I have seen. The way you present your information is perfect for a beginner like me. I feel like after watching your videos I can go and practice the maneuvers myself. I really appreciate all the work you put into these videos.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Awesome, thank you!

[@peterkadelbach7010]

Such useful and informative content. No fluff all gold.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much. I appreciate your comment

[@hv7978]

Excellent video. The best I have watched concerning this topic. Thanks !!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you so much for the kind comment h v. I'm delighted that you found it helpful

[@notsalmonpack]

The diagram at the end is exactly what I was looking for to fully understand. Thank you!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback. All the best!

[@AhmedAliNizamani]

very very nice Sharing My dear respected friend Big Likes and Great Love from Ahmed Ali Nizamani.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Ahmed. Much appreciated 😊

[@BudoReflex]

Wonderfully explained and demonstrated. The animation was very clear! The gold standard of instruction, nothing is as good as this video!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad you enjoyed it! I really appreciate your comment. I'm delighted that you found value in the video. Thank you.

[@eljefe1153]

Exelente explained. So important and most forgotten procedure. Thanks for the video. Fair winds.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Very welcome

[@thomasklugh4345]

I first learned about "heaving to" reading Johnny Wray's South Sea Vagabonds. Then again reading Erling Tambs' The Cruise of the Teddy. And I'm now just beginning Joshua Slocum's Sailing Alone Around the World. I mention all these wonderful first-hand sailing books because except for one time while in my late 20s when a friend took me a long on his sailboat on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York, I've never been sailing since, and I'm now 73 years old. Reading about sailing this way has allowed to appreciate sailing and how wonderful it is. Thank you for this very nice video on heaving to!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Thomas I appreciate the comment. I too fell in love with sailing through books. I will look into that South Sea Vagabonds, sounds interesting

[@davidncw4613]

Outstanding TY very much!! Your presentation is the most clear and complete that I have seen.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you David. Glad it was helpful! I'm delighted!

[@llevl289]

Great video with some real-life demonstrations and details, as well as technical diagrams on what's actually happening WRT the opposing forces.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the helpful comment llevl289. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tarcisiosilva6475]

Good and useuful video, thanks (Tarcísio, Azores Islands)

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you 🙏

[@christopherkohel8555]

Outstanding! I’m heading to Grenada in 2 wks, we will be aboard a 41’ monohull and we will definitely be practicing this maneuver, gybing and others you have demonstrated! Thanks for the no-nonsense, to-the-point tutorials. Very much appreciated!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Christopher. I’m delighted that you’re finding the content valuable. I would love to hear how it went 😊

[@christopherkohel8555]

Will do!

[@sailingguditta58]

I’m just reading Storm tactics by Lin & Larry Pardey This is a skill as important as any in your sailing knowledge that’s for sure. Thank you for a really clear demonstration I’ve hit the subscribe button

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Well said! Thanks for the comment Sailing Guditta. Excellent read! Thank you for the support.

[@chrisauld7003]

Practice Practice Practice, every boat hoves too different. My long keel rawson 30 lays hove too nicely at 40° to wind with no forsail. Great for making lunch taking a break ect. Lynn and Larry Parday Storm tactics is a great read on the subject. Storm rider sea anchour from New Zealand is next on my wish list.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for sharing. I have the Lynn and Larry Storm Tactics on video. Great stuff!

[@tekaneo]

Awesome video, thank you! It would be great, if you could get into the controversies and details about heaving to in heavy weather in another video. Thanks!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you. Great suggestion.

[@altoids784]

it was a great video. Thanks

[@obdnanrsmith8572]

Awesome stuff!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Obdnanr. I appreciate the support.

[@catspaw3815]

Nice execution. Thanks, Marco

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Cats Paw 🙏

[@gregl.7465]

Outstanding video on an essential skill for safe and comfortable sailing. Thank you!!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for your comment and support.

[@Ioraek]

Wow this was very helpful to me. I did not know the rudder was so important; thought it was all about the head and the main working against one another. But I'm a yet to be sailor so perhaps that is why :)

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad it was helpful!

[@josephlai9759]

Thank you for sharing. Your explanation is clear and concise, and if I may add, uniquely yours - especially the way you animated and described the slow drift of the boat in tandem with the balancing forces between the jib and rudder in hove to as 'falling leaf pattern'. I must say this instruction is the best I have ever come across.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Joseph. I appreciate your comment and support.

[@myogart]

great info and best explanation !

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@moriver3857]

Also depending on the condition the starboard tack is preferred when heaving to, because of rules of the road, and you are still technically sailing. Great for a lunch break.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for the comment

[@theplinkerslodge6361]

Great share, thanks.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you too

[@flydr2]

Thank you! Beautifully explained

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

You're very welcome Marc. Thank you so much for the kind comment.

[@chrisgorman2717]

Hi hope your well. Have a safe and happy Christmas. Best wishes from leeds UK

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Happy holidays and thanks for the support

[@jwivoda]

Another great video! Thanks for doing these.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

You’re welcome Joe. Thanks for watching.

[@rbrizelljr]

Thanks, very concise.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the comment

[@Zatelyn]

Fantastic explanation, thank you for posting this!

[@svtrilogywestsail3278]

i do it to reef down the main. i also use the staysail or storm jib in the stay sail position to reduce the pressure on the rig.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad to hear it. That's an excellent strategy.

[@Jeraestone]

So Reef The Main Centre it Up into the Wind Then The Main Traveller Sets The Sail ...as the Jib Luffs and Tacks to the other side Lock the Wheel to Starboard and Have a Cuppa Tea ...I am away from Boats at present and would like to get this Ingrained into an Automatic Manoeuvre is this a partial understanding...Thanks for Showing👍

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Pretty much. You need to play with it a bit on your boat. Reefing the main will depend on wind conditions and easing it hardening the main will affect the angleoif the bow to the wind

[@Sailing.Artemis]

this was one of the best and simple videos on this topic thank you so much you got me to subscribe

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you sir. That is most excellent 😊

[@Sailing.Artemis]

@@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine also shared your video on a few beginner sailing pages on FB

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

@@Sailing.Artemis Thank you for sharing. I appreciate it.

[@SW-mg7et]

Thank you very much for these videos, top job! Would be nice to hear the controversy around heaving to as a storm tactic and a video about storm tactics and heavy weather overall? Thanks for these videos, it's straight forward without normal youtube bs!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you SW. I will consider your suggestion. The challenge is always finding survival storm conditions to practice theories, but would be a good subject for discussion.

[@wlewis8336]

Hi.. great work. This is the best most succinct vid on heaving to I've ever seen. Could you add a diagram to the come about video like you did here?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for your kind comment. Unfortunately I cannot change a video once it is uploaded. I would have to delete it and reupload

[@hellkell8693]

Thank you.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@fsrodeo81]

Nice one

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for watching

[@fsrodeo81]

@@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine really well explained

[@bdriscoll-woo9371]

By far the best & clearest explanation with a live demonstration of heave-to. Thank you! I have a question about your main sheets... do they go through/under the dodger? what type of boat is that? Thank you- keep up the good work. You're probably helping more people than you could possibly know.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you so much for the very kind comment. I’m delighted to hear that you are finding value in my videos. On my boat which is a 1989 O’Day 322 the main sheet runs from a deck organizer to a clutch and winch under the dodger.

[@BreakingWavesNews]

Hey Marco!. Love the video. Hope you are doing well brother.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks! You too!

[@captainsukycannon1167]

Another good one. And the length of your videos is excellent.?

[@williammacdonald5890]

Ty man

[@sydneybarber2707]

Is it typical for the main to flog while hove to? Is it acceptable to sheet the main or put on the kicker to reduce the strain on the main? Thanks. Great video.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

I wouldn’t let the mainsail flog when hove to. I would sheet in just enough to stop the flogging. This will help to keep the boat head’s up too

[@richardgressle2640]

Any suggestions for a light fin keeled fractional rig? Beneteau f235 here. I have tried this a few times in the Hudson and she has trouble on the “stall” moving leeward so fast as to not heave. Great videos, keep up the good work.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

As mentioned in the video make sure to point up in to the wind "in irons" as you turn to take off off most of the speed. If you follow the steps in video it should work regardless of the rig or lightness of the boat. Hope this helps. Good luck

[@sailingvesseltradewinds7764]

Thank you for this clear explanation ❤. I am gonna try this in mild breeze cause it looks like the leeward side goes down a lot while heaving to. We sail a dufour 29 with torpedo keel. Can this be achieved in all windconditions?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Yes the leeward side will dip initially as the headsail back winds but it settles down quickly. Yes will work in all wind conditions but as a survival storm tactic it is somewhat controversial since modern boats heave to beam in to the waves. Ordinarily in normal coastal cruising this would never be an issue

[@sailingvesseltradewinds7764]

Thanks again. For us now its practice makes perfect❤❤

[@giuliocura2469]

Hello Marco great video again !! How to do that with self tacking jib ?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you. That’s a great question. I’ve never had the opportunity to try it. You would have to tie the sheet down at the windward end of the traveller.

[@giuliocura2469]

Thank you Marco, that’s what I was reasoning on… it could be easy for taking a rest with good weather conditions. But no so immediate and safe with bad weather or in MOB situations. Some one told me that since self taking jibs are alot smaller then traditional ones they may not have power enough to balance main sail while heaving to (if main sail is not reefed). I will make some test and let you know 👍

[@giuliocura2469]

Self taking jibs can be great, especially sigle handed (or with ma wife😊)…but still not found a valuable quick stop manouvre …

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

👍👍

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you Stephen

[@robtihanyi1155]

Great video! Is there a situation where you would not lock the rudder?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the kind comment. To answer your question, no not that I can think of.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

And keep in mind that with a wheel it’s not truly locked. You can override it

[@berniebranfield8124]

Great video, will recommend to others, all hulls / sail configurations hove to differently so this is worth bearing in mind when practising. Also, downwind speed can be significant, watch out for lee shores!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you for the comment and support.

[@bobbyrogers5052]

Any consideration to genoa chafing if you needed to heave to for an extended period of time?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

I have never used it personally for any length of time but my advice would be to switch to a jib or roll the genoa so that the sail is not against the shrouds and then put chafing gear on the sheet. Chafe usual happens when cloth or line rubs against a hard object. When hove to the sail is against the shroud but not rubbing.

[@FTRKENAN]

👍🏻

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thank you

[@amiabledave50]

If the wind changes direction while your heaved to, will you have to do the maneuver again?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Thanks for the comment amiable Dave. Typically no, you shouldn’t have to. It is “potentially” possible for the wind to shift so dramatically that you might have to but I’ve never seen it. That’s one of the benefits of heaving to. As the wind shifts the boat follows.

[@The-nn6kr]

Would doing this maneuver in a heavy chop put you in danger of being capsized? I’ve never sailed before but I’m thinking that in a beam reach position the boat is broadside to the waves? Forgive my ignorance.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

You're not wrong, being beam on to large breaking waves can put you in danger of capsize depending on the boat and its design. However we're talking large waves out in open ocean in survival conditions. A heavy "chop" will not endanger you. This manoeuvre from a storm survival point of view is controversial. Depending on the information some say it's a good tactic, some say it's not. On a modern underbody boat that lies beam on to the seas when hove to I would not use heaving to as a storm tactic. Having said all that I have hove to in very severe coastal weather conditions on many different boats over the years and have never been worried about capsizing.

[@Verradonairun]

What would happen if you motor while hove-to? Would the boat maintain its hove-to course?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

More than likely not. The motor would over power the sails and since the rudder is hard over the boat would go in circles

[@Verradonairun]

@@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine Right, I forgot about the rudder. Damn it! Thought I'd invented a low-tech autopilot...

[@WavedancerWesterlyfulmar]

We have a tiller so not sure how to do that as can't lock wheel.

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Just tie it down to leeward with a short length of rope. On my O’Day 25 I could tie it off to the stern rail (push pit)

[@terrencedemaso9908]

Is that lake Champlain?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

No. Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and BC mainland

[@brienw8800]

Is the process the same on a cat?

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Yes

[@syamasudara]

He does it wrong. You must ease the main to do it correctly

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

No you do not HAVE TO ease the main. You can if you prefer. Modern underbody (fin keel/spade rudder) boats will lie beam on or sometimes slightly off the wind when the main is completely eased. Every boat is different and experimentation is required. By not completely easing the main or indeed hardening it you keep the CE (centre of effort) closer to the middle of the boat. You are much better off pointing the bow up slightly than lying beam on to the seas or worse falling off the wind.

[@theyshouldhavenevergivenme5439]

Such a good tutorial. The music is truly terrible though. The quality of the vocals is heavily distorded as well because the mic is setup all wrong. Probably the most used piece of 'music' in the history of KZbin. All these cheap Chinese tech advertisers have beaten this specific one to death. I may have heard it a million times by now (yeah I know...) Come on man ;;) You can easily fix the clipping vocals in post as well. Remember, the KZbin algorithm is keen on audio quality so it is pretty important not to have a bad mix or something that sounds like one of the millions of Dropshipping product ads in the first few seconds)., I'm sorry my music producer's mind had to chime in... rock on!

[@CarpeDiemSailingMagazine]

Glad you thought it was a good tutorial. Thanks 🙏