Sailing a Yawl Part 2
Downwind & heaving to
Broad reach
Running
Centreboard
may be half
way raised or
wholly raised
Goose wing
your sails, this
will stop the
mizzen from
interfereing with the
main
Centreboard all the way up
Hove To
Foresheet loose to allow the
fores’l to luff. Or you can
strike the sail
Mizzen sheeted
in as tight as
possible
Helm is thrown
over and lashed
into place
The boat will stay hove to allowing you to reef, make a cup of
tea, get the oars out etc. It will
happily stay like this until you
wish otherwise HOWEVER TAKE
LEEWARD DRIFT INTO ACCOUNT
so check your bearings and position
Heaving to on the starboard tack
will subject the boat to leeward
drift towards the port aft quarter