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Re: Heath Hezzanith question
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Oct 23, 04:20 +1000
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Oct 23, 04:20 +1000
Alex asks:
A sailing boat should not need constant attention to the helm. Once the appropriate sails are set and balanced the craft should hold a steady course at most points of sail. My little boat certainly did.
I know that many boats are not so good at this. I guess this spurred the invention of self-steering devices, such as those regulated by a wind vane and also electronic units. Joshua Slocum had neither. His boat seems to have sailed itself very nicely.
Who is in charge of the helm then?
A sailing boat should not need constant attention to the helm. Once the appropriate sails are set and balanced the craft should hold a steady course at most points of sail. My little boat certainly did.
I know that many boats are not so good at this. I guess this spurred the invention of self-steering devices, such as those regulated by a wind vane and also electronic units. Joshua Slocum had neither. His boat seems to have sailed itself very nicely.
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