[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 657, Issue 1

[Warren Updike]

Wow! What a lot of clever people we have out there with lines, straps,
hooks, and bends. Reminds me of an old sailor's poem I heard in my Navy
days.

While securing the sails and boom is a smart precaution, the only sure way
to prevent torn sails is to remove them. Our marina always makes this
recommendation in advance of a "named" storm. I have seen tightly furled and
secured head sails unrolled and even torn without unrolling when left on in
hurricane force winds. The wind only needs a scrap of an edge to grab before
major damage can occur. I've also seen a headsail so badly fouled that it
couldn't be unfurled. Always best to remove them.

Warren & Pattie Updike
Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay

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