Thanks Margaret, we have been teaching the heave to method on our 35 ft Seawind as the go to mob method. The fastest record recovery has been 40 seconds. I’ve also been teaching it on our monohulls at fairwind Yc with the same successful results. 2 things. First, like the figure 8, it work best when you are beam reach or higher. If lower ,start your engines to climb back up. Second, on a monohull, go 1 to 1.5 boat lengths before the heave to and you can sail back to the mob at 1 to 2 knots without engine. If you heave to immediately when an mob is called and on a close haul you could be too high to drift onto the mob. Then you have to tack or gybe again. Art Toye
Thanks for the video. Great instructions. My wife and are scheduled to do a week sailing corse on a Catamaran in the sea of Cortez this December. I’m reading my study book and trying to understand Heaving-To. I learn much better watching videos and doing things hands on. I’m not to the part in the book about Man over board yet. I’m curious to see if ASA uses this technique. If you can keep your Witt’s and your headed into the wind, it seems like a quick maneuver to slow the boat and maintain controle then back away from the wind to the victim. I have had some self taught experience with a 16’ Hobbi Cat years ago. I wish I had read more about sailing. There is so much more to it than the I ever expected. I did experience that going into the wind a close haul (I didn’t know it was called that at the time) gets you the max speed! Flying a hull was the most exhilarating feeling of all!!! Thanks
One crew, usually the one who sees the MOB first should always keep looking and pointing at the MOB as you can very easily lose sight of the MOB even in a small swell. You can also heave-to with just the mainsail and rudder in opposite direction in a catamaran. André in Sydney
