Sailing in Heavy Weather 

Really good overview. Surprised you don't have more subscribers, an excellent channel

How the heck have I not seen your channel? Thanks so much for making these videos.

That was great Jerome, I learned a lot. Thanks for taking the time to teach us greenhorns a thing or 2. Greetings from Michigan.

Vito Dumas.. Ke we p that boat moving. Bernard learned that when he cut away his warps👍🏻 Your awesome bro.. He’ll yeah!

This is the kind of information I really like, informative and educational. THANK YOU, REALLY LIKE YOUR CHANNEL AND WILL PASS IT FORWARD.

Very, very good and to the point. As a beginning single hander very helpful.

Your microburst tale brought back foul memories. Shredded headsail and stretched steering cables. Good ol’ Gulf Stream. I steered circular the whole time

Awesome wee video. Answered a lot of my questions about why you do what you do. Tight sheets @ fair winds and happy New Year

Thanks a lot. Great video. Lot of information.

Great job on this video. I really enjoy these videos but do stay safe out there. Happy New Years from Sacramento California

it was very simply put. The visuals were a great compliment to point out these strategies. Very helpful having showed different levels of wind velocity and how you adjusted accordingly , you make it look easy and it made sense. Thank you for sharing.

Enjoy the energy, diverse content and details Enjoyable Thanks

Thanks for posting! As usual I enjoyed and got something out of it.

The perfect “how to” instructional video with real life receipts. Definitely shows the performance “wheel house” of the W32 in downwind conditions. Also noticed the position and use of your running back stays on different tacks and conditions. Thanks, Jerome Happy New Year!🎊🎊🍻🍻

My God.. I love it, great footage, well explained. Thank you ⚓️

I hate those kind of seas. Boat can't decide port or starboard tack and wind vane gets lost in the wash of the breaking seas. Maybe your bro can stitch you up a trysail so those gybes don't stress the boom. Great footage and thanks for sharing

Great info. I have a WS 32 and look forward to using this info.

Great perspective and the why of doing it. Much appreciated.

good vid

Great explanation for why you do what you do! Thank you!!

Great! You answered my question with a video!👍👌

Man, I really enjoy your video's. This one was awesome!!! I learned much more about boat handling in this video than in any other Ive watch... I have watch a few channels. I have never sailed in my life, but have always admired the looks of a sail boat. The more I watch these sailing channels the more interested in learning and doing i become. This one video has motivated me so much more. So, thank you very much. Happy New Year! 🍻

Great footage, tough old boat and good strategy. I’m with you on drogues, not sailed my boat in Southern Ocean and not sure how well it would cope. Thanks for sharing. Andy UK

Fabulous presentation and editing Jerome. Great info and videos of heavy weather sailing and tactics. Really appreciate the Michigander accent as it reminds me a of very good friend who is from kalamazoo, Michigan. Jim Rodgers in Ga.

Another great video, keep em coming 🌊⛵

Great video thank you very much. Happy New Year

Jerome, you're awesome. Running downwind in heavy weather is fine up to a point, but if the boat gets going too fast, there's the risk of a pitch pole. I wish you would remind your viewers that attempting to run from a gale downwind is usually a bad idea. I hope you have a sea anchor and have a plan to heave-to when things get really bad.

That was some good information as well as a LOT of rolling. Happy New Year!

I like the format.

Excellent info.

Thanks for a very informative video. I sure learned a lot.

Happy New Year to you. I LIKE this method of you speaking over your video footage A big improvement!!! Keep this up! As you know , I am a fan of your boat and channel. I get your personality, however some recent “first timers” my get scared off by some of your antics. I am not trying to offend you but rather hoping to give you an insight and just my opinion because I want you and your channel improve and continue to get more viewers. Best of luck Ps: I am 76 years old and still solo sailing my Westsail 32.

Great stuff!

Awesome video bud great stuff keep the good stuff coming my friend and happy new year c u this summer my friend 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🎆🎆🎆🎆🎊🎊🎊😁✌

cool mate that was awesome : )

Solo, no para anchor, no help if severe injuries, rolled, full of water. pull the bung hole enjoy a good scotch.

Yes you always come off your bowel that way if anything goes wrong you never get in your rudder you completely and totally avoid anything running anything from the stern of the boat

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Hi Mr M Sparrow. I have a very similar boat but nowhere near your experience. You say why you can get away with only reefed mainsail in heavy downwind conditions i.e. long keel and mast fairly forward but could you comment on why you fin that sail plan better than just using the staysail alone? Love your vids.

This and How to sail Oceans have got to be the best channels I've found. I'm sure there are others. The soft porn couples down in the warm weather get old pretty quick. As someone that is dying to get into sailing ASAP I am learning that there are a lot of people that are overly impressed with their own knowledge and will try to give you detailed instruction on what's a good boat and everything downstream of that. This is not one of those people. All real substance. There should be a racy poster like you find in a mechanics garage somewhere. I'm gonna plaster an old Claudia Cardinale poster somewhere.

No Vang o to keep the sail off the rigging ?

Do you have a preventer set up?

What’s your thoughts on the fair weather 39?

How do you get the main down when it goes over 40kts downwind? Any advice for doing this with a furling main?

I just discovered your channel. I’m a YT sailor 😂 On a positive note, I’m learning especially from a master sailor like yourself. I learned of the Golden Globe Race 2022. I can certainly see you undertaking the next GGR. If so, I’m on board to help sponsor you. Cheers 🍻 Skipper ! I’ll be following you.

mainsail rubbing in the rigging NO GOOD!

If you’re running, and decreasing sail, why would you trim a storm jib tightly?

As a sailing newbie, it's a little bit confusing to come across diametrically opposed expert opinions on various techniques. You don't carry a drogue, while another YT sailor with tons of experience doesn't leave port without one. Guess in practice sailing is more art than science?

If you can afford it you get a boat that can sail around the weather or be able to outrun it

Couldn’t see it well, but did you use a preventer on the boom when sailing downwind in heavy weather?

You always come off your bowel