Potters like to be sailed upright. As the heeling gets more extreme the
rudder will lose effect, and she'll round up into the wind-- actually,
sort of a safety valve. Easing the sheets, reefing or rebalancing (rail
meat!) to bring her upright is exactly what's called for in those
situations.
Mike Stallings wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The other day I was screaming along on a beam reach in at least 15 mph
> winds from the N with the tide coming in from the S. As the boat heeled the
> weather helm became extreme and I actually feared something on the rudder
> assembly might snap. Easing the sheets slowed the boat (I think) and
> lessened the pressure. In retrospect, it is possible that I was
> oversheeting.
>
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