Flattening the main with outhaul and vang should help also. In general, if
a P15 wants to heel much more than 10 degrees, she is overpowered and
reefing is called for. At 15-20 kn, she will go faster reefed and be much
more comfortable.
On a beat, I've found the boom does not need to be pulled in further than
the gunwale.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
Ron Force wrote:
>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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