50+ KNOTS: Survival Tactics & The Danger of "Growlers" | Sailing Truth Show

Описание: You'd better tether in for this one! We're discussing what actually happens when the wind exceeds 50 knots offshore, and what real options you have when it does.

At that point, you don’t have unlimited choices.
You have a few.

In this Sailing Truth Show, we break down:

• Heaving-to vs. running off (and when to make that decision)
• When drogues actually matter
• Why timing is everything
• The decision mistakes sailors make at 45–50 knots
• How sea state changes everything
• What leadership really looks like when it gets violent

By the time you're in 50+ knots, you’re executing decisions you made days earlier.

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Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction: Heavy Weather Sailing with Guest Ryan Rayfield
00:01:30 - Survival at Sea: 75 Knots on Sail Libra
00:02:40 - The 50-Knot Threshold: Why Everything Changes at 50 Knots
00:04:10 - Weather Routing: Visualizing Storms with PredictWind
00:07:30 - Wave Dynamics: Primary Swell vs. Wind Waves (The Mack Truck Analogy)
00:10:00 - Understanding "Growlers": The Danger of Breaking Waves
00:11:50 - Real-time Tactics: Choosing to Maintain Momentum in Big Seas
00:13:30 - Personal Story: Sailing through "Sea Smoke" and 45-Knot Winds
00:16:10 - The Beaufort Wind Scale: Understanding Force 9 & 10
00:18:20 - Preparation & Damage: Ripped Solar Panels and Real-life Rescues
00:22:00 - Giveaway: "Be the Captain" Book Drawing
00:26:00 - Multihull vs. Monohull Storm Tactics
00:29:00 - The "Heaving To" Tactic: Pros, Cons, and Chafe Prevention
00:32:00 - Reaching and Running Off Strategies
00:36:00 - Using a Drogue: Surfing, Control, and the Jordan Series Drogue
00:41:00 - Sea Anchors vs. Drogues: Deployment and Lessons Learned
00:46:00 - Last Resort: Lying a Hull
00:49:00 - Hurricane Quadrants: Identifying the Dangerous Semicircle
00:53:00 - Q&A: Ryan Rayfield and the New Book
01:33:16 - Advanced Reefing: Using Sewn-in Blocks to Reduce Friction
01:35:51 - Closing: Future Sailing Opportunities and Final Remarks