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You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?

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You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Heaving-to on a ketch – how the headsail, main/mizzen, and rudder work together to balance the boat • Difference between backing a sail and sheeting it in flat • What it means to be on the starboard tack (which side the wind is coming from and which sails are drawing)

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• Visualize the wind coming over the starboard side: which sail(s) should be backed, and on which side, to stop the boat while still keeping her gently fore-reaching? • When heaving-to, should the rudder be trying to turn the bow into the wind or away from the wind, relative to the backed headsail? • On a ketch, how does trimming the mizzen (tight vs aback vs loose) affect the balance between bow and stern and the boat’s tendency to head up or bear away?

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• Verify which tack you’re on: wind from starboard means mainsail/mizzen normally on port side when sailing • Check that the backed sail is opposing the rudder, creating a stable balance rather than both trying to turn the boat the same way • Confirm that in a strong wind (35 knots), the mizzen trim you choose would reduce drive and help balance, not make the boat power up or round up violently

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You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?

Secure your storm jib aback to starboard and sheet your reefed mizzen in flat. Secure your rudder hard to starboard.

Sheet your mizzen in flat and secure your rudder amidships.

Secure your reefed mizzen aback to starboard and your storm jib aback to port. Secure your rudder hard to port.

Set your storm jib aback to port and secure your rudder hard to starboard.

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Question 1 / 2066636ef128f7522a1c521d15

Question 1 of 2066636ef128f7522a1c521d15

You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?

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You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?

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