The Cape Dory Board

Hi Vince, Thanks for your message. It was good to meet you. I hope your search is going well. And hello to the rest of you, If anyone is interested, I have a list of items that come with or are on the boat and a set of about 40 pictures. Just send me an email address, and I'll pass them along. Best,...

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I am writing for my son Ky and his wife Hannah. They have jury rigged a 20' mast from the remains and are attempting to inch their way back to Bermuda, up wind. We are looking for a CD30 mast in Bermuda. Alternatively, can we replace with a different mast and still have the same strength and reliabi...

Peter, Thanks for your comment. Most of my information is based on Lin and Larry Pardey's book Storm Tactics (plus their video). THere, they give directions for heaving-to in boats with various under-bodies, information they seem to have gained from their experience on deliveries. THus, I assumed th...

Kerry,

What you say about a storm jib being harder to use than a reefed mainsail makes sense.

Concerning your recent heaving-to experiences: were you on a Cape Dory 30'? How extreme were the conditions and how did the boat behave?

Hi CD friends, I am very grateful for all of your comments. They were very helpful. This is the first time I have posted a question, and I thought that I would receive an email if anyone responded. But I must have missed the email, so I was pleasantly surprised when I checked the discussion today. B...

We are going offshore in our Cape Dory 30'. We are planning on following Lin and Larry Pardey's suggestions in Storm Tactics to cope with rough conditions. They suggest heaving-to and adding a sea anchor when conditions become extreme. They say that different boats heave-to differently in high wind....