[PCW] serie drogue.

[bill]

JP,

In a nutshell your instincts, re drogue vs sea anchor,
coelesque with mine and my brief experience laying to
sea anchor.  

Do it from the bow, from the direction of least
resistance.  Your boat and mine is designed to pierce
seas coming from the front, not the back.

All bridling reinforcement on my boats is on the bows.
 Adjustment from there is a given as well.  Anchor
bridling or sea-anchor bridling is from the same
strong points.  Same fairleads and attachments.

It is a natural to point the bows into rough seas
either lying to ground tackle or sea anchor.

Backward drift with a properly sized sea anchor is
minimal...negligent compared to the drift resultant
from the speed and force of wave action against your
(and my) unprotected and unfaired sterns and adjacent
structure.

The drogue theorey is a 'running with it' theory; sea
anchor theory is 'stop the boat' to suvive or rest. 
Like reefing a sail, best done early.  I'll stop first
and rest.

Sea anchor from the bows will also not fowl the props.

Recovery from the bows is a natural excercise.

When does Domino launch?


Very best,
Bill




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