-One big advantage of a Harryproa is that you never have to get into the argument ast to the best end to deploy it;>)
The Jordan Series Drogue makes far the most sense of any of the things hung over a boat to slow it down or keep it in position.
I suspect that for comfort and security, the drogue would be bridled close to the centre of the hulls for slight slowing down, and bridled slightly more towards the ww hull as you let more out and really slow things down to reduce the risk of overturning.
I was going to say that I hope I never need to use on, but I would actually prefer to get some more sea miles under my belt and would almost certainly find one useful
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> Hi all,
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> I have been concerned about how best to build and equip for a heavy storm at sea.
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> I have researched this subject at length over some years since my own introduction to sailing in 1979 happened to coincide with the Fastnet tragedy. My worry revived with the Cyclone off the Queensland coast this week that caused the loss of two fishermen in a fairly big trawler. Thankfully a third crew member was miraculously saved.
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> The best solution I have discovered so far is the Jordan Series Drogue. Mr Jordan was an aeronautical engineer and avid sailor who was deeply troubled by the loss of life in the Fastnet storm. His Series Drogue has been likened to an airbag in motor vehicles.
> There are many stories of the successful use of other drogues, parachutes and even other storm tactics altogether, but it gets confusing.
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> What stands out about the Jordan system is that it is simple to deploy once the decision has been made. I also found that the material on the www.jordanseriesdro
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> One practical consideration that arises for me now, is where best to build-in the heavy duty attachment points to take effectively 70% of the weight of the boat.
> I'd also like at least 50% redundancy - ie 3 points instead of two.
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> I would also like some ideas about how the Harryproa would fare - with the longer hull meeting the following seas first. Would it be possible or desirable to adjust the bridle to meet the waves with both hulls together?
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> In any case I hope that a discussion on heavy weather safety is well received by the group at this time.
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> Regards,
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> J3
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