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Lying ahull

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is not used, allowing the boat to drift freely, completely at the mercy of the storm. Ideally the boat should rest with the wind just forward of the beam so the boat is not broadside onto the waves. Modern boats with
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may have too much windage at the bows for this technique and come to rest broadside on or may not be stable at all.
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Heaving-to: Heavy weather sailing, 1990, by George Day, Blue Water Sailing, archived 2006
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is a controversial method of weathering a storm, executed by downing all
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but this is balanced by the force of wind and waves. A
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