Bones, Hope it did not sound as if I was claiming the idea. I also read Wixom's article, and tried it successfully when it absolutely had to work (i.e., middle of the night, huge beam seas, howling winds, water lapping over the lee rail, full sails, and no help). Sensible people practice this maneuver before such a situation. Regardless, there is nothing that ends the chaos so rapidly. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of bownez@juno.com Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:38 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Heave-to matey Hi Tom, I remember reading a post from Dean Wixom stating that "forget everything" you have head about heaving-to when it comes to the NorSea 27. He explained that with the cutaway fore foot design, a headsail was not needed to reach the hove-to condition. Sounds like your experience as well. Thanks, Bones ____________________________________________________________ Visa, MasterCard, AMEX & Discover. Compare Offers & Apply Online. Click here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2Oq3wtPN1mttoz1E1onVIw7YpZ qz1NUYP2vokp8M6jv7cO9/ _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats