SeamanshipTricky offshoots - how to make them work

Nils Günter

 · 22.03.2022

Seamanship: tricky offshoots - how to make them workPhoto: Nils Günter
Casting off with wind from windward
The crosswind pushes the yacht onto the sheet piling... But with a few simple tricks, you can easily get free even in such situations. We have tried it out

It seems hopeless: the wind keeps pushing the yacht sideways against the sheet piling. But YACHT editor Lars Bolle knows all about it. Anyone can get out of this situation with a few simple tricks. In addition to the well-known method of steaming into the spring, there are even more effective aids. We show them all in the film.

Casting off with crosswind from windward

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