[quote=erice]oh man scary story
i've had just the 1 sail on my 5.2 this year and even though it was only light winds i went out without the jib because i hadn't fully rigged the trap wires and i like to ease myself and the boat back into the season slowly
really good idea to get some practise backing the boat out of irons. and best to do those drills in light winds where you have more time to work out what you're doing and the stakes are lower
what works for me is that when i'm in irons i usually end up sitting at the back centre of the tramp thinking "now what"
got it down fine now, i grab the boom and push it AND the tiller in the direction i want the boat go
and i keep pushing the backwinded main to the end of the traveller track as the water gurgles around the transom and the boat backs round to 45degrees off the wind
from there if you pull in the main too quick you'll just weathervane the hulls back into irons so it's
- let go the boom and stop pushing the rudders, then with the main fluttering slowly pull in the sheet until it fills while gently steering off on your new tack
go out with the jib furler or off and give it a go in light winds. leaving the jib and jib blocks off also opens up the tramp so unskilled crew don't get tangled in the jib sheets and caught on the wrong side of the boat
and the other way to avoid going into irons is to blow the traveller sheet as well as the mainsheet when tacking in high winds
hopefully you'll be able to source a new rudder pin locally from standard stainless rod
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