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Sea anchors can be used to steer a sailboat in some situations in the event that the rudder is lost, as one guy demonstrated when he lost his rudder 1609km (100
by raamdev 4y ago
Sea anchors can be used to steer a sailboat in some situations in the event that the rudder is lost, as one guy demonstrated when he lost his rudder 1609km (1000mi) from Hawaii:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AZXXKj0p0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AZXXKj0p0s
- sausagefeet 4y agoMany sailors also use them for speed-limiting if they are in bad seas, specifically a Jordan Series Drogue, which is a really long line of drogues such give you a lot of drag despite the howling wind.
- sailorjack94 4y agoYou can also use them to pull you. I used to work deep sea in the merchant marine, we had them in lifeboats/liferafts. Part of the training had us sitting in a liferaft, in a pool, throwing a sea anchor, and then hauling on the line to pull us through the water. Useful if you are trying to rescue people.