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Boat Handling

A collection of 2 issues

Better ways to exit NGZ (No-Go-Zone)

Exiting the No-Go Zone in Sailing The No-Go Zone (NGZ), also known as being "in irons," is the area directly upwind (about 45 degrees on either side of the true wind) where sails luff, the boat loses forward momentum, and steering becomes ineffective. Exiting it requires generating enough

What's the better way to slow down and stop - head to wind, heaving to or luff at close reach?

One question that keeps coming up in conversations with fellow sailors is how to best slow down or stop: heading to wind, heaving to, or letting the sails luff on a close reach? Each has its place with heading to wind great for quick stops, heaving to ideal for stability,