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Skovshoved Harbour Manoeuvres

Behavior in the harbour#

  • Keep focused!
  • Give crew orders well ahead of manoeuvres.
  • Beware of other boats, kayaks, poles, dinghies, ribs etc.
  • Keep manoeuvre room to leeward - remember room for heeling.
  • Don’t lose speed (complete tacks and gain speed before tacking).
  • When you lack speed you will be drifting away from the wind.
  • Control speed (reduce speed by going higher or over trimming sails).
  • Use backing of headsail to force bow down when needed.

Going Out (General Guidance)#

  • In western winds, hoisting at the pole is fairly simple.
  • In eastern winds over 15 knots, going out is more tricky. Turning the boat can be very hard work.
  • Main can only go up when pointing head-to-wind
  • Headsail can go up/down in any wind direction.
  • When holding the boat with a line – always put the line around something solid: winch, pole, clamp...

Hoisting sails at a pole (Westerly winds)#

Hoisting sails at a pole - Skovshoved Havn (Westerly Winds)

  • Rig boat.
  • Dedicate crew to moorings, halyards, mast and sheets.
  • Explain manoeuver.
  • Push boat slowly backwards, fix or hold one pole mooring in the front until ready.
  • Hoist mainsail.
  • Hoist headsail.
  • Leave mooring on pole and push bow to one side.
  • Bear away to the side you are pointing, trim sails and sail out.

Hoisting sails at a pole (Easterly winds)#

Hoisting sails at a pole - Skovshoved Havn (Easterly Winds) 1

  • Rig boat.
  • Dedicate crew to moorings, halyards, mast and sheets.
  • Explain manoeuvre.
  • Back boat out of box, turn and go half way back in - now pointing east.

Hoisting sails at a pole - Skovshoved Havn (Easterly Winds) 2

  • Fix pole moorings on mast.
  • Beware that jib or main sheets don’t catch poles.
  • Hoist mainsail.
  • Hoist headsail.
  • Push the boat out with enough power to get a few meters clear of the box.

Hoisting sails at a pole - Skovshoved Havn (Easterly Winds) 3

  • Trim the main and and headsail and bear away.
  • Hoist headsail and tack your way out.

Hoisting sails at a pole - Skovshoved Havn (Easterly Winds) 4

Going In (General Guidance)#

  • All sails should be down before entering the box.
  • Take sails down in time to bring down the speed so the boat stops without or just little help of moorings, pushing from the pier, etc.
  • First take down the sail closest to the wind (in relation to the direction when approaching the box) – in middle and above middle winds that is done in the large eastern basin.
  • The mainsail can only go down when pointing at the wind.
  • The headsail can go down any wind direction, but it must land on the deck.
  • Go into the box on a course perpendicular to the pier, it might be useful to take a sharp 90° turn onto this course to reduce speed.
  • If you need to stop boat with the moorings - put the line around a winch.

Going In (Westerly winds)#

Going In (Westerly winds)

  • Outside harbour: run through halyards, dedicate crew to mast, halyards and sheets, inform crew about maneuver.
  • Drop the headsail in the large basin if very windy, otherwise wait until the canal.
  • Tack your way in the canal.
  • Drop the main pointing to the wind with just enough speed remaining to enter the box. Take into account that the wind is against you.

Going In (Easterly winds)#

Going In (Easterly winds)

  • Outside harbour: run through halyards, have sail ties ready for main, dedicate crew to mast, halyards and sheets, inform crew about manoeuvre

  • In the large basin head up and drop the main when pointing at the wind

  • Drop the headsail with just enough speed remaining to enter the box. Take into account the the wind will push you even without sails