Handling Storms at Sea: The 5 Secrets of Heavy Weather Sailing

The definitive guide to a critical, hotlydebated topic

How should a sailor cope with storms at sea?Some advocate heaving-to, others running off.Some say trail a sea anchor over the bow, others adrogue astern. The stakes in the discussion couldn't behigher, or the consensus lower. Finally, preeminentsailor/author Hal Roth offers a practical strategy thatcan evolve and respond as storms grow stronger.

Hal Roth has sailed twice around the world single-handed. He has crossed the Pacific five times, the Atlantic 11 times, and has rounded Cape Horn three times, logging more than 200,000 miles under sail. He is the author of 10 books of high adventure and some 400 articles for sailing magazines.