30 BASIC POWERBOATING. SAFETY & RESCUE FOR SAILING INSTRUCTORS Holding Stern Into Wind


Turn Left


Turn prop small


amount


toward wind and shift to reverse.


WIND


Because the bow wants to turn downwind, it is usually easier to hold position with the stern into the wind, provided waves don’t come over the transom (back end). Shift into reverse to keep the stern headed into the wind and to compensate for drifting. In windy conditions, you may have to switch to holding the bow into the wind to avoid exposure to exhaust gases or taking water over the back of the boat.


TURNING MANEUVERS


When making a turn, a key concept to remember is that a boat rotates around a pivot point, which causes the stern to swing out wide of your turning path. Keep this in mind when passing close to an object in the water. While your boat’s bow and pivot point may clear the object, your stern could hit it. Remember, the pivot point for every boat differs and is influenced by a boat’s windage and underwater shape.


Pivot Turn Low-Speed Turn


Turn Right


At low speeds, the thrust from a propeller or jet is reduced in proportion to the effects of windage, causing some loss of turning maneuverability. In tight maneuvering situations in marinas or windy conditions, it may be necessary to use pulses of increased thrust by intermittently increasing the throttle a bit to improve turning control or achieve tighter turns.


Pivot Turn Using Directed Thrust


Turn Left


This is a maneuver frequently used in marinas or other very confined spaces to rotate a boat within a space of one to two boat lengths. 1Starting at rest, turn wheel hard over, and shift into forward gear at idle rpm to initiate pivot turn.


Turn Right


2Shift into neutral and turn wheel hard over in opposite direc- tion, while counting 1-2-3.


Turn Left


3 Shift into reverse at idle rpm to continue turn. 4 Shift into neutral and turn wheel hard over in opposite direc- tion, while counting 1-2-3.


5 Repeat until boat has completed its turn. NOTE: To rotate the boat in the opposite direction, just reverse the direction of the wheel listed in steps 1, 2 and 4.


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