Emergency Tiller Drill Under Sail Checklist
Emergency Tiller Drill Under Sail Checklist
- Recognize that you have lost steering
- Assign someone to announce situation on VHF and keep watch
- Have sound-producing device ready for emergency signals
- Announce everyone ready for unplanned tacks and gybes
- Assign someone to retrieve emergency tiller and key / winch handle
- Remove access plate
- Install tiller
- Sit down
- Steer
- Trim sails to ease pressure on emergency tiller
- Rig control lines as planned in advance
I Don’t Go Anywhere Without:
- North American Rescue CAT tourniquets.
- PierShare to rent your dock out or rent a dock.
- BoatUS for your boat towing insurance! Code: “HEWAF88”
- Thank you Bill for being the Best Sailing Partner EVER!
