Communication Contact other boats in the area and inform them you have lost your steering control Tow 1. Call BoatUS 2. Attempt to get closer to land but yet far enough away from potential crash points or shallow spots Remove steering load from the sails Goal is to sail straight with no helm input. 1.Go into the wind and reef the main sail 2.Ease the traveler 3.Keep the job tight 4.Only use the jib when sailing downwind or deep reaching Drogue We don’t have one yet, but expect us to have one in the near future. A drogue •Creates drag astern to ensure the transom down not pass the bow (broach) •keeps the boat straight •is deployed off the stern •can be used for steering 1.Rig a bridle between the port and starboard cleats a.Use the pulleys at each hull 2.Shortening one or the other will turn the boat Emergency Tiller This will require long term manual force in unfavorable conditions. 1.Put on life jacket / PFD 2.Undo life lines on starboard stern (by sugar board) 3.Open starboard engine hatch 4.Put on sailing gloves 5.Get out the emergency tiller a.located in back right hand side of the lazarette storage unit in the cockpit 6.Attach the tiller a.Located on white shelf under the lip of the hatch, by sugar-scoop steps b.Stay away from the engine belt (Hazard of in-running nip point / abrasion) c.Caution about the engine being hot 7.Manually steer a.Waves can dump large amounts of salt water into the engine compartment