Shooter

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A shoot-up is a sailing maneuver in which a boat in motion is steered into the wind to bring it to a standstill. This maneuver is therefore suitable for picking up a person as part of a man overboard maneuver or for mooring at a pier . It's the only way to stop a sailboat quickly.

Sailing maneuvers: shoot-up
Sailing maneuvers: almost shoot-up
The sailing maneuvers Aufschießer and near-Aufschließer in comparison

Shooter

process

A sailboat has no brakes. To it anyway at a desired location (for example, web or buoy ) bring to a halt, which controls helmsman an imaginary point which is at about three to four boat lengths from the stop position removed exactly in Lee located. At that point the pods are thrown loose; the helmsman puts the rudder and steers directly towards the stop point.

Because the wind is coming from the front, the sails are killing (flapping), the boat has no propulsion and is slowed down by the frictional force of the water and the headwind. The boat still covers the above-mentioned approx. Three to four boat lengths run-out section on "course in the wind" until it stops at the stop. In stronger winds, the maneuver is not entirely harmless, as the boom beats back and forth uncontrollably and can injure the crew. Killing the sails for a long time can also damage them.

In order to correctly assess the run-out route under different conditions, a lot of experience is necessary, as it is influenced by several factors:

Factors for the length of the outlet route

  • Size and weight of the boat: the bigger and heavier the boat, the longer the run-out distance due to the greater inertia.
  • Strength of the wind and height of the swell : the stronger the wind and the higher the swell, the shorter the run-out distance. Wind and waves come from the front and slow the boat down.
  • Rudder position when shooting up: the harder the rudder is placed, the more the boat is braked when turning, and the shorter the run-out distance.

Almost-shooters

While a sailing boat can be brought to a (temporary) standstill relatively easily at a certain point in calm water, this is difficult or even impossible in rough seas . For this case there is a modified variant of the Aufschießer, the near-Aufschießer.

In this case, the throwing off of the pods and the rudder position are not initiated exactly three to four boat lengths leeward of the stopping point, as is the case with the shooter, but about three boat lengths in front of it. As a result, the boat approaches the stopping point with killing sails on an upwind course .

Advantages of the near-shooter

  • If the speed of the boat is not enough to get to the stop point (the boat "starves"), a little more speed can be picked up again by briefly closing the pods and thus the destination can be reached.
  • With man-over-board maneuvers, there is a clearly defined windward and lee side due to the inclination of the boat to the wind. This gives the skipper the opportunity to rescue the person who fell overboard either to windward or leeward . Both sides have advantages and disadvantages (see man overboard maneuvers ).
  • Better view of the target
  • In the event of an unsuccessful maneuver, the direction of deposit is clearly defined
  • The pods of the killing jib do not get caught easily

literature

  • German Hochseesportverband Hansa e. V. (Ed.): Seamanship. Yachting manual. Bielefeld: Delius Klasing, ISBN 3-7688-0523-9