Recover the Crew

Sail a clean Figure-8 and glide to a dead stop right alongside the victim — on the downwind side, sails luffing.

Live Telemetry

Boat Speed

0.0 kn

Wind Angle

90°

Point of Sail

Beam Reach

Distance to Crew

—

Recovery Checkpoints

Beam
Reach

The
Tack

Broad
Reach

Close
& Stop

Press Start Recovery. You're sailing a beam reach — hold your course steady.

The Helm

Rudder

Steer with the ← → arrow keys, or drag the wheel. Release to centre the rudder.

Mainsheet

Trimmed in

Eased — sails luffTrimmed — full drive

Trim in with D, ease out to luff with A — or drag the lever. Ease to spill wind and bleed speed off.

The Figure-8 Method

Beam reach away. Hold 90° to the wind and open up ~3 boat lengths.
Tack — never gybe. Turn the bow UP through the wind onto the opposite tack. Commit to the turn.
Broad reach back. Bear away and sail back down toward the crew.
Close reach & stop. Aim from downwind, then ease the mainsheet to luff the sails and glide to a stop alongside.

Bleed speed off the smart way: ease the mainsheet so the sails luff and stop driving — the boat coasts down while you keep steerage to aim at the crew. Trim back in to power up again. Heading too far into the wind also luffs the sails, but there the boat slows and loses steerage — caught in irons.

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