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Panope heaves to under trisail and storm jib, and Steve Goodwin rates it the most stable heave-to configuration he has tried.1:27 The boat makes roughly one knot, drifting slightly downwind then forward, with a pronounced slick on the windward side.1:50 The helm is locked hard to windward.2:00 Compared to heaving to under the mainsail — which Goodwin has used often and confirms also works — the trisail-and-storm-jib combination produces noticeably greater stability.1:45 With sufficient sea room, he judges the boat could be left in this configuration indefinitely while the crew rests below.2:07 The practical takeaway: a trisail paired with a storm jib outperforms a mainsail setup for heaving to in terms of stability.

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