Diesel is sailboat engine are generally very efficient. Most the time she probably spends sailing, but if the wind isn’t strong enough or in the wrong direction you don’t really have another option.
I’m sure this varies widely by jurisdiction, but at least in my part of the states no. I just have a (smaller) sailboat and my “backup” is just ors and the coast guard haha
Even if it weren’t a legal requirement I would hope people would have the common sense and desire for personal safety that they would have it there for a backup. I imagine our knowledge and surveillance of weather makes it a lot easier to sail if you have that information, but you could easily be stuck for a very long time if you only relied on sailing. From what I have read the Mayflower was delayed for over a month at sea due to the changing of the winds.
Beat me to it. If the sails aren’t up you just drift if you’re not under motor. If there’s not enough or too much or the wind is in the wrong direction then you don’t have any choice.
Diesel is sailboat engine are generally very efficient. Most the time she probably spends sailing, but if the wind isn’t strong enough or in the wrong direction you don’t really have another option.
Source: I’m a sailor and own a sailboat
What’s it like being sail?
Windy
It’sail good man, just go with the flow.
Breezy
Aren’t you legally required to have some kind of backup propulsion source anyway?
You do to sail into some ports, for example, but there are a lot of sailing vessels that are pure sail.
I’m sure this varies widely by jurisdiction, but at least in my part of the states no. I just have a (smaller) sailboat and my “backup” is just ors and the coast guard haha
Even if it weren’t a legal requirement I would hope people would have the common sense and desire for personal safety that they would have it there for a backup. I imagine our knowledge and surveillance of weather makes it a lot easier to sail if you have that information, but you could easily be stuck for a very long time if you only relied on sailing. From what I have read the Mayflower was delayed for over a month at sea due to the changing of the winds.
You want to rely on motor in really bad weather, or when you get stranded in the middle of nowhere with no wind.
Not sure about legal requirements but it wouldn’t surprise me
Beat me to it. If the sails aren’t up you just drift if you’re not under motor. If there’s not enough or too much or the wind is in the wrong direction then you don’t have any choice.