When you douse the spinnaker, do you let the pole forward to the headstay and then let the guy completely off? This should relieve all the pressure and now you can pull on the sheet to gather the foot and work with the bowman to relieve the halyard insync so as not to dump the sail in the water.
Maybe some of your spin-halyard hardware is getting hung up on the furler swivel? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 3, 2014 12:23 PM, "Indigo via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the help on this. > > I have another question - specifically for 35-III owners who fly a > symmetrical spinnaker > > I usually do my first set with the pole to starboard and the chute going > up using my only spin halyard which is on the port side - and the chute > going up under the jib (starboard tack for a port rounding). After an odd > number of gybes, I am dousing on the chute on the starboard side- with the > halyard now over the top of the forestay ( on the 35-III the standard > halyard sheaves are in line and not above the forestay tang). On more than > one occasion, we have had great difficulty dousing the chute because of the > way the halyard is being led over the forestay - potentially very > dangerous. I am typically leaving the douse until I am almost at the > leeward mark and have therefor started rounding up by the time we start > bringing the kite down. I have to be doing something wrong! > > Jonathan > > > > -- > Jonathan > Indigo C&C 35III > SOUTHPORT CT > > On Aug 1, 2014, at 9:54, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > We have a furler and dip-pole. We use a piece of velcro to hold the > sheets to the headstay below the drum. i'm not on the bow, but some very > experienced bowmen tell me its best on my boat. > > Joel > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I don't think of it either. >> >> >> >> Of course that is because I am old and way too heavy to be allowed on the >> bow >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> Persistence >> >> Halifax >> >> (yet another "not a c&c" boat - however I do race regularly on a 115 so I >> guess that counts - and a 99 as well) >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Tim >> Goodyear via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Friday, August 01, 2014 8:57 AM >> *To:* Indigo; cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Roller-furled jib sheets and symmetrical >> spinnaker >> >> >> >> It really is up to the bow person to keep the jib sheets forward / above >> the pole / topping lift. It is not hard if the sheets are slack (no reason >> to keep them taught) and it's way, way easier with a furler than if you had >> dropped the jib. Just one other thing for bow to remember in the gybe. We >> don't even think of it these days. I'm assuming you're doing dip pole, not >> what Josh was describing? >> >> >> >> Tim >> >> Mojito C&C 35-3 >> >> Branford, CT >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Indigo via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Still trying to get the hang of racing with a symmetrical spinnaker - and >> sorely in need of advice! >> >> I am setting up the pole with the lazy jib sheet over the pole and >> forward of the pole topping lift (taped back at the mast end of the pole) >> >> Set goes fine, then furl the jib. However after a couple of gybes, I find >> the jib sheets always need re-running before being able to unfurl the jib >> before douse. >> >> What am I doing wrong? >> >> -- >> Jonathan >> Indigo C&C 35III >> SOUTHPORT CT >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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