Having crewed on the same boat in both spinnaker and white sail divisions (albeit not on a C&C 35) the only difference between the crew assignments is that the pit person does the pole up and down, and helps to grind if the spin trimmer needs help in high wind (we put the spin sheet on the same cabin top winches used by the pit crew to raise/lower halyards). The two crew handling the jib (grinding and tailing) are the same on the spinnaker - guy and sheet. Someone is just assigned to fly, and someone to handle the guy. We have the guy sheet on one of the winches used for the jib sheets. Foredeck handles the pole.
I second though that having a well rounded crew with experience in multiple positions is good, especially since when you are then short a position, you can rotate to accommodate the spare crew you find, and don't have to find a spare for that particular position, which could be more difficult. Sophia 1978 C&C 29 MK1 Toronto ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 07:04:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Stus-List Crew Assignments - 35mkIII Josh I agree practice is key. Fortunately I have a pretty steady group who crew regularly most of whom have plenty of bug boat cruising experience but very limited to none spinnaker handling. I am hoping that by giving each a specific list of "jobs" to focus on there will be less confusion and less chance of mistakes. -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT On Aug 15, 2015, at 21:53, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Having been crew for over 10 years, it is my opinion that pigeon holing positions is great in theory if you can get the same crew week after week. Otherwise you need crew that is flexible and can adapt quickly. For example, foredeckers make the best cockpit and midships crew since they can anticipate the needs of the foredeck. More helpful than a "jobs list" is practice. Our crew would arrange practice on Tuesday night in preps for the Wednesday night race. Focus on tacks and spin jibes... Fast. Then spin launch and take down... Fast. You'll have time to talk and figure out what people need and where. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD I have a fairly green crew - and I put myself in that category when it comes to spinnaker handling - and we are trying to move more permanently into the beer can spinnaker division - using a symmetrical spinnaker. I am looking for help in defining specific jobs / task responsibilities to my crew so at least to start, they get to know set of jobs and do them well I think I have the "standard" set up for 35mk iii s Roller furled jib Spin halyard to base of mast and winch on cabin top just aft of mast on port side I use guys and sheets - no twings Pole topping lift brought aft to clutch on starboard cabin top Pole down haul brought aft to clam clear on starboard side of cockpit coming Self tailing primaries aft with non-self tailing secondaries forward I am not short of crew, but ideally would like to have clear assignments for six or seven individuals - though we often have a couple extra available. I would like to prepare (plagiarize if someone has this already!!) a table with "positions" in the left column and then a series of columns for "upwind" "hoist" "trim" "gybe" "douse" etc. and then each cell would define the job or jobs assigned to each position during that maneuver. While I am sure some of this is generic, I feel that the boat layout requires the assignments to be tailored so that crew don't get in each other's way Anybody got anything already prepared that I could use as a starting point? As always - grateful in advance for the individual and collective wisdom of this group.
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