Another aspect of smoother end for end gybes with sheets and guys is having the foredeck make certain there is plenty of slack lazy guy at the chain plates prior to beginning the maneuver – how much slack is determined through practice. When the pole is trimmed back as the boat turns down, and then tripped, the spin trimmer controls the kite with both sheets and there is no load on the new guy. The mast man / foredeck should be able to drop the new guy into the jaw and push the pole out and make it on the mast without any real load on the pole via the guy. The guy trimmer only trims back the new guy after the call of “Made” is heard from the foredeck, and then the spin trimmer eases the weather spin sheet as the new guy is brought in.
And of course, the helmsman has to not turn up to the new course until that call as well… All it takes is a lot of practice to get everyone on the same page… ;) From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 3:04 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Spinnaker pole handling Think about it like this, if the center seam on the bottom panel of the chute is directly ahead of the boat (centered on the forestay) it is easy to move the chute side to side to make the pole on either side. If the center seam has prematurely crossed the forestay to the leeward side then the foredeck person has to push the sail back to windward to make the pole. A simple light air practice exercise is to center the main, steer the boat keeping the Windex CENTERED between the tabs and then have the foredeck gybe the chute back and forth a few times. Put a piece of tape on the center seam of the bottom panel to give a visible reference to the forestay. When racing, if the foredeck can complete the gybe and have the pole made on the mast while the Windex is still well between the tabs, it should go smoothly. The speed of the turn is controlled by the helmsperson! Watch the center seam! Dennis C. On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 1:30 PM, John McKay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Yikes, and I have been blaming it on the foredeck guys! On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 12:09 PM, Paul Baker via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: As someone who does the pointy end on multiple racing boats, I fully concur. Almost all of the FUBAR kite moments are down to the ham-fisted monkey at the blunt end Cheers, Paul. 1974 27' MkII Sidney, BC.
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