TEACHING STUDENTS TO SAIL


Setting an Asymmetrical Spinnaker: 1 Hoisting the the asymmetrical spinnaker should be done while sailing on a broad reach or run. Sailing downwind at these angles will keep the sailboatflatter and more stable with less load on the sails, allowing the crew to be in the cockpit to hoist.


2 The crew will hoist the sailboat while the skipper watches to make sure the spinnaker is all the way up and does not get caught on anything. On most dinghies, the spinnaker pole should go out and the tack of the spinnaker should get pulled out to the tip of the spinnaker pole automatically.


3 Once the sail is hoisted the crew trims the leeward sheet.


Sailing and Trimming an Asymmetrical Spinnaker: 1 Keep the sailboat flat for best performance. The crew should sit in a location forward and to windward in the sailboat with a good view of the spinnaker. In light air conditions, the skipper may have to sit in or to leeward to keep it balanced.


2 The crew should communicate the pressure they feel in the spinnaker sheet. If the pressure is weak, the skipper may be sailing too low.


3 Keep the luff of the spinnaker slightly curling about 50% of the time byeasing and trimming the leeward spinnaker sheet. Maintaining that curl takes a good amount of attentiveness with frequent easing and trimming of the spinnaker sheet


to keep it boat heading.


4 It is important to anticipate when the sailboat will be hit by a gust or enter a lull, so that the skipper can can bear away in gusts and head up in lulls to maintain maximum speed and control of the sailboat.


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