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. > > > -- > Jonathan > Indigo C&C 35III > SOUTHPORT CT > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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