Damn Kevin I howled
How often did I hear these conversation the last racing season!
John
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 5:40 PM, Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
Not sure why the ass end of the boat has so much difficulty following
instructions: https://youtu.be/4MRunq1y2_A
On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 1:45 PM Nauset Beach via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 3:04 PM
To: CnClist <[email protected]>
Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]>
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
<[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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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