DSK wrote:

Bart Senior wrote:

How would you do that? Dropping it in the water will
stop the boat quickly and perhaps put the mans head
underwater.


?? I don't see how dropping the spinnaker, even if it goes trawling,
will put the crew overboard's head underwater if it wasn't already
underwater. Because the spinnaker is heeling the boat? But remember, the
guy was on the lee (mainsail) side so if that's true then it's an
unstable situation anyway; the boat would basically be in the first
stages of death-rolling.


In this case it would not matter as letting the spinny go frees upo the
crew to help the man. He just needs one hand to keep his head above
water! I agree with you Doug.

Cheers