When reaching easing the halyard a foot helps keep
the spinnaker from backwinding the main.

"Maxprop" wrote

"Bart Senior" wrote in message

On the race course, when might you want the
spinnaker halyard eased slightly and why? [1 pt]

When racing a non-standard triangle with a downwind finish. Easing the
halyard would place the chute farther forward and perhaps give a boat an
edge over the line first if the contest was tight at the line.

Max