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for a pearson 30
headstay is just short of 40' (if that helps) so........ it ain't huge.........but it ain't small either. if i understand the description below..........you are dropping the sail on the windward side of the boat with the sheet slack and pulling in the guy?? yes? gf. "Nav" wrote in message ... DSK wrote: It'd help. One thing you can do is either a slow "floater" douse or a gybe douse (at one time called the "mexican takedown"). The floater is probably a bit easier. Put the boat slightly by the lee, pull the pole back all the way, get the sail flying & stable. Then unclip the guy from the pole and start hauling it in. The sail should fly out to the side and stay mostly filled, ie "floating." When you've gathered in a good bit of the foot, start dropping the halyard and bundle the sail into the cockpit as it falls. Don't step on it, spinnaker sailcloth is slippery! The floater works well because you can pull the sail aft without much risk of it going in the water. This is also the basis of several types of windward take downs. I've never done a drop like this single handed. I'm not sure how well it would work. I always thought that for a floater drop you over trim with a tight foot gathing the leech and don't release the pole until it is well on board. The pole stops it dropping in the water... Doug, is this really a good method for a single handed crew? How big is this spinnaker? Cheers |
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