Friday, November 29, 2013

Level 12: Jibing with the Spinnaker

Dip Jibe:

Preparations:  The Checkstay-trimmer (or if needed the Guy-guy) loads the .    Mast-man#1 hoists the mastring to the jibemark on the mast.  The Spinnaker-trimmer moves to the cockpit at the leeward secondary.  The guy-trimmer loads the lazy sheet on the windward secondary and takes in all the slack.  The Bow-man takes the lazy guy forward and sits in the pulpit on the windward side.   Mast-man#2 unloads all but 1 wrap from the winch and stands ready.
The Spinnaker:  The skipper calls 'Jibe Ho'.  The Bow-man calls 'TRIP'.  The Mast-man#1 pulls the trip cord and calls 'pole down'.  Simultaneously, the Checkstay-trimmer takes all the tension on the new sheet and  Mast-man#2 eases the uphaul to the mark and then loads wraps on the winch and puts in a handle.   Mast-man#1 pulls the pole to bow, lifting it over the pulpit if required.  The Bow-man places the new guy in the pole end and calls 'made'.   The Bow-man pushes the pole overhead and Mast-man#2 grinds it up.  As the pole is rehoisted, the Guy-trimmer  moves to the windward primary and takes the tension from the old sheet.  The Spinnaker trimmer takes the sheet from the checkstay-trimmer and moves to the windward chainplates.
The Mainsail:  As the boat approaches dead-down-wind the mainsheet is eased to the maximum point. When the skipper calls 'Jibe Ho', the sheet is hauled in as fast as possible.  In lighter condition the Main-trimmer can just pull over the whole sheet bundle.  In heavier conditions he can pull on an intermediate loop or just haul on the bitter end.  As soon as the main flops to the other side it must be eased back to the maximum and then re-trimmed for the new course.

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