Level 13: Spinnaker Take-down

Windward Takedown :

Preparations:  The Genoa will need to be moved from the port rail to the starboard rail. Untie the jib sheets from the clew and tie them together. The Checkstay trimmer them pulls the knot around to the starboard side. The bowman gathers the genoa and loosely rolls it toward the bow. The Guy-guy eases the downhaul to make it easier to get the sail around the front of the downhaul. The genoa is rolled out along the starboard rail and the jib sheets retied to the clew. The starboard sheet is loaded on the primary and handle put in the winch.
Reset the Mainsail for closehauled. Check the true windspeed and tension the Main-halyard, Cunningham, and Outhaul in that order to their marks. Ease the Port Genoa Halyard (Fraculator) and tension the Backstay. The bowman scoots forward and releases the fraculator shackle and on his way back releases the Genoa Bungee cord (if used). The forward hatch is opened.
Approaching the mark: The Genoa is hoisted. It should be trimmed in enough to allow the spinnaker to continue to fly. The Spinnaker pole is tripped (Mastman #2 pushes the guy outboard as the chute continues to fre-fly) and stowed with the tip to starboard. The bowman retrieves the portside lazy sheet.
The Douse: Helm calls 'Douse Douse Douse'. The Trimmer gives a huge ease on the sheet. MastMan #1 eases the halyard. Bowman pulls the tack of the spinnaker around the Headstayand down towards the hatch. The bowman works to bring the foot of the spinnaker around the headstay as the Mastman #2 pulls the spinnaker down into the hatch. As soon as the head reaches the hatch, close the hatch. Unhook the halyard and stow it at the mast base. Leaving everything else hookedup. Ease the uphaul (Starboard genoa Halyard) and clip the uphaul bridle under the jib sheets and into the mastring shackle. Call 'Clear to Tack'.
During the upwind leg, reconnect the halyard and re-tape it to the pulpit. Also, insert the starboard sheet and guy in the pole end-fitting.

Jibe Douse:

Preparations:  Reset the Mainsail for closehauled. Check the true windspeed and tension the Main-halyard, Cunningham, and Outhaul in that order to their marks. Ease the Port Genoa Halyard (Fraculator) and tension the Backstay. The bowman scoots forward and releases the fraculator shackle and on his way back releases the Genoa Bungee cord (if used). The forward hatch is opened.
Approaching the mark: The Genoa is hoisted. It should be trimmed in enough to allow the spinnaker to continue to fly. The Spinnaker pole is tripped (Mastman #2 pushes the guy outboard as the chute continues to fre-fly) and stowed with the tip to starboard. The bowman retrieves the portside lazy guy.
The Douse: Helm calls 'Douse Douse Douse'. The boat starts to jibe as the spinnaker comes down under the genoa. The genoa is jibed over the heads of the Bowman and Mastman#2. The Checkstay Trimmer releases the portside jibsheet. The Guy-guy unloads the guy and loads the starboard jibsheet and trims the genoa in as the boat heads up. The rest of the douse is the same as the Windward douse. When the hatch has been closed, there is no need to lower the uphaul until after the next tack onto starboard.

Leeward Douse: Rounding the right side of a gate (mark to starboard) from starboard tack approach

Preparations:  Reset the Mainsail for closehauled. Check the true windspeed and tension the Main-halyard, Cunningham, and Outhaul in that order to their marks. Ease the Port Genoa Halyard (Fraculator) and tension the Backstay. The bowman scoots forward and releases the fraculator shackle and on his way back releases the Genoa Bungee cord (if used). The forward hatch is opened.
Approaching the mark: The Genoa is hoisted. It should be trimmed in enough to allow the spinnaker to continue to fly. The bowman retrieves the portside lazy guy.
The Douse: Helm calls 'Douse Douse Douse'. The boat starts to round up as the spinnaker comes down under the genoa on the portside . It is critical that the Guy-guy release the guy so the tack begins to flag out to port.The Genoa is trimmed hard by the Guy-guy. The Mastman #1 eases the halyard faster than for a weather drop, helping to keep the spinnaker from filling.. The spinnaker trimmer comes back to primary winches and resumes duty as jib trimmer. As soon as the chute is down the hatch and the halyard stowed at the mast base, lower the pole and stow it on the starboard side of the boat. Time permitting, lower the uphaul and stow the bridle under the lazy jub sheet.

Note: In each case, the spinnaker is ready for a port-side hoist, out of the hatch.