SAILING SINGLE HANDED WITH A SPINNAKER. Tutorial with hints and tips on the way we do it
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Our first film on sailing single handed was so well received that we thought we would do another. This week its how we fly a spinnaker single handed. Please note this is just the way we do it, if you have any comments or observations please feel free to leave them below so that we can benefit the experience. Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/
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The first thing you do before hoisting the spinnaker is to raise the pole, that way you can get control of the spinnaker as quickly as possible. In the same way the last thing you do is to drop the pole so that you can keep control of the spinnaker for as long as possible.
The pole has an up haul and a down haul attached to it. These need to be attached to the middle of the pole so that when you gybe the kite, and swap the pole end to end, the pole will remain set in the same position. As most poles arent strong enough to take all this loading when supported in the middle most yachts attach these lines to a bridle that runs between both ends.
Our boat is very conventionally rigged so If you google how to fly a spinnaker you will come across plenty sources explaining this better than I can.
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Cheers, great channel. Re: your opening comments, Don't worry too much about quality and such. The only way to get better is to just throw Vids out and get your practice in. Compared to sailing there is really NOTHING bad that can happen if a video isn't what you want it to be. And your stuff really is pretty good anyway.
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Re quality. yup it is difficult balance as our channel was originally only intended for our family and friends... and although its moved on a bit from that now, we have no desire of becoming an internet star or film producer so we dont want the effort we put into it all to take away from our own enjoyment.
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They are not for everyone and it doesn't matter who you are, sooner or later one will give you a world of pain so I understand your thinking. But in between these moments they can be a lot of fun :-)
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I use a mark on the guy when gybing, so that I know how much to let off for the pole to easily swap sides but when I'm dropping I get hold of the sheet, then just let the guy go. With the kite then behind the main I let the halyard go and start dragging it all on board.
Hope that helps
Nice to hear from you and glad to hear that you found the film useful. Yup the halyard over the back trick is good, I got it from a Figaro sailor and I figured if it worked for them...
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I'll keep following your videos - love this single handed sailing stuff. The practical way!
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Nice to hear from you again, have fun
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This is a skill I really need to develop. I have a tri-radial and an asymmetrical but have not yet flown either.
Nice to hear from you again. Spinnakers can be a lot of fun on the right day. You should convince some friends to go sailing with you the first time you fly one, it doesn't make things much easier as such but its always better to have people around if things go wrong, then when you get the hang of it have a go on your own. Have fun :-)
Glad you liked the film and thanks for the idea... I'll give that some thought
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Your right in that everyone should be careful in this regard. My excuse is that i am sailing on a sheltered river, with flat water and with limited space and in a situation like this the threat of falling over is greatly reduced and a tether can be a hindrance to my movement and timing that might actually make things more likely to go wrong. When I am in open water or rough seas I always tether on and your right, I would encourage any one contemplating doing this for the first time in anything other than idea conditions to do the same.
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Nice to hear from you. Everyone starts some where... my thinking with these films was just to give people some confidence. I'm not really trying to teach people how to sail just give them some ideas that might make them have a go themselves.
a: many crewed boats shy from,
b: most single handed boats shy from, and
c: which I have not found a better video for.
There are a couple videos that show single handed sailors practicing, but I haven't found a single video yet that attempts to teach single handed symmetrical sail handling, so, at the time of publishing, I'm certain you have the finest videos on the subject. No apologies required for that!
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Nice to hear from you and thanks for the kind words. Great questions... and to be honest id like to know the answers as well :-) but I'm not the really right person to answer many of these as I dont have any real life experience of them.... and I'm not in a position to simulate them. I'll keep your ideas in mind though, especially if we ever meet some one that does have the experience, perhaps I could do a video on your behalf and we can both find out the answers. Have fun
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I dont have much experience of snubbers I'm afraid but it does sound like it might help you. Have fun and good luck
In some ways its easier on a dinghy because the loads are so much lighter but then you do have to worry about keeping it up right, a problem you dont have on a bigger boat. The most important thing when flying a conventional kite on a dinghy is can you reach all the controls from the helm, and its helps if you tie a piece of elastic around the helm so that when you go forward to sort out the pole the boat stays roughly on course. Have fun
Nice to hear from you, glad to hear that you liked the film and thanks for the link... it will be very useful fro those using a snuffer.
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It is always hard to strike a balance... but hopefully we'll be able to film some more of the racing this year in which we'll be able to show more of the sailing.
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Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it and thanks... its not that hard when you pick the nice days and have practiced a bit :-)
Steve
Sorry I cant help really without fully understanding how its all roped up but the principles are the same, get the kite behind the main, easing the tack line as the snuffer comes down might help and if need be re-rope it to suit your single handed situation. Have fun
Good idea. we dont have a cruising chute but we'll keep that in mind if we get to spend some time on a boat that does. All the basic principles are the same its just the sail handling that will be different. Do you use a snuffer?
Thank you, and glad to hear that you like the level of content. Its always a tough call deciding what we think people will already know and therefore the things that are useful to describe or show.
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Nice to hear from you, glad to know that you liked the film. All our electronics are recent B&G, the autohelm being one of their Triton systems with a below deck drive unit and its excellent
Ron
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Nice to hear from you and good to hear that you have picked up on some things that might help you in your own adventures. Thanks for commenting