FVSPS Sail Course, Class 6

What Are We Doing Today? In Class Today: - 10:00 OTW Today Briefing (Brian) - 10:10 Last Week’s OTW, Discuss (Brian) - 10:20 Questions/Clarification, Sec. 9, 10,11 (Leslie) - 10:50 Section 16, “Spinnaker Handling” - 11:05 Section 20, “Marlinespike Seamanship” - 11:20 Section 17, “Heavy Weather Sailing” - 11:35 Section 18, “Storm Conditions” - 11:50 OTW Assignment (Brian) - 12:00 Lunch, then OTW

OTW Today Briefing

Available On-Dock Additional Training 1. Going Aloft 2. Folding Sails on Side Deck 3. Hanking on Headsail 4. Changing Headsail on a Roller Furler 5. Using an Asymmetric Spinnaker with a sock 6. Coiling Lines 7. Whipping 8. Double-Braid Splicing

Prior OTW, Discuss 1. What did you learn? 2. What went right? 3. What went wrong?

Questions/Clarifications Sections 9, 10, 11

FVSPS Sail Course Spinnaker Handling Sail Book, Section 16

Spinnakers Spinnakers are made of light weight nylon Spinnakers add excitement and speed to downwind sailing Symmetrical Spinnakers Racers Use a spinnaker pole with special control lines Asymmetrical Spinnaker Cruisers Frequently set and douse with a sock

End-for-end Spinnaker Pole

Dip Jibe Spinnaker Pole

Rigging of a Spinnaker Pole

Rigging the Spinnaker

Running with Spinnaker Set

Asymmetric Spinnaker

Jibing an Asymmetrical Spinnaker

Spinnaker flying high on a pendant

Spinnaker Sock

FVSPS Sail Course Marlinespike Sail Book, Section 20

What is Marlinespike? Marlinespike is about lines and working with them (also refers to a tool, a fid) Types of line Knots for specific purposes Splices in lines Whipping lines

Types of Line, Construction 3-Strand 6-Strand, 12-Strand, Single Braid Double Braid High Tech Lines with Braided Sheaths and Parallel Cores

Types of Line, Material Nylon - Anchor, mooring, dock lines - Stretches, elastic - 3-strand nylon commonly used for anchor rode Polyester/Dacron - Doesn’t stretch much - Double-braid Dacron commonly used for halyards and sheets Polypropylene - Floats - Uses?

Important Purposes of Knots Attach sheets to the clew of sails –Bowline Stopper knots –Figure 8 –Overhand knot Attach lines to something other than line –A hitch - a series of loops and knots - fenders tied to stanchions (e.g. round turn with 2 half-hitches) –A cleat hitch – tie a boat to the dock Reefing knot

FVSPS Sail Course Heavy Weather Sailing Sail Book, Section 17

Sailing in High Winds Better Chapter Title, “Sailing in High Winds” To Sail in High Winds: –Reduce Sail –Flatten Sails (in pull mode) –Spill Wind

Flatten Sails, Spilling Wind Review Flattening Sails (pull mode) Spilling Wind: –Sheet out –Sail twist –Pinching

Reducing Sail Partially furl headsail Drop / roll-up one of your sails Reefing: –When to reef –Benefits of reefing –Size of reefs –How to reef Special storm sails

FVSPS Sail Course Storm Conditions Sail Book, Section 18

Storm Tactics Heaving To? Lying Ahull? Sea Anchors Running Running with Drogue Jordan Series Drogue

OTW Assignment for Today

Available On-Dock Additional Training 1. Going Aloft 2. Folding Sails on Side Deck 3. Hanking on Headsail 4. Changing Headsail on a Roller Furler 5. Using an Asymmetric Spinnaker with a sock 6. Coiling Lines 7. Whipping 8. Double-Braid Splicing