1. FVSPS Sail Course, Class 6

2. 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

3. OTW Today Briefing

4. 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

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

6. Questions/Clarifications Sections 9, 10, 11

7. FVSPS Sail Course Spinnaker Handling Sail Book, Section 16

8. 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

9. End-for-end Spinnaker Pole

10. Dip Jibe Spinnaker Pole

11. Rigging of a Spinnaker Pole

12. Rigging the Spinnaker

13. Running with Spinnaker Set

15. Asymmetric Spinnaker

17. Jibing an Asymmetrical Spinnaker

18. Spinnaker flying high on a pendant

19. Spinnaker Sock

20. FVSPS Sail Course Marlinespike Sail Book, Section 20

21. 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

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

23. 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?

24. 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

25. FVSPS Sail Course Heavy Weather Sailing Sail Book, Section 17

26. 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

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

28. 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

31. FVSPS Sail Course Storm Conditions Sail Book, Section 18

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

34. OTW Assignment for Today

35. 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