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SPINNAKER (CONTD.)
Attach the retrieval line - The retrieval line is led through a hole in the aft
end of the spinnaker sock and goes through the lower hole located in a patch
in the middle of the spinnaker. You need to be very precise with these next
instructions as it will make dousing the spinnaker work properly. After you
have fed the retrieval line through the lower hole you need to tie a “figure-8”
knot in the retrieval line. This knot needs to be exactly xx inches from the
end of the line. Then pass the line thought the hole in the upper patch and
tie a “figure 8” knot so that it can’t come back out of the hole. This way when
you pull the retrieval line, the lower knot is pushing the lower patch and the
upper knot is pushing the upper patch, separating them. The spinnaker will
slide into the sock more evenly and smoothly without jamming.
Attach the halyard - If you did not already feed the halyard through the
block on the mast you need to either capsize your boat or take the mast
out again and run the spinnaker halyard through the block. It then goes
to a series of turning blocks located at the base of the mast forward of the
mast. These blocks serve as the reverse purchase allowing you to douse the
spinnaker with one short pull of the halyard. The reverse purchase system
is then attached to a line that is led through a channel aft to a cleat on the
starboard side of the boat.
Let’s try it hoisting and dousing the spinnaker. To pull the spinnaker down,
first release the halyard from the cleat, then pull the retrieval line through
the sock until the spinnaker is completely inside. Only the three corners will
stick out ready for the next hoist. Next try to hoist the sail. When sailing you
will straddle the halyard cleat and with a swift pull raise the sail. The reverse
purchase means that the full length of the halyard will raise the sail while at
the same time it will pull the tack out to the bow of the boat. Try setting and
dousing the sail a few times to get used to how it works.
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