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FVSPS Sail Course, Class 6

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”

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FVSPS Sail Course, Class 6

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  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 TodayBriefing

  4. Available On-DockAdditional 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/ClarificationsSections 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

  14. Asymmetric Spinnaker

  15. Jibing an Asymmetrical Spinnaker

  16. Spinnaker flying high on a pendant

  17. Spinnaker Sock

  18. FVSPS Sail Course Marlinespike Sail Book, Section 20

  19. 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

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

  21. 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?

  22. 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

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

  24. 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

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

  26. 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

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

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

  29. OTW Assignmentfor Today

  30. Available On-DockAdditional 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

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