Spinnaker Hoists and Douses based on 3 People in an Ideal 18
Hoists
- Bow set pole on the final approach to the windward mark (make sure tweeker is set on the guy and the pole is 90 degrees to the mast)
- Bow to feed guy out of bag and middle pulls the corner of the spinnaker to the leeward side of the jib
- Skipper to bear off around the mark and let main sail out while the middle has both spinnaker sheets and the bow hoists the spinnaker
- Once spinnaker is flying, bow to furl jib
- Middle to cleat guy and play sheet on spinnaker
- Bow to clean 'house' and adjust sail controls accordingly
Douses
- Put sail controls back on that were let off
- Bow to unfurl jib
- Bow to put pole away while middle free flys the kite
- Middle then gathers foot of the spinnaker on the PORT side of the boat
- Bow to release the spinnaker halyard once the middle calls for it and spinnaker is taken down quickly
- Skipper to head up around mark and trim in main (or middle can help with main trim), bow to trim jib