Can you fail RYA competent crew?

glynd said:
As a related question, does anyone know a sensible way to re-rig a Jeanneau looped main sheet, which has been run back to the cockpit winches to a single coach roof winch?

We were told the coachroof winches are unable to take the mainsheet load - Jeanneau 409 / Sunsail 41
Really annoying to essentially have a wasted winch, as they have two coach roof winches, and two cockpit winches.
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Who told you that?
 
dgadee said:
Would never do it myself. Too likely to get caught up in an emergency. If I'm wrong maybe I need to do a course myself.
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:)

I've one of those Dehler CWS boats. You know one of the new fangled things that came out about 30 years ago.

Everything comes back to two electric winches, including the jib sheets and main sheet, through jammers. Works perfectly well and easy to short tack. I do make sure the jammers are left open for the jib sheets when they're under load except for any short periods when I need the winches for something else.
 
lpdsn said:
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I've one of those Dehler CWS boats. You know one of the new fangled things that came out about 30 years ago.

Everything comes back to two electric winches, including the jib sheets and main sheet, through jammers. Works perfectly well and easy to short tack. I do make sure the jammers are left open for the jib sheets when they're under load except for any short periods when I need the winches for something else.
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So do I - but just one winch. Love the setup. The only negative is maneuvering over the beam holding the winch when the boat is heeling.
 
dgadee said:
So do I - but just one winch. Love the setup. The only negative is maneuvering over the beam holding the winch when the boat is heeling.
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You'll know the score then. I'm lucky in that I can walk between the two winches.
 
Our boat has mainsheet led to a clutch and that has not been a problem ever. Seems sensible to avoid cluttering a winch but I wouldn't like it for genoa sheet as that needs so much releasing to tack or gybe.
 
RupertW said:
Our boat has mainsheet led to a clutch and that has not been a problem ever. Seems sensible to avoid cluttering a winch but I wouldn't like it for genoa sheet as that needs so much releasing to tack or gybe.
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Big secret is to keep the clutch open except when you need to use the winch for another line. And once finished, put the sheet back on the winch and grind on a little and open the clutch again. Means tacking can be done easily. More effort required if you go into a tack with the clutch closed.
 
OP here, with comment on original topic. Newly 'Competent Crew' and I have been onboard for 2 months. What a change! Keen to do sailory things, reads Tom Cunliffe as bed time reading, never thinks that she shouldn't be participating in boat work. Still gives continual running commentary as we enter marinas, but you can't have everything.

Would advise anyone to send their partner/wife off to a sailing school. She said it was the hardest thing she's ever done, but so glad she did it.
 
JumbleDuck said:
That's what I would expect. If I was paying for a CC course I'd be pissed off to find that I was being taught by a DS pupil and if I was paying for a DS course I'd be pissed off to find that I was expected to teach CC pupils.
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All in moderation. Whilst as aDS you are not expected to be an instructor or may have no leanings that was, however as DS you are in charge and responsible for your boat and crew and may have to instruct a crew member to do something.
As CC you could be instructed by a DS and if whilst on a a course I would expect it to be under the supervision of the instructor
 
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