de-powering a chute in a hurry......

[DJE]

I don't think I'd try this on a cruiser but in my days crewing a 24ft sports boat the occasional major broach was all part of the game. In a good one the boat would lay down to 60 degrees or more with both main and kite in the water, rudder out of the water and sheets slack because the sea was keeping the sails full. In this position she would be quite stable with half the crew up to their waists in water.
We developed a recovery technique which was basically to ease the spinnaker halyard by three or four metres or thereabouts. This seemed to take some of the pressure off allowing her to come upright at which point we pointed her nice and deep winched back in the halyard and got on with the race.

 

[savageseadog]

If you're talking about a real emergency then let the halyard go

 

[Twister_Ken]

If you're talking about a real emergency then let the halyard go

Sure, then you sail over the chute, and wrap it under the boat. NOT a good idea.

I repeat, unfurl the genoa to blanket it, then recover it under the foot of the genoa.

 

[flaming]

Sure, then you sail over the chute, and wrap it under the boat. NOT a good idea.

I repeat, unfurl the genoa to blanket it, then recover it under the foot of the genoa.

Well, ish...

If you're flat on your side, and the usual easing of kicker, mainsheet and kite sheet isn't working then surge 10 feet of kite halyard. The boat will pop back up straight away, and once you've got everything back under control you can either grind the halyard back up, or drop.

Great example in this video - broach is at about 1.20 - you see the boat not coming straight back up, the halyard eased and then the mast man bouncing the halyard back up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irna0AX2Pms

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Something New Learned

So now we are talking about 3 things: -

1. Taking the cruising chute down in windy conditions.
2. Emergency de powering.
3. Pinned Down Broach Recovery.

The halyard trick when pinned down is new to me, glad to learn something new. Obviously the halyard has to be set up on the winch with plenty of turns before the jammer is opened.

Thanks.

 

[dt4134]

The halyard trick when pinned down is new to me, glad to learn something new. Obviously the halyard has to be set up on the winch with plenty of turns before the jammer is opened.

Or very rapid open & closing of the clutch. But it does have to be free to run, which you'll ensure can very quickly be achieved anyway whenever the kite is up.

 

[Jamesuk]

letting the tack fly and snuffing works for me

Probably find it works for everyone. Good short simply answer (Love it!!) .

 

[savageseadog]

Sure, then you sail over the chute, and wrap it under the boat. NOT a good idea.

I repeat, unfurl the genoa to blanket it, then recover it under the foot of the genoa.

I should have said halyard and guy or halyard and sheet. In strong wind conditions the kite or chute will simply stream behind in the wind

 

[flaming]

I should have said halyard and guy or halyard and sheet. In strong wind conditions the kite or chute will simply stream behind in the wind

In my experience, that never ends well....

 

[dt4134]

There's a video demonstration of one technique on the UK Halsey website.

http://www.ukhalsey.com/LearningCenter/mob1.asp

You have to register (basically give them an e-mail address) to see it.