Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 1

[Sgeir]

Personally, I couldn't set one for toffee, so I'm always on the lookout for helpful tips from those experienced in such matters. Also, having pickshurs makes it so much easier to follow IMO.

Part 1 - Go forward under engine and pull your big sausage out:

 

[Sgeir]

Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 2

Let's pull back the sausage cover and see what's underneath.

Why, it's a green spinnaker!

 

[Sgeir]

Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 3

Oops-a-daisy! Always remember to ease back on the throttle, in case the reverse flying green spinnaker knocks someone off.

Can you see where that person at the stern has gone?

 

[Sgeir]

Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

That's it, we're fairly burling along now.

Easy. Job done, quickly, efficiently, safely.

Is TCM doing something rude at the stern?

 

[jhr]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

Thank you for posting this; all is now clear. Except for the spinny which is, well, ........... green.

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

that's not green! It's ....greenish?...

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

What's ther big deal?

 

[Guest]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

Is this one of those How Many Forumites Does it Take to Hoist a Spinnaker jokes?

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

that one is greenish as well

 

[jhr]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

Nah. Turquoise. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Guest]

Two questions:

Is there something missing?

Has anyone ever had a problem while pulling up a sock where the loose end gets flicked and does a 360 around your neck. Reluctant to use the sock now!

 

[woody001]

Yea wind! hehe

 

[Sgeir]

Two simple steps to remember:
<ul type="square"> 1 Place all toes (one foot only now!) into sock entry point;
2 Pull sock up past ankle. [/list]
This methods avoids all neck complications. It is so easy to remember that it soon becomes instinctive after a few times.

 

[26ft_bathtub]

I'm going to agree with SolarNeil on this one. I have huge problems pulling my socks up--they were always telling me I needed to do it more at school.

Now I just wear sandals.

 

[Guest]

My wife is in tears, I don't know if it was you, or the memories of the Trafalgar incident with the spinnaker.

I also love the yacht in the background that has overtaken.

Seriously has anyone ever got in a knot with those strings on the snuffer.

 

[Colin_S]

Think you missed a step - the one that says "check for breeze - if non check diesel level"

 

[Colin_S]

Forgot to add - then slip engine in reverse /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Kilter]

Oi! I already covered that here! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Kilter]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

great pic...bit wide tho!

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Setting a spinnaker in four easy lessons - Part 4

As I have mentioned on another thread. It's not possible to resize it as it's hotlinked and I couldn't be arsed to download it, resize it, load it to my server and link to that.
So for once I have to admit it's a ball's-ache, but life's a bitch. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif