How do you sail with asymmetric spinnaker?

To fly the sail – make sure tack line is set and cleated, bear off to a broad reach. Raise halyard, sheet in and head up until the sail fills. Fly the sail as you would a spinnaker- choose a steady course, let the sail out until the luff begins to curl, trim slightly. Repeat.

Can you fly a spinnaker without a pole?

Best is to do the hoist on a broad reach. Of course you can fly a spinnaker without a pole and without the TACKER, but bear in mind that a conventional / symmetrical spinnaker is designed to fly a couple of feet above the lifelines. Its foot (between the clew and the tack) should always be horizontal.

How do you deploy a spinnaker sail?

Here are some helpful hints:

1. Always put the spinnaker pole up on the windward side and hoist the spinnaker from the leeward side.
2. Make sure the pole is all the way forward as the spinnaker is hoisted.
3. Make sure the spinnaker sail bag is attached to the boat, connect the halyard to the head of the spinnaker.

What is the difference between a gennaker and spinnaker?

But what is the main difference between gennaker and spinnaker: The spinnaker has a symmetrical design. The spinnaker halyard at the head of the sail, the afterhaul upwind on the spinnaker pole, and the sheet downwind on the clew. A gennaker is cut asymmetrically.

What is an ATN Tacker?

The ATN Tacker™ is the device that lets you use your conventional (symmetric) spinnaker like an asymmetric spinnaker, gennaker or cruising chute when sailing on a beam reach or broad reaching without the need of a booming-out pole.

What’s the best way to sail a spinnaker?

Here are some more helpful spinnaker sailing tips: Have someone ready on the foredeck to move the pole from one corner of the sail to the other Make sure another crew member is handling both the sheet and guy to keep the sail full as the boat turns

Where do you run the lines on a spinnaker?

Most sheets and guys go through a fairlead or turning block at the stern of the boat before running forward to the spinnaker. When you run the lines, take care they are free and outside of all lifelines, jib sheets and other obstructions before connecting to them to the tack and clew of the sail.

Can a jib be left up on a spinnaker?

The jib is left up, so the spinnaker halyard runs outside the jib when the spinnaker is connected. The spinnaker can be hoisted earlier as the jib will blanket it. The pole can be trimmed back when the sail is out and filling.

How do you set a spinnaker on a dip pole?

Attach the topping lift to the pole and then pull it back against the rig, to keep it clear of the jib during tacks. Secure the line through the jaw at the inboard end of the pole. If there is no inboard jaw (as on a dip pole rig), you’ll have to fashion another way to hold the topping lift aft.