fvsps sail course, class 6. what are we doing today? in class today: - 10:00 otw today briefing...
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What Are We Doing Today?
In Class Today:
- 10:00 OTW Today Briefing (Brian)
- 10:10 Last Week’s OTW, Discuss (Brian)
- 10:20 Questions/Clarification, Sec. 9, 10,11 (Leslie)
- 10:50 Section 16, “Spinnaker Handling” - 11:05 Section 20, “Marlinespike Seamanship”
- 11:20 Section 17, “Heavy Weather Sailing”
- 11:35 Section 18, “Storm Conditions” - 11:50 OTW Assignment (Brian)- 12:00 Lunch, then OTW
Available On-DockAdditional Training
1. Going Aloft
2. Folding Sails on Side Deck
3. Hanking on Headsail
4. Changing Headsail on a Roller Furler
5. Using an Asymmetric Spinnaker with a sock
6. Coiling Lines
7. Whipping
8. Double-Braid Splicing
Spinnakers• Spinnakers are made of light weight nylon• Spinnakers add excitement and speed to
downwind sailing• Symmetrical Spinnakers• Racers• Use a spinnaker pole with special control lines
• Asymmetrical Spinnaker• Cruisers• Frequently set and douse with a sock
What is Marlinespike?
• Marlinespike is about lines and working with them (also refers to a tool, a fid)
• Types of line
• Knots for specific purposes
• Splices in lines
• Whipping lines
Types of Line, Construction
3-Strand
6-Strand, 12-Strand, Single Braid
Double Braid
High Tech Lines with Braided Sheaths and Parallel Cores
Types of Line, MaterialNylon
- Anchor, mooring, dock lines- Stretches, elastic- 3-strand nylon commonly used for anchor rode
Polyester/Dacron- Doesn’t stretch much- Double-braid Dacron commonly used for
halyards and sheets
Polypropylene- Floats- Uses?
Important Purposes of Knots• Attach sheets to the clew of sails
– Bowline
• Stopper knots– Figure 8– Overhand knot
• Attach lines to something other than line– A hitch - a series of loops and knots - fenders tied
to stanchions (e.g. round turn with 2 half-hitches)– A cleat hitch – tie a boat to the dock
• Reefing knot
Sailing in High Winds
• Better Chapter Title, “Sailing in High Winds”
• To Sail in High Winds:– Reduce Sail– Flatten Sails (in pull mode)– Spill Wind
Flatten Sails, Spilling Wind
• Review Flattening Sails (pull mode)
• Spilling Wind:– Sheet out– Sail twist– Pinching
Reducing Sail• Partially furl headsail• Drop / roll-up one of your sails• Reefing:
– When to reef– Benefits of reefing – Size of reefs– How to reef
• Special storm sails
Storm Tactics
• Heaving To?
• Lying Ahull?
• Sea Anchors
• Running
• Running with Drogue
• Jordan Series Drogue