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NHRC 
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 Topic: What is the quickest way to hoist a spinnaker..?Posted: 23 Nov 14 at 8:53pm |
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Hi
What is the fastest method of getting the kite up? Pump action? 1:2 pullers? Conventional hoist Plenty of different ideas out there and I am interested to read peoples ideas. |
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Daniel Holman
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Posted: 23 Nov 14 at 9:28pm |
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Unless you are singlehanded with a small (ie low friction) kite then conventional is the way.
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tgruitt
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Posted: 23 Nov 14 at 10:25pm |
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Sticky gloves and a thin haylard
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Needs to sail more...
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Rupert
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Posted: 24 Nov 14 at 8:31am |
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Pull harder...
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JimC
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Posted: 24 Nov 14 at 9:04am |
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How long is a piece of string... Its going to be different for every boat. I remember being surprised by how much longer it took to get a masthead kite up than a 3/4 height one when I swapped a boat from one to the other. Not just the extra two tugs, but also that they were the last two tugs...
I think the quickest hoists I ever managed were back in the 70s, when I sailed Gulls (similar dimensions to Mirrors) as a teenager at Papercourt in Surrey, then much smaller than it is now. We evolved a technique where I'd put the pole out and take the kite out of the bag on the beat and bunch it in one hand, whilst the helm would take up the slack on the halyard. Then for the hoist I'd throw it up, over the jib luff if it was a windward hoist, and the helm would go for the halyard. Only ever work on a boat with such small sails... |
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kneewrecker
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iGRF
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A riding crop, couple of lashes across his/her back...  Edited by iGRF - 24 Nov 14 at 9:15am |
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iiitick
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Posted: 24 Nov 14 at 9:28am |
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.....a nice new crispy one that slides out of the chute rather than a wet blanket.
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Time Lord
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Posted: 24 Nov 14 at 9:32am |
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Practice, practice, practice, .........!!!
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MerlinMags
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Posted: 24 Nov 14 at 9:58am |
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Full armfuls of halyard need to be yanked through with every change of hand to hand.
Hips should twist and elbows should end up right behind you, in danger of biffing the helmsman in the gob. |
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