Hoist it to the masthead and use a longish tack line. Try to keep the luff fairly tight so the sail doesn't drift off to leeward and become an air brake when you're reaching.
To drop the sail, the easiest way is to turn downwind and then ease the tack line and sheet it in tight behind the main. The main will blanket it so there is no wind/pressure in the sail and you can ease the halyard and douse it even in windy conditions with no trouble. An even better solution is to get a spinnaker sock and follow the directions for using that. The sock makes getting the spinnaker up and down on Peregrine a snap to do by myself. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Bev Parslow via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > We have been given one. It is too short but it worked well as we have > normally three children on board. It is short on the luff so do we fly it > high to the top of the mast or lower to the deck? What is the process of > getting it down? Tack release, let sheets go, and then let down the > halyard? What is the normal way of doing it? > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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