We can carry the spinnaker in combination with the mizzen staysail or we can carry either alone. |
A sail blows off the foredeck and a spinnaker drum jams so they can't jibe on the downwind leg. |
For starters it doesn't fly from a spinnaker pole, which makes setting and jibing the sail simple. |
For running in high seas we put a large square sail forward, tripping the yard along the foremast, much like a spinnaker boom. |
Grasp leeward spinnaker sheet forrard of the tweaker and walk back with it, pulling the spinnaker into the hatch. |
Seeing two runners limbering up on the deck of a yacht while you race spinnaker is quite fun. |