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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 12: Spinnaker problems
What can you do when it all goes horribly wrong with the spinnaker? In the final part of our series Pip Hare says that there’s no need to panic and offers advice on sorting the problems. I have...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 10: Hoisting a spinnaker
It’s the cause of many a club-bar yarn and fills many yachtsmen with dread. Yet in Part 10 of our series on advanced sailing techniques Pip Hare says the spinnaker hoist can be simple The basic...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 9: Spinnaker trim
In part 9 of our series, Pip Hare describes how to sail downwind under asymmetric or symmetrical spinnaker and make the best of your trim There’s nothing quite like surfing off a wave in the open...
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Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 5: How to set up a spinnaker safely for...
Sailing downwind under spinnaker needn’t be daunting if you bear in mind Dan Bower’s advice in part 5 of our ocean cruising series Photo: Isabelle TremblayThey say gentlemen don’t sail to windward....
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5 tips: the gybe set spinnaker hoist – when to use it and how
The choice of a bear away or a gybe set spinnaker hoist can be pivotal to a good race result. Jonty Sherwill outlines the basics, while match race champion Ian Williams gives his tips for when to go...
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How to choose the right asymmetric spinnaker for your kind of racing
The asymmetric spinnaker or A-sail has helped to simplify downwind sailing, but picking the right one can be the hard bit – there’s just so much choice. Jonty Sherwill investigates the options©...
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Get out of that! – Ken Read deals with a wayward spinnaker
Ken Read, president of the North Sails Group and skipper of Comanche, explains what’s happening in the featured image of a wayward spinnaker and offers advice Photo: Paul WyethThis is a highly...
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5 tips: spinnaker drop – how to drop the kite without drama
Jonty Sherwill asked crew boss Guy Salter for his tips on getting round the bottom mark without getting into a tangle© ROLEX/Carlo BorlenghiThe leeward drop and mark rounding was looking fine and you...
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Get out of that! What to do when your spinnaker snags a racing mark
Offshore racer and MOD70 skipper Brian Thompson offers tips and advice on the best way to deal safely with a spinnaker snagged on a racing mark.Jitterbug, J/111 snagged on top mark: ocean racer, Brian...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 12: Spinnaker problems
What can you do when it all goes horribly wrong with the spinnaker? In the final part of our series Pip Hare says that there’s no need to panic and offers advice on sorting the problems. I have...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 10: Hoisting a spinnaker
It’s the cause of many a club-bar yarn and fills many yachtsmen with dread. Yet in Part 10 of our series on advanced sailing techniques Pip Hare says the spinnaker hoist can be simple The basic...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 9: Spinnaker trim
In part 9 of our series, Pip Hare describes how to sail downwind under asymmetric or symmetrical spinnaker and make the best of your trim There’s nothing quite like surfing off a wave in the open...
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Bluewater Sailing Techniques Part 5: How to set up a spinnaker safely for...
Sailing downwind under spinnaker needn’t be daunting if you bear in mind Dan Bower’s advice in part 5 of our ocean cruising series Photo: Isabelle TremblayThey say gentlemen don’t sail to windward....
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5 tips: the gybe set spinnaker hoist – when to use it and how
The choice of a bear away or a gybe set spinnaker hoist can be pivotal to a good race result. Jonty Sherwill outlines the basics, while match race champion Ian Williams gives his tips for when to go...
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How to choose the right asymmetric spinnaker for your kind of racing
The asymmetric spinnaker or A-sail has helped to simplify downwind sailing, but picking the right one can be the hard bit – there’s just so much choice. Jonty Sherwill investigates the options©...
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Get out of that! – Ken Read deals with a wayward spinnaker
Ken Read, president of the North Sails Group and skipper of Comanche, explains what’s happening in the featured image of a wayward spinnaker and offers advice Photo: Paul WyethThis is a highly...
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5 tips: spinnaker drop – how to drop the kite without drama
Jonty Sherwill asked crew boss Guy Salter for his tips on getting round the bottom mark without getting into a tangle© ROLEX/Carlo BorlenghiThe leeward drop and mark rounding was looking fine and you...
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Get out of that! What to do when your spinnaker snags a racing mark
Offshore racer and MOD70 skipper Brian Thompson offers tips and advice on the best way to deal safely with a spinnaker snagged on a racing mark.Jitterbug, J/111 snagged on top mark: ocean racer, Brian...
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How to execute the perfect spinnaker drop when sailing short-handed
With the right preparation and practice it should be possible for any crew, big or small, to perform a spinnaker drop safely and successfully.With the right preparation and practice a spinnaker drop...
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