CP22 - Rigging the Asymmetrical Spinnaker for gybing

[sroberts]

It was a beautiful January day on Lake Keowee for some one-handed asym spinnaker practice. If only I could figure out how to gybe!

 

[sroberts]

Here's the setup I've tried, but I do not have a way to keep the LAZY SPIN SHEET from falling under the boat. My boat does not have a bowsprit or anything that projects forward of the tack line that can hold the sheet. I'm thinking of using a piece of velcro to hold the lazy sheet, giving it a yank on a gybe to free it. But then I'd have to go forward to attach the new lazy sheet with velcro. Any tips?

 

[jssailem]

@sroberts When I rigged an Asym on my M15, I kept the Lazysheet snug (not tight) to the windard side of the boat. I gybed the MAIN. then let the spinnaker blow forward and hauled in the lazy sheet. Yes it is a skill building exercise. I never really sailed the Asym straight down wind. It was not always pretty. But solo sailing is not always a pretty activity. If God had made us to solo sail he would have given us an extra arm and hand. So we just have to make do.

 

[justsomeguy]

...I do not have a way to keep the LAZY SPIN SHEET from falling under the boat.

Could put a dildo on the tack of the spin to help with that.
Not sure if that's the correct terminology, but it fits the bill.

Yes it is a skill building exercise.

Yesh.

 

[Cowpokee]

Another option would be to run the lazy sheet inside like this:

 

[jssailem]

Sure Cowpokee... That works.

 

[sroberts]

Thanks for the tips all, and nice video Cowpokee. I'll try it from the inside since Cowpokee's video proves it to be a simple maneuver.

 

[Slartibartfass]

I put mine on a dedicated furler attached to an adjustable bow sprit. Before i gybe i furl it up ...