Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet falling in the water? The outside gybes done by the Volvo 70s in the Volvo Ocean Race look sweet, but I have no lifelines or anything else I can think of to hang the lazy sheet over.
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe
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Watch this:
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Ah ha...I see the trick. In the video, you will note the bow pulpit extends beyond the spinnaker tack. With this configuration, the lazy sheet nicely drops into the bow pulpit and stays out of the water. I have also found instructions for boats with bowsprits that one must be careful to keep the lazy sheet inside the lifelines.
But, the H216 has neither a bow pulpit or lifelines and with the jib tack being attached to the very front of the bowsprit, there is nothing to keep the lazy sheet from falling into the water.
Therefore, unless someone invents a "lazy sheet catcher" an outside gybe is out of the question. I suppose attaching something stupidly simple like a short length of PVC pipe across the bow to catch the lazy sheet might work.
Ah ha...I see the trick. In the video, you will note the bow pulpit extends beyond the spinnaker tack. With this configuration, the lazy sheet nicely drops into the bow pulpit and stays out of the water. I have also found instructions for boats with bowsprits that one must be careful to keep the lazy sheet inside the lifelines.
But, the H216 has neither a bow pulpit or lifelines and with the jib tack being attached to the very front of the bowsprit, there is nothing to keep the lazy sheet from falling into the water.
Therefore, unless someone invents a "lazy sheet catcher" an outside gybe is out of the question. I suppose attaching something stupidly simple like a short length of PVC pipe across the bow to catch the lazy sheet might work.
I have read where some people have attached the sheets such that they run between the spinnaker tack and the forestay. Looks like it would take more care to prevent a problem but would help keep the lazy sheet out of the water. We are new to flying an asymm on our H280 but I have found that using line that floats for spinnaker sheets helps a lot even with a pulpit.
Clark, that's known as an "inside jibe". It's actually a faster jibe and yes it does keep the sheets out of the water.
If you prefer the outside jibe you can add a length of sail batten forward a couple of feet from the bow to 'catch' the lazy sheet and keep it out of the water. Also I would suggest using 'floating' sheets that don't absorb water so they will not go under if you happen to sail over them.
If you prefer the outside jibe you can add a length of sail batten forward a couple of feet from the bow to 'catch' the lazy sheet and keep it out of the water. Also I would suggest using 'floating' sheets that don't absorb water so they will not go under if you happen to sail over them.
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