There are doing leeward douses, but the wind is still WAY behind them as they approach the mark. By the time they head up the kite is gone.I meant something like this
Most of the fast boats I raced in the past (1980s & 90s) did not have furling , so you were always repacking/ refolding sails. Spinnaker was sent below to be cleared end to end, re-banded and then bagged for the next set. Banded spinnaker sausage could be hoisted in advance and then popped once the jib was dropped. If we were going to go back with the same jib, we would often fold, and sail tie it to the rail for the next set.You can see what I mean how a windward douse makes the next hoist so much easier. Instead of re-packing the kite in the bag and re-running the spin gear from starboard back to port, we simply put the pole up and pull the kite right out of the hatch!
Furling does not matter, what side of the boat you drop the kite is the only factor. If you drop the spin on port, it can go right back up on port on your next bear away set. Drop it on starboard, then you are re-packing the kite 100% of the time, and running the spin gear back around that boat.Most of the fast boats I raced in the past (1980s & 90s) did not have furling , so you were always repacking/ refolding sails. Spinnaker was sent below to be cleared end to end, re-banded and then bagged for the next set. Banded spinnaker sausage could be hoisted in advance and then popped once the jib was dropped. If we were going to go back with the same jib, we would often fold, and sail tie it to the rail for the next set.