Dropping The Spinnaker - LDC Racing Saliboats RS700 Owner's Manual

5.6 Dropping the Spinnaker.

Bear off again and ease the mainsheet exactly as you would for a gybe.
• Come in to sit/kneel on the sidedeck or wing.
• When your are comfortable, reach in to grab the port pump handle, and
pull one long pump to take up the slack in the downhaul and tension
the elastic halyard take-up.
• Release the spinnaker halyard from the cleat and continue to pump the
spinnaker down as fast as you can.
The friction will i ncrease to the end, so the quickest drops will always be
affected by keeping the momentum up.
• Tidy the sheets and prepare to luff up as normal.
HINT
For the hoist, the spinnaker downhaul must be uncleated. This can be done
during a tack on the upwind leg, saving you time at the bear away and hoist.
Figure 5.2
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