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Pit
(Copyright 2004)
Overview
Adjusts halyards, spinnaker pole settings, and some sail settings.
Organizes boats interior, and retrieves and stows sails.
Works directly with bowman, mastman, and trimmers to affect
maneuvers, sail changes, and sail trim.
Preparation
Stow heaviest items as low as possible below ideally above the keel.
Place sails on floorboards in order of their intended use.
Store important items such as spare sheets close to the
companionway for easy retrieval.
Check that all spinnakers are race packed.
Organize all control lines and halyards to make sure they are free to
run.
Pre Start
Call time to the start. Be sure to speak loud, clear, and constant.
Assist trimmers by helping to keep the cockpit lines clear.
Upwind
Adjust settings such as the vang, outhaul, or jib halyard. Before you
leave the rail make sure to check with the back of the boat first.
Leave the jib halyard on the winch with the handle in facing inboard
so that halyard tension can easily be adjusted upwind.
Windward Mark
Bear Away Set
Bring spinnaker on deck for bowman as the boat approaches the
windward mark if it is not already connected.
Bring topping lift and spinnaker halyard tails with you to the rail on
the last tack to the windward mark.
Tail topping lift from the rail when the bowman raises the pole. Make
sure it doesnt get caught between the jib and headstay on the way up.
Tail spinnaker halyard from the rail as it is hoisted until the boat
flattens out. Or jump off the rail at the last moment to tail.
Make sure to keep up with the mastman so the halyard doesnt jam at
the turning block. In heavy air the final part of the hoist may have to
be winched.
Immediately drop the jib halyard once the kite is up. Sometimes a
floater can do this if you are still working on the spinnaker halyard.
Ease upwind main settings such as outhaul, cunningham, and vang to
their downwind marks. Some boats will also require that the rig be
wound forward after the bowman has secured the end of the halyard
to the bow.
Flake entire spinnaker halyard from the working end to the tail
making sure it is ready to run free at the drop.
Tack Set
Pull the spinnaker halyard first, then the topping lift. A floater may be
able to tail the topping lift simultaneously.
Drop jib.
Flake spinnaker halyard.
Gybe Set
Pull the spinnaker halyard during the gybe.
Pull the topping lift after the gybe. A floater may be able to tail the
topping lift simultaneously.
Drop jib.
Flake spinnaker halyard.
Downwind
Monitor and adjust pole height.
Assist spinnaker trimmer by grinding the sheet from the cabin top
winch.
Adjust main outhaul, cunningham, and vang.
Dip Pole
Drop the outboard end of the pole to the bowman when the trip is
called.
Pull the outboard end of the pole back up before the pole is squared.