Poling out the jib - sailing downwind

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• VO

  @volkerkonig9376 · 3 years ago

  think of these manouvre in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when sailing westward to the Caribbean. You often sail with a boomed out genua in the Passatwinds.<br>In my opion this manouvre is much to complicated ( nearly as complicated as using a spinnacker) and even dangerous in an atlantic swell. I prefer to do it much easier. Most boats have a rolling - jib today( as well as the boat in the demonstration). Prepare the spinnacker - boom with the two lines(downhaul and uphaul), and clip it into the sheet of the rolled- in jib. You sail only with the mainsail in this moment, the boom secured by a line in order not to make a crash- jibe. Than you can very easy and safe roll out the jib from the cockpit in a boomed out fashion.You can also adjust the size of the jib day and night safe from the cockpit by rolling it further in or out.

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• GA

  @garyhawkesford2253 · 5 years ago

  SUPERB<br>I FELT I WAS PART OF THE CLASS WATCHING FROM BEHIND AND LEARNT SO MIUCH IN THE 20 MINS<br>VERY WELL PRESENTED AND EXPLAINED.<br>THANKYOU

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• CB

  @cbrey · 6 years ago

  This is a superb video (despite the obvious noise issues). A singlehander, I&apos;ve started using this system on my own boat and it&apos;s superior to the usual practice of running the headsail sheet directly through the pole jaw. It&apos;s safer and more flexible. Thank you, Charles.

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• IS

  @ismzaxxon · 9 years ago

  Excellent. I learned more the second time i watched it, as i could focus on the detail.

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• SA

  @sailingthalassa · 4 years ago

  Brilliantly explained , not a wasted word , thank you .

• SA

  @sailingwiththeerros9139 · 4 years ago

  Fantastic vid. Your a good teacher with a great tone. Controlled your crew well.

• JA

  @jackgreagori8197 · 4 years ago

  Good video. A lot of information as I sort through if my crew and I are ready to attempt poling out the Jenny. Thank you.

• RI

  @rickpage27 · 14 years ago

  Thanks very much - I am &nbsp;a liveaboard cruiser with thousands of sea miles, but this is a much better system. &nbsp;I like your teaching style too - far superior to the Captain bligh I had on my Yachtmaster course. &nbsp;Bravo.

• CO

  @corvus5464 · 10 years ago

  Clear, Concise Organized and Thorough.

• GI

  @ginalouise6606 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for the excellent and clear instruction.

• CS

  @csteingraber · 3 years ago (edited)

  Excellent video. I would just add a few things that the rubber stopper they do sell at west marine by the shackles and lifelines section. That huge trigger style shackle probably costs a fortune. You could run that extra line with rubber stoper and just a normal bowline to clew ahead of the rubber stopper to save money. Also technically a guy is not a sheet. A line that holds the pole from going forward or back those are the ones called guys. (Just like for an antenna theyre called guys) the line with the rubber stopper is just a new genoa sheet but I might be wrong. Also you can run a line forward from end of pole to keep the pole off the shroud. Important because that can scratch your pole and can snap your pole also if it hits the shroud such as if uou didnt realize it hit the shroud and kept sheeting in. Also the downhaul would ideally be right at the mast so it’s tension doesnt change as the pole is adjusted forward or back. (Just like a vang is on deck right at the mast. So it can rotate and stay constant length, angle, tension.) people comment as if this is some new invention this is just the technically correct way to use a pole. Use a topping lift and downhaul, forward and aft guys to hold in place. For poles that have hook on both ends they have extra lines going from the two hooks with a ring so you can hook uphaul/toppjng lift and downhaul on the ring so when you tack or gybe and switch pole end for end the uphaul and downhaul are still in the middle not at the mast end.

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• RA

  @randomrodney2076 · 13 years ago

  very good teacher. Definitely coming to you for my day skipper course once i&apos;ve done my theory!

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