How to Sail a Spinnaker - Step-by-Step Guide to SAILING

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  @Discover_E_Adventures · 8 years ago · pinned

  I absolutely love your videos, I am a new Sailor and your videos have been teaching me quite a bit. I really like how you make things a bit easier and how you take the time to explain. Keep up with the videos I&apos;ll keep watching hahaha, may you have calm seas ahead of you.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Discover E

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  @SBChannel688 · 5 years ago

  My whole family just watched your video together and WENT OUT AND DID IT!!! We&apos;ve been staring at that Spinnaker pole for the whole summer. &nbsp;THANK YOU!

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  @Rabdar85 · 4 years ago

  I can&apos;t believe at 36 years old I just found out its &quot;Guy wire&quot; and not &quot;Guide wire.&quot;

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  @paulsandford5857 · 5 months ago

  I&apos;ve had my boat for 5 years, time to try out the spinnaker 😅

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• DO

  @downwind_david · 6 years ago

  Good video, Josh. One tip is to attach the topping lift before you detach the pole from the stanchion. In this way the pole remains attached to the boat and won’t disappear into Neptune’s locker if you find yourself imbalanced and letting go of it - a more likely situation when you are first learning or sailing offshore.

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• BO

  @bobbliss9607 · 2 years ago

  When I take a break in the studio, I &nbsp;watch your productions. Very good production, narration and presentation, Well edited.

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• TR

  @trep53 · 4 years ago

  Oh boy, enjoyed this how-to video. It brings back my PHRF racing days. I was backup fore-deck crew but got many opportunities without ever a foul up. When jibing, the boat turns “under” the symmetrical spinnaker also in a good jibe the crewman will feel the pole gets “light” like its floating. That’s when it’s easiest to release it from the mast. When the asymmetric spinnaker boats became popular I didn’t enjoy racing as much. They changed the courses to have longer reaches and shorter runs to favor them.

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  @strallen · 4 years ago

  This has got to be the best spinnaker flying lesson i have ever seen. Thank you!

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  @AstriLivingInChicago · 2 days ago

  Love your videos. I am a new sailor on Farr 40. Hoisting the spinnaker is slightly different on Farr 40, but the concept work both ways. Again thanks and please make more videos :)

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  @jonmichael949 · 5 years ago

  I am just coming to the end of a five year recon of a 1970 33&apos; Ranger sailboat...my new sails and rigging is going on this week, I&apos;ve always been a power boater ( this is my fourth complete hull up recon boat) and being a Navy veteran I have a special love and romance for the deep blue, and have always wanted to try sailing. Though I have enjoyed &quot;Summer Wind&quot;<br>on engine power, it&apos;s now getting to the &quot;sailing&quot; phase ( I acquired it without sails) and I have arranged to have lessons, but<br>with Josh&apos;s videos it seems easy, the instructions are simple and easy to understand, and although I will still take a lesson,<br>I feel confident after watching the Josh Post sailing videos...a very good instructor....&quot;fair winds and calm seas Josh!&quot;...

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  @pizzamannetje79 · 1 year ago

  There&apos;s an advantage to keeping your gib sail up while hoisting the spinnaker: it prevents your spinnaker from filling to soon while hoisting and from wrapping around the forestay.

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  @SailingWithDave · 4 years ago

  This is by far the best video I have watched on how to use a Spinnaker. Many thanks for the video guys

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