About this course

Introducing the thrills and spills of spinnakers & trapezes.  Students must have Improving Skills L3 course done. 

Syllabus

Rigging Identify the parts of an asymmetric and conventional spinnaker. Rig the spinnakers on the boats used. Rig and check a trapeze wire. Fit and adjust a trapeze harness. Spinnaker As both helm and crew, launch, fly, gybe and recover an asymmetric and or conventional spinnaker in light wind conditions. Use guy and sheet to position and fill spinnaker. Demonstrate the appropriate course to steer when using spinnakers. Trapeze Adjust trapeze height to optimum from within the boat. Use a trapeze when crewing Safety Describe how to avoid becoming trapped during a capsize or inversion; and what action to take should it occur. Recover a boat that has capsized with the spinnaker up. Recover a man overboard in moderate to strong winds.