[Public-List] Changing sail single-handed

[George Dinwiddie]

On 7/3/18 9:13 AM, Daniel Swords via Public-List wrote:
> I would however love to have someone demonstrate to me how they leave
> the cockpit, go to the bow of the boat, drop and stow a 150 genoa and
> replace it with a smaller sail in 15+ knots of wind while sailing
> singlehanded. Hard enough to do with a hank on jib. I simply can not
> do it.
I still have a hank-on jib to make this easier. The way I do it:

  1. Put the boat on a close reach on autopilot.
  2. Sheet the jib in hard.
  3. Release the jib halyard.
  4. Pull the jib to the deck using a downhaul tied to the top hank and 
led through a block at the bow to the cockpit.

I have a couple choices here.

  5. Bring the jib inside the shrouds, stretched back on the side deck.
  6. Tidy the folds between the hanks.
  7. Fold the jib on the side deck to match the folds between the hanks 
on the forestay.
  8. Fold the jib forward toward the forestay and stuff it into the sailbag.
  9. Remove the hanks from the forestay and bring the bagged sail back 
to the cockpit.
  10. Take the other jib to the foredeck and hank it on.
  11. Remove the bag and fasten the halyard and sheets.
  12. Bring the bag back to the cockpit.
  13. Hoist the sail & trim.

Or

  5. Lash the jib to the lifelines (I have light lines in place for 
this) or stuff it into an "everready" sailbag on the forestay.
  6. Bend on the smaller jib with a pennant to raise the tack above the 
previous sail.
  7. Fasten the halyard and sheets.
  8. Hoist the sail & trim.


   - George

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