HOW TO SAIL with a SPINNAKER | Top Tips | Sailing Yacht Florence Ep.94
February 21, 2021 by Sailing Yacht Florence | Language: EN Play Time: 00:12:03 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
How to make spinnaker sailing easy. A step-by-step guide from experienced blue water cruising sailors takes you through the whole process. From the basics of hoisting, trimming, and dropping your asymmetric spinnaker, to some more advanced tips that we don’t see other cruising sailors using. With 55 years of sailing experience between them Amy, an RYA sailing instructor and Matt, an RYA racing coach, share hands-on knowledge of how to use a spinnaker on a yacht. Double-handed downwind spinnaker sailing made enjoyable and easy.
00:00 – Intro
01:43 – How to setup and hoist a Spinnaker
04:00 – How to trim a spinnaker or gennaker
04:36 – Using an asymmetric spinnaker on a spinnaker pole
06:43 – How to set up a tweaker line on a spinnaker
07:36 – Easy Spinnaker drop top tips
10:30 – Summary of tips
We are a British couple who set off from England in 2016 to fulfill our dream of sailing around the world on our 37ft sail boat, Florence. Along the way we share the live aboard lifestyle with the highs and lows of travelling around the world by boat, our own little tiny house. Boat life out at sea on the ocean and off the grid.
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Sailing Yacht Florence
We are a British couple who set off in 2016 to sail around the world on our 37ft monohull. Thousands of miles and multiple oceans later, the adventure is still ongoing. Our videos document our adventures and life aboard as we travel the world full time on our sail boat Florence. Join us as we cross oceans, meet new cultures, find beautiful places and experience the highs and lows of the liveaboard lifestyle. Florence is an Oyster Heritage 37, full boat tour here: https://youtu.be/OGuiKC53fds Our dinghy is called The Machine, find out all about her here: https://youtu.be/XDf3zkRpdk0
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