Spinnaker sail

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwin i. The corners are often labelled with 'head' and 'clew' or colour coded such as red . But by taking it all one step at a time, hoisting, trimming and dropping a spinnaker will be a lot easier.

Clip the downhaul and up haul to the spinnaker pole and attach the pole to the mast, plunger side up. Lead the halyard outside the forestay, to leeward of the headsail and. When the wind moves aft and the lightweight genoa collapses, you need one of the spinnaker sails.

But which one; conventional or asymmetric?

Oct 20- The asymmetric spinnaker has helped to simplify downwind sailing, but picking the right A-sail can be the hard bit. Aug 20- In part of our series, Pip Hare describes how to sail downwind under asymmetric or symmetrical spinnaker and make the best of your . Aug 20- Poled-out genoa, spinnaker or cruising chute? Chris Beeson finds out which to use to sail downwin when and why.

Spinnaker is the perfect venue for anyone to develop their sailing skills in a safe, friendly environment. As an RYA Recognised Training Centre, Spinnaker has .