crew info
for new crew members
Area NOAA forecast
Sailflow wind forecast modeling
A good bay webcam
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Know your sailboat parts terminology, and racing will be easier
Or just go by the drawing below
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If you desire to effectively trim the spin, read this several times:
A great article on spinnaker trimming
Also a great article on mainsail trim/shaping
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Safety info:
Distraction's main cabin salon
Munchies to port, safety equipment to starboard
Battery master switch to port above floor (& below settee)
Coastal liferaft stowed on starboard settee,
in the cubby under the chart table (when carried on board)
A Fire Extinguisher is mounted above the port settee, just ahead of the galley.
A second one is in the cockpit starboard Lazzarette.
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The anchor, chain, and rode are in the port Lazzarette
On the Newport to Ensenada race, there will be two anchors
(Fenders may be covering the anchors from view)
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Setting the prop
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We want the prop folded while sailing, so we need to clock the shaft to the proper position after shutting down the engine
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If we don't clock the shaft, we could have this condition, which will slow us down and catch kelp |
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Prop shaft access is under the quarterberth,
for setting the prop |
Lift up the cushion and remove the hatch |
If the shaft is turning grab it by the
silver metal collar (with gloves on), stop it, and turn it so the white
line is at 12 o'clock.
Yell "prop set" to the helmsman.
(Do not grab the spinning shaft,
as you will remove the white paint line)
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Running rigging
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Lines to memorize:
All the halyards are in clutches.
On the cabin top, the port side clutches control the port spin halyard, and main halyard (spin halyard on outside).
The red line is the foreguy, and can be worked from both cabin sides
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The starboard side clutches control the starboard spin halyard, and jib halyard (spin halyard on outside).
The blue and yellow line is the topping lift for the spin pole.
The red line is the foreguy |
The guys and sheets for the spin are pre-rigged like this, clipped to the upper lifeline at the stachion
Inshore we run singles, offshore (or heavy air days) we run doubles. |
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| Spin sheet (blue) and guy (white w/blue flecks) pre-rigged at bow for an assumed starboard tack set |
Guy at block w/slip knot |
Sheet at block w/slip knot |
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