4. Trimmer
• Make call on jib up or down
• Ease jib onto hobble and load winch, ready for the
quick snap of spin sheet.
• Move up to windward and start talking with Helm
about feel and speed/angles to sail.
5. Trim #2
• Pull pole/tack out if you can do both. Otherwise
pulls tack out.
• Load lazy spinnaker sheet onto winch and make
sure it’s clear for the jibe.
• Move to grinding on winch if its set o leeward winch.
6. Pit
• Ease vang to mark and release cunningham.
• Pull pole out if Trim #2 can’t do both pole and tack
together.
• Tail spinnaker halyard up from weather side deck
(out of cockpit). Make sure jammer is closed!
• Once going, ease outhaul and set vang up for
downwind.
• Clean halyards and tack line once settled.
7. Mast
• Bounce spinnaker up from mast. Make call: “3, 2, 1,
made!” Checks halyard marks and move to rail.
8. Bow
• Make sure halyard is clear and pulled forward.
• Open hatch and make sure sheets are clean and
set up.
• Dig tack out and pull forward and gets out under
jib foot and around pulpit. Keep hold of the head
the chute.
• Help feed head and tack during hoist, keeping
head forward until hoist call is made.
• Check spinnaker on the way up and makes sure
there are no twists or problems with string line.
• Pulls jib down if that’s called.
• Get lazy spinnaker sheet clear and ready for the jibe.
• Close hatch and get to the rail.
9. Floater
• In light winds, move forward to be ready to help
for jib down if needed.
• In more wind, move forward to help overhaul jib
sheet. Jib needs to come back on to help tack of
spinnaker around pulpit. Then trim until the Pit is
ready.
• When it’s windy, stay back in the boat.
Jibe-Set (Zambuca)
1. Helm
• Execute smooth steering.
• Delay the turn until the bulk of the spinnaker is
around to the new side, then complete the jibe.
• Turn the boat through turn and put bow onto
speed-build angle.
2. Tactician
• Communicate type of set and style of exit; this
maneuver can be called late by design although it’s
pulled o better with more time. It’s important to
follow the important steps—the crew all need to
be on same page.
• Releases old runner or take up new one. Or in light
air, do both runners.
3. Main
• Ease main to allow boat to bear away and flatten out.
• Jibe main across and set up to go downwind.
• Adjust for downwind settings—outhaul and
cunningham o, vang to downwind mark and lock
traveler in the middle.
4. Trimmer
• Make call on jib up or down
• Leave jib sheeted in and cleat; start to pull
spinnaker clew around headstay. In this maneuver,
it’s important that the jib not be over-eased or
pulled back in tight.
• Keep pulling clew around ready to snap the
spinnaker sheet in and get spin flying by over-
sheeting at first.
• Move up to windward and start talking with Helm
about feel and angles.
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