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the chute. Dropping the spinnaker on tighter reaches is harder, requiring more
effort on the downhaul (the end of the halyard that pulls the spinnaker down).
Picture 5.2 Dropping the spinnaker.
HINT
The spinnaker can “bunch up” when entering the chute, and this can be
minimised by keeping some restriction on the sheet and thus stopping
the clew getting sucked in with the main body of the spinnaker.
When the spinnaker is fully lowered it is always worth tidying the sheets
and halyard to keep the cockpit area sorted.
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