I'm no expert but will share what I can. Set the spin downwind with the main blanketing it. You will need to drop the main sheet, put the tiller under your leg or in your lap and fully hoist the spin. Sheet in the main hard, like going to weather, and center the traveler. Then pull in the spin sheet, all this while going dead downwind. It is imperative the main be set before you fill the spin. Then start to head up until the hull starts to fly. Its completely opposite from going to weather flying a hull. While under spin and the hull flys you will fall off instead of heading up to bring the hull back down. Then its just a matter of scalloping the wind. To douse, stay in the wind and let the chute fly out in front off the boat by releasing tension on the sheet, release the halyard and snuff it. If you don't let the spin fly out your sheets will resist as you snuff. You will have to practice alot before it starts to become natural. Sailing a spin has completely re-invigorated my sailing, I was getting bored with-out it unless the wind was howling. With the spin even light air becomes fun again. Good luck and fair winds to you