Well,

It worked and nothing broke.

I took the boat out early this morning when the wind was very light. I first tried it solo, because my crew couldn't make it, running just the main and spin. The first set and douse went well. As I went on I had a few messy douses but then managed to clean them up.

When my crew got their I realized the wind had picked up some and i had been sailing in winds around 8-10 solo. Then we went out and blasted around realizing that we love the spin.

I figured I would have hundreds of questions after my first spin attempt, but I really don't. I had read enough that I understood what I was trying to do. I am sure some questions will eventually come up, but for now I just want to say that it works!