I'm not an expert, but here are a couple of things that I have been told/coached on....


1. In really light winds like your talking about, don't be afraid of letting out on the main to get the leeward tell tales flowing. If it's really light, you might want to drop the traveler down a few inches-less than six, but not centered. The mast isn't going to break in those winds with the spin up.

2. This takes a lot of coordination between you and your crew, as your are heating the boat up, as the crew feels the spin sheet pull, head back down. The crew will tell you when this happens. A lot of times, which I have a problem of doing when the winds are light, people tend to try to head up too much, there for going too high. If you have ratcheting blocks, in those conditions, you might want them to be free. This way, the crew can feel the pull of the spinn better.

Again, things I need to work on also, but I try to do these things and they seem to help.


Mike