supprisingly we do not have much trouble hoisting or droping the kite on a port tack. May take a second or two longer but still very quick. The squarer you run whilst doing this, the easier it is.



When droping on port tack, the skipper can pull in the lazy spinnaker sheet with his spare hand to speed up the drop.



If you do fit this system, with a bit of practice while on a port tack, you will work out a system that will suit you best.



The spinnaker halyard is cleated through a swivel cleat positioned on the starbord side of the mast at about sholder level when you are kneeling on one knee on the tramp.



The cleat should be positioned so you release by pulling in the downward direction. We have made a plate up a placed a second cleat in front of the cleat on the swivel bracket (ie make a flat plate - drill 4 holes in it so 2 cleats can be bolted on, one in front of the other and bolt this on to the swivel bracket using the bolts that secure the rear cleat) We have done this because we found that 1 cleat just would not hold the pressure of the halyard.



Regards

Stephen