I Have a Mirror Dinghy Does anyone know how to rig the spinnaker?

Question

I know how to do the uphaul and downhaul for the spinni pole but i dont know how you rig the actual spinni.

Answer 1

Just like on any other boat pretty much.

Lets rig her on a port set up.

Put the spinny port side forward of thwart.

Run the sheet (sheet and guy are identical length and interchange depending on tack) from the starboard tackle round the forestay and down to the green eye on the spinnaker, keep inside the shroud.

Run the guy outside the port shroud and onto the port eye of the spinnaker.

Run the halyard straight down the mast and then to the head (normally white) of the spinnaker.

To Fly:

attatch the pole to the guy between the shroud and the clew (red) of the spinny.

Attatch uphaul / downhaul.

Push pole out as hoisting and attatch to mast.

TO be honest its extremely difficult to comprehend without visualisation, if you can find someone to show you may be best. Otherwise just be logical.

Good luck