Front crew roles (of 2)

Front Crew Roles

1. Jib sheet trimming
   1. Keep tell tales flowing at all times
   2. Alert skipper if pinching or sailing too low
   3. Call puff/lulls, waves, traffic ahead/behind
2. Spinnaker: pole, halyard, setup/take down, fly spinnaker
3. Main sail controls
   1. Cunningham: tighten for speed upwind, ease on downwind
   2. Outhaul: Tighten for speed upwind, ease on downwind
   3. Halyard: may ease on downwind or strong winds
   4. Boom vang: Tighten on upwind legs, Ease on downwind legs

Spinnaker Trimming

1. Get the spinnaker as far away from the boat as possible
2. Keep a 6"-10" curl in the upper half of the luff
3. Keep clews at even height. Center seam should be perpendicular to horizon
4. Raise the pole on strong winds; lower it on light winds

Jib Trimming

1. Inside tell tale angry => Trim in
2. Outside tell tale angry => Ease out
3. Jib fair lead: in general, start all the way forward unless overpowered. Controls jib twist.
   1. Top tell tales luff => move lead forward
   2. Bottom tell tales luff => move lead aft
4. Jib halyard: raise 1-2 clicks if there's sail twist after trimming & moving jib leads