Maintaining a lead
valuable metres. In (A) the yacht is sailing to port with the boom to starboard and the spinnaker pole to. : : port. In (B) the yacht is brought around slowly as the crew hauls in the boom and the spinnaker pete is disconnected. Care must be taken in (O as the mainsail fills, to control the boom. Allowing the boom out toe quickly can cause the boat to heel over. In (Ws the boom has been eased out to port and the spinnaker pole has been attached on the starboard side of the boat.
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