Want a Better Way to Pack a Spinnaker? Try This!!!

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Published 2022-03-31
In this video we demonstrate how to pack a spinnaker into a box-style bag.

The goal is to have the spinnaker pull out of the bag on hoist without any twists or knots.

A stuff-style bag is similar, except you don't have the benefit of being able to attach the spinnaker to the bag, and you can't leave the spinnaker fully packed on deck and connect all the lines.

For those reasons alone a box-style bag is well worth the investment!

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All Comments (8)
  • @HughLarkin-dw8dx
    Lets talk about doing this downstairs in the cabin when the boat is nose diving through upwind waves stuff (empty beer cans) is dislodging underfoot and the skipper is panicking as you are approaching the windward mark for a second set. You as the designated foredeck guy have to run the tapes repack and then rerun the sheets because the rest of the crew wants to sit on the rail smoke cigarellos and give restaurant reviews. Oh, and "if you get a chance can you bring up another round for the boys?"
  • @bybeka1
    It's awesome the good and clear you explain things!
  • @karllewis735
    I'm so old that when I used to race on sailboats, we only had symmetric spinnakers, and we used a "turtle" to pack the spinnaker. The turtle was the shape of a stuff bag, but with a relatively stiff wire hoop near the top, to keep the bag round, and it had attachment points for the three corners of the sail, so it worked very much like your box bag. It also had a clip on the bottom, so you could fasten it to an eye on the deck, or a lifeline, or a whatever, to keep it held down while you pulled the sail out with the halyard, and it'd stay on the boat once the kite was flying.
  • @PaudolphyGmail
    Your videos are amazing, short and clear! Just found you and I love your stuff, thanks!!
  • @fengwang8658
    after sailing more than 10 years, now i know proper way how to pack the spi in the bag.
  • @raydavies2545
    That was great. I’ll be getting a box bag for mine… Thanks for sharing!