How to use the ParaSailor spinnaker on the Guiding Light

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4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever wondered how to use a ParaSailor spinnaker? Well in this video I use my ParaSailor for only the second ever and I tell you the disaster i had the first time I used it. I do everything by myself so you can get an idea of how to single hand this massive sail.
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@Jonathan-ts6cm 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good and simple instructions, showing what you do instead of talking about it helps a lot!

@svGuidingLight 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed this video.

@mjb2048 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your mistakes so the rest of us can learn the easy way.

@svGuidingLight 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Good Luck out there.

@riversandbar 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for the video. Lots of good information. The colors on your parasailer would look beautiful on our boat.

@gadyhershkovitz5213 Жыл бұрын

You should open the Jib first ( to block air to the Para-sail) then it will be easy to handle. I wouldn’t dare to open sails that I can’t control from the cockpit when sailing alone. Stay safe

@klausriffart5772 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, exact same thing happened to me using it the first time ! I'm also sailing most of the time alone or without crew. However the Parasailor is great sail but a lot of work and only sensefull if you use it for many hours ( long distance sailing) It is not a sail for just 2 hours of afternoon sailing. Thanks for your video ! Klaus from Germany

@svGuidingLight 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you and thanks for watching!

@Valden23 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this honest report on your experiences with the Parasailor Shane. Not everyone is so ready to provide this kind of detail of their learning experiences. I'm glad it worked out for you in the end, but oh boy, what a day that turned out to be. The Parasailor certainly looks like a great downwind sailing option, though like all big sails, it needs some practice. It doesn't look like it'd be that much more trouble than other spinnakers; they all have their quirks. How are you finding the performance in different conditions? Does it ever get wet (other than that first time!) when lowering the sock? Would you happen to know your I-Spi measurement (from deck level up to halyard sheave/block at top of mast) and the Parasailor's leech length? This would be interesting to have in mind while looking at how your socked sail reaches to the front of the trampoline. Thanks for the video and any clues you can provide.

@svGuidingLight 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and yes that first time was a long ending. Once socked up and lowered it does not get wet as long as I turn into the wind to lower it onto the boat or have someone pulling it on the trampoline as I lower it. I do not know the exact measurements and I am not aboard right now due to hurricane season, sorry.

@Valden23 3 жыл бұрын

@@svGuidingLight Thanks Shane. I'll be on a mono-hull, so less acreage up front for barn-dancing or sail handling. However, you and a few others are delivering a fairly consistent message, that with some practice and new skills, getting sails like this down is quite doable.

@ChrisDoesWhat 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, my wife and I plan to start blue water sailing in a year or 2 and we are trying to get as much knowledge as possible. How is the performance of this sail compared to something like a code zero, genoa, or asymmetrical spinnaker?

@svGuidingLight 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your sailing plans. I can only speak of this sail and a genoa. This one will give you much more speed, but of course the genoa on a furler is much easier to put away.

@flyingv4725 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video. Seriously considering getting one for my cat. If you don't mind me asking, whats the size of your cat and how much did it cost you for your Parasailor? Also are you able to use this for upwind sailing in replacement of a genoa / code zero? If so any feedback on upwind sailing performance would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Safe Sailing!

@svGuidingLight 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for my delayed response, I thought I wrote this a few months ago. I have a Lagoon 410, which is 41 feet long, and I found my ParaSailor for $2200 used. You can not use it to go upwind.