Does anyone else call this a Mexican? Dude flying the chute could’ve grabbed the guy forward of the block and taken it in himself, freeing the foredeck guy to deal with the pole. Other than that, solid.
Same, though I don’t see why you couldn’t do it with a symmetrical. Packing the chute into the companionway as opposed to a forward hatch kills a lot of the efficiency though.
We used to do something like that in dinghies, sheet the pole back to the shrouds, turn up, let the kite backwind over the foredeck and pull it straight down into the bag. Bit riskier when the kite takes more than three armfuls to get down, and can't do it with a companionway drop like these guys did. And never heard it called a Mexican!
I can think of one long metal reason why you couldn’t lol. If the wind is light enough and your DDW enough to fly the kite without the pole and and without the kit killing your forestay, then you’ve lost the whole reward part of the Mexicans Risk: which is to come into the mark on starboard on a hot angle with both speed and rights over everyone else approaching on port.
What sort of camera are you using that gives you the 360 view that you can transition into the non-distorted directional in your videos? That’s pretty great for training and race review!
Looks like a beautiful day! It’s always interesting to me when the crossover between always dousing into the forward hatch or back to the companionway happens in different designs.
This is pretty much go-to drop in classic metre class boats. 8's, 6's, 5.5's.
You can left sheets there and tack instantly at bottom mark if needed. And you do not need to repack the chute.
winesponioni@reddit
Does anyone else call this a Mexican? Dude flying the chute could’ve grabbed the guy forward of the block and taken it in himself, freeing the foredeck guy to deal with the pole. Other than that, solid.
PizzaSuhLasagnaZa@reddit
Mexican usually has a jibe involved and is a part of a rounding. This just looked like a light air windward drop
wrongwayup@reddit
I've only ever heard a "Mexican" applied to a boat with an asymmetrical spinnaker.
PizzaSuhLasagnaZa@reddit
Same, though I don’t see why you couldn’t do it with a symmetrical. Packing the chute into the companionway as opposed to a forward hatch kills a lot of the efficiency though.
wrongwayup@reddit
We used to do something like that in dinghies, sheet the pole back to the shrouds, turn up, let the kite backwind over the foredeck and pull it straight down into the bag. Bit riskier when the kite takes more than three armfuls to get down, and can't do it with a companionway drop like these guys did. And never heard it called a Mexican!
rmslashusr@reddit
That still doesn’t involve a gybe. That’s just a windward douse after cranking the pole back.
wrongwayup@reddit
True true.
rmslashusr@reddit
I can think of one long metal reason why you couldn’t lol. If the wind is light enough and your DDW enough to fly the kite without the pole and and without the kit killing your forestay, then you’ve lost the whole reward part of the Mexicans Risk: which is to come into the mark on starboard on a hot angle with both speed and rights over everyone else approaching on port.
rmslashusr@reddit
What sort of camera are you using that gives you the 360 view that you can transition into the non-distorted directional in your videos? That’s pretty great for training and race review!
marko-polo-minty@reddit (OP)
GoPro Max2 on a 9ft selfie pole and GoPro Quick editing software
rmslashusr@reddit
Looks like a beautiful day! It’s always interesting to me when the crossover between always dousing into the forward hatch or back to the companionway happens in different designs.
Daan_Durf@reddit
Windward.....? Look at the water, almost windstill.
shibbeep@reddit
hey man the spin was full, so it could be worse.
Daan_Durf@reddit
You're right ..
Raneynickelfire@reddit
Yes, windward. As opposed to a leward stretch and blow.
Federal_Cobbler6647@reddit
This is pretty much go-to drop in classic metre class boats. 8's, 6's, 5.5's. You can left sheets there and tack instantly at bottom mark if needed. And you do not need to repack the chute.
kanonfodr@reddit
Those are damn near the perfect winds for shorthanded spinnaker action: light and steady.
joeordie@reddit
Really, really got to trust that your shrouds and spreader is absolutely free of sharps and snags.