Brian Stipak · video

What this video covers

A crew aboard an unnamed vessel works through sail handling in the Sea of Cortez, managing a reefing sequence under real conditions. The video captures a live reefing attempt — reef lines flapping, crew calling out remaining distance as the sail rises: six feet, three feet, two feet, eighteen inches, less than a foot.2:03 A crew member named Linda provides running estimates as the sail is hoisted.1:32 The exchange shows the back-and-forth communication a short-handed crew uses to coordinate halyard tension and reef-line trim when visibility of the sail head is limited from the cockpit.

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