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Midwest Racing Center

Pole height: set the topping lift so the spinnaker's two bottom corners are level. If you did this during the hoist, you usually won't need to change it unless the wind speed changes.
Pole angle: keep the spinnaker pole perpendicular to the wind, adjusting it as we steer up and down and as the wind shifts.
Sheet: ease the sheet until the luff of the spinnaker just starts to curl, then trim just enough to remove the curl. Keep the luff right on the edge of curling, which means the sail is full but not stalled. Flying the spinnaker is constant easing and trimming.

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