Offshore sailing tutorial

Paikea is half way into our Atlantic Ocean crossing and we have a sailing lesson for you. We have solid solid trade winds of over 20kts and our mighty Catana catamaran loves the bluewater sailing conditions. The sea state has managed to clam down a little so now we are enjoying the downwind ride towards the warmer waters of the Caribbean.

This sailing tutorial involves looking at downwind sail configuration. Because we are running quite deep with our asymmetric spinnaker we are flying it from the windward bow instead of the bow sprit. There are a number of reasons why this is advantageous and in this video Shayne outlines why we have chosen to set our sails up in this way.

If you are interested in learning how to sail better or just want to see how a professional large multihull sailor aets up his own vessel for offshore passages then be sure to take a look at this video.