I'm sure I'm not the only to have this problem but couldn't find anything in the forum.
When we trim our 155% in tight it hangs up over the lifeline. Sometimes it comes over easy by a slight tug on the sheet but many times someone has to go forward and flip it over.
I have a roller type chafe protector on the lifeline next to the stanchion and it seems to help a bit.
Any better ideas?
Genoa Hang Up
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Genoa Hang Up
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Odyssey #146
Odyssey #146
Re: Genoa Hang Up
we always just yell "SKIRT" at the foredeckie.
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Mark Gutteridge
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Re: Genoa Hang Up
Sometimes you can clear it by giving the upper lifeline a slap. You might have to ease the sheet just a smidgen.It works for us on hunting party.
Re: Genoa Hang Up
Ditto on the slap. The trick is coordination between the driver, tailer and foredeck. I can get the Genoa macro trimmed out of a tack on a Hunter 40 without someone skirting if the foredeck is doing his/her job of beating/pulling/clearing the clew and leech around the rig AND making sure to pull some slack into the new weather sheet when passing head to wind AND the driver isn't spinning the boat too fast. Without that happening I'm lucky to do the same without a skirt on a J22 with a Genoa. Yes, it's THAT important!!!! 
Sailing shorthanded is always going to mean bad compromises, it's the nature of the beast just as it's the nature of a scorpion to sting. Still, If you only have 3 people, one can release and trim on the new tack while the other does the bow clearing work and the driver can make sure that the old sheet is running free on the new weather side. One small hangup is enough to blow the whole thing and force a skirt.
When it's relatively windy for the crew involved it's oftentimes advantageous to make a quick luff which blows the foot of the Genoa back into the inside of the lifeline while the foredeck and everyone else that you have is already hiking. If done right this is faster and looses you less VMG than having the foredeck on the lee side along WITH the trimmer, with the rail in the water and going sideways!!!!!
Sailing shorthanded is always going to mean bad compromises, it's the nature of the beast just as it's the nature of a scorpion to sting. Still, If you only have 3 people, one can release and trim on the new tack while the other does the bow clearing work and the driver can make sure that the old sheet is running free on the new weather side. One small hangup is enough to blow the whole thing and force a skirt.
When it's relatively windy for the crew involved it's oftentimes advantageous to make a quick luff which blows the foot of the Genoa back into the inside of the lifeline while the foredeck and everyone else that you have is already hiking. If done right this is faster and looses you less VMG than having the foredeck on the lee side along WITH the trimmer, with the rail in the water and going sideways!!!!!