How to drop an Oxley Levante - Safely and Easily. And how to manage squalls! Leopard 50 Catamaran

Join the Barefoot Doctors Sailing to see how to drop an Oxley Levante on a Leopard 50 sailing catamaran. Paul Badenhorst also shares the important info about how to manage the Oxley when you are faced with a wind squall while the Oxley is up....

Here is the recommended way to drop the Oxley Levante (winged spinnaker) when you take the exciting step of getting it flying! Paul Badenhorst, who is an experienced skipper with over 285,000nm under his belt, shows how to manage the snuffer and how to position yourself best to minimise the risks of the sail dropping in to water.

Paul also describes the important steps to be ready to perform if you are hit by a squally and you risk over powering the boat or the sail...

This short how to video is specifically aimed at people that have an Oxley brother parasailed and want to confirm or learn from scratch what you need to do to drop it easily and safely. While many people have concerns about using their large spinnakers, we hope that this step by step info about managing it reliably and safely will hopefully getting yo call to have dfu with it and use it whenever you can....

Once hoisted this sail gives you fast and easy sailing downwind and we commonly sail this heavily laden, world cruising prepared Leopard at 50% of the true wind speed directly downwind and higher percentages when at higher angles! The ease of operation and forgiving nature of the sail makes this ideal for long distance downwind sailing and eliminates the risk of gybing and the stress of sailing deep!!!

For more information and to order your Oxley, contact either Paul Badenhorst on Facebook or WhatsApp (+27 73 510 0081) or Marcos on email [email protected].

Please share these videos with other Oxley owners to share the great info from Paul!

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