How to Use a Spinnaker Turtle Bag

A spinnaker turtle bag has all the features to ensure a smooth hoist of your cruising spinnaker or cruising gennaker. The bag is long and narrow enough to fit through a deck hatch. There are velcro straps at the ends to secure the corners of the sail to keep them from getting lost in the bag. The turtle bag even comes with snap clips so that you can secure the bag to the boat before you hoist the sail so that the bag does not go overboard during the hoist. To pack the sail in the bag, first use the velcro straps to secure the the tack and clew corners. Starting from the dousing sock's mouth, lay the socked sail into the bag, zig zagging the sock as you work your way to the head. This way, when the sail is hoisted it will come out of the bag without twists. If your sail came with a drawstring bag, or you lost your current bag overboard, call your local UK Sailmakers loft for a Spinnaker Turtle bag, which will make handling your cruising spinnaker even easier.