by Greg Prussia
"The true art of doing the bow is to never be on the bow. Obviously you have to go up there, but you plan it out: On a takedown you throw everything down the hatch -- kite, sheets, guys, and halyard, everything attached. You put the pole down on the deck, wherever it may be. No cleanup until later on, when you're out of the trauma of the bottom mark.
You sit on the rail, wait a couple minutes, look up the course and see if there are light spots up there, or less chop on the course. You absolutely never stand up and go to the bow unless the boat is going full speed. The pitman should also be a good bowman; he needs to know what the moves are up on the bow, so that he can help you. When you run forward to put a halyard on, or bring it around the jib, and the pit isn't staying with you enough to have the jammer open and have slack in the halyard, that'll slow you down big-time." -- Greg Prussia, from a story posted on the Sailing World
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