{"id":5205,"date":"2024-04-25T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev01.pacific-rope.com\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2025-04-08T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:15:58","slug":"how-to-sail-a-code-zero-on-a-catamaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/about-sails\/how-to-sail-a-code-zero-on-a-catamaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-Step Guide: How to Sail a Code Zero on a Catamaran"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Flying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> on a cruising catamaran<\/h2>\n<p>Handling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> sail on a modern cruising catamaran: This informative and inspiring<strong> how-to-video<\/strong> was made by the Australian multihull experts of <a href=\"https:\/\/tmgyachts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMG Yachts<\/a>, after taking delivery of a new Rolly Tasker Sails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code 0<\/a>. This sail was tailor made for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/about-sails\/new-sails-for-lagoon-catamarans\/\"><strong>Lagoon 46 catamaran<\/strong><\/a> featured here by <a href=\"https:\/\/rollytaskersails.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolly Tasker Sails Australia<\/a>. So, for the exhilarating experience of flying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero sail<\/a>, come along on board and learn how to safely and efficiently handle this exciting sail on this special type of boat with this clear and concise<strong> step-by-step guide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How to Fly a Code Zero | Inspire &amp; Learn by TMG Yachts\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w9QYCWQjqSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What Is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code 0 Sail<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p>In this video, Joe Fox of <a href=\"https:\/\/tmgyachts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMG Yachts<\/a> not only shows the practicalities of sailing with a Code Zero, but he also explains the difference between a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/custom-spinnaker\/\">asymmetrical spinnaker<\/a>. He then takes us through all the steps in setting up and preparing the Code 0, including some finer points like, for example, halyard tension.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code zero sail<\/a> is somewhere <strong>between a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/headsails\/\">Genoa<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/furling-asymmetrical-spinnaker\/\">asymmetrical spinnaker<\/a><\/strong>. Lighter and larger in area than the Genoa, it is<strong> also furled<\/strong>. It is however a true <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/\">downwind sail<\/a>, <strong>made for broad reaching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5205 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup-500x330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"code zero lagoon 46 catamaran 02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-setup.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist-500x330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"code zero lagoon 46 catamaran 03\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-before-hoist.jpg 1605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Code Zero Practicalities<\/h2>\n<p>When do you best fly your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a>? Learn about <strong>wind range<\/strong> and <strong>wind angles<\/strong> most suitable for this beautiful sail. The video also gives a very detailed and clear <strong>step-by-step guide to hoisting and unfurling the sail<\/strong>. Once it is up and pulling, learn all about<strong> the perfect trim<\/strong> and how easy it is to gybe this sail in relaxed cruising mode.<\/p>\n<p>As already said, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/\">downwind sail<\/a> <strong>for up to 150 degrees<\/strong> or so off the wind. It is not suitable for any courses closer to the wind than a beam reach. And even the beam reach should only be sailed with the Code 0 in really light winds \u2013 especially on a catamaran, there is huge pressure on the rigging, and you do not want to over-power that. For a cruising cat, Joe recommends the <strong>wind speed limit for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> at 15 to 20 knots<\/strong>. And the stronger the wind is, the lower off the wind you should sail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-sailing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3247 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-sailing-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"sailing a code zero on a lagoon 46 catamaran\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Feel the Thrill<\/h2>\n<p>This video is great fun to watch, it will inspire you and make you want to get out on the water now to experience the thrill of fast sailing! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/en\/our-sails\/downwind\/code-zero\/\">Code Zero<\/a> sail can really<strong> turbo charge your cruising catamaran<\/strong>, adding several knots of speed, especially in light airs. However, apart from literally showing you the ropes of how to do it, it also points out <strong>potential problems when you are not taking care<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Have fun both when watching the video and also, of course, out on the water!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-sailing-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3246 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollytasker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/catamaran-code-zero-sailing-2-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"code zero sail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flying a Code Zero on a cruising catamaran Handling a Code Zero sail on a modern cruising catamaran: This informative and inspiring how-to-video was made by the Australian multihull experts of TMG Yachts, after taking delivery of a new Rolly Tasker Sails Code 0. 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