To ensure that the sail is not twisted, run your hands up the red luff tape on
the spinnaker until you reach the head of the sail, then tie the spinnaker
halyard on to the head of the sail.
Tie the middle of the spinnaker sheets to the clew of the sail. Lead the ends
through the blocks amidships on the gunwhales, and then forwards to the
ratchet blocks near the shroud plates (ensure you thread it the correct way
through the ratchets, which only work under load), and tie the ends together.
The spinnaker halyard tail (spinnaker downhaul) comes from the chute
mouth, leads through a loop on the lower third of the spinnaker and ties onto
the webbing strop on the top third of the sail.
It is a good idea to tie it on with
a long loop, say 300 mm (12”) here, as it makes the spinnaker enter the chute
more easily when dropping.
The safest and easiest way to rig the downhaul is to pull the pole right out,
and to pull the port sheet tight into the ratchet and to cleat it off. If you then
hoist the spinnaker until the head is about 2 metres off the ground you can
then see the two attachment points on the spinnaker. You can then thread the
spinnaker downhaul under the foot of the sail and sheets, up through the
lower ring, and tie it to the top loop.
16).
You can then pull the spinnaker into the chute by pulling on the downhaul
at the block just aft of the spinnaker sock.
If the spinnaker will not stow away
completely, then check that the halyards and the sheets are un-cleated.
Rigging the mainsail
17).
Slip the clew strap around the aft end of the boom.
18).
Thread the outhaul through the clew eye and hook the end into the slot on the
end of the boom.
19).
Ensure the boat is head to wind
. Tie the main halyard to the head of the sail
with a VERY short bowline or a dinghy hitch and hoist the mainsail. Pull the
halyard tight through the cleat to ensure all slack is removed and the main is
fully hoisted. Make CERTAIN you do not hoist the main halyard slipping
through the cleats as this only wears them down limiting their holding power.
Place the halyard next to the cleats to hoist then simply slide it into the cleats
once the halyard is FULLY hoisted.
20).
Fit the boom onto the gooseneck, and fit the two webbing tack straps around
mast. Tension the outhaul to sailing position.
21).
Thread the cunningham line through the cringle above the tack and tie the
end around the gooseneck fitting.
22)
Attach the gnav upper strut to the upper mounting post, and fit the gooseneck
retaining pin to prevent boom pulling off.
Rudder
23).
The rudder blade simply slots into the transom gudgeon AFTER launching
(prevents rudder damage) and has a retaining clip to prevent accidental
dislodging. It is sensible to also tie the rudder on in case of accidental
removal, during a capsize for example
