MAINSAIL
A. Tie a stopper knot in the end of the main halyard, take round
turn through eye at head of sail and pull stopper knot tight to
head of sail.
B. Hoist mainsail, feed sail into groove in mast and then raise
mainsail by pulling main halyard.
MAINSHEET
A. Attach mainsheet rope/ block to traveller block on rear
beam with the shackle.
B. Feed tail end through cleat on carriage and then through
double pulley block.
C. Then feed through eyelet on back/centre of rear beam.
Tie off with a figure of eight knot.
D. Then attach mainsheet
system to mainsail with
S hook
(S)
.
Tip; Tie two figure of eight
knots
(8)
in the mainsheet
approximately 1.5metres
from the block to prevent the
traveller car sliding into each
side of the rear beam track
when sailing.
CAPSIZE LINE
Tie round mast foot with a bowline, and store in Capsize Line
Pocket. You may wish to tie figure of eight knots along the line at
evenly spaced intervals
(8)
. These will help as gripping points.
8
S
8
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