Avon Prindle 15 - Reaching; Downwind; Downhaul Systems; Trapezing Lacing the Harness

Reaching
The main traveler should be set a few inches from
center with the main sheet snug and the jib sheet
slightly looser than used when going to weather. This
will allow the distance between the main and the jib to
increase. Both sails should be
sheeted in so that both
the leeward and windward tell-tales are streaming
back.
Downwind
Let the main traveler all the way out to the end of
the crossbar
and sheet the main loosely. Do not let the
main out far enough to rub against the shrouds if at all
possible. Trim
the jib sheet loosely trying to keep the
windward and leeward tell-tales streaming back.
If your boat is equipped with a barber hauler, see
Section V - Tuning for Performance for instructions
regarding its use.
Downhaul systems
The luff of both the main and jib should be pulled
down tightly to pull all
the wrinkles out when sailing.
You have to be quite strong
to over-downhaul the
mainsail, so give it a hard pull. You can easily over-
tighten the jib downhaul,
so just pull hard enough to
get wrinkles out.
Notice the diagonal wrinkles in the luff of both the
main
and jib. Both sails should be downhauled until
they disappear.
TRAPEZING
Lacing the harness
Using bowlines, tie each of the lines supplied onto
the bottom inside grommets. Lace back and forth
loosely
and tie a half hitch at the top outside grommets.
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