Hunter 50CC - Reefing Procedure; Shaking out a Reef; Spinnaker (Option)

Hu
nt
e
r
50
C
C
• Sails and Ri
gg
in
g
12.
4
It will rotate very rapidly when the sail is unfurled.
Reefin
g
procedure on the standard mast
:
1. Run both reefin
g
lines as illustrated in the boom &
ree
f
la
y
out. The shorter ree
f
line will be used on the
f
irst
ree
f
(S
tarboard
S
ide,
G
reen
)
. The lon
g
er ree
f
line on the
second reef
(
Port Side, Red
)
.
2. L
o
w
e
r th
e
m
a
in
sa
il
.
3
. Ease the mainsheet and van
g.
4. Lower the main sail to approximatel
y
the first ree
f
position.
5
. Take u
p
the slack in the first reef line until the tack and
th
e
c
l
e
w
a
r
e
do
wn t
o
abou
t 2”
abo
v
e
th
e
boo
m
.
6
. Ad
j
ust the main hal
y
ard so that the tack reef point is
not contactin
g
the
g
oose neck on the
f
ront o
f
the boom
and is appl
y
in
g
tension to the lu
ff
o
f
the main above the
reef, not below. There will be approximatel
y
6”
(
150mm
)
of
stretch in the main lu
ff
and main hal
y
ard when the ree
f
-
in
g
line is tensioned, so, make sure that this is allowed
for when ad
j
ustin
g
the main hal
y
ard to locate the tack
r
eef
b
l
oc
k
.
7. Confirm that the tack reef
p
oint is still clear of the tack
shackle and that onl
y
the main lu
ff
above the ree
f
crin
g
le
is tensioned, not the lu
ff
between the crin
g
le and the top
stacked sail slide. Ease the reef line and read
j
ust the
hal
y
ard i
f
necessar
y
.
8
. Mark the hal
y
ard at the stopper with 1”
(
25mm
)
sin
g
le
band o
f
indelible marker ink. B
y
droppin
g
the hal
y
ard to
this mark ever
y
time, positionin
g
is made easier. The hal-
y
ard is automaticall
y
in the correct position for the reef.
9
. Repeat the procedure
f
or the second ree
f
, usin
g
double
b
an
d
s to mar
k
t
h
e
h
a
ly
ar
d
i
n t
h
e correct pos
i
t
i
on.
12.6 Reefin
g
Procedure
(
Durin
g
Sailin
g)
1. Head u
p
into the wind.
2. Ease the mainsheet and van
g.
3
.
C
heck the toppin
g
li
f
t
f
or adequate boom support.
4. Lower the main hal
y
ard to the appropriate mark and
snu
b
t
h
e
li
ne w
i
t
h
t
h
e sto
pp
er.
5
. Tension the ree
f
in
g
line with the sel
f
-tailin
g
winch until
the reef clew is brou
g
ht down to the boom. Appl
y
stopper
an
d
tens
i
on t
h
e ma
i
n
h
a
ly
ar
d
b
ac
k
up, ease t
h
e topp
i
n
g
li
f
t
(
i
f
needed
)
.
12.7 Shakin
g
Out a Reef
1. Head up into the wind.
2. Ease the mainsheet and van
g
. Release the tension on
the toppin
g
. Li
f
t
(
i
f
needed
).
3
. Release the line sto
pp
er and remove reef line from
win
c
h.
4. Tension the main hal
y
ard to raise sail, makin
g
sure ree
f
lines run freel
y
while sail is bein
g
raised. Appl
y
stopper
to main hal
y
ard.
5
. Re-tension van
g
and mainsheet, ease the toppin
g
lift
(
i
f
needed
)
.
12.8 Spinnaker
(
Optional
)
T
o set t
h
e opt
i
ona
l
sp
i
nna
k
er us
i
n
g
t
h
e
d
e
di
cate
d
h
a
ly
ar
d
,
f
irst attach the hal
y
ard to the head rin
g
on the sail. Next,
tie the tack downhaul line to the tack rin
g
, lead it throu
g
h
a turn
i
n
g
bl
oc
k
on t
h
e
d
ec
k
near t
h
e
b
ow or t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
block on anchor roller, and run it a
f
t to the cockpit.
S
et
up the tack downhaul so the tack of the sail is about
fiv
e
in
c
h
es
abo
v
e
th
e
dec
k wh
e
n th
e
sa
il i
s
h
o
i
s
t
ed
.
Attach the spinnaker sheet to the clew rin
g
o
f
the spinna-
ke
r
a
n
d
m
a
k
e
su
r
e
th
e
lin
e
i
s
l
ed
a
ft
ou
t
s
i
de
th
e
lif
e
lin
es
to a turnin
g
block on the toe-rail located
j
ust forward o
f
the stern pulpit. Then run it
f
orward to a winch allowin
g
total slack in the sheet. The sheet that is not bein
g
used
— t
h
e
l
az
y
s
h
eet — s
h
ou
ld
a
l
so
b
e attac
h
e
d
to t
h
e c
l
ew
of
the spinnaker , led
f
orward
i
n
f
ront o
f
the headsta
y
,
a
n
d
th
e
n
bac
k
o
n th
e
o
th
e
r
s
i
de
o
f th
e
boa
t —
ou
t
s
i
de
the shrouds and lifelines — to another turnin
g
block
positioned
j
ust
f
orward o
f
the stern pulpit. Then take that
sheet and lead it to a winch, with the slack in the sheet.
Now
y
ou are read
y
to hoist the spinnaker. Start b
y
headin
g
o
ff
to a square run. Leave the mainsail
f
ull
y
o
ut durin
g
the hoistin
g
procedure as it will blanket
the spinnaker and keep it from fillin
g
until
y
ou are
read
y
f
or it to be set. A
g
ood place to raise the sail
is from the leeward side,
j
ust ahead of the boom.
O
nce it is full
y
hoisted, slowl
y
head up to
y
our desired
c
ourse and pull in the sheet until the sail sets. Make
sure
y
ou have at least two turns o
f
the sheet around the
w
i
n
ch
.