Hunter H18 - Shaking out a Reef; Spinnaker (Option)

Hu
nt
e
r 1
8
• Sails and Ri
gg
in
g
5
.
3
2. Ease the mainsheet and van
g.
3
. Raise the main sail.
3
.
C
heck the toppin
g
li
f
t
f
or adequate boom support and
lower the main sail to approximatel
y
the
f
irst ree
f
posi-
t
io
n.
5
. Take up the slack in the ree
f
line until the tack and the
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 ree
f
point is
not contactin
g
the
g
oose neck on the front of the spar
and is appl
y
in
g
tension to the lu
ff
o
f
the main above the
ree
f
, not below.
7.
C
on
f
irm that the tack ree
f
point is still clear o
f
the tack
shackle and that onl
y
the main lu
ff
above the ree
f
crin
g
le
is tensioned, not the luff between the crin
g
le and the top
stacked sail slide. Ease the ree
f
line and read
j
ust the
hal
y
ard i
f
necessar
y
.
5.5 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.
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
)
.
5.6 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
t
h
e spr
i
t to t
h
e
j
amm
i
n
g
c
l
eat
i
n t
h
e coc
k
p
i
t near t
h
e
mast.
S
et up the tack downhaul so the tack o
f
the sail is
abou
t 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
of the spin-
n
a
k
e
r
a
n
d
m
a
k
e
su
r
e
th
e
lin
e
i
s
l
ed
af
t
ou
t
s
i
de
th
e
lifelines to a turnin
g
block on the
g
unwhale located
j
ust
forward of the stern cleat. The sheet that is not bein
g
used — the laz
y
sheet — should also be attached to
the clew o
f
the spinnaker , led
f
orward
i
n
f
r
o
nt
of
th
e
h
ea
d
sta
y
,
and then back on the other side of the boat
— outside the shrouds — to the turnin
g
block positioned
j
ust
f
orward o
f
the stern cleat. Then take that sheet
an
d
t
i
e a
k
not
i
n t
h
e en
d
, w
i
t
h
t
h
e s
l
ac
k
i
n t
h
e s
h
eet.
Now
y
ou are read
y
to hoist the spinnaker.
S
tart b
y
headin
g
o
ff
to a square run. Leave the mainsail
f
ull
y
o
ut
d
ur
i
n
g
t
h
e
h
o
i
st
i
n
g
proce
d
ure as
i
t w
ill
bl
an
k
et
the spinnaker and keep it
f
rom
f
illin
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
f
ull
y
hoisted, slowl
y
head up to
y
our desired
c
ourse and pull in the sheet until the sail sets
.
Now
y
ou are off and sailin
g
with
y
our cruisin
g
spinnaker.
H
18 B&R Ri
g
Descriptio
n
The B
&
R ri
g
, utilized on the Hunter 18, eliminates the
need for a backsta
y
to allow for a more efficient mainsail
shape. Fixed backsta
y
s are commonl
y
bein
g
desi
g
ned
o
ut o
f
toda
y
’s per
f
ormance-oriented boats to allow the
mainsail to incorporate a full roach desi
g
n - a more
aerod
y
namic shape both
f
or racin
g
and cruisin
g
per
f
or-
mance.
To accomplish this, the B
&
R ri
g
has 30 de
g
ree swept
spreaders, creatin
g
120 de
g
rees between each ri
gg
in
g
po
i
nt.
Thi
s tr
i
-po
d
arran
g
ement
h
as exce
ll
ent stren
g
t
h
f
or sailboat ri
g
s, and has been used
f
or
y
ears to support
hu
g
e radio towers
.
The B
&
R ri
g
is desi
g
ned to be pre-bent to
f
urther add
ri
g
idit
y
to the mast section and eliminate the need for
ad
j
ustable ri
gg
in
g
(
like backsta
y
ad
j
usters
)
. This desi
g
n
should prove more reliable than a ri
g
with ad
j
ustable
backsta
y
s or runners, as there is less chance for error
.
The lar
g
e main, small
j
ib, sail plan on the 18 also elimi-
nates the need for lar
g
e overlappin
g
headsails
(g
enoas
)
,
as the drivin
g
power comes
f
rom the much improved
shape and size o
f
the mainsail. This o
ff
ers an easier
tackin
g
small
j
ib, creatin
g
g
ood performance and more
c
om
f
ortable sailin
g
as it is less work
f
or the crew.
B&R ri
g
s have been used on thousands of sailboats, and
we are proud to incorporate this success
f
ul desi
g
n on
y
our new Hunter.