Pico Rigging Instructions
e Pico rigging instructions are a guide to rigging your boat.
Important information:
ere are three hatches and one transom drain bung on the Pico, these must all be checked to ensure tightness and
correct fit prior to sailing:
1. Glossary/Useful Boat Terminology
Aft: Rearward
Batten: A thin stiening strip in the sail to support the
leach
Boom: Spar at the bottom of the mainsail
Bow: Front of the boat
Burgee: Wind direction indicator (usually a small flag)
Daggerboard: A vertical sliding board to prevent side-
ways drift
Cleat: A fitting used for holding /securing ropes
Fairlead: A fitting that leads line in the most ecient
direction for operation
Foot: Bottom edge of the sail
Forward: Towards the bow of a boat
Gooseneck: A hinge fitting connecting the boom to the
mast.
Gunwhale: e outermost edge of the craft
Head: Top corner of sail
Kicking Strap: A line or series of lines between the base
of the mast and the underside of the boom to control
sail twist and boom positioning.
Jib: Front sail
Leech: Rear edge of the sail
Leeward: e side of the boat on which the main
sail is set when sailing
Lu: Forward edge of the sail
Mast: Main vertical spar supporting the rig/sails
Mainsheet: e rope controlling the position of the
mainsail
Mast Step: Integral tube where the mast heel/foot of
the mast is located
Port: e left hand side of the craft looking forward
Outhaul: Purchase system for tightening the bottom
edge/foot of the sail
Reefing: e ability to shorten sail appropriate to the
degree of wind strength
Shackle: A ‘U’-shaped piece of metal secured with a
pin, used for securing halyard to sails
Starboard: e right side of a craft looking forward
Stern: Back of the boat
Tack: Forward lower corner of sail
Tiller: A length of tube, usually wood, aluminum or
carbon fiber, which fits into the rudder head to allow
steerage
Tiller Extension: A length of tube, usually wood, alu-
minum or carbon fiber, connected to the tiller
by a universal joint that allows steerage while leaning
out
Transom: Flat area across the back of the boat to which
the rudder is hung
Vang: Purchase system for tightening the rear edge/
leach of the sail
Windward: the side of the boat opposite to which the
mainsail is set when sailing
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