• When the mainsail is at the top of the mast,
lead the halyard tail that you have been pulling around
the outside of the shroud, and pull it forward.
• Pull the halyard towards the back of the boat,
until it locks in the cleat at the top of the mast.
• Once the halyard is cleated, bring it back around the shroud.
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h)
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j)
• Take the Ingleeld Clip and thread the end of the halyard through the hole.
• Clip the Ingleeld Clip on to the one attached to
the elastic by the mast gate.
• Pull the halyard through the Ingleeld Clip until all the
slack has been taken up.
•Tie a gure-of-eight knot here to keep the clip in place.
3.8 - Hoisting the Mainsail