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4.7 Hoisting the jib.
To complete this section, you will require:
• The jib.
• The jib sheets.
1. Unroll the jib and connect the tack (lower forward corner) to the bow
fitting using the tack tie provided (see picture 4.17). The height of the
jib away from the bow is a tuning item and is covered more in section 5
‘sailing hints’.
2. Attach the head of the jib to the jib halyard (see picture 4.18).
3. At the base of the mast, pull the jib up using the halyard. When the
halyard is pulled all the way up, cleat it in the cleat just above the mast
foot.
Picture 4.17 The tack of the jib
Picture 4.18 Connecting the rig tension.
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