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3. Tie the end of the halyard to the head of the sail (see picture 4.32).
4. Take the spinnaker downhaul line (the other end of the halyard), which
is rigged up the chute and with the spinnaker on the starboard (right)
side of the boat pass the end through the ring on the sail from bottom
of sail to top of sail direction (see picture 4.33).
5. Run the downhaul up the sail and pass the end through the ring in
middle of the sail from bottom of sail to top of sail direction.
6. Run the downhaul line up the sail and tie it off on the upper patch (onto
the cross of webbing) (see picture 4.34).
Picture 4.31 The tack of the spinnaker. Picture 4.32 The head of the spinnaker.
Picture 4.33 Lower downhaul patch. Picture 4.34 Upper downhaul patch.
• Find the middle of the spinnaker sheet and double it over to form a
loop.
• Pass this loop through the eyelet at the clew of the sail.
• Pass the rest of the sheet through the loop and pull it tight (see picture
4.35).
• Still with the spinnaker on the starboard side, thread one end of the
spinnaker sheet through the block by the shroud point on the starboard
side, in the direction of the arrow (see picture 4.36).
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