3.13 - Rigging the Gennaker
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TOP TIP
Make sure that the gennaker halyard and the downhaul line are on opposite sides of
the mast.
• Tie the end of the gennaker halyard to the head of
the gennaker, using knot #2.
The gennaker downhaul line (the other end of the gennaker halyard) is already
rigged. It is running through the gennaker chute, and is tied to the tack bar.
• Untie the gennaker downhaul line, taking care not to let go of it, as it will disappear up the
gennaker chute!
• Unroll the gennaker.
• Take the tack line that emerges from the end of the bowsprit
and tie it to the tack of the gennaker, using knot #2. The
knot that is already in the tack line needs to be left in place,
as it determines how far the bowsprit comes out when the
gennaker is hoisted.
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