Picture 4.32 The Gennaker Downhaul Line
7) Find the middle of the gennaker sheet and double it over to form a loop.
8) Pass this loop through the eyelet at the clew of the gennaker.
9) Pass the tails of the gennaker sheet through the loop and pull it tight (see picture
4.33).
10) With the gennaker on the port side of the boat, thread one end of the gennaker
sheet through the block by the port-side shroud adjuster plate (see picture 4.34).
11) Take the other end of the gennaker sheet, pass it around the front of the jib, and
into the block on the other side. Tie the two ends of the gennaker sheet together.
Picture 4.33 Tying the Gennaker Sheets Picture 4.34 The Gennaker Sheet Block
12) Pull the gennaker from one side to the other, as if you were gybing, to see if
anything is twisted.
13) Finally, pull the gennaker down into the gennaker chute.
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