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Hoist the jib by pulling on the jib halyard.
Hoist until the wire halyard appears.
Hook the rig tension cascade to the loop
in the end of the wire halyard. It may help
toobtainsu󰀩cientslackatthispointif
onecrewmemberpullsrmlyforwardon
the forestay.
Feed the tail of the cascade through the
roller valley cleat on the side of the mast
and through the turning block at the base
of the mast.
Pull on some rig tension, a generous
heaveshouldbesu󰀩cient.Tidythetail
away in pocket on spinaker bag
c)
Rig Tension - Purchase System
Ensure that the tensioning
purchase is not twisted or
fouling other systems (it should
be the one closest to the mast).
Make sure the loop in the
end of the halyard is not
cought under the hook on the
tensioning block.
7.5 - Hoisting The Jib - Purchase Rig Tension
Once the jib is hoisted, tensioned and cleated
o󰀨.Untietheforestayfromthetackbar.
d)