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Find the middle of the jib sheet, fold it back on
itself, such that the two ends are together. Grab
the folded mid point and pass it through the
cringle in the jib clew, and then pass the two
loose ends through that loop and pull tight. The
result should look like this.
Move the forestay back to the port side of the
mast and infront of the mast beam. Using the
bungeetakeupprovided,tieo󰀨theendof
the forestay and then tension the shock cord
andtieo󰀨throughtheeyestrapatthebase
of the mast.
d)
d)
Lead one end of the jib sheet along the side of the boat and then down to the jib fairlead
and cleat. Thread it through the fairlead and through the jib cleat. Repeat with the other
end of the jib sheet, making sure they pass either side of the mast. You can either tie a
gure-of-eightknotineachsheet,ortiethetwoendstogether.Preferablytietogether.
e)
7.5 - Hoisting The Jib - Purchase Rig Tension
Jib Sheet Arrangement