HOISTING SAIL
Unless the wind is light, sails should not be hoisted until the boot can be
maneuvered head to wind.
MAINSAIL
The quick release shackle in the main halyard (18) should be secured to the
cringle in the head of the mainsail. Before hoisting the sail, release the main
sheet from its jamb cleat and check that it is free to run. Also release the boom
vang if one is fitted. The sail is hoisted by feeding the bolt rope on the luff into the
sail groove in the mast, and simultaneously pulling on the main halyard rope tail.
Make sure that the thumb screw of the gooseneck slide is loosened so that the
sail is hoisted to the point at which the headboard clears the backstay. After the
sail is hoisted, coil and make up rope tail on the cleat on the starboard side of
mast.
Pull down gooseneck until the tension in the luff of the sail is appropriate to the
wind strength; follow same guidelines as for the foot of the sail.
The tension in the foot of the sail should be appropriate to the wind strength.
Tighten the foot for stronger winds, but not so tight that horizontal creases
appear in the sail parallel to the boom. In lighter winds this tension should be less,
but not so that small vertical wrinkles appear. If your boat is fitted with an
adjustable clew outhaul refer to the section dealing with this.
JIB
The tack (47A) of the jib should be secured to the middle hole in the stem head
fitting with the shackle (14) provided (Figure 7). The sail is then hanked to the
forestay with the sail hanks (44) fitted to the luff of the sail. The jib sheet (8) should
be secured to the cringle (45) in the clew of the sail as shown in Figure 8. Each
end should then be taken between the upper and lower shrouds and rove
through the adjustable jib sheet blocks (46) mounted on short tracks on either
side of the cabin top. Tie a figure of eight knot in the end of each sheet.
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