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8. Unfold the gennaker:
A. Identify the tack (written on the sail).
B. Secure to the gennaker tack line as
shown. (Th e tack line comes out of the
front of the gennaker pole.)
(fi gure 39)
9. Untie the gennaker halyard (uphaul) from
the jib tack bar and tie it to the head of the gen-
naker using a
bowline.(fi gure 40)
10. Untie the gennaker halyard (downhaul)
from the jib tack bar:
A. Pass through the lower downhaul patch
ring on the port side of the sail.
(fi gure 41a)
B. Secure to the upper downhaul patch using
a bowline.
(fi gure 41b)
10. Attach the center of the gennaker sheet to
the clew of the gennaker.
(fi gure 42)
11. Pass the free ends of the gennaker sheets
aft (one sheet either side of the jib luff ) and
through the gennaker sheet ratchet blocks
attached to the shroud anchor points. Th ere
are arrows on the ratchet block to indicate
which way the rope should pass. When under
load, the ratchet will engage. (Note: Th e sheets
must pass forward of the shrouds at all times.)
(fi gure 43)
12. Tie the free ends of the gennaker sheet
together.
(fi gure 44)
13. Ensure the boat is pointing directly into
the wind and hoist the gennaker. Take great
care to ensure that the gennaker does not get
snagged around the trolley; a second person
should help with this to ensure it does not
snag anywhere. Check the gennaker is not
twisted and the sheets are not tangled with
the halyard.
Caution: Always take great care to pull up the
gennaker slowly and do not keep pulling if it becomes
tangled or tight.
14. Uncleat the halyard and gently pull the
gennaker into the sock by pulling the halyard
through the block at the aft end of the sock.
A second person should help with this and be
positioned at the front of the boat to ensure the
gennaker does not get snagged anywhere.
fi gure 39
fi gure 40
fi gure 41a
fi gure 41b
fi gure 42
fi gure 43
fi gure 44
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7. Mainsail
1. Remove the mainsail from its the bag
and unroll.
2. Ensure all battens are tight in their
pockets and the locking mechanisms
are positively engaged.
3. Position the boat so it is head to wind (bow
facing directly in to the wind).
4. Place the mainsail in the cockpit of the hull
with the luff closest the bow (front) and the
leach closest the stern (back).
5. Take the main halyard:
a. Ensure there are no twists in the halyard
and it is clear of the spreaders.
b. Tie the halyard to the head of the sail
using a bowline.
c. Locate the head of the mainsail into the
mast track.
(fi gure 45)
6. Hoist the mainsail using the main halyard
block/cleat assembly on the lower port side of
the mast.
(fi gure 46)
Note: Hoisting the mainsail is a two person operation as
assistance will be required to feed the mainsail in to the
mast track while the other hoists using the halyard (Th is
will prevent the sail pulling out of the track and jamming
which could cause luff rope damage.)
7. When the mainsail is fully hoisted, cleat and
tidy away the halyard rope end in the halyard
pocket positioned on the aft face of the general
storage bag. (Underside of mast buttress - port
side.)
(fi gure 47)
8. Outhaul
1. Secure the mainsail tack in place by pinning
it between the two vertical lugs on the upper
surface of the inboard boom end casting.
(fi gure 48)
2. Feed the plastic slug slide on the clew out-
haul into the cut out on the top of the boom.
(fi gure 49)
3. Th e outhaul line is then passed through the
eye in the sail (from port/left to starboard/right
side) and anchored on the starboard/right side
with a simple knot located in the slot formed in
the boom end casting.
(fi gure 50) (fi gure 51)
fi gure 45
fi gure 46
fi gure 47
fi gure 48
fi gure 49
fi gure 50
fi gure 51
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