EZZY SAILS Infinity Quick Start Manual

C A M B E R E D S A I L T U N I N G

SLIDE MAST IN SLEEVE
Slide the mast through the luff sleeve. Note: slide the mast above
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the cams (DO NOT ATTACH CAMS TO THE MAST YET).
Attach the mast extension and thread the line through the cleat. DO NOT TENSION
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THE DOWNHAUL YET, just cleat the line off.
Connect the front of the boom to the mast and outhaul the sail to the boom length
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that is printed on the sail. The suggested boom length is measured from the clew to
the front of the mast at the center of the boom cutout.
Attach the cams to the mast by pushing down on the batten with the
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palm of your hand, approximately 12" (30 cm) from the luff sleeve,
and snap the cam onto the mast with your other hand.
If the cam is difficult to put onto the mast, check that the batten tension webbing is
loosened until the Velcro touches the buckle. This will allow the cam to slide further
from the mast and will make it easier to get the cam onto the mast. Also, make sure
the sail is outhauled flat before attempting to snap the cams onto the mast.
Opening the zipper will make it easier to snap the cam onto the mast. But, to avoid
damaging the zipper, be sure to close the zipper again before tensioning the cam
batten.
Downhaul your sail until the leech goes loose between the upper three battens. Use
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the logo that is printed between battens #2 and #3 as an indicator. You ALWAYS want
a loose head, even in light wind sailing. In stronger wind you want to downhaul more
which continues the looseness down the leech and gives you better sail control.
The amount of downhaul tension will vary for different wind conditions: A high-wind
setting requires more downhaul tension to loosen the upper leech and give more
twist. In lighter wind, the sail needs less downhaul for a tighter leech and better low-
end power.
Always keep your base extension at its shortest possible setting. If there is not
enough space for downhauling and you have mast extending from the top, use the
adjustable top to raise the sail up on the mast rather than extend your base.
6. Now, tension the camber battens by pulling on the batten strap while pushing the
palm of your other hand against the batten end-cap. When the camber battens are
correctly tensioned, the sleeve directly in front of the cam should be tight. It is possi-
ble to over-tension the cam batten, which will cause the cam not to rotate. A quick
check of this can be done by holding the sail up on land and pumping the sail from
both sides of the boom. The cam should rotate smoothly; if it doesn't, decrease a lit-
tle batten tension.
OUTHAUL SNAP CAMS ON MAST
Head
Batten #1
Batten #2
Batten #3
Outhaul
clew

Downhaul

DOWNHAUL TENSION CAM BATTENS
DOWNHAUL
camber inducer
boom
cutout
camber inducer
Tack
Sleeve is tight when batten
is correctly tensioned.