Hobie Bravo Assembly Manual page 9

Reefing the Sail
Reefing the sail is typically done during high wind
conditions, docking, and beaching. Reduction of sail
size helps with control, reducing sail luffing, speed, and
chance of tipping over.
To reef the sail, pull in on the furling line until you have
re-gained comfortable control of the sail. Remember to
place the furling line in the cleat on the A-Frame, or the
sail will unroll whenever you pull in on the mainsheet.
Shown here are examples of two different reefed
positions. Keep in mind that the higher the wind, the
more the sail should be reefed. Also, for best
performance, adjust the reefing position so that the mast
float faces forward.
To get the sail back to its original size, uncleat the
furling line and pull in on the mainsheet to unroll the sail.
Installing the Boom (optional)
The Hobie Bravo was designed for sailing without a
boom, but one can be used if desired. A boom will get
more performance out of the sail during high wind
conditions. Attaching the boom is simple.
1. Notice the groove above where the A-Frame sits in
the mast bearing. This is the location for the boom.
2. Align the boom clip to the groove and give a strong
push forward. The clip will flex slightly and snap around
the bearing.
3. If your sail is hooked to the mainsheet, unhook it
from the grommet in the sail.
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2. Insert the top of the mast into the sleeve at the foot
of the sail.
3. Gently slide the remainder of the mast into the sail
sleeve until the top of the mast pushes firmly into the
strap at the top of the sleeve. While putting the mast
into the sail be sure that the webbing at the top is in the
saddle and the forward edge of the sail is aligned with
the froward side of the comptip (the notch is located on
the forward side of the comptip)
4. Now that the sail is on the mast, you are ready to put
downhaul tension on the sail.
5. Rotate the mast so that the knob just above the
bearing lines up with the small loop and line at the base
of the sail.
6. (1) Wrap the line around the post, (2) back through
the loop, (3) around the post again, (4) pull tight and
fasten in the cleat at the base of the sail sleeve. The
goal here is to put tension on the sail to pull all the
wrinkles out of the sail sleeve.
NOTE: Before applying downhaul on the sail,
be sure that there are no twists in the sail
sleeve. Once the tension is applied, the sail
top will not rotate relative to the bottom.
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7. Once the downhaul is attached, the mast is no longer
free to spin within the sleeve, which allows the sail to be
rolled around the mast.
TIP: The downhaul tension may have to
be adjusted from time to time. When the
downhaul tension is lost, the sail sleeve
could start to twist on the mast. If this
happens, unhook the downhaul and rotate
the mast to straighten the sail sleeve on
the mast. Once straight, put downhaul
tension back on the sail.
8. Pick up the bottom end of the mast, leaving the top
end resting on the ground, or held by another person.
9. With the sail in the same orientation as shown in
these diagrams, rotate the mast counterclockwise.
10. The sail will start to roll around the mast. Continue
to roll the sail until it is completely around the mast.
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