RS Feva Owner's Manual page 34

The gennaker halyard
is hoisted, you are ready to go. The crew, or the
now pull gently on the
Gennakers may be effectively used from a
downwind, one should become adept at gybing. It is not possible to
gennaker hoisted. For the best effect, the
as far as possible, so that the
Gybing with the gennaker
across at the same time as the
pulled in and filled with wind, it should again be immediately eased for maximum
efficiency and speed. If sailing singlehanded, the
between the fingers and tiller extension, and the
sheet at all times.
To drop the gennaker, reverse the procedure used to hoist. The boat should be
sailing on a broad
the left hand halyard block
the gennaker halyard
the gennaker downhaul
Dropping the gennaker
gennaker downhaul. If possible, this should be avoided when sailing singlehanded.
Picture 4.1 Hoisting the Gennaker
pulls the bowsprit
leeward gennaker sheet
luff is just on the point of curling.
is fairly straightforward. Like the jib, it should be pulled
mainsail
reach, and the slack in the
(see picture 4.2). As the
should be popped out of the cleat. Then, pull the remainder of
through until the
on tighter reaches
out at the same time – when the
helm if sailing singlehanded, should
until the gennaker
close reach to a
gennaker sheet should always be eased
comes across. As soon as it has been
mainsheet
helm should hold the
gennaker downhaul
gennaker downhaul
gennaker is pulled sharply into the chute.
is harder, and requires more effort on the
gennaker
has filled.
broad reach so, to get
tack with the
should be trapped
gennaker
is pulled in from
goes tight,