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Breezy winds: spilling wind/overpowered<br />
flat water Chop<br />
rig tension very, very tight very tight<br />
jib sheet tension<br />
main sheet tension/<br />
boom end position<br />
fairlead aft<br />
sheet medium<br />
boom out<br />
leech very tight<br />
61<br />
fairlead middle<br />
sheet medium<br />
boom out<br />
leech tight<br />
Cunningham Medium Medium<br />
Kicker/vang Tight to very tight very tight<br />
main foot tension Tight Tight<br />
mast bend<br />
Sailing trim<br />
chocked<br />
mast bent<br />
upright<br />
weight central<br />
medium chocked<br />
mast bent<br />
upright<br />
weight aft<br />
1.6.4. Looking after your new sails 25<br />
We recommend that you roll mainsails and foresails rather than fold them.<br />
The mainsail<br />
It is best to leave the battens in and the idea is to slide the mainsail foot along the boom,<br />
leaving the rest of the sail rolled until you are ready to hoist. The reverse procedure can then be<br />
followed when you come ashore. As you roll up the sail parallel to the battens, keep the material<br />
crease free. Be very careful not to pull out any folds or pleats along the tube you create. If they<br />
do occur, just unroll the sail slightly and shake out or smooth the creases and start rolling again.<br />
The foresail<br />
Unfortunately the PVC-coated luff wire is trying to straighten out and so rolling the foresail has<br />
to be done carefully. We prefer to leave the sail ties on whilst shackling the tack down and<br />
attaching the jib sheet. Then the wire can be uncoiled and the halliard attached to the head.<br />
Ashore, the sail should be taken down and rolled up again. This is best done by leaving the tack<br />
shackled on and the jib sheet pulled in reasonably tight. The sail can then be rolled around the<br />
luff wire. So please do not leave the sail hoisted, flapping between races.<br />
The spinnaker<br />
This should be flaked and then folded carefully into its bag after use. It is best not to leave it in<br />
the chute (spinnaker launcher for North Americans) for any length of time - especially with load<br />
on the patch. The sail should not be dried by hoisting and letting it flap as this stretches the<br />
edges.<br />
25 Michael McNamara, UKWA News #80/Winter 1998
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