in this training video we'll show you
how to rig your boat we'll show you the
key areas involved in rigging the sails
and how to get your boat ready to launch
you'll also see some differences in
rigging styles that apply from boat to
boat in this video we mention a lot of
technical terms if you're unfamiliar
with these you may like to watch the
know your boat training video first for
an explanation some boats have the mast
inserted into a pocket on the mainsail
some sails are hoisted up the mast
using a halyard some sails are loose
fitted to the boom and some a closed
fixed to the boom but fundamentally the
rigging process is the same let's now
look at a two hander starting with the
jib the head of the jib connects to the
jib halyard with a shackle and split
ring the tack of the jib connects to a
fitting on the deck again with a shackle
the jib halyard is pulled to hoist the
sail the jib halyard tail is connected
to the tension system and pulled tight
this tensions the wire rigging check the
shrouds are tight by giving them a pluck
like this to stop the sail from flapping
pull on the furling line to roll up the
sail let's now look at the mainsail
untie the halyard and check above to
check that it's not tangled in the
rigging connect the halyard to the head
of the sail here we're looping the
halyard back over its plastic stopper to
lock it in place if you're hoisting the
sail on land
make sure the bow of the boat is
pointing towards the wind place the top
of the sail in the mast track and pull
on the halyard it works well if one
person pulls and one person feeds the
sail into the track continue pulling
until the mainsail is fully hoisted some
people fit buoyancy bags to the halyard
which help prevent the boat from
inverting in the event of a capsize to
keep the sail at the top of the mast
lock the halyard tidy up the rest of the
halyard and store it safely some sails
have an extra restraining strap near the
tack of the sail loop it around the mast
and secure it next fix the tack of the
sail this is controlled with a downhaul
loop the downhaul through the eyelet on
the sail and secure it back to the boom
and then pull it tight next rig the clew
of the sail here we see the corner of
the sail inserted into a track on top of
the boom and pulled out tight
the outlaw rope is then threaded through
the eyelet and back to the end of the
boom and secured at the mast end of the
boom the sail out hook is then pulled
tight if your boat doesn't have a track
on top of the boom the clue will ride up
like this to hold the clue in place tie
it to the boom here we're using a reef
knot the mainsheet is then simply
threaded between the blocks on the boom
and on the boat ending up with the
mainsheet jam cleat where a stopper knot
is tied in the end to stop it running
free some single handers don't have wire
rigging to support the mast on these
boats the sail has a permanent pocket in
which the mast is rigged the whole unit
is then lifted and inserted into the
deck of the boat these sails don't have
a track along the boom to hold the foot
of the sail in place the clew end of the
sail is then connected to the out halt
on the boom it's important to tie the
clue down like this as it helps to keep
the sail more controllable another
system will have the foot of the
mainsail sliding along a track on top of
the boom and the clew out all connects
to the sail with a shackle you may also
have a wire halyard in this situation
the shackle is fitted to the top part of
the mainsail and when the sail is
hoisted the end of the halyard fits over
a rack at the bottom of the mast in this
configuration the boom connects to the
mast via a gooseneck and the tack of the
sail is permanently fixed to the end of
the boom
in this situation the downhaul is called
the cunningham and it works in the same
way poke the control line through the
hole in the sail and tie it back to the
end of the boom with a bowline if you're
kicking strap is not permanently fixed
to the boom you'll have to connect it if
you have a lifting rudder put it in
place with the blade raised and make
sure the safety clip is fitted this
prevents the rudder from falling off in
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