| Some day skipper candidates asked to see on paper | | | | 1. Send crew to mast (harness if rough) |
| the 'process flows' for carrying out typical tasks on a | | | | 2. Head boat on to close hauled course to keep |
| sailing yacht. This sort of approach is perhaps less | | | | sailing under headsail |
| intuitive than learning the logic behind the required | | | | 3. Ease the kicker |
| actions, but for those who think this way, it can be | | | | 4. Ease the mainsheet to leave mainsail flapping |
| very reassuring to see things as logical lists. | | | | 5. Pull up topping lift if needed (where no rigid vang) |
| Raising the Main Sail | | | | 6. Take main halyard around a winch, lift jammer and |
| | | | ease out |
| 1. Remove sail ties or unzip cover | | | | 7. Mastman pulls sail down and puts reefing cringle |
| 2. Head boat close to wind rather than dead in to | | | | over the rams horn |
| wind so that boom is to one side | | | | 8. Close jammer and re-tension main halyard checking |
| 3. Position crew ahead of mast or in cockpit | | | | for sailcloth not getting caught |
| 4. Release mainsheet & kicking strap (also | | | | 9. Pull in, then winch tight, the reefing pennant line, |
| known as the vang or kicker) | | | | checking for sailcloth not getting caught |
| 5. Free main halyard jammer to give slack at mast so | | | | 10. Ease the topping lift |
| that it can be removed from the cleat | | | | 11. Pull in the mainsheet to start sailing again |
| 6. Close jammer and pull up as crew if available | | | | 12. Pull in the kicking strap |
| sweat at the mast | | | | 13. Take up the slack in the other reefing pennants |
| 7. Watch for jams e.g. batons catching in the lazyjack | | | | and tidy all lines |
| lines | | | | 14. Tie loose sail to boom with sail ties and reef |
| 8. Tension so that horizontal creases disappear | | | | notes Man overboard under engine |
| 9. Release the topping lift | | | | |
| 10. Tension the main sheet to get top batten parallel | | | | 1. Shout 'man overboard' and keep someone spotting |
| to the boom | | | | at all times |
| 11. Tension the kicker Raising the Genoa | | | | 2. Tack immediately and leave headsail backed |
| | | | 3. Throw danbuoy and horseshoe lifebelt |
| 1. Check the position of the jib/genoa car and cleat | | | | 4. Press MOB button on GPS to provide a datum |
| the line | | | | 5. Sheet in mainsail |
| 2. Let out the furling line under control around a winch | | | | 6. Furl away headsail |
| 3. Take the leeward jib/genoa sheet around a winch | | | | 7. Check for lines in the water |
| 3 turns and pull out the sail | | | | 8. Start engine and return to casualty from |
| 4. Winch in to correct position to get telltales flying | | | | downwind, MOB to leeward |
| evenly on both sides Gybing | | | | 9. Pick up using stern ladder if calm or by shrouds |
| | | | using lasso, spare halyard or handy billy from the |
| 1. Helmsman looks around and calls 'stand by to gybe' | | | | boom |
| 2. Release gybe preventer | | | | 10. Keep casualty warm in dry clothes and head for |
| 3. Sheet in the mainsail | | | | nearest port Heaving to |
| 4. Prepare headsail sheets | | | | |
| 5. When the main is in the middle, the helmsman | | | | 1. Reduce size of the headsail to jib or smaller |
| turns the wheel and calls 'gybing' | | | | 2. From close reach, tack without adjusting the |
| 6. Main & jib flip across | | | | sheets |
| 7. Ease out mainsheet | | | | 3. As boat turns on to new tack, slowly turn wheel |
| 8. Re-rig preventer on the other side Tacking | | | | back until full lock to wind |
| | | | 4. Lock steering and put on the kettle Saling goose |
| 1. Helsman looks around and calls 'ready about' | | | | winged with a poled out headsail |
| 2. Crew prepares sheets - windward take 3 turns, | | | | |
| leeward take sheet out of self-tailer | | | | 1. Rig inboard end of pole |
| 3. Crew call 'ready', helm calls 'helms to lee' or 'tacking' | | | | 2. Rig topping lift and downhall (foreguy) to the |
| 4. Release leeward sheet quickly as sail starts to | | | | spinnaker pole bridle |
| back | | | | 3. Clip windward sheet in to jaws of pole |
| 5. Pull in new sheet | | | | 4. Raise pole to horizontal |
| 6. Crew change sides of the boat Reefing | | | | 5. |
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